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
601	recordlabel: Atlantic 3332 chartposition: RandB #93, US #7, UK #42, US AC #6 writtenby: Daryl Hall & John Oates album: Abandoned Lunchonette comments: [beat ballad]	Hall & Oates	She's Gone	1976	Atlantic
602	recordlabel: Cat 2005 chartposition: RandB #72 writtenby: Clarence Reid album: Something So Right	Gwen McCrae	Damn Right It's Good	1976	Cat
603	recordlabel: Cat 2000 chartposition: RandB #53 writtenby: Clarence Reid	Gwen McCrae	Cradle of Love	1976	Cat
---	recordlabel: Cat 2005 writtenby: Clarence Reid album: Something So Right	Gwen McCrae	Love Without Sex	1976	Cat
---	recordlabel: Vanguard 5003 (UK) writtenby: Len Barry, Sherman Marshall	Grover Mitchell	What Hurts	1976	Vanguard(UK)
1	recordlabel: Warner 8235 chartposition: RandB #21 writtenby: Larry Graham album: Mirror	Graham Central Station	Entrow (Part I)	1976	Warner
2	recordlabel: Warner 8175 chartposition: RandB #15, US #63 writtenby: Larry Graham album: Ain't No 'Bout A Doubt It	Graham Central Station	The Jam	1976	Warner
3	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 8205 chartposition: RandB #14 writtenby: Larry Graham album: Mirror	Graham Central Station	Love (Covers A Multitude Of Sin)	1976	Warner Bros.
---	recordlabel: EMI 2437 (UK) writtenby: Bolan album: Vixen	Gloria Jones	Get It On	1976	EMI(UK)
---	recordlabel: EMI 2522 (UK) writtenby: Jones, Sawyer	Gloria Jones	I Ain't Going Nowhere	1976	EMI(UK)
1	recordlabel: Polydor 14357 chartposition: RandB #95, US dance #4 writtenby: Curtis Blandon album: I've Got You comments: [disco]	Gloria Gaynor	Let's Make a Deal	1976	Polydor
2	recordlabel: Buddah 544 chartposition: RandB #12, UK #20, US #47, US AC #3 writtenby: Michael Masser & Gerry Goffin album: Pipe Dreams comments: [ballad]	Gladys Knight & the Pips	So Sad the Song	1976	Buddah
3	recordlabel: Buddah 447 chartposition: RandB #13, UK #35 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: The Best of Gladys Knight and the Pips	Gladys Knight & the Pips	Make Yours a Happy Home	1976	Buddah
---	recordlabel: Buddah 523 writtenby: Jim Weatherly album: I Feel A Song	Gladys Knight & the Pips	The Going Ups And The Coming Downs	1976	Buddah
1	recordlabel: Cat 2002 chartposition: RandB #44 weeksinr&bchart: 7 writtenby: Clarence Reid and Ray Martinez album: Together	George McCrae & Gwen McCrae	Winners Together or Losers Apart	1976	Cat
2	recordlabel: Jay Boy 107 chartposition: RandB #18, US #65, UK #33 writtenby: Harry Casey (as Harry Wayne Casey) and Richard Finch album: George McCrae [1975 album]	George McCrae	Honey I	1976	Jay Boy
---	recordlabel: RCA Victor 2720 (UK) writtenby: Harper, Chandler comments: [ballad]	George Chandler	One In A Million	1976	RCA Victor(UK)
---	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 2919 album: Breezin (full album) comments: [Complete Album] mpcode: 3DDi5GKdTBo	George Benson	Breezin' (full album)	1976	Warner Bros.
