The BEST episodes of Soul Train season 20
Every episode of Soul Train season 20, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Soul Train season 20!
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 - Damien Dame/ Jodeci/ Lisa Fischer
Season 20 - Episode 31 - Aired 6/15/1991
--Damien Dame ""Exclusivity"" --Jodeci ""Forever My Lady"" and ""Stay"" --Lisa Fischer ""How Can I Ease the Pain""
#2 - Keith Sweat/ Shawn Christopher/ Brand Nubian
Season 20 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/30/1991
--Keith Sweat ""Make You Sweat"" and ""Merry Go Round"" --Shawn Christopher ""Another Sleepless Night"" --Brand Nubian ""All For One"" and ""Dance to My ministry""
#3 - Bernadette Cooper/ Big Daddy Kane
Season 20 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/9/1991
--Bernadette Cooper ""I Look Good"" --Big Daddy Kane ""Cause I Can Do It Right"" and ""All Of Me""
#4 - Pebbles/ Hi-Five
Season 20 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/16/1991
--Pebbles ""Giving You the Benefit"" and ""Love Makes Things Happen"" --Hi-Five ""Just Can't Handle it"" and ""I Can't Wait Another Minute""
#5 - Howard Hewitt/ Monie Love/ Another Bad Creation
Season 20 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/23/1991
--Howard Hewitt ""Show Me"" and ""If I Could Only Have That Day Back"" --Monie Love ""Monie in the Middle"" and ""It's a Shame"" --Another Bad Creation ""Iesha"" and ""Playground""
#6 - Today/ Joey B. Ellis & Tynetta Hare
Season 20 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/2/1991
--Today ""I Got the Feeling"" and ""I Wanna be Back Home"" --Joey B. Ellis & Tynetta Hare ""Thought You Were the One for Me""
#7 - Johnny Gill/ Gerlad Alston/ M.C. Trouble
Season 20 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/9/1991
--Johnny Gill ""Fairweather Friend"" and ""Wrap My Body Tight"" --Gerald Alston ""Slow Motion"" --M.C. Trouble ""I Wanna Make You Mine"" and ""Get a Grip""
#8 - Run D.M.C./ Ice-T/ Oleta Adams
Season 20 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/16/1991
--Run D.M.C ""What's it All About"" and ""Faces"" --Ice-T ""New Jack Hustler"" and ""O.G. Original Gangsta"" --Oleta Adams ""Get Here"" and ""Circle of One""
#9 - O'Jays/ Chubb Rock
Season 20 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/23/1991
--The O'Jays - ""Don't Let Me Down"" and ""Emotionally Yours (R&B Version)"" --Chubb Rock - ""Treat 'Em Right"" and ""Ya Badd Chubbs""
#10 - EMPD/ Tracie Spencer/ Freddie Jackson
Season 20 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/2/1991
--EMPD ""Rampage"" and ""Gold Digger"" --Tracie Spencer ""This House"" and ""Save Your Love"" --Freddie Jackson ""Love Me Down"" and ""Main Course""
#11 - Sheena Easton/ Altitude/ Nikki D
Season 20 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/4/1991
--Sheena Easton ""What Comes Naturally"" and ""You Can Swing it"" --Altitude ""Work it Like a 9 to 5"" and ""Silly"" --Nikki D ""Lettin' Off steam"" and ""Daddy's Little Girl""
#12 - Al B. Sure/ K-9 Posse/ Color Me Badd
Season 20 - Episode 26 - Aired 5/11/1991
--Al B. Sure! ""No Matter What You Do"" and ""Hotel California"" --K-9 Posse ""Get Wild Go Crazy"" and ""I Got It"" --Color Me Badd ""I Wanna Sex You Up""
#13 - Christopher Williams/ Five Star/ Tara Kemp
Season 20 - Episode 27 - Aired 5/18/1991
--Christopher Williams ""I'm Dreamin"" and ""One Girl"" --Five Star ""Treat Me Like a Lady"" and ""Shine"" --Tara Kemp ""Piece of My Heart"" and ""Too Much""
#14 - Surface/ Keith Washington/ Victoria Wilson-James
Season 20 - Episode 28 - Aired 5/25/1991
--Surface ""The First Time"" and ""Never Gonna Let You Down"" --Keith Washington ""Kissing You"" --Victoria Wilson-James ""Through"" and ""Bright Lights""
#15 - Boyz II Men/ Ex-Girlfriend/ Omar Chandler
Season 20 - Episode 29 - Aired 6/1/1991
--Boyz II Men ""Motownphilly"" and ""It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday"" --Ex-Girlfriend ""You (You're the One for me)"" and ""Why Can't You Come Home"" --Omar Chandler ""Do You Really Want it"" and ""This Must Be Heaven""
#16 - Junior/ Cheryl Pepsii Riley/ Ed O.G. & Da Bulldogs
Season 20 - Episode 30 - Aired 6/8/1991
--Junior ""Stand Strong"" and ""Step Off"" --Cheryl Pepsii Riley ""How Can You Hurt the One You Love"" and ""Ain't No Way"" --Ed O.G. & Da Bulldogs ""Be a Father to Your Child"" and ""Stop (Think for a Moment)""
#17 - B Angie B/ Tony Terry/ Small Change
Season 20 - Episode 32 - Aired 6/22/1991
--B Angie B ""I Don;t Want to Lose Your Love"" and ""So Much Love"" --Tony Terry ""Head Over Heels"" and ""When I'm With You"" --Small Change ""Why"" and ""Teardrops""
#18 - Loose Ends/ Jeffrey Osborne
Season 20 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/26/1991
--Loose Ends ""Mr. Bachelor"" and ""Don't Be a Fool"" --Jeffrey Osborne ""Only Human""
#19 - Teena Marie/ Rude Boys/ LL Cool J
Season 20 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/19/1991
--Teena Marie ""Here's Looking at You"" and ""If I Were a Bell"" --Rude Boys ""Written All Over Your Face"" and ""Come On Let's Do This"" --LL Cool J ""Around the Way Girl"" and ""Mama Said Knock You Out""
#20 - Ralph Tresvant/ Samuelle
Season 20 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/12/1991
--Ralph Tresvant ""Sensitivity"" and ""Do What I Gotta Do"" --Samuelle ""So You Like What You See""
#21 - Z-Looke/ Maxi Priest
Season 20 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/8/1990
--Z-Looke ""Girl Danz With me"" --Maxi Priest ""Close to You"" and ""Just a Little Bit Longer""
#22 - Father M.C./ Levert
Season 20 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/1/1990
--Father M.C. ""I'll Do For You"" and ""Treat Them Like they Want to be Treated"" --Levert ""Rope a Dope Style"" and ""All Season""
#23 - Guy/ Thelma Houston
Season 20 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/24/1990
--Guy ""Wanna Get With U"" and ""Let's Chill"" --Thelma Houston ""Out of My Hands""
#24 - Snap/ E.U./ Jasmine Guy
Season 20 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/17/1990
--Snap ""The Power"" and ""Ooops Up"" --Jasmine Guy ""Try Me"" and ""Another Like My Lover"" --E.U. ""I Confess""
#25 - Salt-N-Pepa/ Mac Band/ Brenda Russell
Season 20 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/1990
--Salt-N-Pepa ""Expression"" and ""Do You want me"" --Mac Band ""Someone to Love"" and ""Love U 2 the Limit"" --Brenda Russell ""Stop Running Away"" and ""kiss Me With the Wind""