Soul R&B Music Charts of 1969 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1969 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 1969, 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 1969, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1969 . . .

The following songs were released in 1969 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 1969 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
501	recordlabel: Stax 3276 chartposition: RandB #36, US #117 writtenby: Carla Thomas album: Memphis Queen	Carla Thomas	I've Fallen in Love	1969	Stax
---	recordlabel: La Louisianne 8124 writtenby: Bernard Broussard mpcode: xLdJQKzkams	Bernard Drake	I've Been Untrue	1969	La Louisianne
1	recordlabel: Blue Thumb 202 chartposition: RandB #23, US #68 writtenby: Otis Redding and Jerry Butler album: Outta Season	Ike & Tina Turner	I've Been Loving You Too Long	1969	Blue Thumb
2	recordlabel: Gordy 7087 chartposition: RandB #27, US #80 writtenby: Doris McNeil and Johnny Bristol album: 25 Miles comments: [Motown Sound]	Edwin Starr	I'm Still a Struggling Man	1969	Gordy
3	recordlabel: Stang 5008 chartposition: RandB #43 writtenby: Larry Roberts and Sylvia Robinson	The Moments	I'm So Lost	1969	Stang
---	recordlabel: Motown 1139 writtenby: L. Brown, A. Story, H. Gordy album: Let the Sunshine In comments: [Motown Sound]	The Supremes (with Diana Ross)	I'm So Glad I Got Somebody (Like You Around)	1969	Motown
1	recordlabel: Motown 1158 chartposition: RandB #18, US #53 writtenby: Art Posey and Gienna Session album: Feelin' Good comments: [Motown Sound]	David Ruffin	I'm So Glad I Fell for You	1969	Motown
---	recordlabel: Kapp 2028 writtenby: G. Colbert, H. Graham, J. Conwell comments: [love ballad] mpcode: 9Sbq2rZRCXU	The Exits	I'm So Glad	1969	Kapp
---	recordlabel: Dot Mar 324 writtenby: S. Jackson	Skip Jackson & The Shantons	I'm Onto You Girl	1969	Dot Mar
---	recordlabel: Roulette 7047 writtenby: Christopher B. Allen	Little Jimmy Gandy	I'm Not Like The Others	1969	Roulette
---	recordlabel: Whit 6900 writtenby: T.J. Carter	Bobby Powell	I'm Not Going To Cry Over Spilled Milk	1969	Whit
1	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 695 chartposition: RandB #8, US #10, UK #14 writtenby: Pam Sawyer, R. Dean Taylor, Frank E. Wilson, Berry Gordy & Henry Cosby album: Let the Sunshine In comments: [Motown Sound]	The Supremes (with Diana Ross)	I'm Livin' in Shame	1969	Tamla Motown
2	recordlabel: AGP 115 chartposition: RandB #24 writtenby: Lee W. Jones Jr. and Harold L. Thomas comments: [ballad]	The Masqueraders	I'm Just an Average Guy	1969	AGP
---	recordlabel: Atco 6681 writtenby: R. Hines, J. Jones comments: [southern soul ballad] mpcode: P68a8SdpLE4	Joyce Jones	I'm Just Sitting Here Thinking (Of Something I'll Never Forget)	1969	Atco
---	recordlabel: Chess 2063 writtenby: B. Stewart	Billy Stewart	I'm In Love (Oh, Yes I Am)	1969	Chess
1	recordlabel: Alston 4578 chartposition: US #120 writtenby: Brad Shapiro and Clarence Reid	Clarence Reid	I'm Gonna Tear You a New Heart	1969	Alston
2	recordlabel: Yew 1002 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #43, US #86 writtenby: Buddy Turner, Jerry Aknes and Victor Drayton	The Intrigues	I'm Gonna Love You	1969	Yew
