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Soul R&B Music Charts of 1971 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1971 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 1971, 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 1971, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1971 . . .

The following songs were released in 1971 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 1971 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
--- recordlabel: Jay Walking 013
writtenby: R. L. Martin
album: Dream World
 		The Continental IV The Love You Gave To Me 1971 Jay Walking
--- recordlabel: Jay Walking 009
writtenby: Roosevelt Jones
 		The Continental IV The Way I Love You 1971 Jay Walking
1 recordlabel: Jay Walking 009
chartposition: RandB #49
writtenby: Sandra McGregor
album: Dream World
 		The Continental IV I Don't Have You 1971 Jay Walking
2 recordlabel: Jay Walking 011
chartposition: RandB #19, US #84
writtenby: Bobby Martin (as Robert L. Martin) and Eugene Lemon
album: Dream World
 		The Continental IV Day by Day (Every Minute of the Hour) 1971 Jay Walking
3 recordlabel: Jay-Walking 13
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #55
writtenby: Tommy Keith
album: Dream World
comments: [sweet soul ballad]
 		The Continental 4 How Can I Pretend 1971 JayWalking
4 recordlabel: Parlophone 5931
chartposition: US #76
writtenby: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
 		The Coasters Love Potion No. 9 1971 Parlophone
5 recordlabel: Brunswick 55462
chartposition: RandB #1, US #3, UK #3
writtenby: Barbara Acklin & Eugene Record
album: (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People / The Chi-Lites Greatest Hits
comments: [sweet soul ballad]
 		The Chi-Lites Have You Seen Her 1971 Brunswick
--- recordlabel: Brunswick 754170
writtenby: Carl Davis, Eugene Record
album: (For God's Sake) Give More Power To The People
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: jPdGMs1zM2I
 		The Chi-Lites What Do I Wish For 1971 Brunswick
--- recordlabel: Brunswick 754170
writtenby: Eugene Record
album: (For God's Sake) Give More Power To The People
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: Mnx9zObzh_U
 		The Chi-Lites You Got Me Walkin' 1971 Brunswick
--- recordlabel: Brunswick 55458
writtenby: Eugene Record
album: (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People / The Chi-Lites Greatest Hits
mpcode: gomv3rcN4Jw
 		The Chi-Lites Love Uprising 1971 Brunswick
--- recordlabel: Brunswick 55462
writtenby: Eugene Record, Revé Gipson
album: (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People / The Chi-Lites Greatest Hits
comments: [sweet soul]
mpcode: jisvrW00lZk
 		The Chi-Lites Yes I'm Ready (If I Don't Get To Go) 1971 Brunswick
1 recordlabel: Brunswick 55450
chartposition: RandB #4, US #26, UK #32
writtenby: Eugene Record
album: (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People / The Chi-Lites Greatest Hits
 		The Chi-Lites (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People 1971 Brunswick
2 recordlabel: Brunswick 55458
chartposition: RandB #35, US #95
writtenby: Eugene Record
album: (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People / The Chi-Lites Greatest Hits
 		The Chi-Lites I Want to Pay You Back (For Loving Me) 1971 Brunswick
3 recordlabel: Brunswick 55455
chartposition: RandB #17, US #70
writtenby: Quinton Joseph and Eugene Record
album: (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People / The Chi-Lites Greatest Hits
 		The Chi-Lites We Are Neighbors 1971 Brunswick
4 recordlabel: Alston 4595
chartposition: RandB #7, US #15
writtenby: Raphael Munnings & Tyrone Fitzgerald
album: Funky Nassau
comments: [disco funk]
 		The Beginning of the End Funky Nassau 1971 Alston
5 recordlabel: Alston 4599
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #51
writtenby: L. Munnings, R. Munnings
album: Funky Nassau
comments: [funk]
 		The Beginning Of The End Monkey Tamarind 1971 Alston
6 recordlabel: Volt 4073
chartposition: RandB #10, US #53
writtenby: Allen Jones, Homer Banks and Brown
 		The Bar-Kays Son of Shaft 1971 Volt
7 recordlabel: Brunswick 55444
chartposition: RandB #48
writtenby: Donald Johnson and Lawrence Johnson
album: (I Want You to) Make My Life Over
 		The Artistics (I Want You to) Make My Life Over 1971 Brunswick
--- recordlabel: Condor 201
writtenby: Hillard, Mannick, Wilford
The After Hours Love Affair 1971 Condor
1 recordlabel: Invictus 9098
chartposition: RandB #3, US #28
writtenby: A. Bond, G. Perry, G. Johnson, R. Dunbar
album: 8th Day
 		The 8th Day You've Got to Crawl (Before You Walk) 1971 Invictus
2 recordlabel: Invictus 9087
chartposition: RandB #3, US #11
writtenby: Ronald Dunbar & Clyde Wilson
album: 8th Day
 		The 8th Day She's Not Just Another Woman 1971 Invictus
3 recordlabel: Bell 45134
chartposition: RandB #45, US #12, US AC #1
writtenby: Dick Addrisi & Don Addrisi
album: The 5th Dimension Live!
