Soul R&B Music Charts of 1973 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1973 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 1973, 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 1973, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1973 . . .

The following songs were released in 1973 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 1973 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
401	recordlabel: Motown 1277 chartposition: RandB #2, US #28 writtenby: Berry Gordy, Hal Davis, Don Fletcher, Jerry Marcellino & Mel Larson album: Get it Together comments: [Motown Sound]	The Jackson 5	Get It Together	1973	Motown
402	recordlabel: Motown 1261 chartposition: RandB #84 writtenby: Van McCoy & Joe Cobb album: Love Songs & Other Tragedies comments: [Motown Sound]	G.C. Cameron	Let Me Down Easy	1973	Motown
403	recordlabel: Motown 1259 chartposition: RandB #84 writtenby: Bobby Miller album: David Ruffin comments: [Motown Sound]	David Ruffin	Common Man	1973	Motown
404	recordlabel: Motown 1252 chartposition: RandB #18, US #65 writtenby: Willie Hutch album: The Mack / In And Out (UK compilation) comments: [Motown Sound]	Willie Hutch	Slick	1973	Motown
---	recordlabel: Motown 1246 writtenby: N. Zesses, D. Fekaris comments: [Motown Sound]	Art And Honey	Let's Make Love Now	1973	Motown
1	recordlabel: Motown 1244 chartposition: RandB #35, US #79 writtenby: Fonce Mizell and Larry Mizell album: Come into My Life comments: [Motown Sound]	Jermaine Jackson	You're in Good Hands	1973	Motown
2	recordlabel: Motown 1239 chartposition: RandB #5, US #1, UK #9, US AC #1 writtenby: Ron Miller, M. Masser album: Touch Me in the Morning / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 8 comments: [Motown Sound]	Diana Ross	Touch Me in the Morning	1973	Motown
3	recordlabel: Motown 1235 chartposition: US #91 writtenby: Richard Drapkin and Marty Coleman album: The Best of The Spinners comments: [Motown Sound]	The Spinners	Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music	1973	Motown
4	recordlabel: Motown 1234 chartposition: RandB #76 writtenby: Hal Davis & Willie Hutch comments: [Motown Sound]	G.C. Cameron	No Matter Where	1973	Motown
5	recordlabel: Motown 1225 chartposition: UK #37, RandB #74, US #87 writtenby: Stevie Wonder and Ira Tucker Jr. album: Motown Chartbusters Vol. 8 comments: [Motown Sound]	The Supremes	Bad Weather	1973	Motown
6	recordlabel: Motown 1223 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #40 writtenby: B. Miller album: David Ruffin comments: [Motown Sound]	David Ruffin	Blood Donors Needed (Give All You Can)	1973	Motown
7	recordlabel: Motown 1222 chartposition: RandB #18, US #67 writtenby: Willie Hutch album: The Mack / In And Out (UK compilation) comments: [Motown Sound]	Willie Hutch	Brother's Gonna Work It Out	1973	Motown
8	recordlabel: Motown 1218 chartposition: RandB #14, US #50, US AC #23 writtenby: Vicki Basemore, Henry Cosby and Sylvia Moy album: Music and Me comments: [Motown Sound]	Michael Jackson	With a Child's Heart	1973	Motown
---	recordlabel: Motown writtenby: W. Hutch album: The Mack comments: [ballad] mpcode: JxsLqz8oBak	Willie Hutch	I Choose You	1973	Motown
