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Soul R&B Music Charts of 1970 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1970 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 1970, 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 1970, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

(Search on '1970' returned 760 results)
# Artist   (click for discography and biography of artist) Title    (click song title to play it, read lyrics etc.) Year Label
1 recordlabel: Sound Stage Seven 2664
chartposition: RandB #10, US #78
writtenby: Harlan Howard
album: The Chokin' Kind
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Joe Simon Yours Love 1970 Sound Stage Seven
2 recordlabel: Spring 108
chartposition: RandB #3, US #40
writtenby: Joe Simon, Raeford Gerald & Doc Price
album: The Power of Joe Simon
comments: [deep soul]
Joe Simon Your Time to Cry 1970 Spring
3 recordlabel: Volt 4037
chartposition: RandB #46
writtenby: Darryl Carter and Fred Briggs
Margie Joseph Your Sweet Lovin' 1970 Volt
4 recordlabel: Top and Bottom 402
chartposition: RandB #37
writtenby: Van McCoy
Oscar Weathers Your Fool Still Loves You 1970 Top and Bottom
5 recordlabel: Harry J 6605
chartposition: UK #5
writtenby: Nina Simone and Master Wel (as Weldon Irvine)
album: Young Gifted And Black
comments: [Reggae]
Bob & Marcia Young, Gifted and Black 1970 Harry J
6 recordlabel: Capitol 2734
chartposition: RandB #32, US #95, US AC #31
writtenby: Brenda Holloway, Patrice Holloway, Frank Wilson and Berry Gordy
album: You've Made Me So Very Happy
Lou Rawls You've Made Me So Very Happy 1970 Capitol
7 recordlabel: RCA 74 0340
chartposition: RandB #25, US #64
writtenby: Tony Sylvester, Luther Simmons and Donald McPherson
album: The Main Ingredient L.T.D.
comments: [sweet soul ballad]
The Main Ingredient You've Been My Inspiration 1970 RCA
8 recordlabel: Stone Flower 9000
chartposition: RandB #4, US #22
writtenby: S. Stewart
comments: [funk]
Little Sister You're the One 1970 Stone Flower
9 recordlabel: Dial 4096
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #40
writtenby: Joe Tex
album: Joe Tex Sings With Strings and Things
Joe Tex You're Right, Ray Charles 1970 Dial
10 recordlabel: Philips 320226(UK)
chartposition: UK #11
writtenby: Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio
comments: [northern soul]
Frankie Valli You're Ready Now 1970 Philips (UK)
--- recordlabel: Volt 4040
writtenby: R. Wylie, T. Hester
mpcode: ek-7XuOP3HM
Roz Ryan You're My Only Temptation 1970 Volt
--- recordlabel: Gamble 4005
writtenby: K. Gamble, L. Huff
comments: [southern soul ballad]
mpcode: z0qx_Ao43M8
Dee Dee Sharp You're Gonna Miss Me (When I'm Gone) 1970 Gamble
1 recordlabel: Colossus 122
chartposition: RandB #28, US #114
writtenby: Woody Price, Vaughn Price and Earl Moss
The Festivals You're Gonna Make It 1970 Colossus
2 recordlabel: Calla 173
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Mickey Gentile and Charlie Hodges
comments: [love song]
Geraldine Hunt & Charlie Hodges You and I 1970 Calla
--- recordlabel: Fame 1465
writtenby: Willie Hightower
comments: [deep soul]
Willie Hightower You Used Me 1970 Fame
1 recordlabel: Hi 2172
chartposition: RandB #28
writtenby: Al Green
album: Al Green Gets Next to You
Al Green You Say It 1970 Hi
--- recordlabel: Volt 4049
writtenby: Mack Rice, Gemini
The Newcomers You Put The Sunshine Back In My World 1970 Volt
--- recordlabel: Turbo 11
writtenby: Harold Foster
album: Optimistics
comments: [sweet soul]
Optimistics You Put Something New In My Life 1970 Turbo
1 recordlabel: Soul 35071
chartposition: RandB #3, US #25
writtenby: Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong
album: Gladys Knight & the Pips Greatest Hits / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 4
comments: [Motown Sound]
