Top R&B Songs of 1980 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

produced by Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers; charted as Upside Down / I'm Coming Out in US dance charts
[Motown 1494]
written by Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards

charted as Funkytown / All Night Dancing in US dance charts
[Casablanca 2233]
written by Steven Greenberg

charted as Celebration / Take It to the Top in US dance charts
[De-Lite 807]
written by Donna Johnson, Claydes Charles Smith, Earl Toon, James "J.T." Taylor, Ronald Nathan Bell, George Melvin Brown, Dennis Ronald Thomas, Eumir Deodato, Robert Mickens, Robert Bell & Kool & The Gang

charted as Rapture / The Tide Is High in US dance charts
[Chrysalis 2485]
written by Debbie Harry & Chris Stein

[Elektra 47031]
written by John Deacon

[Tamla 54317]
written by Stevie Wonder

produced by Lionel Richie
[Liberty 1380]
written by Lionel Richie

[Atlantic 3664]
written by Sam Cooke & Michael Zager

[Warner 49505]
written by Rod Temperton

charted as Sweet Sensation / Never Knew Love Like This Before in US dance charts
[20th Century 2460]
written by James Mtume & Reggie Lucas

[Capitol 4831]
written by Robert Mather, Keith Stegall & Chris Waters

charted as And the Beat Goes On / Can You Do the Boogie / Out the Box in US dance charts
[Solar 11894]
written by Leon Sylvers III, Stephen Shockley & William Shelby

[A&M 2216]
written by Louis Johnson, George "Happy" Johnson, Valerie Johnson & Rod Temperton

[Epic 50871]
written by Tom Bahler

produced by Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers; charted as Upside Down / I'm Coming Out in US dance charts
[Motown 1491]
written by Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers

charted as Let's Get Serious / Burnin' Hot in US dance charts
[Motown 1469]
written by Lee Garrett & Stevie Wonder

[Tabu 5522]
written by Sigidi Abdullah & Harold Clayton

[De-Lite 802]
written by George Brown & Kool & The Gang

[Warner 49617]
written by Rod Stewart, Phil Chen, Kevin Savigar, Jim Cregan & Gary Grainger

co-produced by Robin Gibb
[RSO 1021]
written by Robin Gibb & Blue Weaver

[Mercury 76085]
written by Jonah Ellis, Alisa Peoples & Lonnie Simmons

as Roberta Flack with Donny Hathaway
charted as Back Together Again / Don't Make Me Wait Too Long in US dance charts
[Atlantic 3661]
written by Reggie Lucas & James Mtume

[Tamla 54320]
written by Stevie Wonder

charted as He's So Shy / Could I Be Dreaming / We Got the Power in US dance charts
[Planet 47916]
written by Tom Snow & Cynthia Weil

[Geffen 49563]
written by Giorgio Moroder & Donna Summer

[Warner 49225]
written by David Pack

[Columbia 11222]
written by Leo Graham & Paul Richmond

[Motown 1496]
written by Carole Bayer Sager & Michael Masser

as The Jacksons
charted as Lovely One / Can You Feel It / Walk Right Now in US dance charts
[Epic 50938]
written by Michael Jackson & Randy Jackson [Jackson 5]

[RSO 1019]
written by Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb & Robin Gibb

as The Jacksons
charted as Lovely One / Can You Feel It / Walk Right Now in US dance charts
[Epic 01032]
written by Jackie Jackson & Michael Jackson

[Warner 49503]
written by Michael McDonald & Patrick Henderson

as The Jacksons
charted as Lovely One / Can You Feel It / Walk Right Now in US dance charts
[Epic 02132]
written by Michael Jackson, Jackie Jackson & Randy Jackson [Jackson 5]

[Elektra 46621]
written by Robert Dupuis & Rick Chudacoff

charted as Behind the Groove / You're All the Boogie I Need in US dance charts
[Gordy 7184]
written by Teena Marie & Richard Rudolph

[Mercury 76037]
written by Rudolph Taylor, Robert Wilson, Lonnie Simmons, Charlie Wilson & Ronnie Wilson

charted as A Lover's Holiday / The Glow Of Love in UK charts ; charted as A Lover's Holiday / The Glow of Love / Searching in US dance charts
[RFC 49208]
written by Davide Romani & Tanyayette Willoughby

as Bob Marley & the Wailers
written by Bob Marley

[20th Century 2443]
written by Leon Haywood

[Warner 49221]
written by Sam Dees

[Arista/GRP 2506]
written by Tom Browne & Toni Smith

instrumental
[Columbia 11252]
written by Rodney Franklin

charted as A Lover's Holiday / The Glow of Love / Searching in US dance charts
[RFC/Warner 49512]
written by Mauro Malavasi & Paul Slade

[Warner 49570]
written by Rod Temperton

charted as Celebration / Take It to the Top in US dance charts
[De-Lite 810]
written by Robert "Kool" Bell & Kool & The Gang

