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

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

More Soul R&B Songs From 1971 . . .

The following songs were released in 1971 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 1971 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
501	recordlabel: Ronn 52 chartposition: RandB #44 writtenby: Miles Grayson and Bobby Lexing	Ted Taylor	How's Your Love Life Baby	1971	Ronn
502	recordlabel: Ronn 55 chartposition: RandB #9, US #60 writtenby: Miles Grayson and Lermon Horton album: Everybody Knows About My Good Thing	Little Johnny Taylor	Everybody Knows About My Good Thing (Part 1)	1971	Ronn
503	recordlabel: Ronn 57 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #43 writtenby: Ted Taylor album: Taylor Made	Ted Taylor	Only The Lonely Knows	1971	Ronn
504	recordlabel: Roulette 7097 chartposition: RandB #19, US #77 writtenby: Sly Stone (as Sylvester Stewart) album: Maybe	The Three Degrees	You're the One	1971	Roulette
505	recordlabel: Roulette 7102 chartposition: RandB #33, US #98 writtenby: Gary Illingworth and Paul Vance	The Three Degrees	There's So Much Love All Around Me	1971	Roulette
---	recordlabel: SSS Int'l 839	Bettye LaVette	Take Another Little Piece Of My Heart	1971	SSS Int'l
1	recordlabel: SSS Int. 831 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #58 writtenby: Naomi Martin	Johnny Adams	Something Worth Leaving For	1971	SSS Int.
---	recordlabel: Saadia 6091 writtenby: F. Williams album: Various - The Sound Of Funk Volume 1 comments: [funk] mpcode: nWJdKiLKMqQ	Robert Moore	Everything's Gonna' Be All Right	1971	Saadia
---	recordlabel: Saru 1220 writtenby: Butler album: Super Bad	The O'Jays	Shattered Man	1971	Saru
1	recordlabel: Scepter 12304 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #57 writtenby: P. Mitchell comments: [ballad]	Katie Love & the Four Shades Of Black	It Hurts So Good	1971	Scepter
2	recordlabel: Scepter 12305 chartposition: RandB #48 writtenby: Lynne Farr and Dee Irwin (as Dee Ervin)	Richie's Room 222 Gang	I'd Rather Stay a Child	1971	Scepter
3	recordlabel: Scepter 12309 chartposition: RandB #41, US #57, US AC #6 writtenby: Burt Bacharach and Hal David	Dionne Warwick	Who Gets the Guy	1971	Scepter
4	recordlabel: Scepter 12326 chartposition: US #83, US AC #15 writtenby: Artie Butler and Mark Lindsay	Dionne Warwick	Amanda	1971	Scepter
5	recordlabel: Scepter 12336 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #57, US #107 writtenby: Ed Townsend	Dionne Warwick	The Love of My Man	1971	Scepter
---	recordlabel: Seventy Seven 101 writtenby: Gamble, Ross	Willie Hobbs	You Don't Know What You Got Until You Lose It	1971	Seventy Seven
---	recordlabel: Shout 249 writtenby: R. Marks comments: [northern soul] mpcode: Wp0jFxsoOQ4	Richard Marks	Love Is Gone	1971	Shout
---	recordlabel: Shout 249 writtenby: R. Marks, T. Fletcher comments: [northern soul] mpcode: SvxtrjJh04c	Richard Marks	Don't Take It Out On Me	1971	Shout
1	recordlabel: Soul 35077 chartposition: US #97 writtenby: Allen Story, George Gordy (as Horgay Gordy), Laurence Brown and Linda Glover album: The Groove Governor / Greatest Hits (UK compilation) comments: [Motown Sound]	Jimmy Ruffin	Maria (You Were the Only One)	1971	Soul