---	recordlabel: Motown writtenby: E. Edwards, R. Bullock, M. Johnson comments: [Motown Sound]	The Originals	Young Train	1973	Motown
---	recordlabel: Moonsong 9005 writtenby: E. Hinton, M. Green	Bill Brandon	It's All Wrong But It's All Right	1973	Moonsong
---	recordlabel: Moonsong 001 writtenby: Sam Dees	Bill Brandon & Lorraine Johnson	Let's Make Our New Love Something Special	1973	Moonsong
1	recordlabel: Monument 1875 chartposition: UK #10 writtenby: Buzz Cason and Mac Gayden album: Love on a Mountain Top comments: [northern soul]	Robert Knight	Love on a Mountain Top	1973	Monument
---	recordlabel: Money 606 writtenby: Richard Carson	Pat Livingston	You Bet I Would (If I Could)	1973	Money
---	recordlabel: Mister Chand 8014 writtenby: R. Simmons	Simtec & Wylie	Cross That Bridge	1973	Mister Chand
---	recordlabel: Mister Chand 8011 writtenby: D. Pointer, W. Dixon, S. Simmons, R. Simmons	Simtec & Wylie	What's Good To You	1973	Mister Chand
---	recordlabel: Mercury 73447 writtenby: C. Gumbs	The Topics	Booking Up Baby	1973	Mercury
---	recordlabel: Mercury 73445 writtenby: R. Hammond album: Sex and Soul comments: [southern soul ballad]	Roy C	She Kept On Walkin'	1973	Mercury
1	recordlabel: Mercury 73443 chartposition: RandB #15 writtenby: Jerry Butler and Johnny Bristol album: Power of Love	Jerry Butler	Power of Love	1973	Mercury
2	recordlabel: Mercury 73430 chartposition: RandB #63 writtenby: L. Scott and E. Darby album: Super Dude I comments: [ballad]	Don Covay	Somebody's Been Enjoying My Home	1973	Mercury
---	recordlabel: Mercury 73427 writtenby: Roy C (as Roy C. Hammond) album: Mark IV	Mark IV	Why Do You Want To Hurt Me?	1973	Mercury
1	recordlabel: Mercury 73422 chartposition: RandB #64 writtenby: Larry Wade and Terry Callier	Jerry Butler featuring Brenda Lee Eager	The Love We Had Stays on My Mind	1973	Mercury
---	recordlabel: Mercury 73407 writtenby: Glenn Dorsey album: Keep Up with the Joneses	The Joneses	Baby, Don't Do It	1973	Mercury
---	recordlabel: Mercury 73397 comments: From the motion picture 'A Touch of Class'	Dee Dee Warwick	All The Love That Went To Waste	1973	Mercury
1	recordlabel: Mercury 73395 chartposition: RandB #26 writtenby: Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy album: The Love We Have, the Love We Had	Jerry Butler featuring Brenda Lee Eager	Can't Understand It	1973	Mercury
2	recordlabel: Mercury 73391 chartposition: RandB #56 writtenby: Roy C (as Roy Hammond) album: Sex And Soul	Roy C	Don't Blame the Man	1973	Mercury
---	recordlabel: Mercury 73390 writtenby: Willie Hightower comments: [deep soul]	Willie Hightower	Don't Blame Me	1973	Mercury
1	recordlabel: Mercury 73389 chartposition: RandB #61 comments: [philly sound]	Brother's Guiding Light featuring David	Getting Together	1973	Mercury
---	recordlabel: Mercury 73387	Aaron Neville	Hercules	1973	Mercury
1	recordlabel: Mercury 73385 chartposition: RandB #6, US #29 writtenby: Don Covay album: Super Dude I comments: [ballad]	Don Covay	I Was Checkin' Out--She Was Checkin' In	1973	Mercury
2	recordlabel: Mercury 73378 chartposition: RandB #54 album: Mark IV	Mark IV	Got To Get Back (To My Baby's Love)	1973	Mercury
3	recordlabel: Mercury 73378 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #62 writtenby: R. Hammond album: Mark IV	Mark IV	I Fell In Love (With A Married Woman)	1973	Mercury
