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
---	recordlabel: Bil Mar 2501 writtenby: Marshall McQueen, Bill Williams Jr.	Cecil Shaw	This I've Gotta See	1973	Bil Mar
1	recordlabel: Bell 45425 chartposition: RandB #75, US #82, US AC #30 writtenby: Alan O'Day and Artie Wayne	The 5th Dimension	Flashback	1973	Bell
2	recordlabel: Bell 45380 chartposition: RandB #54, US #52, USAC #7 writtenby: Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter album: Living Together, Growing Together	The 5th Dimension	Ashes to Ashes	1973	Bell
---	recordlabel: Bell 45365 writtenby: A. Capitanelli, R. O'Conner	Koffie	Stay Here With Me	1973	Bell
1	recordlabel: Bell 45338 chartposition: US #70, US AC #18 writtenby: Paul Anka album: Living Together, Growing Together	The 5th Dimension	Everything's Been Changed	1973	Bell
2	recordlabel: Bell 45310 chartposition: US #32, US AC #5 writtenby: Burt Bacharach and Hal David album: Living Together, Growing Together	The 5th Dimension	Living Together, Growing Together	1973	Bell
3	recordlabel: Bell 45305 chartposition: US #71 writtenby: Palmer E. James album: Al Green	Al Green	Hot Wire	1973	Bell
---	recordlabel: Bell 2008111 (UK) writtenby: Paul McCartney album: Now	The Drifters	Every Night	1973	Bell(UK)
1	recordlabel: Bell 1313 (UK) chartposition: UK #7 writtenby: Geoff Stephens, Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway album: Love Games	The Drifters	Like Sister and Brother	1973	Bell(UK)
---	recordlabel: Bell 1313 (UK) writtenby: W. Becker album: Now comments: [album cut]	The Drifters	The Songs We Used To Sing	1973	Bell(UK)
---	recordlabel: Bearsville 10 writtenby: Charles, Danko album: Bobby Charles	Bobby Charles	Small Town Talk	1973	Bearsville
---	recordlabel: Back Beat album: Memphis Unlimited comments: [Complete Album]	O.V. Wright	Memphis Unlimited (full album)	1973	Back Beat
1	recordlabel: Babylon 1109 chartposition: RandB #51 writtenby: Norman Harris and Allan Felder album: Executive Suite 1 comments: [philly sound] [sweet soul ballad]	Executive Suite	I'm a Winner Now	1973	Babylon
---	recordlabel: BSR 5030	La Familia Inc.	Do You Love Me?	1973	BSR
1	recordlabel: BASF 15151 chartposition: RandB #70 writtenby: S. Taylor	Priscilla Price	Funny	1973	BASF
---	recordlabel: Aware 35 writtenby: Floyd Smith, Richard Tufano album: John Edwards	John Edwards	You Were Made For Love	1973	Aware
---	recordlabel: Aware 038 writtenby: Leroy Emmanuel album: Love Sign	The Counts	Too Bad	1973	Aware
1	recordlabel: Aware 035 chartposition: RandB #45 writtenby: Al Gardner, Clinton Moon and Sam Dees album: John Edwards	John Edwards	Stop This Merry-Go-Round	1973	Aware
2	recordlabel: Aware 034 chartposition: RandB #83	Deep Velvet	Hanna Mae	1973	Aware
3	recordlabel: Aware 033 chartposition: RandB #43 writtenby: Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy album: Loleatta	Loleatta Holloway	Our Love	1973	Aware
4	recordlabel: Aware 033 chartposition: RandB #63 writtenby: Sam Dees and Cleveland Yelder album: Loleatta	Loleatta Holloway	Mother of Shame	1973	Aware
5	recordlabel: Aware 027 chartposition: R&B #37, US #105 writtenby: The Mighty Hannibal album: Truth	King Hannibal	The Truth Shall Make You Free	1973	Aware
6	recordlabel: Avco 6105025 (UK) chartposition: UK #31 writtenby: Sandy Linzer	Limmie & the Family Cookin	Dreamboat	1973	Avco(UK)
7	recordlabel: Avco 6105023 (UK) chartposition: UK #35 writtenby: Gregory Guess and Norman Knox album: Round 2	The Stylistics	Peek-a-Boo	1973	Avco(UK)
8	recordlabel: Avco 6105020 chartposition: RandB #5, US #5, UK #34 writtenby: Thom Bell, Kenny Gamble & Linda Creed album: Round 2 comments: [philly sound sweet soul ballad]	The Stylistics	Break Up to Make Up	1973	Avco
---	recordlabel: Avco 4645 album: On A New Street	Little Anthony & the Imperials	The Loneliest House On The Block	1973	Avco
1	recordlabel: Avco 4625 chartposition: RandB #3, US #14, UK #6, US AC #44 writtenby: Linda Creed & Thom Bell album: Rockin' Roll Baby comments: [philly sound]	The Stylistics	Rockin' Roll Baby	1973	Avco
---	recordlabel: Avco 4625 writtenby: Linda Creed, Thom Bell album: Round 2 comments: [philly sound] mpcode: PU38ODDMcX0	The Stylistics	Pieces	1973	Avco
