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.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1976 . . .

The following songs were released in 1976 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 1976 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
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 10799 (UK) writtenby: Hawes, Simmons, Jefferson album: Happiness Is Being With The Spinners comments: [philly sound ballad] mpcode: 19ZiPRv60_0	The Spinners	If You Can't Be in Love	1976	Atlantic(UK)
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 453341 chartposition: RandB #11, US #56, UK #29 writtenby: Sherman Marshall and Thom Bell album: Happiness Is Being With The Spinners	The Spinners	Wake Up Susan	1976	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 18181 writtenby: M. Burton album: Happiness Is Being With The Spinners comments: [philly sound album cut] mpcode: 41qe-eTPeQE	The Spinners	The Clown	1976	Atlantic
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 453355 chartposition: RandB #1, US #2, UK #16, US dance #14 writtenby: Thom Bell & Linda Creed album: Happiness Is Being With The Spinners comments: [disco dance]	The Spinners	The Rubberband Man	1976	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 18181 writtenby: B. Hawes, C. Simmons, J.B. Jefferson album: Happiness Is Being With The Spinners comments: [philly sound album cut] mpcode: jNExlzxb6m4	The Spinners	Four Hands in the Fire	1976	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Norfolk Int. 10003 writtenby: Guida and Guess album: Too Many Nites	The Soul Cop	Too Many Nites	1976	Norfolk Int.
---	recordlabel: Norfolk Int. 10001 writtenby: Garfield Williams, Lenis Guess album: Too Many Nites comments: [deep soul]	The Soul Cop	I Keep Coming Back For More	1976	Norfolk Int.
1	recordlabel: Epic 850178 chartposition: RandB #49 writtenby: John Colbert and Norman West album: Finders Keepers	The Soul Children	Finders Keepers	1976	Epic
2	recordlabel: Epic 850236 chartposition: RandB #99 album: Finders Keepers	The Soul Children	If You Move I'll Fall	1976	Epic
3	recordlabel: Epic 8-50178 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #88 writtenby: M. Griffin, G. Beene album: Finders Keepers comments: [beat ballad]	The Soul Children	Midnight Sunshine	1976	Epic
4	recordlabel: Avco 4663 chartposition: RandB #29, US Dance #2 writtenby: Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer album: Black Magic	The Softones	That Old Black Magic	1976	Avco
5	recordlabel: Salsoul 2004 chartposition: RandB #36, US #18, US AC #11, US dance #6 writtenby: Victor Schertzinger & Johnny Mercer album: Salsoul Orchestra comments: [disco]	The Salsoul Orchestra	Tangerine	1976	Salsoul
6	recordlabel: Salsoul 2011 chartposition: RandB #20, US #30, US dance #3 writtenby: Vincent Montana Jr. album: Nice N' Naasty comments: [disco dance]	The Salsoul Orchestra	Nice 'n' Naasty	1976	Salsoul
7	recordlabel: Salsoul 2007 chartposition: RandB #76, US #88, US Dance #4 writtenby: Vincent Montana Jr. album: Salsoul Orchestra comments: charted as Salsoul Hustle / You're Just the Right Size / Chicago Bus Stop in US dance chart	The Salsoul Orchestra	You're Just the Right Size	1976	Salsoul
8	recordlabel: Marlin 3306 chartposition: RandB #12, US #17, UK #10, US dance #1 writtenby: Jacques Morali, Richard V. DiCicco, Henri Belolo & Phil Hurtt album: African Queens comments: [disco]	The Ritchie Family	The Best Disco in Town	1976	Marlin
9	recordlabel: Stang 5067 chartposition: RandB #49 writtenby: Tommy Keith comments: [instrumental]	The Rimshots	Super Disco	1976	Stang
