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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
201 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
202 recordlabel: Bronze 16967
chartposition: UK #31
writtenby: Kiki Gyan, Mac Tontoh, Sol Amarfio and Teddy Osei
album: Ojah Awake
 		Osibisa Dance the Body Music 1976 Bronze
203 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
204 recordlabel: Dark Horse 5505
chartposition: RandB #10, US #102
writtenby: Keni Burke and Clarence Burke
album: 2nd Resurrection
 		The Stairsteps From Us to You 1976 Dark Horse
205 recordlabel: Columbia 310292
chartposition: RandB #94, US Dance #10
writtenby: Bobby Hart, Bob Weinstein (as Bobby Weinstein) and Teddy Randazzo
 		Philly Devotions Hurt So Bad 1976 Columbia
206 recordlabel: Mercury 6167380(UK)
chartposition: UK #27
writtenby: Mac Gayden
album: Purify Bros.
 		James & Bobby Purify Morning Glory 1976 Mercury (UK)
207 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.
208 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
209 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
210 recordlabel: T.K. Disco 2
chartposition: US Dance #10
writtenby: Theophilus Coakley (as Theophilus
album: Magic
 		T-Connection Disco Magic 1976 T.K. Disco
211 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)
212 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
213 recordlabel: Capitol 4221
chartposition: RandB #11
writtenby: Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter
album: In the City
 		Tavares The Love I Never Had 1976 Capitol
214 recordlabel: Brunswick 36
chartposition: US Dance #11
writtenby: Hamilton Bohannon
album: Dance Your Ass Off
 		Hamilton Bohannon Dance Your Ass Off 1976 Brunswick
215 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
216 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
217 recordlabel: Arista 43 (UK)
chartposition: UK #33
writtenby: Van McCoy
album: Not a Little Girl Anymore
 		Linda Lewis Baby I'm Yours 1976 Arista(UK)
218 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
219 recordlabel: Columbia 10309
chartposition: RandB #11, US #39
writtenby: Skip Scarborough
album: Gratitude
 		Earth, Wind & Fire Can't Hide Love 1976 Columbia
220 recordlabel: Mainstream 5583
chartposition: RandB #11, US #75
writtenby: Terry Huff
album: The Lonely One
 		Terry Huff & Special Delivery The Lonely One 1976 Mainstream
221 recordlabel: RCA 1893
chartposition: US dance #7
writtenby: Warren Schatz and Mitch Farber
album: Don't Stop Now
 		The Brothers Brothers Theme 1976 RCA
222 recordlabel: Spark 1146
chartposition: UK #28
writtenby: Eddie Adamberry and Tony Craig
album: Sign of the Times
comments: [disco dance]
 		Tommy Hunt Loving on the Losing Side 1976 Spark
223 recordlabel: Mercury 73746
chartposition: RandB #59, UK #52, US Dance #12
writtenby: Reid Whitelaw and Norman Bergen
album: Young and in Love
 		Ralph Carter Extra, Extra (Read All About It) 1976 Mercury
224 recordlabel: United Artists 840
chartposition: RandB #55, US #110, US Dance #12
writtenby: Mark Radice
album: Ain't Nothin' But a Party
Mark Radice If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em 1976 United Artists
225 recordlabel: Westbound 5019
chartposition: RandB #16, US #102
writtenby: Denise LaSalle and Frances Miller
comments: [southern soul]
 		Denise LaSalle Married, but Not to Each Other 1976 Westbound
226 recordlabel: Vigor 1728
chartposition: RandB #13, US Dance #12
writtenby: Ray Dahrouge
 		The Street People You're My One Weakness Girl 1976 Vigor
227 recordlabel: Spark 1139
chartposition: UK #36
writtenby: Detlef Petersen and James Hopkins Harrison
 		Linda Carr & the Funky Boys Sold My Rock 'N' Roll 1976 Spark
228 recordlabel: United Artists 617
chartposition: R7B #24, US dance #3
writtenby: Muller
album: Brass Construction
 		Brass Construction Changin' 1976 United Artists
229 recordlabel: Dynamic 101
chartposition: UK #38
writtenby: Barry Biggs
