Soul R&B Music Charts of 1966 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1966 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 1966, sorted by the most popular or best selling first. Place mouse on

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(Search on '1966' returned 753 results)
#		Artist (click for discography and biography of artist)	Title (click song title to play it, read lyrics etc.)	Year	Label
---	recordlabel: Zachron 600 writtenby: J. Cameron	Syl Johnson	Straight Love No Chaser	1966	Zachron
---	recordlabel: Wingate 22 writtenby: N. Toney, A. Williams	The Dramatics	Inky Dinky Wang Dang Doo	1966	Wingate
1	recordlabel: Windy C 603 chartposition: RandB #15, US #61 writtenby: Clarence Burke (as Clarence N. Burke) and Gregory Fowler album: The Five Stairsteps	The Five Stairsteps	Come Back	1966	Windy C
2	recordlabel: Windy C 602 chartposition: RandB #12, US #49 writtenby: Clarence Burke (as Clarence N. Burke) and Gregory Fowler album: The Five Stairsteps	The Five Stairsteps	World of Fantasy	1966	Windy C
---	recordlabel: Windy C 601 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: The Five Stairsteps	The Five Stairsteps	Don't Waste Your Time	1966	Windy C
1	recordlabel: Windy C 601 chartposition: RandB #16, US #94 writtenby: Clarence Burke (as Clarence N. Burke) and Gregory Fowler (as Greg K. Fowler album: The Five Stairsteps	The Five Stairsteps	You Waited Too Long	1966	Windy C
2	recordlabel: Whit 716 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #34 writtenby: Jackie Johnson, Lionel Whitfield	Bobby Powell & Jackie Johnson	I'm Gonna Leave You	1966	Whit
3	recordlabel: Whit 715 chartposition: RandB #39, US #120 writtenby: Bobby Powell and Lionel Whitfield	Bobby Powell	Do Something for Yourself	1966	Whit
4	recordlabel: Warner 5879 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #37, US #131 writtenby: Jerry Ragovoy and George David Weiss	Lorraine Ellison	A Good Love	1966	Warner
5	recordlabel: Warner 5850 chartposition: RandB #11, US #64 writtenby: Jerry Ragovoy and George David Weiss album: Heart and Soul comments: [deep soul]	Lorraine Ellison	Stay With Me	1966	Warner
6	recordlabel: Wand 1145 chartposition: US #129 writtenby: Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss	Maxine Brown	I Don't Need Anything	1966	Wand
7	recordlabel: Wand 1143 chartposition: RandB #39, US #125 writtenby: Roscoe Robinson	Roscoe Robinson	How Much Pressure (Do You Think I Can Stand)	1966	Wand
8	recordlabel: Wand 1142 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #37 writtenby: T. Kaye, J. Northern, R. Bailey comments: [northern soul]	Chuck Jackson	I've Got To Be Strong	1966	Wand
9	recordlabel: Wand 1125 chartposition: RandB #7, US #62 writtenby: Raven Wildroot	Roscoe Robinson	That's Enough	1966	Wand
10	recordlabel: Wand 1117 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #40 writtenby: Rudy Clark comments: [northern soul]	Maxine Brown	One In A Million	1966	Wand
11	recordlabel: Wand 1112 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #25, US #132 writtenby: Les Cooper and Clarence Johnson comments: [northern soul] (new version)	The Charts	Desiree	1966	Wand
12	recordlabel: Wand 1109 chartposition: US #112 writtenby: Jo Armstead, Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson	Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown	I'm Satisfied	1966	Wand
