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
701	recordlabel: Columbia 45953 chartposition: RandB #23, US #52 writtenby: Maurice White album: Head to the Sky	Earth, Wind & Fire	Keep Your Head to the Sky	1973	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 45927 writtenby: Little Harlem, Winfred Lovett album: There's No Me Without You comments: [funk] mpcode: zThWFDUOd7A	The Manhattans	Soul Train	1973	Columbia
1	recordlabel: Columbia 45927 chartposition: RandB #18, US #77 writtenby: John Fowlkes and Roger Genger album: There's No Me Without You comments: [philly sound ballad]	The Manhattans	You'd Better Believe it	1973	Columbia
2	recordlabel: Columbia 45907 chartposition: RandB #73 writtenby: Paul Simon	The Dixie Hummingbirds	Loves Me Like a Rock	1973	Columbia
3	recordlabel: Columbia 45888 chartposition: RandB #25, US #50, US dance #19 writtenby: Philip Bailey and Maurice White album: Head to the Sky	Earth, Wind & Fire	Evil	1973	Columbia
4	recordlabel: Columbia 45838 chartposition: RandB #3, US #43 writtenby: Edward Bivins album: There's No Me Without You comments: [philly sound ballad]	The Manhattans	There's No Me Without You	1973	Columbia
5	recordlabel: Columbia 45835 chartposition: US AC #36 writtenby: Jerry Fuller album: Killing Me Softly With Her Song	Johnny Mathis	Show and Tell	1973	Columbia
6	recordlabel: Columbia 45777 chartposition: US AC #40 writtenby: Arthur Kent and Ed Warren	Johnny Mathis	Take Good Care of Her	1973	Columbia
7	recordlabel: Columbia 45776 chartposition: RandB #15, US #28, US AC #16 writtenby: Thom Bell & Linda Creed album: One Man Band comments: [philly sound]	Ronnie Dyson	One Man Band (Plays All Alone)	1973	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 45771 comments: [philly sound ballad]	Ghetto Children	I Just Gotta Find Someone To Love Me	1973	Columbia
1	recordlabel: Columbia 45685 chartposition: RandB #41, US #90 writtenby: Van McCoy	Anacostia	On and Off (Part 1)	1973	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 445813 writtenby: J. Ragavoy, J. Levine	Carl Hall	What About You	1973	Columbia
1	recordlabel: Columbia 445747 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #39, US #104 writtenby: Maurice White and Verdine White album: Last Days and Time	Earth, Wind & Fire	Mom	1973	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 32444 writtenby: Souren Mozian, Teddy Randazzo, Victoria Pike album: There's No Me Without You comments: [philly sound ballad album cut] mpcode: iFnAjkaUk20	The Manhattans	Falling Apart at the Seams	1973	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 32444 writtenby: Charles Reed, Winfred Lovett album: There's No Me Without You mpcode: -Fic0gnSz10	The Manhattans	It's So Hard Loving You	1973	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 3 10045 writtenby: K. Kelly album: There's No Me Without You	The Manhattans	The Day the Robin Sang to Me	1973	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia writtenby: Winfred Lovett album: There's No Me Without You comments: [album cut]	The Manhattans	We Made It	1973	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Collectables 5189 album: Loleatta comments: [deep soul] [album cut]	Loleatta Holloway	Part Time Lover, Full Time Fool	1973	Collectables
