80s R&B
Get down with the best 80s R&B and funk songs in one free, continuous playlist of smooth grooves and unforgettable hooks. From the funk basslines of Rick James and Chaka Khan to the silky ballads of Luther Vandross and the new jack energy of New Edition, this collection traces the bridge from classic soul to modern R&B. Press play for a steady stream of 1980s R&B hits, or curate your own playlist of favorites.
This 80s R&B playlist features 325 songs you can stream free, with no sign-up required. Every track plays in order, or shuffle and skip to hear the 80s r&b hits you want.
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| # | Title | Artist | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erotic City | Prince | 1984 |
| 2 | Head | Prince | 1980 |
| 3 | Do Me, Baby | Prince | 1981 |
| 4 | Let's Work | Prince | 1981 |
| 5 | Lady Cab Driver | Prince | 1982 |
| 6 | DMSR | Prince | 1982 |
| 7 | Automatic | Prince | 1982 |
| 8 | Housequake | Prince | 1987 |
| 9 | Hot Thing | Prince | 1987 |
| 10 | I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man | Prince | 1987 |
| 11 | The Ballad of Dorothy Parker | Prince | 1987 |
| 12 | Starfish and Coffee | Prince | 1987 |
| 13 | Partyman | Prince | 1989 |
| 14 | The Future | Prince | 1989 |
| 15 | 777-9311 | The Time | 1982 |
| 16 | The Bird | The Time | 1984 |
| 17 | Jungle Love | The Time | 1984 |
| 18 | Cool | The Time | 1981 |
| 19 | Get It Up | The Time | 1981 |
| 20 | Gigolos Get Lonely Too | The Time | 1982 |
| 21 | Ice Cream Castles | The Time | 1984 |
| 22 | Wild and Loose | The Time | 1982 |
| 23 | Girl | The Time | 1981 |
| 24 | Give It to Me Baby | Rick James | 1981 |
| 25 | Super Freak | Rick James | 1981 |
| 26 | Ghetto Life | Rick James | 1981 |
| 27 | Cold Blooded | Rick James | 1983 |
| 28 | Standing on the Top | The Temptations ft. Rick James | 1982 |
| 29 | 17 | Rick James | 1984 |
| 30 | Ebony Eyes | Rick James ft. Smokey Robinson | 1983 |
| 31 | Teardrops | Rick James | 1982 |
| 32 | Glow | Rick James | 1985 |
| 33 | Sweet and Sexy Thing | Rick James | 1986 |
| 34 | Big Time | Rick James | 1980 |
| 35 | Square Biz | Teena Marie | 1981 |
| 36 | I Need Your Lovin' | Teena Marie | 1980 |
| 37 | Lovergirl | Teena Marie | 1984 |
| 38 | Ooo La La La | Teena Marie | 1988 |
| 39 | Behind the Groove | Teena Marie | 1980 |
| 40 | Young Love | Teena Marie | 1981 |
| 41 | Fix It | Teena Marie | 1983 |
| 42 | Jammin' | Teena Marie | 1984 |
| 43 | Portuguese Love | Teena Marie | 1981 |
| 44 | Word Up! | Cameo | 1986 |
| 45 | Candy | Cameo | 1986 |
| 46 | Single Life | Cameo | 1985 |
| 47 | She's Strange | Cameo | 1984 |
| 48 | Back and Forth | Cameo | 1987 |
| 49 | Sparkle | Cameo | 1982 |
| 50 | Attack Me with Your Love | Cameo | 1985 |
| 51 | Skin I'm In | Cameo | 1988 |
| 52 | Flirt | Cameo | 1982 |
| 53 | Alligator Woman | Cameo | 1982 |
| 54 | Shake Your Pants | Cameo | 1980 |
| 55 | Keep It Hot | Cameo | 1980 |
| 56 | Freaky Dancin' | Cameo | 1981 |
| 57 | Talkin' Out the Side of Your Neck | Cameo | 1984 |
| 58 | Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me) | The Gap Band | 1980 |
| 59 | Early in the Morning | The Gap Band | 1982 |
| 60 | You Dropped a Bomb on Me | The Gap Band | 1982 |
| 61 | Outstanding | The Gap Band | 1982 |