13	recordlabel: Volt 45130 chartposition: RandB #11, UK #29 writtenby: Otis Redding album: History Of Otis Redding comments: [southern soul]	Otis Redding	I Can't Turn You Loose	1966	Volt
---	recordlabel: Volt 415 writtenby: Willis album: Complete and Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary Of Soul comments: [southern soul ballad album cut] mpcode: 73sZ3_GQKcI	Otis Redding	You're Still My Baby	1966	Volt
---	recordlabel: Volt 415 writtenby: King, Stewart album: Complete and Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary Of Soul comments: [southern soul ballad album cut] mpcode: 56wG75e2yIA	Otis Redding	Tennessee Waltz	1966	Volt
---	recordlabel: Volt 415 writtenby: Redding album: Complete and Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary Of Soul comments: [southern soul ballad album cut] mpcode: s0Eppi1Nqpg	Otis Redding	Ton of Joy	1966	Volt
---	recordlabel: Volt 415 writtenby: Porter, Hayes album: Complete and Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary Of Soul comments: [album cut] mpcode: H5OWDsEle_E	Otis Redding	Love Have Mercy	1966	Volt
---	recordlabel: Volt 415 writtenby: Redding album: Complete and Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary Of Soul comments: [album cut] mpcode: 3JzqCwvn8ck	Otis Redding	Hawg For You	1966	Volt
---	recordlabel: Volt 413 writtenby: Thomas, Walker, Butler album: The Soul Album comments: [southern soul ballad]	Otis Redding	Cigarettes and Coffee	1966	Volt
---	recordlabel: Volt 413 writtenby: Cox album: The Soul Album	Otis Redding	Nobody Knows You (When You're Down and Out)	1966	Volt
---	recordlabel: Volt 142 writtenby: Hayes, Porter	The Charmels	Please Uncle Sam (Send Back My Man)	1966	Volt
---	recordlabel: Volt 141 writtenby: Redding, Cropper, Porter album: Complete and Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul	Otis Redding	I'm Sick Y'all	1966	Volt
1	recordlabel: Volt 141 chartposition: RandB #4, US #25, UK #46 writtenby: James Campbel, Reginald Connelly & Harry M. Woods album: Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul comments: [southern soul]	Otis Redding	Try a Little Tenderness	1966	Volt
---	recordlabel: Volt 140 writtenby: Axton, Parker comments: [deep soul]	Ruby Johnson	Come To Me My Darling	1966	Volt
1	recordlabel: Volt 139 chartposition: RandB #41 writtenby: Steve Cropper and Isaac Hayes	The Mad Lads	Patch My Heart	1966	Volt
2	recordlabel: Volt 138 chartposition: RandB #12, US #29, UK #23 writtenby: Steve Cropper & Otis Redding album: Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul comments: [southern soul]	Otis Redding	Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)	1966	Volt
---	recordlabel: Volt 138 writtenby: Otis Redding, Julius Green album: The Soul Album	Otis Redding	Good To Me	1966	Volt
1	recordlabel: Volt 137 chartposition: RandB #16 writtenby: William Brown, Julius E. Green, Robert Phillips and John Gary Williams	The Mad Lads	I Want a Girl	1966	Volt
2	recordlabel: Volt 136 chartposition: RandB #10, US# 61, UK #37 writtenby: Otis Redding album: Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul comments: [deep soul ballad]	Otis Redding	My Lover's Prayer	1966	Volt
---	recordlabel: Volt 136 writtenby: Cropper, Floyd, Parker album: The Dock of the Bay	Otis Redding	Don't Mess With Cupid	1966	Volt
---	recordlabel: Volt 135 writtenby: Williams, Green, Brown, Phillips album: In Action	The Mad Lads	Come Closer To Me	1966	Volt
