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.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1970 . . .

The following songs were released in 1970 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 1970 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
301	recordlabel: Home-Town 102 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #46 writtenby: Bobby Adams, Nick Raftis	Bobby Adams	Mr. Preacher Man	1970	HomeTown
302	recordlabel: Uptite 20 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #38 writtenby: P. Upton	125th Street Candy Store	More Today Than Yesterday	1970	Uptite
---	recordlabel: ATCO 337 writtenby: Patrick Upton album: Turning Around comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: LpRibLqv9Qs	Dee Dee Warwick	More Today Than Yesterday	1970	ATCO
1	recordlabel: Minit 32093 chartposition: RandB #23, US #90 writtenby: Bobby Womack and Darryl Carter album: My Prescription comments: [southern soul]	Bobby Womack	More Than I Can Stand	1970	Minit
2	recordlabel: Sound Stage Seven 2651 chartposition: RandB #11, US #54 writtenby: Joe Simon comments: [southern soul]	Joe Simon	Moon Walk (Part 1)	1970	Sound Stage Seven
3	recordlabel: Crab 32 (UK) chartposition: UK #49 writtenby: Derrick Morgan album: Moon Hop comments: [reggae]	Derrick Morgan	Moon Hop	1970	Crab(UK)
4	recordlabel: Columbia 45098 chartposition: US #114, US AC #38 writtenby: Anna Mitchell and Ekundayo Paris	O.C. Smith	Moody	1970	Columbia
5	recordlabel: Trojan 7791 (UK) chartposition: UK #45 writtenby: Barry/Bloom album: Montego Bay comments: [reggae]	Freddie Notes & The Rudies	Montego Bay	1970	Trojan(UK)
6	recordlabel: Trojan 7711 (UK) chartposition: UK #47 writtenby: F. Hibbert album: Monkey Man comments: [reggae]	Toots & The Maytals	Monkey Man	1970	Trojan(UK)
7	recordlabel: Spring 106 chartposition: RandB #34, US #103 writtenby: Bob Feldman and Richard Gotteher	The Boys in the Band featuring Herman Griffin	Money Music	1970	Spring
---	recordlabel: Atco 332 writtenby: Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke album: Everything Is Everything comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: qEmbWyUxmAI	Donny Hathaway	Misty	1970	Atco
---	recordlabel: ClinTone 001 writtenby: Lillian Dees	Rozetta Johnson	Mine Was Real	1970	ClinTone
1	recordlabel: A & I 001 chartposition: RandB #19, US #99 writtenby: Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong album: Introducing the Whatnauts	The Whatnauts	Message from a Black Man	1970	A & I
---	recordlabel: V.I.P. 25054 writtenby: Strong, Whitfield	The Spinners	Message From A Black Man	1970	V.I.P.
1	recordlabel: Cotillion 44092 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #49, US #106, US AC #18 writtenby: Isaac Holt and Marylean Holt	Young-Holt Unlimited	Mellow Dreaming	1970	Cotillion
2	recordlabel: Tamla 54195 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #11 writtenby: Whitfield, Strong album: How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You comments: [Motown Sound]	Marvin Gaye	Me And My Lonely Room	1970	Tamla
3	recordlabel: Roulette 7079 chartposition: RandB #4, US #29 writtenby: Richard Barrett album: Maybe comments: [ballad]	The Three Degrees	Maybe	1970	Roulette
---	recordlabel: Alston 4588 writtenby: C. Reid, W. Clarke comments: [southern soul] mpcode: LF9FXiVLr9Q	Clarence Reid	Master Piece	1970	Alston
1	recordlabel: Canyon 30 chartposition: RandB #30 writtenby: Gary U.S. Bonds and Jerry Williams comments: [soul blues]	Swamp Dogg	Mama's Baby, Daddy's Maybe	1970	Canyon
---	recordlabel: Golden State writtenby: John Amon	San Francisco TKOs	Make Up Your Mind	1970	Golden State
---	recordlabel: Atco 6754 writtenby: Van McCoy album: Turning Around comments: [ballad]	Dee Dee Warwick	Make Love To Me	1970	Atco
1	recordlabel: Scepter 12294 chartposition: RandB #26, US #37, US AC #2 writtenby: Burt Bacharach & Hal David album: Very Dionne comments: [ballad]	Dionne Warwick	Make It Easy on Yourself	1970	Scepter
