The WORST episodes of Soul Train

Every episode of Soul Train ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Soul Train!

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

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Das Efx/ Tevin Campbell/ Angie & Debbie
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#1 - Das Efx/ Tevin Campbell/ Angie & Debbie

Season 23 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/4/1993

--Das Efx ""Freakit"" and ""Baknaffek"" --Tevin Campbell ""Can We Talk"" and ""I'm Ready"" --Angie & Debbie ""Light of Love""

Zhane/ Another Bad Creation
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#2 - Zhane/ Another Bad Creation

Season 23 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/29/1994

--Zhane ""Grrove Thang"" and ""Sending My Love"" --Another Bad Creation ""I Don't Wanna Be Grown Up"" and ""Where's Ya Little Sister""

Mint Condition/ K-7/ UMC's
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#3 - Mint Condition/ K-7/ UMC's

Season 23 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/22/1994

--Mint Condition ""Nobody Does it Betta"" and ""Somebody to Love"" --K-7 ""Come Baby Come"" and ""Hideho"" --UMC's ""Never neverland"" and ""Time to Set it Straight""

Mavis Staples/ Funky Poets
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#4 - Mavis Staples/ Funky Poets

Season 23 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/15/1994

--Mavis Staples ""Voice"" and ""Blood is Thicker Than Time"" --Funky Poets ""Born in the Ghetto"" and ""Lessons Learned""

Coming of Age/ De La Soul/ Riff
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#5 - Coming of Age/ De La Soul/ Riff

Season 23 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/8/1994

--Coming of Age ""Baby Be Still"" --De La Soul ""Breakadawn"" and ""Ego Trippin"" --Riff ""Judy Had a Boyfriend"" and ""Baby It's Yours""

DRS/ Queen Latifah/ Soul of Mischief
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#6 - DRS/ Queen Latifah/ Soul of Mischief

Season 23 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/1/1994

--DRS ""Gangsta Lean"" and ""Skoundrels Get Lonely"" --Queen Latifah ""U.N.I.T.Y."" --Soul of Mischief ""Get the Girl""

LL Cool J/ Kris Kross
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#7 - LL Cool J/ Kris Kross

Season 23 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/25/1993

--LL Cool J ""Back Seat"" and ""How I'm Comin'"" --Kris Kross ""I'm Real"" and ""Da Bomb""

Snoop Doggy Dogg/ Color Me Badd/ Domino
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#8 - Snoop Doggy Dogg/ Color Me Badd/ Domino

Season 23 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/18/1993

--Snoop Doggy Dogg ""What's My Name?"" and ""Gin and Juice"" --Color Me Badd ""Time"" and ""Choose"" --Domino ""Sweet Potatoe Pie""

Onyx/ Jody Watley/ Erick Sermon
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#9 - Onyx/ Jody Watley/ Erick Sermon

Season 23 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/11/1993

--Onyx ""Slam"" and ""Shiftee"" --Jody Watley ""Your Love Keeps Working on Me"" --Erick Sermon ""Hittin' Switches"" and ""Stay Real""

Chris Walker/ 7669/ Me 2 U
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#10 - Chris Walker/ 7669/ Me 2 U

Season 23 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/5/1994

--Chris Walker ""Love Tonight"" and ""How do You heal a Broken heart"" --7669 ""So High"" and ""Joy"" --Me 2 U ""Wantu Back"" and ""All Night""

Me'Shell Ndege'Ocello/ J.T. Taylor/ Usher Raymond
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#11 - Me'Shell Ndege'Ocello/ J.T. Taylor/ Usher Raymond

Season 23 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/27/1993

--Me'Shell Ndege'Ocello ""Dred Loc"" and ""If That's Your Boyfriend"" --JT Taylor ""Baby I'm Back"" --Usher Raymond ""Can You Get With It""

Teddy Pendergrass/ II D Extreme
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#12 - Teddy Pendergrass/ II D Extreme

Season 23 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/20/1993

--Teddy Pendergrass ""Voodoo"" and ""If You Believe"" --II D Extreme ""Let Me Love You""

Raven Symone/ Aaron Hall/ Tag Team
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#13 - Raven Symone/ Aaron Hall/ Tag Team

Season 23 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/13/1993

--Raven Symone ""That's What Little Girls are Made Of"" --Aaron Hall ""Get a Little Freaky With Me"" and ""Let's Make Love"" --Tag Team ""Whoomp! There It Is!""

