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Soul R&B Music Charts of 1964 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1964 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 1964, 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 1964, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

(Search on '1964' returned 516 results)
# Artist   (click for discography and biography of artist) Title    (click song title to play it, read lyrics etc.) Year Label
--- recordlabel: Wheel City 1003
writtenby: M. Davis, C. Bell
comments: [northern soul]
Melvin Davis Find a Quiet Place 1964 Wheel City
1 recordlabel: Warner Bros. 5460
chartposition: US #91
writtenby: Meade, Bell
comments: [deep soul]
The Enchanters I Wanna Thank You 1964 Warner Bros.
2 recordlabel: Warner Bros. 5433
chartposition: RandB #47
writtenby: Ike Turner
Ike & Tina Turner A Fool For A Fool 1964 Warner Bros.
3 recordlabel: Wand 169
chartposition: RandB #18, US #47
writtenby: Joe Rock and The Skyliners
album: Chuck Jackson's Greatest Hits
Chuck Jackson Since I Don't Have You 1964 Wand
4 recordlabel: Wand 169
chartposition: RandB #13, US #92
writtenby: Robert Mosley
comments: [northern soul]
Chuck Jackson Hand It Over 1964 Wand
5 recordlabel: Wand 162
chartposition: RandB #2 (2 weeks), US #24
weeksinr&bchart: 14
writtenby: Carole King & Gerry Goffin
album: Spotlight On Maxine Brown
comments: [ballad]
Maxine Brown Oh No, Not My Baby 1964 Wand
6 recordlabel: Wand 161
chartposition: US #93
writtenby: Luther Dixon
Chuck Jackson Somebody New 1964 Wand
7 recordlabel: Wand 154
chartposition: RandB #5, US #45
writtenby: Rudy Clark
album: Chuck Jackson's Greatest Hits
Chuck Jackson Beg Me 1964 Wand
8 recordlabel: Wand 147
chartposition: RandB #44, US #120
writtenby: Gino Washington (as George Washington)
Gino Washington & The Rochelles Out Of This World 1964 Wand
9 recordlabel: Wand 146
chartposition: RandB #9, US #41
writtenby: Johnnie Mae Matthews and Jake Hammond Jr.
Timmy Shaw Gonna Send You Back To Georgia (A City Slick) 1964 Wand
10 recordlabel: Volt 121
chartposition: RandB #6, US #70
writtenby: Otis Redding
album: The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Otis Redding Chained and Bound 1964 Volt
--- recordlabel: Volt 121
writtenby: Redding
album: The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads
comments: [southern soul]
Otis Redding Your One And Only Man 1964 Volt
1 recordlabel: Volt 117
chartposition: RandB #23, US #97
writtenby: Otis Redding
album: Pain In My Heart
Otis Redding Security 1964 Volt
--- recordlabel: Volt 117
writtenby: Redding
album: The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Otis Redding I Want To Thank You 1964 Volt
--- recordlabel: Volt 116
writtenby: Redding
album: The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads
comments: [soul blues ballad]
Otis Redding Don't Leave Me This Way 1964 Volt
1 recordlabel: Volt 116
chartposition: RandB #26, US #69
writtenby: Phil Walden and Otis Redding
album: The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads
Otis Redding Come To Me 1964 Volt
2 recordlabel: Volt 109
chartposition: RandB #27
writtenby: Otis Redding
album: Pain In My Heart
Otis Redding That's What My Heart Needs 1964 Volt
3 recordlabel: Verve 10330
chartposition: RandB #34, US #67
writtenby: Lalo Schifrin
album: The Cat
comments: [instrumental]
Jimmy Smith The Cat 1964 Verve
4 recordlabel: Verve 10316
chartposition: RandB #38, US #113
weeksinr&bchart: 4
writtenby: Wynton Kelly
album: Comin' In The Back Door
comments: [instrumental]
Wynton Kelly Little Tracy 1964 Verve
5 recordlabel: Verve 10314
chartposition: RandB #34, US #72
writtenby: Keith Knox and Don Kirkpatrick
album: Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?