[MCA 51036]
written by Donald Fagen & Walter Becker

charted as A Lover's Holiday / The Glow Of Love in UK charts ; charted as A Lover's Holiday / The Glow of Love / Searching in US dance charts
[RFC/Warner 49587]
written by Davide Romani, Wayne Garfield & Mario Malavasi

as Average White Band
[Arista 0515]
written by Alan Gorrie

charted as I Need Your Lovin' / Chains in US dance charts
[Gordy 7189]
written by Teena Marie

[De-Lite 803]
written by Ida Reid

as The Jacksons
aka This Place Hotel
[Epic 50959]
written by Michael Jackson

instrumental
[A&M 2211]
written by Chuck Mangione

charted as Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)/Humpin' in US dance charts
[Mercury 76091]
written by Charlie Wilson, Lonnie Simmons & Rudy Taylor

[Arista 0527]
written by Richard Kerr & Will Jennings

aka Computer Game (Theme from the Circus)
[Horizon 127]
written by Haruomi Hosono, Yukihiro Takahashi & Ryuichi Sakamoto

[Capitol 4869]
written by Gerry Goffin & Michael Masser

[Boardwalk 5702]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff

[Solar 11928]
written by Nicholas Caldwell

[Columbia 11281]
written by David Foster, David Lasley & Boz Scaggs

[Solar 12049]
written by Joey Gallo & Leon Sylvers III

[Chrysalis 2461]
written by David Grant & Peter Martin [Peter Michael Martin]

[Motown 1489]
written by Milan Williams

[Cotillion 46001]
written by Bunny Hull & Narada Michael Walden

[Columbia 11366]
written by Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn, Ralph Johnson, Al McKay, Maurice White & Verdine White

[WMOT 5356]
written by Frankie Smith & Bill Bloom

[Epic 50945]
written by Rod Temperton

[Polydor/MVP 2053]
written by Dino Fekaris & Freddie Perren

[EMI America 8143]
written by Errol Brown

charted as Dynamite! / Jump to the Beat in US dance charts
[Cotillion 45015]
written by Narada Michael Walden & Bunny Hull

produced by Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers; charted as Got to Love Somebody Today / Reach Your Peak in US dance charts
[Cotillion 45007]
written by Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers

charted as I've Just Begun To Love You/Do Me Right/Groove Control in US dance charts
[Solar 12021]
written by William Shelby & Ricky Smith

[Mercury 76075]
written by Kurtis Blow, Robert Ford Jr., James B. Moore, Russell Simmons & Larry Smith

charted as Sweet Sensation / Never Knew Love Like This Before in US dance charts
[20th Century 2449]
written by James Mtume & Reggie Lucas

charted as Fantastic Voyage / Can't Get You Out of My Head in US dance charts
[Solar 12129]
written by Fred Alexander, Norman Beavers, Marvin Craig, Tiemeyer McCain, Thomas Shelby, Stephen Shockley, Otis Stokes & Mark Wood

charted as Fame (Irene Cara) / Red Light (Linda Clifford) / Hot Lunch Jam (Irene Cara) in US dance charts
[RSO/Curtom 1041]
written by Michael Gore & Dean Pitchford

as Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio
[Arista 0494]
written by Ray Parker Jr

[T-Neck 2290]
written by Ronald Isley, O'Kelly Isley Jr., Rudolph Isley, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley & Chris Jasper

[Tamla 54311]
written by Smokey Robinson

[Philadelphia International 3116]
written by Cecil Womack, Linda Womack & Gip Noble

[Arista/GRP 2510]
written by Tom Browne & Toni Smith

[Spring 3012]
written by Johnny Flippin & Bill Curtis

[Chi-Sound 2451]
written by Bob Stone & Mark Gibbons

[Mercury 76089]
written by Michael Cooper

charted as Look Up / Never Gonna Give You Up in US dance charts
[Elektra 47113]
written by Patrice Rushen & Freddie Washington

charted as Uptown / Dirty Mind / Head in US dance charts
[Warner 49559]
written by Prince

featuring Michael McDonald
[Warner 49130]
written by Michael McDonald & Bonnie Jean Foster

charted as Back Together Again / Don't Make Me Wait Too Long in US dance charts
[Atlantic 3753]
written by Stevie Wonder

[Columbia 11239]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

charted as Can't We Try / Take Me in Your Arms Tonight in US dance charts
[Philadelphia International 3107]
written by Ken Hirsch & Ron Miller

charted as Look Up / Never Gonna Give You Up in US dance charts
[Elektra 47067]
written by Patrice Rushen, Charles Mims Jr. & Sheree Brown

[Pavillion 6407]
written by Tony Valor

[Gordy 7183]
written by Angelo Bond, Berry Gordy & Jean Mayer