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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.

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: Cream 7605
writtenby: K. Williams, M. Kent, J.R. Bailey
 		Ken Williams Sweet Music, Soft Lights And You 1976 Cream
1 recordlabel: Shadybrook 21
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #100
writtenby: Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher
album: Kellee
comments: [ballad]
 		Kellee Patterson You Are So Beautiful 1976 Shadybrook
--- recordlabel: Shadybrook 21
writtenby: Barry White
album: Kellee
 		Kellee Patterson I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More, Baby 1976 Shadybrook
1 recordlabel: T.K. 1020
chartposition: RandB# 4, US #37
writtenby: Harry Wayne Casey & Richard Finch
album: Part 3
comments: [disco funk]
 		KC And The Sunshine Band I Like To Do It 1976 T.K.
2 recordlabel: T.K. 1019
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #22
writtenby: Harry Wayne Casey & Richard Finch
album: Part 3
comments: [disco funk]
 		KC And The Sunshine Band (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty 1976 T.K.
3 recordlabel: T.K. 1023
chartposition: RandB #1, US #2, UK #31, US AC #36
writtenby: Harry Wayne Casey & Richard Finch
album: Part 3
comments: [disco dance]
 		KC And The Sunshine Band Keep It Comin' Love 1976 T.K.
4 recordlabel: Greedy 108
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #92
writtenby: Jake Riley, Kenny Clark Jr., Rita Green
comments: [funk]
 		Juice Catch A Groove 1976 Greedy
5 recordlabel: Jupiter 902
chartposition: UK #39, US Dance #9
writtenby: Juggy Murray and K. Williams
 		Juggy Murray Jones Inside America 1976 Jupiter
6 recordlabel: Epic 4294
chartposition: RandB #66, UK #25, US #103, US AC #34
writtenby: H. Alpert, L. Adler, S. Cooke
 		Johnny Nash (What a) Wonderful World 1976 Epic
7 recordlabel: Columbia 10291
chartposition: US AC #36
writtenby: Sam Brown and Renée Armand
 		Johnny Mathis One Day in Your Life 1976 Columbia
8 recordlabel: DJM 1019
writtenby: Johnny Guitar Watson and Renaldo Rey
 		Johnny Guitar Watson Superman Lover 1976 DJM
9 recordlabel: DJM 10694
chartposition: RandB #40, US #101, UK #35
writtenby: Johnny Guitar Watson
album: Ain't That a Bitch
 		Johnny Guitar Watson I Need It 1976 DJM
10 recordlabel: Atlantic 3360
chartposition: RandB #5, US #43
writtenby: Johnny Bristol
album: Bristol's Creme
 		Johnny Bristol Do It to My Mind 1976 Atlantic
--- recordlabel: JBs Records 1175
writtenby: Ernie Hines, Rodney Randolph
album: Stand By Me
comments: [ballad]
 		Johnny Adams Your Love Is All I Need 1976 JBs Records
--- recordlabel: Columbia 3 10281
writtenby: N. Toney
album: Eargasm
 		Johnnie Taylor You're the Best in the World 1976 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Columbia 10281
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #25
writtenby: Harvey Scales, Albert Vance & Don Davis
album: Eargasm
 		Johnnie Taylor Disco Lady 1976 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Columbia 10334
chartposition: RandB #5, US #33
writtenby: Clarence Coulter, Don Davis & Chico Jones
album: Eargasm
 		Johnnie Taylor Somebody's Gettin' it 1976 Columbia
--- recordlabel: Columbia 3 10334
writtenby: D. Davis
album: Eargasm
