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.

98 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

Rock Steady (Whispers' Radio Edit)

Rock Steady (Whispers' Radio Edit)

Rock Steady (Whispers' Radio Edit)

04:25

8

If It Isn't Love

If It Isn't Love

05:10

9

Forget Me Nots (Remastered)

Forget Me Nots (Remastered)

Straight From The Heart

04:45

10

Two Occasions

Eyes of a Stranger

04:16

11

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

12

Computer Love

All the Greatest Hits

04:44

13

Love You Down (Extended Remix)

Love You Down (Extended Remix)

Ready For The World

Long Time Coming

06:31

14

Saving All My Love for You

Saving All My Love for You

Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston

03:57

15

One More Try (Remastered)

One More Try (Remastered)

05:51

16

You Are My Lady

You Are My Lady

Freddie Jackson

Rock Me Tonight

04:44

17

I Feel for You

05:43

18

Casanova

The Best of Gerald Levert

06:12

19

Between the Sheets

Between the Sheets

The Isley Brothers

05:39

20

Juicy Fruit

Pure... Disco/Funk

04:30

21

Get Down On It

Kool and The Gang

Something Special

04:54

22

Super Freak

03:24

23

In My House

Mary Jane Girls

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

05:05

24

Caribbean Queen (No More Love On the Run)

Caribbean Queen (No More Love On the Run)

Suddenly (Expanded Edition)

07:55

25

Smooth Operator

Smooth Operator

04:59

26

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

27

Hello

Can't Slow Down (Deluxe Edition)

04:09

28

Here and Now

Luther Vandross

The Ultimate Luther Vandross

05:22

29

Tender Love

03:54

30

My Prerogative

Don't Be Cruel (Expanded Edition)

04:52

31

Word Up

04:20

32

I Want Her

The Best of Keith Sweat: Make You Sweat

03:41

33

The Rain

Oran "Juice" Jones

05:09

34

Let It Whip

Keep It Live (Expanded Edition)

04:41

35

Early In The Morning

Early In The Morning

The Gap Band IV

06:30

36

Saturday Love (Album Version)

Saturday Love (Album Version)

Cherrelle feat. Alexander O'Neal

Club Epic [Clean]

08:41

37

The Men All Pause

The Men All Pause

Meeting In The Ladies Room

07:15

38

Nasty

04:03

39

Human Nature

Michael Jackson

04:06

40

Nightshift

05:07

41

Make It Real (Rerecorded)

Make It Real (Rerecorded)

04:18

42

All This Love

05:52

43

Secret Lovers

The Best Of Atlantic Starr

05:31

44

Sweet Love

The Best of Anita Baker

04:22

45

You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song)

You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song)

Jeffrey Osborne

04:27

46

I Want to Be Your Man

I Want to Be Your Man

All the Greatest Hits

04:09

47

Sensitivity

Ralph Tresvant (Expanded Edition)

04:41

48

Jungle Love (45 Version)

Jungle Love (45 Version)

Jungle Love (45 Version) / Oh, Baby

03:28

49

The Glamorous Life (Club Edit)

The Glamorous Life (Club Edit)

The Glamorous Life

06:35

50

Midas Touch

04:56

51

Object of My Desire

Object of My Desire

05:06

52

Fantastic Voyage

Fantastic Voyage

The Solar System, Vol. 2

06:09

53

Atomic Dog

04:47

54

No More Lies

03:45

55

Looking For A New Love

Looking For A New Love

05:08

56

Solid

Ashford & Simpson

05:12

57

Ready Or Not

After7 (Expaded Edition)

04:34

58

Lately

At The Close Of A Century

04:05

59

Stomp!

The Brothers Johnson

Throwback Tunes: 1980

04:06

60

Don't Disturb This Groove

Don't Disturb This Groove

Don't Disturb This Groove

05:17

61

The Sweetest Taboo

The Sweetest Taboo

04:37

62

Sign Your Name

Sananda Maitreya

Introducing The Hardline According To Sananda Maitreya [Explicit]

04:37

63

On My Own

04:51

64

All Cried Out

Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam feat. Full Force

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

04:45

65

As We Lay

Shirley Murdock

Shirley Murdock

05:59

66

Father Figure (Remastered)

Father Figure (Remastered)

05:37

67

Diamonds

Herb Alpert feat. Janet Jackson

Keep Your Eye On Me

04:53

68

It's No Crime (Album Version)

It's No Crime (Album Version)

04:02

69

Two To Make It Right

Two To Make It Right

Nothing Matters Without Love

04:42

70

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

71

Keep On Movin' [feat. Caron Wheeler]

Keep On Movin' [feat. Caron Wheeler]

Soul II Soul feat. Caron Wheeler

Club Classics Vol. One

06:03

72

Never Too Much

Luther Vandross

03:50

73

Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)

Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)

Freddie Jackson

Freddie Jackson Love Songs

04:04

74

You Give Good Love

You Give Good Love

Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston

04:36

75

Suddenly

Suddenly (Expanded Edition)

03:55

76

I Didn't Mean To Turn You On

I Didn't Mean To Turn You On

07:03

77

Muscles (7" Version)

Muscles (7" Version)

Silk Electric (Expanded Edition)

04:05

78

I Like

Guy (Special Edition)

04:49

79

Little Red Corvette (2019 Remaster)

Little Red Corvette (2019 Remaster)

1999 (Super Deluxe Edition) [Explicit]

05:03

80

Fake

Alexander O'Neal

03:56

81

Roni

Don't Be Cruel (Expanded Edition)

05:58

82

Too Hot

Kool and The Gang

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

05:04

83

Baby Come To Me (Album Version)

Baby Come To Me (Album Version)

05:42

84

Never Knew Love Like This Before

Never Knew Love Like This Before

Stephanie Mills

Happy Pride: Love Is Love [Explicit]

05:27

85

Love Come Down

Evelyn "Champagne" King

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

06:05

86

The Second Time Around (Original 12" Mix)

The Second Time Around (Original 12" Mix)

The 12 Inch Collection

07:13

87

Superwoman

05:47

88

Why You Treat Me So Bad (Remastered)

Why You Treat Me So Bad (Remastered)

Life, Love & Pain (2022 Remaster)

05:12

89

Sign O' The Times (2020 Remaster)

Sign O' The Times (2020 Remaster)

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

04:56

90

Mercedes Boy

04:56

91

Candy Girl

03:55

92

Heaven Help Me

04:41

93

Love Is A House

Love Is A House

Let Me Love You: The Greatest Hits

05:08

94

Shower Me With Your Love

Shower Me With Your Love

2nd Wave (Expanded Edition)

04:55

95

Overjoyed

At The Close Of A Century

03:43

96

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

97

Come Back To Me

Come Back To Me

Come Back To Me: The Remixes

05:35

98

I Miss You

Meeting In The Ladies Room

05:33