10	recordlabel: Stang 5065 chartposition: RandB #93 writtenby: Walter Morris, Al Goodman and Harry Ray	The Rimshots	Do What You Feel (Part 1)	1976	Stang
11	recordlabel: Capitol 4137 chartposition: RandB #58 writtenby: J. R. Bailey, K. Williams album: Love on Delivery	The Reflections	Love on Delivery (L.O.D.)	1976	Capitol
12	recordlabel: Capitol 4222 chartposition: RandB #37 writtenby: Edmund Simmons, Herman Edwards, John Simmons & Josh Pridgen album: Love on Delivery	The Reflections	Day After Day (Night After Night)	1976	Capitol
13	recordlabel: Capitol 4358 chartposition: RandB #66 writtenby: Ken Williams	The Reflections	Gift Wrap My Love	1976	Capitol
14	recordlabel: Pye International 25709 chartposition: UK #1, RandB #28, US #66 writtenby: Ken Gold & Michael Denne album: Real Thing	The Real Thing	You to Me Are Everything	1976	Pye International
15	recordlabel: United Artists 875 chartposition: UK #2 writtenby: Ken Gold and Michael Denne album: Real Thing comments: [disco dance]	The Real Thing	Can't Get By Without You	1976	United Artists
16	recordlabel: ABC/Blue Thumb 271 chartposition: RandB #14, US #103 writtenby: Norman Whitfield album: The Best of the Pointer Sisters	The Pointer Sisters	You Gotta Believe	1976	ABC/Blue Thumb
17	recordlabel: TSOP 84781 chartposition: RandB #52, US Dance #13 writtenby: Leon Huff album: We Got the Rhythm comments: [instrumental]	The People's Choice	Here We Go Again	1976	TSOP
18	recordlabel: TSOP 4773 chartposition: RandB #22, US #93 writtenby: Cary Gilbert and Leon Huff album: Boogie Down U.S.A.	The People's Choice	Nursery Rhymes (Part 1)	1976	TSOP
19	recordlabel: TSOP 84782 chartposition: RandB #52 writtenby: Leon Huff, Darnell Jordan and Donald Ford album: We Got the Rhythm comments: [instrumental]	The People's Choice	Movin' in All Directions	1976	TSOP
---	recordlabel: Malaco 1036 writtenby: Phillip Mitchell	The Patterson Twins	I Need Your Love	1976	Malaco
1	recordlabel: Soul 35119 chartposition: RandB #93, US #47, US dance #1 writtenby: Donald Daniels, Mike Sutton (as Michael B. Sutton) & Kathy Wakefield album: Down To Love Town comments: [Motown Sound]	The Originals	Down to Love Town	1976	Soul
---	recordlabel: Soul 35117 writtenby: Pam Sawyer, Frank Wilson album: Communique comments: [Motown Sound]	The Originals	Touch	1976	Soul
---	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3610 writtenby: K. Gamble, L. Huff album: Message In The Music	The O'Jays	A Prayer	1976	P.I.R.
1	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3596 chartposition: RandB #45 writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff album: Family Reunion	The O'Jays	Family Reunion	1976	P.I.R.
2	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3587 chartposition: RandB #1, US #20 writtenby: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff & Cary Gilbert album: Family Reunion / The Best Of Philadelphia comments: [philly sound]	The O'Jays	Livin' for the Weekend	1976	P.I.R.
---	recordlabel: P.I.R. 34245 album: Message In The Music comments: [Complete Album]	The O'Jays	Message In The Music (full album)	1976	P.I.R.
1	recordlabel: Columbia 3601 chartposition: RandB #1, US #49, UK #51, US dance #38 writtenby: Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff album: Message In The Music comments: [philly sound]	The O'Jays	Message in Our Music	1976	Columbia
2	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3587 chartposition: RandB #1 writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff album: Family Reunion	The O'Jays	Stairway to Heaven	1976	P.I.R.
