We've had Top Tens of Sixties soul (largely classic) and Seventies soul (mostly great). Now it's Eighties soul and some might feel it's a Top Ten too far. The likes of Luther Vandross and ...

Soul II Soul, and Simply Red reinvigorated the movement in the 80s. As funk and disco lost its appeal in the 80s, soul moved towards R'n'B, and later saw the formation of neo-soul in the early 90s.