comments: [pop soul ballad]
 		The 5th Dimension Never My Love 1971 Bell
4 recordlabel: Bell 965
chartposition: RandB #28, US #19, US AC #6
writtenby: Dorothea Joyce
album: Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes
comments: [ballad]
 		The 5th Dimension Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes 1971 Bell
5 recordlabel: Ronn 52
chartposition: RandB #44
writtenby: Miles Grayson and Bobby Lexing
 		Ted Taylor How's Your Love Life Baby 1971 Ronn
6 recordlabel: Ronn 57
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #43
writtenby: Ted Taylor
album: Taylor Made
 		Ted Taylor Only The Lonely Knows 1971 Ronn
7 recordlabel: Cotillion 44123
chartposition: UK #4
writtenby: Bert Russell (as Bert Berns)
comments: [northern soul]
 		Tami Lynn I'm Gonna Run Away from You 1971 Cotillion
--- recordlabel: Cotillion 44123
writtenby: Williams, Paul, Paul
album: Love Is Here And Now You're Gone
 		Tami Lynn Mojo Hannah 1971 Cotillion
1 recordlabel: Twinight 149
chartposition: RandB #34
writtenby: Smokey Robinson (as William
Syl Johnson Get Ready 1971 Twinight
--- recordlabel: RCA Victor 481008
writtenby: Grant, Franklin, Neale, Williams
album: It's Time For The Swiss
 		Swiss Movement This Moment (I Just Want It To Last Forever) 1971 RCA Victor
--- recordlabel: All Platinum 2335
writtenby: R. Derouge and R. Terrell
 		Susan Phillips Key In The Mailbox 1971 All Platinum
1 recordlabel: Rare Earth 5027
chartposition: RandB #36, US #71
writtenby: Patti Jerome and Mike Valvano
album: Stoney and Meatloaf
 		Stoney & Meatloaf What You See Is What You Get 1971 Rare Earth
--- recordlabel: Tamla 54208
writtenby: S. Wright, S. Wonder
album: Where I'm Coming From
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		Stevie Wonder Think Of Me As Your Soldier 1971 Tamla
1 recordlabel: Tamla 54202
chartposition: US #78, UK #51
writtenby: Stevie Wonder and Syreeta
album: Where I'm Coming From
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		Stevie Wonder Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer 1971 Tamla
2 recordlabel: Tamla 54202
chartposition: RandB #3, US 13, UK #27
writtenby: John Lennon & Paul McCartney
album: Signed, Sealed & Delivered / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 6
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		Stevie Wonder We Can Work It Out 1971 Tamla
3 recordlabel: Tamla 54208
chartposition: RandB #4, US #8, UK #20, US AC #10
writtenby: Stevie Wonder & Syreeta
album: Where I'm Coming From / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 7
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		Stevie Wonder If You Really Love Me 1971 Tamla
--- recordlabel: Tamla Motown 852 (UK)
writtenby: Wright, Wonder
album: Where I'm Coming From
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		Stevie Wonder Look Around 1971 Tamla Motown(UK)
1 recordlabel: Hill 777
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #54
writtenby: Miles Grayson, Bobby Lexing
comments: [southern soul blues]
 		Sonny Green If You Want Me To Keep On Loving You 1971 Hill
2 recordlabel: MGM 14221
chartposition: RandB #26, US #96
writtenby: M. Burke, Solomon Burke Jr. and B. Burke
 		Solomon Burke The Electronic Magnetism (That's Heavy, Baby) 1971 MGM
3 recordlabel: Tamla 54206
chartposition: RandB #20, US #56
writtenby: Smokey Robinson
album: One Dozen Roses
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		Smokey Robinson & The Miracles Crazy About the La La La 1971 Tamla
4 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 761(UK)
chartposition: UK #13
writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr.