1	recordlabel: Avco 4619 chartposition: RandB #56 writtenby: Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore and George David Weiss album: The Softones comments: Sweet Soul [love ballad]	The Softones	Can't Help Falling in Love	1973	Avco
2	recordlabel: Avco 4618 chartposition: RandB #8, US #23, US AC #4 writtenby: Burt Bacharach & Hal David album: Round 2 comments: [philly sound sweet soul]	The Stylistics	You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)	1973	Avco
3	recordlabel: Avco 4614 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #61 writtenby: James Grant album: On A New Street	Little Anthony & the Imperials	La La La At The End	1973	Avco
---	recordlabel: Avalanche 200 writtenby: R. Parker	The Group	Say Girl (Where Have You Been)	1973	Avalanche
---	recordlabel: Avalanche 197	Donny Mann	Things	1973	Avalanche
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 7265 writtenby: Aretha Franklin album: Hey Now Hey (The Other Side Of The Sky)	Aretha Franklin	Hey Now Hey (The Other Side Of The Sky)	1973	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 7256 writtenby: Akines, Bellmon, Turner, Drayton album: The Spinners (Detroit) comments: [album cut] mpcode: DSRUnLStclw	The Spinners	Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You	1973	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 7256 writtenby: Yvette Davis album: The Spinners (Detroit) comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: 7-6JLg84eI0	The Spinners	We Belong Together	1973	Atlantic
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 459 chartposition: RandB #30, US #104 writtenby: Gene Dozier, Bunny Sigler, Bernard Robert Broomer and Lee Phillips	Wilson Pickett	International Playboy	1973	Atlantic
2	recordlabel: Atlantic 452991 chartposition: RandB #59 writtenby: Sam Dees and Bill Brandon album: The Show Must Go On	Sam Dees	So Tied Up	1973	Atlantic
3	recordlabel: Atlantic 452971 chartposition: RandB #121, US #35, US AC #29 writtenby: Manu Dibango album: Soul Makossa	Manu Dibango	Soul Makossa	1973	Atlantic
4	recordlabel: Atlantic 452950 chartposition: RandB #88 writtenby: Larry Henley and Red Lane	Bettye Swann	Till I Get It Right	1973	Atlantic
5	recordlabel: Atlantic 45 2937 chartposition: RandB #58 writtenby: Sam Dees & Jesse J. Lewis album: The Show Must Go On	Sam Dees	Just Out Of My Reach	1973	Atlantic
6	recordlabel: Atlantic 2995 chartposition: RandB #1, US #3, UK #26, US AC #33 writtenby: Stevie Wonder, Clarence Paul & Morris Broadnax album: Let Me in Your Life comments: [beat ballad]	Aretha Franklin	Until You Come Back to Me	1973	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2995 writtenby: A. Franklin	Aretha Franklin	If You Don't Think	1973	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2991 album: The Show Must Go On	Sam Dees	Signed Miss Heroin	1973	Atlantic
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 2989 chartposition: RandB #28 writtenby: Leroy Bell and Phil Hurtt album: Sweet Charlie Babe	Jackie Moore	Both Ends Against the Middle	1973	Atlantic
2	recordlabel: Atlantic 2988 chartposition: RandB #32 writtenby: Paul Kelly album: Sweet Surrender	Margie Joseph	Come Lay Some Lovin' on Me	1973	Atlantic
3	recordlabel: Atlantic 2987 chartposition: RandB #46 writtenby: Johnell Grey, Naamon "Chip" Jones and Bradley Owens album: No Time to Burn	Black Heat	No Time to Burn	1973	Atlantic
4	recordlabel: Atlantic 2983 chartposition: RandB #77, US #109 writtenby: Manu Dibango album: Soul Makossa	Manu Dibango	Dangwa	1973	Atlantic
5	recordlabel: Atlantic 2982 chartposition: RandB #19, US #30, US AC #3 writtenby: Janis Ian album: Killing Me Softly comments: [ballad]	Roberta Flack	Jesse	1973	Atlantic
6	recordlabel: Atlantic 2976 chartposition: RandB #73 writtenby: Phil Hurtt and Anthony Bell	Clyde Brown	Ghetto Cowboy	1973	Atlantic
7	recordlabel: Atlantic 2973 chartposition: RandB #4, US #29, UK 7, US AC #20 writtenby: Thom Bell & Linda Creed album: The Spinners (Detroit) comments: [philly sound]	The Spinners	Ghetto Child	1973	Atlantic
