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
801	recordlabel: Turbo 048 chartposition: RandB #30 writtenby: Bernadette Randle and Billy Jones album: Let Your Mind Be Free	Brother to Brother	Chance with You	1976	Turbo
802	recordlabel: Turbo 045 chartposition: RandB #71 writtenby: Billy Jones album: Let Your Mind Be Free	Brother to Brother	Let Your Mind Be Free	1976	Turbo
803	recordlabel: Granite 540 chartposition: RandB #73, US #86 writtenby: Ken Gold and Michael Denne	Broadway	You to Me Are Everything	1976	Granite
804	recordlabel: Capitol 4229 chartposition: RandB #82 writtenby: The Brief Encounter Group	Brief Encounter	What About Love	1976	Capitol
805	recordlabel: Main Street 119 chartposition: RandB #82 writtenby: Ray Ransom album: Good High	Brick	Music Matic	1976	Main Street
806	recordlabel: Bang 727 chartposition: RandB #1, US #3, US dance #7 writtenby: Eddie Irons, Ray Ransom & Regi Hargis album: Good High comments: [disco funk]	Brick	Dazz	1976	Bang
807	recordlabel: Chocolate City 004 chartposition: RandB #61 writtenby: Manchester, Sager comments: [philly sound ballad]	Brenda & the Tabulations	Home to Myself	1976	Chocolate City
808	recordlabel: United Artists 617 chartposition: R7B #24, US dance #3 writtenby: Muller album: Brass Construction	Brass Construction	Changin'	1976	United Artists
809	recordlabel: United Artists 921 chartposition: RandB#8, US #51, UK #37, US dance #14 writtenby: Randy Muller album: Brass Construction II comments: [funk jazz instrumental]	Brass Construction	Ha Cha Cha (Funktion)	1976	United Artists
810	recordlabel: United Artists 775 chartposition: RandB #1, US #14, UK #23, US dance #1 writtenby: Randy Muller & Wade Williamston album: Brass Construction comments: [disco funk]	Brass Construction	Movin'	1976	United Artists
---	recordlabel: DuVern 4176 writtenby: B. Lewis	Brand New	Thousand Years	1976	DuVern
1	recordlabel: Columbia 10367 chartposition: RandB #5, US #3, UK #28, US AC #11, US dance #12 writtenby: Boz Scaggs & David Paich album: Silk Degrees comments: [disco dance]	Boz Scaggs	Lowdown	1976	Columbia
2	recordlabel: Columbia 10440 chartposition: RandB #68, US #42, UK #10, US AC #35, US dance #12 writtenby: Boz Scaggs & David Paich album: Silk Degrees	Boz Scaggs	What Can I Say	1976	Columbia
3	recordlabel: Calla 110 chartposition: RandB #55 weeksinr&bchart: 7 writtenby: Joe Phillips, Richard Le Mon Smith, Wyman Goodloe, Mitch McDowell, Robert Donald Palmer	Booty People	Spirit of '76	1976	Calla
4	recordlabel: Warner 8291 chartposition: RandB #69, US #104 writtenby: Bootsy Collins (as William Collins) , George Clinton, Bernie Worrell (as Bernard Worrell) and Phelps C album: Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band	Bootsy's Rubber Band	Psychoticbumpschool	1976	Warner
5	recordlabel: Warner 8246 chartposition: RandB #25 writtenby: George Clinton, Bootsy Collins (as William Collins) and Gary Cooper (as Gary album: Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band	Bootsy's Rubber Band	I'd Rather Be with You	1976	Warner
6	recordlabel: Warner 8215 chartposition: RandB #18 writtenby: George Clinton and Bootsy Collins (as William Collins) album: Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band	Bootsy Collins	Stretchin' Out (In a Rubber Band)	1976	Warner
7	recordlabel: Atlantic 10827 chartposition: UK #6, US Dance #11, US #65 writtenby: Frank Farian and Georg Reyam album: Take the Heat Off Me comments: [disco] charted as Daddy Kool//Take The Heat Off Me/Fever in US dance charts	Boney M.	Daddy Cool	1976	Atlantic