1	recordlabel: Warner 8209 chartposition: RandB #3, US #10, US AC #6 writtenby: Leon Russell album: This Masquerade comments: [smooth jazz ballad]	George Benson	This Masquerade	1976	Warner
2	recordlabel: Warner 8268 chartposition: RandB #55, US #63, US AC #13 writtenby: Bobby Womack album: Breezin' comments: [jazz funk] [instrumental]	George Benson	Breezin'	1976	Warner
3	recordlabel: Roulette 7193 chartposition: US Dance #21 writtenby: Johnny Melfi	Gentlemen & Their Ladies featuring Danny Mitchell	...Like Her!	1976	Roulette
4	recordlabel: Arista 0203 chartposition: RandB #42 writtenby: General Johnson	General Johnson	Don't Walk Away	1976	Arista
5	recordlabel: Arista 0192 chartposition: RandB #36 writtenby: General Johnson and Roland Christrian Jr. album: General Johnson	General Johnson	We the People	1976	Arista
6	recordlabel: Arista 0177 chartposition: RandB #22 writtenby: General Johnson album: General Johnson	General Johnson	All in the Family	1976	Arista
7	recordlabel: Brunswick 55383 chartposition: UK #51 writtenby: James Brown and Bud Hobgood (as Buddy Hobgood)	Gene Chandler	There Was a Time	1976	Brunswick
---	recordlabel: Marsel 501 writtenby: J. Thompson	Gene Chandler	Tell It Like It Is	1976	Marsel
1	recordlabel: AandM 1857 chartposition: US #110 writtenby: Arthur Ross and Leon Ware album: Caliente!	Gato Barbieri	I Want You (Part I)	1976	A&M
2	recordlabel: Warner 8143 chartposition: RandB #98, US #2 writtenby: Gary Wright album: The DreamWeaver	Gary Wright	Love Is Alive	1976	Warner
3	recordlabel: Epic 3611 chartposition: RandB #47 writtenby: Gary Toms	Gary Toms Empire	Love Me Right	1976	Epic
4	recordlabel: P.i.p. 6524 chartposition: RandB #53, US #109, US Dance #36 comments: charted as Stand Up and Shout / Party Hardy in US dance charts	Gary Toms	Stand Up and Shout	1976	P.i.p.
---	recordlabel: Casino 056 writtenby: C. Friend, G. Green	Garland Green	It's A Backdoor World (When Your Front Money's Gone)	1976	Casino
---	recordlabel: Casino 056 writtenby: L. Markes, J. Dean	Garland Green	I.O.U.	1976	Casino
1	recordlabel: Mercury 73840 chartposition: RandB #77 writtenby: B. Sigler, A. Felder album: Nightflight comments: [jazz funk]	Gabor Szabo	Keep Smilin'	1976	Mercury
2	recordlabel: Westbound 5029 chartposition: RandB #30, US #102 writtenby: George Clinton, Bootsy Collins (as William Collins) and Bernie Worrell (as Bernard Worrell) album: Tales of Kidd Funkadelic	Funkadelic	Undisco Kidd	1976	Westbound
3	recordlabel: Westbound 5026 chartposition: RandB #89 writtenby: George Clinton, Bootsy Collins (as William Collins) and Garry Shider album: Let's Take It to the Stage	Funkadelic	Let's Take It to the Stage	1976	Westbound
---	recordlabel: Mankind 12025 writtenby: P.A. Green album: Cuss the Wind comments: [soul blues]	Freddie North	I Loved Another Woman	1976	Mankind
---	recordlabel: Mankind 12025 writtenby: T.J. White album: Cuss the Wind comments: [southern soul ballad]	Freddie North	Rainy Night in Georgia	1976	Mankind
---	recordlabel: ABC 4087 writtenby: David Batteau, John Klemmer album: Out Of Payne Comes Love	Freda Payne	Lost In Love	1976	ABC