3	recordlabel: Gemigo 0506 chartposition: RandB #91 writtenby: Tim McQueen album: The Notations	The Notations	Make Me Twice the Man	1976	Gemigo
4	recordlabel: Seminole 501 chartposition: RandB #50, AC #36 weeksinr&bchart: 11 writtenby: Mike Altman, Johnny Mandel comments: [instrumental]	The New Marketts	Song from MASH	1976	Seminole
5	recordlabel: Curtom 0114 chartposition: RandB #82 writtenby: Leroy Hutson and Stephen Harris album: Nightchaser	The Natural Four	It's the Music	1976	Curtom
6	recordlabel: Curtom 0119 chartposition: RandB #71 writtenby: Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy album: Nightchaser	The Natural Four	Free	1976	Curtom
7	recordlabel: Sound Bird 5004 chartposition: RandB #95 writtenby: Don McGinnis, Bob Corso	The Mystic Moods	Being With You	1976	Sound Bird
8	recordlabel: Stang 5068 chartposition: RandB #14 writtenby: Kenneth Ascher and Carole Sager album: Moments with You	The Moments	With You	1976	Stang
9	recordlabel: Stang 5066 chartposition: RandB #44 writtenby: Walter Morris and Tommy Keith	The Moments	Nine Times	1976	Stang
10	recordlabel: Salsoul 2009 chartposition: US Dance #14 writtenby: Norman Bergen and Reid Whitelaw album: Moment of Truth	The Moment of Truth	So Much for Love	1976	Salsoul
11	recordlabel: Tamla 54268 chartposition: RandB #60, UK #52 writtenby: Pete Moore (as Warren Pete Moore) and Billy Griffin (as William Griffin) album: City of Angels comments: [Motown Sound]	The Miracles	Night Life	1976	Tamla
---	recordlabel: RCA Victor 50250 writtenby: B. Craig, H.B Barnum album: The Mighty Pope	The Mighty Pope	If You Want A Love Affair	1976	RCA Victor
---	recordlabel: Private Stock 176 writtenby: K. Gold, M. Denne album: The Mighty Pope	The Mighty Pope	Can't Get By Without You	1976	Private Stock
---	recordlabel: RCA 50317 writtenby: Al Sharp album: The Mighty Pope	The Mighty Pope	Whatever Goes Around	1976	RCA
1	recordlabel: Reprise 1357 chartposition: RandB #87 writtenby: Art Neville, Ziggy Modeliste, Cyril Neville, Leo Nocentelli and George Porter Jr. album: Trick Bag	The Meters	Disco Is the Thing Today	1976	Reprise
2	recordlabel: HBS 12157 chartposition: RandB #32, US #101 writtenby: The Raders album: Everybody Wanna Live On	The Masqueraders	(Call Me) The Travelling Man	1976	HBS
---	recordlabel: Columbia 33820 writtenby: A. Felder, B. Gray, M. Farrow album: The Manhattans featuring Kiss and Say Goodbye comments: [disco dance album cut] mpcode: xUuLF6WPdac	The Manhattans	Searching For Love	1976	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia writtenby: T. Randazzo, V. Pike album: The Manhattans featuring Kiss and Say Goodbye comments: [album cut]	The Manhattans	La La La Wish Upon A Star	1976	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 33820 writtenby: R.S. Riley, Sr. album: The Manhattans featuring Kiss and Say Goodbye comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: PRLjQJCpbno	The Manhattans	Wonderful World of Love	1976	Columbia
1	recordlabel: CBS 8852 chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #4, US AC #12 writtenby: Winfred Lovett album: The Manhattans featuring Kiss and Say Goodbye comments: [ballad]	The Manhattans	Kiss and Say Goodbye	1976	CBS