album: Mr. Biggs
comments: [Reggae]
 		Barry Biggs Work all Day 1976 Dynamic
230 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
231 recordlabel: Buddah 538
chartposition: RandB #51, US #80, US dance #13
writtenby: Gregg Diamond
album: More, More, More
comments: [disco]
 		Andrea True Connection Party Line 1976 Buddah
232 recordlabel: RCA 10865
chartposition: RandB #83, US Dance #13
writtenby: Van McCoy
album: Life Goes On
 		Faith, Hope & Charity Life Goes On 1976 RCA
233 recordlabel: RCA 2626 (UK)
chartposition: UK #41
writtenby: Billy Jackson, A. Thornton
album: Tymes Up
 		The Tymes God's Gonna Punish You 1976 RCA(UK)
234 recordlabel: Capitol 4255
chartposition: RandB #19, US #59
writtenby: Kenneth St. Lewis, Freddie Perren and Yarlan
album: Showcase
 		The Sylvers Cotton Candy 1976 Capitol
235 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
236 recordlabel: Atlantic 3358
chartposition: RandB #17, US #72
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield
album: Sparkle
 		Aretha Franklin Jump -- Hooked on Your Love 1976 Atlantic
237 recordlabel: Epic 4084
chartposition: UK #39, US Dance #18
writtenby: Biddu
album: Rain Forest
comments: [instrumental] [disco]
 		The Biddu Orchestra Rain Forest 1976 Epic
238 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
239 recordlabel: Buddah 552
chartposition: RandB #23, US #101
writtenby: Michael Henderson
album: Solid
 		Michael Henderson Be My Girl 1976 Buddah
240 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
241 recordlabel: Buddah 542
chartposition: RandB #23, US #101
writtenby: Michael Henderson
album: You Are My Starship
comments: [love ballad]
 		Norman Connors (ft. Michael Henderson & Phyllis Hyman) We Both Need Each Other 1976 Buddah
242 recordlabel: TSOP 84781
chartposition: RandB #52, US Dance #13
writtenby: Leon Huff
album: We Got the Rhythm
comments: [instrumental]
 		The People's Choice Here We Go Again 1976 TSOP
243 recordlabel: ABC/Blue Thumb 271
chartposition: RandB #14, US #103
writtenby: Norman Whitfield
album: The Best of the Pointer Sisters
 		The Pointer Sisters You Gotta Believe 1976 ABC/Blue Thumb
244 recordlabel: Fantasy 9518
chartposition: US Dance #14
writtenby: Kevin Toney
album: Unfinished Business
 		The Blackbyrds Unfinished Business 1976 Fantasy
245 recordlabel: Warner Bros. 8205
chartposition: RandB #14
writtenby: Larry Graham
album: Mirror
 		Graham Central Station Love (Covers A Multitude Of Sin) 1976 Warner Bros.
246 recordlabel: Opal 8 (UK)
chartposition: UK #43
writtenby: L. Shevrington
album: Ramgoat
comments: [reggae]
 		Pluto Shervington Ram Goat Liver 1976 Opal(UK)
247 recordlabel: Oasis 406
chartposition: US dance #7
writtenby: Giorgio Moroder and Donna Summer
album: A Love Trilogy
 		Donna Summer Wasted -- Come With Me 1976 Oasis
248 recordlabel: Stang 5068
chartposition: RandB #14
writtenby: Kenneth Ascher and Carole Sager
album: Moments with You
 		The Moments With You 1976 Stang
249 recordlabel: United Artists 36141 (UK)
chartposition: UK #42
writtenby: T. Randazzo, V. Pike
comments: [northern soul] (re release)
 		Little Anthony & The Imperials Better Use Your Head -- Gonna Fix You Good 1976 United Artists(UK)
250 recordlabel: Pye International 725715(UK)
chartposition: UK #41
writtenby: Bev Gordon
album: Sheer Elegance
 		Sheer Elegance It's Temptation 1976 Pye International (U
251 recordlabel: 20th Century 1017(UK)
chartposition: UK #41
writtenby: Danny Leake and Ian Levine
 		Evelyn Thomas Doomsday 1976 20th Century (U
252 recordlabel: Atlantic 3345
chartposition: RandB #67, UK #42
writtenby: Leroy Green and Norman Harris
album: Where the Happy People Go
 		The Trammps Soul Searchin' Time 1976 Atlantic
253 recordlabel: P.I.R. 83626
chartposition: US Dance #14
writtenby: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, Victor Carstarphen, Gene McFadden and John Whitehead
album: Summertime
comments: [philly sound instrumental]
MFSB Picnic in the Park 1976 P.I.R.
