Soul R&B Music Charts of 1973 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1973 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 1973, 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 1973, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1973 . . .

The following songs were released in 1973 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 1973 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
401	recordlabel: Stax 0154 chartposition: RandB #33, US #113 writtenby: Prince Phillip Mitchell (as Phillip Mitchell) and Ernie Shelby album: Starting All Over Again	Mel & Tim	I May Not Be What You Want	1973	Stax
402	recordlabel: Capricorn 0017 chartposition: RandB #35 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Mindful	Maxayn	Check Out Your Mind	1973	Capricorn
---	recordlabel: Future Stars 1002 writtenby: Dann Penn, Linden Oldham album: Deep Soul Treasures Vol.4 (compiled by Dave Godin) comments: [deep soul]	Matilda Jones	Wrong Too Long	1973	Future Stars
---	recordlabel: Tamla 54241 writtenby: M. Gaye, G. Fuqua, S. Greene album: Let's Get It On comments: [Motown Sound]	Marvin Gaye	Distant Lover	1973	Tamla
---	recordlabel: Tamla 329 writtenby: Ed Townsend, Marvin Gaye album: Let\'s Get It On comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: oiN7WXFCocQ	Marvin Gaye	If I Should Die Tonight	1973	Tamla
---	recordlabel: Tamla 54244 writtenby: M. Gaye, A. Gaye, E.Stover album: Let's Get It On comments: [Motown Sound]	Marvin Gaye	Just to Keep You Satisfied	1973	Tamla
1	recordlabel: Tamla 54241 chartposition: RandB #3, US #21, UK #51 writtenby: Marvin Gaye album: Let's Get It On comments: [Motown Sound]	Marvin Gaye	Come Get to This	1973	Tamla
---	recordlabel: Tamla 329 writtenby: Ed Townsend, Marvin Gaye album: Let\'s Get It On comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: 9U4wyu-SowQ	Marvin Gaye	Keep Gettin' It On	1973	Tamla
---	recordlabel: Tamla 329 writtenby: Ed Townsend, Marvin Gaye album: Let\'s Get It On comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: tteMjk9uXyo	Marvin Gaye	Please Don't Stay (Once You Go Away)	1973	Tamla
1	recordlabel: Tamla 54234 chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #31 writtenby: E. Townsend album: Let's Get It On / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 8 comments: [Motown Sound]	Marvin Gaye	Let's Get It On	1973	Tamla
2	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 843 chartposition: UK #52 writtenby: Anette Minor, Jack Alan Goga, Johnny Bristol and Peter Green [producer] comments: [Motown Sound]	Martha Reeves	No One There	1973	Tamla Motown
3	recordlabel: Vertigo 109 chartposition: UK #53 writtenby: Hunt, Burns, Rowland	Marsha Hunt's 22	(Oh No! Not) The Beast Day	1973	Vertigo
---	recordlabel: Mercury 73427 writtenby: Roy C (as Roy C. Hammond) album: Mark IV	Mark IV	Why Do You Want To Hurt Me?	1973	Mercury
1	recordlabel: Mercury 73378 chartposition: RandB #54 album: Mark IV	Mark IV	Got To Get Back (To My Baby's Love)	1973	Mercury
2	recordlabel: Mercury 73378 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #62 writtenby: R. Hammond album: Mark IV	Mark IV	I Fell In Love (With A Married Woman)	1973	Mercury
3	recordlabel: Mercury 73353 chartposition: RandB #33 writtenby: Roy C album: Mark IV	Mark IV	My Everything You Are	1973	Mercury