| 62 | Party Train | The Gap Band | 1983 |
| 63 | Yearning for Your Love | The Gap Band | 1981 |
| 64 | Humpin' | The Gap Band | 1981 |
| 65 | Jammin' in America | The Gap Band | 1983 |
| 66 | Beep a Freak | The Gap Band | 1984 |
| 67 | Disrespect | The Gap Band | 1984 |
| 68 | Going in Circles | The Gap Band | 1985 |
| 69 | All of My Love | The Gap Band | 1989 |
| 70 | Steppin' (Out) | The Gap Band | 1980 |
| 71 | Celebration | Kool & The Gang | 1980 |
| 72 | Get Down on It | Kool & The Gang | 1981 |
| 73 | Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It) | Kool & The Gang | 1981 |
| 74 | Joanna | Kool & The Gang | 1983 |
| 75 | Fresh | Kool & The Gang | 1984 |
| 76 | Misled | Kool & The Gang | 1984 |
| 77 | Cherish | Kool & The Gang | 1985 |
| 78 | Tonight | Kool & The Gang | 1984 |
| 79 | Emergency | Kool & The Gang | 1984 |
| 80 | Victory | Kool & The Gang | 1986 |
| 81 | Stone Love | Kool & The Gang | 1986 |
| 82 | Steppin' Out | Kool & The Gang | 1981 |
| 83 | Big Fun | Kool & The Gang | 1982 |
| 84 | Special Way | Kool & The Gang | 1986 |
| 85 | Jones vs. Jones | Kool & The Gang | 1981 |
| 86 | Let's Groove | Earth, Wind & Fire | 1981 |
| 87 | Magnetic | Earth, Wind & Fire | 1983 |
| 88 | Fall in Love with Me | Earth, Wind & Fire | 1982 |
| 89 | And Love Goes On | Earth, Wind & Fire | 1980 |
| 90 | Side by Side | Earth, Wind & Fire | 1983 |
| 91 | System of Survival | Earth, Wind & Fire | 1987 |
| 92 | Touch | Earth, Wind & Fire | 1987 |
| 93 | Wanna Be with You | Earth, Wind & Fire | 1981 |
| 94 | Something Special | Earth, Wind & Fire | 1983 |
| 95 | More Bounce to the Ounce | Zapp | 1980 |
| 96 | Be Alright | Zapp | 1980 |
| 97 | Doo Wa Ditty (Blow That Stuff) | Zapp | 1982 |
| 98 | Dance Floor | Zapp | 1982 |
| 99 | I Can Make You Dance | Zapp | 1983 |
| 100 | Heartbreaker | Zapp | 1983 |
| 101 | Computer Love | Zapp | 1985 |
| 102 | It Doesn't Really Matter | Zapp | 1985 |
| 103 | Do It Roger | Roger | 1981 |
| 104 | I Want to Be Your Man | Roger | 1987 |
| 105 | So Ruff, So Tuff | Roger | 1981 |
| 106 | In the Mix | Roger | 1984 |
| 107 | Midnight Hour | Roger | 1984 |
| 108 | Play Some Blues | Zapp | 1982 |
| 109 | Never Too Much | Luther Vandross | 1981 |
| 110 | A House Is Not a Home | Luther Vandross | 1981 |
| 111 | Don't You Know That? | Luther Vandross | 1981 |
| 112 | Bad Boy / Having a Party | Luther Vandross | 1982 |
| 113 | Since I Lost My Baby | Luther Vandross | 1982 |
| 114 | If This World Were Mine | Luther Vandross & Cheryl Lynn | 1982 |
| 115 | How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye | Luther Vandross & Dionne Warwick | 1983 |
| 116 | Superstar / Until You Come Back to Me | Luther Vandross | 1983 |
| 117 | Creepin' | Luther Vandross | 1985 |
| 118 | Give Me the Reason | Luther Vandross | 1986 |
| 119 | Stop to Love | Luther Vandross | 1986 |
| 120 | There's Nothing Better Than Love | Luther Vandross & Gregory Hines | 1986 |
| 121 | So Amazing | Luther Vandross | 1986 |
| 122 | Any Love | Luther Vandross | 1988 |
| 123 | Here and Now | Luther Vandross | 1989 |
| 124 | She Won't Talk to Me | Luther Vandross | 1988 |
| 125 | For You to Love | Luther Vandross | 1988 |
| 126 | Sweet Love | Anita Baker | 1986 |
| 127 | Caught Up in the Rapture | Anita Baker | 1986 |
| 128 | Same Ole Love (365 Days a Year) | Anita Baker | 1986 |
