The Billboard number one R&B And Soul entries in the Eighties are: |
| Soul II Soul - Keep On Movin' (8 Jul, 1989) |
| Sade - Paradise (9 Jul, 1988) |
| Stephanie Mills - I Feel Good All Over (4 Jul, 1987) |
| Billy Ocean - There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) (5 Jul, 1986) |
| Freddie Jackson - Rock Me Tonight (For Old Time's Sake) (6 Jul, 1985) |
| Prince - When Doves Cry (7 Jul, 1984) |
| Mtume - Juicy Fruit (9 Jul, 1983)* |
| The Gap Band - Early In the Morning (10 Jul, 1982)* |
| Rick James - Give It To Me Baby (4 Jul, 1981) |
| The S.O.S. Band - Take Your Time (Do It Right) [Part 1] (5 Jul, 1980) |
The Billboard number one R&B And Soul entries in the Sixties are: |
| Marvin Gaye - Too Busy Thinking About My Baby (5 Jul, 1969) |
| The Temptations - I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You) (6 Jul, 1968) |
| Aretha Franklin - Respect (8 Jul, 1967)* |
| The Temptations - Ain't Too Proud to Beg (9 Jul, 1966)* |
| The Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) (10 Jul, 1965)* |
| Barbara Lewis - Hello Stranger (6 Jul, 1963) |
| Ray Charles - I Can't Stop Loving You (7 Jul, 1962) |
| Bobby Lewis - Tossin' and Turnin' (3 Jul, 1961) |
| Brook Benton and Dinah Washington - A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall In Love) (4 Jul, 1960) |
The Billboard number one R&B And Soul entries in the Seventies are: |
| Anita Ward - Ring My Bell (7 Jul, 1979) |
| Teddy Pendergrass - Close The Door (8 Jul, 1978) |
| The Emotions - Best Of My Love (9 Jul, 1977)* |
| Aretha Franklin - Something He Can Feel (3 Jul, 1976) |
| The Commodores - Slippery When Wet (5 Jul, 1975) |
| George McCrae - Rock Your Baby (6 Jul, 1974) |
| Fred Wesley - Doing It To Death (7 Jul, 1973) |
| Luther Ingram - (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right (8 Jul, 1972) |
| Jean Knight - Mr. Big Stuff (10 Jul, 1971)* |
| The Jackson 5 - The Love You Save (4 Jul, 1970) |
The Billboard number one R&B And Soul entries in the Nineties are: |
| Destiny's Child - Bills, Bills, Bills (10 Jul, 1999) |
| Brandy and Monica - The Boy Is Mine (4 Jul, 1998) |
| Puff Daddy featuring Faith Evans and 112 - I'll Be Missing You (5 Jul, 1997) |
| K-Ci and JoJo - California Love (6 Jul, 1996) |
| The Notorious B.I.G. - One More Chance / Stay with Me (8 Jul, 1995)* |
| Janet Jackson - Any Time, Any Place (9 Jul, 1994)* |
| SWV - Weak (10 Jul, 1993)* |
| Lionel Richie - Do It To Me (4 Jul, 1992) |
| Lisa Fischer - How Can I Ease the Pain (6 Jul, 1991) |
| Lisa Stansfield - You Can't Deny It (7 Jul, 1990) |
* Just like previous week |