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
801	recordlabel: Brunswick 20 chartposition: UK #5, US #83 writtenby: Barbara Acklin and Eugene Record album: (For God's Sake) Give More Power To The People comments: [sweet soul ballad] [b/w Oh Girl]	The Chi-Lites	Have You Seen Her	1974	Brunswick
802	recordlabel: Brunswick 15 chartposition: RandB #7, US #78 writtenby: Powell, Boyd album: Toby comments: [Double A Side with	The Chi-Lites	That's How Long	1974	Brunswick
803	recordlabel: Brunswick 15 chartposition: RandB #7, US #78 writtenby: Eugene Record, Barbara Acklin, Archie Powell and Tony Boyd album: Toby	The Chi-Lites	Toby	1974	Brunswick
804	recordlabel: Brunswick 13 chartposition: RandB #8, US #63 writtenby: Eugene Record album: Toby	The Chi-Lites	There Will Never Be Any Peace	1974	Brunswick
805	recordlabel: Brunswick 10 chartposition: RandB #11, US #57 writtenby: Leo Graham album: It's All in the Game	Tyrone Davis	I Wish It Was Me	1974	Brunswick
---	recordlabel: Brown Door 6576 writtenby: Marvin Holmes mpcode: H9PngAvrITU	Marvin Holmes & Justice	You Better Keep Her	1974	Brown Door
1	recordlabel: Brown Dog 9000 chartposition: RandB #97 writtenby: Jerry Crawford comments: [sweet soul ballad]	Chocolate Syrup	Just in the Nick of Time	1974	Brown Dog
---	recordlabel: Brown Dog 9000 writtenby: Gus Davidson	Chocolate Syrup	You've Got A Lot To Give	1974	Brown Dog
---	recordlabel: Br Roma 101 writtenby: Dennis Williams album: The Ultimates	The Ultimates	Girl I've Been Trying To Tell You	1974	Br Roma
1	recordlabel: Blue Thumb 5585 chartposition: US #13, US AC #13, US country #37 writtenby: Anita Pointer & Bonnie Pointer album: Live at the Opera House	The Pointer Sisters	Fairytale	1974	Blue Thumb
2	recordlabel: Blue Thumb 249 chartposition: RandB #70, US #81 writtenby: Wayne Henderson album: Scratch (Live at The Roxy, Los Angeles) comments: [jazz funk] (album version)	The Crusaders	Scratch	1974	Blue Thumb
---	recordlabel: Blue Note 590 writtenby: Jerry Peters album: Astralsignal comments: [jazz funk instrumental] mpcode: hDGPIv8z9UM	Gene Harris	Losalamitoslatinfunklovesong	1974	Blue Note
1	recordlabel: Blue Note 551 chartposition: RandB #98 writtenby: Harvey Mason album: Astralsignal comments: [jazz funk instrumental]	Gene Harris	Higga-Boom	1974	Blue Note
2	recordlabel: Blue Note 455 chartposition: RandB #86 writtenby: Larry Mizell album: Blacks and Blues comments: [instrumental]	Bobbi Humphrey	Harlem River Drive	1974	Blue Note
3	recordlabel: Blue Note 395 chartposition: RandB #49, US #106 writtenby: Larry Mizell album: Blacks and Blues	Bobbi Humphrey	Chicago, Damn	1974	Blue Note
---	recordlabel: Blue Elephant 24541 writtenby: Jones, Lokhin album: Birds Of The Sea mpcode: D6D8KH_EkNI	Billy Jones	I'll Keep Holding On	1974	Blue Elephant
1	recordlabel: Black Gold 11 chartposition: RandB #92 writtenby: Ronnie Shannon album: What a Shame	The Dynamics	She's for Real (Bless You)	1974	Black Gold
---	recordlabel: Black Circle 6001	Lee Williams & the Cymbals	I Can Make Mistakes Too	1974	Black Circle
---	recordlabel: Black Circle 6001 writtenby: Larry Roberts	Lee Williams & the Cymbals	Get It Together	1974	Black Circle
---	recordlabel: Black Circle 6000 writtenby: Larry Roberts	Lee Williams & the Cymbals	Save It All For You	1974	Black Circle
1	recordlabel: Bell 45608 chartposition: RandB 81 writtenby: Daryl Hall and John Oates	Lou Rawls	She's Gone	1974	Bell
2	recordlabel: Bell 45600 chartposition: RandB #83, UK #2 writtenby: Roger Greenaway & Tony Macaulay album: Love Games comments: [pop soul]	The Drifters	Kissin' in the Back Row of the Movies	1974	Bell