| 129 | No One in the World | Anita Baker | 1986 |
| 130 | Giving You the Best That I Got | Anita Baker | 1988 |
| 131 | Just Because | Anita Baker | 1988 |
| 132 | Lead Me Into Love | Anita Baker | 1988 |
| 133 | Mystery | Anita Baker | 1986 |
| 134 | Good Love | Anita Baker | 1988 |
| 135 | You Bring Me Joy | Anita Baker | 1986 |
| 136 | Priceless | Anita Baker | 1988 |
| 137 | Angel | Anita Baker | 1983 |
| 138 | You Are My Lady | Freddie Jackson | 1985 |
| 139 | Rock Me Tonight (For Old Time's Sake) | Freddie Jackson | 1985 |
| 140 | Have You Ever Loved Somebody | Freddie Jackson | 1986 |
| 141 | Tasty Love | Freddie Jackson | 1986 |
| 142 | Jam Tonight | Freddie Jackson | 1986 |
| 143 | Nice 'N' Slow | Freddie Jackson | 1988 |
| 144 | Hey Lover | Freddie Jackson | 1988 |
| 145 | Love Is Just a Touch Away | Freddie Jackson | 1985 |
| 146 | Crazy (For Me) | Freddie Jackson | 1988 |
| 147 | He'll Never Love You (Like I Do) | Freddie Jackson | 1985 |
| 148 | If Only You Knew | Patti LaBelle | 1983 |
| 149 | Love, Need and Want You | Patti LaBelle | 1983 |
| 150 | New Attitude | Patti LaBelle | 1984 |
| 151 | Stir It Up | Patti LaBelle | 1985 |
| 152 | On My Own | Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald | 1986 |
| 153 | Oh, People | Patti LaBelle | 1986 |
| 154 | Kiss Away the Pain | Patti LaBelle | 1986 |
| 155 | Yo Mister | Patti LaBelle | 1989 |
| 156 | If You Asked Me To | Patti LaBelle | 1989 |
| 157 | Somebody Loves You Baby | Patti LaBelle | 1989 |
| 158 | Two Hearts | Stephanie Mills ft. Teddy Pendergrass | 1981 |
| 159 | Sweet Sensation | Stephanie Mills | 1980 |
| 160 | The Medicine Song | Stephanie Mills | 1984 |
| 161 | Stand Back | Stephanie Mills | 1985 |
| 162 | I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love | Stephanie Mills | 1986 |
| 163 | I Feel Good All Over | Stephanie Mills | 1987 |
| 164 | (You're Puttin') A Rush on Me | Stephanie Mills | 1987 |
| 165 | Secret Lady | Stephanie Mills | 1987 |
| 166 | Where Is the Love | Stephanie Mills & Robert Brookins | 1988 |
| 167 | Something in the Way (You Make Me Feel) | Stephanie Mills | 1989 |
| 168 | Home | Stephanie Mills | 1989 |
| 169 | Candy Girl | New Edition | 1983 |
| 170 | Is This the End | New Edition | 1983 |
| 171 | Popcorn Love | New Edition | 1983 |
| 172 | Cool It Now | New Edition | 1984 |
| 173 | Mr. Telephone Man | New Edition | 1984 |
| 174 | Lost in Love | New Edition | 1985 |
| 175 | Count Me Out | New Edition | 1985 |
| 176 | A Little Bit of Love (Is All It Takes) | New Edition | 1986 |
| 177 | With You All the Way | New Edition | 1986 |
| 178 | Earth Angel | New Edition | 1986 |
| 179 | Once in a Lifetime Groove | New Edition | 1986 |
| 180 | Can You Stand the Rain | New Edition | 1988 |
| 181 | If It Isn't Love | New Edition | 1988 |
| 182 | You're Not My Kind of Girl | New Edition | 1988 |
| 183 | Crucial | New Edition | 1988 |
| 184 | N.E. Heartbreak | New Edition | 1988 |
| 185 | Boys to Men | New Edition | 1988 |
| 186 | Don't Be Cruel | Bobby Brown | 1988 |
| 187 | My Prerogative | Bobby Brown | 1988 |
| 188 | Roni | Bobby Brown | 1988 |
| 189 | Every Little Step | Bobby Brown | 1989 |
| 190 | Rock Wit'cha | Bobby Brown | 1989 |
| 191 | On Our Own | Bobby Brown | 1989 |