8	recordlabel: Columbia 10285 chartposition: RandB #93 writtenby: Boby Franklin	Boby Franklin	Mutha's Love	1976	Columbia
9	recordlabel: Columbia 10437 writtenby: Prince Phillip Mitchell (as Phillip Mitchell)	Bobby Womack & Brotherhood	Home Is Where the Heart Is	1976	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 3 10493 writtenby: Sam Cooke album: Home Is Where The Heart Is	Bobby Womack	A Change Is Gonna Come	1976	Columbia
---	recordlabel: CBS 4827 (UK) writtenby: P. Williams, R. Nichols album: Home Is Where the Heart Is	Bobby Womack	We've Only Just Begun	1976	CBS(UK)
1	recordlabel: United Artists 763 chartposition: RandB #5 writtenby: Harold Payne and Bobby Womack album: Safety Zone	Bobby Womack	Daylight	1976	United Artists
2	recordlabel: RandR 15312 chartposition: RandB #87 writtenby: G. Johnson, M. Tynes, D. Woods	Bobby Williams	You Need Love Like I Do (Don't Fight the Feeling)	1976	RandR
3	recordlabel: Granite 536 chartposition: RandB #60 writtenby: Bobby Patterson (as Bobby C. Patterson) comments: [deep soul]	Bobby Patterson	If He Hadn't Slipped Up and Got Caught	1976	Granite
4	recordlabel: Scepter 12417 chartposition: RandB #94 writtenby: Harold Beatty, Sharlene Tobin	Bobby Moore	Try to Hold On	1976	Scepter
---	recordlabel: Hi 2307 writtenby: Boddie, Ward, Johnson	Bobby McClure	Was It Something I Said	1976	Hi
---	recordlabel: Hi 2307 writtenby: Boddie, Ward, Johnson	Bobby McClure	Love Trap	1976	Hi
1	recordlabel: Laurie 3638 chartposition: RandB #94 weeksinr&bchart: 2 writtenby: Bobby Hebb comments: (disco version)	Bobby Hebb	Sunny '76	1976	Laurie
2	recordlabel: ABC Impulse 31006 chartposition: RandB #20, US #101 writtenby: Sam Theard and Fleecie Moore album: Together AgainÃ¢â‚¬Â¦Live	Bobby Bland & B.B. King	Let the Good Times Roll	1976	ABC Impulse
3	recordlabel: ABC 12156 chartposition: RandB #34, US #103 writtenby: Merle Haggard and Bonnie Owens album: Get On Down with Bobby Bland	Bobby Bland	Today I Started Loving You Again	1976	ABC
4	recordlabel: ABC 12189 chartposition: RandB #12 writtenby: Michael Price and Dan Walsh album: Reflections in Blue	Bobby Bland	It Ain't the Real Thing	1976	ABC
5	recordlabel: Blue Note 785 chartposition: RandB #82 writtenby: Larry Mizell album: Fancy Dancer comments: [instrumental]	Bobbi Humphrey	Uno Esta	1976	Blue Note
6	recordlabel: Island 6309 chartposition: RandB #37, US #51 writtenby: Vincent Ford album: Rastaman Vibration comments: [Reggae]	Bob Marley & the Wailers	Roots, Rock, Reggae	1976	Island
---	recordlabel: CTI 6063 writtenby: R. Toombs album: Three comments: [album cut] [jazz funk]	Bob James	One Mint Julep	1976	CTI
1	recordlabel: Claridge 414 chartposition: RandB #38 weeksinr&bchart: 6 writtenby: Bo Kirkland, R. L. Kirkland, Hense Powell, Ruth Davis album: Bo and Ruth	Bo Kirkland & Ruth Davis	We Got The Recipe	1976	Claridge
2	recordlabel: Claridge 421 chartposition: RandB #77 writtenby: Bo Kirkland, C. Gentry, R. L. Kirkland, H. Powell album: Bo and Ruth	Bo Kirkland & Ruth Davis	I Feel Love in This Room Tonight	1976	Claridge
3	recordlabel: Claridge 421 chartposition: RandB #77 weeksinr&bchart: 7 writtenby: Bo Kirkland, R. L. Kirkland, C. Gentry album: Bo and Ruth	Bo Kirkland & Ruth Davis	To Make You Love Me	1976	Claridge
4	recordlabel: Claridge 414 chartposition: RandB #38 weeksinr&bchart: 18 writtenby: Freddie Hart album: Bo and Ruth	Bo Kirkland & Ruth Davis	Easy Loving	1976	Claridge