254 recordlabel: State 21 (UK)
chartposition: UK #46
writtenby: Tony Waddington and Wayne Bickerton
album: The Two of Us
 		Mac & Katie Kissoon The Two of Us 1976 State(UK)
255 recordlabel: Glades 1734
chartposition: RandB #15
writtenby: J. Lewis, J. Puckett and Little Milton (as Milton Campbell)
album: Friend of Mine
 		Little Milton Friend of Mine 1976 Glades
256 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
257 recordlabel: Chelsea 2005064
chartposition: US Dance #15
writtenby: Mets
 		The Honeybees Dream Express 1976 Chelsea
258 recordlabel: P.I.R. 3604
chartposition: RandB #19, US #64, US AC #19
writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
album: All Things in Time
 		Lou Rawls Groovy People 1976 P.I.R.
259 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
260 recordlabel: Atlantic 3311
chartposition: RandB #15
writtenby: Jerry Butler, Marvin Yancy & Randy Stewart
album: You
 		Aretha Franklin You 1976 Atlantic
261 recordlabel: Hi 2306
chartposition: RandB #16
writtenby: Al Green , Linda Hargrove and Mabon "Teenie" Hodges
album: Full Of Fire
 		Al Green Let It Shine 1976 Hi
262 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
263 recordlabel: Abet 9463
chartposition: RandB #16
writtenby: Oliver Sain
album: Blue Max
comments: [instrumental]
 		Oliver Sain Party Hearty 1976 Abet
264 recordlabel: ABC Impulse 31006
chartposition: RandB #20, US #101
writtenby: Sam Theard and Fleecie Moore
album: Together Again…Live
 		Bobby Bland & B.B. King Let the Good Times Roll 1976 ABC Impulse
265 recordlabel: United Artists 807
chartposition: RandB #23, US #59
writtenby: Greg Errico and Lee Oskar
album: [instrumental]
 		Lee Oskar BLT 1976 United Artists
266 recordlabel: Tamla 54268
chartposition: RandB #60, UK #52
writtenby: Pete Moore (as Warren Pete Moore) and Billy Griffin (as William Griffin)
album: City of Angels
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		The Miracles Night Life 1976 Tamla
267 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
268 recordlabel: Buddah 446
writtenby: Joe Cobb and Van McCoy
album: This Is it
 		Melba Moore Lean on Me 1976 Buddah
269 recordlabel: Buddah 512
chartposition: RandB #20, US #106
weeksinr&bchart: 9
writtenby: Andrew Smith [music arranger] and Milt Tennant
 		Monday After Merry-Go-Round (Pt. I) 1976 Buddah
270 recordlabel: Trojan 7973 (UK)
chartposition: UK #51
writtenby: Pete Wingfield
album: Reggae Disco Rockers
comments: [reggae]
mpcode: Az-kELKimzM
 		Derrick Harriot Eighteen with a Bullet 1976 Trojan(UK)
271 recordlabel: Gordy 7150
chartposition: RandB #21, US #94
writtenby: Jeffrey Bowen, Jim Ford and Truman Thomas
album: Wings of Love
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		The Temptations Up the Creek (Without a Paddle) 1976 Gordy
272 recordlabel: ABC 12238
writtenby: Denise LaSalle
album: Second Breath
 		Denise LaSalle Freedom to Express Yourself 1976 ABC
273 recordlabel: Arista 65
chartposition: UK #51
writtenby: Gwen Guthrie, Pat Grant
album: Not a Little Girl Anymore
 		Linda Lewis This Time I'll Be Sweeter 1976 Arista
274 recordlabel: Brunswick 55383
chartposition: UK #51
writtenby: James Brown and Bud Hobgood (as Buddy Hobgood)
 		Gene Chandler There Was a Time 1976 Brunswick
275 recordlabel: Polydor 2001664
chartposition: RandB #17, US #49
