Soul R&B Music Charts of 1971 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1971 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 1971, 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 1971, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1971 . . .

The following songs were released in 1971 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 1971 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
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 6840 writtenby: Isaac Hayes, David Porter	Dee Dee Warwick	Everybody's Got To Believe In Somebody	1971	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Mister Chand 8002 writtenby: W. Dixon, S. Simmons, R. Simmons album: Gettin' Over The Hump	Simtec & Wylie	Everybody's Got A Part To Play	1971	Mister Chand
1	recordlabel: Columbia 45472 chartposition: RandB #39, US #12 writtenby: David Brown, Tyrone Moss & Carlos Santana album: Santana III	Santana	Everybody's Everything	1971	Columbia
2	recordlabel: Stax 0101 chartposition: RandB #38, US #103 writtenby: Don Nix album: Lovejoy	Albert King	Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven	1971	Stax
---	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3505 writtenby: Sigler	Bunny Sigler	Everybody Needs Good Lovin'	1971	P.I.R.
1	recordlabel: Ronn 55 chartposition: RandB #9, US #60 writtenby: Miles Grayson and Lermon Horton album: Everybody Knows About My Good Thing	Little Johnny Taylor	Everybody Knows About My Good Thing (Part 1)	1971	Ronn
2	recordlabel: People 2500 chartposition: RandB #6, US #35 writtenby: James Brown album: Hot Pants comments: [funk]	James Brown	Escape-ism (Part 1)	1971	People
3	recordlabel: Tangerine 1019 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #54 writtenby: E. James comments: [northern soul]	Ike & Tina Turner	Dust My Broom	1971	Tangerine
4	recordlabel: Spring 120 chartposition: RandB #3, US #11 writtenby: Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff album: Drowning in the Sea of Love / The Power of Joe Simon comments: [philly sound]	Joe Simon	Drowning in the Sea of Love	1971	Spring
5	recordlabel: Capitol 2997 chartposition: RandB #48, US #114 writtenby: Allen Jones (as Allen A. Jones) and Mickey Gregory	Junior Parker	Drownin' on Dry Land	1971	Capitol
6	recordlabel: Hi 2188 chartposition: RandB #46, US #115 writtenby: Roosevelt Sykes album: Al Green Gets Next to You	Al Green	Driving Wheel	1971	Hi
7	recordlabel: Hot Wax 7104 chartposition: RandB #33 writtenby: Angelo Bond, Greg Perry & General Johnson	100 Proof (Aged in Soul)	Driveway	1971	Hot Wax
---	recordlabel: RCA 0516 writtenby: Jerry Butler, Jerry Peters album: Friends and People comments: [pop soul] mpcode: AH20-qFrCpY	The Friends Of Distinction	Down I Go	1971	RCA
1	recordlabel: Techniques 901 (UK) chartposition: UK #1, US #22 writtenby: Ansil Collins (as Ansell Collins) album: Double Barrel comments: [reggae]	Dave & Ansel Collins	Double Barrel	1971	Techniques(UK)
2	recordlabel: Today 1501 chartposition: RandB #38 writtenby: Patrick Adams album: Don't Turn Around	Black Ivory	Don't Turn Around	1971	Today
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2845 album: Albert Savoy, Wardell Quezergue	The Pointer Sisters	Don't Try To Take The Fifth	1971	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Shout 249 writtenby: R. Marks, T. Fletcher comments: [northern soul] mpcode: SvxtrjJh04c	Richard Marks	Don't Take It Out On Me	1971	Shout
1	recordlabel: Motown 1178 chartposition: US #112 writtenby: Ivy Jo Hunter and William album: David comments: [Motown Sound]	David Ruffin	Don't Stop Loving Me	1971	Motown
