Soul R&B Music Charts of 1974 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1974 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 1974, 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 1974, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1974 . . .

The following songs were released in 1974 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 1974 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
301	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 912 chartposition: UK #49 writtenby: Stevie Wonder & Syreeta (as Syreeta Wright) album: Stevie Wonder Presents Syreeta / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 9 comments: [Motown Sound]	Syreeta	Spinnin' and Spinnin'	1974	Tamla Motown
302	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 933 chartposition: UK #12 writtenby: Stevie Wonder and Syreeta (as Syreeta Wright) album: Stevie Wonder Presents Syreeta / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 10 comments: [Motown Sound]	Syreeta	Your Kiss Is Sweet	1974	Tamla Motown
---	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 926 comments: [Motown Sound]	Syreeta	I'm Goin' Left	1974	Tamla Motown
1	recordlabel: Vibration 530 chartposition: RandB #68 writtenby: Alan O'Day	Sylvia	Easy Evil	1974	Vibration
2	recordlabel: Vibration 529 chartposition: RandB #16, US #103 writtenby: Harry Ray, Sylvia Robinson and Al Goodman album: Sylvia	Sylvia	Sweet Stuff	1974	Vibration
3	recordlabel: Vibration 527 chartposition: RandB #62 writtenby: Carlo Rustichelli and Hank Hunter	Sylvia	Alfredo	1974	Vibration
4	recordlabel: Vibration 528 chartposition: RandB #62 writtenby: Sylvia Robinson and Michael Burton	Sylvia	Private Performance	1974	Vibration
5	recordlabel: Hi 2269 chartposition: RandB #54 writtenby: Charles Hodges, Archie Turner and Darryl Carter album: Diamond in the Rough	Syl Johnson	Let Yourself Go	1974	Hi
6	recordlabel: Hi 452260 chartposition: RandB #68 writtenby: Darryl Carter, Syl Johnson and Brenda Johnson album: Back For A Taste Of Your Love	Syl Johnson	I'm Yours	1974	Hi
7	recordlabel: Casablanca 805 chartposition: RandB #72 writtenby: Clay McMurray, Earl English, Ronald Williams and Scott Edwards	Swiss Movement	Try Something	1974	Casablanca
8	recordlabel: Pye 71002 chartposition: UK #1, RandB #63, US #14, US AC #18 writtenby: David Parton (as Des Parton) album: Sad Sweet Dreamer comments: [pop soul] [English vocal group]	Sweet Sensation	Sad Sweet Dreamer	1974	Pye
9	recordlabel: Pi Kappa 500 chartposition: RandB #100 writtenby: D. Lee, P. Kyser	Storm	I Don't Know Why (I Love You The Way I Do)	1974	Pi Kappa
---	recordlabel: Tamla 332 album: Fulfillingness' First Finale comments: [Complete Album] mpcode: HrJB-MItdVY	Stevie Wonder	Fulfillingness' First Finale (full album)	1974	Tamla
1	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 892(UK) chartposition: UK #10 writtenby: Stevie Wonder album: Innervisions / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 9 comments: [Motown Sound]	Stevie Wonder	He's Misstra Know It All	1974	Tamla Motown (UK)
---	recordlabel: Tamla 54245 writtenby: S. Wonder, S. Wright album: Talking Book comments: [Motown Sound]	Stevie Wonder	Blame It On The Sun	1974	Tamla
---	recordlabel: Tamla 54254 writtenby: S. Wonder album: Music of My Mind comments: [Motown Sound]	Stevie Wonder	Seems So Long	1974	Tamla
