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Soul R&B Music Charts of 1976 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1976 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 1976, 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 1976, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

(Search on '1976' returned 940 results)
# Artist   (click for discography and biography of artist) Title    (click song title to play it, read lyrics etc.) Year Label
1 recordlabel: Motown 1384
chartposition: UK #5, US #85
writtenby: Norman Whitfield & William 'Mickey' Stevenson
album: The Bitch Is Black / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 10
comments: [Motown Sound]
Yvonne Fair It Should Have Been Me 1976 Motown
2 recordlabel: Montuno 8003
chartposition: US dance #3, RandB #39
writtenby: Bobby Hebb
album: Al Santiago Presents Yambu
comments: [jazz funk] [instrumental]
Yambu Sunny 1976 Montuno
3 recordlabel: Wicked 8102
chartposition: RandB #69
writtenby: Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield
Wilson Pickett Love Will Keep Us Together 1976 Wicked
--- recordlabel: Motown
writtenby: Willie Hutch
album: Color Her Sunshine
comments: [ballad album cut]
mpcode: Y5-Odcob0DE
Willie Hutch Color Her Sunshine 1976 Motown
1 recordlabel: Motown 1411
chartposition: RandB #60
writtenby: Willie Hutch
album: Color Her Sunshine / In And Out (UK compilation)
comments: [Motown Sound]
Willie Hutch Shake It, Shake It 1976 Motown
2 recordlabel: Motown 1371
chartposition: RandB #19
writtenby: Frank Hutch
album: Ode to My Lady / In And Out (UK compilation)
comments: [Motown Sound]
Willie Hutch Party Down 1976 Motown
3 recordlabel: Motown 1406
chartposition: RandB #95
writtenby: Willie Hutch
album: Color Her Sunshine
comments: [Motown Sound]
Willie Hutch Let Me Be the One, Baby 1976 Motown
--- recordlabel: Rav Records 30569
writtenby: Dorothy Willingham
Willie Darrington Never Should Have Walked Away 1976 Rav Records
--- recordlabel: Capitol 4253
writtenby: Bobo, Melvoin, Silverberg
Willie Bobo Funky Sneakers 1976 Capitol
1 recordlabel: Mercury 73839
chartposition: RandB #1, US #10
writtenby: Paul Mitchell & William Bell
album: Coming Back for More
William Bell Tryin' to Love Two 1976 Mercury
--- recordlabel: Stax 2042 (UK)
writtenby: James McDuffie, William Bell
album: Relating
comments: [ballad]
mpcode: TV8Nfxz_N5k
William Bell Such A Fever 1976 Stax(UK)
--- recordlabel: Mercury 73839
writtenby: W. Bell, P. Mitchell
album: Coming Back for More
William Bell If Sex Was All We Had 1976 Mercury
--- recordlabel: Wheelsville 001
writtenby: William Hatcher
Will Hatcher You Haven't Seen Nothing Yet 1976 Wheelsville
1 recordlabel: Drive 6253
chartposition: US Dance #25, Cashbox R&B #86
writtenby: Leon Huff and Jerry Akines
Wild Honey At the Top of the Stairs 1976 Drive
2 recordlabel: Epic 50225
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #7, US dance #12
writtenby: Robert Parissi
album: Wild Cherry
comments: [funk]
Wild Cherry Play That Funky Music 1976 Epic
--- recordlabel: Mercury 73744
writtenby: A. Williams
Wil Collins & Willpower Don't Fight The Feelin' 1976 Mercury
--- recordlabel: Mercury 73744
writtenby: T. Bridwell, R. Weekes
Wil Collins And Willpower Say It, Play It 1976 Mercury
1 recordlabel: Roulette 7195
chartposition: RandB #91, US #91, US Dance #9
writtenby: Melvin Steals (as Mystro) and Mervin Steals (as Lyric)
