Playlist Research - Top R&B/Soul Hits of 1981

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1981

Top R&B/Soul Songs of 1981
by Alex Cosper

KOOL & THE GANG - Celebration
DIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE - Endless Love
RICK JAMES - Super Freak
GROVER WASHINGTON JR - Just The Two of Us
CARL CARLTON - She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)
POINTER SISTERS - Slow Hand
EARTH, WIND & FIRE - Let's Groove
COMMODORES - Lady (You Bring Me Up)
RICK JAMES - Give It To Me Baby
WHISPERS - It's a Love Thing
DIANA ROSS - It's My Turn
CHAMPAIGN - How 'Bout Us
YARBOROUGH & PEOPLES - Don't Stop the Music
COMMODORES - Oh No
FRANKIE SMITH - Double Dutch Bus
STEVIE WONDER - I Ain't Gonna Stand For It
KOOL & THE GANG - Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)
STANLEY CLARKE & GEORGE DUKE - Sweet Baby
RAY PARKER JR - A Woman Needs Love
SMOKEY ROBINSON - Being With You
TEENA MARIE - Square Biz
TIERRA - Together
SHALAMAR - Make That Move
JACKSONS - Heartbreak Hotel
FOUR TOPS - When She Was My Girl
QUINCY JONES featuring JAMES INGRAM - Just Once
DIANA ROSS - Why Do Fools Fall in Love
STACY LATTISAW - Love On a Two Way Street
RAY PARKER JR - That Old Song
CHAKA KAHN - Whatcha' Gonna Do For Me
QUINCY JONES - Ai No Corrida
LUTHER VANDROSS - Never Too Much
PRINCE - Controversy
DONNA SUMMER - Cold Love
ISLEY BROTHERS - Hurry Up and Wait
BROTHERS JOHNSON - The Real Thing
EVELYN KING - I'm in Love
CHERYL LYNN - Shake It Up Tonight
JERMAINE JACKSON - I'm Just Too Shy
SISTER SLEDGE - All American Girls
CON FUNK SHUN - Too Tight
JACKSONS - Can You Feel It
CAMEO - Freaky Dancin'
LARRY GRAHAM - Just Be My Lady
TEDDY PENDERGRASS - Love T.K.O.
LTD - Shine On
ARETHA FRANKLIN & GEORGE BENSON - Love All the Hurt Away
STEPHANIE MILLS featuring TEDDY PENDERGRASS - Two Hearts
DENIECE WILLIAMS - Silly
EARTH, WIND & FIRE - And Love Goes On
ROGER - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
TIERRA - La La Means I Love You
SHALAMAR - Full of Fire
DONNA SUMMER - Who Do You Think You're Foolin'
KOOL & THE GANG - Jones Vs. Jones
ARETHA FRANKLIN - United Together
SMOKEY ROBINSON - You Are Forever
STEVIE WONDER - Lately
TEMPTATIONS - Aiming At Your Heart
MICHAEL JACKSON - One Day In Your Life
GAP BAND - Yearning For Your Love