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Soul R&B Music Charts of 1975 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1975 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 1975, 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 1975, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1975 . . .

The following songs were released in 1975 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 1975 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
301 recordlabel: P.I.R. 33150
chartposition: RandB #10
writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
album: Survival
The O'Jays Survival 1975 P.I.R.
--- recordlabel: P.I.R. 33148
album: To Be True
comments: [Complete Album]
mpcode: 7yRfq4Aqubo
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes To Be True (full album) 1975 P.I.R.
1 recordlabel: P.I.R. 3296
chartposition: RandB #1, US #45
writtenby: K. Gamble, L. Huff
album: Survival
The O'Jays Give the People What They Want 1975 P.I.R.
--- recordlabel: P.I.R. 3274
writtenby: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff
album: Got My Head on Straight
Billy Paul July, July, July, July 1975 P.I.R.
--- recordlabel: P.I.R. 3206
writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
album: Got My Head On Straight
comments: [philly sound]
Billy Paul I've Got So Much To Live For 1975 P.I.R.
1 recordlabel: P.I.R. 3202
chartposition: RandB #4, US #15, UK #51, US dance #1
writtenby: Victor Carstarphen, Gene McFadden & John Whitehead
album: To Be True / The Best Of Philadelphia
comments: [philly sound disco]
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes Bad Luck 1975 P.I.R.
2 recordlabel: P.I.P. 6510
chartposition: RandB #70
writtenby: Francis Anderson, Jesse Singleton, Michael Dowden and Yvonne Smith
The Individuals Gotta Make a Move 1975 P.I.P.
3 recordlabel: Osiris 001
chartposition: RandB #50
writtenby: Frederick Knight
Major Lance You're Everything I Need 1975 Osiris
--- recordlabel: Organic 1
writtenby: J.J. Barnes, E.J. Clark, H.L. Weems
comments: [modern soul]
J.J. Barnes I Think I've Got A Good Chance 1975 Organic
1 recordlabel: Ode 66110
chartposition: RandB #42, US #45
writtenby: Dave Grusin and Morgan Ames
album: Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow
Merry Clayton Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow 1975 Ode
2 recordlabel: Ode 66105
chartposition: RandB #93
writtenby: Max Bennett
album: Tom Cat
comments: [instrumental]
Tom Scott & the L.A. Express Tom Cat 1975 Ode
3 recordlabel: Oasis 401
chartposition: RandB #3, US #2, UK #4, US dance #1
writtenby: Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder & Pete Bellotte
album: Love to Love You Baby
comments: [disco]
Donna Summer Love to Love You Baby 1975 Oasis
4 recordlabel: Musicor 1500
chartposition: RandB #65
writtenby: Lee Lovett
S.O.U.L. The Joneses (Part I) 1975 Musicor
5 recordlabel: Music Machine 3145
chartposition: RandB #81
writtenby: Harold Beatty and George Tobin
comments: [sweet soul ballad]
Charles Brinkley & Fully Guaranteed I'll Be What You Want Me to Be 1975 Music Machine
6 recordlabel: Mowest 3024 (UK)
chartposition: UK #7
writtenby: Al Ruzicka and Bob Gaudio
album: Chameleon / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 10
comments: [pop soul]
mpcode: 8AWGShjPktM
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons The Night 1975 Mowest(UK)
7 recordlabel: Moving Up 124
chartposition: RandB #78
weeksinr&bchart: 6
writtenby: M. Felder and B. Daniels
Mike & Bill Somebody's Gotta Go (Sho Ain't Me) 1975 Moving Up
--- recordlabel: Motown 1379
writtenby: P. Sawyer, M. Sutton, B. Sutton
album: Communique
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Originals Everybody's Got To Do Something 1975 Motown
1 recordlabel: Motown 1374
chartposition: RandB #93
writtenby: Eddie Holland Jr. and Brian Holland
album: The Supremes
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Supremes Where Do I Go from Here 1975 Motown
2 recordlabel: Motown 1369
chartposition: RandB #94
writtenby: Gerald DeMar and Lenny Williams
comments: [Motown Sound]