Bell Biv Devoe/ Zhane/ Freedom Williams
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#14 - Bell Biv Devoe/ Zhane/ Freedom Williams

Season 23 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/6/1993

--Bell Biv Devoe ""Lovely"" and ""Show Me The Way"" --Zhane ""Hey Mr D.J."" --Freedom Williams ""Voice of Freedom"" and ""Groove Your Mind""

MC Lyte/ Maze featuring Frankie Beverly/ Mica Paris
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#15 - MC Lyte/ Maze featuring Frankie Beverly/ Mica Paris

Season 23 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/30/1993

--MC Lyte ""Ruff neck"" and ""I Go On"" --Maze featuring Frankie Beverly ""Laid back Girl"" and ""Morning After"" --Mica Paris ""I Wanna hold On to You"" and ""Whisper a prayer""

H-Town/ Keith Washington/ Xscape
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#16 - H-Town/ Keith Washington/ Xscape

Season 23 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/23/1993

--H-Town ""Knockin Da Boots"" and ""Lick U Up"" --Keith Washington ""Stay in My Corner"" --Xscape ""Just Kickin' It"" and ""Understanding""

Directors: Ron de Moraes
Commodores/ II D Extreme/ Mahogany Blue
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#17 - 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""

Directors: Ron de Moraes
PM Dawn/ Blackstreet/ UNV
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#18 - 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""

Directors: Ron de Moraes
Ralph Tresvant/ Eric Gable/ Justin Warfield
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#19 - Ralph Tresvant/ Eric Gable/ Justin Warfield

Season 23 - Episode 24 - Aired 4/2/1994

--Ralph Tresvant ""Who's the Mack"" and ""When I Need Somebody"" --Eric Gable ""Process of Elimination"" and ""Driving Me Crazy"" --Justin Warfield ""Sera Sera"" and ""Fisherman's Grotto""

Directors: Ron de Moraes
Lisa Lisa/ Masta Ace/ Smooth Sylk
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#20 - Lisa Lisa/ Masta Ace/ Smooth Sylk

Season 23 - Episode 32 - Aired 6/25/1994

--Lisa Lisa ""When i Fell in Love"" --Masta Ace ""SlaughtaHouse"" and ""Born to Roll"" --Smoothe Sylk ""Slow"" and ""You Are the Best""

Philip Bailey/ For Real
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#21 - Philip Bailey/ For Real

Season 23 - Episode 31 - Aired 6/18/1994

--Philip Bailey ""Here With me"" --For Real ""Easy to Love"" and ""You Don't Know Nuthin""

Lalah Hathaway/ Melvin Riley/ Immature
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#22 - Lalah Hathaway/ Melvin Riley/ Immature

Season 23 - Episode 30 - Aired 6/11/1994

--Lalah Hathaway ""Separate Ways"" --Melvin Riley ""Whose Is It"" and ""What Makes a Man (Wanna Cheat on His Woman)"" --Immature ""Never Lie"" and ""Constantly""

Patti LaBelle/ Sounds of Blackness/ Simple E
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#23 - Patti LaBelle/ Sounds of Blackness/ Simple E

Season 23 - Episode 29 - Aired 6/4/1994

--Patti LaBelle ""The Right Kinda Lover"" and ""All This Love"" --Sounds of Blackness ""I Believe"" --Simple E ""Blue Jeans""

Blackgirl/ Company/ Sudden Change
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#24 - Blackgirl/ Company/ Sudden Change

Season 23 - Episode 28 - Aired 5/28/1994

--Blackgirl ""Krazy"" and ""Where Did We Go Wrong"" --Company ""More Today Than Yesterday"" --Sudden Change ""Nodd Your Head""

Atlantic Starr/ Patra/ DBG'Z
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#25 - Atlantic Starr/ Patra/ DBG'Z

Season 23 - Episode 27 - Aired 5/21/1994

--Atlantic Starr ""I'll Remember You"" --Patra ""Romantic Call"" and ""Think (About It)"" --DBG'Z ""Straight Gangsta""