Soul R&B Music Charts of 1974 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1974 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 1974, 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 1974, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1974 . . .

The following songs were released in 1974 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 1974 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
101	recordlabel: Kwanza 7800 chartposition: RandB #44 writtenby: Jerry Akines, Johnny Bellmon, Buddy Turner and Victor Drayton	Black Ivory	What Goes Around (Comes Around)	1974	Kwanza
---	recordlabel: Innovation II 8045 writtenby: A. J. Tribble, George Davis (2), Lowrell Simon	Sir Wales Wallace	What Ever You Want	1974	Innovation II
---	recordlabel: Sunburst 1098 writtenby: Roshell Anderson album: Introducing Roshell Anderson comments: [deep soul ballad]	Roshell Anderson	What Do You Expect Of Me	1974	Sunburst
---	recordlabel: Event 218 comments: [unreleased]	The Mayberry Movement	What Did I Do Wrong	1974	Event
1	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 911 (UK) chartposition: UK #4 writtenby: William Weatherspoon, Paul Riser and James Dean album: Motown Chartbusters Vol. 9 comments: [Motown Sound] (re-release) mpcode: cQywZYoGB1g	Jimmy Ruffin	What Becomes of the Brokenhearted	1974	Tamla Motown(UK)
2	recordlabel: Casablanca 0005 chartposition: RandB #74 writtenby: Thomas Anderson and Vance Wilson album: What Am I Gonna Do	Gloria Scott	What Am I Gonna Do	1974	Casablanca
---	recordlabel: Philomega 802 writtenby: J. Davis, A. Felder, F, Fioravanti comments: [philly sound ballad] mpcode: R16ZDl1tVYQ	The Charmetts	What About The Children	1974	Philomega
1	recordlabel: Today 1528 chartposition: RandB #85 writtenby: John Hammond comments: [Sweet Soul]	First Class	What About Me?	1974	Today
2	recordlabel: Atlantic 3000 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #62 writtenby: Manu Dibango album: Makossa Man comments: [jazz funk]	Manu Dibango	Weya	1974	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 10528 (UK) writtenby: A. Felder, N. Harris album: Blue Magic	Blue Magic	Welcome To The Club	1974	Atlantic(UK)
---	recordlabel: Rocky Road 30201 writtenby: Billy Ray Charles album: Come And Get Yourself Some	Formula IV	Wee Willy Sweetwine	1974	Rocky Road
---	recordlabel: Invictus 33133 writtenby: Brian Holland, Eddie Holland album: I Can\'t Make It Alone comments: [album cut] mpcode: K8B3NkRCKBk	Laura Lee	We've Come Too Far To Walk Away	1974	Invictus
---	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 16388 (UK) writtenby: Graham, Green album: Graham Central Station comments: [funk]	Graham Central Station	We've Been Waiting -- It Ain't No Fun To Me	1974	Warner Bros.(UK)
---	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 8056 writtenby: J. Moore	Frankie Newsome	We're On Our Way (Part 1)	1974	Warner Bros.
---	recordlabel: Ypsi 1001 writtenby: E. Addie, M. Lewis comments: [sweet soul ballad] mpcode: _RAUKVgNEPE	Masterpiece (70s group)	We're Gonna Make It	1974	Ypsi
1	recordlabel: Stax 0193 chartposition: RandB #5, US #34 writtenby: Don Davis & Frank Johnson album: Taylored in Silk comments: [southern soul ballad]	Johnnie Taylor	We're Getting Careless with Our Love	1974	Stax
---	recordlabel: Stax 5507 writtenby: H. Banks, C. Hampton album: Friction comments: [album cut] mpcode: NjXHiuohpj0	The Soul Children	We're Gettin' Too Close	1974	Stax
1	recordlabel: Columbia 10030 chartposition: US #108 writtenby: Johnny Bristol album: All the Faces of Buddy Miles	Buddy Miles	We Got Love	1974	Columbia
2	recordlabel: Columbia 46021 chartposition: RandB #62 writtenby: H. Cosby, R. Glover and J. Harris	Ronnie Dyson	We Can Make It Last Forever	1974	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Buddah 431 writtenby: Mizell, Evans	Margie Evans	Waterfalls	1974	Buddah
1	recordlabel: Fania/Wand 11275 chartposition: RandB #79 writtenby: Walter Chiles and Melvyn Barton	The LTG Exchange	Waterbed (Part One)	1974	Fania/Wand
---	recordlabel: ABC 12058 writtenby: P. Boyd, M. Jackson album: Real	Clarence Carter	Warning	1974	ABC
---	recordlabel: Just Sunshine 517 writtenby: E. Dixon, J. Thompson album: Voices Of East Harlem	The Voices Of East Harlem	Wanted Dead Or Alive	1974	Just Sunshine
1	recordlabel: Motown 1323 chartposition: RandB #60 writtenby: Norman Whitfield album: The Bitch Is Black comments: [Motown Sound]	Yvonne Fair	Walk Out the Door If You Wanna	1974	Motown