---	recordlabel: Bell 1405 writtenby: Cat Stevens album: Not a Little Girl Anymore	Linda Lewis	(Remember The Days Of) The Old Schoolyard	1974	Bell
1	recordlabel: Bell 1381(UK) chartposition: UK #7 writtenby: Roger Greenaway and Tony Macaulay album: Love Games comments: [pop soul]	The Drifters	Down on the Beach Tonight	1974	Bell (UK)
---	recordlabel: Bell 1352 (UK) writtenby: R. Roker, G. Shury	The Pearls	Guilty	1974	Bell(UK)
1	recordlabel: Back Beat 631 chartposition: RandB #62 writtenby: Earl Randle album: Memphis Unlimited	O.V. Wright	I've Been Searching	1974	Back Beat
2	recordlabel: Back Beat 628 chartposition: RandB #33 writtenby: Earl Randle album: Memphis Unlimited	O.V. Wright	I'd Rather Be (Blind, Cripple and Crazy)	1974	Back Beat
3	recordlabel: Back Beat 27001 chartposition: RandB #11, US #6, US AC #15, US dance 4 writtenby: Buzz Cason & Mac Gayden album: Everlasting Love	Carl Carlton	Everlasting Love	1974	Back Beat
---	recordlabel: Babylon 1117 writtenby: K. Lewis, S. Lucas, H. Jennings album: Executive Suite 1 comments: [philly sound]	Executive Suite	You Believed In Me	1974	Babylon
1	recordlabel: Babylon 1113 chartposition: RandB #37 writtenby: Bunny Sigler and Allan Felder album: Executive Suite 1 comments: [philly sound] [sweet soul]	Executive Suite	Your Love Is Paradise	1974	Babylon
2	recordlabel: Babylon 1111 chartposition: RandB #48 writtenby: Norman Harris, Allan Felder and Bunny Sigler album: Executive Suite 1 comments: [philly sound]	Executive Suite	When the Fuel Runs Out	1974	Babylon
---	recordlabel: BRC 113 writtenby: Alonzo Tucker, Carl Johnson album: Loving Explosion	The Eliminators	Give It Up	1974	BRC
---	recordlabel: Aware 049 writtenby: L. Emmanuel, M. Davis album: Funk Pump	The Counts	I'm The Music	1974	Aware
---	recordlabel: Aware 047 writtenby: Sam Dees album: Loleatta	Loleatta Holloway	So Can I	1974	Aware
---	recordlabel: Aware 046 writtenby: Mose Davis album: Funk Pump	The Counts	Funk Pump	1974	Aware
1	recordlabel: Aware 045 chartposition: RandB #60 writtenby: Sam Dees	John Edwards	Vanishing Love	1974	Aware
2	recordlabel: Aware 043 chartposition: RandB #8, US #109 writtenby: Jimmy Lewis album: John Edwards	John Edwards	Careful Man	1974	Aware
3	recordlabel: Aware 037 chartposition: RandB #54 writtenby: Frank Johnson, Terry Woodford and Clayton Ivey album: John Edwards	John Edwards	Messing Up a Good Thing	1974	Aware
4	recordlabel: Avco 6105032 chartposition: RandB #8, US #18, UK #9, US AC #26 writtenby: Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore & George David Weiss album: Let's Put It All Together comments: [sweet soul ballad]	The Stylistics	Let's Put It All Together	1974	Avco
5	recordlabel: Avco 6105027 chartposition: UK #6 writtenby: Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, George David Weiss and Adam Levy	Limmie & the Family Cookin	A Walkin' Miracle	1974	Avco
6	recordlabel: Avco 4649 chartposition: US dance #4 writtenby: Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore and George David Weiss album: Heavy	The Stylistics	Hey Girl, Come and Get It	1974	Avco
7	recordlabel: Avco 4647 chartposition: RandB #4, US #41 writtenby: Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore and George David Weiss album: Heavy	The Stylistics	Heavy Fallin' Out	1974	Avco
8	recordlabel: Avco 4645 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #63 writtenby: Bruce Hawes album: On A New Street comments: [philly sound[	Little Anthony & The Imperials	I Don't Have Time To Worry	1974	Avco
