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
201	recordlabel: Mercury 73759 chartposition: RandB #58, US #106 writtenby: Lawton Williams	The Dells	The Power of Love	1976	Mercury
---	recordlabel: Bell 1467 (UK) writtenby: Silver, Favis album: Delfonics Super Hits	The Delfonics	With These Hands	1976	Bell (UK)
1	recordlabel: ABC/Blue Thumb 270 chartposition: RandB #92 writtenby: Stix Hooper (as album: Those Southern Knight comments: [instrumental] [jazz funk]	The Crusaders	And Then There Was the Blues	1976	ABC/Blue Thumb
2	recordlabel: Blue Thumb 269 chartposition: RandB #21 writtenby: Wayne Henderson album: Those Southern Knights comments: [jazz funk]	The Crusaders	Keep That Same Old Feeling	1976	Blue Thumb
3	recordlabel: Juana 3406 chartposition: RandB #82 writtenby: Mary Holland Bryant album: In Control	The Controllers	The People Want Music	1976	Juana
---	recordlabel: Juana 3410 writtenby: Frederick Knight album: In Control	The Controllers	This Train	1976	Juana
1	recordlabel: Motown 1402 chartposition: RandB #1, US #7, UK #62 writtenby: Lionel Richie album: Hot on the Tracks comments: [Motown Sound] [ballad]	The Commodores	Just to Be Close to You	1976	Motown
---	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 1034 (UK) writtenby: McClary, Richie, Commodores album: Hot On The Tracks1976 mpcode: C8RlWHi5Gkk	The Commodores	High On Sunshine	1976	Tamla Motown(UK)
1	recordlabel: Motown 1408 chartposition: RandB #9, US #39, US Dance #33 writtenby: Lionel Richie and Ronald LaPread album: Hot on the Tracks comments: [Motown Sound]	The Commodores	Fancy Dancer	1976	Motown
2	recordlabel: RCA Victor 10602 chartposition: RandB #57, US #107 writtenby: Van McCoy album: On Top Of Clear	The Choice Four	Hey, What's That Dance You're Doing	1976	RCA Victor
3	recordlabel: RCA 10714 chartposition: RandB #76 writtenby: Charles H. Kipps Jr. album: On Top Of Clear	The Choice Four	Just Let Me Hold You for a Night	1976	RCA
4	recordlabel: Mercury 73844 chartposition: RandB #30, UK #52 writtenby: Ken Hirsch and Kathy Wakefield album: Happy Being Lonely	The Chi-Lites	Happy Being Lonely	1976	Mercury
5	recordlabel: Brunswick 34 chartposition: RandB #50, UK #3 writtenby: Barbara Acklin & Eugene Record	The Chi-Lites	You Don't Have to Go	1976	Brunswick
6	recordlabel: Brunswick 55525 chartposition: RandB #32 writtenby: Quinton Joseph and Eugene Record	The Chi-Lites	The Devil Is Doing His Work	1976	Brunswick
---	recordlabel: Chipping Norton 2 writtenby: Chris Amoo, Eddie Amoo mpcode: JqwhjnfiJGs	The Chants	I've Been Trying	1976	Chipping Norton
1	recordlabel: Janus 259 chartposition: RandB #98 weeksinr&bchart: 2 writtenby: Mike Oldfield comments: [instrumental]	The Champs Boys Orchestra	Tubular Bells	1976	Janus
2	recordlabel: Asylum 45294 chartposition: RandB #96, US #24, US dance #19 writtenby: Earl Cate & Ernie Cate comments: [disco funk]	The Cate Brothers	Union Man	1976	Asylum
3	recordlabel: AandM 1851 chartposition: RandB #4, US #30, US dance #15 writtenby: Louis E. Johnson, Quincy Jones & George Henry Johnson album: Look Out for #1 comments: [funk]	The Brothers Johnson	Get the Funk Out Ma Face	1976	A&M
4	recordlabel: AandM 1806 chartposition: RandB #1, US #3 writtenby: George Johnson, Louis Johnson & Sonora Sam album: Look Out For #1 comments: [disco funk jazz]	The Brothers Johnson	I'll Be Good to You	1976	A&M
5	recordlabel: AandM 1881 chartposition: RandB #26, US #103 writtenby: George Johnson and Louis Johnson album: Look Out for #1	The Brothers Johnson	Free and Single	1976	A&M