album: Away We A Go Go
comments: [Motown Sound] [re release]
 		Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Come Round Here) I'm the One You Need 1971 Tamla Motown (UK)
5 recordlabel: Tamla 54211
chartposition: RandB #20, US #49
writtenby: Smokey Robinson
album: One Dozen Roses
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		Smokey Robinson & The Miracles Satisfaction 1971 Tamla
6 recordlabel: Tamla 54205
chartposition: RandB #7, US #18, UK #11
writtenby: Smokey Robinson
album: One Dozen Roses / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 6
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		Smokey Robinson & The Miracles I Don't Blame You At All 1971 Tamla
--- recordlabel: Bad Boys 1001
writtenby: Isaac Bolden
 		Sly, Slick And Wicked Confessin' A Feeling 1971 Bad Boys
1 recordlabel: Epic 5 10805
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #15
writtenby: Sly Stone (as Sylvester Stewart)
album: There's A Riot Goin' On
comments: [funk]
 		Sly & the Family Stone Family Affair 1971 Epic
--- recordlabel: Epic 30986
writtenby: Sly Stone, Sylvester Stewart
album: There's A Riot Goin' On
comments: [funk instrumental album cut]
mpcode: DyQenDEmhe4
 		Sly & The Family Stone Africa Talks To You--The Asphalt Jungle 1971 Epic
--- recordlabel: Epic 30986
writtenby: Sly Stone, Sylvester Stewart
album: There's A Riot Goin' On
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: azLtSFr-5ck
 		Sly & The Family Stone Time 1971 Epic
--- recordlabel: Epic 30986
writtenby: Sly Stone, Sylvester Stewart
album: There's A Riot Goin' On
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: _ppAPO-DIHo
 		Sly & The Family Stone Thank You For Talkin' To Me Africa 1971 Epic
--- recordlabel: Epic 30986
writtenby: Sly Stone, Sylvester Stewart
album: There's A Riot Goin' On
comments: [funk album cut]
mpcode: XcQV0YK_mkc
 		Sly & The Family Stone Spaced Cowboy 1971 Epic
--- recordlabel: Epic 30986
writtenby: Sly Stone, Sylvester Stewart
album: There's A Riot Goin' On
comments: [funk album cut]
mpcode: 4Td9fwbgks8
 		Sly & The Family Stone Poet 1971 Epic
--- recordlabel: Epic 30986
writtenby: Sly Stone, Sylvester Stewart
album: There's A Riot Goin' On
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: EjBOjHWLDRQ
 		Sly & The Family Stone Just Like A Baby 1971 Epic
--- recordlabel: Epic 10829
writtenby: Sly Stone, Sylvester Stewart
album: There's A Riot Goin' On
comments: [funk]
mpcode: DD7443z6Xog
 		Sly & The Family Stone Brave and Strong 1971 Epic
--- recordlabel: Mister Chand 8002
writtenby: W. Dixon, S. Simmons, R. Simmons
album: Gettin' Over The Hump
 		Simtec & Wylie Everybody's Got A Part To Play 1971 Mister Chand
--- recordlabel: Mister Chand 8009
writtenby: D. Pointer, W. Dixon, S. Simmons, R. Simmons
album: Gettin' Over The Hump
 		Simtec & Wylie Bootleggin' 1971 Mister Chand
1 recordlabel: Mister Chand 8005
chartposition: RandB #29, US #101
writtenby: D. Pointer, W. Dixon, S. Simmons, R. Simmons
album: Gettin` Over The Hump
Simtec & Wylie Gotta Get Over the Hump 1971 Mister Chand
--- recordlabel: Mister Chand 8008
writtenby: R. Stewart, M. Quitlenton
album: Gettin' Over The Hump
 		Simtec & Wylie Maggie May 1971 Mister Chand
--- recordlabel: Nation 7858
writtenby: L. Bibbs, W. Davis
mpcode: fsaHZYA84SM
 		Silk (girl group) Falling In Love Isn't Easy 1971 Nation
--- recordlabel: Nation 7858
writtenby: L. Bibbs, W. Davis
 		Silk Falling In Love Isn't Easy 1971 Nation
--- recordlabel: Yodi 1000
writtenby: E. Matthews, T. Ludy
comments: [ballad]
mpcode: Xl7sq_hBSD8
 		Sharen Clark & The Product Of Time I'm Not Afraid Of Love 1971 Yodi
--- recordlabel: Apt 26009