---	recordlabel: Roxbury 2000 chartposition: RandB #26 writtenby: Nina Ford, Howard Harris comments: [Both sides are labelled as "Plug Side".]	Marion Jarvis	Get It	1973	Roxbury
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 2954 chartposition: RandB #43 writtenby: Al Green, Willie Mitchell and Al Jackson Jr. album: Margie Joseph	Margie Joseph	Let's Stay Together	1973	Atlantic
2	recordlabel: Atlantic 2988 chartposition: RandB #32 writtenby: Paul Kelly album: Sweet Surrender	Margie Joseph	Come Lay Some Lovin' on Me	1973	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: United Artists 246 writtenby: M. Higgins, A. Brown	Margie Evans	You're Doing It	1973	United Artists
1	recordlabel: United Artists 246 chartposition: RandB #55	Margie Evans	Good Feeling	1973	United Artists
2	recordlabel: Atlantic 452971 chartposition: RandB #121, US #35, US AC #29 writtenby: Manu Dibango album: Soul Makossa	Manu Dibango	Soul Makossa	1973	Atlantic
3	recordlabel: Atlantic 2983 chartposition: RandB #77, US #109 writtenby: Manu Dibango album: Soul Makossa	Manu Dibango	Dangwa	1973	Atlantic
4	recordlabel: Polydor 14163 chartposition: RandB #19, US #52 writtenby: Wilson Bros. album: Composite Truth	Mandrill	Fencewalk	1973	Polydor
5	recordlabel: Polydor 14187 chartposition: RandB #25, US #83 writtenby: Mandrill album: Composite Truth comments: [instrumental]	Mandrill	Hang Loose	1973	Polydor
6	recordlabel: Polydor 14200 chartposition: RandB #40, US #107 writtenby: Mandrill album: Just Outside of Town	Mandrill	Mango Meat	1973	Polydor
7	recordlabel: People 624 chartposition: RandB #24, US #71 writtenby: James Brown album: Us!!	Maceo & the Macks	Parrty	1973	People
8	recordlabel: Young Blood 1060 (UK) chartposition: UK #52 writtenby: Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield album: Love Will Keep Us Together	Mac & Katie Kissoon	Love Will Keep Us Together	1973	Young Blood(UK)
---	recordlabel: Gator 1202 writtenby: Miles Grayson, Allean Vernado	Lynn Varnado	Wash And Wear Love	1973	Gator
---	recordlabel: Gator 1202 writtenby: Miles Grayson, Allean Vernado	Lynn Varnado	Tell Me What's Wrong With The Men	1973	Gator
---	recordlabel: Brunswick 55508 writtenby: Carl Davis, Sonny Sanders	Lyn Roman	Stop, I Don't Need No Sympathy	1973	Brunswick
1	recordlabel: People 618 chartposition: RandB #37 writtenby: James Brown and Lyn Collins	Lyn Collins	Mama Feelgood	1973	People
2	recordlabel: People 623 chartposition: RandB #45 album: Slaughter's Big Rip Off Soundtrack	Lyn Collins	How Long Can I Keep It Up (Part I)	1973	People
3	recordlabel: People 633 chartposition: RandB #35 writtenby: James Brown	Lyn Collins	Take Me Just As I Am	1973	People
4	recordlabel: People 630 chartposition: RandB #64 writtenby: James Brown	Lyn Collins	We Want to Parrty, Parrty, Parrty	1973	People
5	recordlabel: Ko Ko 2116 chartposition: RandB #23 writtenby: Johnny Baylor album: If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want to Be Right comments: [ballad]	Luther Ingram	Love Ain't Gonna Run Me Away	1973	Ko Ko
6	recordlabel: KoKo 2115 chartposition: RandB #11, US #64 writtenby: Johnny Baylor and Luther Ingram album: If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want to Be Right	Luther Ingram	Always	1973	KoKo
