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: Stax 2025143 writtenby: Porter, Williams, LeBeau album: Victim Of The Joke?....An Opera	David Porter	If I Give It Up, I Want It Back	1971	Stax
1	recordlabel: Techniques 901 (UK) chartposition: UK #1, US #22 writtenby: Ansil Collins (as Ansell Collins) album: Double Barrel comments: [reggae]	Dave & Ansel Collins	Double Barrel	1971	Techniques(UK)
2	recordlabel: Techniques 914(UK) chartposition: UK #7 writtenby: Ansil Collins and Winston Riley album: Double Barrel	Dave & Ansel Collins	Monkey Spanner	1971	Techniques (UK)
3	recordlabel: Sound Pak 1001 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #45 writtenby: D. Clowney, J. J. Kriegsmann	Dave Baby Cortez & We The People	(Do It) The Funky Dance	1971	Sound Pak
---	recordlabel: UNI 55270 writtenby: J. Daniels, J. Moore	Darrow Fletcher	What Is This	1971	UNI
---	recordlabel: Genna 1002 writtenby: B. Reed, J. Moore	Darrow Fletcher	Now Is The Time For Love	1971	Genna
1	recordlabel: Curtom 1966 chartposition: RandB #13, US #69 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Roots...	Curtis Mayfield	Get Down	1971	Curtom
---	recordlabel: Curtom 8005 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Curtis comments: [album cut]	Curtis Mayfield	Wild and Free	1971	Curtom
---	recordlabel: Curtom 8009 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield, Joseph Scott album: Roots... comments: [album cut] mpcode: 8s4ywzdNkrs	Curtis Mayfield	Now You're Gone	1971	Curtom
---	recordlabel: Buddah 2011 080 (UK) writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Curtis	Curtis Mayfield	Give It Up	1971	Buddah (UK)
---	recordlabel: Curtom 1966 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Curtis Live!	Curtis Mayfield	We're A Winner	1971	Curtom
---	recordlabel: Curtom 1968 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Roots...	Curtis Mayfield	Love to Keep You in My Mind	1971	Curtom
1	recordlabel: Curtom 1974 chartposition: UK #12 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Curtis	Curtis Mayfield	Move On Up	1971	Curtom
---	recordlabel: Curtom 1963 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Curtis Live!	Curtis Mayfield	Mighty Mighty (Spade And Whitey)	1971	Curtom
1	recordlabel: United Artists 50721 chartposition: RandB #20, US #3 writtenby: Eddie Cornelius album: Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose comments: [northern soul]	Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose	Treat Her Like a Lady	1971	United Artists
2	recordlabel: Lizard 21007 chartposition: RandB #45 writtenby: R. West	Clydie King	'Bout Love	1971	Lizard
3	recordlabel: Atlantic 2842 chartposition: RandB #41, US #101	Clarence Carter	Scratch My Back (And Mumble in My Ear)	1971	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2091-045 (UK) writtenby: Tony Joe White album: Patches mpcode: BPFZlYHRZ_s	Clarence Carter	Willie And Laura Mae Jones	1971	Atlantic (UK)
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 2801 chartposition: RandB #12, US #61 writtenby: Red Lane	Clarence Carter	The Court Room	1971	Atlantic
2	recordlabel: Atlantic 2818 chartposition: RandB #25, US #84 writtenby: George Jackson	Clarence Carter	Slipped, Tripped and Fell in Love	1971	Atlantic
3	recordlabel: Janus 145 chartposition: RandB #31, US #92 writtenby: Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry and Phil Spector	Cissy Houston	Be My Baby	1971	Janus
---	recordlabel: Zodiac 1021 writtenby: Keith Harvey	Chuck Bernard	Love Bug	1971	Zodiac
---	recordlabel: Zodiac 1025 writtenby: B. Eaton, R. Brown, R. Williams	Chuck Bernard	Thank You Ma'am	1971	Zodiac
1	recordlabel: Avco Embassy 4567 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #31 writtenby: Vann Harris comments: [sweet soul ballad]	Chocolate Syrup	Stop Your Cryin'	1971	Avco Embassy
2	recordlabel: Buddah 254 chartposition: RandB #46 writtenby: Jesse James album: Chee Chee and Peppy	Chee Chee & Peppy	Never Never Never	1971	Buddah
3	recordlabel: Buddah 225 chartposition: RandB #12, US #49 writtenby: Jesse James album: Chee Chee and Peppy	Chee Chee & Peppy	I Know I'm in Love	1971	Buddah
