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
501	recordlabel: Bell 45608 chartposition: RandB 81 writtenby: Daryl Hall and John Oates	Lou Rawls	She's Gone	1974	Bell
---	recordlabel: SMH 71842	Lou Ragland	Understand Each Other	1974	SMH
---	recordlabel: SMH writtenby: L. Ragland	Lou Ragland	What Should I Do	1974	SMH
---	recordlabel: Epic 8 50046 writtenby: Lou Courney, Jerry Ragovoy album: I'm In Need of Love comments: [Soul Ballad]	Lou Courtney	The Best Thing A Man Can Ever Do For His Woman	1974	Epic
1	recordlabel: Epic 11088 chartposition: RandB #67 writtenby: Lou Courtney album: I'm In Need Of Love	Lou Courtney	I Don't Need Nobody Else	1974	Epic
---	recordlabel: Epic 33011 writtenby: L. Courtney album: I'm In Need Of Love comments: [soul ballad] [album cut]	Lou Courtney	Since I First Laid Eyes On You	1974	Epic
---	recordlabel: Epic, Rags 33011 writtenby: Lou Courtney album: I'm In Need Of Love comments: [album cut]	Lou Courtney	The Common Broken Heart	1974	Epic, Rags
---	recordlabel: Epic 5 11088 writtenby: L. Courtney	Lou Courtney	Why	1974	Epic
---	recordlabel: Sussex 8036 album: Lonette comments: [album cut]	Lonette Mckee	The Way That I Want To Touch You	1974	Sussex
1	recordlabel: Sussex 624 chartposition: RandB #96 writtenby: Zachary Perry, Robert Bryant, Leonard Perry and Sidney Barnes	Lonette McKee	Save It (Don't Give It Away)	1974	Sussex
---	recordlabel: Sussex 624 writtenby: Lonette McKee album: Lonette mpcode: i_RJ4oRU884	Lonette McKee	Do To Me	1974	Sussex
---	recordlabel: Aware 047 writtenby: Sam Dees album: Loleatta	Loleatta Holloway	So Can I	1974	Aware
1	recordlabel: Stax 0191 chartposition: RandB #51 writtenby: Bob Geddins (as Robert Geddins)	Little Milton	Tin Pan Alley	1974	Stax
---	recordlabel: Stax 2003 (UK) writtenby: Barry Despenza, Carl Wolfork album: Walkin' The Back Streets comments: [northern soul] mpcode: egd5_UZuUD0	Little Milton	Bet You I Win	1974	Stax(UK)
1	recordlabel: Stax 0229 chartposition: RandB #38 writtenby: Cash McCall (as Morris Dollison) comments: [southern soul]	Little Milton	Let Me Back In	1974	Stax
2	recordlabel: Stax 0210 chartposition: RandB #31 writtenby: Kenny O'Dell	Little Milton	Behind Closed Doors	1974	Stax
3	recordlabel: Ronn 78 chartposition: RandB #83 writtenby: Jerry Strickland and Bobby Patterson	Little Johnny Taylor	You're Savin' Your Best Loving for Me	1974	Ronn
4	recordlabel: Cat 1991 chartposition: RandB #72 writtenby: Little Beaver (as Willie Hale)	Little Beaver	Wish I Had a Girl Like You	1974	Cat
---	recordlabel: Cat 2604 writtenby: Willie Hale album: Party Down comments: [album cut] mpcode: -YMIYx4dnl8	Little Beaver	Money Vibrations	1974	Cat
1	recordlabel: Cat 1993 chartposition: RandB #2 writtenby: Willie Hale album: Party Down comments: (Part 1 and 2)	Little Beaver	Party Down	1974	Cat
2	recordlabel: AVCO 4635 chartposition: RandB #25, US #86 writtenby: Jeanne Davis album: On A New Street comments: [Sweet Soul]	Little Anthony & the Imperials	I'm Falling in Love with You	1974	AVCO
3	recordlabel: Avco 4645 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #63 writtenby: Bruce Hawes album: On A New Street comments: [philly sound[	Little Anthony & The Imperials	I Don't Have Time To Worry	1974	Avco
---	recordlabel: Bell 1405 writtenby: Cat Stevens album: Not a Little Girl Anymore	Linda Lewis	(Remember The Days Of) The Old Schoolyard	1974	Bell
1	recordlabel: Raft 18507 (UK) chartposition: UK #58 writtenby: Linda Lewis	Linda Lewis	Sideway Shuffle	1974	Raft(UK)
2	recordlabel: Paramount 0269 chartposition: RandB #75	Linda Clifford	(It's Gonna Be) A Long Long Winter	1974	Paramount
3	recordlabel: Avco 6105027 chartposition: UK #6 writtenby: Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, George David Weiss and Adam Levy	Limmie & the Family Cookin	A Walkin' Miracle	1974	Avco
---	recordlabel: Crossover writtenby: J. Webster, L. Taylor album: You Hear Me Knocking comments: [album cut]	Lim Taylor	You Hear Me Knocking	1974	Crossover
1	recordlabel: Curtom 1996 chartposition: RandB #81 writtenby: Michael Hawkins and Leroy Hutson album: The Man!	Leroy Hutson	Ella Weez	1974	Curtom
2	recordlabel: Crossover 977 chartposition: RandB #75 writtenby: Billy Devine	Leon Lee	He Was a Man (Part I)	1974	Crossover
3	recordlabel: 20th Century 2065 chartposition: RandB #63 writtenby: Leon Haywood , Bill Williams Jr. and Marshall McQueen Jr. album: Keep It In The Family	Leon Haywood	Long As There's You (I Got Love)	1974	20th Century
4	recordlabel: 20th Century 2103 chartposition: RandB #35, US #108 writtenby: Billy Page album: Keep It In The Family	Leon Haywood	Sugar Lump	1974	20th Century
5	recordlabel: 20th Century 2065 chartposition: RandB #11, US #50 writtenby: Leon Haywood album: Keep It In The Family	Leon Haywood	Keep It In The Family	1974	20th Century
---	recordlabel: 20th Century 2146 writtenby: Marshall McQueen, Jr. album: Keep It In The Family comments: [album cut]	Leon Haywood	The Day I Laid Eyes On You	1974	20th Century
1	recordlabel: Mainstream 5554 chartposition: RandB #71 writtenby: Rose Marie McCoy and Lenny Welch	Lenny Welch	Eyewitness News	1974	Mainstream
---	recordlabel: Black Circle 6001 writtenby: Larry Roberts	Lee Williams & the Cymbals	Get It Together	1974	Black Circle
---	recordlabel: Black Circle 6000 writtenby: Larry Roberts	Lee Williams & the Cymbals	Save It All For You	1974	Black Circle
---	recordlabel: Black Circle 6001	Lee Williams & the Cymbals	I Can Make Mistakes Too	1974	Black Circle
---	recordlabel: Invictus 1260 writtenby: G. Johnson, Greg Perry	Lee Charles	Sittin' On A Time Bomb	1974	Invictus
1	recordlabel: United Artists 539 chartposition: RandB #69, US #109 writtenby: Neil Sedaka and Phil Cody	Lea Roberts	Laughter in the Rain	1974	United Artists
---	recordlabel: ABC 4021	Lawrence Payton	Tell Me You Love Me (Love Sounds)	1974	ABC
1	recordlabel: Dunhill 4376 chartposition: RandB #63 writtenby: Len Perry and Phil Townsend comments: [Love Ballad]	Lawrence Payton	One Woman Man	1974	Dunhill
---	recordlabel: Invictus 33133 writtenby: Brian Holland, Eddie Holland album: I Can\'t Make It Alone comments: [album cut] mpcode: K8B3NkRCKBk	Laura Lee	We've Come Too Far To Walk Away	1974	Invictus
---	recordlabel: Invictus 33133 writtenby: Brian Holland, Eddie Holland album: I Can't Make It Alone comments: [album cut]	Laura Lee	I Can't Make It Alone	1974	Invictus
1	recordlabel: Invictus 1264 chartposition: RandB #55 writtenby: Brian Holland, Edward Holland and Richard "Popcorn" Wylie	Laura Lee	I Need It Just As Bad As You	1974	Invictus
---	recordlabel: Glades 6503 writtenby: D. Malone, J. Scott album: More, More, More / Sweet Vibrations - The Best Of comments: [soul blues album cut] mpcode: JopBJgxrFY8	Latimore	Ain't Nothin' You Can Do	1974	Glades
1	recordlabel: Glades 1722 chartposition: RandB #1, US #34 writtenby: Latimore (as Benjamin Latimore) album: Let's Straighten It Out / Sweet Vibrations - The Best Of comments: [southern soul ballad]	Latimore	Let's Straighten It Out	1974	Glades
2	recordlabel: Glades 1716 chartposition: RandB #27, US #102 writtenby: Earl Hines and Billy Eckstine album: Latimore / Sweet Vibrations - The Best Of	Latimore	Stormy Monday	1974	Glades
---	recordlabel: Glades 6503 writtenby: Zantis, Martin album: More, More, More / Sweet Vibrations - The Best Of comments: [soul blues album cut] mpcode: xrjpr17jjPA	Latimore	Snap Your Fingers	1974	Glades
1	recordlabel: Glades 1720 chartposition: RandB #70 writtenby: Clay McMurry, Leon Ware and Pam Sawyer album: Latimore	Latimore	If You Were My Woman	1974	Glades
---	recordlabel: Paula 407	Larry Houston	I'm Coming Back To You	1974	Paula
---	recordlabel: ABC 839 writtenby: L. Dozier album: Black Bach comments: [album cut] mpcode: vXQMWI3_33w	Lamont Dozier	Thank You For The Dream	1974	ABC
---	recordlabel: ABC 839 writtenby: L. Dozier, M. Jackson album: Black Bach comments: [album cut] mpcode: R5s6YmNDrzQ	Lamont Dozier	Put Out My Fire	1974	ABC
---	recordlabel: ABC 12076 writtenby: F. Gorman, J. Bradford album: Black Bach comments: (with Intermission and Prelude)	Lamont Dozier	Rose	1974	ABC
---	recordlabel: ABC 12012 album: Out Here On My Own	Lamont Dozier	Breaking Out All Over	1974	ABC
1	recordlabel: ABC 4003 chartposition: RandB #4, US #26 writtenby: McKinley Jackson & James Reddick album: Out Here on My Own	Lamont Dozier	Fish Ain't Bitin	1974	ABC
---	recordlabel: ABC 839 writtenby: L. Dozier* album: Black Bach comments: [instrumental album cut] mpcode: JHrg4n0ZTUw	Lamont Dozier	Blue Sky and Silver Bird	1974	ABC
---	recordlabel: ABC 839 writtenby: L. Dozier album: Black Bach comments: [album cut] mpcode: AIzHpQjFp3g	Lamont Dozier	Shine	1974	ABC
---	recordlabel: ABC 12044 writtenby: L. Dozier, M. Jackson album: Black Bach mpcode: 1AqOPJWfBkM	Lamont Dozier	I Wanna Be With You	1974	ABC
---	recordlabel: Invictus 33134 writtenby: B. Holland, L. Dozier, E. Holland album: The New Lamont Dozier Album - Love And Beauty comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: fIN2mElwN9o	Lamont Dozier	Don't Stop Playing Our Song	1974	Invictus
1	recordlabel: De lite 1562 chartposition: RandB #1, US #37, UK #52 writtenby: Kool & the Gang & Ronald Bell (as Khalis Bayyan) album: Light of Worlds comments: [funk]	Kool & the Gang	Higher Plane	1974	De lite
2	recordlabel: De lite 561 chartposition: RandB #1, US #6, UK 52 writtenby: Kool & the Gang & Gene Redd album: Wild and Peaceful comments: [funk]	Kool & the Gang	Hollywood Swinging	1974	De lite
---	recordlabel: Dial 1027 writtenby: K. Floyd	King Floyd	Can You Dig It?	1974	Dial
1	recordlabel: Chimneyville 1779 chartposition: RandB #95 writtenby: King Floyd (as King Floyd III)	King Floyd	So Much Confusion	1974	Chimneyville
2	recordlabel: Chimneyville 10202 chartposition: RandB #35 writtenby: Albert Savoy, Elijah Walker and Larry Hamilton	King Floyd	I Feel Like Dynamite	1974	Chimneyville
3	recordlabel: Chimneyville 10205 chartposition: RandB #96 writtenby: King Floyd comments: [deep soul]	King Floyd	I'm Missing You	1974	Chimneyville
---	recordlabel: Dial 1027 writtenby: K.Floyd	King Floyd	Learning to Forget You	1974	Dial
---	recordlabel: Chimneyville 10202 writtenby: King Floyd comments: [deep soul]	King Floyd	Handle With Care	1974	Chimneyville
---	recordlabel: Enterprise 9101 writtenby: Andre Moore, Ronnie McNeir	Kim Weston	Goodness Gracious	1974	Enterprise
1	recordlabel: Trojan 7920 (UK) chartposition: UK #1 writtenby: David Gates album: Everything I Own comments: [reggae]	Ken Boothe	Everything I Own	1974	Trojan(UK)
2	recordlabel: Trojan 7944 (UK) chartposition: UK #11 writtenby: L. Charmers, K. Boothe album: Everything I Own	Ken Boothe	Crying Over You	1974	Trojan(UK)
---	recordlabel: Casablanca 12 writtenby: Clay Drayton, Tammi Smith mpcode: ACvij9c4ypU	Karen Pree	Make Love Last Forever	1974	Casablanca
1	recordlabel: T.K. 1008 chartposition: RandB #57 writtenby: Harry Casey (as Harry Wayne Casey) album: Do It Good	KC And The Sunshine Band	I'm A Pushover	1974	T.K.
2	recordlabel: T.K. 1003 chartposition: RandB #21, UK #17 writtenby: Harry Casey & Clarence Reid album: Do It Good	KC And The Sunshine Band	Sound Your Funky Horn	1974	T.K.
3	recordlabel: Jay Boy 88(UK) chartposition: UK #7 writtenby: Harry Wayne Casey and Willie Clarke album: Do It Good comments: [disco funk]	KC And The Sunshine Band	Queen of Clubs	1974	Jay Boy (UK)
4	recordlabel: Eastbound 619 writtenby: Junie Morrison (as Walter Junie Morrison)	Junie Morrison	Tightrope	1974	Eastbound
5	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 889(UK) chartposition: UK #53 writtenby: Candice Ghant, Marilyn McLeod and Johnny Bristol (as John Bristol) album: Moody Jr. comments: [Motown Sound]	Jr. Walker & the All Stars	Don't Blame the Children	1974	Tamla Motown (UK)
---	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 894 (UK) writtenby: Sawyer, Jones album: Peace and Understanding Is Hard To Find comments: [Motown Sound]	Jr. Walker & the All Stars	I Ain't Going Nowhere	1974	Tamla Motown(UK)
1	recordlabel: Gospel Truth 1214 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #53 writtenby: Joshie Jo Armstead	Joshie Jo Armstead	Stumblin' Blocks, Steppin' Stones	1974	Gospel Truth
2	recordlabel: Epic 11070 chartposition: RandB #40, US #91 writtenby: M. Stevenson album: My Merry Go Round	Johnny Nash	Loving You	1974	Epic
3	recordlabel: Epic 50021 chartposition: RandB #38, US #105 writtenby: Bill Johnson, Greg Fowler, Margaret Nash and Sam Gary	Johnny Nash	You Can't Go Halfway	1974	Epic
4	recordlabel: CBS 2653 (UK) chartposition: UK #10, AC #16 writtenby: Thom Bell, Linda Creed and Anthony Bell album: I\'m Coming Home comments: [philly sound] mpcode: P5D4NmiHRVQ	Johnny Mathis	I'm Stone In Love With You	1974	CBS(UK)
---	recordlabel: EMI 2114 (UK) writtenby: Biddu, L. Vanderbilt	Johnny Johnson & the Bandwagon	Strong Love Proud Love	1974	EMI(UK)
1	recordlabel: Fantasy 721 chartposition: RandB #67 writtenby: Johnny Guitar Watson	Johnny Guitar Watson	Like I'm Not Your Man	1974	Fantasy
2	recordlabel: MGM 2006471(UK) chartposition: UK #52 writtenby: Johnny Bristol, Jerry Butler, James Dean and John Glover album: Hang On In There Baby	Johnny Bristol	Memories Don't Leave Like People Do	1974	MGM (UK)
3	recordlabel: MGM 14715 chartposition: RandB #2, US #8, UK #3 writtenby: Johnny Bristol album: Hang On in There Baby	Johnny Bristol	Hang On in There Baby	1974	MGM
4	recordlabel: MGM 14762 chartposition: RandB #20, US #48, US Dance #44 writtenby: Johnny Bristol album: Hang On In There Baby	Johnny Bristol	You and I	1974	MGM
5	recordlabel: Stax 0193 chartposition: RandB #5, US #34 writtenby: Don Davis & Frank Johnson album: Taylored in Silk comments: [southern soul ballad]	Johnnie Taylor	We're Getting Careless with Our Love	1974	Stax
6	recordlabel: Stax 0226 chartposition: RandB #26 writtenby: Dennis Gilmore album: Super Taylor	Johnnie Taylor	It's September	1974	Stax
---	recordlabel: Stax 5509 album: Super Taylor comments: [Complete Album] mpcode: eMRJ5Rk-i4g	Johnnie Taylor	Super Taylor (full album)	1974	Stax
---	recordlabel: Stax 226 writtenby: Homer Banks, Carl Hampton album: Super Taylor	Johnnie Taylor	Just One Moment	1974	Stax
---	recordlabel: Stax 241 writtenby: Don Davis, LaMarr Thomas album: Super Taylor	Johnnie Taylor	Free	1974	Stax
1	recordlabel: Stax 0208 chartposition: RandB #13, US #78 writtenby: James Dean and Don Davis album: Super Taylor	Johnnie Taylor	I've Been Born Again	1974	Stax
2	recordlabel: Trojan 7909 (UK) chartposition: UK #6 writtenby: Kris Kristofferson album: 1000 Volts Of Holt comments: [Reggae]	John Holt	Help Me Make It Through the Night	1974	Trojan(UK)
3	recordlabel: Aware 043 chartposition: RandB #8, US #109 writtenby: Jimmy Lewis album: John Edwards	John Edwards	Careful Man	1974	Aware
4	recordlabel: Aware 037 chartposition: RandB #54 writtenby: Frank Johnson, Terry Woodford and Clayton Ivey album: John Edwards	John Edwards	Messing Up a Good Thing	1974	Aware
5	recordlabel: Aware 045 chartposition: RandB #60 writtenby: Sam Dees	John Edwards	Vanishing Love	1974	Aware
---	recordlabel: Polydor (UK) album: Mood, Heart and Soul comments: (complete album)	Joe Simon	Mood, Heart and Soul (full album)	1974	Polydor (UK)
1	recordlabel: Spring 145 chartposition: RandB #12 writtenby: Ernie Shelby and Prince Phillip Mitchell (as Phillip Mitchell)	Joe Simon	Carry Me	1974	Spring
2	recordlabel: Spring 149 chartposition: RandB #15 writtenby: Aseneth Peek, Joe Simon and King Sterling	Joe Simon	The Best Time of My Life	1974	Spring
3	recordlabel: GSF 6911 chartposition: RandB #82 writtenby: Joe Quarterman	Joe Quarterman & Free Soul	Thanks Dad (Pt. 1)	1974	GSF

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