Whirlwind Full Time Thing (Between Dusk and Dawn) 1976 Roulette
2 recordlabel: Playboy 6082
chartposition: RandB #64
writtenby: Charlie Singleton and Modern Man
album: Weapons of Peace
Weapons of Peace Just Can't Be That Way (Ruth's Song) 1976 Playboy
--- recordlabel: Playboy 5812
writtenby: L. Dantzier, C. Franklin, A. Hardy, F. Henderson II, D. Johnson
album: Weapons Of Peace
Weapons Of Peace Just Keep On Smiling 1976 Playboy
1 recordlabel: United Artists 834
chartposition: RandB #4, US #7, US AC #1
writtenby: Jerry Goldstein , Harold Brown, Papa Dee Allen,B.B Dickerson
album: Greatest Hits
comments: [beat ballad]
War Summer 1976 United Artists
2 recordlabel: Private Stock 45073
chartposition: RandB #10, US #1, UK #28, US AC #13
weeksinr&bchart: 15
writtenby: Walter Murphy
album: Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band A Fifth of Beethoven 1976 Private Stock
3 recordlabel: Chi Sound 908
chartposition: RandB #9, US #93
writtenby: Loulou Gasté and Morris Albert
album: Feeling Good
Walter Jackson Feelings 1976 Chi Sound
--- recordlabel: Chi Sound 908
writtenby: E. Riccardi, L. Albertelli, D. Janssen, D. Hart
album: Feeling Good
Walter Jackson Words (Are Impossible) 1976 Chi Sound
1 recordlabel: RCA Victor 10562
chartposition: US dance #1, RandB #73, UK #51, US #10, US AC #43
writtenby: Gerald Jackson & Peter Jackson
album: Never Gonna Let You Go
comments: [disco]
Vicki Sue Robinson Turn the Beat Around 1976 RCA Victor
2 recordlabel: RCA 10775
chartposition: RandB #91, US #63, US dance #9
writtenby: Bobby Womack and Harold Payne
album: Vicki Sue Robinson
comments: charted as Daylight / Should I Stay / How About Me / I Won't Let You Go in US dance charts
Vicki Sue Robinson Daylight 1976 RCA
3 recordlabel: RCA 2673
chartposition: US Dance #8
writtenby: Bill House
album: Never Gonne Let You Go
Vicki Sue Robinson Common Thief 1976 RCA
4 recordlabel: HandL 4670
chartposition: RandB #20, US #69, US dance #14
writtenby: Van McCoy
album: The Real McCoy
Van McCoy Party 1976 HandL
5 recordlabel: HandL 4667
chartposition: RandB #51, US #96
writtenby: Van McCoy
album: The Real McCoy
Van McCoy Night Walk 1976 HandL
6 recordlabel: Columbia 10388
chartposition: RandB #2, US #38
writtenby: Charles Babbit
album: Love and Touch
comments: [disco dance]
Tyrone Davis Give It Up (Turn It Loose) 1976 Columbia
--- recordlabel: Columbia 3 10388
writtenby: L. Graham, D. Miller
album: Love and Touch
Tyrone Davis You're Too Much 1976 Columbia
--- recordlabel: Columbia 3 10528
writtenby: Leo Graham
album: Love and Touch
Tyrone Davis Givin' Myself To You 1976 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Dakar 4553
chartposition: RandB #9
writtenby: Leo Graham
album: Turning Point
Tyrone Davis So Good (To Be Home with You) 1976 Dakar
--- recordlabel: Sounds Of Cleveland 11711
writtenby: A. Boyd, B. Massey, W. Johnson
comments: [deep soul]
Truth Come Back Home 1976 Sounds Of Cleveland
1 recordlabel: Columbia 10409
chartposition: RandB #62, US #68
writtenby: Emilio Castillo, Stephen Kupka and Hubert Tubbs
album: Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now
Tower of Power You Ought to Be Havin' Fun 1976 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Midland Int. 10545
chartposition: RandB #85
writtenby: Melvin Steals and Mervin Steals
Touch of Class Don't Want No Other Lover 1976 Midland Int.
