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
701	recordlabel: Philly Groove 179 chartposition: UK #9, RandB #25, US #56 writtenby: Allan Felder & Norman Harris album: Armed and Extremely Dangerous comments: [philly sound]	First Choice	Smarty Pants	1973	Philly Groove
---	recordlabel: Excello 2330 writtenby: Roshell Anderson comments: [deep soul ballad]	Roshell Anderson	Snake Out Of Green Grass	1973	Excello
---	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 850 writtenby: Pinder comments: [Motown Sound]	Four Tops	So Deep Within You	1973	Tamla Motown
---	recordlabel: Hi 2262 writtenby: Al Green album: Livin' For You	Al Green	So Good To Be Here	1973	Hi
---	recordlabel: Chimneyville 1779 writtenby: King Floyd III	King Floyd	So Much Confusion	1973	Chimneyville
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 452991 chartposition: RandB #59 writtenby: Sam Dees and Bill Brandon album: The Show Must Go On	Sam Dees	So Tied Up	1973	Atlantic
2	recordlabel: Warner 7687 chartposition: RandB #11, US #17, US AC #36 writtenby: Emilio Castillo & Stephen Kupka album: Tower of Power	Tower of Power	So Very Hard to Go	1973	Warner
---	recordlabel: London 10419 (UK) writtenby: Al Green album: Let's Stay Together	Al Green	So You're Leaving	1973	London(UK)
1	recordlabel: RCA Victor 0174 chartposition: RandB #20, US #103 writtenby: Don Goodman, Troy Seals and Will Jennings album: Miz Lena's Boy	Wilson Pickett	Soft Soul Boogie Woogie	1973	RCA Victor
2	recordlabel: Atco 6943 chartposition: RandB #7, US #39 writtenby: Jeff Fortgang album: Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me	The Persuaders	Some Guys Have All the Luck	1973	Atco
3	recordlabel: Janus 200 chartposition: RandB #45, US #94 writtenby: Terri McFaddin and Warren Sams album: Life and Breath	The Whispers	Somebody Loves You	1973	Janus
4	recordlabel: Mercury 73430 chartposition: RandB #63 writtenby: L. Scott and E. Darby album: Super Dude I comments: [ballad]	Don Covay	Somebody's Been Enjoying My Home	1973	Mercury
5	recordlabel: Atco 7092 chartposition: RandB #16, US #44 writtenby: Donny Hathaway album: Extension Of A Man / The Best of Donny Hathaway	Donny Hathaway	Someday We'll All Be Free	1973	Atco
6	recordlabel: All Platinum 2343 chartposition: RandB #45 writtenby: All Platinum 2343	Dave Baby Cortez	Someone Has Taken Your Place	1973	All Platinum
7	recordlabel: Fame 256 chartposition: RandB #83 writtenby: Mac Davis	Candi Staton	Something's Burning	1973	Fame
8	recordlabel: Mainstream 5542 chartposition: RandB #33, US #47 writtenby: Manu Dibango album: Soul Makossa comments: [instrumental]	Afrique	Soul Makossa	1973	Mainstream
9	recordlabel: Atlantic 452971 chartposition: RandB #121, US #35, US AC #29 writtenby: Manu Dibango album: Soul Makossa	Manu Dibango	Soul Makossa	1973	Atlantic
10	recordlabel: Rainy Wednesday 203 chartposition: RandB #78 writtenby: Dickie Goodman and M. Apatow comments: [novelty]	John & Ernest	Soul President Number One	1973	Rainy Wednesday
11	recordlabel: RCA Victor 0953 chartposition: RandB #72 writtenby: King Curtis (as Curtis Ousley) and Luther Dixon album: Dimension III comments: [instrumental]	The Jimmy Castor Bunch	Soul Serenade	1973	RCA Victor
---	recordlabel: Atco 6913	Bettye LaVette	Soul Tambourine	1973	Atco
---	recordlabel: Columbia 45927 writtenby: Little Harlem, Winfred Lovett album: There's No Me Without You comments: [funk] mpcode: zThWFDUOd7A	The Manhattans	Soul Train	1973	Columbia