 		Johnnie Taylor Please Don't Stop That Song from Playing 1976 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Ariola America 7625
chartposition: RandB #10, US #37, US AC #49
writtenby: John Valenti and Joe Spinazola
 		John Valenti Anything You Want 1976 Ariola America
2 recordlabel: Impulse 31005
chartposition: RandB #13, US #46, UK #52
writtenby: John Handy
album: Hard Work
 		John Handy Hard Work 1976 Impulse
3 recordlabel: Cotillion 44203(UK)
chartposition: RandB #59
writtenby: David Porter and Ronald Williams
album: Life, Love And Living
 		John Edwards Baby, Hold On to Me 1976 Cotillion (UK)
4 recordlabel: Sam 5002
chartposition: RandB #100, US #109, US Dance #5
writtenby: Cole Porter
 		John Davis & the Monster Orchestra Night and Day 1976 Sam
--- recordlabel: Blue Candle 1517
writtenby: C. Reid
 		Joey Gilmore If He Can Do It So Can You 1976 Blue Candle
1 recordlabel: Groove Merchant 1035
chartposition: RandB #81
writtenby: Brad Baker and Joe Thomas
album: Masada
comments: [instrumental]
 		Joe Thomas Masada 1976 Groove Merchant
2 recordlabel: Dial 1157
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #87
writtenby: J. Tex, B. Killen
 		Joe Tex Love Shortage 1976 Dial
3 recordlabel: Dial 1156
chartposition: RandB #74
writtenby: Joe Tex
 		Joe Tex Have You Ever 1976 Dial
4 recordlabel: Spring 163
chartposition: RandB #5
writtenby: Joe Simon , Raeford Gerald and Billy Kennedy
 		Joe Simon I Need You, You Need Me 1976 Spring
5 recordlabel: Spring 166
chartposition: RandB #22, US #102
writtenby: Joe Simon and Raeford Gerald
 		Joe Simon Come Get to This 1976 Spring
6 recordlabel: AandM 7249
chartposition: UK #10
writtenby: Joan Armatrading
album: Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading Love and Affection 1976 A&M
7 recordlabel: Conchillo 1
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #57
writtenby: C.C. Ryder, Jimmy Jones
mpcode: DZ3LYMoYTJk
 		Jimmy Jones Ain't Nothing Wrong Makin' Love The First Night 1976 Conchillo
8 recordlabel: Pye 45606 (UK)
chartposition: UK #5
writtenby: Biddu
album: Now
comments: [disco]
 		Jimmy James & the Vagabonds Now Is the Time 1976 Pye(UK)
9 recordlabel: Pye 71057
chartposition: RandB #62, US #94, US Dance #8
writtenby: Biddu
album: You Don't Stand A Chance If You Can't Dance
 		Jimmy James And The Vagabonds I Am Somebody 1976 Pye
10 recordlabel: Pye 45585 (UK)
chartposition: UK #23, US Dance #13
writtenby: Biddu
album: Now
comments: [disco]
 		Jimmy James And The Vagabonds I'll Go Where Your Music Takes Me 1976 Pye(UK)
11 recordlabel: Flo-Feel 10000
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #94
writtenby: J. Dockett, L. Wright
album: Beauty and Soul
comments: [disco dance]
 		Jimmy Dockett Get Down Happy People (part 1) 1976 FloFeel
--- recordlabel: Pi Kappa 802
writtenby: P. Kyser
 		Jimmy Briscoe & The Little Beavers You're My Love, My Life, My Soul 1976 Pi Kappa
--- recordlabel: Pi Kappa 800
writtenby: L. Stuckey
album: My Ebony Princess
 		Jimmy Briscoe And The Little Beavers Forever 1976 Pi Kappa
1 recordlabel: Calla 111
chartposition: RandB #91
writtenby: Neil Sedaka
 		Jimmy Bee with Ernie Fields Jr. Orch. Breakin' Up Is Hard To Do 1976 Calla
2 recordlabel: Conchillo 1
chartposition: RandB #98