--- recordlabel: Island 6269 (UK)
writtenby: F Hibbert
album: Reggae Got Soul
comments: [reggae]
Toots & The Maytals Reggae Got Soul 1976 Island(UK)
--- recordlabel: Jerri 102
writtenby: T. Troutman
Tony Troutman What's The Use 1976 Jerri
1 recordlabel: Mercury 73831
chartposition: RandB #95
writtenby: Patrick Adams and Fay Hauser
Tony Sylvester & the New Ingredient Magic Touch 1976 Mercury
--- recordlabel: Island 059
writtenby: Isaac Bolden
Tony Owens Do What You Wanna Do 1976 Island
--- recordlabel: Polydor 2058 734 (UK)
comments: [ballad]
Tony Austin Miss You 1976 Polydor (UK)
1 recordlabel: KoKo 722
chartposition: RandB #62
writtenby: Johnny Baylor & Tommy Tate
Tommy Tate Hardtimes S.O.S. 1976 KoKo
2 recordlabel: KoKo 723
chartposition: RandB #93
writtenby: Johnny Baylor & Tommy Tate
Tommy Tate If You Ain't Man Enough 1976 KoKo
3 recordlabel: Spark 1148
chartposition: UK #44
writtenby: Eddie Adamberry and Tony Craig
Tommy Hunt One Fine Morning 1976 Spark
4 recordlabel: Spark 1146
chartposition: UK #28
writtenby: Eddie Adamberry and Tony Craig
album: Sign of the Times
comments: [disco dance]
Tommy Hunt Loving on the Losing Side 1976 Spark
5 recordlabel: Ode 66121
chartposition: RandB #100
writtenby: Ralph MacDonald and William Slater
comments: [instrumental]
Tom Scott Time and Love 1976 Ode
6 recordlabel: Ode 66118
chartposition: RandB #65, US #80, US AC #46
writtenby: Tom Scott
comments: [instrumental]
Tom Scott Uptown and Country 1976 Ode
7 recordlabel: CBS 3937 (UK)
chartposition: UK #1
writtenby: Jack Robinson and James Bolden
album: I Love To Love
comments: [disco]
Tina Charles I Love to Love (But My Baby Loves to Dance) 1976 CBS(UK)
8 recordlabel: CBS 4480 (UK)
chartposition: UK #6
writtenby: Biddu, Gerry Shury and Ron Roker
album: Dance Little Lady
comments: [disco dance]
Tina Charles Dance Little Lady Dance 1976 CBS(UK)
9 recordlabel: CBS 4237 (UK)
chartposition: UK #31
writtenby: Jack Robinson and David Cristie
album: I Love To Love
comments: [disco dance]
Tina Charles Love Me Like A Lover 1976 CBS(UK)
10 recordlabel: Creole 129(UK)
chartposition: RandB #62
writtenby: Bill Wright and Thomas Stewart
Third World Band Disco Hop 1976 Creole (UK)
--- recordlabel: Columbia 310403
writtenby: T. Randazzo, V. Pike
album: Thelma Jones
Thelma Jones Salty Tears 1976 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Tamla 54278
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #13, US AC #40, US dance #1
writtenby: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff & Cary Gilbert
album: Any Way You Like It / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 10
comments: [Motown Sound] [disco]
Thelma Houston Don't Leave Me This Way 1976 Tamla
2 recordlabel: Soul Int'l. 105
chartposition: RandB #95
writtenby: August Moon and Tyrone Thomas
The Whole Darn Family Ain't Nothing But Something to Do 1976 Soul Int'l.
3 recordlabel: Soul Train 10773
chartposition: RandB #21, US #101
writtenby: Joe Cobb and Van McCoy
album: One for the Money
The Whispers Living Together (In Sin) 1976 Soul Train
4 recordlabel: Soul Train 10700
chartposition: RandB #10, US #88, US Dance #8
writtenby: Jerry Akines, Johnny Bellmon, Victor Drayton and Buddy Turner (as Reginald Turner)
album: One for the Money
comments: [philly sound]
The Whispers One for the Money 1976 Soul Train
5 recordlabel: Soul Train 10430
chartposition: RandB #40
writtenby: J. Hernandez
album: One for the Money
The Whispers In Love Forever 1976 Soul Train
6 recordlabel: RCA 2626 (UK)
chartposition: UK #41
writtenby: Billy Jackson, A. Thornton
album: Tymes Up
The Tymes God's Gonna Punish You 1976 RCA(UK)
7 recordlabel: RCA 10561
chartposition: RandB #3, US #68
writtenby: Marvin Yancy and Chuck Jackson (as Charles Jackson)
album: Tymes Up
The Tymes It's Cool 1976 RCA
--- recordlabel: RCA 10713
writtenby: Jon Ledingham
album: Tymes Up
The Tymes Only Your Love 1976 RCA
--- recordlabel: RCA 10798
writtenby: Howard Jennings, Ken Lewis, Stan Lucas
The Trumains Sore Loser 1976 RCA