2	recordlabel: Atlantic 2839 chartposition: RandB #36, US #102 writtenby: Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter	Sam & Dave	Don't Pull Your Love	1971	Atlantic
3	recordlabel: Hill 222 chartposition: RandB #17, US #62 writtenby: Miles Grayson and Bobby Lexing	Z.Z. Hill	Don't Make Me Pay for His Mistakes	1971	Hill
4	recordlabel: Atlantic 2781 chartposition: RandB #2, US #17 writtenby: Jerry Akines, Johnny Bellmon, Victor Drayton & Buddy Turner album: Wilson Pickett in Philadelphia comments: [philly sound]	Wilson Pickett	Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You	1971	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Jay Walking 14 writtenby: Jack Ashford, Lorraine Chandler album: Deep Soul Treasures Vol.3 (compiled by Dave Godin) comments: [deep soul]	Ray Gant & Arabian Knights	Don't Leave Me Baby	1971	Jay Walking
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 452797 chartposition: RandB #1, US #13 writtenby: Wilson Pickett & Brad Shapiro album: Don't Knock My Love	Wilson Pickett	Don't Knock My Love	1971	Atlantic
2	recordlabel: ABC/TRC 11291 chartposition: RandB #13, US #36, US AC #22 writtenby: Jimmy Holiday & Eddie Reeves album: Love Country Style	Ray Charles	Don't Change on Me	1971	ABC/TRC
---	recordlabel: Volt 4074 writtenby: Phillip Mitchell	L.V. Johnson	Don't Cha Mess With My Money, My Honey, Or My Woman	1971	Volt
1	recordlabel: Stax 0112 chartposition: RandB #11, US #44 writtenby: Jo Bridges, Rufus Thomas , Mack Rice and Tom Nixon album: Did You Heard Me?	Rufus Thomas	Do the Funky Penguin	1971	Stax
2	recordlabel: Atlantic 2785 chartposition: US #117 writtenby: Jimmy Webb album: Chapter Two	Roberta Flack	Do What You Gotta Do	1971	Atlantic
3	recordlabel: Westbound 172 chartposition: RandB #7, US #43 writtenby: Abrim Tilmon & James Mitchell album: Do Me Right / Abe, James and Ivory	The Detroit Emeralds	Do Me Right	1971	Westbound
---	recordlabel: Susses 686 writtenby: Bill Withers album: Just As I Am comments: [album cut] mpcode: cU7dDtVB7aE	Bill Withers	Do It Good	1971	Susses
1	recordlabel: Spectrum 114 chartposition: RandB #50 writtenby: Jack Ashford and Lorraine Chandler	Billy Sha-Rae	Do It	1971	Spectrum
---	recordlabel: RRG Records 44004 writtenby: Jerry Williams Jr., Maurice Gimbel album: I'm A Loser comments: [deep soul] mpcode: RCpfnrFtrDA	Doris Duke	Divorce Decree	1971	RRG Records
---	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 11193 (UK) writtenby: N. Ashford, V. Simpson album: I'm Still Waiting - Surrender comments: [Motown Sound album cut] mpcode: Km_EQRJK860	Diana Ross	Didn't You Know (You'd Have To Cry Sometime)	1971	Tamla Motown(UK)
1	recordlabel: Polydor 214057 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #52 album: The World Needs What I Need	Irene Reid	Didn't We	1971	Polydor
2	recordlabel: Buddah 213 chartposition: RandB #32, US #81 writtenby: Al Martin album: The Stairsteps	The Stairsteps	Didn't It Look So Easy	1971	Buddah
---	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 11193 (UK) writtenby: N. Ashford, V. Simpson, Monica album: I'm Still Waiting - Surrender comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: QNtbdrwUWjg	Diana Ross	Did You Read The Morning Paper?	1971	Tamla Motown(UK)
---	recordlabel: Volt 4060	Jimmy Hughes	Did You Forget	1971	Volt
1	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3510 chartposition: RandB #46 writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff	The Ebonys	Determination	1971	P.I.R.
2	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3506 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #56 writtenby: Bunny Sigler, Ugene Dozier comments: [philly sound ballad]	Bobby Bennett	Days Go By	1971	P.I.R.