1	recordlabel: Vibration 525 chartposition: RandB #39, US #99 writtenby: Serge Gainsbourg and Sylvia Robinson	Sylvia & Ralfi Pagan	Soul je t'aime	1973	Vibration
2	recordlabel: AandM 1463 chartposition: RandB #1, US #4, US AC #34 writtenby: Billy Preston album: Everybody Likes Some Kind of Music comments: [jazz funk instrumental]	Billy Preston	Space Race	1973	A&M
3	recordlabel: San Francisco 64 chartposition: US #107	Tower of Power	Sparkling in the Sand	1973	San Francisco
4	recordlabel: Atco 6910 chartposition: RandB #30 writtenby: Ted Mills album: Blue Magic	Blue Magic	Spell	1973	Atco
5	recordlabel: Today 1520 chartposition: RandB #45 writtenby: Patrick Adams, Dave Jordan and J.V. Anderson album: Baby, Won't You Change Your Mind	Black Ivory	Spinning Around	1973	Today
---	recordlabel: Hi 32077 writtenby: Green album: Call Me... comments: [southern soul album cut] mpcode: usMfUbYdDgM	Al Green	Stand Up	1973	Hi
1	recordlabel: Epic 11011 chartposition: RandB #78 writtenby: Barrett Strong	Barrett Strong	Stand Up and Cheer for the Preacher	1973	Epic
---	recordlabel: Philly Groove 177 writtenby: William Hart album: Alive and Kicking	The Delfonics	Start All Over Again	1973	Philly Groove
1	recordlabel: MGM 14579 chartposition: RandB #33, US #89 writtenby: Leon Sylvers III album: The Sylvers II	The Sylvers	Stay Away from Me	1973	MGM
---	recordlabel: Bell 45365 writtenby: A. Capitanelli, R. O'Conner	Koffie	Stay Here With Me	1973	Bell
1	recordlabel: Spring 133 chartposition: RandB #6, US #37, UK #14 writtenby: Raeford Gerald album: The Power of Joe Simon comments: [northern soul]	Joe Simon	Step by Step	1973	Spring
2	recordlabel: Brunswick 55500 chartposition: RandB #2, US #30, UK #57 writtenby: Eugene Record & Barbara Acklin album: The Chi-Lites	The Chi-Lites	Stoned Out of My Mind	1973	Brunswick
3	recordlabel: Polydor 14210 chartposition: RandB #4, US #58, UK #52 writtenby: James Brown album: The Payback comments: [funk]	James Brown	Stoned to the Bone (Part 1)	1973	Polydor
4	recordlabel: Aware 035 chartposition: RandB #45 writtenby: Al Gardner, Clinton Moon and Sam Dees album: John Edwards	John Edwards	Stop This Merry-Go-Round	1973	Aware
5	recordlabel: Atco 6949 chartposition: RandB #14, US #74 writtenby: Jimmy Grant and Allan Felder (as Al Felder) album: Blue Magic comments: [sweet soul] [philly sound]	Blue Magic	Stop to Start	1973	Atco
---	recordlabel: Brunswick 55508 writtenby: Carl Davis, Sonny Sanders	Lyn Roman	Stop, I Don't Need No Sympathy	1973	Brunswick
---	recordlabel: Buddah 5141 writtenby: Jim Weatherly album: Imagination... comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: R-YHxEwjljY	Gladys Knight & The Pips	Storms Of Troubled Times	1973	Buddah
---	recordlabel: Capitol 15905 album: Check It Out comments: [album cut]	Tavares	Strangers in Dark Corners	1973	Capitol
1	recordlabel: Perception 526 chartposition: RandB #26 writtenby: Johnny King, Johnny Flippin and Bill Curtis album: Let's Do It Again	Fatback Band	Street Dance	1973	Perception
2	recordlabel: Atco 6937 chartposition: RandB #76, US #42 weeksinr&bchart: 4 writtenby: Dr. John (as Mac Rebennack) album: In the Right Place	Dr. John	Such A Night	1973	Atco
3	recordlabel: Stax 0169 chartposition: RandB #67 writtenby: David Madden album: The M.G.'s	The MG's	Sugarcane	1973	Stax