Lenny Williams Since I Met You 1975 Motown
3 recordlabel: Motown 1365
chartposition: RandB #53
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford (as Nick Ashford) and Valerie Simpson
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Dynamic Superiors Deception 1975 Motown
4 recordlabel: Motown 1364
chartposition: RandB #38
writtenby: Freddie Perren & Christine Yarian
album: G.C. Cameron
comments: [Motown Sound]
G.C. Cameron It's So Hard to Say Goodbye 1975 Motown
5 recordlabel: Motown 1363
chartposition: RandB #93
album: Rock Bottom
comments: [Motown Sound]
Bottom & Co. Here For The Party 1975 Motown
--- recordlabel: Motown 1358
writtenby: T. Woodford, C. Ivey, B. Wyrick
album: The Supremes
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Supremes Give Out, But Don't Give Up 1975 Motown
1 recordlabel: Motown 1356
chartposition: RandB #50
writtenby: Donald Fenceton, Mel Larson, Gerald Marcellino and Roderick Rancifer
album: Moving Violation
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Jackson 5 All I Do Is Think of You 1975 Motown
2 recordlabel: Motown 1355
chartposition: RandB #53
writtenby: Lamont Dozier
album: California Sunset
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Originals Good Lovin' Is Just a Dime Away 1975 Motown
3 recordlabel: Motown 1354
chartposition: RandB #96
writtenby: Norman Whitfield
album: The Bitch Is Black
comments: [Motown Sound]
Yvonne Fair Love Ain't No Toy 1975 Motown
4 recordlabel: Motown 1349
chartposition: RandB #4, US #23
writtenby: Brian Holland & Eddie Holland Jr.
album: Forever, Michael
comments: [disco dance] [Motown Sound]
Michael Jackson Just a Little Bit of You 1975 Motown
5 recordlabel: Motown 1342
chartposition: RandB #13, US #102
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford (as Nick Ashford) and Valerie Simpson
album: The Dynamic Superiors
comments: [Motown Sound] [ballad]
The Dynamic Superiors Leave It Alone 1975 Motown
6 recordlabel: Motown 1341
chartposition: RandB #7, US #54, UK #46
writtenby: Brian Holland and Eddie Holland Jr.
album: Forever, Michael / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 12
Michael Jackson We're Almost There 1975 Motown
7 recordlabel: Motown 1339
chartposition: RandB #24
writtenby: Willie Hutch
album: The Mark of the Beast / In And Out (UK compilation)
comments: [Motown Sound]
Willie Hutch Get Ready for the Get Down 1975 Motown
--- recordlabel: Motown 1337
writtenby: J. Boyce, R. Griffith, S. Harley
album: Rock Bottom
comments: [Motown Sound]
Bottom & Co. Do You Wanna Do A Thing 1975 Motown
1 recordlabel: Motown 1335
chartposition: UK #23, US AC #17
writtenby: Michael Masser and Pam Sawyer
comments: [Motown Sound]
Diana Ross Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right 1975 Motown
--- recordlabel: Motown
writtenby: Alan and Marvin Bergman, Marvin Hamlisch
album: Ode To My Lady
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: Lfe-coZeqcE
Willie Hutch The Way We Were 1975 Motown
--- recordlabel: Monument 88642
writtenby: Bob Morrison
Maxine Weldon I Want Sunday Back Again 1975 Monument
--- recordlabel: Mighty Mo 902
writtenby: Williams, Kent, Bailey
Charles Johnson I Bet'cha Don't Know 1975 Mighty Mo
1 recordlabel: Midland Int. 10393
chartposition: RandB #65
writtenby: Melvin Steals and Mervin Steals
album: I'm in Heaven
Touch of Class I'm in Heaven (Part 1) 1975 Midland Int.
2 recordlabel: Midland Int. 10339
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #28, US AC #6, US dance #1
writtenby: Sylvester Levay & Michael Kunze (as Stephan Prager)
album: Save Me
comments: [disco]
Silver Convention Fly, Robin, Fly 1975 Midland Int.
3 recordlabel: Midland Int. 10229
chartposition: US #81
writtenby: Alan Bernstein (as A. Kenneth Bernstein) and Ed O'Loughlin
album: The Carol Douglas Album
Carol Douglas A Hurricane Is Coming Tonite 1975 Midland Int.
4 recordlabel: Midland Int. 10212
chartposition: US #103, UK #30, US dance #10
writtenby: Sylvester Levay and Michael Kunze (as Stephan Prager)
album: Save Me
Silver Convention Save Me 1975 Midland Int.
