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
---	recordlabel: Contempo 2047 (UK) writtenby: Gamble and Huff album: Woman	Doris Duke	A Little Bit Of Lovin'	1974	Contempo(UK)
---	recordlabel: Contempo 2037 writtenby: B. Sigler, P. Hurtt album: Woman	Doris Duke	Grasshopper	1974	Contempo
---	recordlabel: Contempo 2037 album: Woman comments: [southern soul ballad]	Doris Duke	Please Come Back	1974	Contempo
---	recordlabel: Contempo 2019 (UK) writtenby: B. Swabe, J. Chapman album: Promised Heights comments: [funk]	Cymande	Brothers On The Slide	1974	Contempo(UK)
---	recordlabel: Contempo 2018 (UK) writtenby: W. Robinson / R. White album: I've Been Loving You Too Long To Stop Now	Oscar Toney Jr.	My Girl	1974	Contempo(UK)
---	recordlabel: Contempo 2017 (UK) writtenby: L. Simons mpcode: M-7O_mHOIT4	Major Lance	How Can You Say Goodbye (To Someone Who's In Love With You)	1974	Contempo(UK)
---	recordlabel: Contempo 2009 writtenby: Barnes, Ross comments: [northern soul]	J.J. Barnes	To An Early Grave	1974	Contempo
---	recordlabel: Contempo 2002 (UK) writtenby: Syl Johnson album: I've Been Loving You Too Long To Stop Now	Oscar Toney Jr.	Is It Because I'm Black	1974	Contempo(UK)
---	recordlabel: Contempo 157 writtenby: B. Bacharach, H. David album: I've Been Loving You Too Long To Stop Now	Oscar Toney Jr.	Make It Easy On Yourself	1974	Contempo
---	recordlabel: Columbia 46081 writtenby: Edward Bivins, Gerald Alston album: There's No Me Without You comments: [philly sound ballad] mpcode: r6ChmBRfWXs	The Manhattans	The Other Side of Me	1974	Columbia
1	recordlabel: Columbia 46081 chartposition: RandB #45 writtenby: Winfred Lovett (as Winfred album: That's How Much I Love You	The Manhattans	Summertime in the City	1974	Columbia
2	recordlabel: Columbia 46070 chartposition: RandB #6, US #55 writtenby: Maurice White and Verdine White album: Open Our Eyes	Earth, Wind & Fire	Kalimba Story	1974	Columbia
3	recordlabel: Columbia 46037 chartposition: US AC #46 writtenby: Sonny Rollins album: Solar Wind	Ramsey Lewis	The Everywhere Calypso	1974	Columbia
4	recordlabel: Columbia 46021 chartposition: RandB #62 writtenby: H. Cosby, R. Glover and J. Harris	Ronnie Dyson	We Can Make It Last Forever	1974	Columbia
5	recordlabel: Columbia 46002 chartposition: RandB #18, US #42 writtenby: Herbie Hancock , Bennie Maupin, Paul Jackson and Harvey Mason album: Head Hunters	Herbie Hancock	Chameleon	1974	Columbia
6	recordlabel: Columbia 45863 chartposition: RandB #27, US #62, US AC #36 writtenby: H. B. Barnum and Johnny Bristol album: La La Peace Song	O.C. Smith	La La Peace Song	1974	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 445993 writtenby: R. Hatcher	Roger Hatcher	Caught Making Love	1974	Columbia
1	recordlabel: Columbia 445986 chartposition: RandB #96 writtenby: Gloria Whisenhunt, Leonard Taylor and Walter Whisenhunt	Gloria Taylor	Deep inside You	1974	Columbia
2	recordlabel: Columbia 445971 chartposition: RandB #19 writtenby: Winfred Lovett album: There's No Me Without You	The Manhattans	Wish That You Were Mine	1974	Columbia