1	recordlabel: Tamla 54254 chartposition: RandB #1, US #3, UK #12 writtenby: Stevie Wonder album: Fulfillingness' First Finale comments: [reggae] [Motown Sound]	Stevie Wonder	Boogie On Reggae Woman	1974	Tamla
---	recordlabel: Tamla 54252 writtenby: S. Wonder album: Talking Book comments: [Motown Sound]	Stevie Wonder	Big Brother	1974	Tamla
1	recordlabel: Tamla 54245 chartposition: RandB #2, US #16, UK #55, US AC #9 writtenby: Stevie Wonder album: Innervisions comments: [Motown Sound]	Stevie Wonder	Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing	1974	Tamla
2	recordlabel: Tamla 54252 chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #30 writtenby: Stevie Wonder album: Fulfillingness' First Finale comments: [Motown Sound]	Stevie Wonder	You Haven't Done Nothin'	1974	Tamla
3	recordlabel: Peach Mint 6065 chartposition: RandB #81 comments: [novelty]	Steel, Jake & Jeff	The Impeachment Story	1974	Peach Mint
4	recordlabel: IX Chains 401 chartposition: RandB #55 writtenby: Helen Miller, Rose Marie McCoy and G. Holley	Spring	Talk to the Rain	1974	IX Chains
---	recordlabel: Eastbound 627 writtenby: A. Tilmon	Spanky Wilson	Shake Your Head	1974	Eastbound
---	recordlabel: Philly Soulville 14025 writtenby: Arthur Grant, Stan Watson album: Don't Fight The Feeling	Sound Experience	Step People	1974	Philly Soulville
1	recordlabel: Philly Soulville 14024 chartposition: RandB #61 writtenby: James Lindsay, Melvin Miles and Stan Watson album: Don't Fight the Feeling	Sound Experience	Don't Fight the Feeling	1974	Philly Soulville
2	recordlabel: Ebony Sounds 183 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #67 writtenby: Van McCoy	Soul Generation	Praying For A Miracle	1974	Ebony Sounds
---	recordlabel: Ebony Sounds 183 writtenby: C. Perkins, S. Vincent album: Beyond Body and Soul comments: [sweet soul ballad]	Soul Generation	In Your Way	1974	Ebony Sounds
---	recordlabel: Atco 6929 writtenby: B. Eli, V. Barrett	Sons Of Robin Stone	Love Is Just Around The Corner	1974	Atco
---	recordlabel: Atco 6929 writtenby: B. Eli, V. Barrett comments: [philly sound]	Sons Of Robin Stone	Got To Get You Back	1974	Atco
1	recordlabel: Dunhill 4388 chartposition: RandB #14 writtenby: Billy Page and Gene Page album: Music to Make Love By	Solomon Burke	Midnight and You	1974	Dunhill
2	recordlabel: Tamla 54250 chartposition: RandB #12 writtenby: Smokey Robinson album: Pure Smokey comments: [Motown Sound]	Smokey Robinson	Virgin Man	1974	Tamla
---	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 898 (UK) writtenby: Robinson, Jones album: Smokey... comments: [ballad] mpcode: MlxtjmeEmZc	Smokey Robinson	A Silent Partner In A Three Way Love Affair	1974	Tamla Motown(UK)
1	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 883 (UK) chartposition: UK #35 writtenby: Robinson, Tarplin album: Smokey... / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 9	Smokey Robinson	Just My Soul Responding	1974	Tamla Motown(UK)
2	recordlabel: Tamla 54246 chartposition: RandB #29 writtenby: Smokey Robinson and Marv Tarplin (as Marvin Tarplin) album: Pure Smokey comments: [Motown Sound]	Smokey Robinson	It's Her Turn to Live	1974	Tamla
3	recordlabel: Tamla 54251 chartposition: RandB #6, US #56 writtenby: Smokey Robinson album: Pure Smokey comments: [Motown Sound]	Smokey Robinson	I Am, I Am	1974	Tamla
---	recordlabel: Shaker 102 writtenby: A. Boyd, A. Wells	Sly, Slick And Wicked	Turn On Your Love Lite	1974	Shaker
1	recordlabel: Epic 2530 chartposition: RandB #10, US #32 writtenby: Sly Stone (as Sylvester Stewart) album: Small Talk	Sly & the Family Stone	Time for Livin'	1974	Epic
2	recordlabel: Epic 11060 chartposition: RandB #57 writtenby: Sly Stone (as Sylvester Stewart) album: Fresh	Sly & the Family Stone	If It Were Left Up to Me	1974	Epic
3	recordlabel: Epic 850033 chartposition: RandB #22, US #84 writtenby: Sly Stone (as Sylvester Stewart) album: Small Talk	Sly & the Family Stone	Loose Booty	1974	Epic
4	recordlabel: DC International 3001 chartposition: R&B #80, US #113 album: Your Funny Moods	Skip Mahoaney & the Casuals	Your Funny Moods	1974	DC International
5	recordlabel: DC International 5007 chartposition: RandB #88 album: Your Funny Moods	Skip Mahoaney & the Casuals	Seems Like (The Love We Had Is Dead and Gone)	1974	DC International
---	recordlabel: Innovation II 8045 writtenby: A. J. Tribble, George Davis (2), Lowrell Simon	Sir Wales Wallace	What Ever You Want	1974	Innovation II
1	recordlabel: Dakar 4537 chartposition: RandB #78 writtenby: A. J. Tribble, Carl Davis and Lowrell (as Lowrell Simon) album: I Enjoy Loving You	Sidney Joe Qualls	How Can You Say Goodbye	1974	Dakar
---	recordlabel: Dakar 76914 album: I Enjoy Loving You comments: [Complete Album]	Sidney Joe Qualls	I Enjoy Loving You (full album)	1974	Dakar
1	recordlabel: Dakar 4537 chartposition: RandB #47 album: I Enjoy Loving You	Sidney Joe Qualls	I Enjoy Loving You	1974	Dakar
2	recordlabel: Dakar 4530 chartposition: RandB #65 writtenby: Canute Scott, Carl Davis and Clifford Davis album: I Enjoy Loving You	Sidney Joe Qualls	Where the Lillies Grow	1974	Dakar
---	recordlabel: Epic 33059 writtenby: S. Otis album: Inspiration Information comments: [Complete Album]	Shuggie Otis	Inspiration Information (full album)	1974	Epic
---	recordlabel: LaShawn 010 writtenby: Wilson Williams mpcode: PSvoK5q4Jzo	Shirley Johnson	Too Big To Cry	1974	LaShawn
---	recordlabel: Stax comments: [unreleased]	Shirley Brown	Ain't No Way	1974	Stax
1	recordlabel: Truth 3206 chartposition: RandB #1, US #22 writtenby: Homer Banks, Eddie Marion & Henderson Thigpen album: Woman to Woman / Stax Greatest Hits comments: [southern soul ballad] mpcode: n358AXEFuT0	Shirley Brown	Woman to Woman	1974	Truth
---	recordlabel: Truth 4206 album: Woman To Woman comments: [Complete Album]	Shirley Brown	Woman To Woman (full album)	1974	Truth
---	recordlabel: Prodigal 616 writtenby: M. Juried mpcode: 3zRHzVrD-Vc	Shirley Alston	Can't Stop Singin' ('bout The Boy I Love)	1974	Prodigal
1	recordlabel: Playboy 50053 chartposition: RandB #98 writtenby: Domenic Troiano	Shawne Jackson	Just as Bad as You	1974	Playboy
---	recordlabel: Stanson 541 writtenby: Louis Johnson	Second Re$$urrection	You Done Let Daylight Catch You	1974	Stanson
1	recordlabel: Mainstream 305 writtenby: R. McCoy, H. Miller and G. Holley	Sarah Vaughan	I Need You More (Than Ever Now)	1974	Mainstream
---	recordlabel: Shotgun 106 writtenby: Bill Fair album: Wounded Woman comments: [first released as single in UK 2011]	Sandra Wright	I Come Running Back	1974	Shotgun
---	recordlabel: Truth 3201 writtenby: Terry Woodford, Carl Lumbia, Frank Johnson album: Wounded Woman	Sandra Wright	Wounded Woman	1974	Truth
---	recordlabel: Truth 3201 writtenby: Dan Penn, Rick Hall album: Wounded Woman	Sandra Wright	Midnight Affair	1974	Truth
1	recordlabel: United Artists 438 chartposition: RandB #89 writtenby: Gary Dalton and Kent Dubarri	Sam & Dave	A Little Bit of Good	1974	United Artists
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 3205 writtenby: Sam Dees album: The Show Must Go On	Sam Dees	Come Back Strong	1974	Atlantic
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 3205 chartposition: RandB #15 writtenby: Sam Dees and Sandra Drayton album: The Show Must Go On comments: [ballad]	Sam Dees	Worn Out Broken Heart	1974	Atlantic
2	recordlabel: Cactus 38 chartposition: UK #9 writtenby: Rupie Edwards comments: Reggae	Rupie Edwards	Ire Feelings (Skanga)	1974	Cactus
3	recordlabel: Stax 0192 chartposition: RandB #93 writtenby: Jo Bridges and Tom Nixon album: Crown Prince of Dance	Rufus Thomas	The Funky Bird	1974	Stax
4	recordlabel: Stax 0219 chartposition: RandB #63 writtenby: Rufus Thomas	Rufus Thomas	Boogie Ain't Nuttin' (But Gettin' Down) (Part I)	1974	Stax
5	recordlabel: ABC 12032 chartposition: RandB #1, US #11 writtenby: Chaka Khan & Ray Parker Jr album: Rags to Rufus comments: [rock soul funk]	Rufus (and Chaka Khan)	You Got the Love	1974	ABC
6	recordlabel: ABC 12010 chartposition: RandB #3, US #3, UK #53 writtenby: Stevie Wonder album: Rags to Rufus comments: [funk]	Rufus (and Chaka Khan)	Tell Me Something Good	1974	ABC
---	recordlabel: Polydor 14249 writtenby: Paul Kellers	Ruby Winters	Love Me Now	1974	Polydor
1	recordlabel: Mercury 73605 chartposition: RandB #48 writtenby: Roy C (as Roy Hammond) album: Something Nice	Roy C	If I Could Love You Forever	1974	Mercury
2	recordlabel: Mercury 73605 chartposition: RandB #48 writtenby: Roy C (as Roy Hammond) album: Something Nice	Roy C	Loneliness Has Got a Hold on Me	1974	Mercury
---	recordlabel: Sunburst 1098 writtenby: Roshell Anderson album: Introducing Roshell Anderson comments: [deep soul ballad]	Roshell Anderson	What Do You Expect Of Me	1974	Sunburst
1	recordlabel: Sunburst 529 chartposition: RandB #69 writtenby: Roshell Anderson album: Introducing Roshell Anderson comments: [deep soul]	Roshell Anderson	Grapevine Will Lie Sometimes	1974	Sunburst
---	recordlabel: Sunburst 532 writtenby: Roshell Anderson album: Introducing Roshell Anderson	Roshell Anderson	I'm Cracking Up	1974	Sunburst
---	recordlabel: Roxbury 2004 writtenby: Barry DeVorzon, Ted Ellis comments: [disco dance] mpcode: BrIUjAtIebU	Ronnie Williams	Dreamin'	1974	Roxbury
---	recordlabel: Event 220 writtenby: R. B. Walker, V. Montana, Jr.	Ronnie Walker	You've Got To Try Harder (Times Are Bad)	1974	Event
---	recordlabel: Konduko 11582 writtenby: Ronnie Keaton, King Sporty	Ronnie Keaton	Going Down For the Last Time	1974	Konduko
---	recordlabel: Columbia 3 10071 writtenby: G. Clinton	Ronnie Dyson	Life And Breath	1974	Columbia
1	recordlabel: Columbia 46021 chartposition: RandB #62 writtenby: H. Cosby, R. Glover and J. Harris	Ronnie Dyson	We Can Make It Last Forever	1974	Columbia
2	recordlabel: Now 6 chartposition: RandB #49 writtenby: Williams and Green	Ron Holden	Can You Talk?	1974	Now
---	recordlabel: Volt 4108 writtenby: Dennis Gilmore, James Dean album: Dramatically Yours / The Best of The Dramatics	Ron Banks & the Dramatics	Highway To Heaven	1974	Volt
---	recordlabel: Columbia 445993 writtenby: R. Hatcher	Roger Hatcher	Caught Making Love	1974	Columbia
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 3025 chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #34, US AC #1 writtenby: Gene McDaniels (as Eugene McDaniels) album: Feel Like Makin Love comments: [love song]	Roberta Flack	Feel Like Makin' Love	1974	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Golden Fleece 83254 writtenby: A. Felder, R. Baker	Robert Upchurch	The Devil Made Me Do It	1974	Golden Fleece
1	recordlabel: Monument 2274 chartposition: UK #53 writtenby: Skip Rogers, Buzz Cason	Robert Knight	Better Get Ready For Love	1974	Monument
2	recordlabel: Monument 2106 (UK) chartposition: UK #19 writtenby: Buzz Cason and Mac Gayden album: Love on a Mountain Top comments: [re release]	Robert Knight	Everlasting Love	1974	Monument(UK)
3	recordlabel: GRC 2017 chartposition: RandB #41 writtenby: Keith Samuels album: Ripple	Ripple	A Funky Song	1974	GRC
4	recordlabel: GRC 2030 chartposition: RandB #51 writtenby: Dee Ervin and Dee Dee McNeal album: Ripple	Ripple	You Were Right On Time	1974	GRC
5	recordlabel: GRC 1013 chartposition: RandB #27, US #108 writtenby: Dee Ervin and Ruth Robinson album: Ripple	Ripple	Willie Pass the Water	1974	GRC
6	recordlabel: Silver Blue 811 chartposition: RandB #75 writtenby: Van McCoy	Richmond Extension	Everything's Coming Up Love	1974	Silver Blue
---	recordlabel: ABC 12124 writtenby: Dozier. Wylie, Jackson album: E.S.P.	Richard Popcorn Wylie	Georgia After Hours	1974	ABC
---	recordlabel: ABC 834 writtenby: Dozier. Wylie, Jackson album: E.S.P.	Richard Popcorn Wylie	Singing About You and Me	1974	ABC
---	recordlabel: ABC 11440 writtenby: R. Dozier, M. Jackson	Reggie Garner	Half A Cup	1974	ABC
---	recordlabel: ABC 11426 writtenby: R. Dozier, M. Jackson	Reggie Garner	That Ain't The Way (You Make Love)	1974	ABC
1	recordlabel: Epic 5 11035 chartposition: RandB #75, US #5 writtenby: Lolly Vegas album: Wovoka	Redbone	Come and Get Your Love	1974	Epic
2	recordlabel: Crossover 974 chartposition: RandB #77 writtenby: Leo Robin	Ray Charles	Louise	1974	Crossover
---	recordlabel: Truth 3207 writtenby: Carl Smith, Henry Bush	Randy Brown & Company	Did You Hear Yourself (Part 1)	1974	Truth
1	recordlabel: Columbia 46037 chartposition: US AC #46 writtenby: Sonny Rollins album: Solar Wind	Ramsey Lewis	The Everywhere Calypso	1974	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Sussex 8033 writtenby: Ralph Graham album: Differently	Ralph Graham	Ain't No Need	1974	Sussex
---	recordlabel: Sussex 520 writtenby: J. Briggs, R. Graham album: Differently	Ralph Graham	Let Me Love You	1974	Sussex
---	recordlabel: Fania 705 writtenby: John Sebastian album: Ralfi comments: [sweet soul ballad]	Ralfi Pagan	Didn't Want To Have To Do It	1974	Fania
1	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 896 chartposition: UK #3 writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland Jr. and R. Dean Taylor album: Motown Chartbusters Vol. 9 comments: [northern soul]	R. Dean Taylor	There's a Ghost in My House	1974	Tamla Motown

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