comments: [instrumental]
Jimmy Smith Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? 1964 Verve
6 recordlabel: Vee Jay 633
chartposition: RandB #16, US #42
writtenby: Charlie Chaplin, Geoffrey Parsons and Phillips
Betty Everett & Jerry Butler Smile 1964 Vee Jay
7 recordlabel: Vee Jay 628
chartposition: RandB #28, US #65, UK #29
writtenby: Van McCoy
comments: [northern soul]
Betty Everett Getting Mighty Crowded 1964 Vee Jay
8 recordlabel: Vee Jay 613
chartposition: RandB #1 (3 weeks), US #5
weeksinr&bchart: 17
writtenby: Manny Curtis, C. Becaud and Pierre Delanoe
album: Delicious Together
comments: [love ballad]
Betty Everett & Jerry Butler Let It Be Me 1964 Vee Jay
9 recordlabel: Vee Jay 613
chartposition: RandB #24, US #108
writtenby: Jimmy Reed
album: Delicious Together
Betty Everett & Jerry Butler Ain't That Loving You Baby 1964 Vee Jay
10 recordlabel: Vee Jay 612
chartposition: RandB #42, US #126
writtenby: S. David and Dave "Curlee" Williams
album: Little Richard Is Back (And There's A Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On!)
Little Richard Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On 1964 Vee Jay
11 recordlabel: Vee Jay 610
chartposition: US #109
writtenby: Rudy Toomes (as Rudolph Toomes) and Julius Dixon
Betty Everett It Hurts To Be In Love 1964 Vee Jay
12 recordlabel: Vee Jay 609
chartposition: RandB #8, US #102
writtenby: Irral Berger and Clara Thompson
Joe Simon My Adorable One 1964 Vee Jay
13 recordlabel: Vee Jay 599
chartposition: RandB #39, US #66
writtenby: Gerry Goffin & Carole King
Betty Everett I Can't Hear You 1964 Vee Jay
14 recordlabel: Vee Jay 598
chartposition: US #95
writtenby: Randy Newman
Jerry Butler I Don't Want To Hear Anymore 1964 Vee Jay
15 recordlabel: Vee Jay 598
chartposition: RandB #3 (3 weeks), US #61
weeksinr&bchart: 18
writtenby: Billy Butler and Jerry Butler
Jerry Butler I Stand Accused 1964 Vee Jay
--- recordlabel: Vee Jay 595
writtenby: L. Graves, McGill
The Dells Shy Girl 1964 Vee Jay
--- recordlabel: Vee Jay 595
writtenby: Carter, Graves, McGill
The Dells What Do We Prove 1964 Vee Jay
1 recordlabel: Vee Jay 588
chartposition: RandB #17, US #56
writtenby: Richard Gottehrer, Jerry Goldstein and Bob Feldman
album: Need To Belong
Jerry Butler Giving Up On Love 1964 Vee Jay
2 recordlabel: Vee Jay 585
chartposition: RandB #1 (3 weeks), US #6
weeksinr&bchart: 16
writtenby: Rudy Clark
album: It's In His Kiss
Betty Everett The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) 1964 Vee Jay
3 recordlabel: VIP 25007
chartposition: RandB #31, US #45
writtenby: William "Mickey" Stevenson and Norman Whitfield
The Velvelettes Needle In A Haystack 1964 VIP
--- recordlabel: United Artists 796
writtenby: N. Meade, B. Raleigh
album: As Long as I Have You
Garnet Mimms I'll Make It Up To You 1964 United Artists
--- recordlabel: United Artists 773
writtenby: D. Pomus, V. Poncia, P. Andreoli
album: As Long as I Have You
Garnet Mimms One Woman Man 1964 United Artists
1 recordlabel: United Artists 773
chartposition: RandB #14, US #73
writtenby: Norman Meade and Bert Russell
Garnet Mimms Look Away 1964 United Artists