2	recordlabel: Soul 35081 chartposition: RandB #50, US #117 writtenby: Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol and Robert Beavers album: A Gassssss comments: [Motown Sound]	Jr. Walker & the All Stars	Carry Your Own Load	1971	Soul
3	recordlabel: Soul 35083 chartposition: RandB #2, US #17 writtenby: J. Bristol, G. Knight, W. Guest, M. Knight, C. Schaffner album: If I Were Your Woman comments: [ballad] [Motown Sound]	Gladys Knight & the Pips	I Don't Want to Do Wrong	1971	Soul
---	recordlabel: Soul 35083 writtenby: C. McMurray, M. Coleman album: Silk 'N Soul comments: [The Motown Sound]	Gladys Knight & The Pips	Is There A Place (In This Heart For Me)	1971	Soul
1	recordlabel: Soul 35087 chartposition: RandB #40, US #109 writtenby: Popcorn Wylie (as Richard Wylie) and R. Cohen	Popcorn Wylie	Funky Rubber Band	1971	Soul
---	recordlabel: Soul 35091 writtenby: J. Dean, J. Hinton, J. Bristol album: Knight Time comments: [Motown Sound]	Gladys Knight & The Pips	It's All Over But The Shoutin'	1971	Soul
1	recordlabel: Soul 35091 chartposition: RandB #3, US #27 writtenby: Clay McMurray album: Standing Ovation comments: [ballad] [Motown Sound]	Gladys Knight & the Pips	Make Me the Woman That You Go Home To	1971	Soul
2	recordlabel: Sound Pak 1001 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #45 writtenby: D. Clowney, J. J. Kriegsmann	Dave Baby Cortez & We The People	(Do It) The Funky Dance	1971	Sound Pak
---	recordlabel: Sound Stage Seven 1501 writtenby: J. Beavers	Ella Washington	It Must Be Love	1971	Sound Stage Seven
---	recordlabel: Sounds Of Memphis 705 writtenby: Willie Cobbs	Barbara And The Browns	You Don't Love Me	1971	Sounds Of Memphis
1	recordlabel: Spectrum 114 chartposition: RandB #50 writtenby: Jack Ashford and Lorraine Chandler	Billy Sha-Rae	Do It	1971	Spectrum
---	recordlabel: Spring 111 writtenby: John Lombardo, Raeford Gerald comments: [northern soul]	Flower Shoppe	You've Come Along Way Baby	1971	Spring
1	recordlabel: Spring 113 chartposition: US #117 writtenby: Tim Drummond album: The Power of Joe Simon	Joe Simon	To Lay Down Beside You	1971	Spring
2	recordlabel: Spring 113 chartposition: RandB #13, US #69 writtenby: Kris Kristofferson album: The Sounds Of Simon / The Power of Joe Simon	Joe Simon	Help Me Make It Through the Night	1971	Spring
---	recordlabel: Spring 114 writtenby: Allen Toussaint album: Yes We Can comments: [bayou funk] mpcode: VzUkzS_mImE	Lee Dorsey	Occapella	1971	Spring
1	recordlabel: Spring 115 chartposition: RandB #12, US #71 writtenby: Joe Simon album: The Power of Joe Simon	Joe Simon	You're the One for Me	1971	Spring
2	recordlabel: Spring 116 chartposition: RandB #48 writtenby: Edwin Starr (as Charles Hatcher), Al Hamilton and Richard Morris	Winfield Parker	S.O.S. (Stop Her on Sight)	1971	Spring
3	recordlabel: Spring 118 chartposition: RandB #19 writtenby: Larry Neal album: The Sounds Of Simon / The Power of Joe Simon	Joe Simon	Georgia Blue	1971	Spring
4	recordlabel: Spring 118 chartposition: RandB #26, US #93 writtenby: Joe South	Joe Simon	All My Hard Times	1971	Spring
5	recordlabel: Spring 119 chartposition: RandB #22, US #102 writtenby: Millie Jackson and Don French album: Millie Jackson	Millie Jackson	A Child of God (It's Hard to Believe)	1971	Spring
6	recordlabel: Spring 120 chartposition: RandB #3, US #11 writtenby: Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff album: Drowning in the Sea of Love / The Power of Joe Simon comments: [philly sound]	Joe Simon	Drowning in the Sea of Love	1971	Spring
