Soul R&B Music Charts of 1974 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1974 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 1974, 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 1974, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1974 . . .

The following songs were released in 1974 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 1974 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
601	recordlabel: GRC 1013 chartposition: RandB #27, US #108 writtenby: Dee Ervin and Ruth Robinson album: Ripple	Ripple	Willie Pass the Water	1974	GRC
602	recordlabel: GRC 1011 chartposition: RandB #21, US #88 writtenby: Dorothy Norwood comments: [deep soul]	Dorothy Norwood	There's Got to Be Rain in Your Life (To Appreciate the Sunshine)	1974	GRC
---	recordlabel: GM 020 (UK)	The Philadelphia Flyers	Hotline	1974	GM(UK)
1	recordlabel: Future Stars 1005 chartposition: RandB #74 writtenby: Clarence Carter comments: [deep soul]	Margie Alexander	Keep On Searching	1974	Future Stars
---	recordlabel: Fantasy 735 writtenby: David Nichtern album: Dust Yourself Off	Pleasure	Midnight At The Oasis	1974	Fantasy
1	recordlabel: Fantasy 729 chartposition: RandB #23, US #69 writtenby: Donald Byrd album: The Blackbyrds	The Blackbyrds	Do it, Fluid	1974	Fantasy
2	recordlabel: Fantasy 729 chartposition: US #101 writtenby: Allan C. Barnes album: The Blackbyrds	The Blackbyrds	Summer Love	1974	Fantasy
---	recordlabel: Fantasy 725 album: Love Rhymes	Betty Everett	Try It You'll Like It	1974	Fantasy
1	recordlabel: Fantasy 721 chartposition: RandB #67 writtenby: Johnny Guitar Watson	Johnny Guitar Watson	Like I'm Not Your Man	1974	Fantasy
2	recordlabel: Fantasy 714 chartposition: RandB #38 writtenby: Johnny Guitar Watson (as Johnny Watson) album: Love Rhymes	Betty Everett	Sweet Dan	1974	Fantasy
3	recordlabel: Fantasy chartposition: US Dance #9 writtenby: Lincoln Ross album: The Blackbyrds	The Blackbyrds	Gut Level	1974	Fantasy
4	recordlabel: Fania/Wand 11275 chartposition: RandB #79 writtenby: Walter Chiles and Melvyn Barton	The LTG Exchange	Waterbed (Part One)	1974	Fania/Wand
5	recordlabel: Fania/Wand 11269 chartposition: RandB #66 writtenby: Carole King	The LTG Exchange	Corazon	1974	Fania/Wand
---	recordlabel: Fania 705 writtenby: John Sebastian album: Ralfi comments: [sweet soul ballad]	Ralfi Pagan	Didn't Want To Have To Do It	1974	Fania
1	recordlabel: Expansion Special Reserve 710 chartposition: US Dance #15 writtenby: Bruce Hawes, Charles Simmons and Joe Jefferson (as Joseph B. Jefferson) album: Bingo	The Whispers	Where There Is Love	1974	Expansion Special Re
---	recordlabel: Excello 2343 writtenby: Stewart and Dixon album: Thank You	Bobby Powell	Her Love is All I Need	1974	Excello
---	recordlabel: Event 220 writtenby: R. B. Walker, V. Montana, Jr.	Ronnie Walker	You've Got To Try Harder (Times Are Bad)	1974	Event
---	recordlabel: Event 218 comments: [unreleased]	The Mayberry Movement	What Did I Do Wrong	1974	Event
1	recordlabel: Event 217 writtenby: Bill Curtis (as William Curtis), Earl Shelton, George Williams, Johnny Flippi, Johnny King and Richard comments: [instrumental]	Fatback Band	Keep On Steppin'	1974	Event