2 recordlabel: United Artists 715
chartposition: RandB #25, US #78
writtenby: Jerry Ragovoy (as Norman Meade) and Samuel Bell
album: Cry Baby And 11 Other Hits
Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters A Quiet Place 1964 United Artists
3 recordlabel: United Artists 715
chartposition: RandB #31, US #67
writtenby: Jerry Ragovoy and Bert Russell
comments: [ballad] B side to A Quiet Place
Garnet Mimms One Girl 1964 United Artists
--- recordlabel: United Artists 694
writtenby: G. Mimms, N. Meade
album: Cry Baby And 11 Other Hits
comments: [ballad] (entitled 'Anytime You Need Me' on US album)
mpcode: _wcEb-meXmk
Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters Anytime You Want Me 1964 United Artists
1 recordlabel: United Artists 694
chartposition: RandB #16
writtenby: Carl Spencer and Bob Halley
Garnet Mimms Tell Me Baby 1964 United Artists
2 recordlabel: United Artists 662
chartposition: RandB #47, US #78
writtenby: Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich
The Exciters Do-Wah-Diddy 1964 United Artists
--- recordlabel: United Artist 714
writtenby: R. Isley, O. Isley, R. Isley
The Isley Brothers Who's That Lady 1964 United Artist
1 recordlabel: Tower 107
chartposition: RandB #27, US #114
weeksinr&bchart: 8
writtenby: Gus Jenkins
comments: [instrumental]
Gus Jenkins Chittlins 1964 Tower
2 recordlabel: Todd 1096
chartposition: US #128
writtenby: Louie Innis
mpcode: U2m62x3VPdA
Joe Henderson You Take One Step (I'll Take Two) 1964 Todd
3 recordlabel: Tiger 104
chartposition: RandB #6, US #52
writtenby: Chris Kenner
Alvin Robinson Something You Got 1964 Tiger
--- recordlabel: Tiger 103
writtenby: Van McCoy
Dee Dee Warwick Standing By 1964 Tiger
1 recordlabel: Tiger 102
chartposition: RandB #40
writtenby: Milton Bennett and Larry Banks
album: Deep Soul Treasures Vol.2 (compiled by Dave Godin)
comments: [deep soul]
Bessie Banks Go Now 1964 Tiger
--- recordlabel: Tiger 102
writtenby: Ross A. May
album: Deep Soul Treasures Vol.3 (compiled by Dave Godin)
comments: [deep soul]
Bessie Banks It Sounds Like My Baby 1964 Tiger
1 recordlabel: Tamla 54109
chartposition: RandB #22, US #50
writtenby: Whited, Moore, Rogers and Robinson
comments: [Motown Sound]
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles Come On Do The Jerk 1964 Tamla
--- recordlabel: Tamla 54108
writtenby: C. Paul
comments: [Motown Sound]
Stevie Wonder Tears In Vain 1964 Tamla
--- recordlabel: Tamla 54108
writtenby: Paul, Wonder, Valvano
album: Up Tight
comments: [Motown Sound]
Stevie Wonder Pretty Little Angel 1964 Tamla
--- recordlabel: Tamla 54107
writtenby: Holland, Dozier, Gorman
album: How Sweet It Is To Be Loved by You
comments: [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye Forever 1964 Tamla
1 recordlabel: Tamla 54107
chartposition: RandB #3, US #6, UK #49
writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
album: How Sweet It Is To Be Loved by You
comments: [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) 1964 Tamla
2 recordlabel: Tamla 54105
chartposition: RandB #5, US #25
writtenby: Norman Whitfield & Eddie Holland Jr.