3	recordlabel: Columbia 4 46007 chartposition: RandB #4, US #29 writtenby: Maurice White & Verdine White album: Open Our Eyes comments: [disco funk]	Earth, Wind & Fire	Mighty Mighty	1974	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 310089 album: All The Faces Of Buddy Miles	Buddy Miles	I'm Just A Kiss Away	1974	Columbia
1	recordlabel: Columbia 310050 chartposition: RandB #45 writtenby: Herbie Hancock	Herbie Hancock	Palm Grease	1974	Columbia
2	recordlabel: Columbia 10030 chartposition: US #108 writtenby: Johnny Bristol album: All the Faces of Buddy Miles	Buddy Miles	We Got Love	1974	Columbia
3	recordlabel: Columbia 10026 chartposition: RandB #23, US #33 writtenby: Philip Bailey and Maurice White album: Open Our Eyes	Earth, Wind & Fire	Devotion	1974	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 3 10071 writtenby: G. Clinton	Ronnie Dyson	Life And Breath	1974	Columbia
1	recordlabel: Chimneyville 1779 chartposition: RandB #95 writtenby: King Floyd (as King Floyd III)	King Floyd	So Much Confusion	1974	Chimneyville
2	recordlabel: Chimneyville 10205 chartposition: RandB #96 writtenby: King Floyd comments: [deep soul]	King Floyd	I'm Missing You	1974	Chimneyville
3	recordlabel: Chimneyville 10202 chartposition: RandB #35 writtenby: Albert Savoy, Elijah Walker and Larry Hamilton	King Floyd	I Feel Like Dynamite	1974	Chimneyville
---	recordlabel: Chimneyville 10202 writtenby: King Floyd comments: [deep soul]	King Floyd	Handle With Care	1974	Chimneyville
1	recordlabel: Chess 6145 037 chartposition: US #87 writtenby: Willie Schofield album: The Mighty Mighty Dells	The Dells	Bring Back the Love of Yesterday	1974	Chess
---	recordlabel: Chess 2164 writtenby: Bobby Eli, Vinnie Barrett comments: [philly sound]	Free Spirit	Mister Fixit Man	1974	Chess
1	recordlabel: Chess 2160 chartposition: RandB #42, US #39, US Dance #5 writtenby: Jimmy Ruffin album: Jimmy Ruffin	Jimmy Ruffin	Tell Me What You Want	1974	Chess
2	recordlabel: Chess 2158 chartposition: RandB #31, US #85, UK #51, US dance #1 writtenby: Big Al Downing, Lance Quinn & Andrew Smith	Al Downing	I'll Be Holding On	1974	Chess
3	recordlabel: Chess 2158 chartposition: RandB #68 writtenby: Al Downing comments: [ballad]	Al Downing	Baby Let's Talk It Over	1974	Chess
---	recordlabel: Chess 2155 writtenby: Bunny Sigler, A. Felder comments: [philly sound]	T.N.J.'s	Falling In Love	1974	Chess
1	recordlabel: Chess 2153 chartposition: RandB #84 writtenby: Trevor Lawrence and Gabriel Mekler	Etta James	Out on the Street, Again	1974	Chess
2	recordlabel: Chess 2148 chartposition: RandB #76 writtenby: Randy Newman	Etta James	Leave Your Hat On	1974	Chess
---	recordlabel: Chess 2142 writtenby: Odessa F. Gordon album: Big Bad Bo	Bo Diddley	Hit Or Miss	1974	Chess
---	recordlabel: Chelsea 3008 writtenby: Kenny Gamble, Linda Creed, Thom Bell album: Soulful Road / The Best of New York City	New York City	Do You Remember Yesterday	1974	Chelsea
1	recordlabel: Chelsea 3004 chartposition: RandB #32, US #10, UK #8 writtenby: Bob Crewe & Nolan album: Disco Tex & His Sex O Lettes comments: [disco dance]	Disco-Tex & the Sex-O-Lettes	Get Dancin'	1974	Chelsea
2	recordlabel: Chelsea 3000 chartposition: RandB #20 writtenby: Joe Jefferson, Bruce Hawes and Charles Simmons album: Soulful Road / The Best of New York City	New York City	Happiness Is	1974	Chelsea
