This is a list of performers who have appeared on the American musical dance program Soul Train.
| Artist | Air Date | Season | Episode # | Songs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Coffey | January 8, 1972 | 1 | 15 | "Scorpio"[2] |
| José Feliciano | December 21, 1974 | 4 | 120 | "Hard Times In El Barrio," "Golden Lady" and "California Dreamin'" |
| Gino Vannelli | February 22, 1975 | 4 | 128 | "People Gotta Move" and "Powerful People" |
| Elton John | May 24, 1975 | 4 | 142 | "Philadelphia Freedom" and "Bennie and the Jets" |
| Average White Band | November 22, 1975 | 5 | 159 | "Cut The Cake", "Person to Person" and "School Boy Crush" |
| David Bowie | January 3, 1976 | 5 | 164 | "Golden Years" and "Fame" |
| Average White Band | December 25, 1976 | 6 | 202 | "Queen of My Soul" and "A Love Of Your Own" |
| Wild Cherry | April 15, 1978 | 7 | 259 | "Play That Funky Music" and "I Love My Music" |
| Herb Alpert & Hugh Masekela | April 22, 1978 | 7 | 258 | "Skokiaan" and "Happy Mama" |
| Frankie Valli | November 11, 1978 | 8 | 275 | "Grease", "Save Me, Save Me" and "You Can Do It" |
| Cheech and Chong | November 25, 1978 | 8 | 277 | comedy routine |
| Dan Hartman | March 3, 1979 | 9 | 291 | "Instant Replay" and "This Is It" |
| Teena Marie | October 20, 1979 | 9 | 308 | "Don't Look Back" and "I'm Gonna Have My Cake and Eat it Too" |
| Herb Alpert | November 10, 1979 | 9 | 311 | "Rise" and "Rotation" |
| Captain & Tennille | May 3, 1980 | 9 | 326 | "Do That to Me One More Time" |
| Teena Marie | November 8, 1980 | 10 | 339 | "I Need Your Lovin'" and "Behind the Groove" |
| Yellow Magic Orchestra | November 29, 1980 | 10 | 342 | "Tighten Up" and "Firecracker" |
| Teena Marie | May 2, 1981 | 10 | 357 | "Young Love" and "First Class Love" |
| José Feliciano | May 2, 1981 | 11 | 373 | "Everybody Loves Me" and "Ain't That Peculiar?" |
| Daryl Hall & John Oates | November 20, 1982 | 12 | 404 | "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" and "Maneater" |
| Michael McDonald | December 18, 1982 | 12 | 408 | "I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)" and "I Gotta Try" |
| Michael Sembello | November 12, 1983 | 13 | 427 | "Maniac" |
| The Manhattan Transfer | December 3, 1983 | 13 | 430 | "Spice of Life" and "Down South Camp Meeting" |
| Tom Tom Club | February 25, 1984 | 13 | 438 | "Genius of Love" and "Pleasure of Love" |
| Teena Marie | March 31, 1984 | 13 | 439 | "Fix It" and "Lovergirl" |
| The Romantics | June 9, 1984 | 13 | 448 | "One in a Million" and "Talking in Your Sleep." |
| Dan Hartman | December 1, 1984 | 13 | 461 | "I Can Dream About You" and "We Are the Young" |
| Herb Alpert | December 8, 1984 | 13 | 462 | "Bullish" and "Struttin' on Five" |
| Teena Marie | January 12, 1985 | 14 | 465 | "Lovergirl" and "We've Got to Stop Meeting Like This" |
| Sheena Easton | April 13, 1985 | 14 | 475 | "Sugar Walls" and "Strut" |
| Don Henley | April 20, 1985 | 14 | 476 | "The Boys of Summer" |
| Spandau Ballet | June 1, 1985 | 14 | 478 | "True" and "Revenge for Love" |
| Go West | October 5, 1985 | 15 | 483 | "Eye to Eye" and "We Close Our Eyes" |
| a-ha | October 26, 1985 | 15 | 486 | "Take On Me" |
| Rick Dees | November 9, 1985 | 15 | 488 | "Get Nekked" and "Eat My Shorts" |
| Michael McDonald | November 30, 1985 | 15 | 491 | "No Lookin' Back" and "Lost in the Parade" |
| Sheena Easton | December 7, 1985 | 15 | 492 | "Swear" and "Attack Me with Your Love" |
| Thompson Twins | December 14, 1985 | 15 | 493 | "Lay Your Hands on Me" and "King for a Day" |
| Howard Jones | December 21, 1985 | 15 | 494 | "Life in One Day" and "Things Can Only Get Better" |
| Jack Wagner | March 15, 1986 | 15 | 496 | "Too Young" and "Love Can Take Us All the Way" |
| Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam | April 12, 1986 | 15 | 500 | "All Cried Out" |
| Culture Club | April 26, 1986 | 15 | 502 | "Move Away" |