writtenby: C.C. Ryder and Jimmy Jones
 		Jimmie Jones Ain't Nothing Wrong Makin' Love (The First Night) 1976 Conchillo
3 recordlabel: Roxbury 2029
chartposition: RandB #70
writtenby: Dee Ervin & Wes Farrell
album: Love Talk
 		Jim Gilstrap Love Talk 1976 Roxbury
4 recordlabel: Roxbury 2026
chartposition: RandB #77
writtenby: Dee Ervin and Wes Farrell
album: Love Talk
 		Jim Gilstrap Move Me 1976 Roxbury
--- recordlabel: Malaco 61076
writtenby: Sonny Adams
 		Jewel Bass Sugar Britches 1976 Malaco
1 recordlabel: EMI 2492
chartposition: UK #17, US Dance #3
writtenby: Ken Gibson
album: Nice and Slow
comments: [disco dance]
 		Jesse Green Nice and Slow 1976 EMI
2 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 1039
chartposition: RandB #55
writtenby: Michael Smith
album: Love's on the Menu
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		Jerry Butler The Devil in Mrs. Jones 1976 Tamla Motown
3 recordlabel: Motown 1401
chartposition: RandB #!9, US #55
writtenby: Michael L. Smith and Don Daniels
album: My Name Is Jermaine
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		Jermaine Jackson Let's Be Young Tonight 1976 Motown
4 recordlabel: Farr 008
chartposition: RandB #75
writtenby: Allen Toussaint
 		Jenny Jackson Shoora Shoora 1976 Farr
--- recordlabel: Arista 0169
writtenby: Leonard Perry, Robert Bryant
 		Jeff Perry Unforgettable Person 1976 Arista
--- recordlabel: Arista 133
writtenby: Leonard Perry, Dennis Stover
 		Jeff Perry I've Got To See You Right Away 1976 Arista
--- recordlabel: Hi 2314
writtenby: W.Mitchell, E. Randall, J. Shaw
 		Jean Plum Here I Go Again 1976 Hi
--- recordlabel: P.I.R. 34394
writtenby: Dexter Wansel
album: Jean Carn
comments: [album cut]
 		Jean Carn I'm In Love Once Again 1976 P.I.R.
--- recordlabel: P.I.R. 34394
writtenby: L. Huff, J. Whitehead, G. McFadden, T. Life
album: Jean Carn
comments: [philly sound ballad album cut]
mpcode: FYxWJn-SY1E
 		Jean Carn Don't You Know Love When You See It 1976 P.I.R.
1 recordlabel: P.I.R. 3628
chartposition: US Dance #18
writtenby: K. Gamble, L. Huff
album: Jean Carn
 		Jean Carn If You Wanna Go Back 1976 P.I.R.
--- recordlabel: P.I.R. 34394
writtenby: V. Barrett, V. Gray
album: Jean Carn
comments: [philly sound album cut]
mpcode: B15o-KMVpGg
 		Jean Carn You Got A Problem 1976 P.I.R.
--- recordlabel: P.I.R. 3614
writtenby: J. Whitehead, G. McFadden, C. Carstarphen
album: Jean Carn
 		Jean Carn Time Waits For No One 1976 P.I.R.
--- recordlabel: P.I.R. 3628
writtenby: D. Wansel
album: Jean Carn
 		Jean Carn You Are All I Need 1976 P.I.R.
--- recordlabel: P.I.R. 3614
writtenby: D. Wansel
album: Jean Carn
 		Jean Carn Where Did You Ever Go 1976 P.I.R.
--- recordlabel: P.I.R. 34394
writtenby: K. Gamble, L. Huff
album: Jean Carn
comments: [album cut] [philly sound]
 		Jean Carn No Laughing Matter 1976 P.I.R.
1 recordlabel: Event 228
chartposition: RandB #94
writtenby: Irwin Levine and Lawrence Brown
 		Jay & the Techniques Number Onederful 1976 Event
2 recordlabel: Mercury 6167380(UK)
chartposition: UK #27
writtenby: Mac Gayden
album: Purify Bros.
 		James & Bobby Purify Morning Glory 1976 Mercury (UK)
3 recordlabel: Mercury 6167 324 (UK)
chartposition: UK #12
writtenby: Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham
album: Purify Bros.
