Robbed hit of the week 10/27/14 - Starpoint's "Restless"...

Starpoint - "Restless"
from the album Restless (1985)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #46

This week's "robbed hit" comes from the lite-funk band Starpoint, who were one of they many many-membered R&B outfits that were scoring hits in the mid-80s. Coming from Maryland, the group had a long-lasting top-40 hit in 1985 with "Object Of My Desire". The following year, they put out the similarly-sounding title track to their album, written by member Ernesto Phillips and producer Keith Diamond...

While "Restless" reached the top-20 on both the R&B (#11) and Dance Club Play (#13) charts, the single stalled out at #46 on the Hot 100 in April of 1986.