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Soul R&B Music Charts of 1966 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1966 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 1966, 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 1966, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1966 . . .

The following songs were released in 1966 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 1966 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: Checker 1156
chartposition: RandB #40, US #97
writtenby: Bobby Moore [saxophonist]
 		Bobby Moore Try My Love Again 1966 Checker
--- recordlabel: Atlantic 2370
writtenby: Radcliffe, Scott
 		Esther Phillips Try Me 1966 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: Motown 1093
chartposition: RandB #16, US #111
writtenby: Ivy Jo Hunter and William
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		The Spinners Truly Yours 1966 Motown
--- recordlabel: Sound Stage Seven 2577
writtenby: J. Simon
album: No Sad Songs
mpcode: UCvpFVrbKMQ
 		Joe Simon Travelin' Man 1966 Sound Stage Seven
1 recordlabel: Scepter 12153
chartposition: RandB #49, US #22, US AC #37
writtenby: Burt Bacharach & Hal David
album: Here Where There Is Love
comments: [pop soul]
 		Dionne Warwick Trains and Boats and Planes 1966 Scepter
2 recordlabel: His Master's Voice 1526
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #28, US #91
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield
album: Ridin' High
 		The Impressions Too Slow 1966 His Master's Voice
3 recordlabel: RCA Victor 478830
chartposition: US #126
writtenby: Bobby Stevenson and June Cordae
 		Brook Benton Too Much Good Lovin' (No Good for Me) 1966 RCA Victor
--- recordlabel: Volt 415
writtenby: Redding
album: Complete and Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary Of Soul
comments: [southern soul ballad album cut]
mpcode: s0Eppi1Nqpg
 		Otis Redding Ton of Joy 1966 Volt
--- recordlabel: Soul 35027
writtenby: J. Dean, Wm. Weatherspoon, P. Riser
album: Sings Top Ten
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		Jimmy Ruffin Tomorrow's Tears 1966 Soul
1 recordlabel: ABC Paramount 10785
chartposition: RandB #10, US #19, UK #48, US AC #1
writtenby: Buck Owens
album: Country & Western Meets Rhythm & Blues
comments: [country soul]
 		Ray Charles Together Again 1966 ABC Paramount
2 recordlabel: Tamla 54125
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #43, US #125
writtenby: Frank Wilson
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		Brenda Holloway Together 'Til the End of Time 1966 Tamla
--- recordlabel: Stax 202
writtenby: Hayes, Porter
album: Wanted One Soul Singer
 		Johnnie Taylor Toe-Hold 1966 Stax
--- recordlabel: Ric Tic 111
writtenby: J. Bunten, J. Bratton
 		Laura Lee To Win Your Heart 1966 Ric Tic
--- recordlabel: La Beat 6608
writtenby: Johnny Mills
album: Lost Deep Soul Treasures Vol.1
comments: [deep soul]
 		Nelson Sanders Tired Of Being Your Fool 1966 La Beat
1 recordlabel: One-Derful 4839
chartposition: Cahbox RandB #40
writtenby: L. Nester, J. Jones
comments: [northern soul]
 		Sharpees Tired Of Being Lonely 1966 OneDerful
2 recordlabel: Brunswick 55299
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #27
writtenby: Carl Davis, Marvin Smith
 		Marvin Smith Time Stopped 1966 Brunswick
--- recordlabel: New Voice 809
writtenby: B. Crewe, G. Weston
comments: [northern soul]
 		Lainie Hill Time Marches On 1966 New Voice
--- recordlabel: Veep 1268 (UK)
writtenby: L. Huff
comments: [northern soul]
 		Cindy Scott Time Can Change A Love 1966 Veep(UK)
--- recordlabel: Columbia 43515
writtenby: B. Dawn
 		Aretha Franklin Tighten Up Your Tie, Button Up Your Jacket (Make It for the Door) 1966 Columbia
--- recordlabel: Lloyd 009
writtenby: Reid, Pearsall, Clarke
album: Sings Sweet Soul!
