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
101	recordlabel: Deluxe 150 chartposition: RandB #71 writtenby: Charles Derrick and James Hines comments: [instrumental]	J. Hines & The Fellows	Camelot Time	1973	Deluxe
102	recordlabel: Lion 140 chartposition: RandB #26, US #107 writtenby: Hal Davis and Herman Griffith	Vee Allen	Can I	1973	Lion
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2967 writtenby: Sam Dees, J.J. Lewis, C. Moon	Lorraine Johnson	Can I Hold You To It	1973	Atlantic
1	recordlabel: Wand 11259 chartposition: RandB #56 writtenby: Jimmy Van Leer and Stephen Hawkins	The South Side Movement	Can You Get to That	1973	Wand
2	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
---	recordlabel: Tamla 327 writtenby: Frank Wilson, Kathy Wakefield, Leonard Caston album: Eddie Kendricks comments: [album cut] mpcode: s2YT0q0Ij-M	Eddie Kendricks	Can't Help What I Am	1973	Tamla
1	recordlabel: Curtom 1993 chartposition: RandB #16, US #88 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Back to the World	Curtis Mayfield	Can't Say Nothin'	1973	Curtom
---	recordlabel: United Artists 043 writtenby: G. Soule, T. Woodford album: Facts of Life... comments: [southern soul album cut] mpcode: hc88uEJy5iE	Bobby Womack	Can't Stop A Man In Love	1973	United Artists
1	recordlabel: Mercury 73395 chartposition: RandB #26 writtenby: Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy album: The Love We Have, the Love We Had	Jerry Butler featuring Brenda Lee Eager	Can't Understand It	1973	Mercury
---	recordlabel: Buddah 395 writtenby: Barbara Mason album: Lady Love / The Very Best of Barbara Mason comments: [ballad] mpcode: sxFSdnY8hbI	Barbara Mason	Caught In The Middle (Of A One Sided Love Affair)	1973	Buddah
---	recordlabel: We Produce 1810 writtenby: Leon Moore album: Love Maze	The Temprees	Chalk It Up To Experience	1973	We Produce
---	recordlabel: Enterprise 9088 writtenby: J. Fishman	Joy Fleming	Change It All	1973	Enterprise
---	recordlabel: Polydor 14219 writtenby: D. Jordan	Debbie Taylor	Cheaper In The Long Run	1973	Polydor
1	recordlabel: Stax 0176 chartposition: RandB #2, US #15 writtenby: Mack Rice album: Taylored in Silk	Johnnie Taylor	Cheaper to Keep Her	1973	Stax
2	recordlabel: Capitol 3674 chartposition: RandB #5, US #35 writtenby: Floyd Butler & Billy Osborne album: Check It Out comments: [ballad]	Tavares	Check It Out	1973	Capitol
3	recordlabel: Stax 0171 chartposition: RandB #58 writtenby: Eddie Floyd	Eddie Floyd	Check Me Out	1973	Stax
4	recordlabel: Capricorn 0017 chartposition: RandB #35 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Mindful	Maxayn	Check Out Your Mind	1973	Capricorn
5	recordlabel: Buddah 375 chartposition: RandB #79 writtenby: Al Elias and Andy Badale comments: [from the movie Gordon's War]	Barbara Mason	Child of Tomorrow	1973	Buddah
---	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3537 writtenby: K. Gamble, L. Huff comments: [christmas] mpcode: W77AfaU9MqA	The O'Jays	Christmas Ain't Christmas New Years Ain't New Years Without The One You Love	1973	P.I.R.