5 recordlabel: Midland Int'l. 10305
chartposition: RandB #77
writtenby: Scott Joplin J.R. Bailey
J.R. Bailey The Entertainer -- You Pass My Love Like A Moving Train 1975 Midland Int'l.
--- recordlabel: Mercury 73775
writtenby: W. Beck, C. Satchell, J. Williams, L. Bonner, M. Jones, M. Pierce, R. Middlebrooks
album: Honey...
mpcode: oMAX7HYcN0o
Ohio Players Let's Love 1975 Mercury
--- recordlabel: Mercury 73759
writtenby: Norma Toney
album: We Got To Get Our Thing Together
The Dells Gotta Get Home To My Baby 1975 Mercury
1 recordlabel: Mercury 73734
chartposition: RandB #1, US #11, UK #51
writtenby: Billy Beck, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce, Clarence Satchell
album: Honey...
comments: [funk]
Ohio Players Love Rollercoaster 1975 Mercury
2 recordlabel: Mercury 73723
chartposition: RandB #17, US #104
writtenby: Calvin Arlin, Jackie Avery and James Dean
The Dells We Got to Get Our Thing Together 1975 Mercury
3 recordlabel: Mercury 73719
chartposition: RandB #35
writtenby: Glenn Dorsey
The Joneses Name of the Game (Pt. 1) 1975 Mercury
4 recordlabel: Mercury 73713
chartposition: RandB #1, US #33
writtenby: Billy Beck,Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones,Ralph Middlebrooks
album: Honey...
comments: [funk jazz]
Ohio Players Sweet Sticky Thing 1975 Mercury
--- recordlabel: Mercury 73713
writtenby: W. Beck, C. Satchell, J. Williams, L. Bonner, M. Jones, M. Pierce, R. Middlebrooks
album: Honey...
mpcode: J3ioEhSjkMY
Ohio Players Alone 1975 Mercury
1 recordlabel: Mercury 73700
chartposition: RandB #83
writtenby: Lee Pittman
Tomorrow's Promise You're Everything Good to Me 1975 Mercury
--- recordlabel: Mercury 73699
writtenby: E. Mercury, W. Smith
Eric Mercury Sweetie Pie 1975 Mercury
1 recordlabel: Mercury 73695
chartposition: RandB #37, US #95, UK #53, US Dance #10
writtenby: Van McCoy
album: Young and in Love
Ralph Carter When You're Young and in Love 1975 Mercury
2 recordlabel: Mercury 73689
chartposition: RandB #47
writtenby: Glenn Dorsey
The Joneses Love Inflation (Pt. 1) 1975 Mercury
3 recordlabel: Mercury 73675
chartposition: RandB #6, US #44
writtenby: Ohio Players
album: Fire
Ohio Players I Want to Be Free 1975 Mercury
4 recordlabel: Mercury 73672
chartposition: RandB #46
writtenby: Roy C (as Roy Hammond)
album: Something Nice
Roy C Love Me Till Tomorrow Comes 1975 Mercury
5 recordlabel: Mercury 73663
chartposition: RandB #28
writtenby: Glenn Dorsey
album: Keep Up with the Joneses
The Joneses I Can't See What You See in Me 1975 Mercury
6 recordlabel: Mercury 73648
chartposition: RandB #83
writtenby: Don Covay and Erskin Watts
album: Hot Blood
Don Covay Rumble in the Jungle 1975 Mercury
7 recordlabel: Mercury 73637
chartposition: RandB #59
writtenby: Joe Quarterman
Joe Quarterman & Free Soul Get Down Baby (Pt. 1) 1975 Mercury
--- recordlabel: Mercury 1038
writtenby: W. Beck, C. Satchell, J. Williams, L. Bonner, M. Jones, M. Pierce, R. Middlebrooks
album: Honey...