album: The Marvelettes Greatest Hits / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 2
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Marvelettes Too Many Fish In The Sea 1964 Tamla
--- recordlabel: Tamla 54104
writtenby: Robinson, Stevenson
album: Side by Side
comments: [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston I Want You 'Round 1964 Tamla
1 recordlabel: Tamla 54104
chartposition: RandB 28, US #61
writtenby: William Stevenson and Higdon
album: Take Two
comments: [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston What Good Am I Without You 1964 Tamla
--- recordlabel: Tamla 54103
writtenby: Burnett, Nelson
album: Stevie At The Beach
comments: [Motown Sound]
Stevie Wonder Sad Boy 1964 Tamla
--- recordlabel: Tamla 54103
writtenby: Hemric, Styner
album: Stevie at the Beach
comments: [Motown Sound]
Stevie Wonder Happy Street 1964 Tamla
1 recordlabel: Tamla 54102
chartposition: RandB #9, US #35
writtenby: Smokey Robinson, Bobby Rogers & Pete Moore
album: I Like It Like That
comments: [Motown Sound]
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles That's What Love Is Made Of 1964 Tamla
2 recordlabel: Tamla 54101
chartposition: RandB #14, US #27
writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
album: How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You
comments: [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye Baby Don't You Do It 1964 Tamla
--- recordlabel: Tamla 54101
writtenby: David, Bernstein
album: Hello Broadway
comments: [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye Walk On The Wild Side 1964 Tamla
1 recordlabel: Tamla 54099
chartposition: US #60
writtenby: Ed Cobb
comments: [Motown Sound]
Brenda Holloway I'll Always Love You 1964 Tamla
2 recordlabel: Tamla 54098
chartposition: RandB #10, US #27
writtenby: Smokey Robinson & Marv Tarplin
album: I Like It Like That
comments: [Motown Sound]
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles I Like It Like That 1964 Tamla
3 recordlabel: Tamla 54097
chartposition: RandB #16, US #48
writtenby: Smokey Robinson
album: The Marvelettes Greatest Hits
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Marvelettes You're My Remedy 1964 Tamla
--- recordlabel: Tamla 54096
writtenby: Holland, Whitfield, Cosby
comments: [Motown Sound]
Stevie Wonder This Little Girl 1964 Tamla
1 recordlabel: Tamla 54096
chartposition: RandB #5, US #29
writtenby: Marty Cooper & Lou Josie
album: Stevie At The Beach
comments: [Motown Sound]
Stevie Wonder Hey Harmonica Man 1964 Tamla
2 recordlabel: Tamla 54095
chartposition: RandB #6, US #15
writtenby: Berry Gordy Jr.
album: How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 1
comments: [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye Try It Baby 1964 Tamla
--- recordlabel: Tamla 54095
writtenby: Broadnax, Vandenburg
album: When I'm Alone I Cry
comments: [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye If My Heart Could Sing 1964 Tamla
1 recordlabel: Tamla 54094
chartposition: RandB #3, US #13
writtenby: Ed Cobb
album: Every Little Bit Hurts
comments: [ballad] [Motown Sound]
Brenda Holloway Every Little Bit Hurts 1964 Tamla
2 recordlabel: Tamla 54093
chartposition: RandB #3, US #15
writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
album: How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You
comments: [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye You Are A Wonderful One 1964 Tamla
--- recordlabel: Tamla 54093
writtenby: Broadnax, Foreman, Vandenberg
album: When I'm Alone I Cry
comments: [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye When I'm Alone I Cry 1964 Tamla
1 recordlabel: Tamla 54092
chartposition: RandB #12, US #59
writtenby: Smokey Robinson
comments: [Motown Sound]
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (You Can't Let The Boy Overpower) The Man In You 1964 Tamla
2 recordlabel: Tamla 54091
chartposition: RandB #18, US #55