1	recordlabel: Brunswick 37 (UK) chartposition: UK #51 writtenby: Fred Hughes	Fred Hughes	Baby Boy	1976	Brunswick(UK)
---	recordlabel: Ultra writtenby: Frankie Zhivago Young album: The Age Of Flying High	Frankie Zhivago Young	Somebody Stole My Love	1976	Ultra
1	recordlabel: De lite 1578 chartposition: RandB #97, US #46, US AC #1 writtenby: Ed Marshall album: Venus comments: [disco]	Frankie Avalon	Venus	1976	De lite
2	recordlabel: ABC 12155 chartposition: RandB #72 writtenby: Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter	Four Tops	Mama You're All Right with Me	1976	ABC
---	recordlabel: ABC 12223 writtenby: R. Beson, V. Benson album: Catfish	Four Tops	Look At My Baby	1976	ABC
---	recordlabel: ABC writtenby: L. Roquel Payton album: Catfish comments: [album cut]	Four Tops	You Can't Hold Back On Love	1976	ABC
1	recordlabel: ABC 12155 chartposition: RandB #76 writtenby: Lawrence Payton, L.E. Lee and Gil Askey album: Night Lights Harmony	Four Tops	I'm Glad You Walked Into My Life	1976	ABC
2	recordlabel: ABC 12214 chartposition: RandB #7, US #71 writtenby: Lawrence Payton, Fred Bridges and Mikki (as Mikki Farrow) album: Catfish	Four Tops	Catfish	1976	ABC
---	recordlabel: ABC 12267 writtenby: R. Benson, M. Cummings, C. Paul album: Catfish	Four Tops	Strung Out For Your Love	1976	ABC
---	recordlabel: Cream 5006 (UK) writtenby: Steals, Thomas, Steals comments: [northern soul]	Four Perfections	I'm Not Strong Enough	1976	Cream(UK)
---	recordlabel: Roulette 7186 writtenby: P. Adams, J. Cooksey, F. Hauser, E. Lemon comments: [disco dance]	Four Below Zero	My Baby's Got E.S.P.	1976	Roulette
---	recordlabel: LA Xpressio 102 writtenby: R. Flowers	Flowers	We Could Make It Happen	1976	LA Xpressio
---	recordlabel: LA Xpressio 101 writtenby: R. Flowers	Flowers	For Real	1976	LA Xpressio
1	recordlabel: Mercury 73849 chartposition: US Dance #40 writtenby: Jimmy Roach and Michael Henderson	Five Special	The More I Get to Know You	1976	Mercury
2	recordlabel: All Platinum 2365 chartposition: RandB #54 writtenby: Tommy Keith and Walter Morris	First Class	Me and My Gemini	1976	All Platinum
3	recordlabel: Warner 8251 chartposition: US Dance #7 writtenby: Arnold Coley Jr., Harold Cephas, Stan Watson, James Dean, John Glover, Buddy Turner, Jerry Atkin album: So Let Us Entertain You	First Choice	First Choice Theme -- Ain't He Bad	1976	Warner
---	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 8214 writtenby: Victor Drayton, Buddy Turner, Jerry Atkins, John Bellman album: So Let Us Entertain You comments: [philly sound disco dance]	First Choice	Yes, Maybe No	1976	Warner Bros.
1	recordlabel: Warner 8214 chartposition: RandB #64, US Dance #16 writtenby: James Dean and John Glover album: So Let Us Entertain You	First Choice	Gotta Get Away (From You Baby)	1976	Warner
2	recordlabel: Warner 8251 chartposition: RandB #97 writtenby: James Dean and John Glover album: So Let Us Entertain You	First Choice	Let Him Go	1976	Warner
3	recordlabel: Spring 6 chartposition: UK #38, US Dance #28 writtenby: Gerry Thomas album: Night Fever	Fatback Band	Night Fever	1976	Spring