---	recordlabel: Avco 4644 writtenby: P. Mitchell, B. Clements comments: [ballad] (produced by Brad Shapiro) mpcode: m_bvlwfPRbg	The Prolifics	I Would Still Be There	1974	Avco
---	recordlabel: Avco 4644 writtenby: Ralph MacDonald, William Salter comments: [mid-tempo ballad] mpcode: 3DVZEiZeB88	The Prolifics	I Don't Know What's The Matter With My Baby	1974	Avco
1	recordlabel: Avco 4639 chartposition: RandB #77, US AC #22 writtenby: George David Weiss, Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore	Van McCoy	Love Is the Answer	1974	Avco
2	recordlabel: Avco 4634 chartposition: RandB #5, US #2, UK #2, US AC #6 writtenby: Thom Bell & Linda Creed album: Rockin' Roll Baby comments: [sweet soul love ballad] [philly sound]	The Stylistics	You Make Me Feel Brand New	1974	Avco
3	recordlabel: Avco 4632 chartposition: RandB #76, US #106 writtenby: Hank Ballard	The Chambers Brothers	Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	1974	Avco
---	recordlabel: Avco 4629 writtenby: G. D. Weiss, Hugo and Luigi album: The Softones	The Softones	Never Let A Woman Like That Go By	1974	Avco
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 7308 album: AWB comments: [album cut]	Average White Band	Keepin it to Myself	1974	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 7299 writtenby: A. Johnson, E. Zant album: Inner Spectrum comments: [album cut]	Ace Spectrum	I Don't Want To Play Around	1974	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 7299 writtenby: A. Johnson, E. Zant album: Inner Spectrum comments: [album cut]	Ace Spectrum	Pick Up	1974	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 7299 album: Inner Spectrum comments: [album cut]	Ace Spectrum	Moving On	1974	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 7296 writtenby: B. Hawes, C. Simmons, J. Jefferson album: Mighty Love comments: [philly sound ballad album cut] mpcode: XCCu2UflR6w	The Spinners	I'm Glad You Walked Into My Life	1974	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 7296 writtenby: B. Hawes, C. Simmons, J. Jefferson album: Mighty Love comments: [album cut] mpcode: dtanPsLid4Y	The Spinners	Love Has Gone Away	1974	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 7296 writtenby: B. Hawes, C. Simmons, J. Jefferson album: Mighty Love comments: [philly sound ballad] [album cut]	The Spinners	Ain't No Price On Happiness	1974	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 7296 writtenby: B. Hawes, C. Simmons, J. Jefferson album: Mighty Love comments: [album cut] mpcode: R95tNKeLE84	The Spinners	Since I Been Gone	1974	Atlantic
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 453019 chartposition: RandB #71 writtenby: Phil Hurtt and Anthony Bell	Bettye Swann	The Boy Next Door	1974	Atlantic
2	recordlabel: Atlantic 45 3247 chartposition: US Dance #10 writtenby: Barry White album: Hot City	Gene Page	Satin Soul	1974	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 45 3027 writtenby: W. Sigler, J. Sigler, M. Bailey album: Mighty Love comments: [philly sound]	The Spinners	He'll Never Love You Like I Do	1974	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 3249 writtenby: Carolyn Franklin album: With Everything I Feel in Me	Aretha Franklin	Sing It Again, Say It Again	1974	Atlantic
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 3249 chartposition: RandB #20 writtenby: Aretha Franklin album: With Everything I Feel in Me	Aretha Franklin	With Everything I Feel in Me	1974	Atlantic