2	recordlabel: Event 215 chartposition: RandB #76 writtenby: Mat Camison and Peter Arpadys album: The Peppers	The Peppers	Hot Caramel	1974	Event
---	recordlabel: Event 214 writtenby: T. Harrington, G. Holley	The Mayberry Movement	I Think I'm In Love	1974	Event
1	recordlabel: Event 213 chartposition: RandB #34, US #76, UK #6 writtenby: Peter Arpadys album: The Peppers	The Peppers	Pepper Box	1974	Event
---	recordlabel: Epic, Rags 33011 writtenby: Lou Courtney album: I'm In Need Of Love comments: [album cut]	Lou Courtney	The Common Broken Heart	1974	Epic, Rags
1	recordlabel: Epic 850033 chartposition: RandB #22, US #84 writtenby: Sly Stone (as Sylvester Stewart) album: Small Talk	Sly & the Family Stone	Loose Booty	1974	Epic
---	recordlabel: Epic 80317 writtenby: T. Rundgren album: Live It Up / Beautiful Ballads comments: [album cut] [love ballad]	The Isley Brothers	Hello It's Me	1974	Epic
---	recordlabel: Epic 8 50046 writtenby: Lou Courney, Jerry Ragovoy album: I'm In Need of Love comments: [Soul Ballad]	Lou Courtney	The Best Thing A Man Can Ever Do For His Woman	1974	Epic
---	recordlabel: Epic 511118 writtenby: Jerry Ragovoy	Howard Tate	Ain't Got Nobody To Give It To	1974	Epic
1	recordlabel: Epic 50021 chartposition: RandB #38, US #105 writtenby: Bill Johnson, Greg Fowler, Margaret Nash and Sam Gary	Johnny Nash	You Can't Go Halfway	1974	Epic
---	recordlabel: Epic 5 11088 writtenby: L. Courtney	Lou Courtney	Why	1974	Epic
1	recordlabel: Epic 5 11035 chartposition: RandB #75, US #5 writtenby: Lolly Vegas album: Wovoka	Redbone	Come and Get Your Love	1974	Epic
---	recordlabel: Epic 33059 writtenby: S. Otis album: Inspiration Information comments: [Complete Album]	Shuggie Otis	Inspiration Information (full album)	1974	Epic
---	recordlabel: Epic 33011 writtenby: L. Courtney album: I'm In Need Of Love comments: [soul ballad] [album cut]	Lou Courtney	Since I First Laid Eyes On You	1974	Epic
1	recordlabel: Epic 2530 chartposition: RandB #10, US #32 writtenby: Sly Stone (as Sylvester Stewart) album: Small Talk	Sly & the Family Stone	Time for Livin'	1974	Epic
2	recordlabel: Epic 1980 chartposition: UK #24 writtenby: Ronald Isley, Kelly Isley, Rudolph Isley, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley and Chris Jasper album: 3 Plus 3 featuring That Lady	The Isley Brothers	The Highways of My Life	1974	Epic
3	recordlabel: Epic 11088 chartposition: RandB #67 writtenby: Lou Courtney album: I'm In Need Of Love	Lou Courtney	I Don't Need Nobody Else	1974	Epic
4	recordlabel: Epic 11070 chartposition: RandB #40, US #91 writtenby: M. Stevenson album: My Merry Go Round	Johnny Nash	Loving You	1974	Epic
5	recordlabel: Epic 11060 chartposition: RandB #57 writtenby: Sly Stone (as Sylvester Stewart) album: Fresh	Sly & the Family Stone	If It Were Left Up to Me	1974	Epic
6	recordlabel: Enterprise 9104 chartposition: RandB #72 writtenby: Isaac Hayes album: Tough Guys Soundtrack comments: [from the movie Three Tough Guys]	Isaac Hayes	Title Theme	1974	Enterprise
---	recordlabel: Enterprise 9101 writtenby: Andre Moore, Ronnie McNeir	Kim Weston	Goodness Gracious	1974	Enterprise