Gladys Knight & the Pips You Need Love Like I Do (Don't You) 1970 Soul
--- recordlabel: Kapp 2112
writtenby: Albert Jones
comments: [ballad]
mpcode: Alnbq3Blk_4
Albert Jones You Must Be A Blessing 1970 Kapp
--- recordlabel: Arden 3005
writtenby: Jackson, Sims, Butler
Barbara & the Uniques You Make Me Feel So Young Again 1970 Arden
--- recordlabel: SSS Int'l 808
writtenby: Jamo Thomas
Jamo Thomas You Just Ain't Ready 1970 SSS Int'l
--- recordlabel: Dean 104
writtenby: E. Alexander
Darnell Pittman You Hurt Me 1970 Dean
1 recordlabel: Thomas 808
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #37
writtenby: Z. Sago
comments: [funk]
Jodi Gales You Gotta Push 1970 Thomas
--- recordlabel: Dakar 615
writtenby: Wally Roker
album: Can I Change My Mind
Tyrone Davis You Can't Keep A Good Man Down 1970 Dakar
--- recordlabel: Zodiac 1007
writtenby: Bridges, Knight, Eaton
album: Everybody Saw You
Ruby Andrews You Can Run (But You Can't Hide) 1970 Zodiac
--- recordlabel: Zodiac 1007
writtenby: Bridges, Knight, Eaton
album: Everybody Saw You
Ruby Andrews You Can Run (But You Can't Hide) 1970 Zodiac
1 recordlabel: Columbia 469
chartposition: UK #2, US #103
writtenby: Jimmy Cliff
album: You Can Get It If You Really Want
comments: [Reggae]
Desmond Dekker You Can Get It If You Really Want 1970 Columbia
--- recordlabel: Motown 1187
writtenby: C. Burston, R. Jones
comments: [Motown Sound]
David Ruffin You Can Come Right Back To Me 1970 Motown
1 recordlabel: Buttercup 9
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #60
writtenby: T. Randazzo, V. Pike
comments: [ballad]
Derek Martin You Blew It Baby 1970 Buttercup
2 recordlabel: Original Sound 90
chartposition: RandB #30, US #121
writtenby: Charles Mitchell and Jimmie Davis
Dyke & the Blazers You Are My Sunshine 1970 Original Sound
3 recordlabel: Atlantic 2772
chartposition: RandB #5
weeksinr&bchart: 6
writtenby: Aretha Franklin
album: Spirit in the Dark
comments: [ballad]
Aretha Franklin with The Dixie Flyers You And Me 1970 Atlantic
4 recordlabel: Polydor 14038
chartposition: RandB #46
writtenby: Allen Toussaint
album: Yes We Can
Lee Dorsey Yes We Can (Part I and 2) 1970 Polydor
5 recordlabel: Atlantic 2768
chartposition: RandB #33, US #93
writtenby: Isaac Hayes & David Porter
album: There's Gonna Be A Showdown / Tightening It Up - The Best of...
Archie Bell & the Drells Wrap It Up 1970 Atlantic
--- recordlabel: Polydor
writtenby: Allen Toussaint
album: Yes We Can
comments: [novelty album cut]
mpcode: Mbb8RQxr2ok
Lee Dorsey Would You? 1970 Polydor
1 recordlabel: Minit 32080
chartposition: RandB #34
writtenby: traditional
Little Junior Parker Worried Life Blues 1970 Minit
2 recordlabel: Kent 4526
chartposition: RandB #48
writtenby: Big Maceo (as Maceo Merriweather)
B.B. King Worried Life 1970 Kent
3 recordlabel: United Artists 50677
chartposition: US #121
writtenby: Thomas Kemp and Harvey Fuqua
Little Anthony & the Imperials World of Darkness 1970 United Artists
4 recordlabel: Liberty 56207
chartposition: RandB #41, US #105
writtenby: Eki Renrut
album: Workin' Together
Ike & Tina Turner Workin' Together 1970 Liberty
--- recordlabel: Revue 11049
writtenby: H.Murrell, E. Johnson
Eddie & Ernie Woman, What Do You Be Doing 1970 Revue
--- recordlabel: Capitol 2942
writtenby: L.C. Cooke
album: Bring It On Home....And Other Sam Cooke Hits
mpcode: bBbZhAos-SU
Lou Rawls Win Your Love 1970 Capitol
1 recordlabel: Island 6087
chartposition: UK #8
writtenby: Cat Stevens
comments: [reggae]
Jimmy Cliff Wild World 1970 Island
--- recordlabel: Atlantic 8265
writtenby: B.B. King, Dave Clark
album: Spirit In The Dark
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: 6ARsJDfdd9w
Aretha Franklin Why I Sing The Blues 1970 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: Decca 32753
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #60
