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
201	recordlabel: Spring 132 chartposition: RandB #22, US #101 writtenby: Raeford Gerald album: Act 1	Act 1	Friends or Lovers	1973	Spring
202	recordlabel: Epic 511060 chartposition: R&B #28, US #79 writtenby: Sly Stone (as Sylvester Stewart) album: Fresh	Sly & the Family Stone	Frisky	1973	Epic
203	recordlabel: Volt 4088 chartposition: RandB #37, US #112 writtenby: Carl Hampton, Homer Banks and Raymond Jackson	The Emotions	From Toys to Boys	1973	Volt
204	recordlabel: Black Gold 9 chartposition: RandB #49 writtenby: Ronnie Shannon album: What a Shame	The Dynamics	Funkey Key	1973	Black Gold
205	recordlabel: MGM 14684 chartposition: RandB #52 writtenby: L. Anthony and Thomas East	Thomas East	Funky Music (Part I)	1973	MGM
206	recordlabel: Stax 153 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #63 writtenby: Rufus Thomas, Don Dortch album: Crown Prince of Dance	Rufus Thomas	Funky Robot (Part 1)	1973	Stax
207	recordlabel: De lite 557 chartposition: RandB #5, US #29, UK #54 writtenby: Kool and the Gang album: Wild and Peaceful comments: [funk]	Kool & the Gang	Funky Stuff	1973	De lite
208	recordlabel: Westbound 214 chartposition: RandB #1, US #15 writtenby: Ohio Players album: Pleasure comments: [funk]	Ohio Players	Funky Worm	1973	Westbound
209	recordlabel: BASF 15151 chartposition: RandB #70 writtenby: S. Taylor	Priscilla Price	Funny	1973	BASF
---	recordlabel: Hi 32077 writtenby: W. Nelson album: Call Me... comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: 9LyJyzHKDt4	Al Green	Funny How Time Slips Away	1973	Hi
1	recordlabel: Curtom 1987 chartposition: RandB #11, US #39 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Back to the World	Curtis Mayfield	Future Shock	1973	Curtom
---	recordlabel: Curtom 1993 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Back to the World	Curtis Mayfield	Future Song (Love A Good Woman, Love A Good Man)	1973	Curtom
---	recordlabel: Soul 35113 writtenby: Stevie Wonder album: Game Called Love comments: [Motown Sound]	The Originals	Game Called Love	1973	Soul
---	recordlabel: Seaside 4114 writtenby: J. Simms	Eugene Blacknell & The New Breed	Get In a Hurry	1973	Seaside
1	recordlabel: Fame 302 chartposition: RandB #35 writtenby: Eugene Williams, George Jackson & Raymond Moore	George Soule	Get Involved	1973	Fame
---	recordlabel: Roxbury 2000 chartposition: RandB #26 writtenby: Nina Ford, Howard Harris comments: [Both sides are labelled as "Plug Side".]	Marion Jarvis	Get It	1973	Roxbury
1	recordlabel: Motown 1277 chartposition: RandB #2, US #28 writtenby: Berry Gordy, Hal Davis, Don Fletcher, Jerry Marcellino & Mel Larson album: Get it Together comments: [Motown Sound]	The Jackson 5	Get It Together	1973	Motown
---	recordlabel: Island 1218 writtenby: Bob Marley album: Burnin' comments: [Reggae]	Bob Marley & the Wailers	Get Up, Stand Up	1973	Island
---	recordlabel: Curtom 8017 writtenby: L. Hutson album: Love Oh Love comments: [instrumental album cut] mpcode: 9Gzj0F1Q6Uw	Leroy Hutson	Getting It On (Theme For The Jay Johnson Affair)	1973	Curtom
1	recordlabel: Mercury 73389 chartposition: RandB #61 comments: [philly sound]	Brother's Guiding Light featuring David	Getting Together	1973	Mercury
