Top R&B Songs of 1982



1. THAT GIRL - Stevie Wonder - Tamla

2. LET'S GROOVE - Earth, Wind & Fire - ARC/Columbia

3 LET IT WHIP - Dazz Band - Motown

4. LOVE COME DOWN - Evelyn King - RCA

5. JUMP TO IT - Aretha Franklin - Arista

6. AND I'M TELLING YOU I'M NOT GOING - Jennifer Holliday - Geffen

7. EARLY IN THE MORNING - The Gap Band - Total Experience

8. CALL ME - Skyy - Salsoul

9. IF IT AIN'T ONE THING IT'S ANOTHER - Richard "Dimples" Fields - Boardwalk

10. I REALLY DON'T NEED NO LIGHT - Jeffrey Osborne - A&M

11. FORGET ME NOTS - Patrice Rushen - Elektra

12. IT'S GONNA TAKE A MIRACLE - Deniece Williams - ARC/Columbia

13. DANCE FLOOR - Zapp - Warner Bros.

14. STREET CORNER - Ashford & Simpson - Capitol

15. WE GO A LONG WAY BACK - Bloodstone - T-Neck

16. TURN YOUR LOVE AROUND - George Benson - Warner Bros.

17. THE OTHER WOMAN - Ray Parker Jr. - Arista

18. LET THE FEELING FLOW - Peabo Bryson - Capitol

19. ONE HUNDRED WAYS - Quincy Jones Featuring James Ingram - A&M

20. TAKE MY HEART - Kool & The Gang - De-Lite

21. CIRCLES - Atlantic Starr - A&M

22. DO I DO - Stevie Wonder - Tamla

23. LET ME GO - Ray Parker Jr. - Arista

24. TELL ME TOMORROW - Smokey Robinson - Tamla

25. HIT AND RUN - Bar-Kays - Mercury

26. MAMA USED TO SAY - Junior - Mercury

27. LOVE IS IN CONTROL (FINGER ON THE TRIGGER) - Donna Summer - Geffen

28. EBONY & IVORY - Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder - Columbia

29. I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE - Roger - Warner Bros.

30. I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HANK - Lakeside - Solar

31. TOO LATE - Junior - Mercury

32. DANCE WIT' ME - Rick James - Gordy

33. PLANET ROCK - Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force - Tommy Boy

34. IF YOU THINK YOU'RE LONELY NOW - Bobby Womack - Beverly Glen

35 I CAN'T GO FOR THAT - Daryl Hall & John Oates - RCA

36. STANDING ON THE TOP - The Temptations Featuring Rick James - Gordy

37. CUTIE PIE - One Way - MCA

38. YOU'RE MY LATEST, MY GREATEST INSPIRATION - Teddy Pendergrass - P.I.R.

39 COOL PART I - The Time - Warner Bros.

40. SO FINE - Howard Johnson - A&M

41. MAKE UP YOUR MIND - Aurra - Salsoul

42. GENIUS OF LOVE - Tom Tom Club - Sire

43. WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE - Diana Ross - RCA

44. CONTROVERSY - Prince - Warner Bros.

45 LET ME TICKLE YOUR FANCE - Jermaine Jackson - Motown

46. MURPHY'S LAW - Cheri - Venture

47 THE GIGOLO - O'Bryan - Capitol

48. THE MESSAGE - Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five - Sugarhill

49. JUST BE YOURSELF - Cameo - Chocolate City

50. CHEATING IN THE NEXT ROOM - Z.Z. Hill - Malaco