8	recordlabel: Atlantic 2969 chartposition: RandB #1, UK #37, US #20, US AC #44, writtenby: Carolyn Franklin & Sonny Saunders album: Hey Now Hey	Aretha Franklin	Angel	1973	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2969 writtenby: Aretha Franklin album: Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky)	Aretha Franklin	Sister From Texas	1973	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2967	Lorraine Johnson	If You Want Me To Be More Of A Woman, You've Got To Be More Of A Man	1973	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2967 writtenby: Sam Dees, J.J. Lewis, C. Moon	Lorraine Johnson	Can I Hold You To It	1973	Atlantic
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 2963 chartposition: RandB #89 writtenby: Phil Hurtt and Bunny Sigler	Percy Sledge	Sunshine	1973	Atlantic
2	recordlabel: Atlantic 2962 chartposition: RandB #1, US #11, US AC #19 writtenby: Joe Jefferson album: The Spinners (Detroit) comments: [philly sound]	The Spinners	One of a Kind (Love Affair)	1973	Atlantic
3	recordlabel: Atlantic 2956 chartposition: RandB #15, US #42 writtenby: Phil Hurtt and Bunny Sigler album: Sweet Charlie Babe comments: [philly sound]	Jackie Moore	Sweet Charlie Babe	1973	Atlantic
4	recordlabel: Atlantic 2954 chartposition: RandB #43 writtenby: Al Green, Willie Mitchell and Al Jackson Jr. album: Margie Joseph	Margie Joseph	Let's Stay Together	1973	Atlantic
5	recordlabel: Atlantic 2941 chartposition: RandB #8, US #33, UK #51 writtenby: Aretha Franklin & Bernice Hart album: Hey Now Hey	Aretha Franklin	Master of Eyes	1973	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2941 writtenby: James Moody	Aretha Franklin	Moody's Mood For Love	1973	Atlantic
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 2940 chartposition: RandB #2, US #1, UK #6, US AC #2 writtenby: Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel album: Killing Me Softly comments: [ballad]	Roberta Flack	Killing Me Softly with His Song	1973	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2931	Barbara Lynn	You Make Me So Hot	1973	Atlantic
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 2921 chartposition: RandB #26, US #46 writtenby: Merle Haggard and Bonnie Owens	Bettye Swann	Today I Started Loving You Again	1973	Atlantic
2	recordlabel: Atlantic 2902 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #30 writtenby: Crawford, Shapiro, Moore	Jackie Moore	It Ain't Who You Know	1973	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 10406(UK) writtenby: Danny O'Keefe album: Extension Of A Man	Donny Hathaway	Magdalena	1973	Atlantic (UK)
---	recordlabel: Atlantic writtenby: Vinnie Barrett album: The Spinners (Detroit) comments: [philly sound album cut ] mpcode: eX14-9Whbes	The Spinners	Just Can't Get You Out Of My Mind	1973	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic writtenby: Bruce Hawes album: The Spinners (Detroit) comments: [philly sound ballad album cut]	The Spinners	I Could Never (Repay Your Love)	1973	Atlantic
1	recordlabel: Atco 7092 chartposition: RandB #16, US #44 writtenby: Donny Hathaway album: Extension Of A Man / The Best of Donny Hathaway	Donny Hathaway	Someday We'll All Be Free	1973	Atco
---	recordlabel: Atco 7029 writtenby: Donny Hathaway album: Extension Of A Man comments: [album cut] mpcode: kqHlVk4-TK0	Donny Hathaway	I Love The Lord, He Heard My Cry (Parts I and II)	1973	Atco
---	recordlabel: Atco 7029 writtenby: Hathaway, Lowe, Moss album: Extension Of A Man comments: [album cut] mpcode: p1cqfs3EbzY	Donny Hathaway	Flying Easy	1973	Atco
---	recordlabel: Atco 7029 writtenby: Leon Ware album: Extension Of A Man comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: BxVph9uUG-w	Donny Hathaway	I Know It's You	1973	Atco
---	recordlabel: Atco 6954 writtenby: B. Carrington, T. Lester, R. Brown, J. Blunt, W. Lester album: Where I'm Coming From comments: [philly sound]	True Reflection	Whisper	1973	Atco
1	recordlabel: Atco 6951 chartposition: RandB #67 writtenby: Donny Hathaway album: Extension of a Man	Donny Hathaway	Come Little Children	1973	Atco
2	recordlabel: Atco 6949 chartposition: RandB #14, US #74 writtenby: Jimmy Grant and Allan Felder (as Al Felder) album: Blue Magic comments: [sweet soul] [philly sound]	Blue Magic	Stop to Start	1973	Atco