comments: [northern soul]
 		Helene Smith Thrills and Chills 1966 Lloyd
--- recordlabel: La Beat 6607
writtenby: Trusel Mills
comments: [northern soul]
 		Lester Tipton This Won't Change 1966 La Beat
1 recordlabel: Tamla 54128
chartposition: RandB #6, US #12, UK #47
writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland Jr. & Sylvia Moy
album: This Old Heart Of Mine / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 3 / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 2
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		The Isley Brothers This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) 1966 Tamla
--- recordlabel: Jamie 1319
writtenby: P. Hudson, R. Burton
comments: [northern soul]
 		Pookie Hudson This Gets to Me 1966 Jamie
--- recordlabel: Veep 1232
writtenby: J. Ragovoy, C. Taylor
 		Garnet Mimms Thinkin' 1966 Veep
--- recordlabel: Cadet 5538
writtenby: Davis, Smith, Miner
 		The Dells Thinkin About You 1966 Cadet
1 recordlabel: Sue 4045
chartposition: RandB #36
weeksinr&bchart: 2
writtenby: Al King (as Al K. Smith)
 		Al King Think Twice Before You Speak 1966 Sue
2 recordlabel: Brunswick 55287
chartposition: RandB #37, US #93
weeksinr&bchart: 3
writtenby: Eddie Singleton
 		Jackie Wilson & LaVern Baker Think Twice 1966 Brunswick
3 recordlabel: Jewel 869
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #48
writtenby: Frank Frost
comments: [blues]
 		Frank Frost Things You Do 1966 Jewel
--- recordlabel: Okeh 7272
writtenby: B. Bacharach, H. David
album: Speak Her Name
 		Walter Jackson They Don't Give Medals (To Yesterday's Heroes) 1966 Okeh
1 recordlabel: Soul 35025
chartposition: RandB #43, US #102
writtenby: Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol and Sylvia Moy
album: [Motown Sound]
comments: [northern soul]
 		The Velvelettes These Things Will Keep Me Loving You 1966 Soul
2 recordlabel: Imperial 66216
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #41
writtenby: C. J. McNeely
album: Where Soul Lives
comments: [ballad]
 		Baby Ray There's Something On Your Mind 1966 Imperial
--- recordlabel: Jotis 472
writtenby: Conley
album: Sweet Soul Music
comments: [southern soul ballad]
mpcode: NNmtvBp5aVo
 		Arthur Conley There's A Place For Us 1966 Jotis
--- recordlabel: Abet 9416
writtenby: Truitt
comments: [deep soul]
 		Little Johnny Truitt There Goes A Girl 1966 Abet
--- recordlabel: Minit 32011
writtenby: Jimmy Holiday
album: The Turning Point Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol.1
comments: [deep soul]
 		Jimmy Holiday The Turning Point 1966 Minit
--- recordlabel: Veep 1252
writtenby: O. Diamond, J. Radcliffe
album: Cry Baby And 11 Other Hits
comments: [ballad]
 		Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters The Truth Hurts 1966 Veep
--- recordlabel: Detroit Free Press
 		Marvin Gaye The Teen Beat Song 1966 Detroit Free Press
1 recordlabel: Capitol 5655
chartposition: RandB #33
writtenby: Johnny Mandel and Paul Francis Webster
album: Lou Rawls Live!