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: gUXCG817zGc
Ohio Players Honey 1975 Mercury
--- recordlabel: Mercury 1038
writtenby: W. Beck, C. Satchell, J. Williams, L. Bonner, M. Jones, M. Pierce, R. Middlebrooks
album: Honey...
comments: [funk album cut]
mpcode: QWPz8LaNIhI
Ohio Players Ain't Givin' Up No Ground 1975 Mercury
1 recordlabel: Master Five 3500
chartposition: RandB #88
writtenby: Donnie Elbert
Baby Washington Can't Get Over Losing You 1975 Master Five
--- recordlabel: Mankind 12022
writtenby: J. Williams Jr., S. McKinney
album: Cuss the Wind
Freddie North Cuss the Wind 1975 Mankind
--- recordlabel: Mainstream 5575
writtenby: M. Calhoun, A. Lattimore
mpcode: UqfO36JFHSU
Almeta Lattimore These Memories 1975 Mainstream
1 recordlabel: Mainstream 5574
chartposition: US dance #12
writtenby: Jean Kluger, Daniel Vangarde and Steve Banda Kalenga
Black Blood Chicano 1975 Mainstream
2 recordlabel: Mainstream 5573
chartposition: RandB #62
writtenby: Terry Huff
album: The Lonely One
Terry Huff & Special Delivery I Destroyed Your Love (Part 1) 1975 Mainstream
3 recordlabel: Mainstream 5571
chartposition: R&B #26
weeksinr&bchart: 12
writtenby: J. Abston, S. Petty
The Dramatics No Rebate On Love 1975 Mainstream
4 recordlabel: Mainstream 5569
chartposition: RandB #97
writtenby: Calvin Arnold
comments: [novelty]
Prophecy Betcha Can't Guess My Sign 1975 Mainstream
5 recordlabel: Mainstream 5567
chartposition: RandB #63, UK #52
writtenby: Jean Kluger and Daniel Vangarde
Black Blood A I E (A Mwana) 1975 Mainstream
6 recordlabel: Mainstream 5565
chartposition: RandB #74
writtenby: Boby Franklin
Prophecy What Ever's Your Sign (You Got To Be Mine) (Part 1) 1975 Mainstream
7 recordlabel: MGM 2006531
chartposition: UK #44
writtenby: Bobby Flax and Lanny Lambert
album: Never Can Say Goodbye
Gloria Gaynor All I Need Is Your Sweet Lovin' 1975 MGM
8 recordlabel: MGM 14838
chartposition: RandB #73, US #75, UK #33
writtenby: Morgan Lewis and Nancy Hamilton
album: Experience Gloria Gaynor
Gloria Gaynor How High the Moon 1975 MGM
9 recordlabel: MGM 14823
chartposition: RandB #24, US #98, UK #53
writtenby: Jack Robinson and James Bolden
album: Experience Gloria Gaynor
comments: MGM 14823
Gloria Gaynor (If You Want it) Do It Yourself 1975 MGM
10 recordlabel: MGM 14814
chartposition: RandB #72
writtenby: Johnny Bristol
album: Feeling The Magic
Johnny Bristol Love Takes Tears 1975 MGM
11 recordlabel: MGM 14808
chartposition: UK #98
writtenby: Burt Bacharach and Hal David
album: Experience Gloria Gaynor
Gloria Gaynor Walk On By 1975 MGM
12 recordlabel: MGM 14792
chartposition: RandB #28, US #104, UK #53
writtenby: Johnny Bristol
album: Hang On In There Baby
Johnny Bristol Leave My World 1975 MGM
13 recordlabel: MGM 14790
chartposition: RandB #56, US #60, UK #14, US dance #2
writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
album: Never Can Say Goodbye
comments: [disco]
Gloria Gaynor Reach Out, I'll Be There 1975 MGM
14 recordlabel: MCA 40364
chartposition: RandB #32, US #1, UK #12
writtenby: Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Elton John Philadelphia Freedom 1975 MCA
15 recordlabel: London 219
chartposition: RandB #92, US #109
writtenby: Pete Wingfield, Joe Jammer, DeLisle Harper, Glen LeFleur and Mike Vernon
album: Out in Front
Olympic Runners Drag It Over 1975 London
16 recordlabel: London 216
chartposition: RandB #73, US #103
writtenby: Bee Hammond
album: Put the Music Where Your Mouth Is
comments: [instrumental]
Olympic Runners Grab It 1975 London
17 recordlabel: London 1062
chartposition: RandB #18
writtenby: Charles McCormick
album: Do You Wanna Do A Thing?