1	recordlabel: Tamla 54241 chartposition: RandB #3, US #21, UK #51 writtenby: Marvin Gaye album: Let's Get It On comments: [Motown Sound]	Marvin Gaye	Come Get to This	1973	Tamla
2	recordlabel: Warner 7707 chartposition: RandB #95 writtenby: Paul Kelly	Paul Kelly	Come Lay Some Lovin' on Me	1973	Warner
3	recordlabel: Atlantic 2988 chartposition: RandB #32 writtenby: Paul Kelly album: Sweet Surrender	Margie Joseph	Come Lay Some Lovin' on Me	1973	Atlantic
4	recordlabel: Atco 6951 chartposition: RandB #67 writtenby: Donny Hathaway album: Extension of a Man	Donny Hathaway	Come Little Children	1973	Atco
5	recordlabel: Crossover 973 chartposition: RandB #30,US #82, UK #54, US AC #20 writtenby: Felice Bryant and Boudleaux Bryant	Ray Charles	Come Live with Me	1973	Crossover
---	recordlabel: Jamie 1415 writtenby: R. Faith, S. Yates, G. Smith	David Morris	Come Watch My Train Go By	1973	Jamie
1	recordlabel: Motown 1259 chartposition: RandB #84 writtenby: Bobby Miller album: David Ruffin comments: [Motown Sound]	David Ruffin	Common Man	1973	Motown
2	recordlabel: Westbound 218 chartposition: US #102 writtenby: George Clinton and Bernie Worrell album: Cosmic Slop	Funkadelic	Cosmic Slop	1973	Westbound
---	recordlabel: Wand 11258 writtenby: C. Jackson, M. Yancy album: The First Time We Met	The Independents	Couldn't Hear Nobody Say (I Love You Like You Do)	1973	Wand
1	recordlabel: Flo Feel 1000 chartposition: RandB #87 writtenby: Jimmy Dockett	Jimmy Dockett	Count Your Blessings, and Move On	1973	Flo Feel
2	recordlabel: De-Lite 555 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #56 writtenby: Kool and the Gang album: Good Times comments: [funk]	Kool & the Gang	Country Junky	1973	DeLite
---	recordlabel: Mister Chand 8014 writtenby: R. Simmons	Simtec & Wylie	Cross That Bridge	1973	Mister Chand
---	recordlabel: Volt 4096 writtenby: Inez Foxx, Mack Rice album: Inez Foxx At Memphis comments: [southern soul]	Inez Foxx	Crossing Over The Bridge	1973	Volt
1	recordlabel: GSF 6908 chartposition: RandB #79 writtenby: Jo Armstead, Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson	Dorothy Moore	Cry Like a Baby	1973	GSF
---	recordlabel: Quadran 4443 writtenby: Johnny Simon	The Naturals	Da Da Da Da Da (I Love You)	1973	Quadran
1	recordlabel: Soul 35105 chartposition: RandB #2, US #19 writtenby: Merald Knight, Gladys Knight & Johnny Bristol album: Neither One of Us comments: [Motown Sound]	Gladys Knight & the Pips	Daddy Could Swear (I Declare)	1973	Soul
2	recordlabel: Glades 1707 chartposition: RandB #11, US #61 writtenby: Phillip Mitchell album: Tightening It Up - The Best of...	Archie Bell & the Drells	Dancing to Your Music	1973	Glades
3	recordlabel: Fantasy 696 chartposition: RandB #79 writtenby: Randall and Carter	Betty Everett	Danger	1973	Fantasy
4	recordlabel: Atlantic 2983 chartposition: RandB #77, US #109 writtenby: Manu Dibango album: Soul Makossa	Manu Dibango	Dangwa	1973	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: TRIP 3009 album: It Hurts Me So Bad	Gladys Knight And The Pips	Darling	1973	TRIP
1	recordlabel: Tamla 54236 chartposition: RandB #26, US #67 writtenby: King Errisson, Kathy Wakefield and Frank Wilson album: Eddie Kendricks comments: [Motown Sound]	Eddie Kendricks	Darling Come Back Home	1973	Tamla
---	recordlabel: Volt 6020 writtenby: Dale Warren, Joan Albright album: A New Beginning... comments: [sweet soul ballad album cut] mpcode: Faw44J-8bOI	The Mad Lads	Destination	1973	Volt
1	recordlabel: Vibration 524 chartposition: RandB #21, US #70 writtenby: Al Goodman, Billy Brown, Michael Burton and Sylvia Robinson album: Pillow Talk	Sylvia	Didn't I	1973	Vibration
---	recordlabel: GSF 6896 writtenby: E. Waters, S. Culley album: Skull Snaps	Skull Snaps	Didn't I Do It To You	1973	GSF
1	recordlabel: P.I.R. 304 chartposition: RandB #58 writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff album: The Three Degrees	The Three Degrees	Dirty Ol' Man	1973	P.I.R.