2	recordlabel: 20th Century 2130 chartposition: RandB #48 writtenby: Vernon Bullock, Charles Ingersoll, Ronald Preyer and Bobby Solomon album: A Taste of The Younghearts	The Younghearts	Wake Up and Start Standing	1974	20th Century
---	recordlabel: Hi 2264 writtenby: The Masqueraders	The Masqueraders	Wake Up Fool	1974	Hi
1	recordlabel: Tamla 54250 chartposition: RandB #12 writtenby: Smokey Robinson album: Pure Smokey comments: [Motown Sound]	Smokey Robinson	Virgin Man	1974	Tamla
2	recordlabel: Aware 045 chartposition: RandB #60 writtenby: Sam Dees	John Edwards	Vanishing Love	1974	Aware
3	recordlabel: Casablanca 505 chartposition: RandB #10, US #63 writtenby: George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Fuzzy Haskins and Bernie Worrell album: Up for the Down Stroke	Parliament	Up for the Down Stroke	1974	Casablanca
---	recordlabel: Dunhill 4379 writtenby: V. Morrison, D. Malone album: His California Album mpcode: dbZR-wqJKMA	Bobby Bland	Up And Down World	1974	Dunhill
---	recordlabel: Hi 2278 writtenby: Bryant, Peebles album: I Can't Stand The Rain comments: [southern soul ballad]	Ann Peebles	Until You Came Into My Life	1974	Hi
---	recordlabel: SMH 71842	Lou Ragland	Understand Each Other	1974	SMH
1	recordlabel: Pye 2001(UK) chartposition: UK #17 writtenby: Mick Jagger and Keith Richards comments: [northern soul]	Wayne Gibson	Under My Thumb	1974	Pye (UK)
2	recordlabel: Playboy 6017 chartposition: RandB #59 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield	Major Lance	Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um (disco version)	1974	Playboy
---	recordlabel: United Artists 212 writtenby: T. Brasfield, A. Cartee album: Z.Z. comments: [album cut]	Z.Z. Hill	Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right	1974	United Artists
---	recordlabel: Kent comments: [unissued]	The Mayberry Movement	Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right	1974	Kent
---	recordlabel: Shaker 102 writtenby: A. Boyd, A. Wells	Sly, Slick And Wicked	Turn On Your Love Lite	1974	Shaker
---	recordlabel: Westbound 229 writtenby: Denise LaSalle album: Here I Am Again comments: [southern soul ballad]	Denise LaSalle	Trying to Forget	1974	Westbound
---	recordlabel: Volt 4112 writtenby: Frank Green, Herman Kelly album: Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol.1 comments: [deep soul]	Bessie Banks	Try To Leave Me If You Can (I Bet You Can't Do It)	1974	Volt
1	recordlabel: Casablanca 805 chartposition: RandB #72 writtenby: Clay McMurray, Earl English, Ronald Williams and Scott Edwards	Swiss Movement	Try Something	1974	Casablanca
---	recordlabel: Fantasy 725 album: Love Rhymes	Betty Everett	Try It You'll Like It	1974	Fantasy
1	recordlabel: Golden Fleece 3255 chartposition: RandB #72, US #101, US Dance #13 writtenby: Melvin Steals and Mervin Steals album: The Trammps	The Trammps	Trusting Heart	1974	Golden Fleece
2	recordlabel: Rocky Road 30076 chartposition: RandB #23, US #57, US AC #43 writtenby: Jerry Fuller album: Show and Tell	Al Wilson	Touch and Go	1974	Rocky Road
3	recordlabel: Stax 2025224 chartposition: RandB #3, US #23, US AC #27 writtenby: Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson & Carl Hampton album: Be What You Are	The Staple Singers	Touch a Hand, Make a Friend	1974	Stax
4	recordlabel: Capitol 3882 chartposition: RandB #10, US #59 writtenby: Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter album: Hard Core Poetry	Tavares	Too Late	1974	Capitol
5	recordlabel: Brunswick 55512 chartposition: UK #10 writtenby: Eugene Record and Barbara Acklin album: Chi Lites	The Chi-Lites	Too Good to Be Forgotten	1974	Brunswick
---	recordlabel: LaShawn 010 writtenby: Wilson Williams mpcode: PSvoK5q4Jzo	Shirley Johnson	Too Big To Cry	1974	LaShawn
---	recordlabel: IX Chains Records writtenby: Williams, Bailey, Clark comments: (arranged by Bert DeCoteaux) [southern soul] mpcode: 3hgZJLwPg94	Ellerine Harding	Tonight, Let The Other Woman Cry Some	1974	IX Chains Records
1	recordlabel: Alston 3711 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #34 writtenby: B. Wright, W. Clarke album: Danger High Voltage	Betty Wright	Tonight is the Night	1974	Alston
2	recordlabel: Mercury 6008 005 (UK) chartposition: UK #40 writtenby: Raeford Gerald album: Act 1	Act 1	Tom the Peeper	1974	Mercury (UK)