4	recordlabel: Warner 7475 chartposition: RandB #9, US #73 writtenby: Charles Wright album: You're So Beautiful	Charles Wright & Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band	Your Love (Means Everything to Me)	1971	Warner
5	recordlabel: Invictus 9099 chartposition: RandB #48 writtenby: Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier album: Give Me Just a Little More Time	Chairmen of the Board	Try On My Love for Size	1971	Invictus
6	recordlabel: Invictus 9103 chartposition: RandB #33, US #104 writtenby: General Johnson and Greg Perry album: Bittersweet / C.O.T.B. Greatest Hits mpcode: o0RCepxEfp8	Chairmen of the Board	Men Are Getting Scarce	1971	Invictus
7	recordlabel: Invictus 9089 chartposition: RandB #28, US #111 writtenby: Daphne Dumas, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland Jr. and Ronald Dunbar album: In Session	Chairmen of the Board	Hanging on to a Memory	1971	Invictus
8	recordlabel: Invictus 9086 chartposition: RandB #10, US #42, UK #48 writtenby: Brian Holland & Lamont Dozier album: In Session / C.O.T.B. Greatest Hits	Chairmen of the Board	Chairman of the Board	1971	Invictus
---	recordlabel: Invictus 9089 writtenby: E. Wayne, R. Dunbar album: The Chairmen Of The Board	Chairmen Of The Board	Tricked And Trapped (By A Tricky Trapper)	1971	Invictus
---	recordlabel: Ode Records 77009 album: Tapestry comments: [Complete Album] mpcode: SyQ-TgA6bQk	Carole King	Tapestry (full album)	1971	Ode Records
1	recordlabel: Back Beat 617 chartposition: RandB #47	Carl Carlton	I Can Feel It	1971	Back Beat
2	recordlabel: Fame 1478 chartposition: RandB #20 writtenby: G. Jackson, R. Moore album: Stand by Your Man	Candi Staton	Too Hurt To Cry	1971	Fame
3	recordlabel: Fame 1476 chartposition: RandB #9, US #52 writtenby: Harlan Howard album: Stand By Your Man	Candi Staton	He Called Me Baby	1971	Fame
4	recordlabel: Fame 1478 chartposition: RandB #20, US #109 writtenby: Toni Wine and Irwin Levine album: Stand By Your Man comments: charted as Mr. and Mrs. Untrue / Too Hurt to Cry in US RandB charts	Candi Staton	Mr. and Mrs. Untrue	1971	Fame
---	recordlabel: Stax 110 writtenby: B. Kaye, N. Green, B. Flemister album: I'm Not Blind...I Just Can't See	Calvin Scott	A Sadness For Things	1971	Stax
---	recordlabel: Stax 0094 writtenby: Calvin, Arnold album: I'm Not Blind...I Just Can't See	Calvin Scott	Shame, On The Family Name	1971	Stax
---	recordlabel: Chimneyville 438 writtenby: Joe Broussard comments: [deep soul]	C.P. Love	I Found All These Things	1971	Chimneyville
---	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3505 writtenby: Sigler	Bunny Sigler	Everybody Needs Good Lovin'	1971	P.I.R.
1	recordlabel: Mercury 73205 chartposition: RandB #49, US #71 writtenby: Otis Redding album: A Message to the People	Buddy Miles	Wholesale Love	1971	Mercury
2	recordlabel: Trojan 7814 chartposition: UK #19 writtenby: Hilda Feliciano, Jose Feliciano album: Rain comments: [reggae]	Bruce Ruffin	Rain	1971	Trojan
3	recordlabel: Cotillion 44130 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #56 writtenby: Percy Mayfield album: Story Teller comments: [ballad]	Brook Benton	Please Send Me Someone To Love	1971	Cotillion
4	recordlabel: Top and Bottom 406 chartposition: RandB #42, US #120 writtenby: Van McCoy and Joe Cobb	Brenda & the Tabulations	A Child No One Wanted	1971	Top and Bottom
5	recordlabel: Top & Bottom 407 chartposition: RandB #10, US #23 writtenby: Van McCoy & Joe Cobb comments: [philly sound sweet soul]	Brenda & the Tabulations	Right on the Tip of My Tongue	1971	Top & Bottom
6	recordlabel: Top and Bottom 411 chartposition: RandB #34, US #107 writtenby: Van McCoy and Joe Cobb	Brenda & the Tabulations	Why Didn't I Think of That	1971	Top and Bottom
7	recordlabel: Top and Bottom 408 chartposition: RandB #14, US #94 writtenby: Van McCoy and Joe Cobb	Brenda & the Tabulations	A Part of You	1971	Top and Bottom
8	recordlabel: Better 102 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #48 writtenby: J. Steward Jr. comments: [deep soul ballad]	Brenda Jo Harris	She'll Snatch Him	1971	Better