writtenby: Bobby Stevenson, Jimmy Williams
album: Welcome Home
Clyde McPhatter Why Can't We Get Together 1970 Decca
2 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 730(UK)
chartposition: UK #31
writtenby: Deke Richards and Sherlie Matthews
album: Together
comments: [Motown Sound] [only released in the UK]
Diana Ross & the Supremes & the Temptations Why (Must We Fall in Love) 1970 Tamla Motown (UK)
--- recordlabel: Excello 2310
writtenby: W. Hatcher
Willie Hatcher Who's Got A Woman Like Mine 1970 Excello
--- recordlabel: Polydor
writtenby: Allen Toussaint
album: Yes We Can
comments: [bayou funk]
mpcode: QXXXYcscFco
Lee Dorsey Who's Gonna' Help Brother Get Further 1970 Polydor
1 recordlabel: Tamla 54194
chartposition: RandB #9, US #46
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
album: A Pocket Full of Miracles
comments: [Motown Sound ballad]
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles Who's Gonna Take the Blame 1970 Tamla
--- recordlabel: ATCO 337
writtenby: Charlie Rich
album: Turning Around
comments: [ballad album cut]
mpcode: DY8uYVPTNgI
Dee Dee Warwick Who Will The Next Fool Be 1970 ATCO
1 recordlabel: Curtom 1948
chartposition: RandB #31, US #128
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield
album: The Young Mods' Forgotten Story / The Best Impressions... Curtis, Sam and Fred
comments: US B side to Amen (1970)
The Impressions Wherever She Leadeth Me 1970 Curtom
2 recordlabel: Mercury 73101
chartposition: RandB #42, US #95
writtenby: Bobby Scott and Danny Meehan
Jerry Butler Where Are You Going 1970 Mercury
3 recordlabel: Philly Groove 163
chartposition: RandB #12, US #53
writtenby: Barry Mann
album: The Delfonics / Delfonics Super Hits
comments: [philly sound ballad]
The Delfonics When You Get Right Down to it 1970 Philly Groove
--- recordlabel: Invictus 9086
writtenby: G. Johnson, R. Dunbar, E. Wayne
album: In Session
mpcode: 2id2WYjFjQk
Chairmen Of The Board When Will She Tell Me She Needs Me 1970 Invictus
1 recordlabel: Hot Wax 7005
chartposition: US #117
writtenby: Ronald Dunbar, Brian Holland and Eddie Holland Jr.
album: Sweet Replies
The Honey Cone When Will It End 1970 Hot Wax
2 recordlabel: Gamble 4004
chartposition: RandB #8, US #45
writtenby: Don Hogan, Alan K. Musid
album: Intruders Super Hits
comments: [philly sound ballad]
The Intruders When We Get Married 1970 Gamble
--- recordlabel: Polydor
writtenby: Allen Toussaint
album: Yes We Can
comments: [bayou funk]
mpcode: aWjGUr_YiLA
Lee Dorsey When The Bill's Paid 1970 Polydor
--- recordlabel: Atlantic 8265
writtenby: Jessie Hill, Malcolm Rebennac
album: Spirit In The Dark
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: gNFWvOcYKXw
Aretha Franklin When The Battle Is Over 1970 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: UNI 55244
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #56
writtenby: J. Moore, J. Daniels
Darrow Fletcher When Love Calls 1970 UNI
--- recordlabel: Dakar 611
writtenby: Eugen Record, Carl Davis
Tyrone Davis When I'm Not Around 1970 Dakar
--- recordlabel: RCA 74 0294
writtenby: Cooke, Lavert
Willie Hutch When A Boy Falls In Love 1970 RCA
1 recordlabel: Stang 5018
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #56
writtenby: Wesaline Kerr
album: Introducing The Whatnauts
comments: [sweet soul ballad]
The Whatnauts What's Left To Give (After Giving It All) 1970 Stang
2 recordlabel: Alston 4583
chartposition: RandB #39
writtenby: Clarence Reid, Willie Clarke and Brad Shapiro
J.P. Robinson What Can I Tell Her 1970 Alston
--- recordlabel: Hi 2169
writtenby: Carl Smith, Marshall Jones
album: I'll Go Crazy
Don Bryant What Are You Doing To My World 1970 Hi
1 recordlabel: Hot Wax 7003
chartposition: RandB #15, US #24
writtenby: Daphne Dumas, Ronald Dunbar, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland Jr.
