Soul R&B Music Charts of 1969 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1969 With Free MP3 Download Links and Song Lyrics

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Below is a list of the best selling Soul R&B songs from 1969, sorted by the most popular or best selling first. Place mouse on

to see information about song. Click on song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available) and to add to playlist. Click on

to play song. . Click on label to list songs from that record label. Following on from the top 100 chart are listings of hundreds of other lesser-known Soul R&B songs from 1969, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1969 . . .

The following songs were released in 1969 but never made it into the Top 100 Chart.
Songs with chart position "---" either never made it into the US top 100 R&B or UK charts
of 1969 or we have no details of their highest chart positions if they did.

(Songs are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)
#		Artist (click for discography and biography of artist)	Title (click song title to play it, read lyrics etc.)	Year	Label
101	recordlabel: Atco 6650 chartposition: US #115 writtenby: Charles Ingui and Richard Ingui	The Soul Survivors	Mama Soul	1969	Atco
102	recordlabel: Stax 0050 chartposition: RandB #7, US #57 writtenby: Isaac Hayes and David Porter album: Soul Children Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol.2 comments: [deep soul]	The Soul Children	The Sweeter He Is Pt. I	1969	Stax
103	recordlabel: Stax 0030 chartposition: RandB #49 writtenby: Isaac Hayes and David Porter album: Soul Children	The Soul Children	Tighten Up My Thang	1969	Stax
104	recordlabel: Stax 18 chartposition: RandB #29 writtenby: Isaac Hayes and David Porter album: Soul Children	The Soul Children	I'll Understand	1969	Stax
105	recordlabel: Avco 4626 chartposition: RandB #69 writtenby: Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore and George David Weiss album: The Softones comments: [sweet soul]	The Softones	The First Day	1969	Avco
106	recordlabel: Bamboo 115 chartposition: RandB #43 writtenby: J. Cross and Jackie Ross	The Profiles	Got to Be Love (Something Stupid)	1969	Bamboo
107	recordlabel: Bamboo 104 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #55 writtenby: J. Thompson, E. Dixon comments: [northern soul]	The Profiles	A Little Misunderstanding	1969	Bamboo
108	recordlabel: Atco 6643 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #44 writtenby: Bassoline, Coleman, Valvano comments: [northern soul]	The Precisions	Into My Life	1969	Atco
109	recordlabel: Trojan 672 (UK) chartposition: UK #21 writtenby: Gordon, Cook, Robinson album: Long Shot comments: [reggae]	The Pioneers	Long Shot Kick De Bucket	1969	Trojan(UK)
110	recordlabel: GWP 509 chartposition: RandB #48 writtenby: Jimmy Roach	The Persians	I Don't Know How (To Fall Out of Love)	1969	GWP
111	recordlabel: Revilot 228 chartposition: RandB #44 writtenby: George Clinton	The Parliaments	A New Day Begins	1969	Revilot
---	recordlabel: Goldwax 341 writtenby: Louis Williams, Nathaniel Lewis	The Ovations	Rockin' Chair	1969	Goldwax
---	recordlabel: Goldwax 342 writtenby: Louis Williams, Nathaniel Lewis	The Ovations	You Had Your Choice	1969	Goldwax
---	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 702 writtenby: Ron Miller album: Green Grow The Lilacs comments: [Motown Sound]	The Originals	Green Grow The Lilacs	1969	Tamla Motown
1	recordlabel: Soul 35066 chartposition: RandB #1, US #14 writtenby: Marvin Gaye & Anna Gordy Gaye album: Green Grow the Lilacs / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 3 comments: [sweet soul ballad] [Motown Sound]	The Originals	Baby I'm for Real	1969	Soul