writtenby: Freida Nerangis and Britt Britton
 		Crown Heights Affair Foxy Lady 1976 Polydor
276 recordlabel: Soul Train 10773
chartposition: RandB #21, US #101
writtenby: Joe Cobb and Van McCoy
album: One for the Money
 		The Whispers Living Together (In Sin) 1976 Soul Train
277 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
278 recordlabel: Casablanca 006 97216
chartposition: US #36, US AC #26
writtenby: Barry Murphy
 		Larry Santos We Can't Hide It Anymore 1976 Casablanca
279 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
280 recordlabel: Mercury 73864
chartposition: RandB #81, US #92, US Dance #18
writtenby: Patrick Adams
 		Bumble Bee Unlimited Love Bug 1976 Mercury
281 recordlabel: Cotillion 44201
chartposition: RandB #18
writtenby: Lamont Dozier and McKinley Jackson
album: Hear The Words, Feel The Feeling
 		Margie Joseph Hear the Words, Feel the Feeling 1976 Cotillion
282 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
283 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
284 recordlabel: Epic 4215(UK)
chartposition: UK #36
writtenby: Sheila Ferguson and Tatsushi Umegaki
 		The Three Degrees Toast of Love 1976 Epic (UK)
285 recordlabel: TSOP 4773
chartposition: RandB #22, US #93
writtenby: Cary Gilbert and Leon Huff
album: Boogie Down U.S.A.
 		The People's Choice Nursery Rhymes (Part 1) 1976 TSOP
286 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)
287 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
288 recordlabel: Motown 1371
chartposition: RandB #19
writtenby: Frank Hutch
album: Ode to My Lady / In And Out (UK compilation)
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		Willie Hutch Party Down 1976 Motown
289 recordlabel: DJM 1019
writtenby: Johnny Guitar Watson and Renaldo Rey
 		Johnny Guitar Watson Superman Lover 1976 DJM
290 recordlabel: Spring 6
chartposition: UK #38, US Dance #28
writtenby: Gerry Thomas
album: Night Fever
 		Fatback Band Night Fever 1976 Spring
291 recordlabel: Tamla 54265
chartposition: RandB #25, US #61
writtenby: Smokey Robinson
album: A Quiet Storm
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		Smokey Robinson Quiet Storm 1976 Tamla
292 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.
293 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
294 recordlabel: Spark 1148
chartposition: UK #44
writtenby: Eddie Adamberry and Tony Craig
 		Tommy Hunt One Fine Morning 1976 Spark
295 recordlabel: RCA 10431
chartposition: RandB #20
writtenby: Gene Dozier and Keni St. Lewis
album: Shame on the World / Main Ingredient Super Hits
 		The Main Ingredient Shame on the World 1976 RCA
296 recordlabel: WMOT 4003
chartposition: RandB #40
writtenby: Bobby Eli and Len Barry
album: Mystic Dragons
 		Blue Magic Summer Snow 1976 WMOT
297 recordlabel: Spring 164
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #20
writtenby: Millie Jackson, K. Sterling
album: Free and in Love
comments: (ballad]
 		Millie Jackson There You Are 1976 Spring
298 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
299 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
300 recordlabel: MCA 40631
chartposition: RandB #96, US #84, US Dance #20
writtenby: Henry Mancini
album: Very Together
 		Deodato Peter Gunn 1976 MCA

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