4	recordlabel: Atlantic 2963 chartposition: RandB #89 writtenby: Phil Hurtt and Bunny Sigler	Percy Sledge	Sunshine	1973	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: T-Neck 32453 writtenby: J. Edwards album: 3 Plus 3 featuring That Lady comments: [album cut] mpcode: vQGSDh0y7nA	The Isley Brothers	Sunshine (Go Away Today)	1973	TNeck
1	recordlabel: Motown 1282 chartposition: RandB #72 writtenby: Willie Hutch album: Fully Exposed / In And Out (UK compilation) comments: [beat ballad]	Willie Hutch	Sunshine Lady	1973	Motown
2	recordlabel: RCA Victor 23 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #48 writtenby: Nerangis, Britton album: Crown Heights Affair	Crown Heights Affair	Super Rod	1973	RCA Victor
3	recordlabel: Rainy Wednesday 201 chartposition: RandB #17, US #31 writtenby: Dickie Goodman and James Passantino comments: [novelty]	John & Ernest	Superfly Meets Shaft	1973	Rainy Wednesday
4	recordlabel: Atlantic 2956 chartposition: RandB #15, US #42 writtenby: Phil Hurtt and Bunny Sigler album: Sweet Charlie Babe comments: [philly sound]	Jackie Moore	Sweet Charlie Babe	1973	Atlantic
5	recordlabel: Tamla 54233 chartposition: RandB #31 writtenby: Smokey Robinson album: Smokey... comments: [Motown Sound]	Smokey Robinson	Sweet Harmony	1973	Tamla
6	recordlabel: Dunhill 4366 chartposition: RandB #10, US #33, UK #29, US AC #41 writtenby: Renaldo Benson, Val Benson & Ivy Jo Hunter album: Main Street People	Four Tops	Sweet Understanding Love	1973	Dunhill
---	recordlabel: Sounds Of Memphis 711 writtenby: Dan Greer	The Minits	Take A Look At Yourself	1973	Sounds Of Memphis
1	recordlabel: Columbia 45777 chartposition: US AC #40 writtenby: Arthur Kent and Ed Warren	Johnny Mathis	Take Good Care of Her	1973	Columbia
2	recordlabel: People 633 chartposition: RandB #35 writtenby: James Brown	Lyn Collins	Take Me Just As I Am	1973	People
---	recordlabel: ABC 12234 writtenby: M. Jackson, J. Reddick album: Out Here On My Own	Lamont Dozier	Take Off Your Make Up	1973	ABC
1	recordlabel: RCA 0049 chartposition: RandB #17, US #90 writtenby: Wilson Pickett and Brad Shapiro album: Miz Lena's Boy	Wilson Pickett	Take a Closer Look at the Woman You're With	1973	RCA
---	recordlabel: Canyon 1000 writtenby: Freddie Briggs album: Taking All The Love I Can comments: [northern soul]	The Chosen Few	Taking All The Love I Can	1973	Canyon
---	recordlabel: Spring 133 writtenby: Joe Simon, Raeford Gerald album: The Power of Joe Simon mpcode: Ilm-LUSN9pw	Joe Simon	Talk Don't Bother Me	1973	Spring
1	recordlabel: Musicor 1483 chartposition: RandB #59 writtenby: R. Bethea	Harmon Bethea	Talking About the Boss and I	1973	Musicor
---	recordlabel: Music Merchant 1017 writtenby: A. Bond, W. Witherspoon	The Jones Girls	Taster Of The Honey (Not The Keeper Of The Bee)	1973	Music Merchant
---	recordlabel: Stax 3014 album: Taylored In Silk comments: [Complete Album] mpcode: EDb4P6PF1K0	Johnnie Taylor	Taylored In Silk (full album)	1973	Stax
1	recordlabel: MCA 40104 chartposition: RandB #98, US #40, US AC #22 writtenby: David Batteau album: El Chicano	El Chicano	Tell Her She's Lovely	1973	MCA
2	recordlabel: Blue Candle 1498 chartposition: RandB #51, US #113 writtenby: George Davis and Lee Diamond	Oscar Weathers	Tell It Like It Is (Part 1)	1973	Blue Candle
---	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 877 (UK) writtenby: Fuqua, Bristol, Bullock album: Soul On The Rocks comments: [Motown Sound] [northern soul]	The Isley Brothers	Tell Me It's Just a Rumour Baby	1973	Tamla Motown(UK)