album: Westbound #9
comments: [rock soul]
The Flaming Ember Westbound Number 9 1970 Hot Wax
2 recordlabel: Hot Wax 7007
chartposition: RandB #37
writtenby: Angelo Bond, General Johnson and Greg Perry
album: Women's Love Rights
Laura Lee Wedlock Is a Padlock 1970 Hot Wax
--- recordlabel: Canyon 7704
writtenby: Jerry Williams Jr., Gary Bonds
album: I\'m A Loser
comments: [deep soul album cut]
mpcode: mz_9AX8ZljQ
Doris Duke We're More Than Strangers 1970 Canyon
--- recordlabel: Kapp 2088
writtenby: V. Garrett
Vernon Garrett We People In The Ghetto 1970 Kapp
1 recordlabel: Mercury 73159
chartposition: RandB #47, US #86
writtenby: Buddy Miles
album: We Got to Live Together
Buddy Miles We Got to Live Together 1970 Mercury
--- recordlabel: Spring 105
writtenby: L. Banks, J. Banks
Larry Banks We Got A Problem 1970 Spring
--- recordlabel: Dakar 626
writtenby: L.V. Johnson, T. Davis
Tyrone Davis We Got A Love No One Can Deny 1970 Dakar
1 recordlabel: Soul 35074
chartposition: RandB #20, US #74
writtenby: Marvin Gaye and James Nyx
album: Naturally Together
comments: [Motown Sound ballad]
The Originals We Can Make It Baby 1970 Soul
--- recordlabel: Twinight 132
writtenby: Bernard Reed
Annette Poindexter And Pieces Of Peace Wayward Dream 1970 Twinight
1 recordlabel: Chisa 8010
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #44, US #90
writtenby: Wilton Felder
album: Old Socks, New Shoes…New Socks, Old Shoes
comments: [instrumental] [jazz funk]
The Jazz Crusaders Way Back Home 1970 Chisa
2 recordlabel: Gordy 7101
chartposition: RandB #3, US #1, UK #3
writtenby: Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong
album: War and Peace / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 5 / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 4
comments: [Motown Sound]
Edwin Starr War 1970 Gordy
3 recordlabel: Wand 11215
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: John Medora (as John Madara) and Len Barry (as Leonard Borisoff)
George Tindley Wan-Tu-Wah-Zuree 1970 Wand
--- recordlabel: RCA 740327
writtenby: Hutchison, Alexander
Willie Hutch Walking On My Love 1970 RCA
1 recordlabel: Fame 1465
chartposition: RandB #26, US #107
writtenby: Joe South
comments: [southern soul]
Willie Hightower Walk a Mile in My Shoes 1970 Fame
2 recordlabel: Brunswick 55441
chartposition: RandB #25, US #127
writtenby: Eugene record
album: The Sly, Slick And The Wicked
comments: [ballad]
The Lost Generation Wait a Minute 1970 Brunswick
--- recordlabel: Atco 6768
writtenby: Richard Evans, Phil Upchurch, Ric Powell
album: Everything Is Everything
Donny Hathaway Voices Inside (Everything Is Everything) 1970 Atco
1 recordlabel: Kapp 2085
chartposition: RandB #20, US #28, US AC #10
writtenby: Gerald Wilson
album: Viva Tirado
comments: Instrumental
El Chicano Viva Tirado 1970 Kapp
2 recordlabel: AandM 1167
chartposition: UK #46
writtenby: Jimmy Cliff
album: Wonderful World, Beautiful People
comments: [Reggae]
Jimmy Cliff Vietnam 1970 A&M
--- recordlabel: Soulhawk 1009
writtenby: Richard P. Wylie, Anthony Hester
Eric And The Vikings Vibrations 1970 Soulhawk
1 recordlabel: Motown 1162
chartposition: RandB #5, US #10, UK #6, US AC #28
writtenby: Frank Wilson & Vincent DiMirco
album: Right On / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 4 / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 3