---	recordlabel: Stairway 71 writtenby: Jones, Thomas, Moore, Sanders, Wrightsil	The Masqueraders	Let Me Show The World (I Love You)	1971	Stairway
1	recordlabel: Stang 5020 chartposition: RandB #27, US #108 writtenby: Sylvia Robinson and Joyce Bennett	The Moments	I Can't Help It	1971	Stang
2	recordlabel: Stang 5023 chartposition: RandB #14, US #71 writtenby: George Kerr and Sylvia Robinson album: Introducing the Whatnauts	The Whatnauts	I'll Erase Away Your Pain	1971	Stang
3	recordlabel: Stang 5024 chartposition: RandB #34, US #115 writtenby: Nate Edmonds and Sylvia Robinson	The Moments	That's How It Feels	1971	Stang
4	recordlabel: Stang 5030 chartposition: RandB #37, US #100	The Whatnauts	We're Friends by Day (And Lovers by Night)	1971	Stang
5	recordlabel: Stang 5031 chartposition: RandB #31, US #98 writtenby: George Kerr and Sylvia Robinson	The Moments	Lucky Me	1971	Stang
---	recordlabel: Stang 5033 writtenby: J. Moore, R. Tate, S. Robinson album: A Moment With The Moments mpcode: FCMIEOX-exs	The Moments	Key to My Happiness	1971	Stang
1	recordlabel: Stax 0082 chartposition: RandB #21, US #45 writtenby: B.T. Jones, S. Cropper, D. Dunn, A. Jackson album: Melting Pot comments: [instrumental] mpcode: L_9omLYQPdY	Booker T. & the MGs	Melting Pot	1971	Stax
2	recordlabel: Stax 0083 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #58, UK #31 writtenby: Bettye Crutcher and Bobby Manuel album: The Staple Swingers / The Best of The Staple Singers	The Staple Singers	Love Is Plentiful	1971	Stax
3	recordlabel: Stax 0083 chartposition: RandB #6, US #27 writtenby: Jeff Barry & Robert Bloom album: The Staple Swingers / The Best of The Staple Singers	The Staple Singers	Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom)	1971	Stax
4	recordlabel: Stax 0085 chartposition: RandB #1, US #28 writtenby: Kay Barker, Don Davis & James Wilson album: One Step Beyond comments: [southern soul]	Johnnie Taylor	Jody's Got Your Girl and Gone	1971	Stax
---	recordlabel: Stax 0086 writtenby: David Porter, Ronnie Williams album: Best Of Two Worlds	The Soul Children	Let's Make A Sweet Thing Sweeter	1971	Stax
1	recordlabel: Stax 0088 chartposition: RandB #1, US #2 writtenby: Joseph Broussard, Ralph Williams & Carrol Washington album: Mr. Big Stuff / Stax Greatest Hits comments: [southern soul funk]	Jean Knight	Mr. Big Stuff	1971	Stax
2	recordlabel: Stax 0089 chartposition: RandB #13, US #86 writtenby: Melvin Davis album: One Step Beyond	Johnnie Taylor	I Don't Wanna Lose You	1971	Stax
---	recordlabel: Stax 0089 writtenby: Dave Butler album: One Step Beyond	Johnnie Taylor	Party Life	1971	Stax
1	recordlabel: Stax 0090 chartposition: RandB #34 writtenby: Rufus Thomas album: Did You Heard Me?	Rufus Thomas	The World Is Round	1971	Stax
---	recordlabel: Stax 0092 album: Wow...	William Bell	A Penny For Your Thoughts	1971	Stax
---	recordlabel: Stax 0092 writtenby: E. Floyd, A. Isbell album: Wow...	William Bell	'Till My Back Ain't Got No Bone	1971	Stax
1	recordlabel: Stax 0093 chartposition: RandB #11, US #97 writtenby: Smokey Robinson and Cornelius Grant album: The Staple Swingers / The Best of The Staple Singers	The Staple Singers	You've Got to Earn it	1971	Stax
---	recordlabel: Stax 0094 writtenby: Calvin, Arnold album: I'm Not Blind...I Just Can't See	Calvin Scott	Shame, On The Family Name	1971	Stax