---	recordlabel: Columbia 33820 writtenby: B. Weisman, E. Sands, R. Germinaro album: The Manhattans featuring Kiss and Say Goodbye comments: [philly sound ballad album cut] mpcode: KRdgTsHKlIM	The Manhattans	Take It Or Leave It	1976	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 33820 writtenby: E. Bivins album: The Manhattans featuring Kiss and Say Goodbye comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: l0FnGJ9ia9s	The Manhattans	We'll Have Forever To Love	1976	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 33820 writtenby: W. Lovett album: The Manhattans comments: [album cut] mpcode: npa7I2I7j2o	The Manhattans	How Can Anything So Good Be So Bad For You?	1976	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 33820 writtenby: C. Stepney, M. White, P. Bailey album: The Manhattans featuring Kiss and Say Goodbye comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: V2b4knlW9YM	The Manhattans	Reasons	1976	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 3 10430 writtenby: E. Bivins	The Manhattans	Gypsy Man	1976	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 33820 writtenby: F. Johnson album: The Manhattans featuring Kiss and Say Goodbye comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: kCgvgjO37Ro	The Manhattans	If You're Ever Gonna Love Me	1976	Columbia
1	recordlabel: Columbia 10430 chartposition: RandB #7, US #46, UK #52 writtenby: Winfred Lovett album: It Feels So Good	The Manhattans	I Kinda Miss You	1976	Columbia
2	recordlabel: RCA 10431 chartposition: RandB #20 writtenby: Gene Dozier and Keni St. Lewis album: Shame on the World / Main Ingredient Super Hits	The Main Ingredient	Shame on the World	1976	RCA
3	recordlabel: RCA 10606 chartposition: RandB #96 writtenby: Jacqueline Hilliard and Leon Ware album: Music Maximus / Main Ingredient Super Hits	The Main Ingredient	Instant Love	1976	RCA
4	recordlabel: Gang 1326 chartposition: RandB #52 writtenby: Ronald Bell and The Kay Gees	The Kay-Gees	Waiting at the Bus Stop (Part 1)	1976	Gang
5	recordlabel: Mercury 73778 chartposition: RandB #55 writtenby: G. Dorsey, D. Psalidas	The Joneses	In a Good Groove	1976	Mercury
6	recordlabel: Mercury 73778 chartposition: RandB #55 writtenby: Glenn Dorsey comments: [disco funk]	The Joneses	Child of Mine	1976	Mercury
7	recordlabel: Atlantic 3316 chartposition: RandB #42 writtenby: Jimmy Castor and John Pruitt album: Supersound	The Jimmy Castor Bunch	Supersound	1976	Atlantic
8	recordlabel: Atlantic 3362 chartposition: RandB #67 writtenby: Ellwood Henderson (as Ellwood Henderson Jr.)	The Jimmy Castor Bunch	Everything Is Beautiful to Me	1976	Atlantic
9	recordlabel: Atlantic 3331 chartposition: RandB #97 writtenby: Exuma album: Supersound	The Jimmy Castor Bunch	Bom Bom	1976	Atlantic
10	recordlabel: Epic P.I.R. 50289 chartposition: RandB #2, US #6, UK #42, US dance #33 writtenby: Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff album: The Jacksons / The Best Of Philadelphia comments: [philly sound]	The Jacksons	Enjoy Yourself	1976	Epic P.I.R.
11	recordlabel: T Neck 2260 chartposition: RandB #3, US #47 writtenby: Ronald Isley, Kelly Isley, Rudolph Isley, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley and Chris Jasper album: Harvest for the World comments: [disco funk]	The Isley Brothers	Who Loves You Better	1976	T Neck
12	recordlabel: T Neck 2261 chartposition: RandB #9, US #63, UK #10 writtenby: Ronald Isley, Kelly Isley, Rudolph Isley, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley & Chris Jasper album: Harvest for the World	The Isley Brothers	Harvest for the World	1976	T Neck
---	recordlabel: T Neck 33809 writtenby: The Isley Brothers, C. Jasper album: Harvest for the World comments: [love ballad] [album cut]	The Isley Brothers	(At Your Best) You Are Love	1976	T Neck
---	recordlabel: P.I.P. 6528 writtenby: Janet Moffet, Earl Singleton album: Together comments: [sweet soul ballad]	The Individuals	Together (We Can Make Something Happen)	1976	P.I.P.