3	recordlabel: Jay Walking 011 chartposition: RandB #19, US #84 writtenby: Bobby Martin (as Robert L. Martin) and Eugene Lemon album: Dream World	The Continental IV	Day by Day (Every Minute of the Hour)	1971	Jay Walking
---	recordlabel: Fountain 100 writtenby: Al Johnson	The Unifics	Dawn Of A New Day	1971	Fountain
---	recordlabel: AVCO Embassy 6105005 writtenby: Levine, Brown	Donald Height	Dancing To The Music Of Love	1971	AVCO Embassy
1	recordlabel: Sweet 001 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #50 writtenby: Charles Hodges comments: [funk]	Gi Gi	Daddy Love	1971	Sweet
---	recordlabel: Lizard 21003 album: Nolan	Nolan Porter	Crazy Love	1971	Lizard
1	recordlabel: Tamla 54206 chartposition: RandB #20, US #56 writtenby: Smokey Robinson album: One Dozen Roses comments: [Motown Sound]	Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	Crazy About the La La La	1971	Tamla
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2830 writtenby: Merlin Green, Eddie Hinton	Jackie Moore	Cover Me	1971	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Avco 4581 writtenby: Thom Bell, Linda Creed album: The Stylistics	The Stylistics	Country Living	1971	Avco
1	recordlabel: Dakar 623 chartposition: RandB #10, US #60 writtenby: Floyd Smith, Leo Graham and Raymond Haley album: I Had It All The Time / Tyrone Davis Greatest Hits	Tyrone Davis	Could I Forget You	1971	Dakar
2	recordlabel: Lizard 21006 chartposition: RandB #14, US #29 writtenby: Gabriel Mekler album: Paul Humphrey and the Cool Aid Chemists	Paul Humphrey & His Cool Aid Chemists	Cool Aid	1971	Lizard
3	recordlabel: Cotillion 44103 chartposition: RandB #39 writtenby: Isaac Bolden	Tony Owens	Confessin' a Feeling	1971	Cotillion
---	recordlabel: Bad Boys 1001 writtenby: Isaac Bolden	Sly, Slick And Wicked	Confessin' A Feeling	1971	Bad Boys
1	recordlabel: United Artists 50816 chartposition: RandB #40 writtenby: Bobby Womack album: Communication...	Bobby Womack	Communication	1971	United Artists
2	recordlabel: Atco 6796 chartposition: RandB #44 writtenby: Willie Martin and Dave Crawford	Dee Dee Warwick	Cold Night in Georgia	1971	Atco
3	recordlabel: Alston 4601 chartposition: RandB #2, US #6 writtenby: Clarence Reid & Willie Clarke album: I Love the Way You Love comments: (southern soul)	Betty Wright	Clean Up Woman	1971	Alston
4	recordlabel: Galaxy 778 chartposition: RandB #34 writtenby: Calvin Carter and Bobby Rush	Bobby Rush	Chicken Heads	1971	Galaxy
5	recordlabel: Invictus 9085 chartposition: RandB #11, US #44, UK #46 writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Angelo Bond album: Contact	Freda Payne	Cherish What Is Dear to You (While It's Near to You)	1971	Invictus
6	recordlabel: Invictus 9086 chartposition: RandB #10, US #42, UK #48 writtenby: Brian Holland & Lamont Dozier album: In Session / C.O.T.B. Greatest Hits	Chairmen of the Board	Chairman of the Board	1971	Invictus
---	recordlabel: ClinTone 006 writtenby: Sam Dees	Rozetta Johnson	Chained and Bound	1971	ClinTone
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2783 writtenby: George Soule, Terry Woodford	Esther Phillips with the Dixie Flyers	Catch Me I'm Falling	1971	Atlantic
1	recordlabel: Soul 35081 chartposition: RandB #50, US #117 writtenby: Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol and Robert Beavers album: A Gassssss comments: [Motown Sound]	Jr. Walker & the All Stars	Carry Your Own Load	1971	Soul