2	recordlabel: Atlantic 3229 chartposition: RandB #5, US #1, UK #6, US AC #45, US dance #11 writtenby: Roger Ball & Hamish Stuart album: AWB The Average White Band comments: [funk jazz instrumental]	Average White Band	Pick Up the Pieces	1974	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 3224 writtenby: B. Bacharach and H. David album: With Everything I Feel in Me	Aretha Franklin	Don't Go Breaking My Heart	1974	Atlantic
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 3224 chartposition: RandB #6, US #45 writtenby: Carolyn Franklin & Ivy Joe Hunter album: With Everything I Feel in Me	Aretha Franklin	Without Love	1974	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 3220 writtenby: N. Harris, M. Farrow, J. Butler album: Sweet Surrender comments: [ballad] mpcode: OmTZpIPW21Y	Margie Joseph	(Strange) I Still Love You	1974	Atlantic
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 3220 chartposition: RandB #27, US #91 writtenby: Bobby Hart, Danny Janssen and Enrico Riccardi album: Margie	Margie Joseph	Words (Are Impossible)	1974	Atlantic
2	recordlabel: Atlantic 3217 chartposition: RandB #98, US Dance #14 writtenby: Melvin Steals (as Mystro) and Mervin Steals (as Lyric) album: My Way	Major Harris	Each Morning I Wake Up	1974	Atlantic
3	recordlabel: Atlantic 3216 chartposition: RandB #67, US #107 album: Is It In comments: [instrumental]	Eddie Harris	Is It In	1974	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 3211 writtenby: T. Bell, P. Hurtt	Bettye Swann	Time To Say Goodbye	1974	Atlantic
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 3207 chartposition: RandB #64 writtenby: Percy Mayfield	Percy Mayfield	I Don't Want to Be the President	1974	Atlantic
2	recordlabel: Atlantic 3206 chartposition: RandB #4, US #15 writtenby: Charles Simmons & Joe Jefferson album: Mighty Love comments: [philly sound ballad]	The Spinners	Love Don't Love Nobody	1974	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 3205 writtenby: Sam Dees album: The Show Must Go On	Sam Dees	Come Back Strong	1974	Atlantic
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 3205 chartposition: RandB #15 writtenby: Sam Dees and Sandra Drayton album: The Show Must Go On comments: [ballad]	Sam Dees	Worn Out Broken Heart	1974	Atlantic
2	recordlabel: Atlantic 3202 chartposition: RandB #2, US #1, UK #29, US AC #3 writtenby: Sherman Marshall & Phillip Pugh album: New and Improved comments: [philly sound]	Dionne Warwick & the Spinners	Then Came You	1974	Atlantic
3	recordlabel: Atlantic 3200 chartposition: RandB #6, US #45 writtenby: Carolyn Franklin & Ivy Joe Hunter album: Let Me in Your Life	Aretha Franklin	Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing	1974	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 3200 writtenby: J. Ragovoy, M. Gayle album: Let Me in Your Life	Aretha Franklin	Eight Days On The Road	1974	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 3044 writtenby: A. Gorrie, H. Stuart, R. Ball album: AWB	Average White Band	Nothing You Can Do	1974	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 3042 writtenby: P. Hurtt, A. Bell album: Dianne Steinberg comments: [philly sound]	Dianne Steinberg	One More Time	1974	Atlantic
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 3038 chartposition: RandB #80 writtenby: Sam Dees and Clinton Moon	Alpaca Phase III	I Like to Party	1974	Atlantic
2	recordlabel: Atlantic 3032 chartposition: RandB #10, US #69 writtenby: Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney album: Sweet Surrender	Margie Joseph	My Love	1974	Atlantic