2	recordlabel: Bamboo 114 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #31 writtenby: Harding, McPherson, Dixon album: Good Guys Only Win In The Movies	Mel & Tim	Mail Call Time	1970	Bamboo
---	recordlabel: Peachtree 125 writtenby: H. Banks, J. Shamwell, W. Bell	Mitty Collier	Lovin' On Borrowed Time	1970	Peachtree
1	recordlabel: Duke 460 chartposition: RandB #28 writtenby: D. Malone album: That Did It! The Duke Recordings Volume 3	Bobby Bland	Lover with a Reputation	1970	Duke
2	recordlabel: Columbia 45277 chartposition: US #96 writtenby: Lester Chambers, Joe Chambers, Willie Chambers, George Chambers and Brian Keenan album: Love, Peace and Happiness	The Chambers Brothers	Love, Peace and Happiness	1970	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Volt 4034 writtenby: We Three	Chuck Brooks	Love's Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down	1970	Volt
1	recordlabel: Canyon 36 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #52 writtenby: Dee Ervin, Alex Brown album: Happy And In Love	Gloria Lynne	Love's Finally Found Me	1970	Canyon
2	recordlabel: Back Beat 611 chartposition: RandB #48 writtenby: Don Bryant	O.V. Wright	Love the Way You Love	1970	Back Beat
3	recordlabel: RCA 0319 chartposition: RandB #13, US #6, US AC #9 writtenby: Skip Scarborough, Jerry Peters & Anita Poree album: Real Friends / The Best of Friends comments: [pop soul]	The Friends of Distinction	Love or Let Me Be Lonely	1970	RCA
4	recordlabel: Stang 5012 chartposition: RandB #1, US #3 writtenby: Sylvia Robinson & Bert Keyes album: Not On The Outside, But On The Inside, Strong! comments: [sweet soul ballad]	The Moments	Love on a Two-Way Street	1970	Stang
5	recordlabel: Trojan 7750 chartposition: UK #9 writtenby: John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins comments: [reggae]	Nicky Thomas	Love of the Common People	1970	Trojan
6	recordlabel: Dakar 620 chartposition: RandB #19, US #72 writtenby: Eugene Record	Otis Leavill	Love Uprising	1970	Dakar
---	recordlabel: Abet 9439 writtenby: M. Franklin, E. Burt album: The Magnetic North	Freddie North	Love To Hate	1970	Abet
---	recordlabel: Fame 1463 writtenby: Joe Reynolds, Spencer Wiggins, Oscar Smith, Earl Cage	Spencer Wiggins	Love Machine	1970	Fame
1	recordlabel: Warner/Seven Arts 7365 chartposition: RandB #23, US #16 writtenby: Charles Wright & Don Trotter album: In the Jungle, Babe	Charles Wright & Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band	Love Land	1970	Warner/Seven Arts
---	recordlabel: Motown 1164 writtenby: Robinson ,Wakefield, Wilson album: Still Waters Run Deep comments: [Motown Sound]	Four Tops	Love Is The Answer	1970	Motown
---	recordlabel: Dakar 621 writtenby: I. Alvertis, D. Davis album: Turn Back the Hands of Time	Tyrone Davis	Love Bones	1970	Dakar
1	recordlabel: Home Town 101 chartposition: RandB #49 writtenby: Bobby Adams	Bobby Adams	Love Ain't Nothing But a Business	1970	Home Town
2	recordlabel: Cadet 5676 chartposition: RandB #26, US #94 writtenby: L.D. Bonds album: Losers, Weepers comments: [southern soul ballad]	Etta James	Losers, Weepers (Part I)	1970	Cadet
3	recordlabel: Neptune 31 chartposition: RandB #17, US#98 writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff album: In Philadelphia comments: [philly sound dancer]	The O'Jays	Looky Looky (Look at Me Girl)	1970	Neptune
4	recordlabel: Cadet 5672 chartposition: RandB #27, US #74 writtenby: Bernice Davis, Mimi Uniman, Douglas Henderson and Lee Andrews album: Like It Is, Like It Was comments: [ballad]	The Dells	Long Lonely Nights	1970	Cadet
5	recordlabel: Stax 0070 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #159 writtenby: Calvin Carter	William Bell	Lonely Soldier	1970	Stax
---	recordlabel: SSS Int. 5 writtenby: Johnny Adams, Mack Rabinack album: Heart and Soul comments: [southern soul ballad album cut] mpcode: RYO-IiswxjI	Johnny Adams	Lonely Man	1970	SSS Int.