6	recordlabel: RCA 1893 chartposition: US dance #7 writtenby: Warren Schatz and Mitch Farber album: Don't Stop Now	The Brothers	Brothers Theme	1976	RCA
7	recordlabel: RCA 10631 chartposition: US dance #20 writtenby: Antonio Carlos and Jocafi album: Don't Stop Now comments: [disco dance]	The Brothers	Voce Abousou	1976	RCA
8	recordlabel: RCA Victor 1057 (UK) chartposition: US dance #7 writtenby: Warren Schatz and Mitch Farber album: Don't Stop Now comments: [disco jazz funk instrumental] [album cut]	The Brothers	Under The Skin	1976	RCA Victor(UK)
9	recordlabel: Arista 0182 chartposition: RandB #95 writtenby: Steve Kahn, Will Lee and Don Grolnick	The Brecker Brothers Band	If You Wanna Boogie (Forget It Baby)	1976	Arista
10	recordlabel: Greedy 103 chartposition: RandB #85 writtenby: David Foster, Jay Graydon and Jack Conrad comments: [instrumental]	The Bottom Line	That's the Way to Go	1976	Greedy
11	recordlabel: Fantasy 9518 chartposition: US Dance #14 writtenby: Kevin Toney album: Unfinished Business	The Blackbyrds	Unfinished Business	1976	Fantasy
12	recordlabel: Fantasy 771 chartposition: RandB #37, US #93 writtenby: Joe Hall, Keith Killgo, Kevin Toney, Orville Saunders and Stephen Johnson album: City Life	The Blackbyrds	Rock Creek Park	1976	Fantasy
13	recordlabel: Fantasy 762 chartposition: RandB #3, US #19, US dance #18 writtenby: Donald Byrd (as Donald Toussaint Byrd) album: City Life comments: [disco jazz funk]	The Blackbyrds	Happy Music	1976	Fantasy
14	recordlabel: Epic 4084 chartposition: UK #39, US Dance #18 writtenby: Biddu album: Rain Forest comments: [instrumental] [disco]	The Biddu Orchestra	Rain Forest	1976	Epic
15	recordlabel: Epic 50173 chartposition: US #72, US Dance #5, AC #42 writtenby: Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner album: Biddu Orchestra comments: [instrumental] [disco]	The Biddu Orchestra	I Could Have Danced All Night	1976	Epic
16	recordlabel: RSO 853 chartposition: RandB #4, US #1, UK #5, US AC #25, US dance #1 writtenby: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb & Maurice Gibb album: Children of the World comments: [disco]	The Bee Gees	You Should Be Dancing	1976	RSO
17	recordlabel: RSO 859 chartposition: RandB #37, US #3, UK #41, US AC #14 writtenby: Bary Gibb ,Robin Gibb & Maurice Gibb album: Children of the World	The Bee Gees	Love So Right	1976	RSO
18	recordlabel: Mercury 73833 chartposition: RandB #5, US #23, UK #41 writtenby: Michael Beard, Larry Dodson, Harvey Henderson, Lloyd Smith, Frank Thompson album: Too Hot To Stop comments: [funk]	The Bar-Kays	Shake Your Rump to the Funk	1976	Mercury
19	recordlabel: Ariola America 50004 chartposition: US Dance #15 writtenby: Andrew "Mike" Terry album: Bad Luck	The Atlanta Disco Band	It's Love	1976	Ariola America
20	recordlabel: Ariola America 7616 chartposition: RandB #56, US #104 writtenby: Earl Young album: Bad Luck	The Atlanta Disco Band	Do What You Feel	1976	Ariola America
21	recordlabel: ABC 12181 chartposition: RandB #39, US #80 writtenby: Marilyn McLeod and Pam Sawyer (as Pamela Sawyer)	The 5th Dimension	Love Hangover	1976	ABC
22	recordlabel: Mainstream 5584 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #91 writtenby: Parker, Taylor, Ross album: The Lonely One	Terry Huff & Special Delivery	Come Back With Your Love	1976	Mainstream
23	recordlabel: Mainstream 5583 chartposition: RandB #11, US #75 writtenby: Terry Huff album: The Lonely One	Terry Huff & Special Delivery	The Lonely One	1976	Mainstream
24	recordlabel: Mainstream 5585 chartposition: RandB #91 writtenby: Terry Huff album: The Lonely One	Terry Huff & Special Delivery	That's When It Hurts	1976	Mainstream