| 192 | Girlfriend | Bobby Brown | 1986 |
| 193 | Half Crazy | Johnny Gill | 1984 |
| 194 | Where Do We Go from Here | Johnny Gill & Stacy Lattisaw | 1989 |
| 195 | Perfect Combination | Johnny Gill & Stacy Lattisaw | 1984 |
| 196 | I Like It | DeBarge | 1982 |
| 197 | All This Love | DeBarge | 1982 |
| 198 | Time Will Reveal | DeBarge | 1983 |
| 199 | Love Me in a Special Way | DeBarge | 1983 |
| 200 | Rhythm of the Night | DeBarge | 1985 |
| 201 | Who's Holding Donna Now | DeBarge | 1985 |
| 202 | You Wear It Well | DeBarge | 1985 |
| 203 | Stay with Me | DeBarge | 1983 |
| 204 | Share My World | DeBarge | 1981 |
| 205 | Talk to Me | Chico DeBarge | 1986 |
| 206 | The Girl Next Door | Chico DeBarge | 1986 |
| 207 | I've Been Watching You | Chico DeBarge | 1987 |
| 208 | In My House | Mary Jane Girls | 1985 |
| 209 | All Night Long | Mary Jane Girls | 1983 |
| 210 | Candy Man | Mary Jane Girls | 1983 |
| 211 | Wild and Crazy Love | Mary Jane Girls | 1985 |
| 212 | Break It Up | Mary Jane Girls | 1985 |
| 213 | The Glamorous Life | Sheila E. | 1984 |
| 214 | The Belle of St. Mark | Sheila E. | 1984 |
| 215 | A Love Bizarre | Sheila E. | 1985 |
| 216 | Sister Fate | Sheila E. | 1985 |
| 217 | Koo Koo | Sheila E. | 1987 |
| 218 | Hold Me | Sheila E. | 1987 |
| 219 | Drive Me Wild | Vanity 6 | 1982 |
| 220 | Bite the Beat | Vanity 6 | 1982 |
| 221 | Ain't Nobody | Rufus and Chaka Khan | 1983 |
| 222 | I Feel for You | Chaka Khan | 1984 |
| 223 | Through the Fire | Chaka Khan | 1984 |
| 224 | Eye to Eye | Chaka Khan | 1985 |
| 225 | This Is My Night | Chaka Khan | 1984 |
| 226 | Love of a Lifetime | Chaka Khan | 1986 |
| 227 | What Cha' Gonna Do for Me | Chaka Khan | 1981 |
| 228 | Papillon (Hot Butterfly) | Chaka Khan | 1980 |
| 229 | Any Old Sunday | Chaka Khan | 1981 |
| 230 | Tonight We Love | Rufus | 1981 |
| 231 | One Foot in the Door | Rufus | 1983 |
| 232 | Joy and Pain | Maze ft. Frankie Beverly | 1980 |
| 233 | Before I Let Go | Maze ft. Frankie Beverly | 1981 |
| 234 | We Are One | Maze ft. Frankie Beverly | 1983 |
| 235 | Running Away | Maze ft. Frankie Beverly | 1980 |
| 236 | Back in Stride | Maze ft. Frankie Beverly | 1985 |
| 237 | Too Many Games | Maze ft. Frankie Beverly | 1985 |
| 238 | Can't Get Over You | Maze ft. Frankie Beverly | 1989 |
| 239 | Silky Soul | Maze ft. Frankie Beverly | 1989 |
| 240 | Love Is the Key | Maze ft. Frankie Beverly | 1983 |
| 241 | Southern Girl | Maze ft. Frankie Beverly | 1980 |
| 242 | And the Beat Goes On | The Whispers | 1980 |
| 243 | Lady | The Whispers | 1980 |
| 244 | It's a Love Thing | The Whispers | 1980 |
| 245 | I Can Make It Better | The Whispers | 1981 |
| 246 | Keep On Lovin' Me | The Whispers | 1983 |
| 247 | Tonight | The Whispers | 1983 |
| 248 | Contagious | The Whispers | 1984 |
| 249 | Rock Steady | The Whispers | 1987 |
| 250 | Special F/X | The Whispers | 1987 |
| 251 | Just Gets Better with Time | The Whispers | 1987 |
| 252 | In the Mood | The Whispers | 1987 |
| 253 | Freak-A-Zoid | Midnight Star | 1983 |
| 254 | No Parking (On the Dance Floor) | Midnight Star | 1983 |
| 255 | Wet My Whistle | Midnight Star | 1983 |
| 256 | Electricity | Midnight Star | 1983 |
| 257 | Operator | Midnight Star | 1984 |
| 258 | Curious | Midnight Star | 1984 |
| 259 | Slow Jam | Midnight Star | 1983 |
