The 75 Best Soul Albums of the 80s

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    Over the course of several weeks, thousands of SoulTrackers nominated and then voted on the Greatest Soul Albums of the 1980s. The results were a great selection of essential albums for Soul Music lovers. 

    You can click on the album covers below to listen to or purchase the CDs at Amazon.com. Comment below to let us know what you think!

    AND CLICK HERE TO SEE THE RESULTS OF OUR OTHER POLLS

     

    Over the course of several weeks, thousands of SoulTrackers nominated and then voted on the Greatest Soul Albums of the 1980s. The results were a great selection of essential albums for Soul Music lovers. 

    You can click on the album covers below to listen to or purchase the CDs at Amazon.com. Comment below to let us know what you think!

    AND CLICK HERE TO SEE THE RESULTS OF OUR OTHER POLLS

     

    1

     Michael Jackson

     Thriller  

    2

     Anita Baker

     Rapture

    3  Prince 
     Purple Rain
    4  Luther Vandross 
     Never Too Much
    5  Prince 
     1999
    6  Stevie Wonder 
     Hotter Than July
    7  Whitney Houston 
     Whitney Houston
    8  Sade 
     Stronger Than Pride
    9  Sade 
     Diamond Life
     10   Luther Vandross
     The Night I Fell In Love

    11. Janet Jackson - Control
    12. The Isley Brothers - Between The  Sheets
    13. Maze - Joy and Pain

    14. Michael Jackson - Bad
    15. Phyllis Hyman - Living All Alone
    16. Soul II Soul - Keep On Movin'
    17. Keith Sweat - Make It Last Forever
    18. Rick James - Street Songs
    19. Quincy Jones - Back On The Block
    20. Tina Turner - Private Dancer 

    21 Chaka Khan - Chaka Khan
    22 George Benson - Give Me The Night
    23 Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814
    24 Whispers - The Whispers
    25 Marvin Gaye - Midnight Love
    26 Quincy Jones - The Dude
    27 Freddie Jackson - Rock Me Tonight
    28 Guy - Guy
    29 Earth Wind & Fire - Faces
    30 Anita Baker - The Songstress
    31 Teddy Pendergrass - Joy
    32 Cameo - Word Up
    33 Teena Marie - Must Be Magic
    34 Alexander O'Neal - Hearsay
    35 The Time - What Time Is It?
    36 Babyface - Tender Lover
    37 Bobby Womack - The Poet
    38 Stevie Wonder - In Square Circle
    39 New Edition - Heartbreak
    40 Zapp - Zapp I
    41 Jeffrey Osborne - Jeffrey Osborne
    42 Lionel Richie - Can't Slow Down
    43 Stephanie Mills - Home
    44 Kool and the Gang - Celebration
    45 Bobby Brown - Don't Be Cruel
    46 Debarge - In a Special Way
    47 Gap Band - Gap Band IV
    48 Terence Trent D'arby - Introducing The Hard Line...
    49 Patrice Rushen - Straight From The Heart
    50 Regina Belle - All By Myself
    51 SOS Band - On the Rise
    52 Patti Labelle - I'm In Love Again
    53 Karyn White - Karyn White
    54 Temptations - Truly for You
    55 Mtume - Juicy Fruit
    56 Al Jarreau - Breakin' Away
    57 Hall and Oates - Private Eyes
    58 Midnight Star - No Parking On The Dance Floor
    59 Diana Ross - Diana
    60 Rene & Angela - A Street Called Desire
    61 Loose Ends - The Real Chuckeeboo
    62 Gladys Knight and the Pips - All Our Love
    63 Jones Girls - At Peace With Women
    64 Roberta Flack/Peabo Bryson - Tonight I Celebrate
    65 Simply Red - Picture Book
    66 Billy Ocean - Suddenly
    67 After 7 - After 7
    68 Stylistics - Closer than Close
    69 Aretha Franklin - Jump to It
    70 Peabo Bryson - I Am Love
    71 Atlantic Starr - Radiant
    72 Natalie Cole - Everlasting
    73 Al B Sure - In Effect Mode
    74 Glenn Jones - Glenn Jones
    75 Shalamar - The Look