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.

97 SONGS • 8 HOURS AND 12 MINUTES

Kiss

Prince

Parade - Music from the Motion Picture Under the Cherry Moon

03:46

Let's Groove

Earth Wind & Fire

The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire

05:39

Rock with You (Single Version)

Michael Jackson

Off the Wall

03:40

Nite and Day

Al B. Sure!

In Effect Mode

03:58

Make It Last Forever (with Jacci McGhee)

Keith Sweat feat. Jacci McGhee

04:56

Marvin Gaye

03:59

Gregory Abbott

Essential - Soul Love

04:05

Rock Steady (Whispers' Radio Edit)

The Whispers

Rock Steady (Whispers' Radio Edit)

04:25

New Edition

05:10

Patrice Rushen

04:42

The Deele

04:16

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

Soul II Soul feat. Caron Wheeler

Club Classics Vol. One

03:52

Computer Love

Zapp & Roger

All the Greatest Hits

04:44

Love You Down (Extended Version)

Ready For The World

'80s Soul #1's

06:31

Saving All My Love for You

Whitney Houston

03:57

One More Try (Remastered)

George Michael

05:51

Freddie Jackson

04:44

Chaka Khan

05:43

Levert

The Best of Gerald Levert

06:12

Between the Sheets

The Isley Brothers

Love Songs

05:39

Juicy Fruit

Mtume

Essential - Soul Love

04:30

Super Freak

Rick James

Anthology

03:24

In My House

Mary Jane Girls

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

05:05

Caribbean Queen (No More Love On the Run)

Billy Ocean

Suddenly (Expanded Edition)

07:55

Smooth Operator

Sade

Diamond Life

04:59

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

Tina Turner

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

03:52

Hello

Lionel Richie

Can't Slow Down (Deluxe Edition)

04:09

Here and Now

Luther Vandross

The Ultimate Luther Vandross

05:22

Tender Love

Force M.D.'s

Chillin'

03:54

My Prerogative

Bobby Brown

Don't Be Cruel (Expanded Edition)

04:52

Word Up

Cameo

Word Up

04:20

I Want Her

Keith Sweat

The Best of Keith Sweat: Make You Sweat

03:41

The Rain

Oran "Juice" Jones

Juice

05:09

Let It Whip

Dazz Band

Keep It Live (Expanded Edition)

04:41

Early In The Morning

The Gap Band

The Gap Band IV

06:30

Saturday Love (Album Version)

Cherrelle feat. Alexander O'Neal

Club Epic [Clean]

08:41

The Men All Pause

Klymaxx

Meeting In The Ladies Room

07:15

Janet Jackson

04:03

Michael Jackson

04:06

The Commodores

05:07

Make It Real (Rerecorded)

The Jets

04:18

DeBarge

05:52

Atlantic Starr

The Best Of Atlantic Starr

05:31

Sweet Love

Anita Baker

The Best of Anita Baker

04:22

You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song)

Jeffrey Osborne

Emotional

04:27

I Want to Be Your Man

Roger

All the Greatest Hits

04:09

Sensitivity

Ralph Tresvant

Ralph Tresvant (Expanded Edition)

04:41

Jungle Love (45 Version)

The Time

Jungle Love (45 Version) / Oh, Baby

03:28

The Glamorous Life (Club Edit)

Sheila E

06:35

Midnight Star

05:02

Starpoint

05:06

Fantastic Voyage (Extended)

Lakeside

Fantastic Voyage

06:08

Atomic Dog

George Clinton

Greatest Hits: Straight Up

04:46

No More Lies

Michel'le

03:45

Looking For A New Love

Jody Watley

05:07

Solid

Ashford & Simpson

Solid

05:12

Ready Or Not

After 7

04:36

Lately

Stevie Wonder

At The Close Of A Century

04:05

Stomp!

The Brothers Johnson

Throwback Tunes: 1980

04:06

Don't Disturb This Groove

The System

Don't Disturb This Groove

05:17

The Sweetest Taboo

Sade

Promise

04:37

Sign Your Name

Sananda Maitreya

Introducing The Hardline According To Sananda Maitreya [Explicit]

04:37

On My Own

Patti LaBelle

Winner In You

04:51

All Cried Out

Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam feat. Full Force

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

04:45

As We Lay

Shirley Murdock

05:59

Father Figure (Remastered)

George Michael

Faith

05:37

Diamonds

Herb Alpert feat. Janet Jackson

Keep Your Eye On Me

04:53

It's No Crime (Album Version)

Babyface

Tender Lover

04:02

Two To Make It Right

Seduction

Nothing Matters Without Love

04:42

Yah Mo B There [feat. Michael McDonald]

James Ingram feat. Michael McDonald

It's Your Night

04:39

Keep On Movin' [feat. Caron Wheeler]

Soul II Soul feat. Caron Wheeler

Club Classics Vol. One

06:03

Never Too Much

Luther Vandross

Never Too Much

03:50

Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)

Freddie Jackson

Freddie Jackson Love Songs

04:04

You Give Good Love

Whitney Houston

04:36

Suddenly

Billy Ocean

Suddenly (Expanded Edition)

03:55

I Didn't Mean To Turn You On

Cherrelle

Fragile

07:03

I Like

Guy

Guy (Special Edition)

04:49

Little Red Corvette (2019 Remaster)

Prince

1999 (Super Deluxe Edition) [Explicit]

05:03

Fake

Alexander O'Neal

Hearsay

03:56

Roni

Bobby Brown

Don't Be Cruel (Expanded Edition)

05:58

Too Hot

Kool and The Gang

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

05:04

Baby Come To Me (Album Version)

Regina Belle

Baby Come To Me: The Best Of Regina Belle

05:41

Never Knew Love Like This Before

Stephanie Mills

Happy Pride: Love Is Love [Explicit]

05:27

Love Come Down

Evelyn "Champagne" King

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

06:05

The Second Time Around (Extended Mix)

Shalamar

Nights to Remember

07:08

Superwoman

Karyn White

05:47

Why You Treat Me So Bad (Remastered)

Club Nouveau

Life, Love & Pain (2022 Remaster)

05:12

Sign O' The Times (2020 Remaster)

Prince

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

04:56

Mercedes Boy

Pebbles

04:56

New Edition

03:55

Deon Estus

04:41

Force M.D.'s

Let Me Love You: The Greatest Hits

05:08

Shower Me With Your Love

Surface

2nd Wave (Expanded Edition)

04:55

Overjoyed

Stevie Wonder

At The Close Of A Century

03:43

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

Michael Jackson feat. Siedah Garrett

Bad (Remastered)

04:14

Come Back To Me

Janet Jackson

Come Back To Me: The Remixes

05:35

I Miss You

Klymaxx

Meeting In The Ladies Room

05:33