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: Casino 70 chartposition: RandB #88 writtenby: J. Spain	Shelbra Deane	Smile Me A Song	1976	Casino
602	recordlabel: Soul Train 10560 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #89 writtenby: S. Charles album: Don Cornelius Presents The Soul Train Gang comments: [love ballad]	Soul Train Gang	Searchin' For Another Love	1976	Soul Train
603	recordlabel: Warner 8240 chartposition: RandB #89 writtenby: Lamont Dozier album: Right There	Lamont Dozier	Can't Get Off Until the Feeling Stops	1976	Warner
604	recordlabel: Roxbury 2027 chartposition: RandB #89 weeksinr&bchart: 5 writtenby: Dee Ervin and Wes Farell	Dee Ervin (Difosco)	Face To Face	1976	Roxbury
605	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
606	recordlabel: Hi 2304 chartposition: RandB #89 writtenby: Earl Randie and Orielle Roberts album: Total Explosion	Syl Johnson	Star Bright, Star Lite	1976	Hi
607	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
608	recordlabel: Artists of America 115 writtenby: Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman	Richard Roundtree	This Magic Moment	1976	Artists of America
609	recordlabel: Atlantic 453336 chartposition: RandB #91 writtenby: Bobby Eli and Terry Collins album: Jealousy	Major Harris	It's Got to Be Magic	1976	Atlantic
610	recordlabel: Vibration 542 chartposition: RandB #91 writtenby: Al Goodman, Harry Ray and Walter Morris	Shirley & Company	I Like to Dance	1976	Vibration
611	recordlabel: Capitol 4284 chartposition: RandB #91 writtenby: M. Hillman, J. Mayer album: This Mother's Daughter	Nancy Wilson	Now	1976	Capitol
612	recordlabel: Mainstream 5584 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #91 writtenby: Parker, Taylor, Ross album: The Lonely One	Terry Huff & Special Delivery	Come Back With Your Love	1976	Mainstream
613	recordlabel: Warner 8280 chartposition: RandB #91 writtenby: Karen Phillip and Arthur Butler	Dionne Warwick	I Didn't Mean to Love You	1976	Warner
614	recordlabel: Calla 111 chartposition: RandB #91 writtenby: Neil Sedaka	Jimmy Bee with Ernie Fields Jr. Orch.	Breakin' Up Is Hard To Do	1976	Calla
615	recordlabel: Gemigo 0506 chartposition: RandB #91 writtenby: Tim McQueen album: The Notations	The Notations	Make Me Twice the Man	1976	Gemigo
616	recordlabel: Cat 2003 chartposition: RandB #91 writtenby: B. Wright, W. Hale, W. Clarke	Little Beaver	Little Girl Blue	1976	Cat
617	recordlabel: P.I.R. 83599 chartposition: RandB #91 writtenby: Dexter Wansel album: Life on Mars comments: [instrumental]	Dexter Wansel	Life on Mars (Part I)	1976	P.I.R.
618	recordlabel: Warner 8217 chartposition: RandB #91 writtenby: John Lennon and Paul McCartney album: Love Potion	New Birth	The Long and Winding Road	1976	Warner
619	recordlabel: Mainstream 5585 chartposition: RandB #91 writtenby: Terry Huff album: The Lonely One	Terry Huff & Special Delivery	That's When It Hurts	1976	Mainstream
620	recordlabel: Greedy 107 chartposition: RandB #92 writtenby: Tom Brock album: Donny Gerrard	Donny Gerrard	He's Always Somewhere Around	1976	Greedy
621	recordlabel: Desert Moon 6400 chartposition: RandB #92 weeksinr&bchart: 4 writtenby: Sam Taylor and Mark Barkan	Norma Jenkins	Gimme Some (Of Your Love)	1976	Desert Moon
622	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
623	recordlabel: Chess 30001 chartposition: RandB #92 writtenby: Dennis Belfield and Ron Stockert	Etta James	Jump into Love	1976	Chess
624	recordlabel: Greedy 108 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #92 writtenby: Jake Riley, Kenny Clark Jr., Rita Green comments: [funk]	Juice	Catch A Groove	1976	Greedy
625	recordlabel: ABC/Blue Thumb 270 chartposition: RandB #92 writtenby: Stix Hooper (as album: Those Southern Knight comments: [instrumental] [jazz funk]	The Crusaders	And Then There Was the Blues	1976	ABC/Blue Thumb