1	recordlabel: Stax 0095 chartposition: RandB #33 writtenby: Steve Croppe, Eddie Floyd and M. Rice	Eddie Floyd	Blood Is Thicker Than Water	1971	Stax
2	recordlabel: Stax 0096 chartposition: RandB #10, US #64 writtenby: Popcorn Wylie (as Richard	Johnnie Taylor	Hijackin' Love	1971	Stax
---	recordlabel: Stax 0096 writtenby: A. Snyder, G. George	Johnnie Taylor	Love In The Streets (Ain't Good As The Love At Home)	1971	Stax
1	recordlabel: Stax 0098 chartposition: RandB #2, US #31 writtenby: Eddie Floyd, Mack Rice & Rufus Thomas album: Did You Heard Me? comments: [funk]	Rufus Thomas	The Breakdown (Part 1)	1971	Stax
2	recordlabel: Stax 0099 chartposition: RandB #28, US #74 writtenby: Bettye Crutcher & Marvell Thomas	The Newcomers	Pin the Tail on the Donkey	1971	Stax
3	recordlabel: Stax 0100 chartposition: RandB #41 writtenby: C. Smith, M. Jones and Don Davis	Little Milton	If That Ain't a Reason (For Your Woman to Leave You)	1971	Stax
---	recordlabel: Stax 0101 writtenby: Don Nix album: Lovejoy	Albert King	Lovejoy	1971	Stax
1	recordlabel: Stax 0101 chartposition: RandB #38, US #103 writtenby: Don Nix album: Lovejoy	Albert King	Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven	1971	Stax
---	recordlabel: Stax 0102 writtenby: William Lloyd Reese album: Best of Two Worlds	The Soul Children	Got To Get Away From It All	1971	Stax
1	recordlabel: Stax 0104 chartposition: RandB #2, US #12 writtenby: Luther Ingram & Mack Rice album: Be Altitude: Respect Yourself / Stax Greatest Hits / The Best of The Staple Singers	The Staple Singers	Respect Yourself	1971	Stax
2	recordlabel: Stax 0105 chartposition: RandB #19, US #57 writtenby: Joseph Broussard, Ralph Williams and Carrol Washington	Jean Knight	You Think You're Hot Stuff	1971	Stax
---	recordlabel: Stax 0106 album: Wow	William Bell	All For The Love Of A Woman	1971	Stax
---	recordlabel: Stax 0106 writtenby: Eddie Floyd album: Wow...	William Bell	I'll Be Home	1971	Stax
1	recordlabel: Stax 0112 chartposition: RandB #11, US #44 writtenby: Jo Bridges, Rufus Thomas , Mack Rice and Tom Nixon album: Did You Heard Me?	Rufus Thomas	Do the Funky Penguin	1971	Stax
---	recordlabel: Stax 110 writtenby: B. Kaye, N. Green, B. Flemister album: I'm Not Blind...I Just Can't See	Calvin Scott	A Sadness For Things	1971	Stax
---	recordlabel: Stax 2025 025 (UK) writtenby: Al Bell, Booker T. Jones, Eddie Floyd album: Wow...	William Bell	Winding, Winding Road	1971	Stax (UK)
---	recordlabel: Stax 2025050 (UK) writtenby: Williams, Porter album: Best Of Two Worlds	The Soul Children	Give Me One Good Reason Why	1971	Stax(UK)
---	recordlabel: Stax 2025143 writtenby: Porter, Williams, LeBeau album: Victim Of The Joke?....An Opera	David Porter	If I Give It Up, I Want It Back	1971	Stax
1	recordlabel: Stone Flower 9001 chartposition: RandB #44 writtenby: Sly Stone (as Sylvester Stewart)	Little Sister	Stanga	1971	Stone Flower
---	recordlabel: Susses 686 writtenby: Bill Withers album: Just As I Am comments: [album cut] mpcode: cU7dDtVB7aE	Bill Withers	Do It Good	1971	Susses
1	recordlabel: Sussex 212 chartposition: RandB #16, US #68 writtenby: Van McCoy album: 5 10 15 20 25 30 Years of Love	The Presidents	Triangle of Love (Hey Diddle Diddle)	1971	Sussex
2	recordlabel: Sussex 217 chartposition: RandB #30 writtenby: Van McCoy album: 5 10 15 20 25 30 Years of Love	The Presidents	The Sweetest Thing This Side of Heaven	1971	Sussex