writtenby: Smokey Robinson
album: The Marvelettes Anthology
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Marvelettes He's A Good Guy (Yes He Is) 1964 Tamla
--- recordlabel: Tamla 54090
writtenby: Williams, Paul, Stevenson
comments: [Motown Sound]
Little Stevie Wonder Thank You (For Loving Me All The Way) 1964 Tamla
1 recordlabel: Tamla 54090
chartposition: RandB #6, US #52
writtenby: Frank Wilson, Hal Davis, Mary O'Brien and Marc Gordon
album: Stevie At The Beach
comments: [Motown Sound]
Stevie Wonder Castles In The Sand 1964 Tamla
2 recordlabel: Symbol 926
chartposition: RandB #28, US #91
writtenby: Windsor King
Inez Foxx Ask Me 1964 Symbol
3 recordlabel: Symbol 45 201
chartposition: US #124
writtenby: Inez Foxx
Inez & Charlie Foxx La De Da I Love You 1964 Symbol
4 recordlabel: Symbol 20 001
chartposition: RandB #12, US #54, UK #40
writtenby: Charlie Foxx
Inez Foxx Hurt By Love 1964 Symbol
5 recordlabel: Swan 4162
chartposition: RandB #9, US #25
writtenby: Kenny Gamble & Jerry Ross
album: Who Do You Love
The Sapphires Who Do You Love 1964 Swan
6 recordlabel: Sue 799
chartposition: RandB #8, US #46
writtenby: Smokey McAllister
The Soul Sisters I Can't Stand It 1964 Sue
7 recordlabel: Sue 797
chartposition: US #93
writtenby: Jerry Ragovoy (as Norman Meade) and Chip Taylor
Justine Baby Washington I Can't Wait Until I See My Baby 1964 Sue
8 recordlabel: Sue 797
chartposition: RandB #31, US #125
writtenby: Baby Washington
Justine Baby Washington Who's Going To Take Care Of Me 1964 Sue
9 recordlabel: Sue 795
chartposition: RandB #19, US #91
weeksinr&bchart: 7
writtenby: Kent Harris and Hank Jacobs
comments: [instrumental]
Hank Jacobs So Far Away 1964 Sue
10 recordlabel: Sue 114
chartposition: RandB #22, US #98
writtenby: Sam Bobrick and Norm Blagman
Baby Washington It'll Never Be Over For Me 1964 Sue
11 recordlabel: Sue 111
chartposition: US #100
writtenby: Smoky McAllister
The Soul Sisters Just A Moment Ago 1964 Sue
12 recordlabel: Sue 107
chartposition: US #107
writtenby: Teddy Vann and Joe Dong
The Soul Sisters Loop De Loop 1964 Sue
13 recordlabel: Sue 104
chartposition: RandB #36, US #100
writtenby: Justine Washington
Baby Washington The Clock 1964 Sue
14 recordlabel: Sue 10 005
chartposition: RandB #42, US #98
writtenby: Smokey McAllister
comments: [northern soul]
The Soul Sisters Good Time Tonight 1964 Sue
15 recordlabel: Sue 10 001
chartposition: RandB #19, US #79
writtenby: Jimmy McGriff
comments: [instrumental]
Jimmy McGriff Kiko 1964 Sue
--- recordlabel: Stax 174
writtenby: Cropper, Bell
comments: [northern soul]
William Bell Don't Stop Now 1964 Stax
--- recordlabel: Stax 174
writtenby: Cropper, James
comments: [deep soul]
William Bell Crying All By Myself 1964 Stax
--- recordlabel: Stax 161
writtenby: Jackson, Jones, Steinberg, Cropper
album: The Best Of Booker T. and The MGs
comments: [instrumental]
mpcode: bh5WkI27WtI
Booker T. & The MGs Can't Be Still 1964 Stax
1 recordlabel: Stax 157
chartposition: RandB #6, US #49
writtenby: Rufus Thomas
Rufus Thomas Jump Back 1964 Stax
--- recordlabel: Stax 154
writtenby: Frierson, Brittenham, Jackson, Cropper
album: Deep Soul Treasures Vol.2 (compiled by Dave Godin)
Wendy Rene What Will Tomorrow Bring? 1964 Stax
1 recordlabel: Stax 153
chartposition: US #95
writtenby: Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Lewie Steinberg and Al Jackson Jr.
album: Soul Dressing / The Best Of Booker T. & The MGs
comments: [instrumental]
Booker T. & The MGs Soul Dressing 1964 Stax
2 recordlabel: Stax 150
chartposition: RandB #40
writtenby: Jerry Williams
Barbara & The Browns Big Party 1964 Stax
3 recordlabel: Stax 149
chartposition: US #86
writtenby: Steve Cropper and Rufus Thomas
Rufus Thomas Somebody Stole My Dog 1964 Stax
--- recordlabel: Stax 146
writtenby: Thomas, Cropper, Bell
William Bell Who Will It Be Tomorrow 1964 Stax

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