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
701	recordlabel: Spring 118 chartposition: RandB #26, US #93 writtenby: Joe South	Joe Simon	All My Hard Times	1971	Spring
---	recordlabel: Cotillion album: Full Time Woman (The Lost Cotillion Album) comments: [southern soul ballad album cut] mpcode: S3r1m8iKdK4	Irma Thomas	All I Wanna Do Is Save You	1971	Cotillion
---	recordlabel: Paula 345	The Montclairs	All I Really Care About (Is You)	1971	Paula
---	recordlabel: Stax 0106 album: Wow	William Bell	All For The Love Of A Woman	1971	Stax
1	recordlabel: United Artists 50815 chartposition: RandB #18, US #35, US AC #12 writtenby: Jerry Goldstein, Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller album: All Day Music	War	All Day Music	1971	United Artists
2	recordlabel: Mercury 73255 chartposition: RandB #3, US #21 writtenby: Homer Talbert & Herscholt Polk album: The Saggitarius Movement comments: [ballad]	Jerry Butler featuring Brenda Lee Eager	Ain't Understanding Mellow	1971	Mercury
3	recordlabel: Enterprise 9049 chartposition: RandB #37, US #86 writtenby: Allen Jones and Homer Banks	Isaac Hayes & David Porter	Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One)	1971	Enterprise
---	recordlabel: Columbia 445448 writtenby: D. Malone	Gwen McCrae	Ain't Nothing You Can Do	1971	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Mankind 12004 writtenby: J. Williams, Jr. album: Friend... comments: [southern soul] mpcode: EH8MRCN9JWY	Freddie North	Ain't Nothing In The News (But The Blues)	1971	Mankind
1	recordlabel: Fantasy 658 chartposition: RandB #32, US #113 writtenby: Dee Erwin and Lynne Farr	Betty Everett	Ain't Nothing Gonna Change Me	1971	Fantasy
2	recordlabel: ABC 11316 chartposition: RandB #28, US #46 writtenby: Jerry Ragovoy	B.B. King	Ain't Nobody Home	1971	ABC
---	recordlabel: Westbound 179 writtenby: J. Chenevert, J. Reason	Houston Outlaws	Ain't No Telling	1971	Westbound
1	recordlabel: Sussex 219 chartposition: RandB #6, US #3, US AC #2 writtenby: Bill Withers album: Just As I Am comments: [ballad]	Bill Withers	Ain't No Sunshine	1971	Sussex
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2781 writtenby: K. Gamble, L. Huff album: In Philadelphia	Wilson Pickett	Ain't No Doubt About It	1971	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Arctic 160 writtenby: G. Mimms, J. Aikens comments: [philly sound ballad] mpcode: CgzNmGeAiII	The Royal Five	Ain't No Big Thing (But It's Growing)	1971	Arctic
1	recordlabel: Curtom 1957 chartposition: RandB #12, US #53 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield	The Impressions	Ain't Got Time	1971	Curtom
2	recordlabel: Ode 66020 chartposition: RandB #42, US #71 writtenby: Carole King album: Merry Clayton	Merry Clayton	After All This Time	1971	Ode
---	recordlabel: Epic 30986 writtenby: Sly Stone, Sylvester Stewart album: There's A Riot Goin' On comments: [funk instrumental album cut] mpcode: DyQenDEmhe4	Sly & The Family Stone	Africa Talks To You--The Asphalt Jungle	1971	Epic
1	recordlabel: MoWest 5005 chartposition: RandB #50 writtenby: Hal Davis & Willie Hutch	G.C. Cameron	Act Like a Shotgun	1971	MoWest
2	recordlabel: Calla 175 chartposition: RandB #43 writtenby: Ron Shaab	The Sister & Brothers featuring Sister Geri	Ack-a-Fool	1971	Calla
---	recordlabel: Atco 6828 writtenby: Leon Russell album: Donny Hathaway / The Best of Donny Hathaway	Donny Hathaway	A Song For You	1971	Atco
---	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 11193 (UK) album: I'm Still Waiting - Surrender comments: [Motown Sound album cut] mpcode: hQ--a0P5TvI	Diana Ross	A Simple Thing Like Cry	1971	Tamla Motown(UK)
1	recordlabel: Motown 1196 chartposition: UK #3, RandB #34, US #90 writtenby: Mike Pinder album: Motown Chartbusters Vol. 6 comments: [Motown Sound]	Four Tops	A Simple Game	1971	Motown
---	recordlabel: Stax 110 writtenby: B. Kaye, N. Green, B. Flemister album: I'm Not Blind...I Just Can't See	Calvin Scott	A Sadness For Things	1971	Stax
---	recordlabel: Stax 0092 album: Wow...	William Bell	A Penny For Your Thoughts	1971	Stax
1	recordlabel: Top and Bottom 408 chartposition: RandB #14, US #94 writtenby: Van McCoy and Joe Cobb	Brenda & the Tabulations	A Part of You	1971	Top and Bottom
