Soul R&B Music Charts of 1966 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1966 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 1966, 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 1966, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1966 . . .

The following songs were released in 1966 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 1966 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: Ric Tic 110 chartposition: RandB #18, US #80 writtenby: Al Kent (as Albert Hamilton), Bob Hamilton and Richard Morris	J.J. Barnes	Real Humdinger	1966	Ric Tic
202	recordlabel: Soul 35021 chartposition: RandB #42, US #97, UK #58 writtenby: Shorty Long (as Frederick Long) and Eddie Holland Jr. album: Here Comes The Judge comments: [Motown Sound]	Shorty Long	Function at the Junction	1966	Soul
203	recordlabel: Jerhart 207 chartposition: RandB #21, US #131 writtenby: Jimmy Robins	Jimmy Robins	I Can't Please You	1966	Jerhart
204	recordlabel: Chess 1954 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #19 writtenby: Ashford, Simpson, Armstead	Maurice & the Radiants	I Want To Thank You Baby	1966	Chess
205	recordlabel: Groovy 3001 chartposition: RandB #23, US #89 writtenby: Ted Daniels and Darrow Fletcher	Darrow Fletcher	The Pain Gets a Little Deeper	1966	Groovy
206	recordlabel: Stax 196 chartposition: RandB #37 writtenby: Steve Cropper, Booker T. Jones, Al Jackson Jr. and Donald Dunn comments: [instrumental]	Booker T. & the MGs	Booker - Loo	1966	Stax
207	recordlabel: Stax 186 chartposition: RandB #19 writtenby: Isaac Hayes and David Porter album: Wanted One Soul Singer	Johnnie Taylor	I Had a Dream	1966	Stax
208	recordlabel: Atlantic 6454 chartposition: RandB #38 writtenby: Bob Gallo and Ben E. King album: What Is Soul	Ben E. King	What Is Soul?	1966	Atlantic
209	recordlabel: RCA 47 8879 chartposition: US AC #37 writtenby: Lou Stallman and Clyde Otis	Brook Benton	Break Her Heart	1966	RCA
210	recordlabel: Atlantic 2345 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #19 writtenby: Solomon Burke, Dolores Burke	Solomon Burke	Suddenly	1966	Atlantic
211	recordlabel: Decca 25703 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #19 writtenby: Jay Livingston, Ray Evans album: Winter Wonderland comments: [christmas]	Earl Grant	Silver Bells	1966	Decca
212	recordlabel: Moonglow 244 chartposition: US #62 writtenby: Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell album: The Best of the Righteous Brothers	The Righteous Brothers	Georgia on My Mind	1966	Moonglow
213	recordlabel: Mala 520 chartposition: RandB #24, US #94 writtenby: Rondalis Tandy	The Van Dykes	No Man Is an Island	1966	Mala
214	recordlabel: Dial 4045 chartposition: RandB #20, US #64 writtenby: Joe Tex	Joe Tex	I've Got to Do a Little Bit Better	1966	Dial
215	recordlabel: Tico 490 chartposition: RandB #45, US #62 writtenby: Jimmy Sabater (as Jaime Sabater) album: Wanted Dead or Alive (Bang! Bang! Push, Push, Push)	Joe Cuba Sextet	Oh Yeah!	1966	Tico
216	recordlabel: Shout 204 chartposition: RandB #20 writtenby: Donald Height and Richard Montague	Donald Height	My Baby's Gone	1966	Shout