626	recordlabel: Art. of America 126 chartposition: RandB #92 writtenby: George Jackson album: If There Were No Music	Rufus Thomas	If There Were No Music	1976	Art. of America
627	recordlabel: Vigor 1726 chartposition: RandB #92 writtenby: Rhythm Makers	Rhythm Makers (GQ)	Zone	1976	Vigor
628	recordlabel: Ode 66125 chartposition: RandB #92 writtenby: Leo Chauliac, Charles Trenet and Albert Beach album: On Love comments: [instrumental]	David T. Walker	I Wish You Love	1976	Ode
629	recordlabel: Brown Dog 9009 chartposition: RandB #92 writtenby: Roger Hatcher	Roger Hatcher	We Gonna Make It	1976	Brown Dog
630	recordlabel: Buddah 522 chartposition: RandB #92 writtenby: Ava Aldridge and Eddie Struzick	Arthur Alexander	Sharing the Night Together	1976	Buddah
631	recordlabel: Reprise 1374 chartposition: RandB #92 writtenby: Leon Russell album: Glow	Al Jarreau	Rainbow in Your Eyes	1976	Reprise
632	recordlabel: Stang 5070 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #93 writtenby: J. Mayes, C. Mayes, S. Robinson, J. Brown comments: [ballad]	Mill Street Depo	You Won't Support Me	1976	Stang
633	recordlabel: KoKo 723 chartposition: RandB #93 writtenby: Johnny Baylor & Tommy Tate	Tommy Tate	If You Ain't Man Enough	1976	KoKo
634	recordlabel: Stang 5065 chartposition: RandB #93 writtenby: Walter Morris, Al Goodman and Harry Ray	The Rimshots	Do What You Feel (Part 1)	1976	Stang
635	recordlabel: Arista 0167 chartposition: RandB #93 writtenby: Harvey Mason album: Marching in the Street	Harvey Mason	Marching in the Street	1976	Arista
636	recordlabel: Alarm 114 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #93 writtenby: B. Crutcher, S. Dees, F. Knight album: Ted Taylor 1976	Ted Taylor	Gonna Hate Myself	1976	Alarm
637	recordlabel: Epic 50269 chartposition: RandB #93 writtenby: Gary Moore, Glenn Murdock, Jerry Seay, Joyce Kennedy, Michael Keck and Sanford Daniel album: Mother's Finest	Mother's Finest	Fire	1976	Epic
638	recordlabel: Columbia 10285 chartposition: RandB #93 writtenby: Boby Franklin	Boby Franklin	Mutha's Love	1976	Columbia
639	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
640	recordlabel: Pyramid 8001 chartposition: RandB #94 writtenby: James Coleman Dugan album: The Lady Has Arrived!	Pat Lundy	Let's Get Down to Business	1976	Pyramid
641	recordlabel: Event 228 chartposition: RandB #94 writtenby: Irwin Levine and Lawrence Brown	Jay & the Techniques	Number Onederful	1976	Event
642	recordlabel: Atlantic 3343 chartposition: RandB #94 writtenby: J.J. Cale album: Surprises	Herbie Mann with Cissy Houston	Cajun Moon	1976	Atlantic
643	recordlabel: Hi 2308 chartposition: RandB #94 writtenby: Earl Randle album: Total Explosion	Syl Johnson	'Bout to Make Me Leave Home	1976	Hi
644	recordlabel: Nemperor 002 chartposition: RandB #94 writtenby: Stanley Clarke album: Journey to Love comments: [instrumental]	Stanley Clarke	Silly Putty	1976	Nemperor
645	recordlabel: Scepter 12417 chartposition: RandB #94 writtenby: Harold Beatty, Sharlene Tobin	Bobby Moore	Try to Hold On	1976	Scepter
646	recordlabel: Laurie 3638 chartposition: RandB #94 weeksinr&bchart: 2 writtenby: Bobby Hebb comments: (disco version)	Bobby Hebb	Sunny '76	1976	Laurie
647	recordlabel: Motown 1406 chartposition: RandB #95 writtenby: Willie Hutch album: Color Her Sunshine comments: [Motown Sound]	Willie Hutch	Let Me Be the One, Baby	1976	Motown
648	recordlabel: Epic 50283 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #95 writtenby: E. Kleban, M. Hamlisch album: Standing Up For Love comments: [ballad]	The Three Degrees	What I Did For Love	1976	Epic
649	recordlabel: Vigor 1730 chartposition: RandB #95 writtenby: Jerry Akines, Johnny Bellmon, Buddy Turner (as Reginald Turner) and Victor Drayton	Shelly Black	Free and Red Hot (Part 1)	1976	Vigor
650	recordlabel: Soul Int'l. 105 chartposition: RandB #95 writtenby: August Moon and Tyrone Thomas	The Whole Darn Family	Ain't Nothing But Something to Do	1976	Soul Int'l.