1 recordlabel: Mercury 73838
chartposition: RandB #99
writtenby: Sir Mack Rice
The Treasures You Ain't Playin' with No Toy 1976 Mercury
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 10703
chartposition: RandB #12, US #27, UK #35, US dance #1
writtenby: Ronald Baker
album: Where the Happy People Go
comments: [philly sound] [disco]
The Trammps That's Where the Happy People Go 1976 Atlantic
3 recordlabel: Atlantic 3365
chartposition: RandB #76, US #105, US Dance #8
writtenby: Eddie Floyd, Steve Cropper and Wilson Pickett
album: Where the Happy People Go
The Trammps Ninety-Nine and a Half 1976 Atlantic
4 recordlabel: Atlantic 10802
chartposition: US dance #1
writtenby: Bruce Gray and T.G. Conway
album: Where the Happy People Go
The Trammps Disco Party 1976 Atlantic
5 recordlabel: Atlantic 3345
chartposition: RandB #67, UK #42
writtenby: Leroy Green and Norman Harris
album: Where the Happy People Go
The Trammps Soul Searchin' Time 1976 Atlantic
6 recordlabel: Epic 4215(UK)
chartposition: UK #36
writtenby: Sheila Ferguson and Tatsushi Umegaki
The Three Degrees Toast of Love 1976 Epic (UK)
7 recordlabel: Epic 50283
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #95
writtenby: E. Kleban, M. Hamlisch
album: Standing Up For Love
comments: [ballad]
The Three Degrees What I Did For Love 1976 Epic
8 recordlabel: Gordy 7150
chartposition: RandB #21, US #94
writtenby: Jeffrey Bowen, Jim Ford and Truman Thomas
album: Wings of Love
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Temptations Up the Creek (Without a Paddle) 1976 Gordy
--- recordlabel: Gordy 7150
writtenby: D. Edwards, O. Williams, D. English, R. Street
album: House Party
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Temptations Darling, Stand By Me (Song For My Woman) 1976 Gordy
1 recordlabel: Gordy 7146
chartposition: RandB #3, US #54
writtenby: Eddie Holland Jr. and Brian Holland
album: House Party
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Temptations Keep Holdin' On 1976 Gordy
--- recordlabel: Motown 1057 (UK)
writtenby: English, Willisms, Street, Leonard, Edwards
album: The Temptations Do the Temptations
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Temptations Let Me Count The Ways (I Love You) 1976 Motown(UK)
1 recordlabel: Gordy 2627
chartposition: RandB #22
writtenby: Benjamin Wright, David English, Glenn Leonard and Otis Williams
album: The Temptations Do the Temptations
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Temptations Who Are You (and What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life) 1976 Gordy
--- recordlabel: Epic 850258
writtenby: L. Snell, R. Bennett
The Temprees I Dare You 1976 Epic
1 recordlabel: Epic 850192
chartposition: RandB #78
writtenby: Johnny Gonzalez and Sylvester Bradford
The Temprees I Found Love on a Disco Floor 1976 Epic
2 recordlabel: Capitol 4179
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1
writtenby: Kenneth St. Lewis & Freddie Perren
album: Showcase
comments: [disco dance]
The Sylvers Boogie Fever 1976 Capitol
3 recordlabel: Capitol 11299
chartposition: RandB #3, US #5
writtenby: Kenneth St. Lewis & Freddie Perren
album: Something Special
comments: [disco dance]
The Sylvers Hot Line 1976 Capitol
4 recordlabel: Capitol 4255
chartposition: RandB #19, US #59
writtenby: Kenneth St. Lewis, Freddie Perren and Yarlan
album: Showcase
The Sylvers Cotton Candy 1976 Capitol
5 recordlabel: Motown 214 (UK)
chartposition: US dance #5
writtenby: Stafford, Brown, Davis, Holland
album: Mary, Scherrie and Susaye
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Supremes Love I Never Knew You Could Feel So Good 1976 Motown(UK)
--- recordlabel: Motown 1407
writtenby: H. Beatty, B. Holland, E. Holland
album: High Energy
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Supremes You're What's Missing In My Life 1976 Motown
1 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 1029
chartposition: RandB #25, US #40, US dance #3
writtenby: Brian Holland & Eddie Holland Jr.