writtenby: David Pryor
comments: [southern soul]
mpcode: 9Wz8N03YuwI
 		Sharen Clark & The Product Of Time Mama Did't Lie (Sho Come True) 1971 Apt
1 recordlabel: Volt 4051
chartposition: RandB #23, US #118
writtenby: Homer Banks and Raymond Jackson
 		Shack Too Many Lovers 1971 Volt
2 recordlabel: Columbia 45472
chartposition: RandB #39, US #12
writtenby: David Brown, Tyrone Moss & Carlos Santana
album: Santana III
Santana Everybody's Everything 1971 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Columbia 45330
chartposition: RandB #32, US #13, US AC #11
writtenby: Tito Puente
album: Abraxas
Santana Oye Como Va 1971 Columbia
4 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 795(UK)
chartposition: UK #39
writtenby: Joanne Bratton and Linda Bunten
album: Motown Chartbusters Vol. 7
comments: [Motown Sound] [instrumental]
 		San Remo Strings Festival Time 1971 Tamla Motown (UK)
5 recordlabel: Atlantic 2839
chartposition: RandB #36, US #102
writtenby: Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter
 		Sam & Dave Don't Pull Your Love 1971 Atlantic
--- recordlabel: Chess 2109
Sam Dees Can You Be A One Man Woman 1971 Chess
--- recordlabel: Chess 1033 2122
writtenby: Larry Weiss
 		Sam Dees Maryanna 1971 Chess
1 recordlabel: Stax 0112
chartposition: RandB #11, US #44
writtenby: Jo Bridges, Rufus Thomas , Mack Rice and Tom Nixon
album: Did You Heard Me?
 		Rufus Thomas Do the Funky Penguin 1971 Stax
2 recordlabel: Stax 0098
chartposition: RandB #2, US #31
writtenby: Eddie Floyd, Mack Rice & Rufus Thomas
album: Did You Heard Me?
comments: [funk]
 		Rufus Thomas The Breakdown (Part 1) 1971 Stax
3 recordlabel: Stax 0090
chartposition: RandB #34
writtenby: Rufus Thomas
album: Did You Heard Me?
 		Rufus Thomas The World Is Round 1971 Stax
4 recordlabel: Lawton 1554
chartposition: RandB #29, US #105
writtenby: Bessie Martin, Bobby Martin (as Robert Martin) and John Mobley
comments: [novelty]
 		Ruby & the Party Gang Hey Ruby (Shut Your Mouth) 1971 Lawton
5 recordlabel: Zodiac 1020
chartposition: RandB #47
writtenby: Bobby Eaton and Ric Williams
album: Black Ruby
 		Ruby Andrews You Ole Boo Boo You 1971 Zodiac
--- recordlabel: ClinTone 006
Rozetta Johnson Holding The Losing Hand 1971 ClinTone
--- recordlabel: ClinTone 006
writtenby: Sam Dees
 		Rozetta Johnson Chained and Bound 1971 ClinTone
1 recordlabel: Clintone 003
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Sam Dees
album: Deep Soul Treasures Vol.3 (compiled by Dave Godin)
comments: [deep soul]
 		Rozetta Johnson Who Are You Gonna Love (Your Woman or Your Wife) 1971 Clintone
2 recordlabel: Alaga 1006
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Roy C (as Roy Hammond) and James Hines
album: Sex And Soul
 		Roy C Got to Get Enough (Of Your Sweet Love Stuff) 1971 Alaga
3 recordlabel: Alaga 1007
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #34
writtenby: R. Hammond, J. Hines
album: Sex and Soul
comments: [southern soul]
 		Roy C I Wasn't There 1971 Alaga
4 recordlabel: Columbia 45387
chartposition: RandB #37, US #94, UK #34
writtenby: Thom Bell and Linda Creed
album: One Man Band
 		Ronnie Dyson When You Get Right Down To It 1971 Columbia
5 recordlabel: Atlantic 2808
chartposition: RandB #8, US #29, US AC #36
writtenby: Carole King
album: Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway / The Best of Donny Hathaway
 		Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway You've Got a Friend 1971 Atlantic
6 recordlabel: Atlantic 2837
chartposition: R&B #30, US #71
writtenby: Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Phil Spector
album: Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway
 		Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' 1971 Atlantic
7 recordlabel: Atlantic 2785
chartposition: US #117
writtenby: Jimmy Webb
album: Chapter Two
 		Roberta Flack Do What You Gotta Do 1971 Atlantic
--- recordlabel: Kent 4552
writtenby: R. Ramsey, J. Day
album: Deep Soul Treasures Vol.3 (compiled by Dave Godin)
comments: [deep soul]
 		Robert Ramsey Like It Stands 1971 Kent
--- recordlabel: Saadia 6091
writtenby: F. Williams
album: Various - The Sound Of Funk Volume 1
comments: [funk]
mpcode: nWJdKiLKMqQ
 		Robert Moore Everything's Gonna' Be All Right 1971 Saadia
1 recordlabel: Scepter 12305
chartposition: RandB #48
writtenby: Lynne Farr and Dee Irwin (as Dee Ervin)
 		Richie's Room 222 Gang I'd Rather Stay a Child 1971 Scepter
--- recordlabel: Shout 249
writtenby: R. Marks
comments: [northern soul]
mpcode: Wp0jFxsoOQ4
 		Richard Marks Love Is Gone 1971 Shout
--- recordlabel: Shout 249
writtenby: R. Marks, T. Fletcher
comments: [northern soul]
mpcode: SvxtrjJh04c
 		Richard Marks Don't Take It Out On Me 1971 Shout
--- recordlabel: House Of Orange 2406
writtenby: Reuben Bell, Vernon Davis
 		Reuben Bell What's Happening To The World 1971 House Of Orange
1 recordlabel: Epic 10776
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #55
writtenby: G. McGregor
comments: [northern soul]
 		Rena Scott I Just Can't Forget That Boy 1971 Epic
2 recordlabel: Capitol 3042
chartposition: RandB #30, US #117
writtenby: Michael Barton, Bob Garner and Andre Williams
 		Reggie Garner Teddy Bear 1971 Capitol
--- recordlabel: Capitol 3173
writtenby: B. Garner, A. Williams, C.G. Scott
 		Reggie Garner Hot Line 1971 Capitol
--- recordlabel: Wand 11237
writtenby: Edmond H. Simmons
mpcode: BI0perrwwHQ
 		Reflection aka The Reflections Just Realized 1971 Wand
1 recordlabel: Epic 7351
chartposition: UK #2, US #21
writtenby: P. Vegas, L. Vegas
album: Message from a Drum
comments: [pop soul rock]
 		Redbone The Witch Queen of New Orleans 1971 Epic
--- recordlabel: Jay Walking 14
writtenby: Jack Ashford, Lorraine Chandler
album: Deep Soul Treasures Vol.3 (compiled by Dave Godin)
comments: [deep soul]
 		Ray Gant & Arabian Knights Don't Leave Me Baby 1971 Jay Walking
1 recordlabel: Tangerine 1015
chartposition: RandB #13, US #36
writtenby: Ray Charles
album: My Kind of Jazz
comments: [instrumental]
 		Ray Charles Booty Butt 1971 Tangerine
2 recordlabel: ABC/TRC 11291
chartposition: RandB #13, US #36, US AC #22
writtenby: Jimmy Holiday & Eddie Reeves
album: Love Country Style
Ray Charles Don't Change on Me 1971 ABC/TRC
3 recordlabel: ABC 11291
chartposition: US AC #27
writtenby: Mickey Newbury
 		Ray Charles Sweet Memories 1971 ABC
4 recordlabel: ABC 11317
chartposition: US #54, US AC #20
writtenby: Art Harris and Fred Jay
album: Volcanic Action of My Soul
 		Ray Charles What Am I Living For 1971 ABC
5 recordlabel: ABC/TRC 11308
chartposition: RandB #16, US #68
writtenby: James Johnson [James E. Johnson] and Leslie Temple
album: Volcanic Action of My Soul
 		Ray Charles Feel So Bad 1971 ABC/TRC
--- recordlabel: United Artists 50813
writtenby: Jerry Williams, Troy Davis
album: Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol.1
comments: [deep soul]
 		Raw Spitt Songs To Sing 1971 United Artists
1 recordlabel: Rare Earth 5038
chartposition: RandB #40, US #19
writtenby: Dino Fekaris & Nick Zesses
album: Rare Earth in Concert
 		Rare Earth Hey Big Brother 1971 Rare Earth
2 recordlabel: Rare Earth 5031
chartposition: RandB #30, US #7
writtenby: Dino Fekaris & Nick Zesses
album: One World
Rare Earth I Just Want to Celebrate 1971 Rare Earth

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