217	recordlabel: Checker 1156 chartposition: RandB #40, US #97 writtenby: Bobby Moore [saxophonist]	Bobby Moore	Try My Love Again	1966	Checker
218	recordlabel: Carnival 522 chartposition: RandB #23, US #128 writtenby: Gregory Gaskins and Winfred Lovett album: Sing for You and Yours	The Manhattans	I Bet'cha (Couldn't Love Me)	1966	Carnival
219	recordlabel: New Voice 811 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #50, US #62 writtenby: Gary Knight and Herb Bernstein album: Breakout...!!! comments: [northern soul]	Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels	Breakout	1966	New Voice
220	recordlabel: Scepter 12169 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #20 writtenby: Relf, Nelson	The Traits	Harlem Shuffle	1966	Scepter
221	recordlabel: Carla 2527 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #25, US #77 writtenby: Helen Miller & Roger Atins	Deon Jackson	Love Takes a Long Time Growing	1966	Carla
222	recordlabel: Goldwax 309 chartposition: RandB #21, US #99 writtenby: O.B. McClinton album: You Got My Mind Messed Up	James Carr	Love Attack	1966	Goldwax
223	recordlabel: Vee Jay 396 chartposition: RandB #25, US #99 writtenby: Arthur Brooks, Richard Brooks and Jerry Butler comments: [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #327]	Jerry Butler	For Your Precious Love	1966	Vee Jay
224	recordlabel: Minit 32001 chartposition: RandB #24, US #107 writtenby: Collis Gordon and John Thomas album: He'll Be Back	The Players	He'll Be Back	1966	Minit
225	recordlabel: Atlantic 2335 chartposition: RandB #26, US #73 writtenby: Andrew Wright and Calvin Lewis	Esther Phillips	When a Woman Loves a Man	1966	Atlantic
226	recordlabel: Mirwood 5513 chartposition: RandB #25, US #99 writtenby: Bob Relf and Sherlie Matthews	The Olympics	Mine Exclusively	1966	Mirwood
227	recordlabel: Karen 1526 chartposition: RandB #26, US #65 writtenby: Don Storball album: We Got a Thing	The Capitols	We Got a Thing That's in the Groove	1966	Karen
228	recordlabel: Mercury 72621 chartposition: RandB #25, US #114 writtenby: Lori Burton and Pam Sawyer	Prince Harold	Forget About Me	1966	Mercury
229	recordlabel: Mercury 72472 chartposition: RandB #22, US #103 writtenby: L. Ellison, Dennis Lambert and S. Bell	Lorraine Ellison	I Dig You Baby	1966	Mercury
230	recordlabel: Laurie 3350 chartposition: US #67 writtenby: Doug Morris and Eliot Greenberg album: Sweet Talkin' Guy	The Chiffons	Out of This World	1966	Laurie
231	recordlabel: Motown 1095 chartposition: RandB #25, US #80 writtenby: Harvey Fuqua and Johnny Bristol album: Irresistible comments: [Motown Sound]	Tammi Terrell	Come On and See Me	1966	Motown
232	recordlabel: Tamla 54133 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #38, US #66 writtenby: Robert Gordy and Thomas Kemp album: This Old Heart of Mine comments: [Motown Sound]	The Isley Brothers	Take Some Time Out for Love	1966	Tamla
233	recordlabel: Barry! 1011 chartposition: RandB #26, US #104 writtenby: Hector Rivera	Hector Rivera	At the Party	1966	Barry!