album: High Energy
comments: [disco dance] [Motown Sound]
The Supremes I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do the Walking 1976 Tamla Motown
2 recordlabel: Motown 1407
chartposition: RandB #50, US dance #5, US #85
writtenby: Brian Holland, Harold Beatty, Floyd Stafford and Reginald Brown
album: Mary, Scherrie and Susaye
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Supremes You're My Driving Wheel 1976 Motown
3 recordlabel: Motown 68631
chartposition: US Dance #9
writtenby: Harold Beatty, Brian Holland and Eddie Holland Jr.
album: High Energy
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Supremes High Energy 1976 Motown
--- recordlabel: Motown 1415
writtenby: M.L. Smith, E. Holland
album: Mary, Scherrie and Susaye
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Supremes You Are The Heart Of Me 1976 Motown
1 recordlabel: HandL 6105059(UK)
chartposition: UK #7
writtenby: George David Weiss, Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore
album: Fabulous
The Stylistics Sixteen Bars 1976 HandL (UK)
2 recordlabel: H and L 4674
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore and George David Weiss
album: Fabulous
The Stylistics Because I Love You, Girl 1976 H and L
3 recordlabel: Avco 4664
chartposition: RandB #17, US #79, US AC #26
writtenby: Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore and George David Weiss
album: You Are Beautiful
The Stylistics You Are Beautiful 1976 Avco
4 recordlabel: H and L 6299 024 (UK)
chartposition: UK #24
writtenby: Hugo and Luigi, George D. Weiss, Bacarach and David
comments: [sweet soul ballad] EP
The Stylistics The Miracle -- You'll Never Get To Heaven (If You Break My Heart) 1976 H and L (UK)
5 recordlabel: HandL 4669
chartposition: RandB #52, UK #4
writtenby: George David Weiss, Hugo Peretti & Luigi Creatore
album: Fabulous
comments: [disco dance]
The Stylistics Can't Help Falling in Love 1976 HandL
6 recordlabel: Vigor 1728
chartposition: RandB #13, US Dance #12
writtenby: Ray Dahrouge
The Street People You're My One Weakness Girl 1976 Vigor
7 recordlabel: Vigor 1732
chartposition: RandB #57, US #109
writtenby: Ray Dahrouge
The Street People I Wanna Spend My Whole Life with You 1976 Vigor
8 recordlabel: Vigor 1734
chartposition: RandB #66
writtenby: Ray Dahrouge
The Street People Wanna Slow Dance with You Baby (At the Disco) 1976 Vigor
--- recordlabel: IX Chains 7016
writtenby: J. Abston, S. Petty
The Steptones Let The People Talk 1976 IX Chains
1 recordlabel: Curtom 0113
chartposition: RandB #4, US #70
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield
album: Let's Do It Again
The Staple Singers New Orleans 1976 Curtom
2 recordlabel: Dark Horse 5505
chartposition: RandB #10, US #102
writtenby: Keni Burke and Clarence Burke
album: 2nd Resurrection
The Stairsteps From Us to You 1976 Dark Horse
3 recordlabel: Dark Horse 10009
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #88, US #106
writtenby: Keni Burke
album: 2nd Resurrection
The Stairsteps Tell Me Why 1976 Dark Horse
--- recordlabel: Dark Horse 22004
writtenby: The Stairsteps
album: 2nd Resurrection
comments: [Complete Album]
The Stairsteps 2nd Resurrection (full album) 1976 Dark Horse
--- recordlabel: Dark Horse 5507 (UK)
writtenby: James Burke, Clarence Burke, Jr.
album: 2nd Resurrection
The Stairsteps Pasado 1976 Dark Horse(UK)
--- recordlabel: Atlantic 18181
writtenby: B. Hawes, C. Simmons, J.B. Jefferson
album: Happiness Is Being With The Spinners
comments: [philly sound album cut]
mpcode: Ih3Micfydt8
The Spinners Toni My Love 1976 Atlantic
--- recordlabel: Atlantic 3355
writtenby: P. Terry, T. Conway, T. Life
album: Happiness Is Being With The Spinners
comments: [philly sound]
mpcode: RDLr7FjrNUk
The Spinners Now That We're Together 1976 Atlantic

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