2	recordlabel: Atlantic 2973 chartposition: RandB #4, US #29, UK 7, US AC #20 writtenby: Thom Bell & Linda Creed album: The Spinners (Detroit) comments: [philly sound]	The Spinners	Ghetto Child	1973	Atlantic
3	recordlabel: Atlantic 2976 chartposition: RandB #73 writtenby: Phil Hurtt and Anthony Bell	Clyde Brown	Ghetto Cowboy	1973	Atlantic
4	recordlabel: Soul 35104 chartposition: RandB #50, US #101 writtenby: Arnold Langley, Jr. Walker (as Autry DeWalt) and Ronald Harville album: Peace and Understanding Is Hard to Find comments: [Motown Sound]	Jr. Walker & the All Stars	Gimme That Beat	1973	Soul
5	recordlabel: RCA Victor 0046 chartposition: RandB #51, US #119 album: Afrodisiac / Main Ingredient Super Hits	The Main Ingredient	Girl Blue	1973	RCA Victor
6	recordlabel: Tamla 54230 chartposition: RandB #13, US #87 writtenby: Leonard Caston and Anita Poree album: People... Hold On comments: [Motown Sound]	Eddie Kendricks	Girl You Need a Change of Mind (Part 1)	1973	Tamla
---	recordlabel: GSF 6905 writtenby: R. Dahrouge, B. Terrell mpcode: o0VC7DK4DdA	The Whatnauts	Give Him Up	1973	GSF
---	recordlabel: Today 1527 writtenby: Edna Toles album: Visions of Paradise comments: [deep soul]	Benny Johnson	Give It Up	1973	Today
1	recordlabel: Tamla 54240 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #30, US #111 writtenby: Leon Ware album: Do It Baby comments: [Motown Sound]	The Miracles	Give Me Just Another Day	1973	Tamla
2	recordlabel: Buddah 331 chartposition: RandB #9, US #31 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Give Me Your Love / The Very Best of Barbara Mason	Barbara Mason	Give Me Your Love	1973	Buddah
---	recordlabel: Curtom 8014 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Super Fly Orginal Motion Picture Soundtrack	Curtis Mayfield	Give Me Your Love (Love Song)	1973	Curtom
---	recordlabel: EMI 2011 writtenby: Mitch Murray, Peter Callander comments: [northern soul]	Johnny Johnson & the Bandwagon	Give Me Your Love Again	1973	EMI
1	recordlabel: Cadet 5696 chartposition: RandB #3, US #34 writtenby: Henry Williams & Marv Johnson album: Give Your Baby a Standing Ovation comments: [ballad]	The Dells	Give Your Baby a Standing Ovation	1973	Cadet
2	recordlabel: Just Sunshine 504 chartposition: RandB #57 writtenby: L. Hutson, J. Reaves, M. Hawkins and J. Hutson album: The Voices of East Harlem	The Voices of East Harlem	Giving Love	1973	Just Sunshine
---	recordlabel: Brunswick 754197 writtenby: Eugene Record, Stan McKenny album: Chi-Lites comments: [sweet soul album cut] mpcode: rpgZ72Q9z2s	The Chi-Lites	Go Away Dream	1973	Brunswick
---	recordlabel: Tamla 326 writtenby: Stevie Wonder album: Innervisions comments: [album cut] mpcode: NA6OCGLCUec	Stevie Wonder	Golden Lady	1973	Tamla
---	recordlabel: United Artists 208 writtenby: E. Cornelius album: Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose mpcode: sX1q6s4PIuE	Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose	Gonna Be Sweet For You	1973	United Artists
1	recordlabel: Cube 60 chartposition: RandB #92, UK #8 writtenby: John Worth comments: [ballad]	Jimmy Helms	Gonna Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse	1973	Cube
2	recordlabel: United Artists 246 chartposition: RandB #55	Margie Evans	Good Feeling	1973	United Artists
