Soul R&B Music Charts of 1971 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1971 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 1971, sorted by the most popular or best selling first. Place mouse on

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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 1971, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

(Search on '1971' returned 748 results)
#		Artist (click for discography and biography of artist)	Title (click song title to play it, read lyrics etc.)	Year	Label
1	recordlabel: ABC 11268 chartposition: RandB #18, US #40 writtenby: B.B. King album: Indianola Mississippi Seeds	B.B. King	Ask Me No Questions	1971	ABC
2	recordlabel: ABC 11291 chartposition: US AC #27 writtenby: Mickey Newbury	Ray Charles	Sweet Memories	1971	ABC
3	recordlabel: ABC 11292 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #39 writtenby: C. Sigman, F. Lai comments: [ballad] (from the motion picture 'Love Story')	Eddie Holman	(Where Do I Begin) Love Story	1971	ABC
4	recordlabel: ABC 11302 chartposition: RandB #36, US #90 weeksinr&bchart: 3 comments: [instrumental version]	B.B. King	Help The Poor	1971	ABC
5	recordlabel: ABC 11310 chartposition: RandB #37, US #93 writtenby: Ahmet Ertegun (as Nugetre)	B.B. King	Ghetto Woman	1971	ABC
6	recordlabel: ABC 11316 chartposition: RandB #28, US #46 writtenby: Jerry Ragovoy	B.B. King	Ain't Nobody Home	1971	ABC
7	recordlabel: ABC 11317 chartposition: US #54, US AC #20 writtenby: Art Harris and Fred Jay album: Volcanic Action of My Soul	Ray Charles	What Am I Living For	1971	ABC
8	recordlabel: ABC/TRC 11291 chartposition: RandB #13, US #36, US AC #22 writtenby: Jimmy Holiday & Eddie Reeves album: Love Country Style	Ray Charles	Don't Change on Me	1971	ABC/TRC
9	recordlabel: ABC/TRC 11308 chartposition: RandB #16, US #68 writtenby: James Johnson [James E. Johnson] and Leslie Temple album: Volcanic Action of My Soul	Ray Charles	Feel So Bad	1971	ABC/TRC
---	recordlabel: AVCO Embassy 6105005 writtenby: Levine, Brown	Donald Height	Dancing To The Music Of Love	1971	AVCO Embassy
---	recordlabel: AandM 10 427 writtenby: Lennon, McCartney album: Just As I Am	Bill Withers	Let It Be	1971	A&M
1	recordlabel: AandM 1259 chartposition: RandB #20, US #108 writtenby: A. Marks and Gene Chandler (as Eugene Dixon)	The Sisters Love	Are You Lonely?	1971	A&M
---	recordlabel: AandM 843 (UK) writtenby: McCoy, Cobb album: 5-10-15-20-25-30 Years Of Love mpcode: 7l_XyQnXNvA	The Presidents	Fiddle De De	1971	A&M(UK)
---	recordlabel: AandM 845 (UK) writtenby: F. Neil album: Just as I Am	Bill Withers	Everybody's Talkin'	1971	A&M(UK)
1	recordlabel: AandR 7100/505 chartposition: US #101, US AC #27 writtenby: Mac Davis	Marian Love	I Believe in Music	1971	AandR /
2	recordlabel: Alaga 1006 chartposition: RandB #45 writtenby: Roy C (as Roy Hammond) and James Hines album: Sex And Soul	Roy C	Got to Get Enough (Of Your Sweet Love Stuff)	1971	Alaga
3	recordlabel: Alaga 1007 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #34 writtenby: R. Hammond, J. Hines album: Sex and Soul comments: [southern soul]	Roy C	I Wasn't There	1971	Alaga
---	recordlabel: Alithia 6059 writtenby: Lewis, Ledo	Barbara Jean English	Love's Arrangement	1971	Alithia
1	recordlabel: All Platinum 2330 chartposition: RandB #6, US #15, UK #8 writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr. album: Where Did Our Love Go / The Best of All Platinum comments: [northern soul]	Donnie Elbert	Where Did Our Love Go	1971	All Platinum
---	recordlabel: All Platinum 2335 writtenby: R. Derouge and R. Terrell	Susan Phillips	Key In The Mailbox	1971	All Platinum
1	recordlabel: Alston 4595 chartposition: RandB #7, US #15 writtenby: Raphael Munnings & Tyrone Fitzgerald album: Funky Nassau comments: [disco funk]	The Beginning of the End	Funky Nassau	1971	Alston
2	recordlabel: Alston 4599 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #51 writtenby: L. Munnings, R. Munnings album: Funky Nassau comments: [funk]	The Beginning Of The End	Monkey Tamarind	1971	Alston
3	recordlabel: Alston 4601 chartposition: RandB #2, US #6 writtenby: Clarence Reid & Willie Clarke album: I Love the Way You Love comments: (southern soul)	Betty Wright	Clean Up Woman	1971	Alston