9	recordlabel: Stax 0082 chartposition: RandB #21, US #45 writtenby: B.T. Jones, S. Cropper, D. Dunn, A. Jackson album: Melting Pot comments: [instrumental] mpcode: L_9omLYQPdY	Booker T. & the MGs	Melting Pot	1971	Stax
---	recordlabel: United Artists 5539 writtenby: Bobby Womack, Burt Bacharach, Hal David album: Communication... comments: [album cut ballad] mpcode: 6GJDkJFKxkI	Bobby Womack	Monologue...(They Long To Be) Close To You	1971	United Artists
1	recordlabel: United Artists 50847 chartposition: RandB #2, US #27 writtenby: Jimmy Grisby, Joe Hicks & Bobby Womack album: Communication... comments: [southern soul ballad]	Bobby Womack	That's the Way I Feel About 'Cha	1971	United Artists
---	recordlabel: United Artists 5539 writtenby: Ray Stevens album: Communication... comments: [album cut] mpcode: b9n8C6KBbMc	Bobby Womack	Everything Is Beautiful	1971	United Artists
1	recordlabel: United Artists 50816 chartposition: RandB #40 writtenby: Bobby Womack album: Communication...	Bobby Womack	Communication	1971	United Artists
2	recordlabel: United Artists 50773 chartposition: RandB #30, US #111 writtenby: Bobby Womack, D. Patterson album: The Womack Live	Bobby Womack	The Preacher (Part 2)	1971	United Artists
---	recordlabel: United Artists 50816 writtenby: James Taylor album: Communication...	Bobby Womack	Fire And Rain	1971	United Artists
---	recordlabel: United Artists 5539 writtenby: Arranged and adapted by Bobby Womack album: Communication... comments: [gospel soul album cut] mpcode: JcJMiDpWGQE	Bobby Womack	Yield Not To Temptation	1971	United Artists
---	recordlabel: Mowest 5006 writtenby: M. Larson, J. Marcellino, P. Sawyer	Bobby Taylor	Just A Little Bit Closer	1971	Mowest
1	recordlabel: Galaxy 778 chartposition: RandB #34 writtenby: Calvin Carter and Bobby Rush	Bobby Rush	Chicken Heads	1971	Galaxy
---	recordlabel: Whit 6908 writtenby: LeFevre, Venable, Bailey, Burrell, Daughtry	Bobby Powell	Peace Begins Within	1971	Whit
1	recordlabel: Whit 6907 chartposition: RandB #45 writtenby: Joe Hicks	Bobby Powell	The Bells	1971	Whit
---	recordlabel: Whit 6909 writtenby: Sly Stone	Bobby Powell	Into My Own Thing	1971	Whit
---	recordlabel: Paula 352 writtenby: J. Beach, J. Strickland, R. Bell album: It's Just A Matter Of Time	Bobby Patterson	Right on Jody	1971	Paula
---	recordlabel: Lionel 3216 writtenby: Strong, Barksdale, Graves, McGill comments: [deep soul]	Bobby Jones (Bobby Jonz)	I Am So Lonely (In My Apartment)	1971	Lionel
---	recordlabel: Philips 40709	Bobby Hutton	You're My Whole Reason	1971	Philips
---	recordlabel: Philips 40692 writtenby: B. P. Upton	Bobby Hutton	More Today Than Yesterday	1971	Philips
1	recordlabel: BrownStone 4203 chartposition: RandB #34, US #85 writtenby: James Brown	Bobby Byrd	Hot Pants - I'm Coming, Coming, I'm Coming	1971	BrownStone
2	recordlabel: King 6378 chartposition: RandB #30, US #117 writtenby: Bobby Byrd, Charles Bobbit and James Brown	Bobby Byrd	I Know You Got Soul	1971	King
3	recordlabel: Duke 466 chartposition: RandB #18, US #97 writtenby: Sonny Thompson	Bobby Bland	I'm Sorry	1971	Duke
4	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3506 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #56 writtenby: Bunny Sigler, Ugene Dozier comments: [philly sound ballad]	Bobby Bennett	Days Go By	1971	P.I.R.
5	recordlabel: Trojan 7818 (UK) chartposition: UK #11 writtenby: Steve Duboff and Artie Kornfeld album: Pied Piper comments: Reggae	Bob & Marcia	Pied Piper	1971	Trojan(UK)
6	recordlabel: Today 1501 chartposition: RandB #38 writtenby: Patrick Adams album: Don't Turn Around	Black Ivory	Don't Turn Around	1971	Today
---	recordlabel: Today 1511 writtenby: Adams, Bascombe, Burgess, Patterson album: Don't Turn Around	Black Ivory	Surrender	1971	Today
1	recordlabel: Spectrum 114 chartposition: RandB #50 writtenby: Jack Ashford and Lorraine Chandler	Billy Sha-Rae	Do It	1971	Spectrum
2	recordlabel: Apple 1826 chartposition: RandB #23, US #90 writtenby: George Harrison album: Encouraging Words	Billy Preston	My Sweet Lord	1971	Apple
---	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3509 writtenby: J. Kay, R. Moreve album: Going East	Billy Paul	Magic Carpet Ride	1971	P.I.R.