4	recordlabel: Polydor 2066682 chartposition: RandB #84, UK #41 writtenby: Doug Gibson, Gerry Thomas and Leonard Smith album: Raising Hell	Fatback Band	Party Time	1976	Polydor
5	recordlabel: Polydor 2066656 chartposition: RandB #12, UK #10, US dance #5, US #101 writtenby: Gerry Thomas album: Raising Hell comments: [disco jazz funk instrumental]	Fatback Band	(Do the) Spanish Hustle	1976	Polydor
6	recordlabel: Spring 168 chartposition: RandB #32 writtenby: Bill Curtis and M. Irby Jr. album: Night Fever	Fatback Band	The Booty	1976	Spring
---	recordlabel: ABC 941 writtenby: J. Faragher, D. Faragher, T. Faragher, P. McClure album: Faragher Brothers comments: [album cut] mpcode: SWPTZwydNMM	Faragher Brothers	The Best Years Of My Life	1976	ABC
1	recordlabel: ABC 12210 chartposition: AC #46 writtenby: Jimmy Faragher, Tommy Faragher album: Faragher Bros comments: [ballad] mpcode: sS0v09Mh7Ls	Faragher Brothers	Never Get Your Love Behind Me	1976	ABC
2	recordlabel: RCA 10686 chartposition: US #107 writtenby: Van McCoy album: Life Goes On	Faith, Hope & Charity with the Choice Four	A Time for Celebration	1976	RCA
3	recordlabel: RCA 10542 chartposition: RandB #38 writtenby: Van McCoy album: Faith, Hope and Charity	Faith, Hope & Charity	Don't Go Looking for Love	1976	RCA
4	recordlabel: RCA Victor 2632(UK) chartposition: UK #38 writtenby: Doris Troy (as Doris Payne) and Gregory Carroll album: Faith, Hope and Charity	Faith, Hope & Charity	Just One Look	1976	RCA Victor (UK)
5	recordlabel: RCA 10865 chartposition: RandB #83, US Dance #13 writtenby: Van McCoy album: Life Goes On	Faith, Hope & Charity	Life Goes On	1976	RCA
6	recordlabel: RCA 10749 chartposition: RandB #83, US Dance #13 writtenby: Van McCoy album: Life Goes On	Faith, Hope & Charity	You're My Peace of Mind	1976	RCA
7	recordlabel: Kayvette 5126 chartposition: RandB #13 writtenby: Homer Banks & Carl Hampton album: Sometimes	Facts of Life	Caught in the Act (Of Gettin' It On)	1976	Kayvette
---	recordlabel: Kayvette 5128 writtenby: Vaughn Harper album: Sometimes comments: B side of Sometimes	Facts Of Life	Love Is The Final Truth	1976	Kayvette
---	recordlabel: Good Earth 802 (UK) writtenby: Wilkinson album: F.B.I. comments: [beat ballad album cut] mpcode: O8ANg4hLkpM	F.B.I.	Let Me Love You	1976	Good Earth(UK)
1	recordlabel: 20th Century 1014(UK) chartposition: UK #26 writtenby: Ian Levine and Paul Wilson	Evelyn Thomas	Weak Spot	1976	20th Century (U
2	recordlabel: 20th Century 1017(UK) chartposition: UK #41 writtenby: Danny Leake and Ian Levine	Evelyn Thomas	Doomsday	1976	20th Century (U
---	recordlabel: Rosemont 4236 writtenby: V. Brown, G. Ford, A. Taylor, G. Washington comments: [southern soul ballad] mpcode: CEbM7lTHs88	Eugene Gaspard	On and On	1976	Rosemont
1	recordlabel: Chess 30001 chartposition: RandB #92 writtenby: Dennis Belfield and Ron Stockert	Etta James	Jump into Love	1976	Chess
2	recordlabel: Friends and Co. 129 chartposition: RandB #79, US Dance #31 writtenby: Esther Williams and T Bone Walker (as Aaron Thibeaux Walker) album: Let Me Show You	Esther Williams	You Gotta Let Me Show You	1976	Friends and Co.
