The Billboard number one R&B And Soul entries in the Eighties are: |
| Atlantic Starr - My Fist Love (27 May, 1989) |
| Johnny Kemp - Just Got Paid (28 May, 1988) |
| Atlantic Starr - Always (23 May, 1987)* |
| Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald - On My Own (24 May, 1986)* |
| Whitney Houston - You Give Good Love (25 May, 1985) |
| Yarbrough & Peoples - Don't Waste Your Time (26 May, 1984) |
| Gladys Knight and the Pips - Save the Overtime (For Me) (28 May, 1983) |
| Dazz Band - Let It Whip (29 May, 1982) |
| Ray Parker Jr. & Radio - A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) (23 May, 1981)* |
| Jermaine Jackson - Let’s Get Serious (24 May, 1980)* |
The Billboard number one R&B And Soul entries in the Sixties are: |
| Joe Simon - The Chokin' Kind (24 May, 1969)* |
| Archie Bell & the Drells - Tighten Up (24 May, 1968)* |
| Aretha Franklin - Respect (27 May, 1967)* |
| Percy Sledge - When a Man Loves a Woman (28 May, 1966)* |
| The Supremes - Back in My Arms Again (29 May, 1965) |
| Little Peggy March - I Will Follow Him (25 May, 1963) |
| Ray Charles - I Can't Stop Loving You (26 May, 1962) |
| Ernie K-Doe - Mother-In-Law (22 May, 1961)* |
| Jackie Wilson - Doggin' Around (23 May, 1960) |
The Billboard number one R&B And Soul entries in the Seventies are: |
| The Isley Brothers - I Wanna Be With You (Part 1) (26 May, 1979) |
| The O'Jays - Use Ta Be My Girl (27 May, 1978) |
| Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke (28 May, 1977) |
| The Manhattans - Kiss And Say Goodbye (22 May, 1976) |
| Smokey Robinson - Baby That's Backatcha (24 May, 1975) |
| Aretha Franklin - I'm In Love (25 May, 1974)* |
| Barry White - I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby (26 May, 1973) |
| The Staple Singers - I'll Take You There (27 May, 1972)* |
| The Honey Cone - Want Ads (29 May, 1971) |
| The Moments - Love On a Two-Way Street (23 May, 1970)* |
The Billboard number one R&B And Soul entries in the Nineties are: |
| Maxwell - Fortunate (29 May, 1999)* |
| Blackstreet - I Get Lonely (23 May, 1998) |
| Changing Faces - G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. (24 May, 1997)* |
| Bone Thugs N Harmony - Tha Crossroads (25 May, 1996)* |
| Method Man featuring Mary J. Blige - I'll Be There For You / You're All I Need to Get By (27 May, 1995)* |
| Aaliyah - Back and Forth (28 May, 1994)* |
| Janet Jackson - That's the Way Love Goes (29 May, 1993)* |
| En Vogue - My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It) (23 May, 1992)* |
| Keith Washington - Kissing You (25 May, 1991) |
| En Vogue - Hold On (26 May, 1990) |
* Just like previous week |