2	recordlabel: Neptune 12 chartposition: RandB #15, US #68 writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff album: In Philadelphia	The O'Jays	One Night Affair	1969	Neptune
3	recordlabel: Neptune 18 chartposition: RandB #41 writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff album: In Philadelphia	The O'Jays	Branded Bad	1969	Neptune
---	recordlabel: Bell 770 writtenby: George Kerr	The O'Jays	Don't You Know True Love	1969	Bell
---	recordlabel: Stax 0099 writtenby: Allen Jones, Marshall Jones	The Newcomers	Mannish Boy	1969	Stax
---	recordlabel: Volt 4022 writtenby: A. Jones	The Newcomers	Open Up Your Heart (Let Me In)	1969	Volt
1	recordlabel: ABC 11205 chartposition: RandB #31 writtenby: Rickey Jones album: Good Vibes!	The Natural Four	Why Should We Stop Now	1969	ABC
---	recordlabel: ABC 11236 writtenby: Ricky Jones album: Good Vibes!	The Natural Four	The Same Thing In Mind	1969	ABC
1	recordlabel: Venture 633 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #45 writtenby: D. Cooper, E. Shelby -- C. Paul, L. Pauling	The Natura'elles	Show Me The Way -- So Much In Need	1969	Venture
---	recordlabel: Arch 1305 writtenby: P. Perry, K. Frye	The Montclairs	Hey You! Don't Fight It!	1969	Arch
1	recordlabel: Stang 5005 chartposition: RandB #10, US #62 writtenby: Kenny Ruffin (as Kenneth Ruffin)	The Moments	I Do	1969	Stang
2	recordlabel: Stang 5003 chartposition: RandB #13, US #90 writtenby: Sylvia Robinson and Bert Keyes comments: [Sweet Soul]	The Moments	Sunday	1969	Stang
3	recordlabel: Stang 5008 chartposition: RandB #43 writtenby: Larry Roberts and Sylvia Robinson	The Moments	I'm So Lost	1969	Stang
4	recordlabel: Stang 5009 chartposition: RandB #14 writtenby: Billy Brown, Al Goodman and Sylvia Robinson	The Moments	Lovely Way She Loves	1969	Stang
---	recordlabel: ABC 11189 writtenby: C. Black, M. Mason, A. Thomas	The Mighty Marvelows	This Town's Too Much	1969	ABC
1	recordlabel: Josie 1001 chartposition: RandB #7, US #34 writtenby: Art Neville, Ziggy Modeliste, Leo Nocentelli & George Porter Jr. album: The Meters comments: [funk jazz instrumental]	The Meters	Sophisticated Cissy	1969	Josie
2	recordlabel: Josie 1005 chartposition: RandB #4, US #23 writtenby: Art Neville, Ziggy Modeliste, Leo Nocentelli & George Porter Jr. album: The Meters comments: [funk instrumental]	The Meters	Cissy Strut	1969	Josie
3	recordlabel: Josie 1013 chartposition: RandB #39 writtenby: Art Neville, Ziggy Modeliste, Leo Nocentelli and George Porter Jr. album: Look Ka Py Py comments: [instrumental]	The Meters	Dry Spell	1969	Josie
4	recordlabel: Josie 1008 chartposition: RandB #20, US #61 writtenby: Art Neville, Ziggy Modeliste, Leo Nocentelli and George Porter Jr. album: The Meters comments: [instrumental]	The Meters	Ease Back	1969	Josie
5	recordlabel: Josie 1015 chartposition: RandB #11, US #56 writtenby: Art Neville, Ziggy Modeliste, Leo Nocentelli and George Porter Jr. album: Look Ka Py Py	The Meters	Look-Ka Py Py	1969	Josie
6	recordlabel: Trojan 695 (UK) chartposition: UK #41 writtenby: L. Kong album: Sweet Sensation comments: [reggae]	The Melodians	Sweet Sensation	1969	Trojan(UK)
7	recordlabel: AGP 115 chartposition: RandB #24 writtenby: Lee W. Jones Jr. and Harold L. Thomas comments: [ballad]	The Masqueraders	I'm Just an Average Guy	1969	AGP
---	recordlabel: AGP 122 writtenby: Moore, Sanders, Thomas, Jones, Wrightsil	The Masqueraders	Love, Peace And Understanding	1969	AGP
1	recordlabel: Dynamo 125 chartposition: RandB #20, US #95 writtenby: Harmon Bethea and Jim Burston comments: [novelty]	The Maskman & the Agents	One Eye Open	1969	Dynamo
2	recordlabel: Dynamo 131 chartposition: RandB #22, US #91 weeksinr&bchart: 9 writtenby: H. Bethea, J. Burston	The Maskman & the Agents	My Wife, My Dog, My Cat	1969	Dynamo