---	recordlabel: Chelsea 3000 writtenby: Talmadge VConway, Phil Terry, Life album: Soulful Road / The Best of New York City	New York City	Darling Take Me Back	1974	Chelsea
1	recordlabel: Chelsea 150 chartposition: RandB #19, US #79 writtenby: Linda Creed, Thom Bell and Wes Farrell album: I'm Doin' Fine Now / The Best of New York City	New York City	Quick, Fast, in a Hurry	1974	Chelsea
---	recordlabel: Cat 2604 writtenby: Willie Hale album: Party Down comments: [album cut] mpcode: -YMIYx4dnl8	Little Beaver	Money Vibrations	1974	Cat
---	recordlabel: Cat 1994 writtenby: H. W. Casey, S. Alaimo album: Gwen McCrae	Gwen McCrae	Move Me Baby	1974	Cat
1	recordlabel: Cat 1994 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #63 writtenby: Willie Hale album: Gwen McCrae comments: [ballad]	Gwen McCrae	He Don't Ever Lose His Groove	1974	Cat
2	recordlabel: Cat 1993 chartposition: RandB #2 writtenby: Willie Hale album: Party Down comments: (Part 1 and 2)	Little Beaver	Party Down	1974	Cat
---	recordlabel: Cat 1992 writtenby: Clarence Reid album: Rockin' Chair	Gwen McCrae	90 Percent Of Me Is You	1974	Cat
1	recordlabel: Cat 1992 chartposition: RandB #66 writtenby: Clarence Reid album: Gwen McCrae [1973 album] comments: [southern soul]	Gwen McCrae	It's Worth the Hurt	1974	Cat
2	recordlabel: Cat 1991 chartposition: RandB #72 writtenby: Little Beaver (as Willie Hale)	Little Beaver	Wish I Had a Girl Like You	1974	Cat
3	recordlabel: Casablanca 811 chartposition: RandB #77 writtenby: George Clinton and Deron Taylor comments: re release	Parliament	Testify	1974	Casablanca
---	recordlabel: Casablanca 808 writtenby: T. Woodford, C. Ivey comments: [northern soul]	Gwen Owens	You Better Watch Out	1974	Casablanca
1	recordlabel: Casablanca 805 chartposition: RandB #72 writtenby: Clay McMurray, Earl English, Ronald Williams and Scott Edwards	Swiss Movement	Try Something	1974	Casablanca
2	recordlabel: Casablanca 505 chartposition: RandB #10, US #63 writtenby: George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Fuzzy Haskins and Bernie Worrell album: Up for the Down Stroke	Parliament	Up for the Down Stroke	1974	Casablanca
---	recordlabel: Casablanca 12 writtenby: Clay Drayton, Tammi Smith mpcode: ACvij9c4ypU	Karen Pree	Make Love Last Forever	1974	Casablanca
---	recordlabel: Casablanca 1 album: What Am I Gonna Do	Gloria Scott	A Case Of Too Much Lovemaking	1974	Casablanca
1	recordlabel: Casablanca 0019 chartposition: RandB #81 writtenby: Leonard Perry, Katie Davis and Mallory Cowart	Greg Perry	The Boogie Man (Part I)	1974	Casablanca
2	recordlabel: Casablanca 0005 chartposition: RandB #74 writtenby: Thomas Anderson and Vance Wilson album: What Am I Gonna Do	Gloria Scott	What Am I Gonna Do	1974	Casablanca
---	recordlabel: Carnival 559 writtenby: K. Ruffin	The Pretenders	Just You Wait And See	1974	Carnival
---	recordlabel: Capricorn 210 writtenby: Andre Lewis, Hank Redd, Maxayn Lewis album: Bail Out For Fun! comments: [funk]	Maxayn	Moon Funk	1974	Capricorn
1	recordlabel: Capricorn 2089009 chartposition: RandB #15, US #62 writtenby: George Soule	Percy Sledge	I'll Be Your Everything	1974	Capricorn
