Soul R&B Music Charts of 1970 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1970 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 1970, sorted by the most popular or best selling first. Place mouse on

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More Soul R&B Songs From 1970 . . .

The following songs were released in 1970 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 1970 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
101	recordlabel: Tamla 54191 chartposition: RandB #11, US #26, UK #6, US AC #31 writtenby: Stevie Wonder, Henry Cosby & Sylvia Moy album: Signed, Sealed & Delivered / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 4 comments: [Motown Sound]	Stevie Wonder	Never Had a Dream Come True	1970	Tamla
102	recordlabel: Tamla 54190 chartposition: RandB #26, US #67 writtenby: Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong album: That's the Way Love Is comments: [Motown Sound]	Marvin Gaye	Gonna Give Her All the Love I've Got	1970	Tamla
103	recordlabel: Tamla 54190 chartposition: RandB #18, US #41 writtenby: Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong album: That's the Way Love Is comments: [Motown Sound] US B side to Gonna Give Her All the Love I Got	Marvin Gaye	How Can I Forget	1970	Tamla
104	recordlabel: Tamla 54189 chartposition: US #100 writtenby: George Gordy, Rosemary Gordy and Shadee Hasan album: A Pocket Full of Miracles comments: [Motown Sound]	Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	Darling Dear	1970	Tamla
105	recordlabel: T.a. 207 chartposition: US #89 writtenby: Terry Woodford and George Soule	Five Flights Up	After the Feeling Is Gone	1970	T.a.
106	recordlabel: T.a. 202 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #47, US #37, US AC #35 writtenby: James Bingham comments: [ballad] mpcode: iyDMrhKwefo	Five Flights Up	Do What You Wanna Do	1970	T.a.
107	recordlabel: T Neck 924 chartposition: RandB #25, US #89 writtenby: Ronald Isley, Kelly Isley and Rudolph Isley album: Get into Something comments: [funk]	The Isley Brothers	Get Into Something	1970	T Neck
108	recordlabel: T Neck 923 chartposition: RandB #35 writtenby: Kelly Isley (as O'Kelly Isley), Ronald Isley and Rudolph Isley	The Young Vandals	In My Opinion	1970	T Neck
109	recordlabel: T Neck 921 chartposition: RandB #21, US #75 writtenby: Ronald Isley, Kelly Isley (as O'Kelly Isley Jr.) and Rudolph Isley album: Get into Something	The Isley Brothers	Girls Will Be Girls, Boys Will Be Boys	1970	T Neck
110	recordlabel: T Neck 920 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #46 writtenby: R. Isley, O. Isley, R. Isley, G. Patterson comments: [ballad]	Rudy & Judy	I've Got To Get Myself Together	1970	T Neck
111	recordlabel: T Neck 919 chartposition: RandB #21, US #113 writtenby: Ronald Isley, O'Kelly Isley Jr. and Rudolph Isley album: Get into Something comments: [funky soul]	The Isley Brothers	If He Can, You Can	1970	T Neck
112	recordlabel: T Neck 917 chartposition: RandB #41 writtenby: William	The Young Vandals	I've Been Good to You	1970	T Neck
113	recordlabel: T Neck 917 chartposition: RandB #46 writtenby: Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong and Janie Bradford	The Young Vandals	Too Busy Thinking Bout My Baby	1970	T Neck
114	recordlabel: T Neck 914 chartposition: RandB #17, US #75 writtenby: Ronald Isley, Kelly Isley (as O'Kelly Isley Jr.) and Rudolph Isley album: Get into Something comments: [funky soul]	The Isley Brothers	Keep On Doin'	1970	T Neck
115	recordlabel: Sussex 207 chartposition: RandB #5, US #11 writtenby: Tony Boyd & Archie Powell album: 5 10 15 20 25 30 Years of Love comments: [sweet soul ballad]	The Presidents	5-10-15-20 (25-30 Years of Love)	1970	Sussex