4	recordlabel: Mercury 73353 chartposition: RandB #33 writtenby: Roy C album: Mark IV	Mark IV	My Everything You Are	1973	Mercury
---	recordlabel: Mercury 6052258(UK) writtenby: D. Covay, P. Griffin album: Super Dude I comments: [ballad]	Don Covay	Leave Him (part 1)	1973	Mercury (UK)
---	recordlabel: Mercury 6052258 (UK) writtenby: C. Berry album: Super Dude I comments: [Reggae]	Don Covay	Memphis	1973	Mercury(UK)
---	recordlabel: Mercury 6052 634 (UK) writtenby: D. Covay, P. Griffin album: Super Dude I comments: [ballad] mpcode: FP2sEz8qgnk	Don Covay	Leave Him (part 2)	1973	Mercury (UK)
---	recordlabel: Mercury 1653 writtenby: B. Gordy, J. Bradford album: Super Dude I comments: [album cut] mpcode: mBZ9GNYmbpI	Don Covay	Money (That's What I Want)	1973	Mercury
---	recordlabel: Mercury 1653 writtenby: D. Covay album: Super Dude I comments: [album cut] mpcode: 650nAQjN-y4	Don Covay	Hold You To Your Promise	1973	Mercury
---	recordlabel: Mercury 1653 writtenby: D. Covay album: Super Dude I comments: [album cut] mpcode: jzFuwPZXxd4	Don Covay	I Stayed Away Too Long	1973	Mercury
---	recordlabel: Mercury 1653 writtenby: H. Hall, D. Covay album: Super Dude I comments: [album cut]	Don Covay	Don't Step On A Man When He's Down	1973	Mercury
---	recordlabel: Mercury 1653 writtenby: D. Covay album: Super Dude I comments: [album cut] mpcode: Ch6ETMqE6NY	Don Covay	The Pinch Hitters	1973	Mercury
---	recordlabel: Mercury 1653 writtenby: E. Darby, N. Jean album: Super Dude I comments: [album cut] mpcode: L_Ohqoajc64	Don Covay	Bad Mouthing	1973	Mercury
---	recordlabel: Master Five 9108 writtenby: Leroy Fann, Dorothy Mitchell	Don Gardner	We're Gonna Make It Big	1973	Master Five
1	recordlabel: Master Five 9104 chartposition: RandB #76 writtenby: Vinnie Barrett	Baby Washington	Just Can't Get You Out Of My Mind	1973	Master Five
2	recordlabel: Master Five 9103 chartposition: RandB #30, US #119 writtenby: Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland and Freddie Gorman album: Lay A Little Lovin` On Me	Baby Washington & Don Gardner	Forever	1973	Master Five
---	recordlabel: Mankind 12020 writtenby: R. Daniels album: Friend... comments: [southern soul ballad] mpcode: 0IMXMhvdHEE	Freddie North	Raining On A Sunny Day	1973	Mankind
---	recordlabel: Mankind 12018 writtenby: Frank Johnson, Carl Lumbus	Freddie North	You're Killing Me Slowly But Surely	1973	Mankind
---	recordlabel: Malaco 1023	Carolyn Hudson	Foot Loose and Fancy Free	1973	Malaco
---	recordlabel: Mala 12036 writtenby: F. Tanner	Chuck Cockerham	Have I Got A Right	1973	Mala
1	recordlabel: Mainstream 5550 chartposition: RandB #54 writtenby: Eddie Billups	Linda Perry	I Need Someone	1973	Mainstream
---	recordlabel: Mainstream 5547 writtenby: Miller, McCoy, Matthews	Afrique	Kumbo Coming (Good News)	1973	Mainstream
1	recordlabel: Mainstream 5546 chartposition: RandB #39	The Chubukos	Witch Doctor Bump	1973	Mainstream
2	recordlabel: Mainstream 5545 chartposition: RandB #92, US AC #25 writtenby: Joe Rock, Jimmy Beaumont, Lennie Martin, Janet Vogel, John H. Taylor, Joseph Verscharen	Lenny Welch	Since I Don't Have You	1973	Mainstream
---	recordlabel: Mainstream 5543 writtenby: Rose Marie McCoy and Helen Miller	Doris Duke	Business Deal	1973	Mainstream