651	recordlabel: Mercury 73831 chartposition: RandB #95 writtenby: Patrick Adams and Fay Hauser	Tony Sylvester & the New Ingredient	Magic Touch	1976	Mercury
652	recordlabel: Sound Bird 5004 chartposition: RandB #95 writtenby: Don McGinnis, Bob Corso	The Mystic Moods	Being With You	1976	Sound Bird
653	recordlabel: Arista 0182 chartposition: RandB #95 writtenby: Steve Kahn, Will Lee and Don Grolnick	The Brecker Brothers Band	If You Wanna Boogie (Forget It Baby)	1976	Arista
654	recordlabel: Pyramid 8001 chartposition: RandB #96 writtenby: Buddy Scott and Phil Medley album: The Lady Has Arrived!	Pat Lundy	Ain't No Pity in the Naked City	1976	Pyramid
655	recordlabel: Hi 2320 chartposition: RandB #96 writtenby: Ann Peebles , Don Bryant and G. Anderson	Ann Peebles	Fill This World with Love	1976	Hi
656	recordlabel: RCA 10606 chartposition: RandB #96 writtenby: Jacqueline Hilliard and Leon Ware album: Music Maximus / Main Ingredient Super Hits	The Main Ingredient	Instant Love	1976	RCA
657	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
658	recordlabel: Polydor 14313 chartposition: RandB #96 writtenby: H. B. Barnum and Joyce Ann Clay	Checkmates, Ltd.	All Alone by the Telephone	1976	Polydor
659	recordlabel: Capitol 4359 chartposition: RandB #96 writtenby: L. Snow and J. Mayer	Nancy Wilson	In My Loneliness (When We Where One)	1976	Capitol
660	recordlabel: Chocolate City 3 chartposition: RandB #96 weeksinr&bchart: 2 writtenby: Michael W. Fisher	Blacksmoke	(Your Love Has Got Me) Screamin'	1976	Chocolate City
661	recordlabel: GRT 070 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #97 writtenby: J. Little, L. Mercedes	Shelbra Deane	A Man's Got Too Much Dog In Him	1976	GRT
662	recordlabel: Epic 50220 chartposition: RandB #97 weeksinr&bchart: 2 writtenby: Doc Severinsen, Fred Crane	Doc Severinsen	I Wanna Be With You	1976	Epic
663	recordlabel: London 233 chartposition: RandB #97 writtenby: DeLisle Harper, George Chandler, Glen LeFleur, Joe Jammer, Mike Vernon and Pete Wingfield	Olympic Runners	Party Time Is Here to Stay	1976	London
664	recordlabel: Polydor 14288 chartposition: RandB #97 weeksinr&bchart: 2 writtenby: Jerry Pritchette	Rhythm	Find Yourself Somebody To Love	1976	Polydor
665	recordlabel: Atlantic 3376 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #97 writtenby: C. Simmons, J.B. Jefferson album: Songs For Evolution	Anglo Saxon Brown	Straighten It Out	1976	Atlantic
666	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
667	recordlabel: Atlantic 3331 chartposition: RandB #97 writtenby: Exuma album: Supersound	The Jimmy Castor Bunch	Bom Bom	1976	Atlantic
668	recordlabel: Crossover 985 chartposition: RandB #98 writtenby: Samuel A. Ward and Katharine Lee Bates	Ray Charles	America the Beautiful	1976	Crossover
669	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
670	recordlabel: Buddah 540 chartposition: RandB #98 weeksinr&bchart: 4 writtenby: Milt Tennant and Andrew Smith [music arranger]	Monday After	He Who Laughs Last Laughs the Best	1976	Buddah
671	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
672	recordlabel: Renfro 43 chartposition: RandB #98 weeksinr&bchart: 4 writtenby: Anthony C. Renfro album: Gloria's Theme comments: [instrumental dedicated to Renfro's sister, Gloria Renfro]	Anthony C. Renfro Orchestra	Gloria's Theme	1976	Renfro
673	recordlabel: Warner 8272 chartposition: RandB #98 writtenby: C. Perkinson and Paul Simon album: Sanborn comments: [instrumental]	David Sanborn	Smile	1976	Warner
674	recordlabel: Janus 259 chartposition: RandB #98 weeksinr&bchart: 2 writtenby: Mike Oldfield comments: [instrumental]	The Champs Boys Orchestra	Tubular Bells	1976	Janus
675	recordlabel: Columbia 10293 chartposition: RandB #99 writtenby: Charles Stepney album: Don't It Feel Good	Ramsey Lewis	Don't It Feel Good	1976	Columbia
676	recordlabel: LPG 111 chartposition: RandB #99 writtenby: Lloyd Price	Lloyd Price	What Did You Do with My Love	1976	LPG
677	recordlabel: Polydor 14349 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #99 writtenby: Roy Ayers, William Allen album: Everybody Loves the Sunshine comments: [jazz funk]	Roy Ayers	Hey Uh-What You Say Come On	1976	Polydor
678	recordlabel: Ode 66121 chartposition: RandB #100 writtenby: Ralph MacDonald and William Slater comments: [instrumental]	Tom Scott	Time and Love	1976	Ode
679	recordlabel: Columbia 10353 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #92 writtenby: L.N. Chancler, T. Coster, D. Rubinson album: Amigos comments: [funk, soul, rock]	Santana	Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana)	1976	Columbia
680	recordlabel: Happy Fox 511 chartposition: RandB #99 writtenby: Richard Supa	Country Boys & City Girls ft. Lee Maye	Forgetting Someone (Is Easier Said Than Done)	1976	Happy Fox
681	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 8187 chartposition: RandB #99 writtenby: Verdell Kelly	Paul Kelly	Stealing Love on the Side	1976	Warner Bros.