1	recordlabel: Volt 133 chartposition: RandB #31 writtenby: David Porter and Isaac Hayes album: Deep Soul Treasures Vol.2 (compiled by Dave Godin) comments: [deep soul]	Ruby Johnson	I'll Run Your Hurt Away	1966	Volt
2	recordlabel: Volt 132 chartposition: RandB #4, US #31, UK #33 writtenby: Mick Jagger & Keith Richards album: Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul comments: [northern soul]	Otis Redding	Satisfaction	1966	Volt
---	recordlabel: Volt 132 writtenby: Redding, Cropper album: The Soul Album	Otis Redding	Any Ole Way	1966	Volt
1	recordlabel: Volt 131 chartposition: RandB #10, US #31 writtenby: Estelle Axton and Deanie Parker	The Mad Lads	I Want Someone	1966	Volt
2	recordlabel: Verve 540 chartposition: RandB #49, US #94 writtenby: Willie Dixon album: I'm Your Hoochie Cooche Man comments: [instrumental]	Jimmy Smith	I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man	1966	Verve
3	recordlabel: Verve 10523 chartposition: UK #24 writtenby: Harry Belafonte and Lord Burgess album: Go Ahead and Cry	The Righteous Brothers	Island in the Sun	1966	Verve
4	recordlabel: Verve 10464 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #34 writtenby: Ragavoy, Shuman	Howard Tate	Half A Man	1966	Verve
5	recordlabel: Verve 10464 chartposition: RandB #12, US #67 writtenby: Jerry Ragovoy & Mort Shuman album: Get It While You Can	Howard Tate	Look at Granny Run, Run	1966	Verve
6	recordlabel: Verve 10449 chartposition: US #47 writtenby: Gerry Goffin and Carole King album: Sayin' Somethin'	The Righteous Brothers	On This Side of Goodbye	1966	Verve
7	recordlabel: Verve 10440 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #41 writtenby: Rio album: Tequila comments: [instrumental]	Wes Montgomery	Tequila	1966	Verve
8	recordlabel: Verve 10430 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #18, US #30 writtenby: Bill Medley album: Go Ahead and Cry	The Righteous Brothers	Go Ahead and Cry	1966	Verve
9	recordlabel: Verve 10426 chartposition: RandB #49 writtenby: Willie Dixon album: Hoochie Cooche Man comments: [instrumental]	Jimmy Smith	I'm Your Hoochie Cooche Man	1966	Verve
10	recordlabel: Verve 10421 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #28, US #26, AC #3 writtenby: Marcos Valle, Paulo Sergio Valle comments: [latin jazz soul]	Walter Wanderley ft. Astrud Gilberto	Summer Samba (So Nice)	1966	Verve
11	recordlabel: Verve 10420 chartposition: RandB #12, US #63 writtenby: Jerry Ragovoy album: Get It While You Can	Howard Tate	Ain't Nobody Home	1966	Verve
---	recordlabel: Verve 10420 writtenby: Lorraine Ellison, Sam Bell album: Get It While You Can mpcode: MUxSVkljXHk	Howard Tate	How Come My Bull Dog Don't Bark	1966	Verve
1	recordlabel: Verve 10406 chartposition: US #18 writtenby: Jack Richards and Richard Mullan album: Soul and Inspiration	The Righteous Brothers	He	1966	Verve
2	recordlabel: Verve 10406 chartposition: US #91 writtenby: Jerry Butler, Curtis Mayfield and Calvin Carter album: Soul and Inspiration	The Righteous Brothers	He Will Break Your Heart	1966	Verve
3	recordlabel: Verve 10403 chartposition: US AC #37 writtenby: Elmer Bernstein	The Righteous Brothers	Rat Race	1966	Verve
4	recordlabel: Verve 10393 chartposition: RandB #17, US #51, UK #48 writtenby: Muddy Waters & Preston Foster (uncredited) album: Got My Mojo Workin' comments: [instrumental]	Jimmy Smith	Got My Mojo Working	1966	Verve