3	recordlabel: Tamla 54177 chartposition: US #76 writtenby: Smokey Robinson album: Sophisticated Soul comments: [Motown Sound]	The Marvelettes	I'm Gonna Hold On As Long As I Can	1969	Tamla
4	recordlabel: Tamla 54186 chartposition: US #97 writtenby: Bob Halley and Ben Raleigh album: In Full Bloom comments: [Motown Sound ballad]	The Marvelettes	That's How Heartaches Are Made	1969	Tamla
---	recordlabel: DeLuxe 109 writtenby: E. Jones, I. Drewery	The Manhattans	The Picture Became Quite Clear	1969	DeLuxe
---	recordlabel: Carnival 542 writtenby: E. Bivins, J. Evans	The Manhattans	Love Is Breakin' Out (All Over)	1969	Carnival
---	recordlabel: Carnival 542 writtenby: Jefferson, Kelly, Taylor	The Manhattans	I Don't Wanna Go	1969	Carnival
1	recordlabel: White Whale 289 chartposition: Casgmox RandB #47, US #121 writtenby: Tommy Amato and Thomas Allbert	The Malibus	A Broken Man	1969	White Whale
---	recordlabel: RCA 74 0252 writtenby: McPherson, Simmons, Silvester album: L.T.D.	The Main Ingredient	Brotherly Love	1969	RCA
---	recordlabel: Westbound 145 writtenby: C. Stephenson, P. Willis	The Magictones	Trying Real Hard (To Make The Grade)	1969	Westbound
1	recordlabel: Volt 4016 chartposition: RandB #28, US #84 writtenby: Jimmy Webb album: The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Lads	The Mad Lads	By the Time I Get to Phoenix	1969	Volt
---	recordlabel: Part III 102 writtenby: Denise F. Wilson, Cardell Eaton comments: [northern soul] mpcode: xgiI_LAScug	The Lovations	Heaven Told Me So	1969	Part III
1	recordlabel: Kent 506 chartposition: RandB #29 writtenby: Delmar "Mighty Mouth" Evans and Johnny Otis	The Johnny Otis Show	Country Girl	1969	Kent
---	recordlabel: Gamble 218 writtenby: Joe Rock, The Jaggerz album: Introducing The Jaggerz comments: [blue-eyed soul ballad] mpcode: vag6frdpP7I	The Jaggerz	(That's Why) Baby I Love You	1969	Gamble
1	recordlabel: Motown 1157 chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #2 writtenby: Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Deke Richards, Fonce Mizell album: Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5 / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 4 / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 2 comments: [Motown Sound]	The Jackson 5	I Want You Back	1969	Motown
2	recordlabel: Motown 1157 chartposition: RandB #1 writtenby: Smokey Robinson album: Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5 comments: [Motown Sound]	The Jackson 5	Who's Lovin' You	1969	Motown
3	recordlabel: T Neck 902 chartposition: RandB #6, US #23 writtenby: R. Isley, O. Isley, R. Isley album: The Brothers: Isley	The Isley Brothers	I Turned You On	1969	T Neck
4	recordlabel: T Neck 908 chartposition: RandB #33, US #83 writtenby: Ronald Isley, Kelly Isley (as O'Kelly Isley Jr.) and Rudolph Isley album: The Brothers: Isley	The Isley Brothers	Was It Good to You	1969	T Neck
5	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 708 (UK) chartposition: UK #13 writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr. comments: [Motown Sound]	The Isley Brothers	Put Yourself in My Place	1969	Tamla Motown(UK)
6	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 1050(UK) chartposition: UK #5 writtenby: Beatrice Verdi and Ivy Hunter album: Soul on the Rocks / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 3 comments: [Motown Sound]	The Isley Brothers	Behind a Painted Smile	1969	Tamla Motown (UK)
7	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 572 (UK) chartposition: UK #11 writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr. album: This Old Heart of Mine comments: [Motown Sound] [re release]	The Isley Brothers	I Guess I'll Always Love You	1969	Tamla Motown(UK)
8	recordlabel: T Neck 906 chartposition: RandB #43, US #79 writtenby: Ronald Isley, Kelly Isley (as O'Kelly Isley Jr.) and Rudolph Isley album: The Brothers: Isley	The Isley Brothers	Black Berries	1969	T Neck