234	recordlabel: Gordy 7053 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #25, US #71 writtenby: Sylvia Moy and William album: Watchout! comments: [Motown Sound]	Martha (Reeves) & the Vandellas	What Am I Going to Do without Your Love	1966	Gordy
235	recordlabel: Goldwax 311 chartposition: RandB #23, US #85 writtenby: Drew Baker and Danny McCormick album: You Got My Mind Messed Up comments: [deep soul]	James Carr	Pouring Water on a Drowning Man	1966	Goldwax
236	recordlabel: Atlantic 2339 chartposition: RandB #38, US #69 writtenby: Hattie Leeper and Rose Gaines	Mike Williams	Lonely Soldier	1966	Atlantic
237	recordlabel: Carnival 517 chartposition: RandB #23 writtenby: George Smith and Joe Evans album: Dedicated to You	The Manhattans	Can I?	1966	Carnival
238	recordlabel: Motown 1086 chartposition: RandB #27, US #72 writtenby: Harvey Fuqua and Johnny Bristol album: Irresistible comments: [Motown Sound]	Tammi Terrell	I Can't Believe You Love Me	1966	Motown
239	recordlabel: Okeh 7245 chartposition: RandB #24 writtenby: Johnny Jones	Billy Butler	Right Track	1966	Okeh
240	recordlabel: Old Town 1196 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #37, US #124, US AC #28 writtenby: Gilbert Becaud, Pierre Delanoe, Mann Curtis	Arthur Prysock	Let It Be Me (Je t'appartiens)	1966	Old Town
241	recordlabel: Wand 1112 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #25, US #132 writtenby: Les Cooper and Clarence Johnson comments: [northern soul] (new version)	The Charts	Desiree	1966	Wand
242	recordlabel: ABC/TRC 10865 chartposition: RandB #45, US #72 writtenby: Jo Armstead, Nickolas Ashford (as Nick Ashford) and Valerie Simpson album: A Man and His Soul	Ray Charles	I Don't Need No Doctor	1966	ABC/TRC
243	recordlabel: Cadet 5553 chartposition: US #74, US AC #27 writtenby: John Lennon and Paul McCartney album: Wade in the Water comments: [instrumental]	Ramsey Lewis	Day Tripper	1966	Cadet
244	recordlabel: ABC Paramount 10761 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #28, US #90 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield	The Impressions	Since I Lost the One I Love	1966	ABC Paramount
245	recordlabel: Mar V Lus 6014 chartposition: RandB #42, US #74 writtenby: James Jones	Alvin Cash	Alvin's Boo-Ga-Loo	1966	Mar V Lus
246	recordlabel: Goldwax 306 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #24 writtenby: Harris, Jackson	The Ovations	I Believe I'll Go Back Home	1966	Goldwax
247	recordlabel: His Master's Voice 1526 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #28, US #91 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Ridin' High	The Impressions	Too Slow	1966	His Master's Voice
248	recordlabel: Karen 1525 chartposition: RandB #49, US #74 writtenby: Duke Browner	The Capitols	I Got to Handle It	1966	Karen
249	recordlabel: Arctic 120 chartposition: RandB #25, US #98 writtenby: Barbara Mason and Jimmy Bishop album: Oh How It Hurts	Barbara Mason	I Need Love	1966	Arctic
250	recordlabel: Reprise 0531 chartposition: RandB #25, US #4, UK #44, US AC #1 writtenby: Dean Kay & Kelly Gordon	Frank Sinatra	That's Life	1966	Reprise
251	recordlabel: DCP International 1154 chartposition: US #51 writtenby: Al Jacobs and Jimmie Crane album: Goin' Out of My Head	Little Anthony & the Imperials	Hurt	1966	DCP International
252	recordlabel: Class 1517 chartposition: RandB #35, US #77 writtenby: Joan Sampson comments: [instrumental]	Googie Rene Combo	Smokey Joe's La La	1966	Class
253	recordlabel: Mala 530 chartposition: RandB #28, US #109 writtenby: Rondalis Tandy	The Van Dykes	I've Got to Go On without You	1966	Mala
254	recordlabel: Dyno Voice 222 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #43, US #76 writtenby: Sandy Linzer, Denny Randell, Tom Decilis and Richard Layton	The Toys	Baby Toys	1966	Dyno Voice
255	recordlabel: Checker 1138 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #25 writtenby: Caston, Anderson and Campbell comments: [ballad]	Little Milton	When Does Heartache End	1966	Checker