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Supremes Up the Ladder to the Roof 1970 Motown
2 recordlabel: Uni 55219
chartposition: RandB #46
writtenby: Archie Russell, Leo Austell and Hillary Johnson
comments: [dance]
Betty Everett Unlucky Girl 1970 Uni
--- recordlabel: Kapp 2128
writtenby: Albert Jones, Charles Harvey
mpcode: lKoAcd4z6wc
Albert Jones Unity 1970 Kapp
1 recordlabel: Gordy 7102
chartposition: RandB #8, US #33
writtenby: Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Temptations Ungena Za Ulimwengu (Unite the World) 1970 Gordy
2 recordlabel: Original Sound 89
chartposition: RandB #20, US #118
writtenby: Arlester Christian
comments: US B side to Let a Woman Be a Woman, Let a Man Be a Man
Dyke & the Blazers Uhh 1970 Original Sound
3 recordlabel: Dakar 616
chartposition: RandB #1, US #3
writtenby: Jack Daniels & Bonnie Thompson
album: Turn Back the Hands of Time / Tyrone Davis Greatest Hits
Tyrone Davis Turn Back the Hands of Time 1970 Dakar
4 recordlabel: Philly Groove 162
chartposition: RandB #8, US #40
writtenby: Thom Bell & William Hart
album: The Delfonics / Delfonics Super Hits
comments: [philly sound sweet soul ballad]
The Delfonics Trying to Make a Fool of Me 1970 Philly Groove
5 recordlabel: Sound Stage Seven 2665
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #53
writtenby: Margaret Williams
Ella Washington Trying To Make You Love Me 1970 Sound Stage Seven
--- recordlabel: Atco 6768
writtenby: Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson
album: Everything Is Everything
Donny Hathaway Tryin' Times 1970 Atco
--- recordlabel: Atlantic 8265
writtenby: Aretha Franklin
album: Spirit In The Dark
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: 1bGRtL3fspo
Aretha Franklin Try Matty's 1970 Atlantic
--- recordlabel: Brunswick 55442
writtenby: Eugene Record
album: (For God's Sake) Give More Power To The People
comments: Sampled for Beyoncé's Hit 'Crazy In Love ft Jay-Z')
mpcode: 8d_DpKgX9rc
The Chi-Lites Troubles A' Comin' 1970 Brunswick
--- recordlabel: Sound Plus 2179
writtenby: Larry Bailey
Brief Encounter Total Satisfaction 1970 Sound Plus
1 recordlabel: OneTwoThree 1726
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #47
writtenby: Ray Whitley
album: Best Of The Tams
The Tams Too Much Foolin' Around 1970 OneTwoThree
--- recordlabel: Canyon 7712
album: Too Many People In One Bed
comments: [southern soul] [Complete Album]
mpcode: Wsu_BQIt75U
Sandra Phillips Too Many People In One Bed (full album) 1970 Canyon
1 recordlabel: T Neck 917
chartposition: RandB #46
writtenby: Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong and Janie Bradford
The Young Vandals Too Busy Thinking Bout My Baby 1970 T Neck
2 recordlabel: Canyon 28
chartposition: RandB #7, US #50
writtenby: Jerry Williams & Gary U.S. Bonds (as Gary Anderson)
album: I'm A Loser
comments: [deep soul]
Doris Duke To the Other Woman (I'm the Other Woman) 1970 Canyon
3 recordlabel: KoKo 2106
chartposition: RandB #22, US #110
writtenby: Luther Ingram, Johnny Baylor, Randall Stewart and Johnny Northern
album: I've Been Here All The Time
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Luther Ingram To the Other Man 1970 KoKo
4 recordlabel: RCA 740307
chartposition: RandB #41
writtenby: Percy Mayfield
Percy Mayfield To Live the Past 1970 RCA

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