3	recordlabel: Tamla 54177 chartposition: US #76 writtenby: Smokey Robinson album: Sophisticated Soul comments: [Motown Sound]	The Marvelettes	I'm Gonna Hold On As Long As I Can	1969	Tamla
4	recordlabel: Minit 32060 chartposition: RandB #46, US #98 writtenby: Wayne Carson	Ike And Tina Turner	I'm Gonna Do All I Can (To Do Right By My Man)	1969	Minit
5	recordlabel: Stax 18 chartposition: RandB #29 writtenby: Isaac Hayes and David Porter album: Soul Children	The Soul Children	I'll Understand	1969	Stax
6	recordlabel: Motown 1142 chartposition: RandB #8, US #25 writtenby: Smokey Robinson album: Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations comments: [Motown Sound]	Diana Ross & the Supremes & the Temptations	I'll Try Something New	1969	Motown
7	recordlabel: Back Beat 607 chartposition: RandB #43 writtenby: Brook Benton	O.V. Wright	I'll Take Care of You	1969	Back Beat
8	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 680(UK) chartposition: UK #10 writtenby: James Dean, Marv Johnson and William Weatherspoon album: I'll Pick A Rose For My Rose / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 3 comments: [Motown Sound]	Marv Johnson	I'll Pick a Rose for My Rose	1969	Tamla Motown (UK)
9	recordlabel: Scepter 12273 chartposition: RandB #17, US # 6, US AC #1 writtenby: Burt Bacharach & Hal David album: I'll Never Fall In Love Again comments: [pop soul]	Dionne Warwick	I'll Never Fall in Love Again	1969	Scepter
10	recordlabel: Columbia 433174 chartposition: US AC #35 writtenby: Burt Bacharach and Hal David album: Johnny Mathis Sings the Music of Bacharach and Kaempfert	Johnny Mathis	I'll Never Fall in Love Again	1969	Columbia
11	recordlabel: Westbound 150 chartposition: RandB #22, US #63 writtenby: George Clinton, Patrick Lindsey and Sidney Barnes album: Funkadelic	Funkadelic	I'll Bet You	1969	Westbound
---	recordlabel: Chess 1971 writtenby: Jamo Thomas	Jamo Thomas	I'll Be Your Fool	1969	Chess
1	recordlabel: Colossus 102 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #47 writtenby: J. Ross, M. Barkan, R. Adams	Virgil Henry	I'll Be True	1969	Colossus
2	recordlabel: Neptune 17 chartposition: R&B #45 writtenby: Stanley Poindexter, Emma Jean Thomas, Jackie Members and Robert Poindexter	Linda Jones	I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow	1969	Neptune
3	recordlabel: Fame 1456 chartposition: RandB #9, US #46 writtenby: Clarence Carter, George Jackson and Raymond Moore album: I'm Just A Prisoner	Candi Staton	I'd Rather Be an Old Man's Sweetheart (Than a Young Man's Fool)	1969	Fame
---	recordlabel: Tamla 54188 writtenby: Cosby, Moy, Wonder album: For Once in My Life comments: [Motown Sound]	Stevie Wonder	I'd Be A Fool Right Now	1969	Tamla
1	recordlabel: Motown 1134 chartposition: US #128 writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson comments: [Motown Sound]	Blinky	I Wouldn't Change the Man He Is	1969	Motown
2	recordlabel: Epic 10450 chartposition: RandB #24, US #60 writtenby: Sly Stone (as Sylvester Stewart) album: Stand!	Sly & the Family Stone	I Want to Take You Higher	1969	Epic
3	recordlabel: SSS Int'l. 769 chartposition: RandB #24, US #81 writtenby: Don Hill	Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson	I Want to Love You Baby	1969	SSS Int'l.
