The BEST episodes of Soul Train season 14
Every episode of Soul Train season 14, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Soul Train season 14!
It's the SOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUL TRAIN! Pop music has always had shows like American Bandstand to sing its praises, but R&B music had to wait a while for its own major weekly showcase. Just the same, Soul Train proved to be well worth the wait when it hit the airwaves in the 1970s. This weekly extravaganza, which showed off the latest and greatest in soul music and dance moves, became a national sensation in the mid-1970s and became a pop culture juggernaut that broke new ground for African-American entertainment. Soul Train was the brainchild of radio announcer Don Cornelius. After studying broadcasting in college, Cornelius got a job at WVON, one of Chicago's most popular urban radio stations. During this time, he pondered breaking into television with a dance and music show from an African-American perspective. In 1969, he produced a pilot episode and dubbed it "Soul Train" after a local radio promotion he had done in Chicago. The pilot impressed the Sears Roebuck Company, whic
#1 - Carrie Lucas/ Steve Arrington
Season 14 - Episode 32 - Aired 6/29/1985
--Carrie Lucas ""Horsin' Around"" and ""Hello Stranger"" --Steve Arrington ""Dancin' in the Key of Life"" and ""Feels So Real""
#2 - Lillo/ Cherrelle
Season 14 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/3/1984
--Lillo - ""Your Love's Got A Hold On Me"" and ""Holdin' On"" --Cherrelle - ""Fragile... Handle With Care"" and ""I Didn't Mean To Turn You On""
#3 - New Edition/ Rebbie Jackson
Season 14 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/26/1985
--New Edition ""Lost in Love"" and ""Mr. Telephone Man"" --Rebbie Jackson ""Centipede"" and ""Play Me (I'm Like a Jukebox)""
#4 - Womack & Womack/ Pennye Ford
Season 14 - Episode 31 - Aired 6/22/1985
--Womack & Womack ""Love's Calling"" and ""Night Rider"" --Pennye Ford ""Change Your Wicked Ways"" and ""I Feel the Music""
#5 - Rockwell/ Redd Foxx
Season 14 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/2/1985
--Rockwell ""Somebody's Watching Me"", ""Obscene Phone Caller"" and ""He's a Cobra"" --Redd Foxx- Comedy Routine
#6 - Commodores/ Eugene Wilde
Season 14 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/9/1985
--Commodores ""Night Shift"" and ""I Keep Running"" --Eugene Wilde ""Gotta Get You Home Tonight""
#7 - Bonnie Pointer/ Thomas McClarey
Season 14 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/2/1985
--Bonnie Pointer ""If the Price is Right"" and ""Premonition"" --Thomas McClarey ""Thin Walls""
#8 - The Gap Band/ Sam Harris
Season 14 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/16/1985
--The Gap Band ""Beep a Freak"" and ""Party Train"" --Sam Harris ""Sugar Don't Bite"" and ""Hearts on Fire""
#9 - Johnnie Taylor/ Klymaxx
Season 14 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/23/1985
--Johnnie Taylor ""This Is Your Night"" --Klymaxx ""The Men All Pause"", ""Meeting in the Ladies Room"", and ""I Miss You""
#10 - Jesse Johnson's Revue/ Levert
Season 14 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/30/1985
--Jesse Johnson's Revue ""Can You Help Me"" and ""Free World"" --Levert ""I'm Still"" and ""I Want Too""
#11 - Ray, Goodman & Brown/ Glenn Jones
Season 14 - Episode 24 - Aired 4/6/1985
--Ray, Goodman & Brown ""My Prayer"" and ""How Can Love So Right Be So Wrong"" --Glenn Jones ""Show Me"" and ""Talk me Into It""
#12 - Sheena Easton/ Mary Jane Girls
Season 14 - Episode 25 - Aired 4/13/1985
--Sheena Easton ""Sugar Walls"" and ""Strut"" --Mary Jane Girls ""In My House""
#13 - Don Henley/ Whitney Houston
Season 14 - Episode 26 - Aired 4/20/1985
--Don Henley ""The Boys of Summer"" --Whitney Houston ""You Give Good Love"" and ""Greatest Love of All""
#14 - Atlantic Starr/ Greg Phillinganes
Season 14 - Episode 27 - Aired 5/25/1985
--Atlantic Starr ""Freak-A-Ristic"" and ""Silver Shadows"" --Greg Phillinganes ""Behind the Mask"" and ""Come As You Are""
#15 - The Four Tops/ Spandau Ballet
Season 14 - Episode 28 - Aired 6/1/1985
--The Four Tops ""Make Yourself Right at Home"" and ""Sexy Ways"" --Spandau Ballet ""True"" and ""Heaven is a Secret""
#16 - Shannon/ Alexander O'Neal
Season 14 - Episode 29 - Aired 6/8/1985
--Shannon ""Give Me Tonight"" and ""Do You Wanna Get Away"" --Alexander O'Neal ""Innocent"" and ""If You Were Here Tonight""
#17 - Natalie Cole/ Ready for the World
Season 14 - Episode 30 - Aired 6/15/1985
--Natalie Cole ""Dangerous"" and ""Love is On the Way"" --Ready for the World ""Tonight"" and ""Deep Inside Your Love""
#18 - Shalamar/ Dreamboy
Season 14 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/23/1985
--Shalamar ""Dancing in the Sheets"" and ""My Girl Loves Me"" --Dreamboy ""Don't Go"" and ""I Promise (I Do Love You)""
#19 - Teena Marie/ Whodini
Season 14 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/12/1985
--Teena Marie ""Lovergirl"" and ""Help Youngblood Get to the Freaky Party"" --Whodini ""Freaks Come Out at Night"" and ""Five Minutes of Funk""
#20 - The Temptations/ The Fat Boys
Season 14 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/5/1985
--The Temptations ""Treat her like a Lady"" and ""Isn't the Night Fantastic"" --The Fat Boys ""Human Beat Box"" and ""Jailhouse Rap""
#21 - Donna Summer/ The Staple Singers
Season 14 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/15/1984
--Donna Summer ""There Goes My Baby"" and ""Supernatural Love"" --The Staple Singers ""Turning Point"" and ""Right Decision""
#22 - Herb Alpert/ Rodney Saulsberry
Season 14 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/8/1984
--Herb Alpert - ""Bullish"" and ""Struttin on Five"" --Rodney Saulsberry - ""I Wonder"" and ""Look What You've Done""
#23 - Dan Hartman/ Champaign
Season 14 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/1/1984
--Dan Hartman - ""I Can Dream About You"" and ""We Are The Young"" --Champaign - ""Off and On Love"" and ""Let's Go Down To Mardi Gras""
#24 - Berlin/ The Controllers
Season 14 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/24/1984
--Berlin - ""No More Words"" and ""Dancing In Berlin"" --The Controllers - ""Crushed"" and ""Givin' Up On Love""
#25 - Thelma Houston/ Krystol
Season 14 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/17/1984
--Thelma Houston - ""You Used To Hold Me (So Tight)"" and ""I'd Rather Spend The Bad Times With You Than Spend The Good Times With Somebody New"" --Krystol - ""After The Dance Is Through"" and ""Nobody's Gonna Get This Lovin' But You""