5	recordlabel: Atco/WMOT 7046 chartposition: RandB #15, US #104 writtenby: Vinnie Barrett and Bobby Eli comments: [philly sound ballad]	Blue Magic	Grateful	1976	Atco/WMOT
6	recordlabel: Atco/WMOT 7061 chartposition: RandB #48 writtenby: Keith Barrow	Blue Magic	Teach Me (It's Something About Love)	1976	Atco/WMOT
7	recordlabel: Atco/WMOT 7052 chartposition: RandB #73 writtenby: Bobby Eli and Len Barry	Blue Magic	Freak-N-Stein	1976	Atco/WMOT
8	recordlabel: WMOT 4003 chartposition: RandB #40 writtenby: Bobby Eli and Len Barry album: Mystic Dragons	Blue Magic	Summer Snow	1976	WMOT
9	recordlabel: London 1067 chartposition: RandB #58 writtenby: Patrick Adams and Brenda Carhee album: Do You Wanna Do A Thing?	Bloodstone	Just Like in the Movies	1976	London
---	recordlabel: Decca 5238 (UK) album: Lullaby Of Broadway comments: [album cut]	Bloodstone	On The Street Where You Live	1976	Decca(UK)
1	recordlabel: London 1064 chartposition: RandB #19, US #101 writtenby: Jesse Boyce, Richard Griffith and Sanchez Harley album: Do You Wanna Do A Thing?	Bloodstone	Do You Wanna Do a Thing	1976	London
2	recordlabel: Chocolate City 3 chartposition: RandB #96 weeksinr&bchart: 2 writtenby: Michael W. Fisher	Blacksmoke	(Your Love Has Got Me) Screamin'	1976	Chocolate City
3	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3584 chartposition: RandB #18, US #83. UK #30 writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff album: When Love Is New / The Best Of Philadelphia	Billy Paul	Let's Make a Baby	1976	P.I.R.
4	recordlabel: P.I.R. 83593 chartposition: RandB #82 writtenby: John Whitehead, Gene McFadden and Victor Carstarphen album: When Love Is New	Billy Paul	People Power	1976	P.I.R.
---	recordlabel: P.I.R. 4144 (UK) writtenby: K. Gamble, L. Huff, B. Paul album: Got My Head on Straight comments: [philly sound] mpcode: gabgU0Ijd74	Billy Paul	My Head's On Straight	1976	P.I.R.(UK)
1	recordlabel: Ariola 7621 chartposition: US #22, UK #2 writtenby: Billy Ocean and Ben Findon album: Billy Ocean comments: [northern soul]	Billy Ocean	Love Really Hurts Without You	1976	Ariola
2	recordlabel: GTO 2099172(UK) chartposition: UK #12 writtenby: Billy Ocean , Ben Findon and Mike Myers album: Billy Ocean	Billy Ocean	Stop Me (If You've Heard It All Before)	1976	GTO (UK)
3	recordlabel: Ariola America 7630 chartposition: RandB #55, US #106, UK #19 writtenby: Billy Ocean and Ben Findon album: Billy Ocean	Billy Ocean	L.O.D. (Love on Delivery)	1976	Ariola America
4	recordlabel: AandM 1858 chartposition: RandB #84 writtenby: Ralph Dino, John Sembello, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller	Billy Eckstine	The Best Thing	1976	A&M
---	recordlabel: Momentum 7107 writtenby: Bill R. Wright, Richard C. Marks	Bill Wright	Everything Look Good (Ain't Good)	1976	Momentum
1	recordlabel: Columbia 10420 chartposition: RandB #74 writtenby: Bill Withers album: Naked and Warm	Bill Withers	If I Didn't Mean You Well	1976	Columbia
2	recordlabel: Columbia 10308 chartposition: RandB #54 writtenby: Bill Withers album: Making Music	Bill Withers	I Wish You Well	1976	Columbia
---	recordlabel: CBS 4085 writtenby: B. Withers album: Making Music	Bill Withers	Paint Your Pretty Picture	1976	CBS
---	recordlabel: Columbia 3 10420 writtenby: Bill Withers album: Naked and Warm	Bill Withers	My Imagination	1976	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 34327 writtenby: B. Withers album: Naked and Warm comments: [album cut]	Bill Withers	I'll Be With You	1976	Columbia