25	recordlabel: Mainstream 5586 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #88 writtenby: Terry Huff album: The Lonely One comments: [philly sound]	Terry Huff	Where There's A Will (There's A Way)	1976	Mainstream
---	recordlabel: Alarm 112 writtenby: Chico Jones, Clarence Colter, Don Davis album: Ted Taylor 1976	Ted Taylor	Somebody's Gettin' It	1976	Alarm
---	recordlabel: Alarm 114 writtenby: Ted Taylor album: Ted Taylor	Ted Taylor	Stick By Me	1976	Alarm
1	recordlabel: Alarm 114 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #93 writtenby: B. Crutcher, S. Dees, F. Knight album: Ted Taylor 1976	Ted Taylor	Gonna Hate Myself	1976	Alarm
2	recordlabel: Alarm 112 chartposition: RandB #64 writtenby: Jimmy Hughes	Ted Taylor	Steal Away	1976	Alarm
---	recordlabel: Stallion 101 writtenby: Ted Ford mpcode: W7i3tAgDBKc	Ted Ford	I Wanna Be Near You	1976	Stallion
1	recordlabel: Capitol 15886 chartposition: RandB #14, US #34, UK #4, US dance #3 writtenby: Freddie Perren, Keni St. Lewis & Christine Yarian album: Sky High! comments: [disco dance]	Tavares	Don't Take Away the Music	1976	Capitol
2	recordlabel: Capitol 4221 chartposition: RandB #11 writtenby: Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter album: In the City	Tavares	The Love I Never Had	1976	Capitol
3	recordlabel: Capitol 4270 chartposition: RandB #3, UK #4, US #15, US dance #1, US AC #18 writtenby: Freddie Perren & Keni St. Lewis album: Sky High! comments: [disco]	Tavares	Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel	1976	Capitol
4	recordlabel: Tamla 54271 chartposition: RandB #90, US dance #18 writtenby: David Jones Jr. and Wade Brown Jr. (as Wade Brown) album: Full Speed Ahead comments: [Motown Sound]	Tata Vega	Full Speed Ahead	1976	Tamla
---	recordlabel: Capitol 4295 writtenby: Harris, Felder, Kersey comments: [philly sound]	Tapestry	It's Not The World That's Messed Up	1976	Capitol
1	recordlabel: T.K. Disco 6 chartposition: RandB #76, US #39 writtenby: Bill Wright, Marlin McNichols and Thomas Stewart album: Cloudy	Tamiko Jones	Let It Flow	1976	T.K. Disco
2	recordlabel: T.K. Disco 2 chartposition: US Dance #10 writtenby: Theophilus Coakley (as Theophilus album: Magic	T-Connection	Disco Magic	1976	T.K. Disco
3	recordlabel: Vibration 567 chartposition: RandB #54 writtenby: Michael Burton and Phil Terry album: Sylvia	Sylvia	L.A. Sunshine	1976	Vibration
4	recordlabel: Hi 2308 chartposition: RandB #94 writtenby: Earl Randle album: Total Explosion	Syl Johnson	'Bout to Make Me Leave Home	1976	Hi
5	recordlabel: Hi 2304 chartposition: RandB #89 writtenby: Earl Randie and Orielle Roberts album: Total Explosion	Syl Johnson	Star Bright, Star Lite	1976	Hi
6	recordlabel: Wand 11295 chartposition: RandB #69 writtenby: Harry Casey (as Harry Wayne Casey) and Richard Finch	Sweet Music	I Get Lifted	1976	Wand
7	recordlabel: Capitol 4254 chartposition: RandB #31, US #76 writtenby: Byron Byrd album: Wanna Make Love	Sun	Wanna Make Love (Come Flick My BIC)	1976	Capitol
---	recordlabel: Brunswick 35 (UK) writtenby: Ziegler album: Time Moves On	Strutt	Time Moves On	1976	Brunswick(UK)
---	recordlabel: Tamla writtenby: Stevie Wonder album: Songs In The Key Of Life comments: [album EP cut] mpcode: pz3rrESMnzI	Stevie Wonder	All Day Sucker	1976	Tamla
---	recordlabel: Tamla writtenby: Stevie Wonder album: Songs In The Key Of Life comments: [album cut] mpcode: EKTgWozFEyo	Stevie Wonder	Ngiculela--Es Una Historia--I Am Singing	1976	Tamla