3	recordlabel: Kudu 929 chartposition: RandB #98 writtenby: John Frederick Coots (as J. Fred Coots) and Sam M. Lewis	Esther Phillips	For All We Know	1976	Kudu
4	recordlabel: Kudu 936 chartposition: US Dance #5 writtenby: Vincent Montana Jr, Ronald B. Walker album: Capricorn Princess	Esther Phillips	Magic's in the Air	1976	Kudu
5	recordlabel: Kudu 904 chartposition: US Dance #5 writtenby: Janis Ian album: Capricorn Princess	Esther Phillips	Boy, I Really Tied One On	1976	Kudu
---	recordlabel: Kudu 42544 writtenby: Irving Gordon album: For All We Know	Esther Phillips	Unforgettable	1976	Kudu
1	recordlabel: Desert Moon 6403 chartposition: RandB #67, US Dance #37 writtenby: Emanuel Johnson and Michael Stokes album: Enchantment	Enchantment	Come On and Ride	1976	Desert Moon
---	recordlabel: Roadshow 991 writtenby: M. Stokes, E. Johnson album: Enchantment	Enchantment	Sexy Lady	1976	Roadshow
1	recordlabel: Capricorn 0252 chartposition: RandB #82, US #3, UK #34 writtenby: Elvin Bishop album: Struttin My Stuff	Elvin Bishop	Fooled Around and Fell in Love	1976	Capricorn
2	recordlabel: Silver Blue 7302 chartposition: RandB #88, US Dance #20 writtenby: Bobby Eli, Ron Kersey and Barbara Ingram	Eli's Second Coming	Love Chant	1976	Silver Blue
3	recordlabel: Columbia 10268 chartposition: RandB #84 writtenby: Paul Kelly	Eleanor Grant	You Oughta Be Here with Me	1976	Columbia
4	recordlabel: Pye International 25732 chartposition: RandB #54, US #61, US Dance #10 writtenby: Merria Ross album: Let's Get It Together	El Coco	Let's Get It Together	1976	Pye International
5	recordlabel: Granite 532 chartposition: RandB #25, US #98 writtenby: Edwin Starr	Edwin Starr	Abyssinia Jones	1976	Granite
6	recordlabel: Tamla 54277 chartposition: RandB #30, US Dance #11 writtenby: Allan Felder and Norman Harris album: Goin' Up in Smoke comments: [Motown Sound] charted as Goin' Up in Smoke / Music Man / Born Again	Eddie Kendricks	Goin' Up in Smoke	1976	Tamla
7	recordlabel: Tamla 54270 chartposition: RandB #24 writtenby: Michael Holden and Theodore Life album: He's a Friend comments: [Motown Sound]	Eddie Kendricks	Get It While It's Hot	1976	Tamla
8	recordlabel: Tamla 54266 chartposition: RandB #2, US #36, US dance #37 writtenby: T.G. Conway, Allan Felder & Bruce Gray album: He's A Friend comments: [philly sound] [disco dance]	Eddie Kendricks	He's a Friend	1976	Tamla
9	recordlabel: Pye International 25702 chartposition: RandB #36, UK #20 writtenby: Eddie Drennon	Eddie Drennon & BBS Unlimited	Let's Do the Latin Hustle	1976	Pye International
10	recordlabel: Friends and Co. 126 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #86 writtenby: Eddie Drennon album: Collage comments: [disco dance, mostly instrumental]	Eddie Drennon & BBS Unlimited	Do It Nice And Easy	1976	Friends and Co.
11	recordlabel: Roulette 7182 chartposition: RandB #71, US #98, US Dance #4 writtenby: Allan Felder, Bunny Sigler and Norman Harris album: Good Things comments: [philly sound]	Ecstasy Passion & Pain featuring Barbara Roy	Touch and Go	1976	Roulette
---	recordlabel: Roulette 7182 writtenby: Mystro and Lyric album: Ecstasy, Passion and Pain comments: [philly sound]	Ecstasy Passion & Pain	I'll Do Anything For You	1976	Roulette
---	recordlabel: Goodie Train 061 writtenby: Sam Dees	Ebony Essence	Unsatisfied Man	1976	Goodie Train
1	recordlabel: Columbia 10309 chartposition: RandB #11, US #39 writtenby: Skip Scarborough album: Gratitude	Earth, Wind & Fire	Can't Hide Love	1976	Columbia
2	recordlabel: Columbia 3 10439 chartposition: RandB #4, US #21, UK #17, US dance #12 writtenby: Maurice White, Philip Bailey & Al McKay album: Spirit comments: [funk]	Earth, Wind & Fire	Saturday Nite	1976	Columbia
---	recordlabel: CBS 4240 (UK) writtenby: C. Stepney, M. White, P. Bailey album: That\'s The Way Of The World comments: [ballad] mpcode: tJBgmoYzRE8	Earth, Wind & Fire	Reasons	1976	CBS(UK)
1	recordlabel: Columbia 310492 chartposition: RandB #26 writtenby: Charles Stepney, Maurice White and Philip Bailey album: Spirit	Earth, Wind & Fire	On Your Face	1976	Columbia
2	recordlabel: Columbia 310373 chartposition: RandB #1, US #12, US dance #12 writtenby: Peter Cor & Beloyd Taylor album: Spirit comments: [funk]	Earth, Wind & Fire	Getaway	1976	Columbia

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