---	recordlabel: Alston 4601 writtenby: Betty Wright, Willie Clarke, Willie Hale album: I Love The Way You Love mpcode: vwHP5aAdq5M	Betty Wright	I'll Love You Forever	1971	Alston
---	recordlabel: Ambassador 3346 writtenby: M. Mead, C. Taylor comments: [sweet soul ballad] mpcode: -2J1qbThZwE	The Dontells	I Can't Wait	1971	Ambassador
1	recordlabel: Apple 1826 chartposition: RandB #23, US #90 writtenby: George Harrison album: Encouraging Words	Billy Preston	My Sweet Lord	1971	Apple
---	recordlabel: Apt 26009 writtenby: David Pryor comments: [southern soul] mpcode: 9Wz8N03YuwI	Sharen Clark & The Product Of Time	Mama Did't Lie (Sho Come True)	1971	Apt
---	recordlabel: Arctic 160 writtenby: G. Mimms, J. Aikens comments: [philly sound ballad] mpcode: CgzNmGeAiII	The Royal Five	Ain't No Big Thing (But It's Growing)	1971	Arctic
---	recordlabel: Arctic 160 writtenby: G. Mimms, J. Aikens comments: [philly sound ballad] mpcode: HsOEhRDqnHo	The Royal Five	Peace Of Mind (It's Just A Matter Of Time)	1971	Arctic
1	recordlabel: Atco 6779 chartposition: RandB #43, US #64 writtenby: Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Bonham, John Paul Jones and Willie Dixon	King Curtis	Whole Lotta Love	1971	Atco
---	recordlabel: Atco 6796 writtenby: R. McDonald, B. Salter	Dee Dee Warwick	Searching	1971	Atco
1	recordlabel: Atco 6796 chartposition: RandB #44 writtenby: Willie Martin and Dave Crawford	Dee Dee Warwick	Cold Night in Georgia	1971	Atco
---	recordlabel: Atco 6810 writtenby: Steven Bogard, Mike Utley album: Turning Around	Dee Dee Warwick	I'm Glad I'm A Woman	1971	Atco
1	recordlabel: Atco 6810 chartposition: RandB #24, US #80 writtenby: Mark James	Dee Dee Warwick & Dixie Flyers	Suspicious Minds	1971	Atco
---	recordlabel: Atco 6817 writtenby: Donny Hathaway, Nadine McKinnor album: Donny Hathaway	Donny Hathaway	Take A Love Song	1971	Atco
---	recordlabel: Atco 6817 writtenby: Dorsey Burnett album: Donny Hathaway	Donny Hathaway	Magnificent Sanctuary Band	1971	Atco
1	recordlabel: Atco 6822 chartposition: RandB #1, US #15 writtenby: Richard Poindexter, Robert Poindexter & Jackie Members album: Thin Line Between Love and Hate comments: [deep soul ballad]	The Persuaders	Thin Line Between Love and Hate	1971	Atco
---	recordlabel: Atco 6828 writtenby: Leon Russell album: Donny Hathaway / The Best of Donny Hathaway	Donny Hathaway	A Song For You	1971	Atco
1	recordlabel: Atco 6828 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #53 writtenby: Gene McClellan	Donny Hathaway	Put Your Hand In The Hand	1971	Atco
---	recordlabel: Atco 6840 writtenby: Pam Sawyer, Clay McMurray	Dee Dee Warwick	Signed Dee Dee	1971	Atco
---	recordlabel: Atco 6854 writtenby: Glenn Watts, Donny Hathaway	Duponts	Always Be My Baby	1971	Atco
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 10033 (UK) writtenby: Cobb, McCoy	Aretha Franklin	Lean On Me	1971	Atlantic(UK)
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2091-045 (UK) writtenby: Tony Joe White album: Patches mpcode: BPFZlYHRZ_s	Clarence Carter	Willie And Laura Mae Jones	1971	Atlantic (UK)
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 2779 chartposition: RandB #46 writtenby: George Jackson and Raymond Moore	The Sweet Inspirations	Evidence	1971	Atlantic
2	recordlabel: Atlantic 2781 chartposition: RandB #2, US #17 writtenby: Jerry Akines, Johnny Bellmon, Victor Drayton & Buddy Turner album: Wilson Pickett in Philadelphia comments: [philly sound]	Wilson Pickett	Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You	1971	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2781 writtenby: K. Gamble, L. Huff album: In Philadelphia	Wilson Pickett	Ain't No Doubt About It	1971	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2783 writtenby: George Soule, Terry Woodford	Esther Phillips with the Dixie Flyers	Catch Me I'm Falling	1971	Atlantic
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 2785 chartposition: US #117 writtenby: Jimmy Webb album: Chapter Two	Roberta Flack	Do What You Gotta Do	1971	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2787 writtenby: Aretha Franklin album: Spirit in the Dark	Aretha Franklin	Pullin'	1971	Atlantic
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 2787 chartposition: RandB #3, US #19 writtenby: Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson album: Aretha's Greatest Hits	Aretha Franklin	You're All I Need to Get By	1971	Atlantic