---	recordlabel: Co Co Cleveland 103 writtenby: L. Ragland	Lou Ragland And Hot Chocolate	I Can't Take It	1973	Co Co Cleveland
1	recordlabel: Clean 60005 chartposition: US #109 writtenby: Bobby Womack	The Valentinos	I Can Understand It (Part I)	1973	Clean
---	recordlabel: Chimneyville 446 writtenby: Here It Is album: Think About It	King Floyd	Here It Is	1973	Chimneyville
1	recordlabel: Chimneyville 446 chartposition: RandB #49 writtenby: Don Covay and Otis Redding album: Think About It	King Floyd	Think About It	1973	Chimneyville
---	recordlabel: Chimneyville 1779 writtenby: King Floyd III	King Floyd	So Much Confusion	1973	Chimneyville
1	recordlabel: Chess 2144 chartposition: RandB #29, US #101 writtenby: C. C. Williamson, Trevor Lawrence and Gabriel Mekler album: Etta James	Etta James	All the Way Down	1973	Chess
---	recordlabel: Chelsea 780117 writtenby: Clyde Otis, Norman Harris	Willie Roundtree	Another World	1973	Chelsea
1	recordlabel: Chelsea 78-108 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #49 writtenby: Baker, Harris, Otis	Willie Roundtree	House Of Memories	1973	Chelsea
---	recordlabel: Chelsea 78 0113 writtenby: Joe Jefferson album: I'm Doin' Fine Now comments: [philly sound]	New York City	Ain't It So	1973	Chelsea
---	recordlabel: Chelsea 25 writtenby: Joe Jefferson album: I'm Doing Fine Now comments: [philly sound]	New York City	Uncle James	1973	Chelsea
1	recordlabel: Chelsea 0125 chartposition: RandB #44, US #107 writtenby: Harold Beatty album: Brown Sugar Featuring Clydie King	Brown Sugar ft. Clydie King	Loneliness (Will Bring Us Together Again)	1973	Chelsea
2	recordlabel: Chelsea 0025 chartposition: RandB #44, US #93 writtenby: Tim McQueen album: I'm Doin' Fine Now	New York City	Make Me Twice the Man	1973	Chelsea
---	recordlabel: Chelsea writtenby: Bert Russell, Wes Farrell album: I'm Doin' Fine Now / The Best of New York City comments: [album cut] mpcode: M3FcsxEbyms	New York City	Hang On Sloopy	1973	Chelsea
---	recordlabel: Chelsea writtenby: Jim Webb album: I\'m Doin\' Fine Now / The Best of New York City comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: YsGNxPaaD1c	New York City	By The Time I Get To Phoenix	1973	Chelsea
---	recordlabel: Chelsea writtenby: Bobby Hart, Danny Janssen, Wes Farrell album: I'm Doin' Fine Now / The Best of New York City comments: [album cut] mpcode: M3FcsxEbyms	New York City	Reach Out	1973	Chelsea
1	recordlabel: Chain 2101 chartposition: RandB #34 writtenby: Vernon Bullock and Bobby Wilson album: I'll Be Your Rainbow	Bobby Wilson	Here Is Where the Love Is	1973	Chain
---	recordlabel: Cat 1990 writtenby: M. Carter, W. Clarke comments: [southern soul ballad] mpcode: h4ngLBaLRMU	Melvin Carter	Love Is A Sacrifice	1973	Cat
1	recordlabel: Cat 1989 chartposition: RandB #17 writtenby: Ed Townsend album: Gwen McCrae	Gwen McCrae	For Your Love	1973	Cat
---	recordlabel: Cat 1987 writtenby: C. Reid, I. Kitts album: Gwen McCrae comments: [ballad] mpcode: SrEj5BxvSzs	Gwen McCrae	He Keeps Something Groovy Goin' On	1973	Cat
---	recordlabel: Cat 1987 writtenby: Clarence Reid album: Gwen McCrae mpcode: TJxekyRarTI	Gwen McCrae	Your Love Is Worse Than A Cold Love	1973	Cat
1	recordlabel: Capsoul 28 chartposition: RandB #80 writtenby: Ben Caldwell album: Gently Down Your Stream	Four Mints	You're My Desire	1973	Capsoul