682	recordlabel: Epic 850236 chartposition: RandB #99 album: Finders Keepers	The Soul Children	If You Move I'll Fall	1976	Epic
683	recordlabel: Crossover 983 chartposition: RandB #99 writtenby: J. Webster, D. Fletcher	Darrow Fletcher	We've Got to Get an Understanding	1976	Crossover
684	recordlabel: Mercury 73838 chartposition: RandB #99 writtenby: Sir Mack Rice	The Treasures	You Ain't Playin' with No Toy	1976	Mercury
685	recordlabel: Shadybrook 21 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #100 writtenby: Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher album: Kellee comments: [ballad]	Kellee Patterson	You Are So Beautiful	1976	Shadybrook
686	recordlabel: Mankind 12024 chartposition: RandB #100 weeksinr&bchart: 2 writtenby: Laurence Thomas album: I Got to Move	Nazty	It's Summertime	1976	Mankind
687	recordlabel: Columbia 10329 chartposition: RandB #100 writtenby: R. Dee	Sterling Silver	Sunshine (When I Got You)	1976	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 33820 writtenby: F. Johnson album: The Manhattans featuring Kiss and Say Goodbye comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: kCgvgjO37Ro	The Manhattans	If You're Ever Gonna Love Me	1976	Columbia
---	recordlabel: RCA Victor 2720 (UK) writtenby: Harper, Chandler comments: [ballad]	George Chandler	One In A Million	1976	RCA Victor(UK)
---	recordlabel: Columbia writtenby: T. Randazzo, V. Pike album: The Manhattans featuring Kiss and Say Goodbye comments: [album cut]	The Manhattans	La La La Wish Upon A Star	1976	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 33820 writtenby: R.S. Riley, Sr. album: The Manhattans featuring Kiss and Say Goodbye comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: PRLjQJCpbno	The Manhattans	Wonderful World of Love	1976	Columbia
---	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: Columbia 3 10430 writtenby: E. Bivins	The Manhattans	Gypsy Man	1976	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Chimneyville 10211 writtenby: Bobby Gosh comments: [southern soul ballad] mpcode: j6Dpnw5oxRs	Chuck Brooks	A Little Bit More	1976	Chimneyville
---	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)
---	recordlabel: Philmore Sound writtenby: Melvin Brown, Topaz mpcode: wgtKAFDEfuI	Melvin Brown & James Matthews	Love Stormy Weather	1976	Philmore Sound
---	recordlabel: Hi 2312 writtenby: A. Nesbit, I. Jackson, D. Greer	Quiet Elegance	Something That You Got (Sho Nuff Makes Me Hot)	1976	Hi
---	recordlabel: Columbia 33820 writtenby: B. Weisman, E. Sands, R. Germinaro album: The Manhattans featuring Kiss and Say Goodbye comments: [philly sound ballad album cut] mpcode: KRdgTsHKlIM	The Manhattans	Take It Or Leave It	1976	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Malaco 6351 writtenby: C. Moman, D. Penn album: Misty Blue comments: [southern soul album cut] mpcode: Z-zcHENQQwA	Dorothy Moore	Dark End Of The Street	1976	Malaco
---	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 8240 writtenby: L. Dozier album: Right There comments: [ballad]	Lamont Dozier	Jump Right On In	1976	Warner Bros.

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