5	recordlabel: Verve 10383 chartposition: RandB #13, US #1, UK #15 writtenby: Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil album: Soul & Inspiration	The Righteous Brothers	(You're My) Soul and Inspiration	1966	Verve
6	recordlabel: Venus 1066 chartposition: RandB #37, US #123 writtenby: Don Julian	Karen Small	Boys Are Made to Love	1966	Venus
---	recordlabel: Velgo 002 writtenby: H. Smith, R. Bass comments: [northern soul] mpcode: EZAwPnGOJPE	Gwen Owens	Just Say You're Wanted (And Needed)	1966	Velgo
---	recordlabel: Veep 1268 (UK) writtenby: L. Huff comments: [northern soul]	Cindy Scott	Time Can Change A Love	1966	Veep(UK)
---	recordlabel: Veep 1252 writtenby: O. Diamond, J. Radcliffe album: Cry Baby And 11 Other Hits comments: [ballad]	Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters	The Truth Hurts	1966	Veep
---	recordlabel: Veep 1252 writtenby: J. Ragovoy, M. Shuman	Garnet Mimms	All About Love	1966	Veep
1	recordlabel: Veep 1248 chartposition: US #92 writtenby: Ted Randazzo, Larry Kusik, Ritchie Adams and Victoria Pike	Little Anthony & the Imperials	It's Not the Same	1966	Veep
2	recordlabel: Veep 1234 chartposition: US #132 writtenby: Jerry Ragovoy and Mort Shuman album: Deep Soul Treasures Vol.4 (compiled by Dave Godin) comments: [deep soul]	Garnet Mimms	My Baby	1966	Veep
---	recordlabel: Veep 1234 writtenby: G. Mimms	Garnet Mimms	Keep on Smilin'	1966	Veep
1	recordlabel: Veep 1233 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #40, US #125 writtenby: Teddy Randazzo and Victoria Pike	Little Anthony & the Imperials	You Better Take It Easy Baby	1966	Veep
2	recordlabel: Veep 1232 chartposition: US #125 writtenby: Mort Shuman and Jerry Ragovoy	Garnet Mimms	It's Been Such a Long Way Home	1966	Veep
---	recordlabel: Veep 1232 writtenby: J. Ragovoy, C. Taylor	Garnet Mimms	Thinkin'	1966	Veep
1	recordlabel: Veep 1230 chartposition: US #110 writtenby: Rudolph Isley, Ronald Isley and Kelly Isley (as O'Kelly Isley Jr.)	The Isley Brothers	Love Is a Wonderful Thing	1966	Veep
2	recordlabel: Veep 1228 chartposition: RandB #54 writtenby: Teddy Randazzo and Victoria Pike album: Payin' Our Dues comments: [northern soul]	Little Anthony & the Imperials	Better Use Your Head	1966	Veep
3	recordlabel: Vee Jay 396 chartposition: RandB #25, US #99 writtenby: Arthur Brooks, Richard Brooks and Jerry Butler comments: [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #327]	Jerry Butler	For Your Precious Love	1966	Vee Jay
4	recordlabel: VIP 25065 chartposition: RandB #9, US #50 writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr. album: Darling Baby	The Elgins	Heaven Must Have Sent You	1966	VIP
5	recordlabel: VIP 25038 chartposition: RandB #41, US #105 writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr. album: Soul Sounds	Chris Clark	Love's Gone Bad	1966	VIP
6	recordlabel: VIP 25032 chartposition: RandB #21, US #100 writtenby: Brian Holland, Robert Bateman, Ronald Dunbar and The Valadiers	The Monitors	Greetings (This Is Uncle Sam)	1966	VIP
7	recordlabel: VIP 25029 chartposition: RandB #4, US #72 writtenby: Lamont Dozier album: Darling Baby comments: [motown sound]	The Elgins	Darling Baby	1966	VIP
---	recordlabel: V.I.P. 25037 writtenby: Holland, Dozier, Holland album: Darling Baby	The Elgins	Stay In My Lonely Arms	1966	V.I.P.
