The Top 200 Most Enjoyable R&B Singles--Pt. 1

[M.Maestro]

From early Motown to the mid-80's, there were so many great R&B/Soul singles that are still great sounding today! here is Part 1 of my take on the best 200 of that wonderful bunch!

--means a #1 R&B single.
--means a #1 Pop single.


200. You Ought To Be With Me - Al Green (1972) (1)
199. Dance To The Music - Sly & The Family Stone (1968)
198. Mighty Mighty - Earth, Wind & Fire (1974)
197. It's The Same Old Song - The Four Tops (1965)
196. Let's Get Serious - Jermaine Jackson (1980) (6)
195. Stoned Love - The Supremes (1970) (1)
194. I Was Made To Love Her - Stevie Wonder (1967) (4)
193. For The Love of You - The Isley Brothers (1975)
192. I'll Be Around - The Spinners (1972) (5)
191. Get Ready - The Temptations (1966) (1)
190. Nightshift - The Commodores (1985) (4)
189. Fire - The Ohio Players (1974/75) (2) & (1)
188. Back In My Arms Again - The Supremes (1965) (1) & (1)
187. Got To Give It Up - Marvin Gaye (1977) (5) & (1)
186. Rumours - Timex Social Club (1986) (2)
185. Solid - Ashford & Simpson (1985) (3)
184. Caribbean Queen - Billy Ocean (1984) (4) & (2)
183. Just Be Good To Me - The S.O.S. Band (1983)
182. Circles - Atlantic Starr (1982)
181. Fantastic Voyage - Lakeside (1981) (2)
180. Do You Love What You Feel - Rufus/Chaka Khan (1980) (3)
179. Whatcha Gonna Do With My Lovin'? - Stephanie Mills (1979)
178. Use Ta Be My Girl - The O'Jays (1978) (5)
177. It's Ecstacy - Barry White (1977) (5)
176. Something He Can Feel - Aretha Franklin (1976) (4)
175. Shakey Ground - The Temptations (1975) (1)
174. Mighty Love - The Spinners (1974) (2)
173. Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder (1973) (1)
172. Oh Girl - The Chi-Lites (1972) (2) & (1)
171. If I Were Your Woman - Gladys Knight/Pips (1971) (1)
170. Didn't I(Blow Your Mind This Time) - The Defonics (1970)
169. It's Your Thing - The Isley Brothers (1969) (4)
168. Who's Making Love - Johnnie Taylor (1968) (3)
167. Cold Sweat - James Brown (1967) (3)
166. You Can't Hurry Love - The Supremes (1966) (2) & (2)
165. Rescue Me - Fontella Bass (1965) (4)
164. My Guy - Mary Wells (1964) (2) & (2)
163. Baby Workout - Jackie Wilson (1963) (5)
162. Twist And Shout - The Isley Brothers (1962)
161. Stand By Me - Ben E. King (1961) (4)
160. The Spirit Of The Boogie - Kool & The Gang (1975)
159. One Of A Kind(Love Affair) - The Spinners (1973)
158. (Sweet Sweet Baby)Since You've Been Gone - Aretha Franklin (3)
157. Atomic Dog - George Clinton (1982) (3)
156. You Haven't Done Nothing - Stevie Wonder (1974) (2) & (1)
155. Ain't That Peculiar - Marvin Gaye (1965) (1)
154. Backstabbers - The O'Jays (1972) (1)
153. The Second Time Around - Shalamar (1980) (1)
152. Love Rollercoaster - The Ohio Players (1975/76) (1) & (1)
151. You Are Everything - The Stylistics (1971/72)
150. One In A Million You - Larry Graham (1980) (2)
149. Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett (1966)
148. Call Me - Skyy (1982) (2)
147. Ball Of Confusion - The Temptations (1970)
146. Stomp! - The Brothers Johnson (1980) (2)
145. Let's Do It Again - The Staple Singers (1975) (2) & (1)
144. Sha-La-La - Al Green (1974)
143. You Are My Lady - Freddie Jackson (1985) (6)
142. La-La Means I Love You - The Delfonics (1968)
141. Flashlight - Parliament (1978) (3)
140. Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me - Gladys Knight/Pips (1974) (2)
139. Another Saturday Night - Sam Cooke (1963) (1)
138. Just My Imagination - The Temptations (1971) (3) & (2)
137. Chain Of Fools - Aretha Franklin (1967/68) (4)
136. Master Blaster - Stevie Wonder (1980) (7)
135. You're All I Need To Get By - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (1968) (5)
134. Never, Never Gonna Give You Up - Barry White (1973/74)
133. It Only Takes A Minute - Tavares (1)
132. Soul Man - Sam & Dave (1967) (4)
131. September - Earth, Wind & Fire (1978/79) (1)
130. You Really Got A Hold On Me - The Miracles (1963) (1)
129. Get Down, Get Down - Joe Simon (1975) (2)
128. In My House - The Mary Jane Girls (1985)
127. Boogie Down - Eddie Kendricks (1974)
126. Uptight(Everything's Alright) - Stevie Wonder (1966) (5)
125. I'm Stone In Love With You - The Stylistics (1972)
124. Take Your Time(Do It Right) - The S.O.S. Band (1980) (5)
123. Knock On Wood - Eddie Floyd (1966) (1)
122. The Payback - James Brown (1974) (2)
121. Good Times - Chic (1979) (6) & (1)
120. Papa Was A Rolling Stone - The Temptations (1972) (1)
119. I Second That Emotion - Smokey Robinson/The Miracles (1967) (1)
118. I Love Music - The O'Jays (1975/76) (1)
117. Double Dutch Bus - Frankie Smith (1981) (5)
116. Betcha By Golly, Wow - The Stylistics (1972)
115. 634-5789(Soulsville, U.S.A.) - Wilson Pickett (1966) (7)
114. I'm Every Woman - Chaka Khan (1978) (3)
113. The Love You Save - The Jackson 5 (1970) (6) & (2)
112. Shop Around - The Miracles (1961) (8)
111. Sideshow - Blue Magic (1974) (1)
110. (You Make Me Feel Like)A Natural Woman - Aretha Franklin (1967)
109. Party Train - The Gap Band (1983)
108. If You're Ready(Come Go With Me) - The Staple Singers (1973) (3)
107. The Way You Do The Things You Do - The Temptations (1964)
106. If You Don't Know Me By Now - Harold Melvin/The Blue Notes (1972) (2)
105. What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted? - Jimmy Ruffin (1966)
104. The Rubberband Man - The Spinners (1976) (1)
103. Love Is Here And Now You're Gone - The Supremes (1967) (2) & (1)
102. Everyday People - Sly & The Family Stone (1970) (2) & (4)
101. Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder (1977) (1) & (3)