1	recordlabel: Mainstream 5542 chartposition: RandB #33, US #47 writtenby: Manu Dibango album: Soul Makossa comments: [instrumental]	Afrique	Soul Makossa	1973	Mainstream
2	recordlabel: MGM 14684 chartposition: RandB #52 writtenby: L. Anthony and Thomas East	Thomas East	Funky Music (Part I)	1973	MGM
3	recordlabel: MGM 14678 chartposition: RandB #50 writtenby: Leon Sylvers III album: The Sylvers II	The Sylvers	Through the Love in My Heart	1973	MGM
4	recordlabel: MGM 14635 writtenby: Sandy Nelson and Richie Podolor (as Richard Podolor) album: Bongo Rock comments: [instrumental]	The Incredible Bongo Band	Let There Be Drums	1973	MGM
5	recordlabel: MGM 14630 chartposition: RandB #63, US #92 writtenby: Bobby Stevenson and Otis Blackwell album: Foster Sylvers	Foster Sylvers	Hey, Little Girl	1973	MGM
6	recordlabel: MGM 14623 chartposition: RandB #7, US writtenby: Sam Cooke album: Having A Party	The Ovations	Having a Party (Medley)	1973	MGM
7	recordlabel: MGM 14588 chartposition: RandB #42, US #57, US AC #35 writtenby: Preston Epps and Arthur Egnoian album: Bongo Rock comments: [instrumental]	The Incredible Bongo Band	Bongo Rock	1973	MGM
8	recordlabel: MGM 14579 chartposition: RandB #33, US #89 writtenby: Leon Sylvers III album: The Sylvers II	The Sylvers	Stay Away from Me	1973	MGM
---	recordlabel: MGM 14574 writtenby: Guy Hemric album: The Soul Of Nigger Charley (Original Soundtrack Album) comments: [ballad] mpcode: Bta_lrLHRKc	Lou Rawls	Morning Comes Around	1973	MGM
1	recordlabel: MGM 14571 chartposition: RandB #97 writtenby: Daniel Moore	Solomon Burke	Shambala	1973	MGM
2	recordlabel: MCA 40153 chartposition: US #103 writtenby: Mentor Williams and Ron Davies album: Loving Arms	Dobie Gray	Good Old Song	1973	MCA
3	recordlabel: MCA 40104 chartposition: RandB #98, US #40, US AC #22 writtenby: David Batteau album: El Chicano	El Chicano	Tell Her She's Lovely	1973	MCA
4	recordlabel: MCA 40100 chartposition: RandB #81, US #61, US AC #7 writtenby: Tom Jans album: Loving Arms	Dobie Gray	Loving Arms	1973	MCA
---	recordlabel: Lovelite 1008 writtenby: Byron Gregory, Patricia A. Hamilton	Patti & The Lovelites	Love So Strong	1973	Lovelite
1	recordlabel: London 1051 chartposition: RandB #7, US #43 writtenby: Harry Williams album: Natural High	Bloodstone	Never Let You Go	1973	London
2	recordlabel: London 1046 chartposition: RandB #4, US #10, UK #40, US AC #20 writtenby: Charles McCormick album: Natural High comments: [sweet soul love ballad]	Bloodstone	Natural High	1973	London
---	recordlabel: London 10419 (UK) writtenby: Al Green album: Let's Stay Together	Al Green	So You're Leaving	1973	London(UK)
1	recordlabel: London 10405 chartposition: RandB #31, US #111 weeksinr&bchart: 9 writtenby: Earl Randle album: I Can't Stand The Rain / Ann Peebles Greatest Hits comments: [southern soul]	Ann Peebles	I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down	1973	London
---	recordlabel: Listening Post 101 writtenby: I. Bolden	Tony Owens	(When You're Wrong) You Got To Pay The Price	1973	Listening Post
1	recordlabel: Lion 148 chartposition: RandB #49 writtenby: Landy McNeal	We The People	Forgotten Man	1973	Lion