 		Lou Rawls The Shadow of Your Smile 1966 Capitol
2 recordlabel: Nola 726
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #38, US #128
writtenby: Robert Parker
album: Barefootin'
Robert Parker The Scratch 1966 Nola
3 recordlabel: Mar V Lus 6012
chartposition: RandB #12, US #49
writtenby: James Jones and Otha Hayes
 		Alvin Cash The Philly Freeze 1966 Mar V Lus
--- recordlabel: Bigtop 3624
writtenby: Grant, Baum, Kaye
comments: Unofficial Release
 		Lou Johnson The Panic Is On 1966 Bigtop
1 recordlabel: Groovy 3001
chartposition: RandB #23, US #89
writtenby: Ted Daniels and Darrow Fletcher
 		Darrow Fletcher The Pain Gets a Little Deeper 1966 Groovy
2 recordlabel: Prestige 428
chartposition: US #131
writtenby: Harry Warren and Mack Gordon
comments: [instrumental]
 		Richard Groove Holmes The More I See You 1966 Prestige
3 recordlabel: Dial 4026
chartposition: RandB #2, US #56
writtenby: Joe Tex
album: The Love You Save
comments: [southern soul ballad]
 		Joe Tex The Love You Save (May Be Your Own) 1966 Dial
--- recordlabel: Green Sea 104
writtenby: E. Townsend
album: Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol.1
comments: [deep soul]
 		Pearlean Gray And The Passengers The Love Of My Man 1966 Green Sea
1 recordlabel: Tuba 2004
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #40
writtenby: Johnny Lytle
album: The Loop
comments: [soul-jazz instrumental]
 		Johnny Lytle The Loop 1966 Tuba
--- recordlabel: Scepter 12136
writtenby: Jagger Richards
 		Candy & the Kisses The Last Time 1966 Scepter
--- recordlabel: Kent 444
writtenby: Hill
 		Z.Z. Hill The Kind Of Love I Want 1966 Kent
--- recordlabel: Money 118
writtenby: Bettye Swann
 		Bettye Swann The Heartache Is Gone 1966 Money
--- recordlabel: Hi 2104
writtenby: Billy Hill
 		Don Bryant The Glory Of Love 1966 Hi
--- recordlabel: Minit 32017
writtenby: C. Chambers, J. Holiday, J. Lewis
 		Jimmy Lewis The Girls From Texas 1966 Minit
1 recordlabel: HBR 494
chartposition: RandB #46, US #53
weeksinr&bchart: 2
writtenby: Gary Van Scyoc, Eddie Evans and Ray Figlar
comments: [instrumental]
 		The Dynatones The Fife Piper 1966 HBR
--- recordlabel: St. Lawrence 1011
writtenby: M. Higgins, B. Gardner
comments: [northern soul]
 		Butch Baker The Fat Man 1966 St. Lawrence
1 recordlabel: Ten Star 104
chartposition: RandB #18
writtenby: A.C. Scott
 		T-K-O's The Fat Man 1966 Ten Star
2 recordlabel: Okeh 7262
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #45
writtenby: L. Williams
comments: [ballad]
 		Little Richard The Commandments of Love 1966 Okeh
3 recordlabel: Musicland USA ‎20001
chartposition: US #12
writtenby: John Krenski
album: Look Out For The Cheater
comments: [northern soul]
 		Bob Kuban & the In-Men The Cheater 1966 Musicland USA ‎
--- recordlabel: Chess 5663
writtenby: DeMell, DeSanto
album: There Is...