---	recordlabel: T. Motown 64145 (IT) writtenby: A. Smith, Peraino J., L. Allison, R. Goodman, R. Kreinar album: Bad News Is Coming comments: [chicago blues, funk] mpcode: Oc9BQ4v_JDc	Luther Allison	Raggedy and Dirty	1973	T. Motown(IT)
1	recordlabel: 20th Century 2069 chartposition: RandB #10, US #1, UK #10, US AC #1 writtenby: Barrry White album: Under the Influence of... Love Unlimited comments: Instrumental	Love Unlimited Orchestra	Love's Theme	1973	20th Century
2	recordlabel: 20th Century 2025 chartposition: RandB #70 writtenby: Barry White album: Under the Influence of... Love Unlimited	Love Unlimited	Oh Love, We Finally Made It	1973	20th Century
3	recordlabel: 20th Century 2062 chartposition: RandB #35, US #83, UK #11 writtenby: Barry White & Paul Politi album: Under the Influence of... Love Unlimited	Love Unlimited	It May Be Winter Outside (But in My Heart It's Spring)	1973	20th Century
4	recordlabel: 20th Century 2025 chartposition: US #101 writtenby: Barry White album: Under the Influence of... Love Unlimited comments: [instrumental]	Love Unlimited	Yes, We Finally Made It	1973	20th Century
5	recordlabel: 20th Century 2082 chartposition: RandB #70, US #76 writtenby: Barry White, Paul Politi album: Under The Influence Of Love Unlimited	Love Unlimited	Under The Influence Of Love	1973	20th Century
---	recordlabel: MGM 14574 writtenby: Guy Hemric album: The Soul Of Nigger Charley (Original Soundtrack Album) comments: [ballad] mpcode: Bta_lrLHRKc	Lou Rawls	Morning Comes Around	1973	MGM
---	recordlabel: Co Co Cleveland 103 writtenby: L. Ragland	Lou Ragland And Hot Chocolate	I Can't Take It	1973	Co Co Cleveland
---	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 16312 writtenby: L. Ragland, M. Channey	Lou Ragland	Since You Said You'd Be Mine	1973	Warner Bros.
---	recordlabel: Suemi	Lou Pride	Bringin' Me Back Home	1973	Suemi
---	recordlabel: Rags 100 writtenby: L. Courtney	Lou Courtney	Beware	1973	Rags
1	recordlabel: Epic 11062 chartposition: RandB #48 writtenby: Lou Courtney album: I'm In Need Of Love	Lou Courtney	What Do You Want Me to Do	1973	Epic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2967	Lorraine Johnson	If You Want Me To Be More Of A Woman, You've Got To Be More Of A Man	1973	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2967 writtenby: Sam Dees, J.J. Lewis, C. Moon	Lorraine Johnson	Can I Hold You To It	1973	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Collectables 5189 album: Loleatta comments: [deep soul] [album cut]	Loleatta Holloway	Part Time Lover, Full Time Fool	1973	Collectables
1	recordlabel: Aware 033 chartposition: RandB #63 writtenby: Sam Dees and Cleveland Yelder album: Loleatta	Loleatta Holloway	Mother of Shame	1973	Aware
2	recordlabel: Aware 033 chartposition: RandB #43 writtenby: Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy album: Loleatta	Loleatta Holloway	Our Love	1973	Aware
3	recordlabel: Capitol 3722 chartposition: RandB #95 writtenby: Carl Fisher and Bobby Eli	Lois Sneed	This Little Woman	1973	Capitol
4	recordlabel: GSF 6904 chartposition: RandB #32 writtenby: Lloyd Price and Frederick Knight	Lloyd Price	Trying to Slip (Away)	1973	GSF
5	recordlabel: GSF 6894 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #50, US #102 writtenby: Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter	Lloyd Price	Love Music	1973	GSF