4	recordlabel: Bluesway 61026 chartposition: RandB #34, US # writtenby: B.B. King	B.B. King	I Want You so Bad	1969	Bluesway
5	recordlabel: Motown 1157 chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #2 writtenby: Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Deke Richards, Fonce Mizell album: Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5 / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 4 / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 2 comments: [Motown Sound]	The Jackson 5	I Want You Back	1969	Motown
---	recordlabel: Maverick 1008 writtenby: Willie Hutchison comments: [northern soul] mpcode: -47Ysm_1jGs	The Fidels	I Want To Thank You	1969	Maverick
1	recordlabel: T Neck 902 chartposition: RandB #6, US #23 writtenby: R. Isley, O. Isley, R. Isley album: The Brothers: Isley	The Isley Brothers	I Turned You On	1969	T Neck
2	recordlabel: Curtom 1935 chartposition: RandB #45 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield and Donny Hathaway	June & Donnie	I Thank You Baby	1969	Curtom
3	recordlabel: Brunswick 55402 chartposition: RandB #39, US #105 writtenby: Eugene Record and Carl Davis	Jackie Wilson	I Still Love You	1969	Brunswick
4	recordlabel: Soul City 773 chartposition: US #106 writtenby: Billy Butler (as William Butler) and Jerry Butler	Al Wilson	I Stand Accused	1969	Soul City
5	recordlabel: Polydor 56755 (UK) chartposition: UK #44 writtenby: Wylie, Kelly comments: re release	Jamo Thomas	I Spy (For the FBI)	1969	Polydor(UK)
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2680 writtenby: G. Jackson, L. Chambers, M. Leakes, R. Moore album: Testifyin' / The Best of Clarence Carter comments: [southern soul] mpcode: G-uxXM4XwXs	Clarence Carter	I Smell A Rat	1969	Atlantic
1	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 709 (UK) chartposition: UK #18 writtenby: Smokey Robinson and Al Cleveland album: Diana Ross and the Supremes Join the Temptations / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 4 comments: [Motown Sound] [only released in the UK]	Diana Ross & the Supremes & the Temptations	I Second That Emotion	1969	Tamla Motown(UK)
---	recordlabel: Washpan 3125 writtenby: Claude Williams comments: [northern soul]	The Tomangoe's	I Really Love You	1969	Washpan
1	recordlabel: Arctic 147 chartposition: RandB #43, US #123 writtenby: Jimmy Bishop and Kenny Gamble album: Soul Summit	The Ambassadors	I Really Love You	1969	Arctic
---	recordlabel: RCA Victor 74-0107 writtenby: Poree, Peters album: Grazin' / The Best of Friends comments: [ballad] mpcode: PUwCEOtCago	The Friends Of Distinction	I Really Hope You Do	1969	RCA Victor
---	recordlabel: Tangerine 1000 writtenby: J. Lewis, C. Chambers	Jimmy Lewis	I Quit, You Win	1969	Tangerine
---	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 716 (UK) writtenby: Whitfield, Strong album: Cloud Nine comments: [Motown Sound]	The Temptations	I Need Your Lovin'	1969	Tamla Motown(UK)
1	recordlabel: Stax 0044 chartposition: US #106 writtenby: Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper	William Bell & Carla Thomas	I Need You Woman	1969	Stax
---	recordlabel: Jewel 792 writtenby: Penn, Oldham	Wallace Brothers	I Need Someone	1969	Jewel
1	recordlabel: Gordy 7051 chartposition: RandB #39, UK #25 writtenby: Clarence Paul and Luvel Broadnax album: I'll Pick A Rose For My Rose comments: [Motown Sound]	Marv Johnson	I Miss You Baby (How I Miss You)	1969	Gordy
2	recordlabel: King 6268 chartposition: RandB #32 writtenby: Marva Whitney and James Brown	Marva Whitney	I Made a Mistake Because It's Only You	1969	King
3	recordlabel: ABC 11149 chartposition: RandB #30 writtenby: Tony Marks and Sheila Holman album: I Love You	Eddie Holman	I Love You	1969	ABC
4	recordlabel: Dakar 614 chartposition: RandB #10, US #63 writtenby: Carl Davis, Eugene Record and Barbara Acklin	Otis Leavill	I Love You	1969	Dakar
