REDISCOVER THE '80s: R&B

Curated by Amazon's Music Experts

R&B found funk in the ‘80s: bass-heavy party jams kicked it with smooth ballads & slow jams.

99 SONGS • 8 HOURS AND 12 MINUTES

1

Kiss

Parade - Music from the Motion Picture Under the Cherry Moon

03:46

2

Let's Groove

Earth Wind & Fire

The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire

05:39

3

Rock with You (Single Version)

Rock with You (Single Version)

Michael Jackson

03:40

4

Nite and Day

03:58

5

Make It Last Forever (with Jacci McGhee)

Make It Last Forever (with Jacci McGhee)

Keith Sweat feat. Jacci McGhee

Make It Last Forever

04:56

6

Sexual Healing

03:59

7

Shake You Down

Shake You Down (Expanded Edition)

04:05

8

Rock Steady (Whispers' Radio Edit)

Rock Steady (Whispers' Radio Edit)

Rock Steady (Whispers' Radio Edit)

04:25

9

If It Isn't Love

If It Isn't Love

05:10

10

Forget Me Nots (Remastered)

Forget Me Nots (Remastered)

Straight From The Heart

04:45

11

Two Occasions

Eyes of a Stranger

04:16

12

Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) [feat. Caron Wheeler]

Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) [feat. Caron Wheeler]

Soul II Soul feat. Caron Wheeler

Club Classics Vol. One

03:52

13

Computer Love

All the Greatest Hits

04:44

14

Love You Down

Ready For The World

Love Soul Classics

06:34

15

Saving All My Love for You

Saving All My Love for You

Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston

03:57

16

One More Try (Remastered)

One More Try (Remastered)

05:51

17

You Are My Lady

You Are My Lady

Freddie Jackson

Rock Me Tonight

04:44

18

I Feel for You

05:43

19

Casanova

The Best of Gerald Levert

06:12

20

Between the Sheets

Between the Sheets

The Isley Brothers

05:39

21

Juicy Fruit

Pure... Disco/Funk

04:30

22

Get Down On It

Kool and The Gang

Something Special

04:54

23

Super Freak

03:24

24

In My House

Mary Jane Girls

20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Mary Jane Girls

05:05

25

Caribbean Queen (No More Love On the Run)

Caribbean Queen (No More Love On the Run)

Suddenly (Expanded Edition)

07:55

26

Smooth Operator

Smooth Operator

04:59

27

What's Love Got to Do with It (2023 Remaster)

What's Love Got to Do with It (2023 Remaster)

What's Love Got to Do with It (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)

03:52

28

Hello

Can't Slow Down (Deluxe Edition)

04:09

29

Here and Now

Luther Vandross

The Ultimate Luther Vandross

05:22

30

Tender Love

03:54

31

My Prerogative

Don't Be Cruel (Expanded Edition)

04:52

32

Word Up

04:20

33

I Want Her

The Best of Keith Sweat: Make You Sweat

03:41

34

The Rain

Oran "Juice" Jones

05:09

35

Let It Whip

Keep It Live (Expanded Edition)

04:41

36

Early In The Morning

Early In The Morning

The Gap Band IV

06:30

37

Saturday Love (Album Version)

Saturday Love (Album Version)

Cherrelle feat. Alexander O'Neal

Club Epic [Clean]

08:41

38

The Men All Pause

The Men All Pause

Meeting In The Ladies Room

07:15

39

Nasty

04:03

40

Human Nature

Michael Jackson

04:06

41

Nightshift

05:07

42

Make It Real (Rerecorded)

Make It Real (Rerecorded)

04:18

43

All This Love

05:52

44

Secret Lovers

The Best Of Atlantic Starr

05:31

45

Sweet Love

The Best of Anita Baker

04:22

46

You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song)

You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song)

Jeffrey Osborne

04:27

47

I Want to Be Your Man

I Want to Be Your Man

All the Greatest Hits

04:09

48

Sensitivity

Ralph Tresvant (Expanded Edition)

04:41

49

Jungle Love (45 Version)

Jungle Love (45 Version)

Jungle Love (45 Version) / Oh, Baby

03:28

50

The Glamorous Life (Club Edit)

The Glamorous Life (Club Edit)

The Glamorous Life

06:35

51

Midas Touch

04:56

52

Object of My Desire

Object of My Desire

05:06

53

Fantastic Voyage

Fantastic Voyage

The Solar System, Vol. 2

06:09

54

Atomic Dog

04:47

55

No More Lies

03:45

56

Looking For A New Love

Looking For A New Love

05:08

57

Solid

Ashford & Simpson

05:12

58

Ready Or Not

After7 (Expaded Edition)

04:34

59

Lately

At The Close Of A Century

04:05

60

Stomp!