---	recordlabel: Gator 1202 writtenby: Miles Grayson, Allean Vernado	Lynn Varnado	Tell Me What's Wrong With The Men	1973	Gator
1	recordlabel: Sussex 504 chartposition: RandB #91 writtenby: Zulema (as Zulema Cusseaux) album: Ms. Z.	Zulema	Telling the World Good-Bye (Try to Find Yourself)	1973	Sussex
---	recordlabel: Excello 2341 writtenby: Bobby Powell album: Thank You	Bobby Powell	Thank You	1973	Excello
---	recordlabel: Polydor 2058401 (UK) writtenby: Jimmy Ruffin album: Jimmy Ruffin comments: [philly sound]	Jimmy Ruffin	Thank You Girl	1973	Polydor(UK)
---	recordlabel: Motown Tapecar 872 (BR) writtenby: Bea Verdi, C. Yarian album: Jackie Jackson comments: [Motown Sound]	Jackie Jackson	Thanks to You	1973	Motown Tapecar(BR)
1	recordlabel: T Neck 2251 chartposition: RandB #2, US #6, UK #14 weeksinr&bchart: 17 writtenby: The Isleys album: 3 Plus 3 featuring That Lady comments: originally recorded and released in 1964	The Isley Brothers	That Lady	1973	T Neck
---	recordlabel: United Artists 043 writtenby: S. Cooke album: Facts of Life... comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: P_u_risAUJY	Bobby Womack	That's Heaven To Me	1973	United Artists
---	recordlabel: Vibration 526 writtenby: S. Robinson, M. Burton comments: [ballad] mpcode: E_8MZE3L6ck	Derek Martin	That's What I'll Do	1973	Vibration
1	recordlabel: Wand 11260 chartposition: RandB #71, US #108 writtenby: General Crook album: General Crook	General Crook	The Best Years of My Life	1973	Wand
2	recordlabel: United Artists 163 chartposition: RandB #5, US #2 writtenby: Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Leroy Jordan,Charles Miller album: The World Is a Ghetto comments: [funk]	War	The Cisco Kid	1973	United Artists
---	recordlabel: Columbia 3 10045 writtenby: K. Kelly album: There's No Me Without You	The Manhattans	The Day the Robin Sang to Me	1973	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Volt 4090 writtenby: Tony Hester album: A Dramatic Experience / The Best of The Dramatics mpcode: 8-oHwBkZAvs	The Dramatics	The Devil Is Dope	1973	Volt
---	recordlabel: Tamla 328 writtenby: William Robinson album: Smokey... comments: [album cut] mpcode: cxFwiOGOjlk	Smokey Robinson	The Family Song	1973	Tamla
1	recordlabel: RCA Victor 2386 chartposition: RandB #47 writtenby: A. Brown, I. Butler, E. Kelley	Johnny Griffith, Inc.	The Grand Central Shuttle	1973	RCA Victor
---	recordlabel: Avco 4645 album: On A New Street	Little Anthony & the Imperials	The Loneliest House On The Block	1973	Avco
---	recordlabel: United Artists 043 writtenby: B. Bacharach, H. David album: Facts of Life... comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: 83oYJU7ze8c	Bobby Womack	The Look Of Love	1973	United Artists
1	recordlabel: Tamla 844(UK) chartposition: UK #21 writtenby: Burt Bacharach and Hal David album: Silk N' Soul / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 8 comments: [Motown Sound]	Gladys Knight & the Pips	The Look of Love	1973	Tamla (UK)
2	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3533 chartposition: RandB #1, US #7, UK #21, US AC #48 writtenby: Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff album: Black & Blue comments: [philly sound disco dance]	Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes	The Love I Lost (Part 1)	1973	P.I.R.