2	recordlabel: Capsoul 27 chartposition: RandB #84 writtenby: Dana Middleton and Jeff Smith album: Gently Down Your Stream	Four Mints	Do You Really Love Me	1973	Capsoul
3	recordlabel: Capricorn 0017 chartposition: RandB #35 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Mindful	Maxayn	Check Out Your Mind	1973	Capricorn
4	recordlabel: Capitol 3790 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #50 writtenby: H. Beatty comments: [disco dance]	Watts Line	Never Stop Lovin' Me	1973	Capitol
5	recordlabel: Capitol 3773 chartposition: RandB #55 writtenby: Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter	Skylark	If That's the Way You Want It	1973	Capitol
6	recordlabel: Capitol 3722 chartposition: RandB #95 writtenby: Carl Fisher and Bobby Eli	Lois Sneed	This Little Woman	1973	Capitol
7	recordlabel: Capitol 3695 chartposition: RandB #31 writtenby: James Sawyer	Tomorrow's Promise	You're Sweet, You're Fine, You're Everything	1973	Capitol
8	recordlabel: Capitol 3695 chartposition: RandB #88 weeksinr&bchart: 1	Tomorrow's Promise	I'm Gonna Give It To You	1973	Capitol
9	recordlabel: Capitol 3674 chartposition: RandB #5, US #35 writtenby: Floyd Butler & Billy Osborne album: Check It Out comments: [ballad]	Tavares	Check It Out	1973	Capitol
10	recordlabel: Capitol 3644 chartposition: RandB #88 writtenby: Brad Comer	Willard King	Lady Be Mine	1973	Capitol
---	recordlabel: Capitol 3633 writtenby: Jerry Weaver	Joe Odom	If You Knew Her Like I Do	1973	Capitol
---	recordlabel: Capitol 15905 album: Check It Out comments: [album cut]	Tavares	Strangers in Dark Corners	1973	Capitol
---	recordlabel: Canyon 1000 writtenby: Freddie Briggs album: Taking All The Love I Can comments: [northern soul]	The Chosen Few	Taking All The Love I Can	1973	Canyon
1	recordlabel: Cadet 5698 chartposition: RandB #10, US #51 writtenby: Don Davis, Herbert Ross and James Dean album: The Dells	The Dells	My Pretending Days Are Over	1973	Cadet
---	recordlabel: Cadet 5697 writtenby: T. Callier, L. Wade album: I Just Can't Help Myself mpcode: xXcVJbXMhlQ	Terry Callier	I Just Can't Help Myself	1973	Cadet
1	recordlabel: Cadet 5696 chartposition: RandB #3, US #34 writtenby: Henry Williams & Marv Johnson album: Give Your Baby a Standing Ovation comments: [ballad]	The Dells	Give Your Baby a Standing Ovation	1973	Cadet
---	recordlabel: Cadet 50046 writtenby: James Dean album: The Dells comments: [album cut]	The Dells	If You Move I'll Fall	1973	Cadet
1	recordlabel: CTI 4000 chartposition: US #2, UK #7, US AC #5 writtenby: Richard Strauss album: Prelude comments: [jazz funk instrumental]	Deodato	Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)	1973	CTI
2	recordlabel: CTI 16 chartposition: RandB #42, US #41, US AC #10 writtenby: George Gershwin album: Deodato 2 comments: [jazz funk] [instrumental]	Deodato	Rhapsody in Blue	1973	CTI
---	recordlabel: CBS 2117 (UK) writtenby: T. Randazzo, R. Joyce album: There's No Me Without You comments: [ballad]	The Manhattans	I'm Not A Run Around	1973	CBS(UK)
1	recordlabel: CBS 1732 chartposition: RandB #92, US #75, US AC #1 writtenby: Thom Bell and Linda Creed album: I'm Coming Home	Johnny Mathis	I'm Coming Home	1973	CBS
---	recordlabel: C.R.A. 3641 writtenby: Bobo, Curry, Dominguez, Long	The Notations	What More Can I Say	1973	C.R.A.