| Pet Shop Boys | May 24, 1986 | 15 | 506 | "West End Girls" and "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" |
| Beastie Boys | March 7, 1987 | 16 | 527 | "Posse In Effect" and "Brass Monkey" |
| Duran Duran | April 4, 1987 | 16 | 531 | "Skin Trade" and "Meet El Presidente" |
| Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam | June 14, 1987 | 16 | 540 | "Head to Toe" |
| Kenny G | June 14, 1987 | 16 | 540 | "Songbird" |
| The Cover Girls | June 20, 1987 | 16 | 542 | "Show Me" |
| Sting | November 21, 1987 | 17 | 552 | "We'll Be Together" video |
| ABC | November 28, 1987 | 17 | 553 | "The Night You Murdered Love" and "When Smokey Sings" |
| Pretty Poison | January 16, 1988 | 17 | 556 | 'Catch Me (I'm Falling)" |
| Teena Marie | May 28, 1988 | 17 | 571 | "Ooh La La La" and "Work It" |
| Thomas Dolby | September 24, 1988 | 18 | 575 | "Airhead" and "Hot Sauce" |
| New Kids on the Block | October 1, 1988 | 18 | 576 | "Please Don't Go Girl" |
| Paula Abdul | October 15, 1988 | 18 | 578 | "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me" and "Knocked Out" |
| The Manhattan Transfer | May 20, 1989 | 18 | 601 | "Soul Food To Go" and "So You Say" |
| Wendy & Lisa | May 28, 1988 | 18 | 602 | "Are You My Baby" and "Lolly Lolly" |
| Robert Palmer | May 28, 1988 | 18 | 603 | "Simply Irresistible" and "She Makes My Day" |
| Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam | June 24, 1989 | 16 | 606 | "Little Jackie Wants to Be a Star" |
| Exposé | October 14, 1989 | 19 | 609 | "When I Looked at Him" and "Tell Me Why" |
| Michael Bolton | October 21, 1989 | 19 | 611 | "Soul Provider" and "When a Man Loves a Woman" |
| Beastie Boys | January 27, 1990 | 19 | 621 | "Shadrach" |
| Teena Marie | January 19, 1991 | 20 | 652 | "Here's Looking at You" and "Just Us Two" |
| Sheena Easton | May 4, 1991 | 20 | 663 | "What Comes Naturally" and "You Can Swing It" |
| Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam | November 9, 1991 | 21 | 678 | "Let the Beat Hit 'Em" |
| Young Black Teenagers | March 6, 1993 | 22 | 722 | "Tap the Bottle" |
| Michael McDonald | February 19, 1994 | 22 | 752 | "Hey Girl" and "I'll Stand for You" |
| Lisa Lisa | June 25, 1994 | 23 | 766 | "When I Fell in Love" and "Skip to My Lu" |
| Teena Marie | October 15, 1994 | 24 | 770 | "Warm as Momma's Oven" |
| Jon B. | October 7, 1995 | 25 | 801 | "Pretty Girl" and "Isn't It Scary" |
| Michael Bolton | October 28, 1995 | 25 | 804 | "Can I Touch You There" and "When A Man Loves A Woman" |
| Wild Orchid | December 28, 1996 | 26 | 840 | "At Night I Pray" |
| Jon B. | June 7, 1996 | 25 | 828 | "Burning 4 You" |
| Robyn | October 4, 1997 | 27 | 864 | "Show Me Love" |
| Jon B. | October 25, 1997 | 27 | 867 | "They Don't Know" and "Don't Say" |
| 98 Degrees | November 8, 1997 | 27 | 869 | "Invisible Man" and "Heaven's Missing An Angel" |
| Backstreet Boys | November 29, 1997 | 27 | 872 | "Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)" and "As Long as You Love Me" |
| Robyn | April 25, 1998 | 27 | 885 | "Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)" |
| Jon B. | May 2, 1998 | 27 | 886 | "Are U Still Down" |
| Jon B. | January 16, 1999 | 28 | 907 | "I Do (Whatcha Say Boo)" |
| Christina Aguilera | October 9, 1999 | 29 | 929 | "Genie in a Bottle" and "So Emotional" |
| Jon B. | April 14, 2001 | 30 | 980 | "Don't Talk" and "Pleasures U Like" |
| Robin Thicke | October 12, 2002 | 32 | 1022 | "When I Get You Alone" |
| JoJo | May 15, 2004 | 33 | 1071 | "Leave (Get Out)" and "Weak" |
| Teena Marie | May 22, 2004 | 33 | 1072 | "Still in Love" and "Baby I'm Your Friend" |
| The Pussycat Dolls | November 5, 2005 | 35 | 1102 | "Don't Cha" and "Beep" |
In addition to the acts on the preceding list of white, Asian, Latino, Arabic and Pacific Islander performers, Soul Train also featured performances from the following acts with mixed race personnel: