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Soul R&B Music Charts of 1975 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1975 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 1975, 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 1975, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1975 . . .

The following songs were released in 1975 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 1975 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
601 recordlabel: Cat 2004
chartposition: UK #51
writtenby: Clarence Reid
album: Together
George McCrae & Gwen McCrae I'll Do the Rockin' 1975 Cat
602 recordlabel: T.K. 1016
chartposition: UK #38
writtenby: Harry Casey (as Harry Wayne Casey) and Richard Finch
album: George McCrae [1975 album]
George McCrae Sing a Happy Song 1975 T.K.
603 recordlabel: T.K. 1014
chartposition: RandB #31, UK #12
writtenby: Harry Casey (as Harry Wayne Casey) & Richard Finch
album: George McCrae [1975 album]
comments: [disco dance]
George McCrae I Ain't Lyin' 1975 T.K.
604 recordlabel: T.K. 1011
chartposition: RandB #31, US #95
writtenby: Harry Casey (as Harry Wayne Casey) and Richard Finch
album: Rock Your Baby
comments: [disco dance]
George McCrae Look at You 1975 T.K.
605 recordlabel: Jay Boy 100(UK)
chartposition: UK #4
writtenby: Harry Casey (as Harry Wayne Casey) and Richard Finch
album: George McCrae [1975 album]
comments: [disco dance]
George McCrae It's Been So Long 1975 Jay Boy (UK)
606 recordlabel: T.K. 1007
chartposition: RandB #8, US #37
writtenby: Harry Casey (as Harry Wayne Casey) and Richard Finch
album: Rock Your Baby
George McCrae I Get Lifted 1975 T.K.
607 recordlabel: CTI 25
chartposition: RandB #98, US #105, UK #30
writtenby: Arthur Jenkins, Bill Eaton, Bill Salter and Ralph MacDonald
George Benson Supership 1975 CTI
608 recordlabel: Atlantic 3247
chartposition: US #104, US AC #37
writtenby: Gene Page
album: Hot City
comments: [instrumental]
Gene Page All of Our Dreams Are Coming True 1975 Atlantic
--- recordlabel: Hi 2287
writtenby: Gene Anderson
Gene Anderson Your Love Must Be Voo Doo 1975 Hi
--- recordlabel: Select O Hit 025
writtenby: Gene Miller
Gene 'Bow Legs' Miller And Friends It's Bump Time 1975 Select O Hit
1 recordlabel: Epic 3441
chartposition: RandB #5, US #46
writtenby: Roger Cook
album: 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Blow Your Whistle
Gary Toms Empire 7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (Blow Your Whistle) 1975 Epic
2 recordlabel: P.i.p. 6509
chartposition: RandB #32, US #69, US Dance #16
writtenby: John Lennon and Paul McCartney
album: 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Blow Your Whistle
Gary Toms Empire Drive My Car 1975 P.i.p.
--- recordlabel: Spring 160
writtenby: Marshall Jones, Morris Williams
album: The Spring Sides
Garland Green Just Loving You 1975 Spring
1 recordlabel: Spring 158
chartposition: RandB #72
writtenby: Garland Green , James Fuller, Marshall Jones, Morris Williams and Raeford Gerald
Garland Green Bumpin' and Stompin 1975 Spring
--- recordlabel: Spring 160
writtenby: Charles, Blumingberg, Smith
Garland Green Nothing Can Take You From Me 1975 Spring
--- recordlabel: Kent 124
comments: Previously unreleased Released as B side in 1990 on Kent label
Garland Green Come Through Me 1975 Kent
--- recordlabel: AandM 1751
writtenby: Carole Bayer Sager, Melissa Manchester
Gail Eason Love's Gonna Find You 1975 A&M
1 recordlabel: Motown 1364
chartposition: RandB #38
writtenby: Freddie Perren & Christine Yarian
album: G.C. Cameron
comments: [Motown Sound]
G.C. Cameron It's So Hard to Say Goodbye 1975 Motown
2 recordlabel: Westbound 5014
chartposition: US #99
writtenby: George Clinton and Grace Cook
album: Let's Take It to the Stage
Funkadelic Better by the Pound 1975 Westbound
3 recordlabel: Truth 3216
chartposition: RandB #27
writtenby: Frederick Knight and Sam Dees
Frederick Knight I Betcha Didn't Know That 1975 Truth
--- recordlabel: Stax 0246
writtenby: Ted Jarett, Robert L. Holmes
Freddie Waters Groovin' On My Baby's Love 1975 Stax
--- recordlabel: Mankind 12022
writtenby: J. Williams Jr., S. McKinney
album: Cuss the Wind
Freddie North Cuss the Wind 1975 Mankind
1 recordlabel: ABC/Dunhill 15018
chartposition: R&B #81
writtenby: Reginald Dozier and McKinley Jackson
album: Payne and Pleasure
Freda Payne It's Yours to Have 1975 ABC/Dunhill
--- recordlabel: ABC 12139
writtenby: C. Bond
album: Out Of Payne Comes Love
Freda Payne You 1975 ABC
1 recordlabel: People 651
chartposition: RandB #64
writtenby: James Brown and Fred Wesley
album: Breakin' Bread
Fred & the New J.B.s Makin' Love 1975 People
2 recordlabel: People 655
chartposition: RandB #63
writtenby: James Brown
Fred & the New J.B.s (It's Not the Express) It's the J.B.'s Monaurail (Part I) 1975 People
3 recordlabel: Mowest 3024 (UK)
chartposition: UK #7
writtenby: Al Ruzicka and Bob Gaudio
album: Chameleon / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 10
comments: [pop soul]
mpcode: 8AWGShjPktM
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons The Night 1975 Mowest(UK)
4 recordlabel: Private Stock 45021
chartposition: RandB 31, US #6, UK #31, US AC #9, US dance #4
writtenby: Bob Crewe & Denny Randell
album: Closeup
comments: [disco dance]
Frankie Valli Swearin' to God 1975 Private Stock
--- recordlabel: ABC 12096
writtenby: Lawrence Payton, Willie Thomas, Ron Benson, Fred Bridges
album: Night Lights Harmony
Four Tops I Can't Hold On Much Longer 1975 ABC
1 recordlabel: ABC 12123
chartposition: RandB #17, US #97
writtenby: Fred Bridges, Lawrence Payton, Richard Beasley and Richard Knight
album: Night Lights Harmony
Four Tops We All Gotta Stick Together 1975 ABC
2 recordlabel: ABC 4057
chartposition: RandB #13, US #71
writtenby: Fred Bridges, Lawrence Payton, Richard Beasley and Richard Knight
album: Night Lights Harmony
Four Tops Seven Lonely Nights 1975 ABC
--- recordlabel: Salsoul 2001
writtenby: F. Smith
Floyd Smith I Just Can't Give You Up 1975 Salsoul
1 recordlabel: Ebony Sounds 187
chartposition: RandB #62
First Class The Beginning of My End 1975 Ebony Sounds
2 recordlabel: Philly Groove 204
chartposition: RandB #61
writtenby: Allan Felder and Norman Harris
First Choice Love Freeze 1975 Philly Groove
3 recordlabel: AandM 1736
chartposition: RandB #57, US #67
writtenby: Kenny Nolan
Firefly Hey There Little Firefly 1975 A&M
4 recordlabel: Event 219
chartposition: RandB #94, UK #54
writtenby: Bill Curtis and Johnny Flippin (as John Flippin)
Fatback Band Wicki-Wacky 1975 Event
5 recordlabel: Polydor 2066 637
chartposition: RandB #37, UK #18, US Dance #15
writtenby: Bill Curtis and Johnny Flippin
album: Raising Hell
Fatback Band (Are You Ready) Do the Bus Stop 1975 Polydor
6 recordlabel: Polydor 2066590(UK)
chartposition: RandB #80, UK #40
writtenby: Johnny King
album: Yum Yum
Fatback Band Yum Yum (Gimme Some) 1975 Polydor (UK)
7 recordlabel: Drive 6242
chartposition: RandB #71
writtenby: Kim Ross
Family Plann Sexy Summer 1975 Drive
8 recordlabel: RCA 1100
chartposition: US Dance #18
writtenby: Van McCoy
album: Faith, Hope and Charity
Faith, Hope & Charity Mellow Me 1975 RCA
9 recordlabel: RCA 10343
chartposition: RandB #1, US #50, US dance #15
writtenby: Van McCoy
album: Faith, Hope & Charity
comments: [disco dance]
Faith, Hope & Charity To Each His Own 1975 RCA
--- recordlabel: Haven 7013
writtenby: E. Sands, R. Germinaro
album: Estate Of Mind
Evie Sands One Thing On My Mind 1975 Haven
1 recordlabel: Kudu 925
chartposition: RandB #10, US #20, UK #6, US AC #29, US dance #2
writtenby: Maria Grever & Stanley Adams
album: What a Diff'rence a Day Makes
comments: [disco jazz soul]
Esther Phillips What a Diff'rence a Day Makes 1975 Kudu
--- recordlabel: Survival 1 (UK)
writtenby: Steve Royal
Ester Byrde Touch Me - Take Me 1975 Survival(UK)
1 recordlabel: Epic 50133
chartposition: RandB #91
writtenby: Jim Peterik
Essence Sweet Fools 1975 Epic
--- recordlabel: Blue Soul 1010
writtenby: G. Marshall
Ernest Baker Alone Again 1975 Blue Soul
--- recordlabel: Mercury 73699
writtenby: E. Mercury, W. Smith
Eric Mercury Sweetie Pie 1975 Mercury
1 recordlabel: MCA 40364
chartposition: RandB #32, US #1, UK #12
writtenby: Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Elton John Philadelphia Freedom 1975 MCA
2 recordlabel: Granite 528
chartposition: RandB #51
writtenby: Edwin Starr
Edwin Starr Stay with Me 1975 Granite
--- recordlabel: Prodigal 617
writtenby: W. Crawford, L. Chandler, J. Ashford
Eddie Parker Body Chains 1975 Prodigal
--- recordlabel: Brunswick 27 (UK)
writtenby: Billy Nichols
comments: [beat ballad]
Eddie McLoyd Once You Fall In Love 1975 Brunswick(UK)
1 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 1031
chartposition: RandB #8, US #66
writtenby: Leonard, Wakefield and Kathy Caston
album: The Hit Man
comments: [Motown Sound]
Eddie Kendricks Happy 1975 Tamla Motown
2 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 1003
chartposition: RandB #7, US #50
writtenby: Brian Holland and Eddie Holland Jr.
album: The Hit Man
comments: [Motown Sound]
Eddie Kendricks Get the Cream Off the Top 1975 Tamla Motown
3 recordlabel: Tamla 54257
chartposition: RandB #1, US #18
writtenby: Linda Allen & Harry Booker
album: For You
comments: [Motown Sound]
Eddie Kendricks Shoeshine Boy 1975 Tamla
--- recordlabel: Stax 251
writtenby: Eddie Floyd, Joe Shamwell
album: Soul Street
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Eddie Floyd I'm So Glad I Met You 1975 Stax
1 recordlabel: Roulette 7163
chartposition: RandB #14, US #48, US Dance #14
writtenby: Melvin Steals (as Mystro) and Mervin Steals (as Lyric)
album: Ecstasy, Passion and Pain
comments: [philly sound]
Ecstasy Passion & Pain One Beautiful Day 1975 Roulette
--- recordlabel: Roulette 7163
writtenby: Barbara Gaskins
album: Ecstasy, Passion and Pain
Ecstasy Passion & Pain Try To Believe Me 1975 Roulette
--- recordlabel: Roulette 7205
writtenby: Paul Vance, Gary Illingworth
Ecstasy Passion And Pain There's So Much Love All Around Me 1975 Roulette
1 recordlabel: Columbia 10196
chartposition: RandB #92
writtenby: Lester Hodelin and Casey Spencer
Ebony, Ivory & Jade Samson 1975 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Innovation II 9159
chartposition: RandB #68
writtenby: John R. Jackson, Henry Miles, Anthony Roberts and Robert Thompson
Ebony Rhythm Funk Campaign How's Your Wife (And My Child) 1975 Innovation II
3 recordlabel: Sound Gems 100
chartposition: RandB #78
writtenby: Frank Fioravanti and Pal Rakes
Ebb Tide Give Me Your Best Shot, Baby (Part 1) 1975 Sound Gems
4 recordlabel: Columbia 3 10251
chartposition: RandB #1, US #5, US dance #5
writtenby: Al McKay & Maurice White
album: Gratitude
comments: [disco funk]
Earth, Wind & Fire Sing a Song 1975 Columbia
5 recordlabel: Columbia 10090
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1
writtenby: Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn & Maurice White
album: That's the Way of the World
Earth, Wind & Fire Shining Star 1975 Columbia
6 recordlabel: Columbia 10172
chartposition: RandB #5, US #12
writtenby: Charles Stepney, Maurice White & Verdine White
album: That's the Way of the World
Earth, Wind & Fire That's the Way of the World 1975 Columbia
--- recordlabel: Capitol 15825 (UK)
writtenby: Barnum
comments: [northern soul]
Earl Wright And His Orchestra Thumb A Ride 1975 Capitol(UK)
1 recordlabel: Abet 9459
chartposition: RandB #68
writtenby: Paul Wills and Robert Moore [Miami]
Dynamic Corvettes Funky Music Is the Thing (Pt. 1) 1975 Abet
--- recordlabel: RCA 10347
writtenby: R. Douglas, B. Lonero, C. Cleveland
Douglas & Lonero Don't Let Yourself Get Carried Away 1975 RCA
--- recordlabel: RCA 10347
writtenby: R. Douglas, B. Lonero
Douglas & Lonero This Time 1975 RCA
1 recordlabel: GRC 2057
chartposition: RandB #96
writtenby: Deke Richards
Dorothy Norwood Let Your Feet Down Easy 1975 GRC
--- recordlabel: Contempo 2064 (UK)
writtenby: Jerry Williams Jr., Larry Harrison
album: I\'m A Loser
comments: [deep soul]
mpcode: UJ3sLWmk1XM
Doris Duke Your Best Friend 1975 Contempo(UK)
--- recordlabel: Contempo 5124
album: Woman
comments: [Complete Album]
mpcode: W7rjrm8oKbg
Doris Duke Woman (full album) 1975 Contempo
--- recordlabel: Sam 755001
writtenby: Miller, Shaw, Evans
album: Woman
Doris Duke Woman Of The Ghetto 1975 Sam
--- recordlabel: Contempo 2064 (UK)
writtenby: Stuart
album: Woman
comments: [southern soul]
Doris Duke Full Time Woman 1975 Contempo(UK)
1 recordlabel: Cotton 636
chartposition: RandB #20, US #80
writtenby: Sonny Casella
album: Dooley Silverspoon
Dooley Silverspoon Bump Me Baby (Part 1) 1975 Cotton
2 recordlabel: President 1015
chartposition: UK #52
writtenby: Sonny Casella
album: Dooley Silverspoon
Dooley Silverspoon As Long As You Know (Who You Are) (Part 1) 1975 President
3 recordlabel: Rocket 17
chartposition: RandB #65, US #104, US AC #42
writtenby: Neil Sedaka and Phil Cody
Donny Gerrard (Baby) Don't Let It Mess Your Mind 1975 Rocket
4 recordlabel: Oasis 401
chartposition: RandB #3, US #2, UK #4, US dance #1
writtenby: Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder & Pete Bellotte
album: Love to Love You Baby
comments: [disco]
Donna Summer Love to Love You Baby 1975 Oasis
5 recordlabel: Blue Note 650
chartposition: US #104
writtenby: Sigidi Abdullah, Larry Mizell and Mbaji
album: Stepping into Tomorrow
comments: [jazz funk]
Donald Byrd Think Twice 1975 Blue Note
6 recordlabel: Blue Note 726
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Larry Mizell
album: Places and Spaces
comments: [instrumental] [jazz funk]
Donald Byrd Change (Makes You Want to Hustle) (Part 1) 1975 Blue Note
--- recordlabel: Vee Jay 1001
writtenby: Don Thomas
comments: [northern soul]
Don Thomas Come On Train 1975 Vee Jay
1 recordlabel: Mercury 73648
chartposition: RandB #83
writtenby: Don Covay and Erskin Watts
album: Hot Blood
Don Covay Rumble in the Jungle 1975 Mercury
--- recordlabel: Dove 109
writtenby: F.D. Gilmore
Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Baby 1975 Dove
1 recordlabel: Destiny 1001 (UK)
chartposition: UK #42
writtenby: Al De Lory and Fred Darian
Dobie Gray Out on the Floor 1975 Destiny(UK)
2 recordlabel: Chelsea 3040
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #84
writtenby: Kenny Nolan
album: Manhattan Millionaire
comments: [disco]
Disco-Tex & the Sex-O-Lettes ft. Sir Monti Rock III Hot Lava 1975 Chelsea
3 recordlabel: Chelsea 024
chartposition: RandB #33, US #23, UK #6, US dance #7
writtenby: Bob Crewe & Denny Randell
album: Disco Tex & His Sex O Lettes
comments: [disco]
Disco-Tex & the Sex-O-Lettes I Wanna Dance Wit' Choo (Doo Dat Dance) 1975 Chelsea
--- recordlabel: Warner Bros. 2893
writtenby: Linda Creed, Thom Bell
album: Track Of The Cat
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: -zd8fWiAPZg
Dionne Warwick Love Me One More Time 1975 Warner Bros.
1 recordlabel: Warner 8154
chartposition: RandB #5, US #79, US AC #22
writtenby: C. Simmons, J. Jefferson
album: Track of the Cat
Dionne Warwick Once You Hit the Road 1975 Warner
--- recordlabel: Warner Bros. 16677 (UK)
writtenby: Linda Creed, Thom Bell
album: Track Of The Cat
comments: [ballad]
mpcode: COt8qdn9Ll4
Dionne Warwick World Of My Dreams 1975 Warner Bros.(UK)
--- recordlabel: Warner Bros. 2893
writtenby: S. Marshall, T. Wortham, V. Barrett
album: Track Of The Cat
comments: [album cut ballad]
mpcode: 0udiP7aHqgk
Dionne Warwick Jealousy 1975 Warner Bros.
--- recordlabel: Warner Bros. 2893
writtenby: S. Marshall, T. Bell
album: Track Of The Cat
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: mnkYVE1IKRs
Dionne Warwick This Is Love 1975 Warner Bros.
--- recordlabel: Warner Bros. 2893
writtenby: Linda Creed, Thom Bell
album: Track Of The Cat
mpcode: BN57RZAsWtI
Dionne Warwick Track Of The Cat 1975 Warner Bros.
1 recordlabel: Warner 8088
chartposition: RandB #30, US dance #7
writtenby: Jerry Ragovoy
album: Then Came You
Dionne Warwick Take It from Me 1975 Warner
2 recordlabel: Motown 1335
chartposition: UK #23, US AC #17
writtenby: Michael Masser and Pam Sawyer
comments: [Motown Sound]
Diana Ross Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right 1975 Motown
3 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 1010
chartposition: RandB #14, US #1, UK #5, US AC #1
writtenby: Michael Masser & Gerry Goffin
album: Diana Ross [1976 album] / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 10
comments: [ballad] [Motown Sound]
Diana Ross Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) 1975 Tamla Motown
4 recordlabel: Cactus 73(UK)
chartposition: UK #16
writtenby: Desmond Dekker (as Desmond Dacres)
comments: re release [reggae]
Desmond Dekker Sing a Little Song 1975 Cactus (UK)
5 recordlabel: Cactus 57
chartposition: UK #10
writtenby: Desmond Dekker and Leslie Kong
comments: re release [reggae]
Desmond Dekker The Israelites 1975 Cactus
6 recordlabel: Sussex 631
chartposition: RandB #75
weeksinr&bchart: 7
Dennis Coffey Getting It On '75 1975 Sussex
7 recordlabel: Westbound 5004
chartposition: RandB #55
writtenby: Denise LaSalle
album: Here I Am Again
Denise LaSalle My Brand on You 1975 Westbound
8 recordlabel: Westbound 5008
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #91
writtenby: Denise LaSalle
album: Here I Am Again
Denise LaSalle Here I Am Again 1975 Westbound
--- recordlabel: Vigor 1718
writtenby: Tony Valor, Steve Marin
Deliteful Forget That Girl 1975 Vigor

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