2	recordlabel: Capitol 4002 chartposition: RandB #85, US #3 writtenby: John Ellison & Ernie Fields album: All the Girls in the World Beware!!!	Grand Funk Railroad	Some Kind of Wonderful	1974	Capitol
---	recordlabel: Capitol 3982 writtenby: B. Taylor, M. Cappani	Mark Capanni	I Believe in Miracles	1974	Capitol
1	recordlabel: Capitol 3957 chartposition: RandB #1, US #50 writtenby: Daryl Hall & John Oates album: Hard Core Poetry comments: [ballad]	Tavares	She's Gone	1974	Capitol
2	recordlabel: Capitol 3956 chartposition: RandB #46 writtenby: B. Page and G. Page album: All in Love Is Fair	Nancy Wilson	Streetrunner	1974	Capitol
3	recordlabel: Capitol 3892 chartposition: RandB #14 writtenby: Barbara Acklin & F. Flowers album: A Place in the Sun	Barbara Acklin	Raindrops	1974	Capitol
4	recordlabel: Capitol 3882 chartposition: RandB #10, US #59 writtenby: Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter album: Hard Core Poetry	Tavares	Too Late	1974	Capitol
5	recordlabel: Capitol 3855 chartposition: RandB #59 writtenby: Melvin Matthews	Tomorrow's Promise	That's the Way It Will Stay	1974	Capitol
---	recordlabel: Capitol 3849 writtenby: A. Williams, J. Jones comments: [southern soul album cut] mpcode: OzJV2EFS93w	Jimmy Jones	If I Knew Then (What I Know Now)	1974	Capitol
1	recordlabel: Capitol 3794 chartposition: RandB #10, US #70 writtenby: Johnny Bristol, James Dean and John Glover album: Check It Out	Tavares	That's the Sound That Lonely Makes	1974	Capitol
---	recordlabel: Canyon 54 writtenby: Mickey Buckins, George Jackson album: I'm A Loser comments: [southern soul]	Doris Duke	The Feeling Is Right	1974	Canyon
---	recordlabel: Cadet Concept 7030 writtenby: Melvin Griffin, Don Hatcher, Mike Grace comments: [ballad]	Harvey Scales	I'll Run To Your Side	1974	Cadet Concept
1	recordlabel: Cadet 5706 chartposition: RandB #63 writtenby: Tony Hester album: The Dells vs. the Dramatics	The Dramatics	Don't Make Me No Promises	1974	Cadet
2	recordlabel: Cadet 5704 chartposition: RandB #30 writtenby: Tony Hester album: The Dells vs. the Dramatics	The Dramatics	Choosing Up on You	1974	Cadet
3	recordlabel: Cadet 5704 chartposition: RandB #25, US #62 writtenby: Tony Hester album: The Dells vs. the Dramatics	The Dramatics	Door to Your Heart	1974	Cadet
4	recordlabel: Cadet 5703 chartposition: RandB #18 writtenby: Jimmy Roach album: The Mighty Mighty Dells	The Dells	Learning to Love You Was Easy (It's So Hard Trying to Get Over You)	1974	Cadet
5	recordlabel: Cadet 5702 chartposition: RandB #11, US #94 writtenby: Jackie Avery album: The Dells vs. The Dramatics	The Dells	I Wish It Was Me You Loved	1974	Cadet
6	recordlabel: Cadet 5700 chartposition: RandB #18 US #60 writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff album: The Dells	The Dells	I Miss You	1974	Cadet
7	recordlabel: Cactus 38 chartposition: UK #9 writtenby: Rupie Edwards comments: Reggae	Rupie Edwards	Ire Feelings (Skanga)	1974	Cactus
8	recordlabel: CTI 24 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #64, US #88 writtenby: Gene McDaniels (as Eugene McDaniels) album: One comments: [Jazz Funk]	Bob James	Feel Like Makin' Love	1974	CTI