2	recordlabel: Lion 140 chartposition: RandB #26, US #107 writtenby: Hal Davis and Herman Griffith	Vee Allen	Can I	1973	Lion
---	recordlabel: LMI 1002 writtenby: Bill Withers album: Let Me In Your Life	Della Reese	Let Me In Your Life	1973	LMI
1	recordlabel: Kwanza 7703 chartposition: RandB #82 writtenby: Bobby Byrd	Bobby Byrd	Try It Again	1973	Kwanza
---	recordlabel: Kwanza 7688	Spyder Turner	Since I Don't Have You	1973	Kwanza
1	recordlabel: Kwanza 7678 chartposition: RandB #34 writtenby: Eddie Sullivan, Marshall Thompson	The Classic Sullivans	Paint Yourself In The Corner	1973	Kwanza
2	recordlabel: Kwanza 7678 chartposition: RandB #34 writtenby: Eddie Sullivan	The Classic Sullivans	I Don't Want to Lose You	1973	Kwanza
3	recordlabel: Kudu 916 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #60 writtenby: Norman Whitfield album: Soul Box comments: [jazz funk instrumental]	Grover Washington, Jr.	Masterpiece	1973	Kudu
---	recordlabel: Kudu 915 writtenby: Bill Withers album: Alone Again, Naturally	Esther Phillips	Use Me	1973	Kudu
---	recordlabel: Kudu 915 writtenby: Bill Withers album: Alone Again, Naturally comments: [jazz soul ballad] mpcode: iK-fPcbXlUk	Esther Phillips	Let Me In Your Life	1973	Kudu
1	recordlabel: KoKo 2115 chartposition: RandB #11, US #64 writtenby: Johnny Baylor and Luther Ingram album: If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want to Be Right	Luther Ingram	Always	1973	KoKo
2	recordlabel: Ko Ko 2116 chartposition: RandB #23 writtenby: Johnny Baylor album: If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want to Be Right comments: [ballad]	Luther Ingram	Love Ain't Gonna Run Me Away	1973	Ko Ko
---	recordlabel: King 6422 writtenby: George Jackson album: Various - King's Serious Soul--Too Much Pain comments: [southern soul ballad]	The Patterson Twins	Back In Love Again	1973	King
---	recordlabel: King 6407 writtenby: George Jackson, Raymond Moore	The Patterson Twins	If Ever I Got You Back	1973	King
1	recordlabel: Kama Sutra 577 chartposition: RandB #22, US #1 writtenby: Errol Brown and Tony Wilson album: About Us comments: [rock soul] Original version by Hot Chocolate not released in the US	Stories	Brother Louie	1973	Kama Sutra
2	recordlabel: Just Sunshine 514 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #51 writtenby: Johnny Robinson comments: [ballad]	Que Sunryse	Friday The Thirteenth	1973	Just Sunshine
---	recordlabel: Just Sunshine 510 writtenby: L. Hutson, J. Scott, R. Tuto album: The Voices of East Harlem	The Voices of East Harlem	I Like Having You Around	1973	Just Sunshine
1	recordlabel: Just Sunshine 504 chartposition: RandB #57 writtenby: L. Hutson, J. Reaves, M. Hawkins and J. Hutson album: The Voices of East Harlem	The Voices of East Harlem	Giving Love	1973	Just Sunshine
2	recordlabel: Just Sunshine 503 writtenby: Betty Davis album: Betty Davis	Betty Davis	If I'm in Luck I Might Get Picked Up	1973	Just Sunshine
---	recordlabel: Jewel 837 writtenby: A. Washington	Albert Washington	If You Need Me	1973	Jewel
---	recordlabel: Jar Val 15 writtenby: Jimmy Braswell	Jimmy Braswell	Time Waits For No Man	1973	Jar Val
---	recordlabel: Jar Val 15 writtenby: Jimmy Braswell	Jimmy Braswell	This Time It's Got To Be For Real	1973	Jar Val

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