2	recordlabel: Atlantic 2788 chartposition: Cahbox RandB #60 writtenby: Thomas A. Dorsey album: Standing Here Wondering Which Way To Go comments: [gospel soul]	Marion Williams	Standing Here Wondering Which Way To Go	1971	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2793 writtenby: P. Mitchell	Archie Bell & the Drells	I Just Want To Fall In Love	1971	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2796 writtenby: Butler, Gamble, Bell album: Young, Gifted And Black	Aretha Franklin	A Brand New Me	1971	Atlantic
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 2796 chartposition: RandB #1, US #6, US AC #40 writtenby: Paul Simon album: Live At Fillmore West comments: [ballad]	Aretha Franklin	Bridge Over Troubled Water	1971	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2799 writtenby: Leon Haywood	Leon Haywood	You And Your Moody Ways	1971	Atlantic
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 2801 chartposition: RandB #12, US #61 writtenby: Red Lane	Clarence Carter	The Court Room	1971	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2803	James Carr	Hold On	1971	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2803	James Carr	I'll Put It To You	1971	Atlantic
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 2808 chartposition: RandB #8, US #29, US AC #36 writtenby: Carole King album: Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway / The Best of Donny Hathaway	Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway	You've Got a Friend	1971	Atlantic
2	recordlabel: Atlantic 2812 chartposition: RandB #31 writtenby: Barbara Lynn (as Barbara Linda Ozen) album: Here Is Barbara Lynn	Barbara Lynn	(Until Then) I'll Suffer	1971	Atlantic
3	recordlabel: Atlantic 2817 chartposition: RandB #1, US #2, UK #14, US AC #6 writtenby: Jerry Leiber & Phil Spector	Aretha Franklin	Spanish Harlem	1971	Atlantic
4	recordlabel: Atlantic 2818 chartposition: RandB #25, US #84 writtenby: George Jackson	Clarence Carter	Slipped, Tripped and Fell in Love	1971	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2822 writtenby: Frank Lymon, Morris Levy	Jimmy Briscoe & The Little Beavers	Why Do Fools Fall In Love	1971	Atlantic
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 2824 chartposition: RandB #10, US #52 writtenby: Bill Martin (as William Martin), Brad Shapiro and Dave Crawford album: Don't Knock My Love	Wilson Pickett	Call My Name, I'll Be There	1971	Atlantic
2	recordlabel: Atlantic 2826 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #49 writtenby: Phillip Mitchell comments: [southern soul ballad]	Percy Sledge	That's The Way I Want To Live My Life	1971	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2828	Margie Alexander	Can I Be Your Main Thing	1971	Atlantic
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 2830 chartposition: RandB #39 writtenby: Dave Crawford album: Sweet Charlie Babe	Jackie Moore	Time	1971	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2830 writtenby: Merlin Green, Eddie Hinton	Jackie Moore	Cover Me	1971	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2836 writtenby: Jerry Ragovoy album: Howard Tate	Howard Tate	Keep Cool (Don't Be A Fool)	1971	Atlantic
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 2837 chartposition: R&B #30, US #71 writtenby: Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Phil Spector album: Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway	Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway	You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'	1971	Atlantic
2	recordlabel: Atlantic 2838 chartposition: RandB #2, US #9 writtenby: Aretha Franklin album: Young Gifted And Black	Aretha Franklin	Rock Steady	1971	Atlantic
3	recordlabel: Atlantic 2839 chartposition: RandB #36, US #102 writtenby: Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter	Sam & Dave	Don't Pull Your Love	1971	Atlantic
4	recordlabel: Atlantic 2842 chartposition: RandB #41, US #101	Clarence Carter	Scratch My Back (And Mumble in My Ear)	1971	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2845 album: Albert Savoy, Wardell Quezergue	The Pointer Sisters	Don't Try To Take The Fifth	1971	Atlantic
