Artist	Song
Marvin Gaye	Sexual Healing
from Midnight Love & the Sexual Healing Sessions (1998)
Anita Baker	Sweet Love
from The Best of Anita Baker (2009)
Luther Vandross	Here and Now
from The Essential Luther Vandross (2003)
Teddy Pendergrass	Love T.K.O.
from The Essential Teddy Pendergrass (2007)
Prince & The Revolution	Kiss
from The Very Best of Prince (2005)
Billy Ocean	Caribbean Queen (No More Love On the Run)
from Suddenly (1989)
Michael Jackson	The Way You Make Me Feel
from The Essential Michael Jackson (2005)
Whitney Houston	I Wanna Dance With Somebody
from Whitney (1987)
Club Nouveau	Lean On Me
from Life, Love & Pain (2005)
Cameo	Word Up
from Gold (2005)
Stevie Wonder	I Just Called to Say I Love You
from Stevie Wonder: The Definitive Collection (2002)
Janet Jackson	Nasty
from Control (2007)
Sade	The Sweetest Taboo
from The Best of Sade (1994)
Shannon	Let the Music Play
from The Best Is Yet to Come (2000)
Chaka Khan	Through the Fire
from I Feel for You (2006)
Natalie Cole	Miss You Like Crazy
from Natalie Cole: Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (2008)
The Pointer Sisters	Jump (For My Love)
from The Best of the Pointer Sisters (2000)
Dazz Band	Let It Whip
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Dazz Band (2001)
Sheila E	The Glamorous Life (Club Edit)
from The Glamorous Life (2005)
Aretha Franklin	Freeway of Love
from Platinum & Gold Collection: Aretha Franklin (1998)
Rockwell	Somebody's Watching Me
from 100% Motown: '80s (2002)
The Commodores	Nightshift
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Commodores (1999)
Levert	Casanova
from The Big Throwdown (2005)
Smokey Robinson	Being With You
from The Ultimate Collection: Smokey Robinson (1997)
Ready for the World	Oh Sheila
from Ready for the World (1987)
Teena Marie	Lovergirl
from Starchild (1985)
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam	Head to Toe
from Spanish Fly (2007)
Zapp	Computer Love
from The New Zapp IV U (2008)
New Edition	Cool It Now
from New Edition's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (1991)
DeBarge	Rhythm of the Night
from DeBarge: Greatest Hits (1992)
Peabo Bryson	If Ever You're In My Arms Again
from Straight from the Heart (2005)
Mary Jane Girls	In My House
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Motown '80s, Vol. 1 (2002)
Terence Trent D'Arby	Sign Your Name
from Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby (1987)
Jeffrey Osborne	Stay With Me Tonight
from Stay With Me Tonight (2005)
Exposé	Point of No Return
from Exposé: Greatest Hits (1995)
James Brown	Living In America
from Living In America (1990)
Quincy Jones	One Hundred Ways (Find 100 Ways)
from The Dude (1986)
The Spinners	Cupid / I've Loved You for a Long Time
from The Essentials: The Spinners (Remastered) (2007)
Jody Watley	Don't You Want Me
from Jody Watley (2003)
Ray Parker, Jr. & Raydio	A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)
from Ray Parker, Jr.: Greatest Hits (1990)
Deniece Williams	It's Gonna Take a Miracle
from The Best of Deniece Williams: Gonna Take a Miracle (1996)
The Isley Brothers	Between the Sheets
from Love Songs (2001)
Atlantic Starr	Secret Lovers (Single Version)
from Atlantic Starr: Ultimate Collection (2000)
The Jets	Crush On You
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Jets (2001)

Comment:

In the '80s, R&B got its slick on, with synthesizers, talkboxes, and quiet storms igniting the sound's rebirth for a whole new generation — updated, tailored, and completely [i]modern[/i]. Start with the drumbeat that would rocket "She Drives Me Crazy" to the top of the charts, tack on a helium-trip warble from "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly," mix in Larry Blackmon's [i]nasty[/i] twang, and dress it all up in a red truss. The result? The biggest hit of Cameo's career — the [i]damn[/i] funky "Word Up!" While Billy Ocean would go on to international stardom and spin out hits like a one-man factory, he never sounded more stylishly chic than on his first #1 hit, "Caribbean Queen (No More Love On the Run)" — and the GRAMMY® voters agreed, presenting him the award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance in 1985. And long before Zapp and Roger laid the foundation for G-funk, they were lighting up the charts with the smoothed-out talkbox tastiness of "Computer Love." From "Lean On Me" to "Baby Come to Me," from "Nasty" to "Thriller," we've got megabytes of megahits right at your fingertips.

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