---	recordlabel: United Artists 7617 writtenby: J. Briggs	Lea Roberts	Can't Get Enough of You	1971	United Artists
---	recordlabel: Lava 1001 writtenby: Johnny Williams	Pep Brown	Can You Handle It	1971	Lava
1	recordlabel: Westbound 185 chartposition: RandB #44, US #93 writtenby: George Clinton and Ernie Harris album: Maggot Brain	Funkadelic	Can You Get to That	1971	Westbound
---	recordlabel: Chess 2109	Sam Dees	Can You Be A One Man Woman	1971	Chess
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2828	Margie Alexander	Can I Be Your Main Thing	1971	Atlantic
1	recordlabel: Tamla 54210 chartposition: RandB #37, US #101 writtenby: Hal Davis and Herman Griffith album: All By Myself comments: [Motown Sound]	Eddie Kendricks	Can I	1971	Tamla
---	recordlabel: Cotillion 44125 writtenby: C. Washington, J. Broussard, R. Williams	The Enticers	Calling For Your Love	1971	Cotillion
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 2824 chartposition: RandB #10, US #52 writtenby: Bill Martin (as William Martin), Brad Shapiro and Dave Crawford album: Don't Knock My Love	Wilson Pickett	Call My Name, I'll Be There	1971	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Theoda 518 writtenby: T. Moore comments: [northern soul] mpcode: CtoxgvWSWb4	J.E. Morgan	By My Side	1971	Theoda
1	recordlabel: Lovelite 02 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #43 writtenby: Eddie Sullivan	The Lovelites	Bumpy Road Ahead	1971	Lovelite
2	recordlabel: Invictus 9092 chartposition: RandB #3, US #12 writtenby: General Johnson (as Norman Johnson), Greg Perry & Angelo Bond album: Contact	Freda Payne	Bring the Boys Home	1971	Invictus
---	recordlabel: Galaxy 780 writtenby: F. Smith, C. Wolfolk	Loleatta Holloway	Bring It On Up	1971	Galaxy
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 2796 chartposition: RandB #1, US #6, US AC #40 writtenby: Paul Simon album: Live At Fillmore West comments: [ballad]	Aretha Franklin	Bridge Over Troubled Water	1971	Atlantic
2	recordlabel: Blue Thumb 200 chartposition: RandB #43 writtenby: Bobby Womack comments: [instrumental] [jazz funk]	Gabor Szabo & Bobby Womack	Breezin'	1971	Blue Thumb
3	recordlabel: Invictus 9095 chartposition: RandB #30, US #107 writtenby: Ruth Copeland, Clyde Wilson and George Clinton	Parliament	Breakdown	1971	Invictus
---	recordlabel: Epic 10829 writtenby: Sly Stone, Sylvester Stewart album: There's A Riot Goin' On comments: [funk] mpcode: DD7443z6Xog	Sly & The Family Stone	Brave and Strong	1971	Epic
1	recordlabel: Tangerine 1015 chartposition: RandB #13, US #36 writtenby: Ray Charles album: My Kind of Jazz comments: [instrumental]	Ray Charles	Booty Butt	1971	Tangerine
---	recordlabel: Mister Chand 8009 writtenby: D. Pointer, W. Dixon, S. Simmons, R. Simmons album: Gettin' Over The Hump	Simtec & Wylie	Bootleggin'	1971	Mister Chand
1	recordlabel: Stax 0095 chartposition: RandB #33 writtenby: Steve Croppe, Eddie Floyd and M. Rice	Eddie Floyd	Blood Is Thicker Than Water	1971	Stax
2	recordlabel: Gordy 7110 chartposition: RandB #29, US #53, UK #33 writtenby: Berry Gordy , Freddie Perren, Dake Richards, Force Mizell album: Black Magic / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 7 comments: [Motown Sound]	Martha (Reeves) & the Vandellas	Bless You	1971	Gordy