---	recordlabel: Westbound 221 writtenby: Denise La Salle album: Trapped By A Thing Called Love comments: [southern soul] mpcode: Kowj-RuOplg	Denise LaSalle	Good Goody Getter	1973	Westbound
1	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 849 chartposition: RandB #20, US #34, UK #53, US AC #8 writtenby: Irene Higgenbotham, Ervin Drake & Dan Fisher album: Lady Sings the Blues comments: [Motown Sound]	Diana Ross	Good Morning Heartache	1973	Tamla Motown
2	recordlabel: MCA 40153 chartposition: US #103 writtenby: Mentor Williams and Ron Davies album: Loving Arms	Dobie Gray	Good Old Song	1973	MCA
---	recordlabel: Spring 140 album: Act 1	Act 1	Goodbye Love (Were Through)	1973	Spring
---	recordlabel: Zodiac 1050 writtenby: B. Wright, C. Bernard, R. Williams	Chuck Bernard	Got To Get A Hold Of Myself	1973	Zodiac
1	recordlabel: Mercury 73378 chartposition: RandB #54 album: Mark IV	Mark IV	Got To Get Back (To My Baby's Love)	1973	Mercury
2	recordlabel: Stang 5050 chartposition: RandB #16, US #68 writtenby: Billy Terrell and Ray Dahrouge comments: [Sweet Soul]	The Moments	Gotta Find a Way	1973	Stang
3	recordlabel: United Artists 281 chartposition: RandB #6, US #8 writtenby: Howard Scott, B.B. Dickerson , Harold Brown, Charles Miller,Lercy Jordan album: Deliver the Word comments: [funk jazz]	War	Gypsy Man	1973	United Artists
4	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 856 chartposition: RandB #10, US #28, UK #20 writtenby: Freddie Perren & Christine Yarian album: Skywriter / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 8 comments: [Motown Sound]	The Jackson 5	Hallelujah Day	1973	Tamla Motown
5	recordlabel: Polydor 14187 chartposition: RandB #25, US #83 writtenby: Mandrill album: Composite Truth comments: [instrumental]	Mandrill	Hang Loose	1973	Polydor
---	recordlabel: Chelsea writtenby: Bert Russell, Wes Farrell album: I'm Doin' Fine Now / The Best of New York City comments: [album cut] mpcode: M3FcsxEbyms	New York City	Hang On Sloopy	1973	Chelsea
1	recordlabel: Aware 034 chartposition: RandB #83	Deep Velvet	Hanna Mae	1973	Aware
---	recordlabel: Mala 12036 writtenby: F. Tanner	Chuck Cockerham	Have I Got A Right	1973	Mala
---	recordlabel: Sound Gems 2100 writtenby: Rosey Jones	Rosey Jones	Have Love Will Travel	1973	Sound Gems
---	recordlabel: Hi 32077 writtenby: Green album: Call Me... comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: BwpLvk00Uuk	Al Green	Have You Been Making Out O.K.	1973	Hi
1	recordlabel: MGM 14623 chartposition: RandB #7, US writtenby: Sam Cooke album: Having A Party	The Ovations	Having a Party (Medley)	1973	MGM
---	recordlabel: Cat 1987 writtenby: C. Reid, I. Kitts album: Gwen McCrae comments: [ballad] mpcode: SrEj5BxvSzs	Gwen McCrae	He Keeps Something Groovy Goin' On	1973	Cat
---	recordlabel: Gospel Truth 1211 writtenby: Jacqui Verdell album: He's Mine	Jacqui Verdell	He's Mine	1973	Gospel Truth
1	recordlabel: RCA Victor 0951 chartposition: RandB #90 album: Only Love Spoken Here	Pat Lundy	He's the Father of My Children	1973	RCA Victor
---	recordlabel: Westbound 213 writtenby: Abrim Tilmon, Jr. album: Abe, James and Ivory / I\'m in Love with You mpcode: vF-ONisQ-Gs	The Detroit Emeralds	Heaven Couldn't Be Like This	1973	Westbound
---	recordlabel: Stax 0160 writtenby: Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson, Carl Hampton album: Starting All Over Again	Mel & Tim	Heaven Knows	1973	Stax