9	recordlabel: T Neck 912 chartposition: RandB #29, US #105 writtenby: Ronald Isley, Kelly Isley (as O'Kelly Isley Jr.) and Rudolph Isley album: Get into Something	The Isley Brothers	Bless Your Heart	1969	T Neck
10	recordlabel: T Neck 901 chartposition: RandB #1, US #2, UK #30 writtenby: Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley & Rudolph Isley comments: [funk]	The Isley Brothers	It's Your Thing	1969	T Neck
11	recordlabel: Gamble 231 chartposition: RandB #22 writtenby: Bob Morgan, Arthur West, Leon Errol Swanson & Perry Green	The Intruders	Lollipop (I Like You)	1969	Gamble
12	recordlabel: Gamble 235 chartposition: RandB #14, US #47 writtenby: Lloyd Smith and Jay Wiggins album: Cowboys to Girls / Intruders Super Hits	The Intruders	Sad Girl	1969	Gamble
---	recordlabel: Gamble 240 writtenby: Gamble, Huff	The Intruders	Every Day Is A Holiday	1969	Gamble
1	recordlabel: Gamble 240 chartposition: RandB #35 writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff	The Intruders	Old Love	1969	Gamble
2	recordlabel: Gamble 223 chartposition: RandB #23, US #104 writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff	The Intruders	Give Her a Transplant	1969	Gamble
3	recordlabel: Gamble 225 writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff album: Intruders Super Hits	The Intruders	Me Tarzan, You Jane	1969	Gamble
4	recordlabel: Yew 1001 chartposition: RandB #10, US #31 writtenby: The Intrigues album: In a Moment	The Intrigues	In a Moment	1969	Yew
5	recordlabel: Yew 1002 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #43, US #86 writtenby: Buddy Turner, Jerry Aknes and Victor Drayton	The Intrigues	I'm Gonna Love You	1969	Yew
6	recordlabel: Bell 757 writtenby: Carl Simpson, Joe Stevenson, Lewis Smith comments: [funk]	The Interpertations	Soul Affection -- Snap-Out	1969	Bell
---	recordlabel: Tetragrammaton 1515 writtenby: Cal Waymon album: Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol.1 comments: [deep soul]	The Incredibles	Standing Here Crying	1969	Tetragrammaton
1	recordlabel: Curtom 1943 chartposition: RandB #1, US #21 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: The Young Mods' Forgotten Story / The Best Impressions... Curtis, Sam and Fred comments: [ballad]	The Impressions	Choice of Colors	1969	Curtom
---	recordlabel: Curtom 8003 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: The Young Mods\' Forgotten Story comments: [album cut] mpcode: ITHHm0rbnpg	The Impressions	The Young Mods' Forgotten Story	1969	Curtom
---	recordlabel: Curtom 8003 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: The Young Mods\' Forgotten Story comments: [album cut] mpcode: l5F45BP8SyQ	The Impressions	Jealous Man	1969	Curtom
---	recordlabel: Curtom 1943 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: The Young Mods' Forgotten Story / The Best Impressions... Curtis, Sam and Fred mpcode: VyOC4OhgQw4	The Impressions	Mighty Mighty Spade and Whitey	1969	Curtom
---	recordlabel: Curtom 8003 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: The Young Mods\' Forgotten Story comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: zog-wZ48UGo	The Impressions	The Girl I Find	1969	Curtom
1	recordlabel: Curtom 1937 chartposition: RandB #23, US #104 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: The Young Mods' Forgotten Story Deep Soul Treasures Vol.3 (compiled by Dave Godin) comments: [deep soul]	The Impressions	My Deceiving Heart	1969	Curtom
---	recordlabel: Curtom 8003 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: The Young Mods\' Forgotten Story comments: [album cut] mpcode: nXZRN307WdA	The Impressions	Love's Miracle	1969	Curtom
