Billboard #1 Soul Songs Of 1985 Rankdown (COMPLETE)

[Soulsista]

17. Save Your Love (For #1) - Rene & Angela

Featuring a rap by Kurtis Blow, "Save Your Love (For #1)" was the first of two soul charttoppers for the duo consisting of Rene Moore and Angela Winbush. It was also the first of 4 consecutive soul Top 10s.


Stats
Chart Entry: May 18, 1985
Peak Date: July 20, 1985
Weeks At #1: 2
Weeks In Top 10: 7
Weeks On Chart: 17
Hot 100 Peak: #101 (Bubbling Under)

Points: 203
Average: 12.54

Sambalada - 3
Private Dancer - 6
Mirago - 6
peacebone - 6
craziaskowboi - 6
mamooshka - 7
@mirza - 8
rowellfarm490 - 9
wyckyd - 9

SHOOTER - 11
gonecountry - 11
#LisaRinna - 11
.indulgecountry - 11
Juanca - 12
B-Boy - 15

stallie - 17
Soulsista - 18
sergejdordij - 19
Ivy Leegue™ - 19
@antigonerising - 19
annoymous1 - 19
jtd Thee Stallion - 19
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 20
Jay D83 - 20


Nine more Top 10 losses with the next reveal, and another lucky perfect ranking.

[Soulsista]

16. Mr. Telephone Man - New Edition

"Mr. Telephone Man" was the follow-up to their previous soul #1, "Cool It Now". Written and produced by Ray Parker Jr., it also managed a Top 20 peak on the Hot 100. The song was first recorded by Junior Tucker in 1983.




Stats
Chart Entry: December 15, 1984
Peak Date: February 2, 1985
Weeks At #1: 3
Weeks In Top 10: 9
Weeks On Chart: 17
Hot 100 Peak: #12

Points: 206
Average: 12.42

peacebone - 4
SHOOTER - 5
@antigonerising - 5
.indulgecountry - 5
#LisaRinna - 6
B-Boy - 7
Sambalada - 8
stallie - 8
rowellfarm490 - 10

Juanca - 11
Private Dancer - 12
mamooshka - 13
Mirago - 13
@mirza - 13
jtd Thee Stallion - 14

Soulsista - 16
Ivy Leegue™ - 17
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 17
gonecountry - 18
annoymous1 - 18
wyckyd - 19
Jay D83 - 19
sergejdordij - 20
craziaskowboi - 20


Five more will be revealed tomorrow!

[Jay D83]

Okkkaaay NOW we are back on track. Lol.

[Deleted]

Nov 18, 2020 12:34:28 GMT -5 Jay D83 said:

Lord have mercy JEZUZ!!!!! Y'all done f**ked my list all up! I can just imagine the crap y'all have in the top 10 (that wack Rene and Angela song and NIGHTSHIFT)

I almost don't want to join y'all for '86. Whew!

How can you NOT like Caravan of Love!!!!!

We invited these heathens to join the caravan of love and they chose to ride in an RV of hate. They cannot be saved!

[Jay D83]

Nov 18, 2020 13:21:28 GMT -5 @antigonerising said:

Nov 18, 2020 12:34:28 GMT -5 Jay D83 said:

Lord have mercy JEZUZ!!!!! Y'all done f**ked my list all up! I can just imagine the crap y'all have in the top 10 (that wack Rene and Angela song and NIGHTSHIFT)

I almost don't want to join y'all for '86. Whew!

How can you NOT like Caravan of Love!!!!!

We invited these heathens to join the caravan of love and they chose to ride in an RV of hate. They cannot be saved!

Cynthia yeesss "RV of Hate"!

[.indulgecountry]

"Mr. Telephone Man" got done DIRTY!

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Nov 18, 2020 13:26:39 GMT -5 .indulgecountry said:

"Mr. Telephone Man" got done DIRTY!

It did, but I can live with that loss more because I don't think 'kid' songs usually fare well in rankdowns, at least not r&b ones. When I hosted my new jack swing rankdown years ago, all the songs recorded by then-teenagers got kicked out in the bottom half.

[.indulgecountry]

Nov 18, 2020 13:37:51 GMT -5 @antigonerising said:

Nov 18, 2020 13:26:39 GMT -5 .indulgecountry said:

"Mr. Telephone Man" got done DIRTY!

It did, but I can live with that loss more because I don't think 'kid' songs usually fare well in rankdowns, at least not r&b ones. When I hosted my new jack swing rankdown years ago, all the songs recorded by then-teenagers got kicked out in the bottom half.

Fair enough, and this was a hard list to rank. I only didn't care for a couple of these songs.

[Private Dancer]

Nov 18, 2020 12:34:28 GMT -5 Jay D83 said:

Lord have mercy JEZUZ!!!!! Y'all done f**ked my list all up! I can just imagine the crap y'all have in the top 10 (that wack Rene and Angela song and NIGHTSHIFT)

I almost don't want to join y'all for '86. Whew!

How can you NOT like Caravan of Love!!!!!

Now I like you but please no ANGELA slander...you've got to save it for number one

[Private Dancer]

No sleeping on Oh Sheila either

[B-Boy]

I didn’t know “Don’t Say No Tonight” was the lead single. It came off as a rehash of GGYHT.

“Save Your Love (For #1)” is decent, but Rene & Angela had better singles.

[🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲]

Nov 18, 2020 12:34:28 GMT -5 Jay D83 said:

Lord have mercy JEZUZ!!!!! Y'all done f**ked my list all up! I can just imagine the crap y'all have in the top 10 (that wack Rene and Angela song and NIGHTSHIFT)

I almost don't want to join y'all for '86. Whew!

How can you NOT like Caravan of Love!!!!!

Agreed. Caravan of Love is a great song.

[Soulsista]

This extra was the biggest pop hit for this singer from California, peaking at #4 on the Hot 100. On the soul chart, it climbed as high as #9.

Lovergirl - Teena Marie

[#LisaRinna]

Mr. Telephone must not have called y'all cause ch...

[Soulsista]

Welcome back!

We kick off today's reveals with 3 perfect rankings...and 8 Top 10 losses.

SPOILER: Click to show

{Tags}Private Dancer SHOOTER mamooshka gonecountry rowellfarm490 #LisaRinna sergejdordij Ivy Leegue™ @antigonerising wyckyd Sambalada 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 .indulgecountry Mirago annoymous1 jtd Thee Stallion stallie Jay D83 B-Boy @mirza Juanca peacebone craziaskowboi

[Soulsista]

15. Cherish - Kool & The Gang

"Cherish" was Kool & The Gang's 5th song to top the soul chart in the '80s. With 6 weeks atop the AC chart, it's the biggest AC song of the decade.


Stats
Chart Entry: July 13, 1985
Peak Date: September 14, 1985
Weeks At #1: 1
Weeks In Top 10: 9
Weeks On Chart: 18
Hot 100 Peak: #2

Points: 207
Average: 12.38

craziaskowboi - 4
Sambalada - 5
@mirza - 6
Juanca - 6
sergejdordij - 7
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 8
gonecountry - 9
B-Boy - 10

#LisaRinna - 12
.indulgecountry - 12
stallie - 12
@antigonerising - 13
peacebone - 13
rowellfarm490 - 14
Mirago - 14
mamooshka - 15
Ivy Leegue™ - 15
wyckyd - 15

annoymous1 - 17
jtd Thee Stallion - 17
Jay D83 - 17
Private Dancer - 18
SHOOTER - 18
Soulsista - 20


We'll lose our first #1 with the next reveal.

[Jay D83]

Blah.

[annoymous1]

I haven't done good on this RD thus far so I'm expecting it to be my #1.

[🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲]

Nov 19, 2020 11:46:24 GMT -5 Soulsista said:

15. Cherish - Kool & The Gang

"Cherish" was Kool & The Gang's 5th song to top the soul chart in the '80s. With 6 weeks atop the AC chart, it's the biggest AC song of the decade.


Stats
Chart Entry: July 13, 1985
Peak Date: September 14, 1985
Weeks At #1: 1
Weeks In Top 10: 9
Weeks On Chart: 18
Hot 100 Peak: #2

Points: 207
Average: 12.38




We'll lose our first #1 with the next reveal.

Wow...seriously???? This song is far more deserving to be in the top 10, at least! Psst 🙄🙄🙄

[Soulsista]

14. Gotta Get You Home Tonight - Eugene Wilde

His first charted single became his first soul charttopper. Foxy Brown would sample it in her song "Get Me Home".


Stats
Chart Entry: October 13, 1984
Peak Date: January 26, 1985
Weeks At #1: 1
Weeks In Top 10: 10
Weeks On Chart: 23
Hot 100 Peak: #83

Points: 208
Average: 12.33

B-Boy - 1
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 4
@antigonerising - 7
Mirago - 7
Private Dancer - 9
.indulgecountry - 9
jtd Thee Stallion - 9
stallie - 10
Jay D83 - 10

wyckyd - 12
peacebone - 12
Soulsista - 13
Ivy Leegue™ - 13
Sambalada - 14
@mirza - 14
#LisaRinna - 15

SHOOTER - 16
mamooshka - 16
rowellfarm490 - 16
craziaskowboi - 16
gonecountry - 17
sergejdordij - 18
Juanca - 18
annoymous1 - 20


One more #1 will go down with the next reveal...and someone else will get a perfect ranking.

[🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲]

And it's just keeps getting worse. Y'all sleeping on Eugene Wilde! 🙄

[Jay D83]

Nov 19, 2020 12:04:20 GMT -5 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 said:

And it's just keeps getting worse. Y'all sleeping on Eugene Wilde! 🙄

CHHHIIILLLLEEEEEE! I am so confused!

[Soulsista]

13. Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake) - Freddie Jackson

The first charted single for this Harlem-born singer would eventually become Billboard's top soul song for 1985. Written and produced by Paul Laurence, it also peaked in the Top 20 of the Hot 100. Freddie would go on to dominate the soul chart for the second half of the decade.


Stats
Chart Entry: April 6, 1985
Peak Date: June 1, 1985
Weeks At #1: 6
Weeks In Top 10: 12
Weeks On Chart: 26
Hot 100 Peak: #18

Points: 218
Average: 11.92

jtd Thee Stallion - 1
.indulgecountry - 4
Jay D83 - 4
stallie - 6
wyckyd - 8
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 9
Soulsista - 10
annoymous1 - 10
craziaskowboi - 10

Private Dancer - 11
sergejdordij - 11
Ivy Leegue™ - 11
Sambalada - 12
SHOOTER - 13
gonecountry - 14
#LisaRinna - 14
B-Boy - 14
Juanca - 15

@mirza - 16
rowellfarm490 - 17
@antigonerising - 18
mamooshka - 19
peacebone - 19
Mirago - 20


Next: four people will lose a Top 5, including 2 #2s.

[🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲]

Please stop...just stop! Y'all killing me with these reveals! 😖😫😫🤦🏾‍♀️

[Jay D83]

Y'all is out y'all rabbit ass minds and

[Soulsista]

12. Back In Stride - Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly

Originally known as Raw Soul, they toured with Marvin Gaye, who suggested that they change their name to Maze. The band began regularly hitting the soul chart in the late '70s, but it wasn't until this song that they finally made it to #1.


Stats
Chart Entry: February 23, 1985
Peak Date: April 13, 1985
Weeks At #1: 2
Weeks In Top 10: 7
Weeks On Chart: 16
Hot 100 Peak: #88

Points: 230
Average: 11.42

Sambalada - 2
peacebone - 2
jtd Thee Stallion - 3
stallie - 3
SHOOTER - 7
wyckyd - 7
rowellfarm490 - 8
@mirza - 9
gonecountry - 10
#LisaRinna - 10

mamooshka - 11
Juanca - 13
craziaskowboi - 13
Soulsista - 14
Private Dancer - 14
annoymous1 - 15
Jay D83 - 15

sergejdordij - 16
Ivy Leegue™ - 16
.indulgecountry - 16
@antigonerising - 17
B-Boy - 17
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 18
Mirago - 18


The next reveal will see another #1 loss. Meanwhile, someone will lose their #20 and 2 others will get a perfect ranking.

[Soulsista]

11. You Are My Lady - Freddie Jackson

The follow-up to "Rock Me Tonight", "You Are My Lady" is Freddie's biggest pop hit, a wedding staple, and is considered his signature song.


Stats
Chart Entry: August 10, 1985
Peak Date: October 5, 1985
Weeks At #1: 2
Weeks In Top 10: 8
Weeks On Chart: 24
Hot 100 Peak: #12

Points: 234
Average: 11.25

🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 1
wyckyd - 2
jtd Thee Stallion - 2
stallie - 4
Soulsista - 5
gonecountry - 6
.indulgecountry - 6
SHOOTER - 9
Ivy Leegue™ - 9
Private Dancer - 10

annoymous1 - 11
@mirza - 11
sergejdordij - 13
B-Boy - 13
@antigonerising - 14
Jay D83 - 14
craziaskowboi - 14

Mirago - 16
Sambalada - 17
Juanca - 17
peacebone - 18
rowellfarm490 - 19
#LisaRinna- 19
mamooshka - 20


The top 10, in chronological order:

Missing You - Diana Ross
Nightshift - The Commodores
Rhythm Of The Night - DeBarge
Fresh - Kool & The Gang
You Give Good Love - Whitney Houston
Hangin' On a String (Contemplating) - Loose Ends
Freeway Of Love - Aretha Franklin
Saving All My Love For You - Whitney Houston
Oh Sheila - Ready For The World
Part Time Lover - Stevie Wonder

Five more will be revealed tomorrow!

[Private Dancer]

Yall gotta understand these songs are are hard. Too many good songs to rank also.... I know whitney gonna win this and I hope Aretha makes Top 3!

[annoymous1]

At least I got a perfect ranking better than none 😅.

[🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲]

Wow...freaking unbelievable. Not even Freddie Jackson could make it in the top 10. Smdh. 🤦🏾‍♀️