1	recordlabel: Enterprise 9095 chartposition: RandB #18, US #71 writtenby: Isaac Hayes album: Wonderful	Isaac Hayes	Wonderful	1974	Enterprise
---	recordlabel: Enterprise 9090 writtenby: David Porter, Ronnie Williams	David Porter	I Got You And I'm Glad	1974	Enterprise
---	recordlabel: Ebony Sounds 188 comments: [Sweet Soul]	First Class	Don't Know What You're Doing	1974	Ebony Sounds
1	recordlabel: Ebony Sounds 183 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #67 writtenby: Van McCoy	Soul Generation	Praying For A Miracle	1974	Ebony Sounds
---	recordlabel: Ebony Sounds 183 writtenby: C. Perkins, S. Vincent album: Beyond Body and Soul comments: [sweet soul ballad]	Soul Generation	In Your Way	1974	Ebony Sounds
---	recordlabel: Eastbound 627 writtenby: A. Tilmon	Spanky Wilson	Shake Your Head	1974	Eastbound
1	recordlabel: Eastbound 620 chartposition: RandB #77 writtenby: Al Kent (as Albert Hamilton) and Norma Toney	The Fantastic Four	I'm Falling in Love (I Feel Good All Over)	1974	Eastbound
2	recordlabel: Eastbound 619 writtenby: Junie Morrison (as Walter Junie Morrison)	Junie Morrison	Tightrope	1974	Eastbound
---	recordlabel: EMI 501 (UK) album: Coming Right At You	100 Percent Pure Poison	You Keep Coming Back	1974	EMI(UK)
---	recordlabel: EMI 2114 (UK) writtenby: Biddu, L. Vanderbilt	Johnny Johnson & the Bandwagon	Strong Love Proud Love	1974	EMI(UK)
1	recordlabel: Dunhill/ABC 4379 chartposition: RandB #17, US #69 writtenby: James D. Odom album: His California Album	Bobby Bland	Goin' Down Slow	1974	Dunhill/ABC
2	recordlabel: Dunhill/ABC 15015 chartposition: RandB #3, US #88 writtenby: Don Walsh, Michael Omartian, Michael Price and Steve Barri album: Dreamer	Bobby Bland	I Wouldn't Treat a Dog (The Way You Treated Me)	1974	Dunhill/ABC
3	recordlabel: Dunhill/ABC 15003 chartposition: RandB #9, US #91 writtenby: Michael Price and Dan Walsh album: Dreamer	Bobby Bland	Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City	1974	Dunhill/ABC
4	recordlabel: Dunhill 4388 chartposition: RandB #14 writtenby: Billy Page and Gene Page album: Music to Make Love By	Solomon Burke	Midnight and You	1974	Dunhill
5	recordlabel: Dunhill 4386 chartposition: RandB #3, US #51 writtenby: Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter album: Meeting of the Minds	Four Tops	One Chain Don't Make No Prison	1974	Dunhill
---	recordlabel: Dunhill 4379 writtenby: V. Morrison, D. Malone album: His California Album mpcode: dbZR-wqJKMA	Bobby Bland	Up And Down World	1974	Dunhill
1	recordlabel: Dunhill 4377 chartposition: RandB #18, US #62 writtenby: Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter album: Main Street People	Four Tops	I Just Can't Get You Out of My Mind	1974	Dunhill
2	recordlabel: Dunhill 4376 chartposition: RandB #63 writtenby: Len Perry and Phil Townsend comments: [Love Ballad]	Lawrence Payton	One Woman Man	1974	Dunhill
3	recordlabel: Dunhill 15005 chartposition: RandB #5, US #55 writtenby: McKinley Jackson and Reginald Dozier album: Meeting of the Minds	Four Tops	Midnight Flower	1974	Dunhill
4	recordlabel: Drive 6234 chartposition: RandB #51 writtenby: Clarence Reid and Willie Clarke album: The Party Freaks	Miami	Party Freaks	1974	Drive