---	recordlabel: Miss Betty 34 writtenby: Pope, Mack, Moore album: Lost Deep Soul Treasures Vol.2 comments: [deep soul]	Billy Mack	I Can't Sleep	1971	Miss Betty
1	recordlabel: Memphis 103 chartposition: RandB #37 writtenby: Billy Butler, Larry Wade and Terry Callier comments: [ballad]	Billy Butler & Infinity	I Don't Want To Lose You	1971	Memphis
---	recordlabel: Sussex 219 writtenby: Bill Withers album: Just as I Am	Bill Withers	Harlem	1971	Sussex
1	recordlabel: Sussex 219 chartposition: RandB #6, US #3, US AC #2 writtenby: Bill Withers album: Just As I Am comments: [ballad]	Bill Withers	Ain't No Sunshine	1971	Sussex
2	recordlabel: Sussex 227 chartposition: RandB #18, US #42, US AC #16 writtenby: Bill Withers album: Just as I Am	Bill Withers	Grandma's Hands	1971	Sussex
---	recordlabel: Sussex 227 writtenby: Bill Withers album: Just as I Am	Bill Withers	Sweet Wanomi	1971	Sussex
---	recordlabel: Sussex 219 writtenby: Bill Withers album: Just as I Am	Bill Withers	Moanin' And Groanin'	1971	Sussex
---	recordlabel: AandM 845 (UK) writtenby: F. Neil album: Just as I Am	Bill Withers	Everybody's Talkin'	1971	A&M(UK)
---	recordlabel: Susses 686 writtenby: Bill Withers album: Just As I Am comments: [album cut] mpcode: cU7dDtVB7aE	Bill Withers	Do It Good	1971	Susses
---	recordlabel: Sussex 7006 writtenby: Bill Withers album: [album cut] comments: [album cut] mpcode: m0xzINDJtF0	Bill Withers	In My Heart	1971	Sussex
---	recordlabel: Sussex 7006 writtenby: Bill Withers album: Just As I Am comments: [album cut] mpcode: 5SAke0jV-0o	Bill Withers	I'm Her Daddy	1971	Sussex
---	recordlabel: AandM 10 427 writtenby: Lennon, McCartney album: Just As I Am	Bill Withers	Let It Be	1971	A&M
---	recordlabel: Sussex 7006 writtenby: Bill Withers album: Just As I Am comments: [album cut] mpcode: 4d5fvxPVHCU	Bill Withers	Hope She'll Be Happier	1971	Sussex
1	recordlabel: Crajon 48204 chartposition: RandB #14, US #105 writtenby: Denise LaSalle (as Ora Denise Jones)	Bill Coday	Get Your Lie Straight	1971	Crajon
2	recordlabel: Galaxy 779 chartposition: RandB #48 writtenby: Denise LaSalle	Bill Coday	When You Find a Fool Bump His Head	1971	Galaxy
---	recordlabel: Crajon 48203 writtenby: O. Denise Jones	Bill Coday	Right On Baby	1971	Crajon
---	recordlabel: Galaxy 781 writtenby: LaSalle	Bill Coday	I Got A Thing	1971	Galaxy
---	recordlabel: Crajon 48202 writtenby: O. Denise Jones, B. Jones	Bill Coday	Sixty Minute Teaser	1971	Crajon
1	recordlabel: Fame 1479 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #59 writtenby: G. Jackson, M. Buckins comments: [ballad]	Bettye Swann	I'm Just Living A Lie	1971	Fame
---	recordlabel: SSS Int'l 839	Bettye LaVette	Take Another Little Piece Of My Heart	1971	SSS Int'l
1	recordlabel: Alston 4601 chartposition: RandB #2, US #6 writtenby: Clarence Reid & Willie Clarke album: I Love the Way You Love comments: (southern soul)	Betty Wright	Clean Up Woman	1971	Alston
---	recordlabel: Alston 4601 writtenby: Betty Wright, Willie Clarke, Willie Hale album: I Love The Way You Love mpcode: vwHP5aAdq5M	Betty Wright	I'll Love You Forever	1971	Alston
1	recordlabel: Fantasy 658 chartposition: RandB #32, US #113 writtenby: Dee Erwin and Lynne Farr	Betty Everett	Ain't Nothing Gonna Change Me	1971	Fantasy
2	recordlabel: Philly Groove 165 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #50 writtenby: Stanley Fauntleroy, William Hart comments: [philly sound ballad]	Ben Aiken	One And One Is Five	1971	Philly Groove

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