---	recordlabel: ABC/Dunhill 50163 writtenby: L. Russell album: His California Album comments: [blues soul album cut] mpcode: e1Co1lIa88s	Bobby Bland	Help Me Through The Day	1973	ABC/Dunhill
---	recordlabel: Mercury 73387	Aaron Neville	Hercules	1973	Mercury
1	recordlabel: Hi 2247 chartposition: RandB #2, US #10 writtenby: A. Green, M. Hodges album: Call Me... comments: [southern soul]	Al Green	Here I Am (Come and Take Me)	1973	Hi
---	recordlabel: Soul 739 writtenby: Clay McMurray, Patricia Foster album: All I Need Is Time comments: [album cut] [The Motown Sound]	Gladys Knight And The Pips	Here I Am Again	1973	Soul
1	recordlabel: Chain 2101 chartposition: RandB #34 writtenby: Vernon Bullock and Bobby Wilson album: I'll Be Your Rainbow	Bobby Wilson	Here Is Where the Love Is	1973	Chain
---	recordlabel: Chimneyville 446 writtenby: Here It Is album: Think About It	King Floyd	Here It Is	1973	Chimneyville
1	recordlabel: Gordy 7131 chartposition: RandB #2, US #35 writtenby: Norman Whitfield album: Masterpiece... comments: [ballad] [Motown Sound]	The Temptations	Hey Girl (I Like Your Style)	1973	Gordy
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 7265 writtenby: Aretha Franklin album: Hey Now Hey (The Other Side Of The Sky)	Aretha Franklin	Hey Now Hey (The Other Side Of The Sky)	1973	Atlantic
1	recordlabel: Volt 4090 chartposition: RandB #5, US #53 writtenby: Tony Hester album: A Dramatic Experience / The Best of The Dramatics	The Dramatics	Hey You! Get Off My Mountain	1973	Volt
2	recordlabel: MGM 14630 chartposition: RandB #63, US #92 writtenby: Bobby Stevenson and Otis Blackwell album: Foster Sylvers	Foster Sylvers	Hey, Little Girl	1973	MGM
3	recordlabel: Tamla 54235 chartposition: RandB #1, US #4, UK #29, US AC #41 writtenby: Stevie Wonder album: Innervisions / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 9 comments: [disco dance] [Motown Sound]	Stevie Wonder	Higher Ground	1973	Tamla
---	recordlabel: Mercury 1653 writtenby: D. Covay album: Super Dude I comments: [album cut] mpcode: 650nAQjN-y4	Don Covay	Hold You To Your Promise	1973	Mercury
---	recordlabel: Tamla 54284 writtenby: S. Robinson album: Smokey... comments: [ballad album cut]	Smokey Robinson	Holly	1973	Tamla
---	recordlabel: Paula 389 writtenby: Bobby Patterson comments: [southern soul]	Fontella Bass	Home Wrecker	1973	Paula
1	recordlabel: Bell 45305 chartposition: US #71 writtenby: Palmer E. James album: Al Green	Al Green	Hot Wire	1973	Bell
2	recordlabel: Chelsea 78-108 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #49 writtenby: Baker, Harris, Otis	Willie Roundtree	House Of Memories	1973	Chelsea
---	recordlabel: Stax 0151 writtenby: David Porter, Isaac Hayes	Katie Love	How Can You Mistreat The One You Love	1973	Stax
---	recordlabel: Dakar 4519 writtenby: Richard Parker album: I Had It All The Time / Tyrone Davis Greatest Hits mpcode: sKkp6-FxzW8	Tyrone Davies	How Could I Forget You	1973	Dakar
1	recordlabel: People 623 chartposition: RandB #45 album: Slaughter's Big Rip Off Soundtrack	Lyn Collins	How Long Can I Keep It Up (Part I)	1973	People
2	recordlabel: Rare Earth 5054 chartposition: RandB #95, US #110 weeksinr&bchart: 3 writtenby: Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong album: Ma	Rare Earth	Hum Along And Dance	1973	Rare Earth
