The BEST episodes of Soul Train season 15
Every episode of Soul Train season 15, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Soul Train season 15!
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 - The S.O.S. Band / Jermaine Stewart / Juicy
Season 15 - Episode 27 - Aired 6/14/1986
The SOS Band - "The Finest" and "Borrowed Love." Jermaine Stewart - "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" and "Dance Floor." Juicy - "Nobody But You."
#2 - Klymaxx/ Jack Wagner
Season 15 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/15/1986
--Jack Wagner - ""All The Way"" --Klymaxx - ""I Miss You"" and ""The Men All Pause"" --Wham! (music video) - ""I'm Your Man""
#3 - Philip Bailey/ The Controllers
Season 15 - Episode 28 - Aired 6/21/1986
--Philip Bailey ""Easy Lover"" and ""Walking on the Chinese Wall"" --The Controllers ""Stay"" and ""So Glad""
#4 - Starpoint/ The Dramatics/ Ebo
Season 15 - Episode 26 - Aired 6/7/1986
--Starpoint ""What You Been Missing"" and ""Restless"" --The Dramatics ""Somewhere In Time"" and ""When Love is Over"" --Ebo ""I'd Rather Be By Myself""
#5 - Patti Labelle/ Eugene Wilde
Season 15 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/31/1986
--Patti LaBelle ""New Attitude"", ""Kiss Away the Pain"" and ""Oh People"" --Eugene Wilde ""Don't Say No Tonight""
#6 - Roy Ayers/ The Pet Shop Boys
Season 15 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/24/1986
--Roy Ayers ""Programmed for Love"" and ""Can I See You"" --The Pet Shop Boys ""West End Girls"" and ""Opportunities""
#7 - Al Green/ Evelyn King
Season 15 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/17/1986
--Al Green ""Be With me Jesus"" and ""You Brought the Sunshine"" --Evelyn King ""Chemistry of Love' and ""Your Personal Touch""
#8 - Morris Day/ Tramaine/ E.T. (Eddie Towns)
Season 15 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/10/1986
--Morris Day ""Oak Tree"" and ""Color of Success"" --Tramaine ""Goin' Up Yonder"" and ""I Am Determined"" --E.T. (Eddie Towns) ""Best Friends""
#9 - Little Richard/ Animotion/ Colonel Abrams
Season 15 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/3/1986
--Little Richard ""Great Gosh Almighty"" --Animotion ""Obsession"" and ""Let Him Go"" --Colonel Abrams ""Music is the Answer"" and ""I'm Not Gonna Let"" and ""Trapped""
#10 - Culture Club/ Cherrelle/ Alexander O'Neal
Season 15 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/26/1986
--Culture Club ""Move Away"" --Cherrelle & Alexander O'Neal ""Saturday Love"" --Cherrelle ""You Look Good to Me"" anfd ""High Priority"" --Alexander O'Neal ""A Broken Heart Can Mend""
#11 - Johnnie Taylor/ Yarbrough & Peoples/ Full Force
Season 15 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/19/1986
--Johnnie Taylor ""Wall to Wall"" --Yarbrough & Peoples ""I Wouldn't Lie"" and ""Wrapped Around Your Finger"" --Full Force ""Unselfish Lover"" and ""Alice, I Want You Just For Me!""
#12 - Zapp/ Meli'sa Morgan/ Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
Season 15 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/12/1986
--Zapp ""Computer Love"" --Meli'sa Morgan ""Do You Still Love Me,"" ""Do Me Baby"" and ""Fool's Paradise"" --Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam ""I Wonder if I Take You Home"" and ""All Cried Out""
#13 - The Gap Band/ Force M.D.'s
Season 15 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/5/1986
--The Gap Band ""Video Train"" --Force M.D.'s ""Tender Love"" and ""Here I Go Again""
#14 - Janet Jackson/ Atlantic Starr
Season 15 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/29/1986
--Janet Jackson ""What Have You Done for Me Lately"" and ""Control"" --Atlantic Starr ""Secret Lovers"" and ""If Your Heart Isn't In It""
#15 - Five Star/ LL Cool J
Season 15 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/22/1986
--LL Cool J ""I Can't Live Without My Radio"" & ""Rock the Bells"" --Five Star - ""System Addict"" and ""Love Take Over."" --Video: Grace Jones' "" Slave To The Rhythm"" was highlighted on this episode.
#16 - New Edition/ Rosie Gaines
Season 15 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/8/1986
--New Edition ""A Little Bit of Love is all it Takes"" and ""With You All the Way"" --Rosie Gaines ""Skool-ology"" --Music video: Whitney Houston's ""How Will I Know"" video was spotlighted.
#17 - Stephanie Mills/ Howard Jones
Season 15 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/21/1985
--Stephanie Mills ""Stand Back"" and ""I've Learned to Respect the Power of Love"" --Howard Jones ""Things Can Only Get Better"" and ""Life in One Day""
#18 - Thompson Twins/ The Jets/ Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew
Season 15 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/14/1985
--Thompson Twins ""Lay Your Hands On Me"" --The Jets ""Crush on You"" and ""Heart on the Line""
#19 - Sheena Easton/ Bernard Wright
Season 15 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/7/1985
--Sheena Easton ""Swear"" and ""Do It for Love"" --Bernard Wright ""We'll Keep Striving""
#20 - Cameo/ Michael McDonald
Season 15 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/30/1985
--Cameo ""Single Life"" and ""Attack me With Your Love"" --Michael McDonald ""No Lookin' Back"" and ""By Heart""
#21 - The System/ Durrell Coleman
Season 15 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/23/1985
--The System ""This for You"" and ""I Don't Run from Danger"" --Durrell Coleman ""Do You Love Me""
#22 - New Edition/ Lushus Daim & The Pretty Vain
Season 15 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/16/1985
--New Edition ""Count Me Out"" and ""Lost in Love"" --Lushus Daim & The Pretty Vain LMore Tha you Can Handle""
#23 - Rick Dees/ UTFO
Season 15 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/9/1985
--Rick Dees ""Eat My Shorts"" and ""Get Nekked"" --UTFO ""Roxanne Roxanne"" and ""Beats and Rhymes""
#24 - Ready for the World/ Starpoint
Season 15 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/2/1985
--Ready for the World ""Oh Sheila"" and ""Human Toy"" --Starpoint ""Object of My Desire"" and ""You Can Depend on Me""
#25 - Cheryl Lynn/ A-ha
Season 15 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/26/1985
--Cheryl Lynn ""It's Gonna Be Right"" and ""Fidelity"" --A-ha ""Take on Me""