---	recordlabel: Tamla 54241 writtenby: M. Gaye, G. Fuqua, S. Greene album: Let's Get It On comments: [Motown Sound]	Marvin Gaye	Distant Lover	1973	Tamla
1	recordlabel: Fame 91009 chartposition: RandB #17, US #63 writtenby: Bobby Bloom and Neil Goldberg album: Candi Staton	Candi Staton	Do It in the Name of Love	1973	Fame
---	recordlabel: Westbound 6146 102 (UK) writtenby: A. Tilmon, J. Mitchell album: Trapped By A Thing Called Love / Doin' It Right comments: [southern soul] mpcode: hgc96BpwJUc	Denise LaSalle	Do Me Right	1973	Westbound (UK)
1	recordlabel: Deluxe 152 chartposition: RandB #40 writtenby: Myrna March album: A Million to One	The Manhattans	Do You Ever	1973	Deluxe
---	recordlabel: BSR 5030	La Familia Inc.	Do You Love Me?	1973	BSR
1	recordlabel: Capsoul 27 chartposition: RandB #84 writtenby: Dana Middleton and Jeff Smith album: Gently Down Your Stream	Four Mints	Do You Really Love Me	1973	Capsoul
2	recordlabel: Soul Power 112 chartposition: RandB #28 writtenby: Bobby Patterson, Jerry Strickland and Roosevelt Jamison album: Do You Still Feel the Same Way	Tommie Young	Do You Still Feel the Same Way	1973	Soul Power
3	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 842(UK) chartposition: UK #9 writtenby: Jackson Browne album: Lookin' Through the Windows comments: [Motown Sound]	The Jackson 5	Doctor My Eyes	1973	Tamla Motown (UK)
---	recordlabel: SCR writtenby: G. Ricketts	Glen Ricketts	Does It Really Matter	1973	SCR
---	recordlabel: Zudan 5018 writtenby: Earles Inc.	Earles Inc.	Does Your Mother Know	1973	Zudan
1	recordlabel: People 621 chartposition: RandB #1, US #22 writtenby: James Brown album: Doing It To Death comments: [funk]	Fred Wesley & the J.B.s	Doing It to Death	1973	People
---	recordlabel: Mercury 73390 writtenby: Willie Hightower comments: [deep soul]	Willie Hightower	Don't Blame Me	1973	Mercury
1	recordlabel: Mercury 73391 chartposition: RandB #56 writtenby: Roy C (as Roy Hammond) album: Sex And Soul	Roy C	Don't Blame the Man	1973	Mercury
2	recordlabel: Warner 7657 chartposition: RandB #35, US #79 writtenby: Paul Kelly album: Don't Burn Me	Paul Kelly	Don't Burn Me	1973	Warner
3	recordlabel: Invictus 9133 chartposition: RandB #13 writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr.	Holland & Dozier ft Brian Holland	Don't Leave Me Starvin' for Your Love (Part 1)	1973	Invictus
4	recordlabel: Tamla 54237 chartposition: RandB #26, US #56 writtenby: Freddie Perren and Christine Perren album: Renaissance comments: [Motown Sound]	The Miracles	Don't Let It End ('Til You Let It Begin)	1973	Tamla
5	recordlabel: Blue Thumb 225 chartposition: RandB #31, US #86 writtenby: Joe Sample album: The 2nd Crusade comments: [instrumental] [jazz funk]	The Crusaders	Don't Let It Get You Down	1973	Blue Thumb
---	recordlabel: Epic 1980 (UK) writtenby: J. Taylor album: 3 Plus 3 featuring That Lady / Beautiful Ballads comments: [ballad]	The Isley Brothers	Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight	1973	Epic(UK)
---	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: Stax 0160 writtenby: Phillip Mitchell album: Starting All Over Again	Mel & Tim	Don't Mess With My Money, My Honey, Or My Woman	1973	Stax
---	recordlabel: Spring writtenby: Nick Ashford, Valerie Simpson album: Hurt's So Good comments: [album cut]	Millie Jackson	Don't Send Nobody Else	1973	Spring
---	recordlabel: Mercury 1653 writtenby: H. Hall, D. Covay album: Super Dude I comments: [album cut]	Don Covay	Don't Step On A Man When He's Down	1973	Mercury
1	recordlabel: Hill 339 chartposition: RandB #89 writtenby: Miles Grayson and Lermon Horton	Sonny Green	Don't Write a Check with Your Mouth	1973	Hill
2	recordlabel: Stax 0155 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #59 writtenby: Johnnie Taylor, J.W. Alexander	Johnnie Taylor	Don't You Fool With My Soul (Part 1)	1973	Stax
---	recordlabel: Brunswick 754189 writtenby: J. Perry album: Beautiful Day comments: [album cut] mpcode: vZOaOWvLLiI	Jackie Wilson	Don't You Know I Love You	1973	Brunswick
1	recordlabel: Polydor 14168 chartposition: RandB #13, US #50 writtenby: Bodie Chandler and Barry De Vorzon album: Black Caesar Original Soundtrack	James Brown	Down and Out in New York City	1973	Polydor
2	recordlabel: Avco 6105025 (UK) chartposition: UK #31 writtenby: Sandy Linzer	Limmie & the Family Cookin	Dreamboat	1973	Avco(UK)
3	recordlabel: Decca 33057 chartposition: RandB #42, US #5, UK #52, US AC #12 writtenby: Mentor Williams album: Drift Away comments: [country pop soul]	Dobie Gray	Drift Away	1973	Decca