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 2853 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #46 writtenby: Blanche and Linda Cate	Barbara Lynn	I'm a One Man Woman	1971	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2853	Barbara Lynn	Nice and Easy	1971	Atlantic
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 45 2798 chartposition: RandB #19 writtenby: Dave Crawford and Jackie Moore	Jackie Moore with the Dixie Flyers	Sometimes It's Got to Rain (In Your Love Life)	1971	Atlantic
2	recordlabel: Atlantic 452797 chartposition: RandB #1, US #13 writtenby: Wilson Pickett & Brad Shapiro album: Don't Knock My Love	Wilson Pickett	Don't Knock My Love	1971	Atlantic
3	recordlabel: Atlantic 452852 chartposition: RandB #2, US #24 writtenby: Andy Fraser & Paul Rodgers album: Don't Knock My Love	Wilson Pickett	Fire and Water	1971	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 6840 writtenby: Isaac Hayes, David Porter	Dee Dee Warwick	Everybody's Got To Believe In Somebody	1971	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Avco 4572 writtenby: Thom Bell, Linda Creed album: The Stylistics	The Stylistics	If I Love You	1971	Avco
---	recordlabel: Avco 4578	Della Reese	We're Gonna Make It	1971	Avco
1	recordlabel: Avco 4581 chartposition: RandB #10, US #9, US AC #24 writtenby: Thom Bell & Linda Creed album: The Stylistics comments: [philly sound sweet soul]	The Stylistics	You Are Everything	1971	Avco
---	recordlabel: Avco 4581 writtenby: Thom Bell, Linda Creed album: The Stylistics	The Stylistics	Country Living	1971	Avco
---	recordlabel: Avco 6105010 (UK) writtenby: Vale	Della Reese	If It Feels Good, Do It	1971	Avco(UK)
1	recordlabel: Avco Embassy 4555 chartposition: RandB #7, US #73 writtenby: Marty Bryant and Robert Douglas album: The Stylistics	The Stylistics	You're a Big Girl Now	1971	Avco Embassy
2	recordlabel: Avco Embassy 4559 chartposition: RandB #39, US #124 writtenby: Marion Black	Marion Black	Go On Fool	1971	Avco Embassy
3	recordlabel: Avco Embassy 4567 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #31 writtenby: Vann Harris comments: [sweet soul ballad]	Chocolate Syrup	Stop Your Cryin'	1971	Avco Embassy
4	recordlabel: Avco Embassy 4572 chartposition: RandB #6, US #39 writtenby: Thom Bell & Linda Creed album: The Stylistics comments: [philly sound sweet soul ballad]	The Stylistics	Stop, Look, Listen (to Your Heart)	1971	Avco Embassy
5	recordlabel: Back Beat 617 chartposition: RandB #47	Carl Carlton	I Can Feel It	1971	Back Beat
6	recordlabel: Back Beat 620 chartposition: RandB #21, US #118 writtenby: Don Robey (as Deadric Malone) album: A Nickel & A Nail & The Ace Of Spades	O.V. Wright	When You Took Your Love from Me	1971	Back Beat
7	recordlabel: Back Beat 622 chartposition: RandB #19, US #103 writtenby: Don Robey (as Deadric Malone) album: A Nickel & A Nail & The Ace Of Spades	O.V. Wright	A Nickel and a Nail	1971	Back Beat
---	recordlabel: Bad Boys 1001 writtenby: Isaac Bolden	Sly, Slick And Wicked	Confessin' A Feeling	1971	Bad Boys
1	recordlabel: Bell 1141(UK) chartposition: UK #9, US #102 writtenby: Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway and Tony Macaulay album: The Fantastics comments: [pop soul]	The Fantastics	Something Old, Something New	1971	Bell (UK)
2	recordlabel: Bell 1154(UK) chartposition: UK #51 writtenby: Bob Dylan	Johnny Johnson & the Bandwagon	Mr. Tambourine Man	1971	Bell (UK)
3	recordlabel: Bell 1165 (UK) chartposition: UK #19 writtenby: Thom Bell and William Hart album: Delfonics Super Hits	The Delfonics	La-La Means I Love You	1971	Bell(UK)
4	recordlabel: Bell 1175 (UK) chartposition: UK #41 writtenby: Thom Bell and William Hart album: Sound Of Sexy Soul	The Delfonics	Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide from Love)	1971	Bell(UK)
5	recordlabel: Bell 45134 chartposition: RandB #45, US #12, US AC #1 writtenby: Dick Addrisi & Don Addrisi album: The 5th Dimension Live! comments: [pop soul ballad]	The 5th Dimension	Never My Love	1971	Bell
6	recordlabel: Bell 965 chartposition: RandB #28, US #19, US AC #6 writtenby: Dorothea Joyce album: Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes comments: [ballad]	The 5th Dimension	Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes	1971	Bell
---	recordlabel: Bell 974 writtenby: Soule, Woodford	George Soule	So Glad You Happened To Me	1971	Bell

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