3	recordlabel: Trojan 7820 (UK) chartposition: UK #6 writtenby: David Arkin, Earl Robinson album: Black and White comments: [reggae]	Greyhound	Black and White	1971	Trojan(UK)
4	recordlabel: RCA 74 0517 chartposition: RandB #15, US #97 writtenby: Don McPherson album: Black Seeds	The Main Ingredient	Black Seeds Keep On Growing	1971	RCA
---	recordlabel: Enterprise 5003 album: Black Moses comments: [Complete Album]	Isaac Hayes	Black Moses (full album)	1971	Enterprise
1	recordlabel: Janus 145 chartposition: RandB #31, US #92 writtenby: Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry and Phil Spector	Cissy Houston	Be My Baby	1971	Janus
2	recordlabel: KoKo 2107 chartposition: RandB #21, US #97 writtenby: Johnny Baylor album: I've Been Here All The Time	Luther Ingram	Be Good to Me Baby	1971	KoKo
3	recordlabel: Tangerine 1014 chartposition: RandB #40, US #58 writtenby: Jimmy Holiday, Jackie DeShannon and Randy Myers album: Yesterday...Today...Tomorrow	The Raelettes	Bad Water	1971	Tangerine
4	recordlabel: Dial 1001 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #52 writtenby: Joe Tex album: I Gotcha	Joe Tex	Bad Feet	1971	Dial
5	recordlabel: Fame 1477 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #53 writtenby: O.B. McClinton	Willie Hightower	Back Road Into Town	1971	Fame
6	recordlabel: Colossus 136 chartposition: RandB #29, US #116 writtenby: Earl Moss	The Festivals	Baby Show It	1971	Colossus
7	recordlabel: Chimneyville 437 chartposition: RandB #5, US #29 writtenby: King Floyd album: King Floyd comments: [southern soul funk]	King Floyd	Baby Let Me Kiss You	1971	Chimneyville
---	recordlabel: Twinight 148 writtenby: Brad Bobo, James Stroud	The Notations	At The Crossroads	1971	Twinight
1	recordlabel: ABC 11268 chartposition: RandB #18, US #40 writtenby: B.B. King album: Indianola Mississippi Seeds	B.B. King	Ask Me No Questions	1971	ABC
2	recordlabel: AandM 1259 chartposition: RandB #20, US #108 writtenby: A. Marks and Gene Chandler (as Eugene Dixon)	The Sisters Love	Are You Lonely?	1971	A&M
---	recordlabel: Hi 32062 writtenby: Berns album: Al Green Gets Next To You comments: [southern soul album cut] mpcode: eLLi5q2MB9s	Al Green	Are You Lonely For Me Baby	1971	Hi
1	recordlabel: Lava 1002 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #59 writtenby: Al Green	Pep Brown	Are You Leaving Me	1971	Lava
---	recordlabel: Motown 723 writtenby: N. Ashford, V. Simpson album: I'm Still Waiting - Surrender comments: [Motown Sound] [album cut]	Diana Ross	And If You See Him	1971	Motown
1	recordlabel: Scepter 12326 chartposition: US #83, US AC #15 writtenby: Artie Butler and Mark Lindsay	Dionne Warwick	Amanda	1971	Scepter
---	recordlabel: Cotillion 44126 writtenby: D. Hathaway, Glenn Watts	Garland Green	Always Be My Baby	1971	Cotillion
---	recordlabel: Atco 6854 writtenby: Glenn Watts, Donny Hathaway	Duponts	Always Be My Baby	1971	Atco
---	recordlabel: Invictus 9106 writtenby: E. Wayne, R. Dunbar album: Generally Speaking mpcode: YwXDUpFyeUE	General Johnson	All We Need Is Understanding	1971	Invictus
---	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 11193 (UK) writtenby: N. Ashford, V. Simpson album: I'm Still Waiting - Surrender comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: U1VgmZ8aUW8	Diana Ross	All The Befores	1971	Tamla Motown(UK)

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