 		The Dells The Change We Go Thru (For Love) 1966 Chess
1 recordlabel: Philips 40347
chartposition: RandB #22, US #93, UK #26
writtenby: Doug McClure, Willie Clark & Zeke Carey
album: Their Hits Then and Now
comments: [northern soul]
The Flamingos The Boogaloo Party 1966 Philips
2 recordlabel: HBR 481
chartposition: RandB #28, US #133
writtenby: Larry Lee
comments: [deep soul]
 		Earl Gaines The Best of Luck to You 1966 HBR
--- recordlabel: Samar 118
writtenby: DeCoteaux, Lendell
comments: [northern soul]
mpcode: RehnBs81hP8
 		Gloria Parker The Best Thing For You Baby 1966 Samar
1 recordlabel: Reprise 0436
chartposition: US #128
writtenby: Van McCoy
comments: B side to Good, Good Lovin'
 		The Blossoms That's When the Tears Start 1966 Reprise
--- recordlabel: Stax 712
writtenby: Jones and Caple
album: Double Dynamite
comments: [southern soul album cut]
mpcode: ljTxTAxNu5A
 		Sam & Dave That's The Way It's Gotta Be 1966 Stax
--- recordlabel: Decca 32005
writtenby: Leon Huff
comments: [northern soul]
mpcode: 2zYOttThGCc
 		The Sweet Three That's The Way It Is 1966 Decca
1 recordlabel: Excello 2280
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #50
writtenby: James Stewart
comments: [northern soul]
 		Marion James That's My Man 1966 Excello
--- recordlabel: Sylves 123
writtenby: P. Williams
 		Porgy & the Monarchs That's My Girl 1966 Sylves
1 recordlabel: Reprise 0531
chartposition: RandB #25, US #4, UK #44, US AC #1
writtenby: Dean Kay & Kelly Gordon
 		Frank Sinatra That's Life 1966 Reprise
2 recordlabel: Columbia 43857
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #43
writtenby: R. Jamison
comments: [ballad]
 		Mattie Moultrie That's How Strong My Love Is 1966 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Wand 1125
chartposition: RandB #7, US #62
writtenby: Raven Wildroot
 		Roscoe Robinson That's Enough 1966 Wand
4 recordlabel: Carnival 517
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #17
writtenby: G. Smith, J. Evans
album: Dedicated To You
 		The Manhattans That New Girl 1966 Carnival
5 recordlabel: Thomas 311
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #40
writtenby: Smith, Gillespie
comments: [northern soul]
 		Cash McCall That Lucky Old Sun 1966 Thomas
--- recordlabel: Groovy 3009
writtenby: Karl Tarleton
 		Darrow Fletcher That Certain Little Something 1966 Groovy
1 recordlabel: Verve 10440
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #41
writtenby: Rio
album: Tequila
comments: [instrumental]
 		Wes Montgomery Tequila 1966 Verve
--- recordlabel: Volt 415
writtenby: King, Stewart
album: Complete and Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary Of Soul
comments: [southern soul ballad album cut]
mpcode: 56wG75e2yIA
 		Otis Redding Tennessee Waltz 1966 Volt
1 recordlabel: Dore 749
chartposition: RandB #29
writtenby: Bobby Swayne and Charlie Davis
 		The Entertainers IV Temptation Walk (People Don't Look No More) 1966 Dore
2 recordlabel: Par Lo 101
chartposition: RandB #1, US #2
writtenby: George Davis & Lee Diamond
album: Tell It Like It Is
comments: [ballad]
 		Aaron Neville Tell It Like It Is 1966 Par Lo
--- recordlabel: Checker 1136
writtenby: K. Anderson, J. Snooks
 		Kip Anderson Tell Her I Love Her 1966 Checker
1 recordlabel: Boom 60012
chartposition: US #97
writtenby: Bert Russell (as Bert Berns)
 		Dean Parrish Tell Her 1966 Boom
2 recordlabel: Sound Stage Seven 202
chartposition: RandB #11, US #66
writtenby: Ira Allen
 		Joe Simon Teenager's Prayer 1966 Sound Stage Seven
--- recordlabel: Okeh 4 7247
writtenby: T. Cooper, C. Spencer, E. Zolas
album: Speak Her Name / Greatest OKeh Hits
 		Walter Jackson Tear For Tear 1966 Okeh
--- recordlabel: Shout 200
writtenby: Donald Height, Richard Montaguel
comments: [northern soul]