3	recordlabel: Mercury 73422 chartposition: RandB #64 writtenby: Larry Wade and Terry Callier	Jerry Butler featuring Brenda Lee Eager	The Love We Had Stays on My Mind	1973	Mercury
---	recordlabel: Motown 766 writtenby: Written and Produced by Willie Hutch album: The Mack Soundtrack comments: (Full Album) mpcode: EvkB20m3hY4	Willie Hutch	The Mack (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)	1973	Motown
---	recordlabel: Stax 0186 writtenby: John Spirit, Robert Rappaport, Steve Rappaport	The Newcomers	The Martian Hop	1973	Stax
1	recordlabel: Janus 203 chartposition: RandB #22, US #48 writtenby: Patrick Patterson and Steve Scipio album: Cymande	Cymande	The Message	1973	Janus
---	recordlabel: Soul 35107 writtenby: C. McMurray, P. Sawyer, M. Coleman album: All I Need Is Time comments: [The Motown Sound]	Gladys Knight & the Pips	The Only Time You Love Me Is When You're Losing Me	1973	Soul
---	recordlabel: Janus 230 writtenby: Phillip Mitchell	Cissy Houston	The Only Time You Say You Love Me	1973	Janus
---	recordlabel: Curtom 1987 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Curtis	Curtis Mayfield	The Other Side Of Town	1973	Curtom
---	recordlabel: Mercury 1653 writtenby: D. Covay album: Super Dude I comments: [album cut] mpcode: Ch6ETMqE6NY	Don Covay	The Pinch Hitters	1973	Mercury
---	recordlabel: ABC/Dunhill 50163 writtenby: D. Malone album: His California Album comments: [album cut] mpcode: 8FTB9amqJCw	Bobby Bland	The Right Place At The Right Time	1973	ABC/Dunhill
---	recordlabel: Hi 2240 writtenby: Phillip Mitchell comments: [southern soul ballad] mpcode: 0Hqkq5Kj1YY	Phillip Mitchell	The Same Folks That Put You There	1973	Hi
---	recordlabel: Atco 45 6951 writtenby: Donny Hathaway album: Extension of a Man	Donny Hathaway	The Slums	1973	Atco
---	recordlabel: Bell 1313 (UK) writtenby: W. Becker album: Now comments: [album cut]	The Drifters	The Songs We Used To Sing	1973	Bell(UK)
1	recordlabel: Aware 027 chartposition: R&B #37, US #105 writtenby: The Mighty Hannibal album: Truth	King Hannibal	The Truth Shall Make You Free	1973	Aware
2	recordlabel: 20th Century 2026 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #63 writtenby: Dickerson, Miller, Brown, Scott, Oscar, Jordan, Allen album: Ahmad Jamal '73 comments: [jazz funk instrumental]	Ahmad Jamal	The World Is A Ghetto	1973	20th Century
3	recordlabel: Spring 138 chartposition: RandB #3, US #18 writtenby: Joe Simon album: Cleopatra Jones Motion Picture Soundtrack	Joe Simon ft. The Mainstreeters	Theme from Cleopatra Jones	1973	Spring
4	recordlabel: Dakar 4523 chartposition: RandB #9, US #32 writtenby: Leo Graham album: Without You in My Life	Tyrone Davis	There It is	1973	Dakar
5	recordlabel: Soul 35103 chartposition: RandB #12, US #80 writtenby: Edwin Starr comments: [Motown Sound]	Edwin Starr	There You Go	1973	Soul
6	recordlabel: Columbia 45838 chartposition: RandB #3, US #43 writtenby: Edward Bivins album: There's No Me Without You comments: [philly sound ballad]	The Manhattans	There's No Me Without You	1973	Columbia
7	recordlabel: Silver Blue 801 chartposition: RandB #17, US #110 writtenby: Wilson Gant and O'Neil Johnson	The Invitations	They Say the Girl's Crazy	1973	Silver Blue

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