2	recordlabel: Back Beat 622 chartposition: RandB #19, US #103 writtenby: Don Robey (as Deadric Malone) album: A Nickel & A Nail & The Ace Of Spades	O.V. Wright	A Nickel and a Nail	1971	Back Beat
3	recordlabel: MGM 14262 chartposition: RandB #17, US #17, US AC #14 writtenby: Bobby Hebb & Sandy Baron album: Natural Man	Lou Rawls	A Natural Man	1971	MGM
---	recordlabel: Mankind 200 album: A Legend In Her Own Time comments: [Complete Album] mpcode: JQ9j0BXW938	Doris Duke	A Legend In Her Own Time (full album)	1971	Mankind
---	recordlabel: USA 104 writtenby: Joe Cato	Walter Jackson	A Fool For You	1971	USA
1	recordlabel: Spring 119 chartposition: RandB #22, US #102 writtenby: Millie Jackson and Don French album: Millie Jackson	Millie Jackson	A Child of God (It's Hard to Believe)	1971	Spring
2	recordlabel: Top and Bottom 406 chartposition: RandB #42, US #120 writtenby: Van McCoy and Joe Cobb	Brenda & the Tabulations	A Child No One Wanted	1971	Top and Bottom
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2796 writtenby: Butler, Gamble, Bell album: Young, Gifted And Black	Aretha Franklin	A Brand New Me	1971	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: London 10346 (UK) writtenby: Bryant album: Straight from the Heart / Ann Peebles Greatest Hits comments: [southern soul] mpcode: ntjDBzkMkNM	Ann Peebles	99 Lbs	1971	London(UK)
1	recordlabel: Hot Wax 7108 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #59 writtenby: R. Dunbar, A. Bond	100 Proof (Aged In Soul)	90 Day Freeze (On Her Love)	1971	Hot Wax
2	recordlabel: Today 1503 chartposition: RandB #40, US #102 writtenby: Lucky Peterson and Willie Dixon	The Lucky Peterson Blues Band	1-2-3-4	1971	Today
3	recordlabel: ABC 11292 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #39 writtenby: C. Sigman, F. Lai comments: [ballad] (from the motion picture 'Love Story')	Eddie Holman	(Where Do I Begin) Love Story	1971	ABC
4	recordlabel: Atlantic 2812 chartposition: RandB #31 writtenby: Barbara Lynn (as Barbara Linda Ozen) album: Here Is Barbara Lynn	Barbara Lynn	(Until Then) I'll Suffer	1971	Atlantic
5	recordlabel: Josie 1029 chartposition: RandB #47 writtenby: Leo Nocentelli and Vincent Toussaint	The Meters	(The World Is a Bit Under the Weather) Doodle-Oop	1971	Josie
6	recordlabel: Josie 1029 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #36 writtenby: Leo Nocentelli, Vincent Toussaint comments: [funk]	The Meters	(The World Is A Bit Under The Weather) Doodle-Oop	1971	Josie
---	recordlabel: Mankind 200 writtenby: Jimmy Roach album: A Legend In Her Own Time comments: [deep soul] [album cut]	Doris Duke	(Oh Lord) I Wish I Could Sleep	1971	Mankind
1	recordlabel: Brunswick 55444 chartposition: RandB #48 writtenby: Donald Johnson and Lawrence Johnson album: (I Want You to) Make My Life Over	The Artistics	(I Want You to) Make My Life Over	1971	Brunswick
---	recordlabel: We Produce 1803 writtenby: Jo Bridges, Carl Hampton, Tom Nixon album: Lovemen / The Best of The Temprees	The Temprees	(Girl) I Love You	1971	We Produce
1	recordlabel: Brunswick 55450 chartposition: RandB #4, US #26, UK #32 writtenby: Eugene Record album: (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People / The Chi-Lites Greatest Hits	The Chi-Lites	(For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People	1971	Brunswick
2	recordlabel: Sound Pak 1001 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #45 writtenby: D. Clowney, J. J. Kriegsmann	Dave Baby Cortez & We The People	(Do It) The Funky Dance	1971	Sound Pak
3	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 761(UK) chartposition: UK #13 writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr. album: Away We A Go Go comments: [Motown Sound] [re release]	Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	(Come Round Here) I'm the One You Need	1971	Tamla Motown (UK)
---	recordlabel: Stax 0092 writtenby: E. Floyd, A. Isbell album: Wow...	William Bell	'Till My Back Ain't Got No Bone	1971	Stax
1	recordlabel: Lizard 21007 chartposition: RandB #45 writtenby: R. West	Clydie King	'Bout Love	1971	Lizard

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