---	recordlabel: Bumpshop 153 writtenby: Darrell Bell comments: [ballad] mpcode: pAhSe9Rn_CU	Albert Jones	Reflections	1973	Bumpshop
---	recordlabel: Buddah 5141 writtenby: Jim Weatherly album: Imagination... comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: R-YHxEwjljY	Gladys Knight & The Pips	Storms Of Troubled Times	1973	Buddah
---	recordlabel: Buddah 395 writtenby: Barbara Mason album: Lady Love / The Very Best of Barbara Mason comments: [ballad] mpcode: sxFSdnY8hbI	Barbara Mason	Caught In The Middle (Of A One Sided Love Affair)	1973	Buddah
1	recordlabel: Buddah 393 chartposition: RandB #1, US #4, UK #56 writtenby: Gerry Goffin & Barry Goldberg album: Imagination...	Gladys Knight & the Pips	I've Got to Use My Imagination	1973	Buddah
---	recordlabel: Buddah 393 writtenby: Johnny Nash album: Imagination... mpcode: OGggMSwNGVs	Gladys Knight & The Pips	I Can See Clearly Now	1973	Buddah
1	recordlabel: Buddah 383 chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #55, US AC 19 writtenby: Jim Weatherly album: Imagination... comments: [beat ballad]	Gladys Knight & the Pips	Midnight Train to Georgia	1973	Buddah
---	recordlabel: Buddah 383 writtenby: B. Knight, E. Patten, G. Knight, W. Guest album: Imagination... mpcode: AHW-JEIW5DU	Gladys Knight & The Pips	Window Raisin' Granny	1973	Buddah
1	recordlabel: Buddah 375 chartposition: RandB #79 writtenby: Al Elias and Andy Badale comments: [from the movie Gordon's War]	Barbara Mason	Child of Tomorrow	1973	Buddah
2	recordlabel: Buddah 363 chartposition: RandB #6, US #28, US AC #18 writtenby: Jim Weatherly album: Imagination... comments: [ballad]	Gladys Knight & the Pips	Where Peaceful Waters Flow	1973	Buddah
---	recordlabel: Buddah 363 writtenby: Paul Williams album: Imagination... comments: [ballad] mpcode: 5s53Pr49JBY	Gladys Knight & The Pips	Perfect Love	1973	Buddah
1	recordlabel: Buddah 355 chartposition: US #125 writtenby: Barbara Mason album: Give Me Your Love comments: [re recording]	Barbara Mason	Yes, I'm Ready	1973	Buddah
2	recordlabel: Buddah 339 chartposition: RandB #34 writtenby: Norman Harris and Ronald Baker album: The Legendary Zing Album	The Trammps	Pray All You Sinners	1973	Buddah
3	recordlabel: Buddah 331 chartposition: RandB #9, US #31 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Give Me Your Love / The Very Best of Barbara Mason	Barbara Mason	Give Me Your Love	1973	Buddah
---	recordlabel: Budd 101 writtenby: Ted Ford	Ted Ford	I Can't Give You Up	1973	Budd
---	recordlabel: Brunswick 754197 writtenby: Eugene Record, Stan McKenny album: Chi-Lites comments: [sweet soul album cut] mpcode: rpgZ72Q9z2s	The Chi-Lites	Go Away Dream	1973	Brunswick
---	recordlabel: Brunswick 754189 writtenby: J. Perry album: Beautiful Day comments: [album cut] mpcode: vZOaOWvLLiI	Jackie Wilson	Don't You Know I Love You	1973	Brunswick
---	recordlabel: Brunswick 55508 writtenby: Carl Davis, Sonny Sanders	Lyn Roman	Stop, I Don't Need No Sympathy	1973	Brunswick
---	recordlabel: Brunswick 55505 writtenby: Eugene Record, Stan McKenny album: Chi-Lites comments: [sweet soul ballad] mpcode: EZLlS4G2PPc	The Chi-Lites	I Never Had It So Good (And Felt So Bad)	1973	Brunswick
1	recordlabel: Brunswick 55503 chartposition: RandB #17, US #47, UK #35 writtenby: Eugene Record album: The Chi Lites	The Chi-Lites	I Found Sunshine	1973	Brunswick
