The Billboard number one R&B And Soul entries in the Eighties are: |
| Skyy - Start Of a Romance (13 May, 1989) |
| Al B. Sure! - Nite and Day (14 May, 1988)* |
| Gregory Hines - There's Nothing Better Than Love (9 May, 1987) |
| Stephanie Mills - I Have Learned To Respect the Power Of Love (10 May, 1986) |
| USA For Africa - We Are the World (11 May, 1985)* |
| Kool & the Gang - Tonight (12 May, 1984) |
| New Edition - Candy Girl (14 May, 1983) |
| Deniece Williams - It's Gonna Take a Miracle (15 May, 1982) |
| A Taste of Honey (band) - Sukiyaki (9 May, 1981) |
| The Isley Brothers - Don’t Say Goodnight (10 May, 1980)* |
The Billboard number one R&B And Soul entries in the Sixties are: |
| The Isley Brothers - It's Your Thing (10 May, 1969)* |
| The Intruders - Cowboys To Girls (11 May, 1968) |
| Martha & the Vandellas - Jimmy Mack (13 May, 1967) |
| Percy Sledge - When a Man Loves a Woman (14 May, 1966)* |
| Little Milton - We're Gonna Make It (15 May, 1965)* |
| Dee Dee Sharp - Mashed Potato Time (12 May, 1962)* |
| Ernie K-Doe - Mother-In-Law (8 May, 1961)* |
| Bill Black's Combo - White Silver Hands (11 May, 1960)* |
The Billboard number one R&B And Soul entries in the Seventies are: |
| Peaches & Herb - Reunited (12 May, 1979)* |
| The Isley Brothers - Take Me To The Next Phase (Part 1) (13 May, 1978) |
| Marvin Gaye - Got To Give It Up (Part 1) (14 May, 1977)* |
| Brass Construction - Movin' (8 May, 1976) |
| Joe Simon - Get Down, Get Down (Get On The Floor) (10 May, 1975) |
| The Jackson 5 - Dancing Machine (11 May, 1974) |
| The Ohio Players - Funky Worm (12 May, 1973) |
| The Staple Singers - I'll Take You There (13 May, 1972)* |
| The Jackson 5 - Never Can Say Goodbye (15 May, 1971)* |
| Tyrone Davis - Turn Back the Hands Of Time (9 May, 1970)* |
The Billboard number one R&B And Soul entries in the Nineties are: |
| Maxwell - Fortunate (15 May, 1999) |
| Next - Too Close (9 May, 1998)* |
| The Notorious B.I.G. - Hypnotize (10 May, 1997)* |
| Changing Faces - G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. (10 May, 1997) |
| Bone Thugs N Harmony - Tha Crossroads (11 May, 1996) |
| Montell Jordan - This Is How We Do It (13 May, 1995)* |
| R. Kelly - Bump n' Grind (14 May, 1994)* |
| Janet Jackson - That's the Way Love Goes (15 May, 1993)* |
| Lisa Stansfield - All Woman (9 May, 1992) |
| Phil Perry - Call Me (11 May, 1991) |
| Bell Biv Devoe - Poison (12 May, 1990)* |
* Just like previous week |