---	recordlabel: Tamla writtenby: Stevie Wonder album: Songs In The Key Of Life comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: Ecl4I_5ZLgk	Stevie Wonder	Joy Inside My Tears	1976	Tamla
---	recordlabel: Tamla writtenby: Stevie Wonder album: Songs In The Key Of Life comments: [album cut] mpcode: 3ABYNP8BF2I	Stevie Wonder	Ordinary Pain	1976	Tamla
---	recordlabel: Tamla writtenby: Stevie Wonder album: Songs In The Key Of Life comments: [album cut] mpcode: Kfuapstb50o	Stevie Wonder	Summer Soft	1976	Tamla
---	recordlabel: Tamla writtenby: Stevie Wonder album: Songs In The Key Of Life comments: [instrumental album EP cut] mpcode: IpAx7yrhuoo	Stevie Wonder	Easy Goin' Evening (My Mama's Call)	1976	Tamla
---	recordlabel: Tamla writtenby: Stevie Wonder album: Songs In The Key Of Life comments: [album cut] mpcode: GhhmWMAV6aw	Stevie Wonder	Black Man	1976	Tamla
---	recordlabel: Motown (UK) writtenby: Stevie Wonder album: Songs in the Key of Life comments: [Motown Sound]	Stevie Wonder	Pastime Paradise	1976	Motown (UK)
---	recordlabel: Tamla 62167 writtenby: S. Wonder album: Talking Book comments: [Motown Sound]	Stevie Wonder	You And I	1976	Tamla
---	recordlabel: Motown 2020 (UK) writtenby: S. Wonder, Sembello album: Songs in the Key of Life comments: [Motown Sound]	Stevie Wonder	Saturn -- Ebony Eyes	1976	Motown(UK)
---	recordlabel: Tamla writtenby: Calvin Hardaway, Stevie Wonder album: Songs In The Key Of Life comments: [album cut] mpcode: XrLe6MSjBzg	Stevie Wonder	Have A Talk With God	1976	Tamla
---	recordlabel: Motown (UK) writtenby: Stevie Wonder album: Songs In The Key Of Life mpcode: EyTaepxQxH4	Stevie Wonder	Love's In Need Of Love Today	1976	Motown (UK)
---	recordlabel: Tamla writtenby: Stevie Wonder album: Songs In The Key Of Life comments: [instrumental album cut] (Featuring Wonderlove) mpcode: 4xDSTP3uecE	Stevie Wonder	Contusion	1976	Tamla
---	recordlabel: Tamla writtenby: Stevie Wonder album: Songs In The Key Of Life comments: [album cut] mpcode: Fq_aVnugfsk	Stevie Wonder	Village Ghetto Land	1976	Tamla
1	recordlabel: Tamla 54274 chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #5, US AC #23, US dance #2 writtenby: Stevie Wonder album: Songs in the Key of Life comments: [Motown Sound]	Stevie Wonder	I Wish	1976	Tamla
2	recordlabel: Capitol 6322 chartposition: RandB #20, US #2, US AC #38 writtenby: Steve Miller album: Fly Like an Eagle	Steve Miller Band	Fly Like an Eagle	1976	Capitol
3	recordlabel: Columbia 10329 chartposition: RandB #100 writtenby: R. Dee	Sterling Silver	Sunshine (When I Got You)	1976	Columbia
4	recordlabel: Fantasy 782 chartposition: RandB #68 writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff comments: [instrumental]	Stanley Turrentine	You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine	1976	Fantasy
5	recordlabel: Nemperor 002 chartposition: RandB #94 writtenby: Stanley Clarke album: Journey to Love comments: [instrumental]	Stanley Clarke	Silly Putty	1976	Nemperor
6	recordlabel: Fantasy 789 chartposition: US Dance #21 writtenby: Billy Nichols album: I Don't Know What's on Your Mind	Spiders Webb	I Don't Know What's on Your Mind	1976	Fantasy
7	recordlabel: Wand 11294 chartposition: RandB #35, US #86 writtenby: Bunny Sigler and Ron Tyson (as Ronnie Tyson)	South Shore Commission	Train Called Freedom	1976	Wand
8	recordlabel: Wand 11291 chartposition: RandB #30, US #94 writtenby: Allan Felder and Norman Harris	South Shore Commission	We're on the Right Track	1976	Wand
9	recordlabel: Soul Train 10792 chartposition: RandB #62, US #107 writtenby: Jerry Akines, Johnny Bellmon (as John Bellmon), Buddy Turner (as Reginald Turner) and Victor Drayton album: The Soul Train Gang	Soul Train Gang	Ooh Cha	1976	Soul Train