116	recordlabel: Sussex 200 chartposition: RandB #45 writtenby: Van McCoy album: 5 10 15 20 25 30 Years of Love	The Presidents	For You	1970	Sussex
117	recordlabel: Stone Flower 9001 chartposition: RandB #8, US #32 writtenby: Sly Stone	Little Sister	Somebody's Watching You	1970	Stone Flower
118	recordlabel: Stone Flower 9000 chartposition: RandB #4, US #22 writtenby: S. Stewart comments: [funk]	Little Sister	You're the One	1970	Stone Flower
---	recordlabel: Stone 361 writtenby: Thomas Bailey comments: [deep soul]	Thomas Bailey	I Need You (Most Of All)	1970	Stone
---	recordlabel: Stax 2030 album: One Step Beyond comments: [Complete Album] mpcode: _1FG08epiUw	Johnnie Taylor	One Step Beyond (full album)	1970	Stax
1	recordlabel: Stax 077 chartposition: RandB #29, US #118 writtenby: Steve Cropper and Eddie Floyd album: Chronicle -- Greatest Hits comments: [southern soul]	Eddie Floyd	The Best Years of My Life	1970	Stax
---	recordlabel: Stax 0085 writtenby: D. Butler album: One Step Beyond	Johnnie Taylor	A Fool Like Me	1970	Stax
---	recordlabel: Stax 0080 writtenby: Irwin Levine, Phil Spector, Tony Wine	Carla Thomas	I Loved You Like I Love My Very Life	1970	Stax
1	recordlabel: Stax 0079 chartposition: RandB #1, US #25 writtenby: Rufus Thomas album: Did You Heard Me? comments: (southern soul funk)	Rufus Thomas	(Do the) Push and Pull	1970	Stax
2	recordlabel: Stax 0078 chartposition: RandB #4, US #39 writtenby: Arthur Snider album: One Step Beyond comments: [southern soul]	Johnnie Taylor	I Am Somebody	1970	Stax
3	recordlabel: Stax 0073 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #52, US #76, US AC #38 writtenby: George Harrison album: McLemore Avenue comments: [instrumental]	Booker T. & the MGs	Something	1970	Stax
4	recordlabel: Stax 0072 chartposition: RandB #43, US #116 writtenby: Smokey Robinson and Ronald White	Eddie Floyd	My Girl	1970	Stax
5	recordlabel: Stax 0071 chartposition: RandB #42 writtenby: Billy Ward, Rose Marks, traditional and Rufus Thomas (arrangement) album: Do the Funky Chicken	Rufus Thomas	Sixty Minute Man (Part II) -- The Preacher and the Bear	1970	Stax
6	recordlabel: Stax 0070 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #159 writtenby: Calvin Carter	William Bell	Lonely Soldier	1970	Stax
7	recordlabel: Stax 0069 chartposition: RandB #50, US #127 writtenby: Albert King	Albert King	Can't You See What You're Doing to Me	1970	Stax
8	recordlabel: Stax 0068 chartposition: RandB #3, US #37 writtenby: Jimmy Hughes comments: [southern soul]	Johnnie Taylor	Steal Away	1970	Stax
---	recordlabel: Stax 0068 writtenby: T. Hester, R. Wylie album: One Step Beyond comments: [northern soul]	Johnnie Taylor	Friday Night	1970	Stax
---	recordlabel: Stax 0067 writtenby: Boudleaux Bryant album: Boy Meets Girl	William Bell & Carla Thomas	All I Have To Do Is Dream	1970	Stax
---	recordlabel: Stax 0067 writtenby: Carl Smith, A. Isbell album: Boy Meets Girl	William Bell & Mavis Staples	Leave The Girl Alone	1970	Stax
---	recordlabel: Stax 0066 writtenby: Dorough, Scharf album: We'll Get Over	The Staple Singers	Give A Damn	1970	Stax
1	recordlabel: Stax 0062 chartposition: RandB #48 writtenby: Isaac Hayes and David Porter	The Soul Children	Hold On, I'm Coming	1970	Stax
2	recordlabel: Stax 0060 chartposition: RandB #11, US #45 writtenby: Booker T. Jones & Eddie Floyd album: California Girl comments: [beat ballad]	Eddie Floyd	California Girl	1970	Stax
3	recordlabel: Stax 0059 chartposition: RandB #5, US #28, UK #18 writtenby: Rufus Thomas album: Do the Funky Chicken / Stax Greatest Hits comments: [southern soul funk]	Rufus Thomas	Do the Funky Chicken	1970	Stax
4	recordlabel: Stax 0056 chartposition: RandB #41, US #107 writtenby: Isaac Hayes and David Porter	Carla Thomas	Guide Me Well	1970	Stax