The Brothers Johnson

Throwback Tunes: 1980

04:06

61

Don't Disturb This Groove

Don't Disturb This Groove

Don't Disturb This Groove

05:17

62

The Sweetest Taboo

The Sweetest Taboo

04:37

63

Sign Your Name

Sananda Maitreya

Introducing The Hardline According To Sananda Maitreya [Explicit]

04:37

64

On My Own

04:51

65

All Cried Out

Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam feat. Full Force

Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam with Full Force (Expanded Edition)

04:45

66

As We Lay

Shirley Murdock

Shirley Murdock

05:59

67

Father Figure (Remastered)

Father Figure (Remastered)

05:37

68

Diamonds

Herb Alpert feat. Janet Jackson

Keep Your Eye On Me

04:53

69

It's No Crime (Album Version)

It's No Crime (Album Version)

04:02

70

Two To Make It Right

Two To Make It Right

Nothing Matters Without Love

04:42

71

Yah Mo B There [feat. Michael McDonald]

Yah Mo B There [feat. Michael McDonald]

James Ingram feat. Michael McDonald

It's Your Night

04:39

72

Keep On Movin' [feat. Caron Wheeler]

Keep On Movin' [feat. Caron Wheeler]

Soul II Soul feat. Caron Wheeler

Club Classics Vol. One

06:03

73

Never Too Much

Luther Vandross

03:50

74

Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)

Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)

Freddie Jackson

Freddie Jackson Love Songs

04:04

75

You Give Good Love

You Give Good Love

Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston

04:36

76

Suddenly

Suddenly (Expanded Edition)

03:55

77

I Didn't Mean To Turn You On

I Didn't Mean To Turn You On

07:03

78

Muscles (7" Version)

Muscles (7" Version)

Silk Electric (Expanded Edition)

04:05

79

I Like

Guy (Special Edition)

04:49

80

Little Red Corvette (2019 Remaster)

Little Red Corvette (2019 Remaster)

1999 (Super Deluxe Edition) [Explicit]

05:03

81

Fake

Alexander O'Neal

03:56

82

Roni

Don't Be Cruel (Expanded Edition)

05:58

83

Too Hot

Kool and The Gang

Celebration: The Best Of Kool & The Gang (1979-1987)

05:04

84

Baby Come To Me (Album Version)

Baby Come To Me (Album Version)

05:42

85

Never Knew Love Like This Before

Never Knew Love Like This Before

Stephanie Mills

Happy Pride: Love Is Love [Explicit]

05:27

86

Love Come Down

Evelyn "Champagne" King

Love Come Down: The Best of Evelyn "Champagne" King

06:05

87

The Second Time Around

The Second Time Around

The 12 Inch Collection

07:13

88

Superwoman

05:47

89

Why You Treat Me So Bad (Remastered)

Why You Treat Me So Bad (Remastered)

Life, Love & Pain (2022 Remaster)

05:12

90

Sign O' The Times (2020 Remaster)

Sign O' The Times (2020 Remaster)

Sign O' The Times (Super Deluxe) [Explicit]

04:56

91

Mercedes Boy

04:56

92

Candy Girl

03:55

93

Heaven Help Me

04:41

94

Love Is A House

Love Is A House

Let Me Love You: The Greatest Hits

05:08

95

Shower Me With Your Love

Shower Me With Your Love

2nd Wave (Expanded Edition)

04:55

96

Overjoyed

At The Close Of A Century

03:43

97

I Just Can't Stop Loving You (2012 Remaster)

I Just Can't Stop Loving You (2012 Remaster)

Michael Jackson feat. Siedah Garrett

Bad ((Remastered))

04:14

98

Come Back To Me

Come Back To Me

Come Back To Me: The Remixes

05:35

99

I Miss You

Meeting In The Ladies Room

05:33