The BEST episodes of Soul Train season 22
Every episode of Soul Train season 22, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Soul Train season 22!
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 - Monie Love/ R. Kelly & Public Announcement
Season 22 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/13/1993
--Monie Love ""Full Term Love"" --R. Kelly & Public Announcement ""She's Got That Vibe"" and ""Honey Love""
#2 - Commodores/ II D Extreme/ Mahogany Blue
Season 22 - Episode 32 - Aired 6/26/1993
--Commodores ""No Tricks"" and ""Brick House '93"" --II D Extreme ""Cry No More"" and ""Up On the Roof"" --Mahogany Blue ""Affair""
#3 - PM Dawn/ Blackstreet/ UNV
Season 22 - Episode 31 - Aired 6/19/1993
--PM Dawn ""I'd Die Without You"" and ""Looking Through Patient Eyes"" --Blackstreet ""Baby be Mine"" --UNV ""Something's Going On""
#4 - Chante Moore/ Intro/ Gumbo
Season 22 - Episode 30 - Aired 6/12/1993
--Chante Moore ""It's Alright"" and ""Who Do I Turn To"" --Intro ""Love Thang"" and ""Ribbon in the Sky"" --Gumbo ""Basement Music"" and ""Free Soul""
#5 - Walter & Scotty Scott/ Paperboy/ Kirk Whalum
Season 22 - Episode 29 - Aired 6/5/1993
--Walter & Scotty Scott ""I Want to Know Your Name"" and ""Sticks and Stones"" --Paperboy ""Bumpin'"" and ""Little Somethin' for the Summer"" --Kirk Whalum ""Love is a Losing Game""
#6 - AZ-1/ Tene Williams/ Redman
Season 22 - Episode 28 - Aired 5/29/1993
--AZ-1 ""With You"" and ""Let My Love Inside"" --Tene Williams ""Give Him a Love He Can Feel"" --Redman ""Blow Your Mind"" and ""Time 4 Sum Askion""
#7 - Levert/ Michael Cooper/ T.C.F.
Season 22 - Episode 27 - Aired 5/22/1993
--Levert ""Good Ol Days"" and ""ABC-123"" --Michael Cooper ""Let's get Closer"" and ""So Good"" --T.C.F. ""I Ain't the One"" and ""Hardest Working Lover""
#8 - Run DMC/ Richard Osborne- Comic
Season 22 - Episode 26 - Aired 5/15/1993
--Run DMC ""Ooh Whatcha Gonna Do"" and ""Down With the King""
#9 - LL Cool J/ Shai/ Mystro Clark- Comic
Season 22 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/8/1993
--L.L. Cool J ""How I'm Comin"" and ""Pink Cookies in a Plastic Bag"" --Shai ""If I Ever Fall in Love Again"" and ""Together Forever""
#10 - Troop/ Good Girls/ Prince Markie Dee & the Soul Convention
Season 22 - Episode 24 - Aired 4/3/1993
--Troop ""Sweet November"" and ""Give It Up"" --Good Girls ""Just Call Me"" and ""It Must be Love"" --Prince Markie Dee & the Soul Convention ""Typical Reasons""
#11 - Regina Belle/ Lords of the Underground
Season 22 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/27/1993
--Regina Belle ""If I Could"" and ""Dream in Color"" --Lords of the Underground ""Check It"" and ""Funky Child""
#12 - Naughty By Nature/ Miki Howard
Season 22 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/20/1993
--Naughty By Nature ""Hip Hop Hooray"" and ""It's On"" --Miki Howard ""Shining Through""
#13 - Heavy D/ Force One Network/ P.O.V./ Positive K
Season 22 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/13/1993
--Heavy D ""Who's The Man?"" and ""Truthful"" --Force One Network ""Somethin' About You"" and ""Sista Sista"" --P.O.V. ""Anotha Luv"" and ""All Thru the Nite"" --Positive K ""I Got a Man""
#14 - Tisha Campbell/ Lorenzo/ Young Black Teenagers
Season 22 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/6/1993
--Tisha Campbell ""Push"" and ""Love Me Down"" --Lorenzo ""Real Love"" and ""Make Love 2 Me"" --Young Black Teenagers ""Tap the Bottle"" and ""Plead the Fifth""
#15 - Mad Cobra/ Immature/ SWV
Season 22 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/27/1993
--Mad Cobra ""Flex"" and ""Dead End Street"" --Immature ""Da Munchies"" and ""Tear it Up"" --SMV ""Weak"", ""Right Here"" and ""I'm So Into You""
#16 - Kris Kross/ Brian McKnight/ Stacey McClain
Season 22 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/20/1993
--Kris Kross ""It's a Shame"" and ""Alright"" --Brian McKnight ""Way Love Goes"" and ""Goodbye My Love"" --Stacey McClain
#17 - Al B. Sure/ Tyler Collins/ Father MC
Season 22 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/1992
--Al B. Sure ""Natalie"" and ""Right Now"" --Tyler Collins ""Just Make Me the One"" and ""It Doesn't Matter"" --Father MC ""Close to You"" and ""Everything's Gonna be Alright""
#18 - Silk/ Toni Braxton/ Portrait
Season 22 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/6/1993
--Silk ""Freak Me"" and ""Happy Days"" --Toni Braxton ""Love Should Have Brought You Home"" and ""Another Sad Love Song"" --Portrait ""Here We Go Again""
#19 - Full Force/ Jacci McGhee
Season 22 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/30/1993
--Full Force ""Quickie"" and ""Nice N' Sleezy"" --Jacci McGhee ""It Hurts Me"" and ""Something's On my mind""
#20 - Shanice Wilson/ Simple Pleasure/ T.N.G
Season 22 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/23/1993
--Shanice Wilson ""Lovin' You"" and ""Saving Forever for You"" --Simple Pleasure ""Where do We Go From Here"" and ""Never Before"" --T.N.G. ""Sweet Okole"" and ""I Cry""
#21 - Keith Sweat with Jacci McGhee/ LoKey/ Arias Spears
Season 22 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/16/1993
--Keith Sweat with Jacci McGhee ""It Hurts Me"" and ""Make it Last Forever"" and ""Skeeza"" --LoKey ""I Got a Thang for Ya"" --Arias Spears
#22 - Howard Hewitt/ Jade/ Tamrock/ Trey Lorenz
Season 22 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/12/1992
--Howard Hewitt ""Save Your Sex for Me"" --Jade ""I Wanna Love You"" and ""Don't Walk Away"" --Tamrock ""Listen Closely"" --Trey Lorenz ""Photograph of Mary""
#23 - Chuckii Booker/ Nona Gaye/ Arrested Development
Season 22 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/5/1992
--Nona Gaye - ""I'm Overjoyed"" and ""Give Me Something Good"" --Arrested Development ""Tennessee"" and ""People Everyday"" --Chuckii Booker ""Games"" and ""I Should Have Loved You""
#24 - Christopher Williams/ Chante Moore/ Prince Markee Dee & The Soul Convention
Season 22 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/28/1992
--Christopher Williams ""Every Little Thing U Do"" and ""All I See"" --Chante Moore ""Love's Taken Over"" and ""It's Alright"" --Prince Markee Dee & the Soul Convention ""Free"" and ""Trippin' Out""
#25 - Bobby Brown/ Wrecks-N-Effect
Season 22 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/21/1992
--Bobby Brown ""Humpin' Around"" and ""Get Away"" --Wrecks-N-Effect ""Rump Shaker""