Various Artists - #1 Soul Hits Of The 80s / Various (CD)

All Music Guide

On TimeLife's 1 Soul Hits of the ‘80s, ten years of RB charttoppers are whittled down to a number small enough to fit onto one disc. One can only imagine how wonderful it would be to have enough volumes to cover all of the number one hits; this only seems like a good start. No emphasis is placed on any part of the decade, so there's plenty of range between the years, from Yarbrough People's “Don't Stop the Music" to Bobby Brown's “My Prerogative." Even when the passing of time hasn't been kind to certain songs see DeBarge's “Rhythm of the Night" and Rockwell's “Somebody's Watching Me" in particular they're at least funny, like a pair of British Knights shoes.

- Andy Kellman, All Music Guide