 		James & Bobby Purify I'm Your Puppet 1976 Mercury (UK)
4 recordlabel: Savoy 4364
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #89
writtenby: De Wayne Julius
comments: [gospel]
 		James Cleveland & the Charles Fold Singers Say You Love Him 1976 Savoy
5 recordlabel: Polydor 14354
chartposition: RandB #47
writtenby: Deidra Brown, Deanna Brown and Yamma Brown
album: Get Up Offa That Thing
 		James Brown I Refuse to Lose 1976 Polydor
6 recordlabel: Polydor 14326
chartposition: RandB #4, US #45, UK #22, US dance #19
writtenby: Deanna Brown, Deidra Brown & Yamma Brown
album: Get up Offa That Thing
comments: [funk]
 		James Brown Get Up Offa That Thing 1976 Polydor
7 recordlabel: Polydor 14360
chartposition: RandB #13, US #88, UK #36
writtenby: Deanna Brown, Deidra Brown and Yamma Brown
album: Bodyheat
 		James Brown Bodyheat (Part 1) 1976 Polydor
8 recordlabel: Polydor 14304
chartposition: RandB #70
writtenby: Ivory
James Brown (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons 1976 Polydor
--- recordlabel: Sea Bird 300
writtenby: J. Becton
comments: [ballad]
mpcode: b15vJoCDMkg
 		James Becton (Time Will Tell) How Much I Love You 1976 Sea Bird
--- recordlabel: Epic 33949
writtenby: B. Herzog, J. Pastorius
album: Jaco Pastorius
comments: [album cut]
 		Jaco Pastorius Come On, Come Over 1976 Epic
1 recordlabel: Ariola 7618
chartposition: RandB #61
weeksinr&bchart: 7
writtenby: Jean Luc Drion and Jack Donder
 		Jackie Robinson Movin' Like A Superstar 1976 Ariola
2 recordlabel: Kayvette 5124
chartposition: RandB #37
writtenby: Michael Denne (as Micky Denne) and Ken Gold
 		Jackie Moore Puttin' It Down To You 1976 Kayvette
3 recordlabel: Kayvette 5127
chartposition: R
writtenby: Clarence Reid
 		Jackie Moore Disco Body (Shake It to the East, Shake It to the West) 1976 Kayvette
4 recordlabel: Kayvette 5125
chartposition: RandB #74
writtenby: Clarence Reid
 		Jackie Moore It's Harder to Leave 1976 Kayvette
5 recordlabel: IX Chains 7014
chartposition: RandB #81
weeksinr&bchart: 8
writtenby: Johnny L. Gilliam
 		J.G. Lewis Let The Music Play 1976 IX Chains
6 recordlabel: Magnet 73 (UK)
chartposition: UK #21
writtenby: Roy Gee Hemmings
album: Life Is a Fight
 		J.A.L.N. Band Disco Music (I Like It) 1976 Magnet(UK)
--- recordlabel: United Artists 872
writtenby: J. B. Bingham
 		J. B. Bingham She's Gone 1976 United Artists
1 recordlabel: ABC 12176
writtenby: Isaac Hayes
album: Groove A Thon
 		Isaac Hayes Rock Me Easy Baby (Pt. I) 1976 ABC
2 recordlabel: HBS 12206
chartposition: US #102
writtenby: Isaac Hayes
album: Juicy Fruit (Disco Freak)
 		Isaac Hayes Juicy Fruit (Disco Freak) 1976 HBS
3 recordlabel: HBS/ABC 12171
chartposition: RandB #60, UK #10, US dance #7
writtenby: Isaac Hayes
album: Disco Connection
comments: [disco instrumental]
Isaac Hayes Disco Connection 1976 HBS/ABC
4 recordlabel: Atco 7064
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #83
writtenby: Bobby Eli, Len Barry
album: Impact
comments: [philly sound ballad]
 		Impact One Last Memory 1976 Atco
5 recordlabel: WMOT 7049
chartposition: RandB #42, US #94
writtenby: Bobby Eli and Charles Kelly
album: Impact
 		Impact Happy Man (Part 1) 1976 WMOT
6 recordlabel: Atco 7056
chartposition: RandB #36, US #102, US Dance #11
writtenby: Bobby Eli and Len Barry
album: Impact
 		Impact Give a Broken Heart a Break 1976 Atco
7 recordlabel: Westbound 5015
chartposition: R&B #30, US #91
writtenby: J. Roach, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, Ronald Isley, Kelly Isley (as O'Kelly Isley Jr.), Rudolph Isley