---	recordlabel: Stax 5502 writtenby: James McDuffie, William Bell album: Relating comments: [southern soul ballad album cut] mpcode: xNi0tLW-CTc	William Bell	Drinkin' And Thinkin'	1973	Stax
---	recordlabel: Tamla 327 album: Eddie Kendricks comments: [ballad album cut]	Eddie Kendricks	Each Day I Cry A Little	1973	Tamla
---	recordlabel: Brunswick 55498 writtenby: Allen O'Day	Walter Jackson	Easy Evil	1973	Brunswick
1	recordlabel: Westbound 216 chartposition: RandB #12, US #31 writtenby: Andrew Noland, Gregory Webster, Walter album: Ecstasy comments: [funk]	Ohio Players	Ecstasy	1973	Westbound
---	recordlabel: Bell 2008111 (UK) writtenby: Paul McCartney album: Now	The Drifters	Every Night	1973	Bell(UK)
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: Columbia 45888 chartposition: RandB #25, US #50, US dance #19 writtenby: Philip Bailey and Maurice White album: Head to the Sky	Earth, Wind & Fire	Evil	1973	Columbia
---	recordlabel: United Artists 288 album: Excuse Me I Want To Talk To You	Lea Roberts	Excuse Me (I Want To Talk To You)	1973	United Artists
---	recordlabel: Columbia 32444 writtenby: Souren Mozian, Teddy Randazzo, Victoria Pike album: There's No Me Without You comments: [philly sound ballad album cut] mpcode: iFnAjkaUk20	The Manhattans	Falling Apart at the Seams	1973	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Vibration 522 writtenby: Michael Burton, Sylvia Robinson comments: [mid-tempo southern soul] mpcode: Fnab1vtbs5g	Derek Martin	Falling Out Of Love	1973	Vibration
1	recordlabel: ABC 11394 chartposition: RandB #45 writtenby: Al Ciner album: Rufus	Rufus (and Chaka Khan)	Feel Good	1973	ABC
2	recordlabel: Volt 4099 chartposition: RandB #12, US #45 writtenby: Tony Hester album: A Dramatic Experience / The Best of The Dramatics	The Dramatics	Fell for You	1973	Volt
3	recordlabel: Polydor 14163 chartposition: RandB #19, US #52 writtenby: Wilson Bros. album: Composite Truth	Mandrill	Fencewalk	1973	Polydor
4	recordlabel: Invictus 1251 chartposition: RandB #7, US #59, UK #21 writtenby: General Johnson & Geoff Bowen album: Skin I'm In comments: [funk]	Chairmen of the Board	Finder's Keepers	1973	Invictus
5	recordlabel: Bell 45425 chartposition: RandB #75, US #82, US AC #30 writtenby: Alan O'Day and Artie Wayne	The 5th Dimension	Flashback	1973	Bell
---	recordlabel: Atco 7029 writtenby: Hathaway, Lowe, Moss album: Extension Of A Man comments: [album cut] mpcode: p1cqfs3EbzY	Donny Hathaway	Flying Easy	1973	Atco
1	recordlabel: Wand 11266 chartposition: RandB #72 writtenby: J.R. Bailey, Ken Williams and Mel Kent	Ike Lovely	Fool's Hall of Fame	1973	Wand
---	recordlabel: Malaco 1023	Carolyn Hudson	Foot Loose and Fancy Free	1973	Malaco
---	recordlabel: Dial 1023 writtenby: P. Kelly	Annette Snell	Footprints On My Mind	1973	Dial
---	recordlabel: Soul 35105 writtenby: Ron Miller, O. Murden album: Neither One of Us comments: [The Motown Sound]	Gladys Knight & the Pips	For Once In My Life	1973	Soul
1	recordlabel: Cat 1989 chartposition: RandB #17 writtenby: Ed Townsend album: Gwen McCrae	Gwen McCrae	For Your Love	1973	Cat
2	recordlabel: Abet 9454 chartposition: RandB #51 writtenby: Kris Kristofferson	7th Wonder	For the Good Times (Part I)	1973	Abet
3	recordlabel: Master Five 9103 chartposition: RandB #30, US #119 writtenby: Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland and Freddie Gorman album: Lay A Little Lovin` On Me	Baby Washington & Don Gardner	Forever	1973	Master Five
4	recordlabel: Lion 148 chartposition: RandB #49 writtenby: Landy McNeal	We The People	Forgotten Man	1973	Lion
5	recordlabel: RCA Victor 74 0900 chartposition: US #63, US AC #9 writtenby: Allen Toussaint album: Freedom for the Stallion	The Hues Corporation	Freedom for the Stallion	1973	RCA Victor
---	recordlabel: ABC/Dunhill 50163 writtenby: D.C. Thomas album: His California Album comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: JFVLOeGgHbY	Bobby Bland	Friday The 13th Child	1973	ABC/Dunhill
1	recordlabel: Just Sunshine 514 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #51 writtenby: Johnny Robinson comments: [ballad]	Que Sunryse	Friday The Thirteenth	1973	Just Sunshine
2	recordlabel: Sussex 257 chartposition: RandB #25, US #80 writtenby: Bill Withers album: Bill Withers Live at Carnegie Hall!	Bill Withers	Friend of Mine	1973	Sussex

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