1	recordlabel: Capitol 4299 chartposition: RandB #59 writtenby: Bill Cosby and Stu Gardner album: Bill Cosby Is Not Himself These Days (Rat Own, Rat Own, Rat Own)	Bill Cosby	I Luv Myself Better Than I Luv Myself	1976	Capitol
2	recordlabel: Capitol 4258 chartposition: RandB #11, US #46 writtenby: Bill Cosby and Stu Gardner album: Bill Cosby Is Not Himself These Days (Rat Own, Rat Own, Rat Own) comments: [novelty]	Bill Cosby	Yes, Yes, Yes	1976	Capitol
---	recordlabel: Piedmont 078 writtenby: Moses Dillard, Bob Holmes	Bill Brandon	The Streets Got My Lady	1976	Piedmont
---	recordlabel: Piedmont 078 writtenby: Sam Dees	Bill Brandon	Tag Tag	1976	Piedmont
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 453262 chartposition: RandB #83 writtenby: Curly Putman and Red Lane	Bettye Swann	All the Way in or All the Way Out	1976	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 3352 writtenby: P. Mitchell, B. Clements comments: [deep soul]	Bettye Swann	Be Strong Enough to Hold On	1976	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 3352 writtenby: Paige, Punch comments: [ballad] mpcode: HSqUU76crG8	Bettye Swann	Heading In The Right Direction	1976	Atlantic
1	recordlabel: Alston 3719 chartposition: Cashbox R$B #55 writtenby: C. Reid, W. Clarke album: Danger High Voltage	Betty Wright	Everybody Was Rockin'	1976	Alston
---	recordlabel: Alston 4402 writtenby: B. Wright album: Explosion comments: [album cut]	Betty Wright	Do Right Girl	1976	Alston
---	recordlabel: Alston 4402 writtenby: B. Wright, W. Clarke album: Explosion comments: [southern soul album cut] mpcode: EYXIzAZREgE	Betty Wright	Smother Me With Your Love	1976	Alston
1	recordlabel: Alston 3722 chartposition: RandB #23 writtenby: Betty Wright album: Explosion comments: [ballad]	Betty Wright	If I Ever Do Wrong	1976	Alston
2	recordlabel: Alston 3725 chartposition: RandB #64 writtenby: Milton Wright	Betty Wright	Life	1976	Alston
---	recordlabel: Quality 503 writtenby: Clyde Otis and Herman Kelly	Bessie Banks	Don't You Worry Baby The Best Is Yet To Come	1976	Quality
---	recordlabel: Quality 508 writtenby: Bessie Banks, Herman Kelly	Bessie Banks	Baby You Sure Know How To Get Me	1976	Quality
---	recordlabel: Golly 935 writtenby: Ben Wiggins comments: [deep soul]	Ben Wiggins	I Love You Too Much	1976	Golly
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 3535 writtenby: Ben E. King, J.R. Bailey, H.M. Brandon album: Let Me Live In Your Life mpcode: uBf3zUx2f4E	Ben E. King	Spoiled	1976	Atlantic
1	recordlabel: 20th Century 2277 chartposition: RandB #14, UK #2 writtenby: Barry White & Ray Parker Jr album: Let the Music Play comments: [disco dance]	Barry White	You See the Trouble with Me	1976	20th Century
2	recordlabel: 20th Century 2309 chartposition: UK #17, RandB #20, US #105 writtenby: Barry White album: Is This Whatcha Wont? comments: [disco dance]	Barry White	Don't Make Me Wait Too Long	1976	20th Century
3	recordlabel: 20th Century 2298 chartposition: RandB #29, US #9, UK #15 writtenby: Barry White album: Let the Music Play comments: [disco dance]	Barry White	Baby, We Better Try to Get It Together	1976	20th Century
4	recordlabel: Dynamic 118 chartposition: UK #3 writtenby: Bobby Eli and Vinnie Barrett album: Mr. Biggs comments: [Reggae]	Barry Biggs	Sideshow	1976	Dynamic