comments: [instrumental]
 		Houston Person Disco Sax -- For the Love of You 1976 Westbound
8 recordlabel: Big Tree 16060
chartposition: UK #11, RandB #43, US #42
writtenby: Errol Brown
album: Man To Man
 		Hot Chocolate Don't Stop It Now 1976 Big Tree
9 recordlabel: Calla 12078
chartposition: RandB #45
weeksinr&bchart: 8
writtenby: Jim Hartnett
 		Hosanna Hipit (Part 1) 1976 Calla
--- recordlabel: ABC 4160 (UK)
writtenby: Paul Leka, Billy Rose
album: Hitchhikers
 		Hitchhikers Rolling Dice 1976 ABC(UK)
--- recordlabel: ABC 12248
writtenby: B. Deloach
album: Hitchhikers
 		Hitchhikers You're Making A Big Mistake 1976 ABC
1 recordlabel: United Artists 847
chartposition: RandB #78
writtenby: Johnny Guitar Watson
 		Hidden Strength I Don't Want to Be a Lone Ranger 1976 United Artists
2 recordlabel: United Artists 733
chartposition: RandB #35, US #105
writtenby: Grover Underwood, Milton Brown, Roy Herring and Tyrone Moss
album: Hidden Strength
 		Hidden Strength Hustle On Up (Do the Bumb) 1976 United Artists
--- recordlabel: Epic 850210
writtenby: F.Johnson
 		Heywood Cash Give It Up 1976 Epic
--- recordlabel: Epic 850210
writtenby: C.Ivey, F.Johnson, Terry Woodford
 		Heywood Cash You're Messing Up A Good Thing 1976 Epic
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 3343
chartposition: RandB #94
writtenby: J.J. Cale
album: Surprises
 		Herbie Mann with Cissy Houston Cajun Moon 1976 Atlantic
2 recordlabel: Columbia 10408
chartposition: RandB #83, US #104, US Dance #40
writtenby: Melvin Ragin and Ray Parker Jr
album: Secrets
 		Herbie Hancock Doin' It 1976 Columbia
3 recordlabel: GEC 1000
chartposition: RandB #83
writtenby: Jerline Shelton and Maurice Commander
 		Heaven & Earth I Can't Seem to Forget You 1976 GEC
--- recordlabel: GTO 59 (UK)
writtenby: Rod Temperton
album: Too Hot To Handle
 		Heatwave Ain't No Half Steppin' 1976 GTO(UK)
1 recordlabel: Arista 0167
chartposition: RandB #93
writtenby: Harvey Mason
album: Marching in the Street
 		Harvey Mason Marching in the Street 1976 Arista
2 recordlabel: P.I.R. 3588
chartposition: RandB #7, US #94, US Dance #6
writtenby: Victor Carstarphen, Gene McFadden and John Whitehead
album: Wake Up Everybody
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes Tell the World How I Feel About 'Cha Baby 1976 P.I.R.
3 recordlabel: Kudu 931 (UK)
chartposition: US dance #4
writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr.
album: I Hear A Symphony
comments: [disco jazz funk instrumental]
 		Hank Crawford I Hear A Symphony 1976 Kudu(UK)
4 recordlabel: Dakar 4551
chartposition: RandB #65, UK #52, US Dance #9
writtenby: Hamilton Bohannon
album: Bohannon
 		Hamilton Bohannon Bohannon's Beat 1976 Dakar
5 recordlabel: Brunswick 36
chartposition: US Dance #11
writtenby: Hamilton Bohannon
album: Dance Your Ass Off
 		Hamilton Bohannon Dance Your Ass Off 1976 Brunswick
6 recordlabel: RCA 10860
chartposition: RandB #64, US #1, UK #51
writtenby: Daryl Hall
album: Bigger Than Both of Us
 		Hall & Oates Rich Girl 1976 RCA
7 recordlabel: RCA 10530
chartposition: RandB #23, US #4, US AC #18
writtenby: Daryl Hall & John Oates
album: Daryl Hall and John Oates
comments: [ballad]
 		Hall & Oates Sara Smile 1976 RCA
8 recordlabel: RCA 10808
chartposition: RandB #23, US #39
writtenby: Daryl Hall and John Oates
album: Bigger Than Both of Us
 		Hall & Oates Do What You Want, Be What You Are 1976 RCA

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