| 260 | Headlines | Midnight Star | 1986 |
| 261 | Midas Touch | Midnight Star | 1986 |
| 262 | Don't Rock the Boat | Midnight Star | 1988 |
| 263 | Snake in the Grass | Midnight Star | 1988 |
| 264 | Take Your Time (Do It Right) | The S.O.S. Band | 1980 |
| 265 | The Finest | The S.O.S. Band | 1986 |
| 266 | Just Be Good to Me | The S.O.S. Band | 1983 |
| 267 | Tell Me If You Still Care | The S.O.S. Band | 1983 |
| 268 | No One's Gonna Love You | The S.O.S. Band | 1984 |
| 269 | Weekend Girl | The S.O.S. Band | 1984 |
| 270 | Borrow Love | The S.O.S. Band | 1986 |
| 271 | Even When You Sleep | The S.O.S. Band | 1986 |
| 272 | High Hopes | The S.O.S. Band | 1982 |
| 273 | Groovin' (That's What We're Doin') | The S.O.S. Band | 1982 |
| 274 | I'm in Love | Evelyn King | 1981 |
| 275 | Love Come Down | Evelyn King | 1982 |
| 276 | Betcha She Don't Love You | Evelyn King | 1982 |
| 277 | Hold On to What You've Got | Evelyn King | 1982 |
| 278 | Your Personal Touch | Evelyn King | 1985 |
| 279 | Flirt | Evelyn King | 1987 |
| 280 | Shake Down | Evelyn King | 1983 |
| 281 | A Night to Remember | Shalamar | 1982 |
| 282 | Make That Move | Shalamar | 1980 |
| 283 | I Can Make You Feel Good | Shalamar | 1982 |
| 284 | Friends | Shalamar | 1982 |
| 285 | Dead Giveaway | Shalamar | 1983 |
| 286 | Over and Over | Shalamar | 1983 |
| 287 | There It Is | Shalamar | 1982 |
| 288 | The Second Time Around | Shalamar | 1980 |
| 289 | I Miss You | Klymaxx | 1985 |
| 290 | Meeting in the Ladies Room | Klymaxx | 1985 |
| 291 | The Men All Pause | Klymaxx | 1985 |
| 292 | Sexy | Klymaxx | 1986 |
| 293 | Divas Need Love Too | Klymaxx | 1987 |
| 294 | Good Love | Klymaxx | 1987 |
| 295 | Oh Sheila | Ready for the World | 1985 |
| 296 | Digital Display | Ready for the World | 1985 |
| 297 | Love You Down | Ready for the World | 1986 |
| 298 | Ceramic Girl | Ready for the World | 1985 |
| 299 | Mary Goes Round | Ready for the World | 1986 |
| 300 | My Girly | Ready for the World | 1988 |
| 301 | Secret Lovers | Atlantic Starr | 1985 |
| 302 | Always | Atlantic Starr | 1987 |
| 303 | Send for Me | Atlantic Starr | 1981 |
| 304 | Circles | Atlantic Starr | 1982 |
| 305 | Touch a Four Leaf Clover | Atlantic Starr | 1983 |
| 306 | Silver Shadow | Atlantic Starr | 1985 |
| 307 | One Lover at a Time | Atlantic Starr | 1987 |
| 308 | My First Love | Atlantic Starr | 1989 |
| 309 | Let's Get Serious | Jermaine Jackson | 1980 |
| 310 | Do What You Do | Jermaine Jackson | 1984 |
| 311 | Dynamite | Jermaine Jackson | 1984 |
| 312 | Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' (Too Good to Be True) | Jermaine Jackson & Michael Jackson | 1984 |
| 313 | Don't Take It Personal | Jermaine Jackson | 1989 |
| 314 | A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) | Raydio | 1981 |
| 315 | The Other Woman | Ray Parker Jr. | 1982 |
| 316 | I Still Can't Get Over Loving You | Ray Parker Jr. | 1983 |
| 317 | Jamie | Ray Parker Jr. | 1984 |
| 318 | Ghostbusters | Ray Parker Jr. | 1984 |
| 319 | Two Places at the Same Time | Raydio | 1980 |
| 320 | Groove Me | Guy | 1988 |
| 321 | Teddy's Jam | Guy | 1988 |
| 322 | I Like | Guy | 1989 |
| 323 | Piece of My Love | Guy | 1988 |
| 324 | Spend the Night | Guy | 1988 |
| 325 | I'd Still Say Yes | Klymaxx | 1986 |