3	recordlabel: Atlantic 3027 chartposition: RandB #3, US #18 writtenby: Thom Bell & Linda Creed album: Mighty Love comments: [philly sound]	The Spinners	I'm Coming Home	1974	Atlantic
4	recordlabel: Atlantic 3025 chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #34, US AC #1 writtenby: Gene McDaniels (as Eugene McDaniels) album: Feel Like Makin Love comments: [love song]	Roberta Flack	Feel Like Makin' Love	1974	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 3019 writtenby: P. Hurtt, A. Bell	Bettye Swann	Kiss My Love Goodbye	1974	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 3012 writtenby: J. Taylor album: Inner Spectrum comments: [ballad] mpcode: jDYhQ0rrumo	Ace Spectrum	Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight	1974	Atlantic
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 3012 chartposition: RandB #20, US #57 writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson album: Inner Spectrum	Ace Spectrum	Don't Send Nobody Else	1974	Atlantic
2	recordlabel: Atlantic 3006 chartposition: RandB #1, US #20 writtenby: J.B. Jefferson, B. Hawes & C. Simmons album: Mighty Love comments: [philly sound]	The Spinners	Mighty Love	1974	Atlantic
3	recordlabel: Atlantic 3001 chartposition: RandB #27, US #69 writtenby: Oscar Brown, Jr. album: Brother Where Are You	Oscar Brown, Jr.	The Lone Ranger	1974	Atlantic
4	recordlabel: Atlantic 3000 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #62 writtenby: Manu Dibango album: Makossa Man comments: [jazz funk]	Manu Dibango	Weya	1974	Atlantic
5	recordlabel: Atlantic 2999 chartposition: RandB #1, US #19, UK #51 writtenby: Bobby Womack album: Let Me in Your Life comments: [love song]	Aretha Franklin	I'm in Love	1974	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2999 writtenby: Aretha Franklin album: Let Me in Your Life	Aretha Franklin	Oh Baby	1974	Atlantic
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 2908 chartposition: RandB #78 writtenby: Phil Hurtt and Anthony Bell	Clyde Brown	You Call Me Back	1974	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 18118 writtenby: B. Hawes, C. Simmons album: New and Improved comments: [philly sound ballad album cut] mpcode: SAx3caDSV1w	The Spinners	I've Got To Make It On My Own	1974	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 18118 writtenby: B. Hawes, C. Simmons album: New and Improved comments: [philly sound ballad album cut] mpcode: s4POrdo5xgQ	The Spinners	There's No One Like You	1974	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 10528 (UK) writtenby: A. Felder, N. Harris album: Blue Magic	Blue Magic	Welcome To The Club	1974	Atlantic(UK)
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 10489 (UK) writtenby: Ball, Stewart, Gorrie album: AWB	Average White Band	You Got It	1974	Atlantic(UK)
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 10021 (UK) chartposition: UK #31 writtenby: R. Munnings, T. Fitzgerald album: Funky Nassau comments: [re release]	The Beginning of the End	Funky Nassau	1974	Atlantic(UK)
---	recordlabel: Atco 7046 album: Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me comments: [album cut]	The Persuaders	Hold On (Just a Little Bit Longer)	1974	Atco
1	recordlabel: Atco 7004 chartposition: RandB #5, US #36, US AC #26 writtenby: Norman Barrett & Bobby Eli album: The Magic of the Blue comments: [philly sound] [sweet soul]	Blue Magic	Three Ring Circus	1974	Atco
---	recordlabel: Atco 6964 writtenby: J. Weatherly album: Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me	The Persuaders	Once In A Lifetime Thing	1974	Atco

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