6	recordlabel: Tri Us 916 chartposition: RandB #88 writtenby: Homer Banks and Johnny Keyes album: Jealous	Little Royal	I'm Glad to Do It	1973	Tri Us
7	recordlabel: Greene Mountain 413 chartposition: RandB #71 writtenby: Jimmy Holiday	Little Richard	In the Middle of the Night	1973	Greene Mountain
8	recordlabel: Stax 0141 chartposition: RandB #51 writtenby: Little Milton (as Milton Campbell)	Little Milton	What It Is	1973	Stax
9	recordlabel: Stax 0124 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #20 writtenby: Sandy Jones comments: [soul blues]	Little Milton	Walking The Back Streets And Crying	1973	Stax
10	recordlabel: Ronn 69 chartposition: RandB #37 writtenby: Bobby Patterson and Jerry Strickland album: Open House At My House	Little Johnny Taylor	I'll Make It Worth Your While	1973	Ronn
---	recordlabel: Ronn 73 writtenby: Johnny Taylor	Little Johnny Taylor	My Special Rose	1973	Ronn
---	recordlabel: Avco 4645 album: On A New Street	Little Anthony & the Imperials	The Loneliest House On The Block	1973	Avco
1	recordlabel: Avco 4614 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #61 writtenby: James Grant album: On A New Street	Little Anthony & the Imperials	La La La At The End	1973	Avco
2	recordlabel: Mainstream 5550 chartposition: RandB #54 writtenby: Eddie Billups	Linda Perry	I Need Someone	1973	Mainstream
3	recordlabel: Raft 18505 (UK) chartposition: UK #51 writtenby: Linda Lewis album: Fathoms Deep	Linda Lewis	Play Around	1973	Raft(UK)
4	recordlabel: Raft 18502 chartposition: UK #15 writtenby: Linda Lewis album: Lark	Linda Lewis	Rock A Doodle Doo	1973	Raft
5	recordlabel: Avco 6105025 (UK) chartposition: UK #31 writtenby: Sandy Linzer	Limmie & the Family Cookin	Dreamboat	1973	Avco(UK)
6	recordlabel: Curtom 8017 chartposition: RandB #75 writtenby: Michael Hawkins, Janice Hutson and Leroy Hutson album: Love Oh Love	Leroy Hutson	Love Oh Love	1973	Curtom
---	recordlabel: Curtom 8017 writtenby: L. Hutson, M. Hawkins album: Love Oh Love comments: [album cut] mpcode: DUuT8lswUcw	Leroy Hutson	I'll Be There, I'll Still Care	1973	Curtom
1	recordlabel: Curtom 1989 chartposition: RandB #81 writtenby: Maurice Commander, Leroy Hutson and J.D. Reeves album: Love Oh Love	Leroy Hutson	When You Smile	1973	Curtom
---	recordlabel: Curtom 8017 writtenby: L. Hutson album: Love Oh Love comments: [album cut] mpcode: IqfRcYDApns	Leroy Hutson	Time Brings On A Change	1973	Curtom
---	recordlabel: Curtom 1980 writtenby: L. Hutson album: Love Oh Love mpcode: oCNs_HltNN4	Leroy Hutson	As Long As There's Love Around	1973	Curtom
---	recordlabel: Curtom 1983 writtenby: L. Hutson album: Love Oh Love comments: [ballad] mpcode: ouh7rVfXZIQ	Leroy Hutson	I'm In Love With You Girl	1973	Curtom
---	recordlabel: Curtom 8017 writtenby: L. Hutson album: Love Oh Love comments: [instrumental album cut] mpcode: 9Gzj0F1Q6Uw	Leroy Hutson	Getting It On (Theme For The Jay Johnson Affair)	1973	Curtom
1	recordlabel: Mainstream 5545 chartposition: RandB #92, US AC #25 writtenby: Joe Rock, Jimmy Beaumont, Lennie Martin, Janet Vogel, John H. Taylor, Joseph Verscharen	Lenny Welch	Since I Don't Have You	1973	Mainstream
2	recordlabel: Hot Wax 7303 chartposition: RandB #65 writtenby: Lee Charles and Lowrell Simon	Lee Charles	I Just Want to Be Loved	1973	Hot Wax
