Enige tijd geleden berichtte ik over de enquête die de site www.Soultracks.com gehouden had bij zijn lezers. U kon toen de beste soulsongs van de jaren zestig overlopen. Deze keer schotel ik u die van de jaren zeventig & tachtig voor.

Wanneer u op de naam van de artiest klikt, kan u hun biografie in het Engels gaan lezen.

Jaren zeventig:

1 What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
2 Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
3 Let's Stay Together - Al Green
4 If You Don't Know Me by Now - Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
5 Just My Imagination - Temptations
6 Me and Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul
7 Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) Marvin Gaye
8 Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) - The Delfonics
9 Theme From Shaft - Isaac Hayes
10 Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight and the Pips
11 Rock With You - Michael Jackson
12 Papa Was a Rolling Stone - Temptations
13 Wake Up Everybody - Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes
14 You Make Me Feel Brand New - Stylistics
15 Distant Lover - Marvin Gaye
16 Where Is the Love - Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway
17 Superfly - Curtis Mayfield
18 Close the Door - Teddy Pendergrass
19 Love Train - O'Jays
20 Loving You - Minnie Riperton
21 Have You Seen Her - Chi-Lites
22 For the Love of You - Isley Brothers
23 Always and Forever - Heatwave
24 Use Ta Be My Girl - the O'Jays
25 One Nation Under A Groove - Funkadelic
26 Backstabbers - O'Jays
27 In the Rain - The Dramatics
28 Killing Me Softly - Roberta Flack
29 Tell Me Something Good - Rufus
30 I'll Be Around - Spinners
31 Living for the City - Stevie Wonder
32 I'm Still in Love with You - Al Green
33 Betcha By Golly Wow - Stylistics
34 Don't Stop Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
35 Got to Give it Up - Marvin Gaye
36 You Know How to Love Me - Phyllis Hyman
37 Off The Wall - Michael Jackson
38 Oh Girl - Chi-Lites
39 What You Won't Do For Love - Bobby Caldwell
40 Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now - McFadden and Whitehead
41 Family Affair - Sly and the Family Stone
42 For the Love of Money - O'Jays
43 I Want You - Marvin Gaye
44 We Are Family - Sister Sledge
45 Shining Star - Earth Wind & Fire
46 Love Don't Love Nobody - Spinners
47 That Lady - The Isley Brothers
48 Easy - Commodores
49 I'll Take You There - Staples Singers
50 Love Won't Let Me Wait - Major Harris
51 Best of My Love - The Emotions
52 September - Earth Wind & Fire
53 The Ghetto - Donny Hathaway
54 Thin Line Between Love and Hate - The Persuaders
55 You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine - Lou Rawls
56 Got to Be Real - Cheryl Lynn
57 Kiss and Say Goodbye - The Manhattans
58 Shame - Evelyn Champagne King
59 Rapper's Delight - The Sugarhill Gang
60 Free - Deniece Williams
61 This Masquerade - George Benson
62 Happy Feelin's - Maze feat. Frankie Beverly
63 Lady Marmalade - Labelle
64 Walk Away From Love - David Ruffin
65 Love On a Two Way Street - The Moments
66 Strawberry Letter 23 - Brothers Johnson
67 Street Life - The Crusaders feat. Randy Crawford
68 I Wish - Stevie Wonder
69 Float On - The Floaters
70 Lean on Me - Bill Withers
71 Natural High - Bloodstone
72 Pick Up the Pieces - Average White Band
73 Wildflower - New Birth
74 Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers
75 Can't Get Enough of Your love - Barry White
76 It's a Shame - The Spinners
77 Good Times - Chic
78 Everybody Plays The Fool - The Main Ingredient
79 Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
80 Sideshow - Blue Magic
81 Someday We'll All Be Free - Donny Hathaway
82 I'll Be Good to You - Brothers Johnson
83 Smiling Faces Sometimes - The Undisputed Truth
84 O-o-h Child - The Five Stairsteps
85 Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
86 Brick House - Commodores
87 Flashlight - Parliament
88 Ladies night - Kool and the Gang
89 You're Still a Young Man - Tower of Power
90 War - Edwin Starr
91 This Will Be - Natalie Cole
92 Walking in Rhythm - Blackbyrds
93 What A Fool Believes - Doobie Brothers
94 I Wanna Get Next to You - Rose Royce
95 Show and Tell - Al Wilson
96 Fantasy - Earth Wind & fire
97 Reunited - Peaches & Herb
98 Still Water (Love) - The Four Tops
99 Feel the Fire - Peabo Bryson
100 Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder & The Love You Save - The Jackson 5

Jaren tachtig:

1 Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye
2 Sweet Love - Anita Baker
3 A House Is Not a Home - Luther Vandross
4 Purple Rain - Prince
5 Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
6 Smooth Operator - Sade
7 Love T.K.O. - Teddy Pendergrass
8 Never too Much - Luther Vandross
9 When Doves Cry - Prince
10 Thriller - Michael Jackson
11 Giving You the Best I've Got - Anita Baker
12 The Sweetest Taboo - Sade
13 Joy and Pain - Maze Feat. Frankie Beverly
14 I Feel For You - Chaka Khan
15 After the Love Has Gone - Earth Wind & Fire
16 Fire and Desire - Rick James and Teena Marie
17 Treat Her Like a Lady - Temptations
18 Ain't Nobody - Rufus feat. Chaka Khan
19 You Give Good Love - Whitney Houston
20 Between the Sheets - Isley Brothers
21 If You Think You're Lonely Now - Bobby Womack
22 Just the Two of Us - Grover Washington with Bill Withers
23 Wanna Be Startin' Something - Michael Jackson
24 Forget Me Nots - Patrice Rushen
25 PYT - Michael Jackson
26 Take Your Time (Do It Right) - S.O.S. Band
27 Rock Me Tonight - Freddie Jackson
28 Saturday Love - Alexander O'Neal and Cherelle
29 Let's Groove - Earth, Wind and Fire
30 Give Me the Night - George Benson
31 Love Come Down - Evelyn Champagne King
32 Man in the Mirror - Michael Jackson
33 This is for the Lover in You - Shalamar
34 Through the Fire - Chaka Khan
35 You Are My Lady - Freddie Jackson
36 Whip Appeal - Babyface
37 Juicy Fruit - Mtume
38 Secret Garden - Quincy Jones
39 1999 - Prince
40 One in a Million - Larry Graham
41 Human Nature - Michael Jackson
42 Give Me the Reason - Luther Vandross
43 Never Knew Love Like This Before - Stephanie Mills
44 On My Own - Patti Labelle and Michael McDonald
45 Word Up! - Cameo
46 Super Freak - Rick James
47 And the Beat Goes On - Whispers
48 On the Wings of Love - Jeffrey Osborne
49 Outstanding - The Gap Band
50 Beat It - Michael Jackson
51 I Can't Go for That - Hall and Oates
52 Make it Last Forever - Keith Sweat
53 You Dropped A Bomb On Me - The Gap Band
54 Superwoman - Karyn White
55 Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson
56 Fantastic Voyage - Lakeside
57 Let It Whip - Dazz Band
58 Rock Steady - Whispers
59 And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going - Jennifer Holliday
60 Square Biz - Teena Marie
61 When I Think of You - Janet Jackson
62 Solid - Ashford and Simpson
63 Can't Get Over You - Maze feat. Frankie Beverly
64 My Prerogative - Bobby Brown
65 She's A Bad Mama Jama - Carl Carlton
66 Upside Down - Diana Ross
67 Back II Life - Soul II Soul
68 I Keep Forgettin' - Michael McDonald
69 Master Blaster (Jammin') - Stevie Wonder
70 Tender Love - Force MDs
71 Just Got Paid - Johnny Kemp
72 Overjoyed - Stevie Wonder
73 Somebody Else's Guy - Jocelyn Brown
74 Yearning For Your Love - The Gap Band
75 Baby Come to Me - Patti Austin and James Ingram
76 Just Once - Quincy Jones / James Ingram
77 Send for Me - Atlantic Starr
78 Yah Mo Be There - James Ingram and Michael McDonald
79 A Night to Remember - Shalamar
80 Can You Stand the Rain - New Edition
81 Give It To Me Baby - Rick James
82 Celebration - Kool and The Gang
83 I'm Coming Out - Diana Ross
84 Lady - Whispers
85 Computer Love - Zapp
86 Living All Alone - Phyllis Hyman
87 Always - Atlantic Starr
88 Don't Disturb This Groove - The System
89 The Message - Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
90 I Like It - Debarge
91 The Glamorous Life - Sheila E.
92 Endless Love - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
93 Careless Whisper - Wham
94 Shining Star - Manhattans
95 Sign Your Name - Terence Trent D'Arby
96 It's Gonna Take a Miracle - Deniece Williams
97 Joy - Teddy Pendergrass
98 Stomp - Brothers Johnson
99 Two Occasions - The Deele
100 If You Were Here Tonight - Alexander O'Neal & Jesus Is Love - The Commodores

Uiteraard bezit ik het merendeel van deze songs. En uiteraard is ieders smaak anders. Mijn favoriete nummer aller tijden staat in de lijst van de jaren tachtig pas op nummer 38. En is het nog een verrassing te noemen dat Marvin Gaye twee keer op nummer één prijkt?

Patrick Van de Wiele