5	recordlabel: Stax 1007 chartposition: RandB #40, writtenby: Isaac Hayes, David Porter	The Emotions	Stealing Love	1970	Stax
6	recordlabel: Stateside 91734 chartposition: UK #10 writtenby: John Cameron album: Soul Survivor comments: [northern soul]	Johnny Johnson & the Bandwagon	Sweet Inspiration	1970	Stateside
---	recordlabel: Stang 5041 writtenby: L. Roberts, S. Robinson, album: A Moment With The Moments	The Moments	So This Is Our Good-Bye	1970	Stang
1	recordlabel: Stang 5018 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #56 writtenby: Wesaline Kerr album: Introducing The Whatnauts comments: [sweet soul ballad]	The Whatnauts	What's Left To Give (After Giving It All)	1970	Stang
2	recordlabel: Stang 5017 chartposition: RandB #9, US #56 writtenby: George Kerr and Sylvia Robinson comments: [sweet soul ballad]	The Moments	All I Have	1970	Stang
3	recordlabel: Stang 5016 chartposition: RandB #7, US #44 writtenby: Jack Lawrence comments: [sweet soul ballad]	The Moments	If I Didn't Care	1970	Stang
4	recordlabel: Stang 5015 chartposition: US #102 writtenby: Sylvia Robinson	Sylvia	Have You Had Any Lately	1970	Stang
5	recordlabel: Stang 5014 chartposition: RandB #47 writtenby: Ellie Greenwich and Michael Rashkow	The Whatnauts	Please Make the Love Go Away	1970	Stang
6	recordlabel: Stang 5012 chartposition: RandB #1, US #3 writtenby: Sylvia Robinson & Bert Keyes album: Not On The Outside, But On The Inside, Strong! comments: [sweet soul ballad]	The Moments	Love on a Two-Way Street	1970	Stang
7	recordlabel: Spring 108 chartposition: RandB #3, US #40 writtenby: Joe Simon, Raeford Gerald & Doc Price album: The Power of Joe Simon comments: [deep soul]	Joe Simon	Your Time to Cry	1970	Spring
8	recordlabel: Spring 106 chartposition: RandB #34, US #103 writtenby: Bob Feldman and Richard Gotteher	The Boys in the Band featuring Herman Griffin	Money Music	1970	Spring
---	recordlabel: Spring 105 writtenby: L. Banks, J. Banks	Larry Banks	We Got A Problem	1970	Spring
1	recordlabel: Spring 104 chartposition: RandB #40 writtenby: Dock Price Jr. and Raeford Gerald	Ray Godfrey	I Gotta Get Away (From My Own Self)	1970	Spring
2	recordlabel: Spring 103 chartposition: US #48 writtenby: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller comments: [from the movie The Phinx	The Boys in the Band	(How Bout a Little Hand For) The Boys in the Band	1970	Spring
3	recordlabel: Sound Stage Seven 2667 chartposition: RandB #27, US #93 writtenby: Jackey Beavers and Jack Hill	Joe Simon	That's the Way I Want Our Love	1970	Sound Stage Seven
4	recordlabel: Sound Stage Seven 2665 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #53 writtenby: Margaret Williams	Ella Washington	Trying To Make You Love Me	1970	Sound Stage Seven
5	recordlabel: Sound Stage Seven 2664 chartposition: RandB #10, US #78 writtenby: Harlan Howard album: The Chokin' Kind comments: [southern soul ballad]	Joe Simon	Yours Love	1970	Sound Stage Seven
---	recordlabel: Sound Stage Seven 2662 writtenby: B. Wilson, J. Davis	Jackey Beavers	There's A Heartbreak Somewhere	1970	Sound Stage Seven
---	recordlabel: Sound Stage Seven 2658 writtenby: M. Terry, M. Wesson	Chuck Armstrong	Keep Your Mind On Me	1970	Sound Stage Seven
1	recordlabel: Sound Stage Seven 2656 chartposition: RandB #7, US #57 writtenby: Taj Mahal album: Joe Simon's Greatest Hits comments: [southern soul]	Joe Simon	Farther on Down the Road	1970	Sound Stage Seven
2	recordlabel: Sound Stage Seven 2651 chartposition: RandB #11, US #54 writtenby: Joe Simon comments: [southern soul]	Joe Simon	Moon Walk (Part 1)	1970	Sound Stage Seven
---	recordlabel: Sound Plus 2179 writtenby: Larry Bailey	Brief Encounter	Total Satisfaction	1970	Sound Plus
---	recordlabel: Sound Plus 2179 writtenby: Maurice Whittington	Brief Encounter	Human	1970	Sound Plus