---	recordlabel: Paula 390	The Montclairs	Hung Up On Your Love	1973	Paula
1	recordlabel: Pride 1026 chartposition: RandB #48	Billy Butler & Infinity	Hung Up on You	1973	Pride
---	recordlabel: Gordy 7129 writtenby: N. Whitfield album: Masterpiece... comments: [Motown Sound]	The Temptations	Hurry Tomorrow	1973	Gordy
1	recordlabel: Spring 139 chartposition: RandB #3, US #24 writtenby: Prince Phillip Mitchell (as Phillip Mitchell) album: It Hurts So Good comments: [southern soul ballad]	Millie Jackson	Hurts So Good	1973	Spring
2	recordlabel: Seventy Seven 131 chartposition: RandB #36 writtenby: The Mighty Hannibal (as James T. Shaw) comments: [deep soul]	Earl Gaines	Hymn Number 5	1973	Seventy Seven
---	recordlabel: Polydor 14204 writtenby: Arthur Brown, Gene Miller, Edgar Matthews	Pep Brown	I Am The One Who Needs You	1973	Polydor
1	recordlabel: Wand 11251 chartposition: RandB #14, US #61 writtenby: Jimmy Van Leer and Bobby Rush album: Southside Movement	The South Side Movement	I Been Watchin' You	1973	Wand
2	recordlabel: Prophesy 3005 chartposition: RandB #89 writtenby: Bobby Taylor and Mark Capponni	The Jackson Sisters	I Believe in Miracles	1973	Prophesy
3	recordlabel: Stax 0161 chartposition: RandB #1, US #11 writtenby: Don Davis album: Taylored in Silk comments: [southern soul]	Johnnie Taylor	I Believe in You (You Believe in Me)	1973	Stax
4	recordlabel: ABC/TRC 11351 chartposition: RandB #21, US #81 writtenby: Ray Charles , Ruth Robinson and Dee Ervin album: Through the Eyes of Love	Ray Charles	I Can Make It Thru the Days (But Oh Those Lonely Nights)	1973	ABC/TRC
---	recordlabel: Stax 176 writtenby: Marvin Johnson, Henry Williams album: Taylored in Silk	Johnnie Taylor	I Can Read Between The Lines	1973	Stax
---	recordlabel: Buddah 393 writtenby: Johnny Nash album: Imagination... mpcode: OGggMSwNGVs	Gladys Knight & The Pips	I Can See Clearly Now	1973	Buddah
1	recordlabel: Clean 60005 chartposition: US #109 writtenby: Bobby Womack	The Valentinos	I Can Understand It (Part I)	1973	Clean
2	recordlabel: RCA Victor 0912 chartposition: RandB #4, US #35 writtenby: Bobby Womack album: Birth Day comments: [disco funk]	New Birth	I Can Understand it	1973	RCA Victor
3	recordlabel: ABC 11398 chartposition: RandB #62 writtenby: Gary Zekley and Mitch Bottler album: Through All Times	Chuck Jackson	I Can't Break Away	1973	ABC
---	recordlabel: Budd 101 writtenby: Ted Ford	Ted Ford	I Can't Give You Up	1973	Budd
---	recordlabel: Tommy 1751 writtenby: K. Wakefield, L. Caston	Bobby Taylor	I Can't Quit Your Love	1973	Tommy
1	recordlabel: Hi 2248 chartposition: RandB #6, US #38, UK #41 writtenby: Ann Peebles, Don Bryant & Bernard Miller album: I Can't Stand The Rain / Ann Peebles Greatest Hits comments: [southern soul]	Ann Peebles	I Can't Stand the Rain	1973	Hi
---	recordlabel: Co Co Cleveland 103 writtenby: L. Ragland	Lou Ragland And Hot Chocolate	I Can't Take It	1973	Co Co Cleveland
---	recordlabel: Motown writtenby: W. Hutch album: The Mack comments: [ballad] mpcode: JxsLqz8oBak	Willie Hutch	I Choose You	1973	Motown
---	recordlabel: Atlantic writtenby: Bruce Hawes album: The Spinners (Detroit) comments: [philly sound ballad album cut]	The Spinners	I Could Never (Repay Your Love)	1973	Atlantic

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