---	recordlabel: United Artists 358 writtenby: B. George album: Excuse Me I Want To Talk To You	Lea Roberts	I Know	1973	United Artists
1	recordlabel: United Artists 223 chartposition: RandB #94 writtenby: B. Womack and G. DeWitty	Lea Roberts	(If You Don't Want My Love) Give It Back	1973	United Artists
---	recordlabel: United Artists 288 album: Excuse Me I Want To Talk To You	Lea Roberts	Excuse Me (I Want To Talk To You)	1973	United Artists
1	recordlabel: Hot Wax 7305 chartposition: RandB #49 writtenby: Michael L. Smith and Ronald Dunbar (as Ron Dunbar)	Laura Lee	I'll Catch You When You Fall	1973	Hot Wax
---	recordlabel: Hot Wax 7302 writtenby: Holland-Dozier-Holland, Wylie album: I Can't Make It Alone mpcode: 7Or70avgwjg	Laura Lee	(If You Want To Try Love Again) Remember Me	1973	Hot Wax
---	recordlabel: Glades 1714 writtenby: Al Kooper album: Latimore	Latimore	Jolie	1973	Glades
---	recordlabel: ABC 12234 writtenby: M.Jackson, J. Reddick album: Out Here On My Own	Lamont Dozier	Out Here On My Own	1973	ABC
1	recordlabel: ABC 11407 chartposition: RandB #4, US #15 writtenby: McKinley Jackson & James Reddick album: Out Here on My Own comments: [ballad]	Lamont Dozier	Trying to Hold On to My Woman	1973	ABC
---	recordlabel: ABC 11407 writtenby: M. Jackson, J. Reddick, S. Bowden album: Out Here on My Own	Lamont Dozier	We Don't Want Nobody To Come Between Us	1973	ABC
---	recordlabel: ABC 12234 writtenby: M. Jackson, J. Reddick album: Out Here On My Own	Lamont Dozier	Take Off Your Make Up	1973	ABC
---	recordlabel: Black Gold 10 writtenby: Ron Shannon	LaJay Alexander	What 'Cha Gonna' Do (When Your Time Runs Out)	1973	Black Gold
---	recordlabel: Black Gold 7	LaJay Alexander	Say So	1973	Black Gold
---	recordlabel: BSR 5030	La Familia Inc.	Do You Love Me?	1973	BSR
1	recordlabel: De-Lite 555 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #56 writtenby: Kool and the Gang album: Good Times comments: [funk]	Kool & the Gang	Country Junky	1973	DeLite
2	recordlabel: De lite 559 chartposition: RandB #2, US #4, UK #51 writtenby: Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, Donald Boyce, Melvin Brown, Robert Mickens, Claydes Smith, Dennis Thomas album: Wild and Peaceful comments: [funk]	Kool & the Gang	Jungle Boogie	1973	De lite
3	recordlabel: De lite 557 chartposition: RandB #5, US #29, UK #54 writtenby: Kool and the Gang album: Wild and Peaceful comments: [funk]	Kool & the Gang	Funky Stuff	1973	De lite
---	recordlabel: Bell 45365 writtenby: A. Capitanelli, R. O'Conner	Koffie	Stay Here With Me	1973	Bell
1	recordlabel: Aware 027 chartposition: R&B #37, US #105 writtenby: The Mighty Hannibal album: Truth	King Hannibal	The Truth Shall Make You Free	1973	Aware
---	recordlabel: Chimneyville 446 writtenby: Here It Is album: Think About It	King Floyd	Here It Is	1973	Chimneyville
---	recordlabel: Chimneyville 1779 writtenby: King Floyd III	King Floyd	So Much Confusion	1973	Chimneyville
1	recordlabel: Chimneyville 446 chartposition: RandB #49 writtenby: Don Covay and Otis Redding album: Think About It	King Floyd	Think About It	1973	Chimneyville
---	recordlabel: De Vel 6753 writtenby: G. Dozier, K. Lewis	Keni Lewis	Ain't Gonna Make It Easy	1973	De Vel

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