---	recordlabel: Soulhawk 1009 writtenby: Richard P. Wylie, Anthony Hester	Eric And The Vikings	Vibrations	1970	Soulhawk
1	recordlabel: Soul Clock 1004 chartposition: RandB #6, US #92 writtenby: Dee Ervin and Lynn Farr album: Planets of Life comments: [sweet soul ballad]	The Whispers	Seems Like I Gotta Do Wrong	1970	Soul Clock
2	recordlabel: Soul City 781 chartposition: US #43, US AC #6 writtenby: Jimmy Webb album: Greatest Hits comments: [pop soul]	The 5th Dimension	The Girls' Song	1970	Soul City
3	recordlabel: Soul City 780 chartposition: US #21, US AC #7 writtenby: Laura Nyro album: The Age of Aquarius comments: [pop soul]	The 5th Dimension	Blowing Away	1970	Soul City
---	recordlabel: Soul 724 album: Portrait Of The Originals comments: [album cut] [The Motown Sound]	The Originals	Don't Stop Now	1970	Soul
---	recordlabel: Soul 35085 writtenby: P. Sawyer, C. McMurray, J. Glover album: Naturally Together comments: [Motown Sound]	The Originals	A Man Without Love	1970	Soul
1	recordlabel: Soul 35081 chartposition: RandB #33, US #75 writtenby: Neil Diamond album: A Gassssss comments: [Motown Sound]	Jr. Walker & the All Stars	Holly Holy	1970	Soul
2	recordlabel: Soul 35079 chartposition: RandB #14, US #53 writtenby: Clay McMurray and Pam Sawyer album: Naturally Together comments: [Motown Sound ballad]	The Originals	God Bless Whoever Sent You	1970	Soul
---	recordlabel: Soul 35078 writtenby: W. Robinson, M. Tarplin, W. Moore album: Silk and Soul comments: [The Motown Sound]	Gladys Knight & The Pips	The Tracks Of My Tears	1970	Soul
1	recordlabel: Soul 35078 chartposition: RandB #1, US #9 writtenby: Gloria Jones, Clay McMurray & Pam Sawyer album: If I Were Your Woman comments: [ballad] [Motown Sound]	Gladys Knight & the Pips	If I Were Your Woman	1970	Soul
---	recordlabel: Soul 35077 writtenby: Story, Brown, Gordy album: The Groove Governor / Greatest Hits (UK compilation) comments: [Motown Sound]	Jimmy Ruffin	Living In A World I Created For Myself	1970	Soul
1	recordlabel: Soul 35076 chartposition: RandB #24, US Dance #61 writtenby: Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller album: I Am My Brother's Keeper / Greatest Hits (UK compilation) comments: [Motown Sound]	David & Jimmy Ruffin	Stand by Me	1970	Soul
2	recordlabel: Soul 35074 chartposition: RandB #20 writtenby: Pam Sawyer, Frank Gorman, Henry Dixon, Crathman Spencer and Walter Gaines album: Portrait of the Originals comments: [Motown Sound] US B side to We Can Make It Baby	The Originals	I Like Your Style	1970	Soul
3	recordlabel: Soul 35074 chartposition: RandB #20, US #74 writtenby: Marvin Gaye and James Nyx album: Naturally Together comments: [Motown Sound ballad]	The Originals	We Can Make It Baby	1970	Soul
4	recordlabel: Soul 35073 chartposition: RandB #3, US #32, UK #51 writtenby: Johnny Bristol & Robert Beavers album: A Gassssss / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 4 comments: [Motown Sound]	Jr. Walker & the All Stars	Do You See My Love (For You Growing)	1970	Soul
5	recordlabel: Soul 35071 chartposition: RandB #3, US #25 writtenby: Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong album: Gladys Knight & the Pips Greatest Hits / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 4 comments: [Motown Sound]	Gladys Knight & the Pips	You Need Love Like I Do (Don't You)	1970	Soul
6	recordlabel: Soul 35070 chartposition: RandB #2, US #21 writtenby: Pam Sawyer, Joe Hinton & Johnny Bristol album: What Does It Take To Win Your Love / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 3 comments: [Motown Sound]	Jr. Walker & the All Stars	Gotta Hold On To This Feeling	1970	Soul