---	recordlabel: Double Seven 4461 writtenby: Charles Pryor comments: [deep soul]	Charles Pryor And Power Of Love	I Just Want To Change My Mind	1974	Double Seven
---	recordlabel: Double Hit 801 writtenby: W. Johnson comments: [deep soul]	Carl Marshall	I Can't Live Without You	1974	Double Hit
---	recordlabel: Don De 127 writtenby: Zip Johnson	Philly Devotions	Come Over On The Lovin' Side	1974	Don De
1	recordlabel: Dial 1028 chartposition: RandB #71	Annette Snell	Just As Hooked As I've Ever Been	1974	Dial
---	recordlabel: Dial 1027 writtenby: K. Floyd	King Floyd	Can You Dig It?	1974	Dial
---	recordlabel: Dial 1027 writtenby: K.Floyd	King Floyd	Learning to Forget You	1974	Dial
1	recordlabel: Dial 1025 chartposition: RandB #44 writtenby: Paul Kelly	Annette Snell	Get Your Thing Together	1974	Dial
---	recordlabel: De-Lite 1564 writtenby: Stanley Lippitt mpcode: tY7ZzSMvEqo	The Master Plan	Clinton Park	1974	DeLite
1	recordlabel: De lite 561 chartposition: RandB #1, US #6, UK 52 writtenby: Kool & the Gang & Gene Redd album: Wild and Peaceful comments: [funk]	Kool & the Gang	Hollywood Swinging	1974	De lite
2	recordlabel: De lite 1562 chartposition: RandB #1, US #37, UK #52 writtenby: Kool & the Gang & Ronald Bell (as Khalis Bayyan) album: Light of Worlds comments: [funk]	Kool & the Gang	Higher Plane	1974	De lite
3	recordlabel: Darnel 1111 chartposition: RandB #86 writtenby: George Tobin and Lenny Macaluso	Brinkley & Parker	Don't Get Fooled by the Pander Man	1974	Darnel
---	recordlabel: Dakar 76914 album: I Enjoy Loving You comments: [Complete Album]	Sidney Joe Qualls	I Enjoy Loving You (full album)	1974	Dakar
1	recordlabel: Dakar 4539 chartposition: RandB #78, UK #22 writtenby: Hamilton Bohannon album: Keep On Dancing	Hamilton Bohannon	South African Man	1974	Dakar
2	recordlabel: Dakar 4537 chartposition: RandB #78 writtenby: A. J. Tribble, Carl Davis and Lowrell (as Lowrell Simon) album: I Enjoy Loving You	Sidney Joe Qualls	How Can You Say Goodbye	1974	Dakar
3	recordlabel: Dakar 4537 chartposition: RandB #47 album: I Enjoy Loving You	Sidney Joe Qualls	I Enjoy Loving You	1974	Dakar
4	recordlabel: Dakar 4536 chartposition: RandB #27 writtenby: Richard Parke album: It's All in the Game	Tyrone Davis	Happiness Is Being with You	1974	Dakar
---	recordlabel: Dakar 4536 writtenby: Richard Parker, Leo Graham album: It's All In The Game	Tyrone Davis	Where Lovers Meet (At the Dark End of the Street)	1974	Dakar
---	recordlabel: Dakar 4532 writtenby: Leo Graham album: It's All in the Game	Tyrone Davis	There's Got to Be an Answer	1974	Dakar
1	recordlabel: Dakar 4532 chartposition: RandB #11, US #89 writtenby: Leo Graham, John Sibley album: It's All in the Game	Tyrone Davis	What Goes Up (Must Come Down)	1974	Dakar
2	recordlabel: Dakar 4530 chartposition: RandB #65 writtenby: Canute Scott, Carl Davis and Clifford Davis album: I Enjoy Loving You	Sidney Joe Qualls	Where the Lillies Grow	1974	Dakar
---	recordlabel: Dakar 4529 writtenby: Richard Parker album: It's All in the Game	Tyrone Davis	You Don't Have to Beg Me to Stay	1974	Dakar
---	recordlabel: DJM 299 (UK)	Moon Williams	Excuse Me (For The Strange Things I Do)	1974	DJM(UK)