256	recordlabel: Fury 5002 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #25 writtenby: Lee Hays, Pete Seager album: If I Had A Hammer	Willie Hightower	If I Had A Hammer	1966	Fury
257	recordlabel: Mala 539 chartposition: RandB #25 writtenby: Joe Scott	The Van Dykes	Never Let Me Go	1966	Mala
258	recordlabel: Garrison 3001 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #25 writtenby: H. Millaud, J. Moliere comments: [northern soul]	Earl Harrison	Humphrey Stomp	1966	Garrison
259	recordlabel: Arctic 120 chartposition: RandB #25, US #98 writtenby: Barbara Mason & Jimmy Bishop album: Oh How It Hurts	Barbara Mason	What the World Needs Now Is Love	1966	Arctic
260	recordlabel: Fame 451006 chartposition: RandB #25 writtenby: Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham (as Lindon Oldham) album: Why Not Tonight?	Jimmy Hughes	I Worship the Ground You Walk On	1966	Fame
261	recordlabel: Duke 397 chartposition: RandB #25 writtenby: Mel London and Ricky Allen	Buddy Ace	Nothing in the World Can Hurt Me (Except You)	1966	Duke
262	recordlabel: Mirwood 5517 chartposition: RandB #26 writtenby: Charlie Cronander	Bob & Earl	Baby, It's Over	1966	Mirwood
263	recordlabel: President 263 writtenby: Billy Preston	Billy Preston	Billy's Bag	1966	President
264	recordlabel: Big Wheel 1967 chartposition: RandB #29, US #107 writtenby: Pavel, Carlis Monroe and James Gibson	The Falcons	Standing on Guard	1966	Big Wheel
265	recordlabel: Mirwood 5509 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #30, US #111 writtenby: Fred Smith, Earl Nelson and Sherlie Matthews	Jackie Lee	Your P E R S O N A L l T Y	1966	Mirwood
266	recordlabel: HBR 481 chartposition: RandB #28, US #133 writtenby: Larry Lee comments: [deep soul]	Earl Gaines	The Best of Luck to You	1966	HBR
267	recordlabel: St. Lawrence 1013 chartposition: RandB #30, US #117 writtenby: Monk Higgins comments: [instrumental]	Monk Higgins	Who-Dun-It?	1966	St. Lawrence
268	recordlabel: Stax 191 chartposition: RandB #27 writtenby: Steve Cropper, David Porter and William Bell	William Bell	Share What You Got	1966	Stax
269	recordlabel: Atlantic 452314 chartposition: RandB #31, US #96 writtenby: Bert Russell (as Bert Berns)	Solomon Burke	Baby, Come on Home	1966	Atlantic
270	recordlabel: Columbia 43611 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #27 writtenby: S. Feldman, J. Klinger album: The Magic Of the Spellbinders	The Spellbinders	We're Acting Like Lovers	1966	Columbia
271	recordlabel: Capitol 5790 chartposition: RandB #35, US #55 writtenby: Ben Raleigh and H. B. Barnum album: Lou Rawls Carryin' On!	Lou Rawls	You Can Bring Me All Your Heartaches	1966	Capitol
272	recordlabel: Rojac 1969 chartposition: RandB #27 writtenby: Fred Briggs and Jack Taylor	Big Maybelle	Don't Pass Me By	1966	Rojac
273	recordlabel: Brunswick 55299 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #27 writtenby: Carl Davis, Marvin Smith	Marvin Smith	Time Stopped	1966	Brunswick
274	recordlabel: Tru-Glo-Town 501 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #27 writtenby: Don Gardner comments: [northern soul]	Don Gardner	My Baby Likes To Boogaloo	1966	TruGloTown
275	recordlabel: Columbia 43827 chartposition: RandB #27, US #133 writtenby: Jo Armstead, Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson album: Soul Sister	Aretha Franklin	Cry Like a Baby	1966	Columbia
276	recordlabel: Laurie 3357 chartposition: US #86 writtenby: Doug Morris and Eliot Greenberg	The Chiffons	Stop, Look and Listen	1966	Laurie
277	recordlabel: Dyno Voice 218 chartposition: US #85 writtenby: Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell	The Toys	May My Heart Be Cast into Stone	1966	Dyno Voice
278	recordlabel: Atco 6413 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #32, US #93 writtenby: Gerry Goffin and Carole King	Ben E. King	So Much Love	1966	Atco
279	recordlabel: Good Time 801 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #28 writtenby: Stu Wiener, MIke Lewis comments: [northern soul]	The Soul City	Everybody Dance Now	1966	Good Time