7	recordlabel: Soul 35069 chartposition: RandB #4, US #12 writtenby: Marvin Gaye, Anna Gordy Gaye, Iris Gordy & Elgie Stover album: Portrait of the Originals / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 4 comments: [sweet soul ballad] [Motown Sound]	The Originals	The Bells	1970	Soul
---	recordlabel: Soul 35060 writtenby: Frank Wilson album: The Groove Governor comments: [Motown Sound]	Jimmy Ruffin	If You Will Let Me, I Know I Can	1970	Soul
1	recordlabel: Soul 35028 chartposition: UK #51 writtenby: Paul Riser and Thomas Nixon comments: [instrumental]	Earl Van Dyke & the Motown Brass	6 by 6	1970	Soul
---	recordlabel: Silver Fox 24 writtenby: Joe South	Bettye LaVette	Games People Play	1970	Silver Fox
1	recordlabel: Silver Fox 21 chartposition: RandB #38 writtenby: Ronnie Shannon	Bettye LaVette	Do Your Duty	1970	Silver Fox
2	recordlabel: Silver Fox 19 chartposition: RandB #43 writtenby: Billy Kennedy and Jack Thomas	Gloria Taylor	Grounded (Part I)	1970	Silver Fox
3	recordlabel: Silver Fox 18 chartposition: RandB #12, US #61 writtenby: Sam Matter, Ted Harris and Kerry Porter album: Deep Soul Treasures Vol.2 (compiled by Dave Godin) comments: [deep soul]	George Perkins & the Silver Stars	Cryin' in the Streets (Part 1)	1970	Silver Fox
---	recordlabel: Shout 246 writtenby: P. Mitchell	Phillip Mitchell	I'm Gonna Build California From All Over The World	1970	Shout
---	recordlabel: Shama 4004 writtenby: Jimmy Jones	Simtec & Wylie	Gimme Some Of What You Got	1970	Shama
1	recordlabel: Shama 4003 chartposition: RandB #49 writtenby: W. Simon, M. Simon and Wylie Dixon	Simtec & Wylie	Do It Like Mama	1970	Shama
2	recordlabel: Scepter 12300 chartposition: US #43, US AC #2 writtenby: Burt Bacharach and Hal David album: Very Dionne comments: [pop soul]	Dionne Warwick	The Green Grass Starts to Grow	1970	Scepter
3	recordlabel: Scepter 12294 chartposition: RandB #26, US #37, US AC #2 writtenby: Burt Bacharach & Hal David album: Very Dionne comments: [ballad]	Dionne Warwick	Make It Easy on Yourself	1970	Scepter
4	recordlabel: Scepter 12285 chartposition: US #43, US AC #6 writtenby: Burt Bacharach and Hal David album: I'll Never Fall in Love Again comments: [pop soul]	Dionne Warwick	Paper Mache	1970	Scepter
5	recordlabel: Scepter 12276 chartposition: RandB #45, US #32, US AC #5 writtenby: Burt Bacharach & Hal David album: Very Dionne comments: [ballad]	Dionne Warwick	Let Me Go to Him	1970	Scepter
6	recordlabel: SSS Int. 816 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #45 writtenby: G. Gershwin-DuBose Hayward comments: [instrumental]	Bill Hemmans & Clays Composite	Summertime	1970	SSS Int.
---	recordlabel: SSS Int. 5 writtenby: Don Hill, John Koechner album: Heart and Soul comments: [southern soul album cut] mpcode: de5FrcvMRDY	Johnny Adams	Living On Your Love	1970	SSS Int.
---	recordlabel: SSS Int. 5 writtenby: Naomi Martin, Ray Riley, Vivian Keith album: Heart and Soul comments: [southern soul album cut] mpcode: hje4Gm_-8Yk	Johnny Adams	In A Moment Of Weakness	1970	SSS Int.
---	recordlabel: SSS Int. 5 writtenby: Johnny Adams, Mack Rabinack album: Heart and Soul comments: [southern soul ballad album cut] mpcode: RYO-IiswxjI	Johnny Adams	Lonely Man	1970	SSS Int.
---	recordlabel: SSS Int. 5 writtenby: Margaret Lewis, Myra Smith album: Heart and Soul comments: [southern soul album cut] mpcode: Ns5lHVE59ks	Johnny Adams	Georgia Morning Dew	1970	SSS Int.
---	recordlabel: SSS Int. 5 writtenby: Margaret Lewis, Myra Smith album: Heart and Soul comments: [southern soul ballad album cut] mpcode: 1JfdDnIW_A0	Johnny Adams	Real Live Living Hurtin' Man	1970	SSS Int.
1	recordlabel: SSS Int'l 809 chartposition: RandB #41 writtenby: Dorothy La Bostrie and Joe Ruffino album: Heart and Soul	Johnny Adams	I Won't Cry	1970	SSS Int'l

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