10	recordlabel: Soul Train 10560 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #89 writtenby: S. Charles album: Don Cornelius Presents The Soul Train Gang comments: [love ballad]	Soul Train Gang	Searchin' For Another Love	1976	Soul Train
11	recordlabel: Amherst 711 chartposition: RandB #65 writtenby: Willie Johnson album: Movin On comments: [novelty]	Soul Dog	Soul Dog Part 1	1976	Amherst
12	recordlabel: Ariola 7627 chartposition: US #47, RandB #88 writtenby: Bill Champlin and Laura Allan album: A Circle Filled With Love	Sons of Champlin	Hold On	1976	Ariola
13	recordlabel: Tamla 54276 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #56 writtenby: Ron MIller, W. Goldstein comments: [Motown Sound Ballad]	Smokey Robinson	An Old-Fashioned Man	1976	Tamla
14	recordlabel: Tamla 54265 chartposition: RandB #25, US #61 writtenby: Smokey Robinson album: A Quiet Storm comments: [Motown Sound]	Smokey Robinson	Quiet Storm	1976	Tamla
15	recordlabel: Tamla 54267 chartposition: RandB #10, US #81 writtenby: Pamela Young, Smokey Robinson and Marv Tarplin (as Marvin Tarplin) album: Smokey's Family Robinson comments: [Motown Sound]	Smokey Robinson	Open	1976	Tamla
16	recordlabel: Epic 850175 chartposition: RandB #75 writtenby: Sly Stone (as Sylvester Stewart) album: High on You	Sly Stone	Le Lo Li	1976	Epic
17	recordlabel: Abet 9466 chartposition: RandB #40 writtenby: James Purdie and Skip Mahoaney album: Land Of Love	Skip Mahoaney & the Casuals	Bless My Soul	1976	Abet
18	recordlabel: Abet 9465 chartposition: RandB #60 writtenby: Skip Mahoaney and James Purdie album: Land Of Love	Skip Mahoaney & the Casuals	Where Ever You Go	1976	Abet
19	recordlabel: Cotillion 44202 chartposition: RandB #78 writtenby: Bobby Eli and Lee Phillips	Sister Sledge	Thank You for Today	1976	Cotillion
---	recordlabel: Now Sound 101 writtenby: L. Simon and L. Brownlee	Sir Wales Wallace	Why Should We Stay Together	1976	Now Sound
---	recordlabel: Now Sound 101 writtenby: L. Simon and L. Brown Lee	Sir Wales Wallace	People Sure Act Funny (When They Get A Little Money)	1976	Now Sound
1	recordlabel: Farr 011 chartposition: RandB #63 writtenby: Edna Richardson, Flo King and Renee King album: Silver, Platinum and Gold	Silver, Platinum & Gold	Just Friends	1976	Farr
2	recordlabel: Midland Int. 10723 chartposition: RandB #34, US #60, US dance #14 writtenby: Michael Kunze (as Stefan Prager) and Sylvester Levay album: Get Up and Boogie	Silver Convention	No, No, Joe	1976	Midland Int.
3	recordlabel: Midland Int. 10849 chartposition: RandB #80, US #102 writtenby: Sylvester Levay and Michael Kunze album: Madhouse	Silver Convention	Dancing in the Aisles (Takes Me Higher)	1976	Midland Int.
4	recordlabel: Midland Int. 10571 chartposition: RandB #5, US 2, UK #7, US AC #25, US dance #5 writtenby: Sylvester Levay & Michael Kunze (as Stephan Prager) album: Get Up and Boogie comments: [disco]	Silver Convention	Get Up and Boogie	1976	Midland Int.
5	recordlabel: Fantasy 769 chartposition: RandB #56, US Dance #18 writtenby: Paul Allen, Ronnie Laws and William Jeffery album: What You Need	Side Effect	Always There	1976	Fantasy
6	recordlabel: Vibration 542 chartposition: RandB #91 writtenby: Al Goodman, Harry Ray and Walter Morris	Shirley & Company	I Like to Dance	1976	Vibration
7	recordlabel: Vigor 1730 chartposition: RandB #95 writtenby: Jerry Akines, Johnny Bellmon, Buddy Turner (as Reginald Turner) and Victor Drayton	Shelly Black	Free and Red Hot (Part 1)	1976	Vigor

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