5	recordlabel: Atlantic 2612 chartposition: RandB #40, US #94 writtenby: Kenny Gamble & Thom Bell album: There's Gonna Be a Showdown / Tightening It Up - The Best of...	Archie Bell & the Drells	I Love My Baby	1969	Atlantic
6	recordlabel: Stax 0024 chartposition: RandB #9, US #49 writtenby: Bettye Crutcher, Homer Banks and Raymond Jackson album: Memphis Queen	Carla Thomas	I Like What You're Doing to Me	1969	Stax
7	recordlabel: Minit 32059 chartposition: RandB #48, US #119 writtenby: George Cory (as George Cory Jr.) and Douglass Cross album: My Prescription	Bobby Womack	I Left My Heart in San Francisco	1969	Minit
8	recordlabel: Blue Thumb 104 chartposition: US #162 writtenby: Barbara George album: The Hunter	Ike & Tina Turner	I Know	1969	Blue Thumb
---	recordlabel: Seven Arts 7278 writtenby: George Kerr comments: [northern soul]	Linda Jones	I Just Can't Live My Life (Without You Babe)	1969	Seven Arts
---	recordlabel: Gem 102 writtenby: Eddie Holloway comments: [deep soul]	Eddie Holloway	I Had A Good Time	1969	Gem
---	recordlabel: Stax 0033 writtenby: Crutcher, Banks, Jackson album: The Johnnie Taylor Philosophy Continues	Johnnie Taylor	I Had A Fight With Love	1969	Stax
1	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 572 (UK) chartposition: UK #11 writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr. album: This Old Heart of Mine comments: [Motown Sound] [re release]	The Isley Brothers	I Guess I'll Always Love You	1969	Tamla Motown(UK)
---	recordlabel: Gordy 939 writtenby: C. Grant, E. Kendricks, E. Holland, N. Whitfield album: Cloud Nine comments: [Motown Sound album cut] mpcode: lXLt3SADOZQ	The Temptations	I Gotta Find A Way (To Get You Back)	1969	Gordy
1	recordlabel: Toddlin' Town 4019 chartposition: RandB #46 writtenby: John Craig and Teroy Betton	Thomas East & the Fabulous Playboys	I Get a Groove	1969	Toddlin' Town
2	recordlabel: Jubilee 5660 chartposition: RandB #44 writtenby: Timmy Willis	Timmy Willis	I Finally Found a Woman	1969	Jubilee
3	recordlabel: Soul 35058 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #31, US #111 writtenby: James Dean, William Weatherspoon and Barnes comments: [Motown Sound]	The Fantastic Four	I Feel Like I'm Falling in Love Again	1969	Soul
4	recordlabel: Atlantic 2623 chartposition: US #105 writtenby: Randy Newman album: Dusty in Memphis	Dusty Springfield	I Don't Want to Hear It Anymore	1969	Atlantic
5	recordlabel: Diamond 255 chartposition: RandB #15, US #97 writtenby: Luther Dixon and Chuck Jackson (as Charles Jackson) comments: [deep soul]	Ruby Winters	I Don't Want to Cry	1969	Diamond
6	recordlabel: King 6224 chartposition: RandB #3, US #20 writtenby: James Brown album: Sex Machine comments: [funk]	James Brown	I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I'll Get It Myself)	1969	King
---	recordlabel: Carnival 542 writtenby: Jefferson, Kelly, Taylor	The Manhattans	I Don't Wanna Go	1969	Carnival
1	recordlabel: Tamla 54180 chartposition: RandB #16, US #39, UK #14 writtenby: Stevie Wonder, Paul Riser, Don Hunter & Lula Hardaway album: For Once In My Life comments: [Motown Sound]	Stevie Wonder	I Don't Know Why (I Love You)	1969	Tamla
2	recordlabel: Westbound 144 chartposition: RandB #39 writtenby: Bob Washington (as Robert Washington)	The Superlatives	I Don't Know How (To Say I Love You) Don't Walk Away	1969	Westbound
3	recordlabel: GWP 509 chartposition: RandB #48 writtenby: Jimmy Roach	The Persians	I Don't Know How (To Fall Out of Love)	1969	GWP
4	recordlabel: Wand 1195 chartposition: RandB #37 writtenby: Edward R. Koerner and Ronnie Barrosse	The Esquires	I Don't Know	1969	Wand
5	recordlabel: Cotillion 44047 chartposition: RandB #35 writtenby: Dave Crawford and Shari les Verga	Baby Washington	I Don't Know	1969	Cotillion
6	recordlabel: Stang 5005 chartposition: RandB #10, US #62 writtenby: Kenny Ruffin (as Kenneth Ruffin)	The Moments	I Do	1969	Stang
---	recordlabel: Arctic 153 writtenby: Ellison, Lambert, Bell album: Soul Summit	The Ambassadors	I Dig You Baby	1969	Arctic