1	recordlabel: DC International 5007 chartposition: RandB #88 album: Your Funny Moods	Skip Mahoaney & the Casuals	Seems Like (The Love We Had Is Dead and Gone)	1974	DC International
2	recordlabel: DC International 3001 chartposition: R&B #80, US #113 album: Your Funny Moods	Skip Mahoaney & the Casuals	Your Funny Moods	1974	DC International
---	recordlabel: Curtom 2006 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Got To Find A Way	Curtis Mayfield	Love Me (Right In The Pocket)	1974	Curtom
---	recordlabel: Curtom 2005 writtenby: C. Mayfield, D. Hathaway album: Sweet Exorcist	Curtis Mayfield	Suffer	1974	Curtom
1	recordlabel: Curtom 2005 chartposition: RandB #32 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Sweet Exorcist	Curtis Mayfield	Sweet Exorcist	1974	Curtom
2	recordlabel: Curtom 2003 chartposition: RandB #28 writtenby: Rich Tufo, Lowrell (as Lowrell Simon) and T. Green album: Three the Hard Way: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	The Impressions	Something's Mighty, Mighty Wrong	1974	Curtom
3	recordlabel: Curtom 2000 chartposition: RandB #20 writtenby: Leroy Hutson and Michael J. Hawkins album: The Natural Four	The Natural Four	You Bring Out the Best in Me	1974	Curtom
4	recordlabel: Curtom 1999 chartposition: RandB #3, US #40, UK #51 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Sweet Exorcist	Curtis Mayfield	Kung Fu	1974	Curtom
5	recordlabel: Curtom 1997 chartposition: RandB #1, US #17 writtenby: Ed Townsend album: Finally Got Myself Together	The Impressions	Finally Got Myself Together (I'm a Changed Man)	1974	Curtom
6	recordlabel: Curtom 1996 chartposition: RandB #81 writtenby: Michael Hawkins and Leroy Hutson album: The Man!	Leroy Hutson	Ella Weez	1974	Curtom
7	recordlabel: Curtom 1995 chartposition: RandB #23, US #98 writtenby: Leroy Hutson, Janice Hutson, Michael J. Hawkins and Joe Reaves album: The Natural Four	The Natural Four	Love That Really Counts	1974	Curtom
8	recordlabel: Curtom 1994 chartposition: RandB #26 writtenby: Larry Brownlee and Lowrell (as Lowrell Simon) album: Finally Got Myself Together	The Impressions	If It's in You to Do Wrong	1974	Curtom
9	recordlabel: Curtom 1990 chartposition: RandB #10, US #31 writtenby: Michael J. Hawkins, Lee Hawkins & Janice Hutson album: The Natural Four comments: [sweet soul ballad]	The Natural Four	Can This Be Real	1974	Curtom
10	recordlabel: Crossover 977 chartposition: RandB #75 writtenby: Billy Devine	Leon Lee	He Was a Man (Part I)	1974	Crossover
---	recordlabel: Crossover 975 writtenby: J. Lewis, C. Chambers comments: [deep soul]	The Sims Twins	It's All Over	1974	Crossover
1	recordlabel: Crossover 974 chartposition: RandB #77 writtenby: Leo Robin	Ray Charles	Louise	1974	Crossover
---	recordlabel: Crossover 976 writtenby: Jimmy Holiday	Jimmy Holiday	When I'm Loving You	1974	Crossover
---	recordlabel: Crossover writtenby: J. Webster, L. Taylor album: You Hear Me Knocking comments: [album cut]	Lim Taylor	You Hear Me Knocking	1974	Crossover
---	recordlabel: Contempo 2048 (UK) writtenby: Davis, Barnes album: Groovesville Masters comments: [northern soul]	J.J. Barnes	Sweet Sherry	1974	Contempo(UK)

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