---	recordlabel: SSS Int'l 785 writtenby: Leroy Tooks	Johnny Soul	Lonely Man	1970	SSS Int'l
1	recordlabel: DeLuxe 122 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #16 writtenby: Winfred Lovett album: With These Hands	The Manhattans	Loneliness	1970	DeLuxe
---	recordlabel: SSS Int. 5 writtenby: Don Hill, John Koechner album: Heart and Soul comments: [southern soul album cut] mpcode: de5FrcvMRDY	Johnny Adams	Living On Your Love	1970	SSS Int.
---	recordlabel: Soul 35077 writtenby: Story, Brown, Gordy album: The Groove Governor / Greatest Hits (UK compilation) comments: [Motown Sound]	Jimmy Ruffin	Living In A World I Created For Myself	1970	Soul
1	recordlabel: Capitol 2723 chartposition: US #114 writtenby: Edith Lindeman and Carl Stutz album: Don't You Ever Get Tired Of Hurting Me	Bettye Swann	Little Things Mean a Lot	1970	Capitol
---	recordlabel: Kapp 2097 writtenby: William McCloud	Vernon Garrett	Little Black Woman	1970	Kapp
---	recordlabel: Winner 0742 writtenby: E. Spencer comments: [southern soul]	Elvin Spencer	Lift This Hurt	1970	Winner
1	recordlabel: Pride 1 chartposition: RandB #50, US #120 writtenby: J. Rosamond Johnson, James Weldon Johnson	Kim Weston	Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing	1970	Pride
2	recordlabel: Columbia 445146 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #49, US #103 writtenby: S. Turner album: Love, Peace and Happiness	The Chambers Brothers	Let's Do It (Do It Together)	1970	Columbia
3	recordlabel: De lite 529 chartposition: RandB #19, US #78 writtenby: Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Robert Mickens, Gene Redd, Claydes Charles Smith album: Kool and the Gang comments: [funk]	Kool & the Gang	Let the Music Take Your Mind	1970	De lite
---	recordlabel: Jackson Sound 1005 writtenby: Judith Russell	Tommy Tate	Let Us Be Heard ( A Prayer For Peace )	1970	Jackson Sound
1	recordlabel: Brunswick 55435 chartposition: RandB #34, US #91 writtenby: Eugene Record album: This Love Is Real comments: [ballad]	Jackie Wilson	Let This Be a Letter (To My Baby)	1970	Brunswick
2	recordlabel: Today 1001 chartposition: RandB #38 writtenby: Larry Butler, Wanda Butler and James Grant	Odds & Ends	Let Me Try	1970	Today
3	recordlabel: Scepter 12276 chartposition: RandB #45, US #32, US AC #5 writtenby: Burt Bacharach & Hal David album: Very Dionne comments: [ballad]	Dionne Warwick	Let Me Go to Him	1970	Scepter
4	recordlabel: Phil L.A. of Soul 342 chartposition: RandB #46 writtenby: Sammy Campbell	Tyrone Ashley & the Funky Music Machine	Let Me Be Your Man	1970	Phil L.A. of Soul
5	recordlabel: Dakar 621 chartposition: RandB #12, US #58 writtenby: Jean Dollison album: Turn Back the Hands of Time comments: [southern soul]	Tyrone Davis	Let Me Back in	1970	Dakar
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2751 writtenby: J. Lennon, P. McCartney album: This Girl's in Love with You	Aretha Franklin	Let It Be	1970	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Stax 0067 writtenby: Carl Smith, A. Isbell album: Boy Meets Girl	William Bell & Mavis Staples	Leave The Girl Alone	1970	Stax
1	recordlabel: Columbia 45214 chartposition: RandB #32, US #102 writtenby: D. Malone comments: [southern soul]	Gwen McCrae	Lead Me On	1970	Columbia
2	recordlabel: ABC/TRC 11259 chartposition: RandB #18, US #98 writtenby: Sam Cooke album: Singular Genius - The Complete ABC Singles (2011 compilation) comments: [soul blues]	Ray Charles	Laughin' and Clownin'	1970	ABC/TRC