9	recordlabel: CBS 2653 (UK) chartposition: UK #10, AC #16 writtenby: Thom Bell, Linda Creed and Anthony Bell album: I\'m Coming Home comments: [philly sound] mpcode: P5D4NmiHRVQ	Johnny Mathis	I'm Stone In Love With You	1974	CBS(UK)
---	recordlabel: Buddah 5615 writtenby: K. Dunham, W. Heath album: You Know You\'re Wrong Don\'t Ya Brother comments: [modern soul album cut] mpcode: BePPW9ja4gI	Walter Heath	I Thought You Might Like To Know	1974	Buddah
---	recordlabel: Buddah 447	Mel Williams	Sweet Girl Of Mine	1974	Buddah
1	recordlabel: Buddah 435 chartposition: RandB #51 writtenby: Walter Heath album: You Know Your Wrong Don't Ya Brother	Walter Heath	I Am Your Leader	1974	Buddah
2	recordlabel: Buddah 433 chartposition: RandB #1, US #21, UK #51 writtenby: Tony Camillo & Mary Sawyer album: I Feel a Song	Gladys Knight & the Pips	I Feel a Song (In My Heart)	1974	Buddah
3	recordlabel: Buddah 432 chartposition: US #21 writtenby: Ronald Miller [Ronald Norman Miller] album: I Feel a Song	Gladys Knight & the Pips	Don't Burn Down the Bridge	1974	Buddah
---	recordlabel: Buddah 431 writtenby: Mizell, Evans	Margie Evans	Waterfalls	1974	Buddah
---	recordlabel: Buddah 426 album: Crossroads	Jae Mason	Please The Crowd	1974	Buddah
1	recordlabel: Buddah 425 chartposition: RandB #3, US #28 writtenby: Bettye Crutcher & Lester Snell album: The Very Best of Barbara Mason comments: [ballad]	Barbara Mason	From His Woman to You	1974	Buddah
---	recordlabel: Buddah 424 writtenby: Barbara Mason album: Transition	Barbara Mason	Half Sister Half Brother	1974	Buddah
1	recordlabel: Buddah 423 chartposition: RandB #2, US #5 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Claudine	Gladys Knight & the Pips	On and On	1974	Buddah
2	recordlabel: Buddah 412 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #55 writtenby: J. Saunders comments: [disco funk]	Funkhouse Express	Music Makes You Move	1974	Buddah
---	recordlabel: Buddah 409 writtenby: B. Mason album: Transition	Barbara Mason	The Devil Is Busy	1974	Buddah
1	recordlabel: Buddah 406 chartposition: RandB #65, US Dance #5 writtenby: Bob Currington, Tylon Lester, Willie Lester and Rodney Brown album: It's Rough Out Here	The Modulations	I Can't Fight Your Love	1974	Buddah
---	recordlabel: Buddah 405 writtenby: B. Mason	Barbara Mason	World War Three	1974	Buddah
1	recordlabel: Buddah 403 chartposition: RandB #1, US #3, UK #7, US AC #10 writtenby: Jim Weatherly album: Imagination... comments: [love song]	Gladys Knight & the Pips	Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me	1974	Buddah
---	recordlabel: Buddah 403 writtenby: J. Weatherly album: Imagination...	Gladys Knight & the Pips	Once In A Lifetime Thing	1974	Buddah
1	recordlabel: Brunswick 55514 chartposition: RandB #15, US #83 writtenby: Eugene Record and Lowrell Simon album: Toby	The Chi-Lites	You Got to Be the One	1974	Brunswick
2	recordlabel: Brunswick 55512 chartposition: UK #10 writtenby: Eugene Record and Barbara Acklin album: Chi Lites	The Chi-Lites	Too Good to Be Forgotten	1974	Brunswick
3	recordlabel: Brunswick 55505 chartposition: RandB #3, US #54, UK #5 writtenby: Stan McKenney and Eugene Record album: Chi Lites comments: [sweet soul]	The Chi-Lites	Homely Girl	1974	Brunswick

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