Bloodstone Give Me Your Heart 1975 London
18 recordlabel: London 1061
chartposition: RandB #4, US #57
writtenby: Charles McCormick
album: Riddle of the Sphinx
Bloodstone My Little Lady 1975 London
19 recordlabel: London 10512 (UK)
chartposition: UK #5
writtenby: Dave Appell, Kal Mann and Hank Ballard
Chubby Checker Let's Twist Again -- The Twist 1975 London(UK)
20 recordlabel: London 10511
chartposition: RandB #1, US #28, UK #51
writtenby: Al Green, Willie Mitchell & Mabon
album: Full of Fire
Al Green Full of Fire 1975 London
21 recordlabel: London 10482
chartposition: RandB #1, US 13, UK #24
writtenby: Al Green, Willie Mitchell & Mabon
album: Al Green Is Love
Al Green L-O-V-E (Love) 1975 London
22 recordlabel: Laurie 3418
chartposition: UK #38
writtenby: Doug Morris
Dean Parrish I'm on My Way 1975 Laurie
23 recordlabel: Kudu 927
chartposition: US dance #8
writtenby: Cole Porter
album: Anything Goes
comments: [disco jazz funk instrumental]
Ron Carter Anything Goes 1975 Kudu
24 recordlabel: Kudu 925
chartposition: RandB #10, US #20, UK #6, US AC #29, US dance #2
writtenby: Maria Grever & Stanley Adams
album: What a Diff'rence a Day Makes
comments: [disco jazz soul]
Esther Phillips What a Diff'rence a Day Makes 1975 Kudu
25 recordlabel: Kudu 924
chartposition: RandB #16, US #54, US Dance #12
writtenby: Ralph MacDonald
album: Mister Magic
comments: [instrumental] [jazz funk]
Grover Washington, Jr. Mister Magic 1975 Kudu
--- recordlabel: Kent 124
comments: Previously unreleased Released as B side in 1990 on Kent label
Garland Green Come Through Me 1975 Kent
--- recordlabel: Keiper 60848
writtenby: Keith Stevenson
Pamoja Only The Lonely Know 1975 Keiper
--- recordlabel: Keiper 60848
writtenby: Keith Stevenson
Pamoja Oooh, Baby 1975 Keiper
1 recordlabel: Kayvette 5122
chartposition: RandB #6
writtenby: Clarence Reid
album: Make Me Feel Like a Woman
Jackie Moore Make Me Feel Like a Woman 1975 Kayvette
--- recordlabel: Kama Sutra 600
writtenby: J. Jocko Marcellino
album: That\'s The Song
mpcode: lC3PpGE5j0s
J. Jocko I'm Gettin' Over 1975 Kama Sutra
1 recordlabel: Jupiter
chartposition: US dance #6
writtenby: Sylvester Levay and Michael Kunze
album: Save Me
comments: [disco]
Silver Convention I Like It -- Always Another Girl 1975 Jupiter
--- recordlabel: Juana 3401
writtenby: F. Knight, B. Crutclter
The Controllers Is That Long Enough For You 1975 Juana
--- recordlabel: Jay Boy 96
writtenby: C. Reid, W. Clarke
album: The Party Freaks
Miami Funk It Up 1975 Jay Boy
1 recordlabel: Jay Boy 104
chartposition: RandB #70
writtenby: Harry Casey (as Harry Wayne Casey), Richard Finch, Willie Clarke and Betty Wright
album: The Sound of Sunshine
The Sunshine Band Rock Your Baby 1975 Jay Boy
2 recordlabel: Jay Boy 101(UK)
chartposition: UK #34
writtenby: Harry Casey (as Harry Wayne Casey), Richard Finch and Willie Clarke
album: KC and The Sunshine Band
KC And The Sunshine Band I'm So Crazy ('Bout You) 1975 Jay Boy (UK)
3 recordlabel: Jay Boy 100(UK)
chartposition: UK #4
writtenby: Harry Casey (as Harry Wayne Casey) and Richard Finch
album: George McCrae [1975 album]
comments: [disco dance]
George McCrae It's Been So Long 1975 Jay Boy (UK)
--- recordlabel: J.Bridge 7542
writtenby: Elmer Overton
album: Risin'
Smoke I'm So Lonely 1975 J.Bridge
--- recordlabel: Island USA 6 (UK)
Bobby McClure You Bring Out The Love In Me 1975 Island USA(UK)
1 recordlabel: Island 6267
chartposition: RandB #1, US #7, UK #12
writtenby: Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard Scott
comments: [funk]
War Low Rider 1975 Island

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