1	recordlabel: Curtom 0110 chartposition: RandB #11, US #103 writtenby: Ed Townsend album: Loving Power	The Impressions	Loving Power	1976	Curtom
---	recordlabel: Curtom 0116 writtenby: Ed Townsend album: Loving Power	The Impressions	I Wish I'd Stayed In Bed	1976	Curtom
1	recordlabel: Curtom 0116 chartposition: RandB #36 writtenby: Bunny Sigler and Phil Hurtt	The Impressions	Sunshine	1976	Curtom
2	recordlabel: Chelsea 2005064 chartposition: US Dance #15 writtenby: Mets	The Honeybees	Dream Express	1976	Chelsea
3	recordlabel: Arista 0207 chartposition: RandB #91, US Dance #4, US #91 writtenby: Mike Leander, Pete Phipps and Gerry Shephard comments: [instrumental]	The Glitter Band	Makes You Blind	1976	Arista
4	recordlabel: Westbound 5032 chartposition: R&B #56 writtenby: Al Kent (as Albert Hamilton) album: Night People	The Fantastic Four	Hideaway	1976	Westbound
5	recordlabel: Westbound chartposition: US dance #15 writtenby: Albert Hamilton, Cleveland Horne, Curtis Colbert and James Epps album: Night People comments: [album cut] [disco dance]	The Fantastic Four	Night People -- Lies Divided By Jive	1976	Westbound
6	recordlabel: Jupar 104 chartposition: RandB #62 writtenby: Gilbert Moorer and Bill Sheppard	The Esquires	Get On Up '76	1976	Jupar
7	recordlabel: Columbia 10347 chartposition: RandB #13, US #51, US dance #4 writtenby: Jeanette Hawes & Wanda Hutchinson album: Flowers comments: [disco funk]	The Emotions	I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love	1976	Columbia
8	recordlabel: Columbia 310347 chartposition: RandB #16, US #74, UK #51 writtenby: Maurice White and Al McKay album: Flowers	The Emotions	Flowers	1976	Columbia
9	recordlabel: Buddah 537 chartposition: RandB #83 writtenby: Norman Harris & Allan Felder album: Sing About Life	The Ebonys	Making Love Ain't No Fun (Without the One You Love) (Part 1)	1976	Buddah
10	recordlabel: London 2613 chartposition: RandB #37 writtenby: J. Fracassi, L. Figiverido	The Earls	Get Up and Dance (The Continental)	1976	London
11	recordlabel: Motown 1359 chartposition: R writtenby: Nickolas Ashford (as Nick Ashford) and Valerie Simpson album: Pure Pleasure comments: [Motown Sound]	The Dynamic Superiors	Nobody's Gonna Change Me	1976	Motown
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 10700 (UK) writtenby: Florio, Vance, Holmes comments: [northern soul]	The Drifters	You Got to Pay Your Dues	1976	Atlantic(UK)
1	recordlabel: Bell 1491 chartposition: UK #29 writtenby: Geoff Stephens and Roger Greenaway	The Drifters	Every Night's a Saturday Night with You	1976	Bell
2	recordlabel: Bell 1469(UK) chartposition: UK #12 writtenby: Les Reed and Roget Greenaway	The Drifters	Hello Happiness	1976	Bell (UK)
3	recordlabel: Arista 78 chartposition: UK #5 writtenby: Roger Greenaway and Tony Macaulay comments: [pop soul]	The Drifters	You're More than a Number in My Little Red Book	1976	Arista
4	recordlabel: ABC 12150 chartposition: RandB #10, US #87 writtenby: Tony Hester album: Drama V	The Dramatics	You're Fooling You	1976	ABC
5	recordlabel: ABC 12180 chartposition: RandB #49 writtenby: Michael Henderson album: Drama V	The Dramatics	Treat Me Like a Man	1976	ABC
---	recordlabel: ABC 12180 writtenby: N. Toney album: Drama V	The Dramatics	I Was The Life Of The Party	1976	ABC
---	recordlabel: ABC 12258 writtenby: N. Toney album: Joy Ride	The Dramatics	Sundown Is Coming (Hold Back The Night)	1976	ABC
---	recordlabel: ABC 916 writtenby: T. Hester album: Drama V	The Dramatics	Come Out Of Your Thing	1976	ABC
1	recordlabel: ABC 12220 chartposition: RandB #23 writtenby: Tony Hester album: Joy Ride	The Dramatics	Finger Fever	1976	ABC
2	recordlabel: Warner 8196 chartposition: RandB #57, US #13 writtenby: Michael McDonald album: Takin' It to the Streets	The Doobie Brothers	Takin' It to the Streets	1976	Warner
---	recordlabel: Mercury 1084 writtenby: Bobby Miller album: No Way Back comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: NSBy0TcB_r8	The Dells	I'll Make You My Girl	1976	Mercury
1	recordlabel: Mercury 73807 chartposition: RandB #49, US #102 writtenby: Ivy Hunter, Andre Moore and Charles Leverett album: No Way Back	The Dells	Slow Motion	1976	Mercury
2	recordlabel: Mercury 73842 chartposition: RandB #68 writtenby: Andrew Terry, Robert Emanuel Brooks and Walter Morris	The Dells	No Way Back	1976	Mercury

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