1	recordlabel: Curtom 1946 chartposition: RandB #10, US #58 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: The Best Impressions... Curtis, Sam and Fred	The Impressions	Say You Love Me	1969	Curtom
2	recordlabel: Curtom 1940 chartposition: RandB #15, US #84 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: The Young Mods' Forgotten Story	The Impressions	Seven Years	1969	Curtom
---	recordlabel: Day Wood 6901 writtenby: L. McKenzie	The Imperial Wonders	Just A Dream	1969	Day Wood
1	recordlabel: Hot Wax 6903 chartposition: RandB #8, US #68 writtenby: Ronald Dunbar, Brian Holland and Eddie Holland Jr. album: Take Me with You	The Honey Cone	Girls, It Ain't Easy	1969	Hot Wax
2	recordlabel: Hot Wax 6901 chartposition: R&B #26, US #62 writtenby: Ronald Dunbar, Brian Holland and Eddie Holland Jr. album: Take Me with You	The Honey Cone	While You're Out Looking for Sugar?	1969	Hot Wax
3	recordlabel: GWP 504 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #47 writtenby: W. Hopson	The Hesitations	Is This The Way To Treat A Girl (You Bet It Is)	1969	GWP
4	recordlabel: Invictus 9071 chartposition: RandB #7, US #59 writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland Jr. and Ronald Dunbar	The Glass House	Crumbs Off the Table	1969	Invictus
5	recordlabel: RCA Victor 74 0204 chartposition: RandB #3, US #15 writtenby: Jerry Peters & Anita Poree album: Grazin' / The Best of Friends comments: [ballad]	The Friends of Distinction	Going in Circles	1969	RCA Victor
6	recordlabel: RCA Victor 74 0107 chartposition: RandB #5, US #3 writtenby: Philemon Hou & Harry Elston album: Grazin' / The Best of Friends comments: [pop soul]	The Friends of Distinction	Grazing in the Grass	1969	RCA Victor
7	recordlabel: RCA 204 chartposition: US #63 writtenby: Willie Hutch (as Willie Hutchison) album: Highly Distinct	The Friends of Distinction	Let Yourself Go	1969	RCA
---	recordlabel: RCA Victor 74-0107 writtenby: Poree, Peters album: Grazin' / The Best of Friends comments: [ballad] mpcode: PUwCEOtCago	The Friends Of Distinction	I Really Hope You Do	1969	RCA Victor
1	recordlabel: Uni 55117 chartposition: UK #8, Cashbox R&B #36, US #51 writtenby: Tony Macaulay and John Macleod album: Digging the Foundations	The Foundations	In the Bad Bad Old Days	1969	Uni
2	recordlabel: Uni 55137 chartposition: US #99 writtenby: Tony Macaulay and John Macleod album: Digging the Foundations	The Foundations	My Little Chickadee	1969	Uni
3	recordlabel: Pye 17809 chartposition: UK #46 writtenby: Eric Allendale and The Foundations	The Foundations	Born to Live, Born to Die	1969	Pye
---	recordlabel: Deram 252 (UK) writtenby: Waddington, Bickerton album: Nothing But A Heartache	The Flirtations	What's Good About Goodbye My Love	1969	Deram(UK)
1	recordlabel: Deram 85048 chartposition: US #111 writtenby: Wayne Bickerton and Tony Waddington	The Flirtations	South Carolina	1969	Deram
---	recordlabel: Deram 351 writtenby: Rickerton, Waddington album: Nothing But A Heartache	The Flirtations	Need Your Loving	1969	Deram
---	recordlabel: Deram 281 (UK) writtenby: Rickerton, Waddington	The Flirtations	Keep On Searching	1969	Deram(UK)
1	recordlabel: Deram 85038 chartposition: US #34 writtenby: Wayne Bickerton and Tony Waddington	The Flirtations	Nothing but a Heartache	1969	Deram
2	recordlabel: Julmar 506 chartposition: RandB #48 writtenby: Zeke Carey	The Flamingos	Dealin' (Groovin' with Feelin')	1969	Julmar
3	recordlabel: Hot Wax 6902 chartposition: US #26 writtenby: Ronald Dunbar, Brian Holland (as part of Edythe Wayne), Lamont Dozier (as part of Edythe Wayne) album: Westbound #9	The Flaming Ember	Mind, Body and Soul	1969	Hot Wax
---	recordlabel: Maverick 1008 writtenby: Willie Hutchison comments: [northern soul] mpcode: -47Ysm_1jGs	The Fidels	I Want To Thank You	1969	Maverick

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