3	recordlabel: Sussex 219 chartposition: RandB #6, US #3, US AC #2 writtenby: Bill Withers album: Just As I Am comments: [ballad]	Bill Withers	Ain't No Sunshine	1971	Sussex
---	recordlabel: Sussex 219 writtenby: Bill Withers album: Just as I Am	Bill Withers	Moanin' And Groanin'	1971	Sussex
---	recordlabel: Sussex 219 writtenby: Bill Withers album: Just as I Am	Bill Withers	Harlem	1971	Sussex
1	recordlabel: Sussex 226 chartposition: RandB #9, US #6, US AC #24 writtenby: Dennis Coffey album: Evolution comments: Instrumental	Dennis Coffey	Scorpio	1971	Sussex
---	recordlabel: Sussex 227 writtenby: Bill Withers album: Just as I Am	Bill Withers	Sweet Wanomi	1971	Sussex
1	recordlabel: Sussex 227 chartposition: RandB #18, US #42, US AC #16 writtenby: Bill Withers album: Just as I Am	Bill Withers	Grandma's Hands	1971	Sussex
---	recordlabel: Sussex 7006 writtenby: Bill Withers album: [album cut] comments: [album cut] mpcode: m0xzINDJtF0	Bill Withers	In My Heart	1971	Sussex
---	recordlabel: Sussex 7006 writtenby: Bill Withers album: Just As I Am comments: [album cut] mpcode: 5SAke0jV-0o	Bill Withers	I'm Her Daddy	1971	Sussex
---	recordlabel: Sussex 7006 writtenby: Bill Withers album: Just As I Am comments: [album cut] mpcode: 4d5fvxPVHCU	Bill Withers	Hope She'll Be Happier	1971	Sussex
1	recordlabel: Sweet 001 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #50 writtenby: Charles Hodges comments: [funk]	Gi Gi	Daddy Love	1971	Sweet
2	recordlabel: T Neck 927 chartposition: RandB #16, US #72 writtenby: Ronald Isley, Kelly Isley (as O'Kelly Isley Jr.) and Rudolph Isley album: Get into Something	The Isley Brothers	Freedom	1971	T Neck
3	recordlabel: T Neck 929 chartposition: RandB #17, US #111 writtenby: Ronald Isley, Kelly Isley (as O'Kelly Isley Jr.), Rudolph Isley, Ernie Isley and H. Pennington	The Isley Brothers	Warpath	1971	T Neck
4	recordlabel: T Neck 930 chartposition: RandB #3, US #18 writtenby: Stephen Stills album: Givin' It Back	The Isley Brothers	Love the One You're With	1971	T Neck
5	recordlabel: T Neck 932 chartposition: RandB #14, US #49 writtenby: Papa Dee Allen, Eric Burdon, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar and Howard Scott album: Givin' It Back	The Isley Brothers	Spill the Wine	1971	T Neck
6	recordlabel: T Neck 933 chartposition: RandB #29, US #71 writtenby: Bob Dylan album: Givin' It Back / Beautiful Ballads	The Isley Brothers	Lay Lady Lay	1971	T Neck
---	recordlabel: Tamla 310 writtenby: M. Gaye album: [album cut] mpcode: MAN4HkZhO3U	Marvin Gaye	What's Happening Brother	1971	Tamla
---	recordlabel: Tamla 310 writtenby: E. Derouen, M. Gaye album: What\'s Going On comments: [album cut] mpcode: XTCqgk7bfkc	Marvin Gaye	Right On	1971	Tamla
---	recordlabel: Tamla 310 writtenby: M. Gaye album: What\'s Going On comments: [album cut] mpcode: lm96dCmq5jg	Marvin Gaye	Flyin' High (In The Friendly Sky)	1971	Tamla
1	recordlabel: Tamla 54201 chartposition: RandB #1, US #2 writtenby: Al Cleveland, Renaldo Benson & Marvin Gaye album: What's Going On comments: [Motown Sound]	Marvin Gaye	What's Going On	1971	Tamla
---	recordlabel: Tamla 54201 writtenby: M. Gaye, A. Gaye, E. Stover, J. Nyx album: What's Going On comments: [Motown Sound]	Marvin Gaye	God Is Love	1971	Tamla

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