2	recordlabel: Brunswick 55502 chartposition: RandB #91 writtenby: L. Graham, D. Miller and R. Haley	Walter Jackson	Let Me Come Back	1973	Brunswick
3	recordlabel: Brunswick 55500 chartposition: RandB #2, US #30, UK #57 writtenby: Eugene Record & Barbara Acklin album: The Chi-Lites	The Chi-Lites	Stoned Out of My Mind	1973	Brunswick
4	recordlabel: Brunswick 55499 chartposition: RandB #95 writtenby: Desmond Dekker (as Desmond Dacres)	Jackie Wilson	Sing a Little Song	1973	Brunswick
---	recordlabel: Brunswick 55498 writtenby: Allen O'Day	Walter Jackson	Easy Evil	1973	Brunswick
---	recordlabel: Brunswick 55498 writtenby: Eugene Record, Stan McKenney	Walter Jackson	I Never Had It So Good	1973	Brunswick
1	recordlabel: Brunswick 55496 chartposition: RandB #46, US #92 writtenby: Eugene Record and Stan McKenny album: A Letter to Myself	The Chi-Lites	My Heart Just Keeps On Breakin'	1973	Brunswick
2	recordlabel: Brunswick 55495 chartposition: RandB #44 writtenby: Leo Graham and Dennis Miller	Jackie Wilson	Because of You	1973	Brunswick
---	recordlabel: Brunswick 55493 writtenby: Brian Davis, Jeffrey Perry	The Artistics	She's Heaven	1973	Brunswick
1	recordlabel: Brunswick 55491 chartposition: RandB #3, US #3 writtenby: Eugene Record & Sandra Drayton album: A Letter to Myself comments: [sweet soul ballad]	The Chi-Lites	A Letter to Myself	1973	Brunswick
---	recordlabel: Brunswick 55490 writtenby: D. Perry, J. Perry, Z. Perry, L. Perry album: Beautiful Day	Jackie Wilson	Beautiful Day	1973	Brunswick
1	recordlabel: Blue Thumb 6171 chartposition: RandB #12, US #11 writtenby: Allen Toussaint album: The Pointer Sisters comments: [funk]	The Pointer Sisters	Yes We Can Can	1973	Blue Thumb
2	recordlabel: Blue Thumb 243 chartposition: RandB #24, US #61 writtenby: Willie Dixon album: The Pointer Sisters	The Pointer Sisters	Wang Dang Doodle	1973	Blue Thumb
3	recordlabel: Blue Thumb 225 chartposition: RandB #31, US #86 writtenby: Joe Sample album: The 2nd Crusade comments: [instrumental] [jazz funk]	The Crusaders	Don't Let It Get You Down	1973	Blue Thumb
4	recordlabel: Blue Note 212 chartposition: RandB #19, US #88 writtenby: Larry Mizell album: Black Byrd comments: [instrumental] [jazz funk]	Donald Byrd	Black Byrd	1973	Blue Note
---	recordlabel: Blue Mountain 1027 writtenby: M. Williams. D. Madden, D. Pickney, J. Cipaldi comments: Reggae	Zap Pow	This Is Reggae Music	1973	Blue Mountain
1	recordlabel: Blue Mountain 1023 (UK) chartposition: UK #51 writtenby: Elliot Francis album: Leave The Reggae To Us comments: [reggae]	Greyhound	Only Love Can Win	1973	Blue Mountain(UK)
2	recordlabel: Blue Candle 1498 chartposition: RandB #51, US #113 writtenby: George Davis and Lee Diamond	Oscar Weathers	Tell It Like It Is (Part 1)	1973	Blue Candle
3	recordlabel: Black Gold 9 chartposition: RandB #49 writtenby: Ronnie Shannon album: What a Shame	The Dynamics	Funkey Key	1973	Black Gold
4	recordlabel: Black Gold 8 chartposition: RandB #40 writtenby: Ronnie Shannon album: What a Shame	The Dynamics	What a Shame	1973	Black Gold
---	recordlabel: Black Gold 7	LaJay Alexander	Say So	1973	Black Gold
---	recordlabel: Black Gold 10 writtenby: Ron Shannon	LaJay Alexander	What 'Cha Gonna' Do (When Your Time Runs Out)	1973	Black Gold

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