---	recordlabel: Uptown 732 writtenby: C.E. Quick album: Come Go with Me	Gloria Jones	Come Go With Me	1966	Uptown
---	recordlabel: Uptown 724 writtenby: Tony White, Carol Bayer album: Come Go With Me	Gloria Jones	Finders Keepers	1966	Uptown
1	recordlabel: Uptown 720 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #42 writtenby: Buddy Johnson comments: [ballad]	Odessa Harris	Since I Fell For You	1966	Uptown
2	recordlabel: Uptown 717 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #50 writtenby: Phillips	The Intertains	Gotta Find A Girl	1966	Uptown
---	recordlabel: Up Tight 101 writtenby: Richard Caiton	Richard Caiton	Our Love Is True	1966	Up Tight
1	recordlabel: United Artists 995 chartposition: RandB #15, US #30 writtenby: Bert Russell (as Bert Berns) & Jerry Ragovoy album: I'll Take Good Care of You comments: [southern soul ballad]	Garnet Mimms	I'll Take Good Care of You	1966	United Artists
---	recordlabel: United Artists 995 writtenby: J. Ragovoy, E. Marshall comments: [northern soul]	Garnet Mimms	Prove It To Me	1966	United Artists
---	recordlabel: United Artists 951 writtenby: J. Ragovoy, D. Pomus	Garnet Mimms	More Than A Miracle	1966	United Artists
1	recordlabel: United Artists 50004 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #49 writtenby: C. Spencer comments: [northern soul]	The Jive Five featuring Eugene Pitt	Goin' Wild	1966	United Artists
---	recordlabel: United Artists 1130 (UK) writtenby: J. Ragovoy album: I'll Take Good Care Of You comments: [northern soul]	Garnet Mimms	Looking For You	1966	United Artists(UK)
1	recordlabel: Tuba 2004 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #40 writtenby: Johnny Lytle album: The Loop comments: [soul-jazz instrumental]	Johnny Lytle	The Loop	1966	Tuba
2	recordlabel: Tru-Glo-Town 501 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #27 writtenby: Don Gardner comments: [northern soul]	Don Gardner	My Baby Likes To Boogaloo	1966	TruGloTown
3	recordlabel: Tribe 8319 chartposition: RandB #42, US #110 writtenby: Rick Hall, Dan Penn and Oscar Frank	Barbara Lynn	You Left the Water Running	1966	Tribe
4	recordlabel: Tribe 8316 chartposition: US #129 writtenby: Barbara Lynn (as Barbara Lynn Ozen)	Barbara Lynn	I'm a Good Woman	1966	Tribe
5	recordlabel: Tico 490 chartposition: RandB #45, US #62 writtenby: Jimmy Sabater (as Jaime Sabater) album: Wanted Dead or Alive (Bang! Bang! Push, Push, Push)	Joe Cuba Sextet	Oh Yeah!	1966	Tico
6	recordlabel: Tico 475 chartposition: RandB #21, US #63 writtenby: Joe Cuba and Jimmy Sabater album: Wanted Dead or Alive (Bang! Bang! Push, Push, Push)	Joe Cuba Sextet	Bang! Bang!	1966	Tico
7	recordlabel: Tico 470 chartposition: RandB #44, US #105 writtenby: Jimmy Sabater (as Jaime Sabater) album: We Must Be Doing Something Right!	Joe Cuba Sextet	El Pito (I'll Never Go Back to Georgia)	1966	Tico
---	recordlabel: Thomas 312 writtenby: Berland, Higgins, Dollison mpcode: J9z7L3zi0tg	Cash McCall	It's Wonderful (To Be In Love)	1966	Thomas
1	recordlabel: Thomas 311 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #40 writtenby: Smith, Gillespie comments: [northern soul]	Cash McCall	That Lucky Old Sun	1966	Thomas
2	recordlabel: Thomas 307 chartposition: RandB #19, US #102 writtenby: Monk Higgins and Cash McCall (as Maurice Dollison)	Cash McCall	When You Wake Up	1966	Thomas
---	recordlabel: Thomas 304 writtenby: R. Wylie	Jamo Thomas	Arrest Me	1966	Thomas
1	recordlabel: Ten Star 104 chartposition: RandB #18 writtenby: A.C. Scott	T-K-O's	The Fat Man	1966	Ten Star
2	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 905 chartposition: RandB #9, US #48, UK #35 writtenby: Al Hamilton, Richard Morris & Edwin Starr album: Soul Master / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 3 comments: [Motown Sound]	Edwin Starr	Stop Her on Sight (SOS)	1966	Tamla Motown
3	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 813 chartposition: US #129 writtenby: Helen Mastor and Kay Miller album: Everybody Needs Love comments: [Motown Sound] [northern soul]	Gladys Knight & the Pips	Just Walk in My Shoes	1966	Tamla Motown
4	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 586 chartposition: RandB #35, US #52 writtenby: Janie Bradford and Berry Gordy album: Road Runner comments: [Motown Sound]	Jr. Walker & the All Stars	Money (That's What I Want)	1966	Tamla Motown

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