 		Donald Height Talk Of The Grapevine 1966 Shout
--- recordlabel: Josie 961
writtenby: Eddie Floyd
 		Grover Mitchell with St. John & the Cardinals Take Your Time And Love Me 1966 Josie
1 recordlabel: Tamla 54132
chartposition: RandB #16, US #44, UK #56
writtenby: Pete Moore, Smokey Robinson, Marv Tarplin
album: Moods of Marvin Gaye
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		Marvin Gaye Take This Heart Of Mine 1966 Tamla
2 recordlabel: Tamla 54133
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #38, US #66
writtenby: Robert Gordy and Thomas Kemp
album: This Old Heart of Mine
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		The Isley Brothers Take Some Time Out for Love 1966 Tamla
3 recordlabel: Atlantic 2373
chartposition: RandB #36, US #89
weeksinr&bchart: 4
writtenby: Trade Martin
album: Dreamer
 		Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles Take Me for a Little While 1966 Atlantic
--- recordlabel: Goldwax 308
writtenby: Penn, Oldham
 		Spencer Wiggins Take Me Just As I Am 1966 Goldwax
--- recordlabel: Tamla 54139
writtenby: S. Moy, H. Cosby, S. Wonder
album: Down To Earth
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		Stevie Wonder Sylvia 1966 Tamla
--- recordlabel: Josie 961
writtenby: Grover Mitchell
 		Grover Mitchell with St John & The Cardinals Sweeter As The Days Go By 1966 Josie
1 recordlabel: Laurie 3340
chartposition: US #10, UK #31
writtenby: Doug Morris and Eliot Greenberg
album: Sweet Talkin' Guy
comments: [pop soul]
 		The Chiffons Sweet Talkin' Guy 1966 Laurie
--- recordlabel: Capitol 5672
writtenby: Jerry Riopelle, Nick De Caro
 		Bobby Sheen Sweet Sweet Love 1966 Capitol
--- recordlabel: Stax 2005
writtenby: Hayes and Porter
album: Double Dynamite
comments: [southern soul album cut]
mpcode: Df7JCVaPJ8M
 		Sam & Dave Sweet Pains 1966 Stax
1 recordlabel: King 6065
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #29
writtenby: J. Brown, N. Jones
album: James Brown Sings Christmas
comments: [christmas ballad]
 		James Brown & the Famous Flames Sweet Little Baby Boy 1966 King
2 recordlabel: Stateside 534 (UK)
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #31
writtenby: Don Gibson
 		Mighty Sam Sweet Dreams 1966 Stateside(UK)
--- recordlabel: Columbia 43827
writtenby: I.Caesar, G. Gershwin
album: Soul Sister
 		Aretha Franklin Swanee 1966 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Philips 40365
chartposition: RandB #3, US #2, UK #12
writtenby: Bobby Hebb
album: Sunny
comments: [northern soul]
Bobby Hebb Sunny 1966 Philips
2 recordlabel: Chess 1966
chartposition: RandB #7, US #10, UK #39
writtenby: George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin & DuBose Heyward
album: Unbelievable / Billy Stewart Remembered
 		Billy Stewart Summertime 1966 Chess
3 recordlabel: Verve 10421
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #28, US #26, AC #3
writtenby: Marcos Valle, Paulo Sergio Valle
comments: [latin jazz soul]
 		Walter Wanderley ft. Astrud Gilberto Summer Samba (So Nice) 1966 Verve
4 recordlabel: Atlantic 2345
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #19
writtenby: Solomon Burke, Dolores Burke
 		Solomon Burke Suddenly 1966 Atlantic
5 recordlabel: Atco 6423
chartposition: US #99
writtenby: Barrett Strong
 		Mary Wells Such a Sweet Thing 1966 Atco
--- recordlabel: Zachron 600
writtenby: J. Cameron
 		Syl Johnson Straight Love No Chaser 1966 Zachron
1 recordlabel: Laurie 3357
chartposition: US #86
writtenby: Doug Morris and Eliot Greenberg
 		The Chiffons Stop, Look and Listen 1966 Laurie
--- recordlabel: Shrine 101
writtenby: Keni St. Lewis
comments: [northern soul]
 		The Cairos Stop Overlooking Me 1966 Shrine

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