3	recordlabel: De-Lite 525 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #39 writtenby: Gene Redd comments: [instrumental]	Kool & the Gang	Kool It (Here Comes The Fuzz)	1970	DeLite
4	recordlabel: AandM 1163 chartposition: RandB #47, US #74, US AC #29 writtenby: Benny Golson album: Walking in Space comments: [instrumental]	Quincy Jones	Killer Joe	1970	A&M
---	recordlabel: Sound Stage Seven 2658 writtenby: M. Terry, M. Wesson	Chuck Armstrong	Keep Your Mind On Me	1970	Sound Stage Seven
1	recordlabel: Track 604037 (UK) chartposition: UK #41 writtenby: Paul Simon album: Woman Child comments: [pop soul]	Marsha Hunt	Keep The Customer Satisfied	1970	Track(UK)
---	recordlabel: Cotillion 44075 writtenby: Moses Smith	Moses Smith	Keep On Striving	1970	Cotillion
1	recordlabel: Duke 464 chartposition: RandB #20, US #89 writtenby: Clyde Wilson	Bobby Bland	Keep On Loving Me (You'll See the Change)	1970	Duke
2	recordlabel: T Neck 914 chartposition: RandB #17, US #75 writtenby: Ronald Isley, Kelly Isley (as O'Kelly Isley Jr.) and Rudolph Isley album: Get into Something comments: [funky soul]	The Isley Brothers	Keep On Doin'	1970	T Neck
---	recordlabel: Enterprise 9012 writtenby: Tony Hester	Barbara Lewis	Just The Way You Are Today	1970	Enterprise
---	recordlabel: Dakar 623 writtenby: Jack Daniels, Johnny Moore album: Tyrone Davis Greatest Hits	Tyrone Davis	Just My Way Of Loving You	1970	Dakar
---	recordlabel: Dakar 618 writtenby: J. Daniels, J. Moore album: Turn Back the Hands of Time	Tyrone Davis	Just Because Of You	1970	Dakar
---	recordlabel: Rare 5015 writtenby: R. Miller	Michael Denton	Just Another Morning	1970	Rare
1	recordlabel: Brunswick 55431 chartposition: RandB #48 writtenby: Barbara Acklin and Eugene Record album: (I Want You to) Make My Life Over	The Artistics	Just Another Heartache	1970	Brunswick
2	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 599(UK) chartposition: UK #21 writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr. comments: [Motown Sound] [re release]	Martha (Reeves) & the Vandellas	Jimmy Mack	1970	Tamla Motown (UK)
---	recordlabel: Atco 332 writtenby: Donny Hathaway, Edward Kennedy, Leroy Hutson album: Everything Is Everything comments: [album cut] mpcode: gVNgU-Qw0yI	Donny Hathaway	Je Vous Aime (I Love You)	1970	Atco
1	recordlabel: VIP 25057 chartposition: RandB #4, UK #20, US #14 writtenby: Stevie Wonder, Lee Garrett & Syreeta (as Syreeta Wright) album: 2nd Time Around / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 5 / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 3 comments: [motown sound]	The Spinners	It's a Shame	1970	VIP
2	recordlabel: King 6292 chartposition: RandB #3, US #32 writtenby: James Brown album: It's A New Day Let A Man Come In comments: [funk]	James Brown	It's a New Day	1970	King
3	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 753(UK) chartposition: UK #6 writtenby: James Dean and William Witherspoon album: Ruff'n Ready / Greatest Hits (UK compilation) / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 5 comments: [Motown Sound]	Jimmy Ruffin	It's Wonderful (To Be Loved by You)	1970	Tamla Motown (UK)
4	recordlabel: Lamp 80 chartposition: RandB #33 writtenby: Anthony Black	The Vanguards	It's Too Late for Love	1970	Lamp