3	recordlabel: Atco 6943 chartposition: RandB #7, US #39 writtenby: Jeff Fortgang album: Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me	The Persuaders	Some Guys Have All the Luck	1973	Atco
4	recordlabel: Atco 6937 chartposition: RandB #76, US #42 weeksinr&bchart: 4 writtenby: Dr. John (as Mac Rebennack) album: In the Right Place	Dr. John	Such A Night	1973	Atco
5	recordlabel: Atco 6930 chartposition: RandB #36, UK #51 writtenby: Norman Harris and Allan Felder (as Al Felder) album: Blue Magic comments: [philly sound]	Blue Magic	Look Me Up	1973	Atco
6	recordlabel: Atco 6928 chartposition: RandB #16, US #44 writtenby: J.R. Bailey and Ken Williams album: Extension Of A Man / The Best of Donny Hathaway	Donny Hathaway	Love, Love, Love	1973	Atco
7	recordlabel: Atco 6919 chartposition: RandB #24, US #105 writtenby: Poindexter, Poindexter, Members, Holloman, Watkins, Daniels album: The Persuaders	The Persuaders	Bad, Bold and Beautiful Girl	1973	Atco
---	recordlabel: Atco 6918 writtenby: Anthony Bell, Phil Hurtt	Duponts	(If You Can't Think Of Anything Else) Why Don't You Fall In Love With Me?	1973	Atco
1	recordlabel: Atco 6914 chartposition: RandB #19, US #9, UK #54 writtenby: Mac Rebennock album: In the Right Place comments: [funk]	Dr. John	Right Place, Wrong Time	1973	Atco
---	recordlabel: Atco 6913	Bettye LaVette	Soul Tambourine	1973	Atco
1	recordlabel: Atco 6913 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #54	Bettye LaVette	Your Turn To Cry	1973	Atco
2	recordlabel: Atco 6910 chartposition: RandB #30 writtenby: Ted Mills album: Blue Magic	Blue Magic	Spell	1973	Atco
---	recordlabel: Atco 45 6951 writtenby: Donny Hathaway album: Extension of a Man	Donny Hathaway	The Slums	1973	Atco
---	recordlabel: Atco writtenby: Addrisi, Addrisi album: Never My Love: The Anthology (2013 compilation) comments: [ballad] (recorded in 1973, unreleased until 2013) mpcode: NMQm3DCH6go	Donny Hathaway	Never My Love	1973	Atco
1	recordlabel: Astroscope 114 chartposition: RandB #82	Ponderosa Twins Plus One	Tomorrow's Rain	1973	Astroscope
2	recordlabel: Alston 4619 chartposition: RandB #10, US #55 writtenby: Betty Wright , Clarence Reid and Willie Clarke	Betty Wright	Let Me Be Your Lovemaker	1973	Alston
3	recordlabel: Alston 4617 chartposition: RandB #11, US #72 writtenby: Betty Wright , Clarence Reid and Willie Clarke album: Hard to Stop	Betty Wright	It's Hard to Stop (Doing Something When it's Good to You)	1973	Alston
4	recordlabel: All Platinum 2346 chartposition: RandB #77 writtenby: Donnie Elbert	Donnie Elbert	This Feeling of Losing You	1973	All Platinum
5	recordlabel: All Platinum 2343 chartposition: RandB #45 writtenby: All Platinum 2343	Dave Baby Cortez	Someone Has Taken Your Place	1973	All Platinum
6	recordlabel: All Platinum 2342 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #57 writtenby: D. Clowney album: Soul Vibration comments: [ballad]	Dave Baby Cortez	Unaddressed Letter	1973	All Platinum
---	recordlabel: Alithia 9104 album: All We Need Is Another Chance comments: [Complete Album] mpcode: MIgC6JnobjQ	The Escorts	All We Need Is Another Chance (full album)	1973	Alithia
1	recordlabel: Alithia 6053 chartposition: RandB #65 writtenby: English and Carr	Barbara Jean English	You're Gonna Need Somebody to Love	1973	Alithia
2	recordlabel: Alithia 6052 chartposition: RandB #45 writtenby: George Kerr & Larry Roberts album: All We Need Is Another Chance	The Escorts	Look Over Your Shoulder	1973	Alithia
3	recordlabel: Alithia 6048 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #61 writtenby: George Kerr album: All We Need Is Another Chance	The Escorts	All We Need (Is Another Chance)	1973	Alithia
---	recordlabel: Alaska 14 writtenby: John Schroeder, Anthony King	Joey Dee	Baby Don't You Know (I Need You)	1973	Alaska
---	recordlabel: Alaga 1017 writtenby: R. Hammond comments: [funk]	The Honey Drippers ft. Roy C	Impeach The President	1973	Alaga
---	recordlabel: Alaga 1008 writtenby: R. Hammond, J. Hines comments: [deep soul]	Roy C	I'll Never Leave You Lonely	1973	Alaga

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