1	recordlabel: ABC 11193 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #46, US #105 writtenby: Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart album: I'm All Yours, Baby!	Ray Charles	I Did'nt Know What Time It Was	1969	ABC
2	recordlabel: Stax 0046 chartposition: RandB #10, US #48 writtenby: Bettye Crutcher (as part of We Three), Homer Banks (as part of We Three) and Raymond Jackson album: The Johnnie Taylor Philosophy Continues / Stax Greatest Hits	Johnnie Taylor	I Could Never Be President	1969	Stax
3	recordlabel: Atlantic 2619 chartposition: RandB #3, US #28 writtenby: Ronnie Shannon album: Aretha Now	Aretha Franklin	I Can't See Myself Leaving You	1969	Atlantic
4	recordlabel: Uni 55122 chartposition: RandB #29, US #93 writtenby: Bob Stone	Betty Everett	I Can't Say No to You	1969	Uni
5	recordlabel: Capitol 2668 chartposition: RandB #33, US #63 writtenby: Gerry Goffin and Carole King album: Your Good Thing	Lou Rawls	I Can't Make It Alone	1969	Capitol
---	recordlabel: Philips 7889 (UK) writtenby: Goffin, King album: Dusty in Memphis comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: vg-XIaz_LAU	Dusty Springfield	I Can't Make It Alone	1969	Philips(UK)
---	recordlabel: Ref O Ree 725 writtenby: Ted Jarrett	Freddie Waters	I Can't Love Nobody But You	1969	Ref O Ree
---	recordlabel: Peachtree 121 writtenby: W. Bell, H. Beane	Mitty Collier	I Can't Lose	1969	Peachtree
1	recordlabel: Gordy 7093 chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #13 writtenby: Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong album: Puzzle People / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 4 / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 4 comments: [Motown Sound]	The Temptations	I Can't Get Next to You	1969	Gordy
2	recordlabel: Cadet 5636 chartposition: RandB #20, US #98 writtenby: Bobby Miller album: The Dells Musical Menu/Always Together	The Dells	I Can't Do Enough	1969	Cadet
---	recordlabel: UNI 55143 writtenby: J.Armstead, L. Venson album: Jealous Kind of Fella	Garland Green	I Can't Believe You Quit Me	1969	UNI
1	recordlabel: SSS Int'l 780 chartposition: RandB #45, US #89 writtenby: Myrna Smith and Margaret Lewis album: Heart and Soul	Johnny Adams	I Can't Be All Bad	1969	SSS Int'l
2	recordlabel: Cadet 5641 chartposition: RandB #5, US #22, UK #15 writtenby: Arthur Hamilton, Bryan Blackburn, Andre Popp & Pierre Cour album: Love Is Blue / The Best of The Dells comments: [ballad]	The Dells	I Can Sing a Rainbow -- Love Is Blue	1969	Cadet
---	recordlabel: Murco 1045 writtenby: W. James, D. Grayson	Dori Grayson	I Can Fix That For You	1969	Murco
1	recordlabel: Back Beat 609 chartposition: RandB #50 weeksinr&bchart: 2 writtenby: Malone, Eaves, Williams, Evans, Boozier comments: [deep soul]	Jeanette Williams	I Can Feel A Heartbreak	1969	Back Beat
---	recordlabel: Charles 1229 writtenby: B. and B. Jackson, L. Stroud N. Caldwell	Universal Minds	I Betcha	1969	Charles
---	recordlabel: SSS Int'l 763 writtenby: Margaret Lewis, Myra Smith comments: [deep soul]	Johnny Soul	I Almost Called Your Name	1969	SSS Int'l
---	recordlabel: Enterprise 1001 writtenby: A. Isbell, I. Hayes album: Hot Buttered Soul comments: [album cut] mpcode: 12G0UpX7L_I	Isaac Hayes	Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic	1969	Enterprise
1	recordlabel: AandM 1042 chartposition: US #113 writtenby: Gary Geld, Peter Udell mpcode: 5y8PHrrHtqM	Ruby & The Romantics	Hurting Each Other	1969	A&M
2	recordlabel: Aries 2076 chartposition: RandB #43 writtenby: Alan Feldman and Tenison Stephens comments: [ballad]	Tenison Stephens	Hurry Change (If You're Coming)	1969	Aries
---	recordlabel: Capitol 2713 writtenby: D. Wayne, R. Rasche	Patti Drew	Hundreds And Thousands Of Guys	1969	Capitol
---	recordlabel: Sound Stage Seven 2640 writtenby: Al Reed	Chuck Armstrong	How Sweet It Is	1969	Sound Stage Seven

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