280	recordlabel: Onederful 4841 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #31, US #105 writtenby: Cash McCall (as Maurice Dollison)	Otis Clay	I'm Satisfied	1966	Onederful
281	recordlabel: Capitol 5673 chartposition: US #84, US AC #10 writtenby: Stevie Wonder, Sylvia Moy and Henry Cosby album: A Touch of Today	Nancy Wilson	Uptight (Everything's Alright)	1966	Capitol
282	recordlabel: Atlantic 2373 chartposition: RandB #36, US #89 weeksinr&bchart: 4 writtenby: Trade Martin album: Dreamer	Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles	Take Me for a Little While	1966	Atlantic
283	recordlabel: Constellation 167 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #33, US #88 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: The Girl Don't Care	Gene Chandler	(I'm Just a) Fool for You	1966	Constellation
284	recordlabel: Stax 199 chartposition: RandB #29 writtenby: Booker T. Jones, David Porter and Isaac Hayes album: The Soul of a Bell	William Bell	Never Like This Before	1966	Stax
285	recordlabel: Sound Stage Seven 2555 chartposition: RandB #32, US #102 writtenby: Allen Toussaint (as Allen Orange)	Roscoe Shelton	Easy Going Fellow	1966	Sound Stage Seven
286	recordlabel: Dore 749 chartposition: RandB #29 writtenby: Bobby Swayne and Charlie Davis	The Entertainers IV	Temptation Walk (People Don't Look No More)	1966	Dore
287	recordlabel: Gamble 203 chartposition: RandB #29 writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff album: The Intruders Are Together	The Intruders	Devil with an Angel's Smile	1966	Gamble
288	recordlabel: Stax 190 chartposition: RandB #29 writtenby: Sandie Jones album: Born Under a Bad Sign	Albert King	Laundromat Blues	1966	Stax
289	recordlabel: King 6065 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #29 writtenby: J. Brown, N. Jones album: James Brown Sings Christmas comments: [christmas ballad]	James Brown & the Famous Flames	Sweet Little Baby Boy	1966	King
290	recordlabel: Pacific Jazz 88130 chartposition: US #88, US AC #27 writtenby: Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster album: After Hours comments: [instrumental]	Richard Groove Holmes	Secret Love	1966	Pacific Jazz
291	recordlabel: Capitol 5588 chartposition: RandB #29 writtenby: Ruben Wright comments: [northern soul]	Ruben Wright	I'm Walking Out On You	1966	Capitol
292	recordlabel: Minit 32012 chartposition: RandB #32, US #130 writtenby: Al Smith album: He'll Be Back	The Players	I'm Glad I Waited	1966	Minit
293	recordlabel: Back Beat 558 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #30 writtenby: D. Malone comments: [southern soul ballad]	O.V. Wright	Gone For Good	1966	Back Beat
294	recordlabel: Kent 440 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #30 writtenby: Fulsom album: Soul comments: [soul blues]	Lowell Fulsom	Shattered Dreams	1966	Kent
295	recordlabel: Modern 1019 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #30 writtenby: Penniman, Blackwell comments: [northern soul]	Little Richard	Do You Feel It	1966	Modern
296	recordlabel: Verve 10406 chartposition: US #91 writtenby: Jerry Butler, Curtis Mayfield and Calvin Carter album: Soul and Inspiration	The Righteous Brothers	He Will Break Your Heart	1966	Verve
297	recordlabel: ABC 10785 chartposition: US #91 writtenby: Johnny MacRae album: Crying Time	Ray Charles	You're Just About to Lose Your Clown	1966	ABC
298	recordlabel: Atlantic 2316 chartposition: US #91 writtenby: Gerry Goffin & Carole King album: It's Magic / The Best of Barbara Lewis	Barbara Lewis	Don't Forget About Me	1966	Atlantic
299	recordlabel: Cameo Parkway 100 chartposition: RandB #32, US #122 writtenby: Jerry Williams, Rick Spain	Little Jerry Williams	Baby, You're My Everything	1966	Cameo Parkway
300	recordlabel: Brunswick 55287 chartposition: RandB #37, US #93 weeksinr&bchart: 3 writtenby: Eddie Singleton	Jackie Wilson & LaVern Baker	Think Twice	1966	Brunswick

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