5	recordlabel: Dynamic 101 chartposition: UK #38 writtenby: Barry Biggs album: Mr. Biggs comments: [Reggae]	Barry Biggs	Work all Day	1976	Dynamic
---	recordlabel: Capitol 4223 writtenby: B. Strong, B. Always album: Live and Love mpcode: rUWe8JL0vLo	Barrett Strong	Man Up In The Sky	1976	Capitol
---	recordlabel: Island 6280 writtenby: Ian Levine, Danny Leake	Barbara Pennington	Running In Another Direction	1976	Island
---	recordlabel: Soul Seven 028 writtenby: B. L. Ozen	Barbara Lynn	Movin' On A Groove	1976	Soul Seven
---	recordlabel: Warner 8177 writtenby: Homer Banks, Carl Hampton album: Passport To Ecstasy Plus...	Banks & Hampton	Caught In The Act (Of Gettin' It On)	1976	Warner
---	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 8177 writtenby: Carl Hampton and Homer Banks mpcode: FOQpqWNVjnA	Banks & Hampton	Make Do With Whatcha Got	1976	Warner Bros.
1	recordlabel: Roadshow 7005 chartposition: RandB #31, US #82 writtenby: Burt Bacharach and Hal David album: Non Stop	B.T. Express	(They Long to Be) Close to You	1976	Roadshow
2	recordlabel: EMI 526 chartposition: RandB #37 writtenby: Sam Taylor and Tash Howard album: Energy to Burn	B.T. Express	Energy to Burn	1976	EMI
3	recordlabel: Columbia 10346 chartposition: RandB #6, US #52 writtenby: Billy Nichols album: Energy to Burn	B.T. Express	Can't Stop Groovin' Now, Wanna Do It Some More	1976	Columbia
4	recordlabel: 20th Century 2271 chartposition: US dance #8, Cashbox R&B #64, US AC #41, US #56 writtenby: Bob Crewe, Cindy Bullens album: Street Talk comments: [disco dance instrumental]	B.C. Generation	Street Talk	1976	20th Century
5	recordlabel: ABC 12158 chartposition: RandB #22 writtenby: B.B. King	B.B. King	When I'm Wrong	1976	ABC
6	recordlabel: Atlantic 3363 chartposition: RandB #35, US #101 writtenby: Hamish Stuart and Ned Doheny album: Soul Searching	Average White Band	A Love of Your Own	1976	Atlantic
7	recordlabel: Atlantic 3354 chartposition: RandB #21, UK #23, US #40 writtenby: Hamish Stuart album: Soul Searching	Average White Band	Queen of My Soul	1976	Atlantic
8	recordlabel: Island 063 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #76 writtenby: Bayete, Shrieve, Thrall, Harvey	Automatic Man	My Pearl	1976	Island
9	recordlabel: Dark Horse 10011 chartposition: RandB #43 writtenby: Chuck Higgins, Gilbert Bottiglier and Paul Stallworth album: Good News	Attitudes	Sweet Summer Music	1976	Dark Horse
10	recordlabel: Warner 634 chartposition: US dance #9 writtenby: Bobby Gene Hall Jr. and Raymond Simpson album: Come as You Are	Ashford & Simpson	One More Try	1976	Warner
11	recordlabel: Warner 8179 chartposition: RandB #96 writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson album: Come as You Are	Ashford & Simpson	It'll Come, It'll Come, It'll Come	1976	Warner
12	recordlabel: Warner 8216 chartposition: RandB #58 writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson album: Come as You Are	Ashford & Simpson	Somebody Told a Lie	1976	Warner
13	recordlabel: Warner 8286 chartposition: RandB #52, US dance #34 writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson album: So So Satisfied	Ashford & Simpson	Tried, Tested and Found True	1976	Warner
14	recordlabel: Old Town 1000 chartposition: RandB #10, US #64, US dance #11 writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff album: All My Life comments: [philly sound]	Arthur Prysock	When Love Is New	1976	Old Town

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