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2753 writtenby: Jerry Williams, Gary Bonds album: Right On	Wilson Pickett	It's Still Good	1970	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Nite Beat 1000 writtenby: Norman Keith comments: [sweet soul ballad] mpcode: WLAJmV51cC8	The Intrepids	It's Just A Picture	1970	Nite Beat
1	recordlabel: DeLuxe 45115 chartposition: RandB #36 writtenby: Daisy Holland and Richard Poindexter album: With These Hands	The Manhattans	It's Gonna Take a Lot to Bring Me Back	1970	DeLuxe
2	recordlabel: Motown 1164 chartposition: RandB #6, US #24, UK #5, US AC #39 writtenby: Carl Sigman & Charles Dawes album: Still Waters Run Deep / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 5 / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 3 comments: [Motown Sound]	Four Tops	It's All in the Game	1970	Motown
3	recordlabel: Atlantic 2774 chartposition: RandB #13, US #51 writtenby: George Jackson and Raymond Moore album: Patches comments: [southern soul]	Clarence Carter	It's All in Your Mind	1970	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: V.I.P. 25058 writtenby: F. Lawson, H. Cosby, J. Myers album: Stop The World We Wanna Get On	Hearts Of Stone	It's A Lonesome Road	1970	V.I.P.
---	recordlabel: Invictus 7304 writtenby: Raynard Miner, William Witherspoon album: In Session comments: [album cut] mpcode: uFDio8UeC5g	Chairmen of the Board	It Was Almost Something	1970	Invictus
---	recordlabel: Real Thing 101 writtenby: Sundia Garvin	Full Speed	It Must Be Love	1970	Real Thing
---	recordlabel: RCA Victor 4313 writtenby: Gates album: Real Friends / The Best of Friends comments: [pop soul album cut] mpcode: Ls79QYmChDA	The Friends of Distinction	It Don't Matter To Me	1970	RCA Victor
---	recordlabel: Cotillion 44101 writtenby: Sam Mosley comments: [deep soul]	Otis Clay	Is It Over	1970	Cotillion
1	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 54 (UK) chartposition: US #5, UK #2 writtenby: R. Dean Taylor album: I Think, Therefore I Am / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 6 comments: [pop, rock, soul]	R. Dean Taylor	Indiana Wants Me	1970	Tamla Motown(UK)
2	recordlabel: T Neck 923 chartposition: RandB #35 writtenby: Kelly Isley (as O'Kelly Isley), Ronald Isley and Rudolph Isley	The Young Vandals	In My Opinion	1970	T Neck
---	recordlabel: SSS Int. 5 writtenby: Naomi Martin, Ray Riley, Vivian Keith album: Heart and Soul comments: [southern soul album cut] mpcode: hje4Gm_-8Yk	Johnny Adams	In A Moment Of Weakness	1970	SSS Int.
1	recordlabel: Duke 458 chartposition: RandB #10, US #96 writtenby: D. Malone album: That Did It! The Duke Recordings Volume 3 comments: [soul blues]	Bobby Bland	If You've Got a Heart	1970	Duke
---	recordlabel: Soul 35060 writtenby: Frank Wilson album: The Groove Governor comments: [Motown Sound]	Jimmy Ruffin	If You Will Let Me, I Know I Can	1970	Soul
1	recordlabel: ABC/TRC 11271 chartposition: RandB #19, US #41, US AC #26 writtenby: Jimmy Lewis album: Love Country Style comments: [country soul]	Ray Charles	If You Were Mine	1970	ABC/TRC
2	recordlabel: Decca 32671 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #50 writtenby: C.C. Courtney, Peter Link comments: [ballad]	Jive Fyve	If You Let Me Make Love To You Then Why Can't I Touch You?	1970	Decca
3	recordlabel: National General 5 chartposition: RandB #38 writtenby: J. Bishop album: If You Knew Him Like I Do	Barbara Mason	If You Knew Him Like I Do	1970	National General

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