The Billboard number one R&B And Soul entries in the Eighties are: |
| Bobby Brown - Every Little Step (15 Apr, 1989) |
| Billy Ocean - Get Out Of My Dreams, Get Into My Car (16 Apr, 1988) |
| Prince - Sign 'O' the Times (11 Apr, 1987) |
| Prince and the Revolution - Kiss (12 Apr, 1986)* |
| Maze featuring Frankie Beverly - Back In Stride (13 Apr, 1985) |
| Cameo - She's Strange (14 Apr, 1984)* |
| George Clinton - Atomic Dog (16 Apr, 1983) |
| Stevie Wonder - That Girl (17 Apr, 1982)* |
| Smokey Robinson - Being With You (11 Apr, 1981)* |
| The Brothers Johnson - Stomp! (12 Apr, 1980)* |
The Billboard number one R&B And Soul entries in the Sixties are: |
| Jerry Butler - Only the Strong Survive (12 Apr, 1969)* |
| Aretha Franklin - (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone (13 Apr, 1968)* |
| Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) (15 Apr, 1967)* |
| Wilson Pickett - 634-5789 (Soulsville U.S.A.) (16 Apr, 1966)* |
| Solomon Burke - Got To Get You Off My Mind (17 Apr, 1965) |
| The Chiffons - He's So Fine (13 Apr, 1963)* |
| King Curtis - Soul Twist (14 Apr, 1962) |
| The Marcels - Blue Moon (10 Apr, 1961)* |
| Brook Benton and Dinah Washington - Baby (You've Got What It Takes) (11 Apr, 1960)* |
The Billboard number one R&B And Soul entries in the Seventies are: |
| GQ - Disco Nights (Rock-Freak) (14 Apr, 1979) |
| Deniece Williams - Too Much, Too Little, Too Late (15 Apr, 1978) |
| Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan - At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up) (16 Apr, 1977)* |
| Johnnie Taylor - Disco Lady (10 Apr, 1976)* |
| Al Green - L-O-V-E (Love) (12 Apr, 1975) |
| Gladys Knight & the Pips - Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me (13 Apr, 1974)* |
| The Temptations - Masterpiece (14 Apr, 1973) |
| The Dramatics - In the Rain (15 Apr, 1972)* |
| Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (17 Apr, 1971)* |
| The Jackson 5 - ABC (11 Apr, 1970)* |
The Billboard number one R&B And Soul entries in the Nineties are: |
| TLC - No Scrubs (17 Apr, 1999)* |
| K-Ci and JoJo - All My Life (11 Apr, 1998)* |
| Puff Daddy featuring Mase - Can't Nobody Hold Me Down (12 Apr, 1997)* |
| R. Kelly featuring Ronald Isley - Down Low (Nobody Has to Know) (13 Apr, 1996)* |
| Montell Jordan - This Is How We Do It (15 Apr, 1995)* |
| R. Kelly - Bump n' Grind (16 Apr, 1994)* |
| Silk - Freak Me (17 Apr, 1993)* |
| Vanessa Williams - Save the Best For Last (11 Apr, 1992)* |
| Johnny Gill - Wrap My Body Tight (13 Apr, 1991) |
| Troop - Spread My Wings (14 Apr, 1990)* |
* Just like previous week |