3	recordlabel: Brunswick 15 chartposition: RandB #7, US #78 writtenby: Eugene Record, Barbara Acklin, Archie Powell and Tony Boyd album: Toby	The Chi-Lites	Toby	1974	Brunswick
---	recordlabel: Contempo 2009 writtenby: Barnes, Ross comments: [northern soul]	J.J. Barnes	To An Early Grave	1974	Contempo
1	recordlabel: Enterprise 9104 chartposition: RandB #72 writtenby: Isaac Hayes album: Tough Guys Soundtrack comments: [from the movie Three Tough Guys]	Isaac Hayes	Title Theme	1974	Enterprise
2	recordlabel: Stax 0191 chartposition: RandB #51 writtenby: Bob Geddins (as Robert Geddins)	Little Milton	Tin Pan Alley	1974	Stax
3	recordlabel: Epic 2530 chartposition: RandB #10, US #32 writtenby: Sly Stone (as Sylvester Stewart) album: Small Talk	Sly & the Family Stone	Time for Livin'	1974	Epic
4	recordlabel: Warner 7796 chartposition: RandB #27, US #69 writtenby: Emilio Castillo and Stephen Kupka album: Back to Oakland	Tower of Power	Time Will Tell	1974	Warner
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 3211 writtenby: T. Bell, P. Hurtt	Bettye Swann	Time To Say Goodbye	1974	Atlantic
1	recordlabel: ABC/Dunhill 15012 chartposition: RandB #32 writtenby: Dave Crawford album: It	Mighty Clouds of Joy	Time	1974	ABC/Dunhill
2	recordlabel: Eastbound 619 writtenby: Junie Morrison (as Walter Junie Morrison)	Junie Morrison	Tightrope	1974	Eastbound
3	recordlabel: Atco 7004 chartposition: RandB #5, US #36, US AC #26 writtenby: Norman Barrett & Bobby Eli album: The Magic of the Blue comments: [philly sound] [sweet soul]	Blue Magic	Three Ring Circus	1974	Atco
---	recordlabel: Seventy Seven 906 writtenby: L.J. Flowers comments: [southern soul ballad] mpcode: 8x7RDrCWDO8	Tears Of Joy	This Is Not Your World	1974	Seventy Seven
1	recordlabel: Haven 7000 chartposition: RandB #31, US 24 writtenby: Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter album: Blood Brother comments: [disco dance]	Gene Redding	This Heart	1974	Haven
---	recordlabel: Soul 35111 writtenby: N. Zesses, D. Fekaris album: Neither One of Us comments: [The Motown Sound]	Gladys Knight And The Pips	This Child Needs Its Father	1974	Soul
1	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 896 chartposition: UK #3 writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland Jr. and R. Dean Taylor album: Motown Chartbusters Vol. 9 comments: [northern soul]	R. Dean Taylor	There's a Ghost in My House	1974	Tamla Motown
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 18118 writtenby: B. Hawes, C. Simmons album: New and Improved comments: [philly sound ballad album cut] mpcode: s4POrdo5xgQ	The Spinners	There's No One Like You	1974	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Dakar 4532 writtenby: Leo Graham album: It's All in the Game	Tyrone Davis	There's Got to Be an Answer	1974	Dakar
1	recordlabel: GRC 1011 chartposition: RandB #21, US #88 writtenby: Dorothy Norwood comments: [deep soul]	Dorothy Norwood	There's Got to Be Rain in Your Life (To Appreciate the Sunshine)	1974	GRC
2	recordlabel: 20th Century 2117 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #68 writtenby: Norman Blue, Ronald Buchanan album: The Imaginations	The Imaginations	There's Another On Your Mind	1974	20th Century
3	recordlabel: Brunswick 13 chartposition: RandB #8, US #63 writtenby: Eugene Record album: Toby	The Chi-Lites	There Will Never Be Any Peace	1974	Brunswick
---	recordlabel: Soul Dimension 5102 writtenby: G.W. Roundtree, J. Ashford, L. Chandler comments: [disco dance] mpcode: IH-4w3fUMJ0	The Smith Brothers	There Can Be A Better Way	1974	Soul Dimension
---	recordlabel: Mercury 73607 writtenby: E. Townsend	Brenda Lee Eager	There Ain't No Way	1974	Mercury
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 3202 chartposition: RandB #2, US #1, UK #29, US AC #3 writtenby: Sherman Marshall & Phillip Pugh album: New and Improved comments: [philly sound]	Dionne Warwick & the Spinners	Then Came You	1974	Atlantic
2	recordlabel: Motown 1292 chartposition: RandB #64 writtenby: Willie Hutch album: Foxy Brown OST / In And Out (UK compilation) comments: [Motown Sound]	Willie Hutch	Theme of Foxy Brown	1974	Motown
3	recordlabel: 20th Century 2107 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #51 writtenby: Barry White album: Together Brothers Original Motion Picture Soundtrack comments: [instrumental]	Love Unlimited Orchestra	Theme From Together Brothers	1974	20th Century
4	recordlabel: MoWest 5009 (UK) chartposition: UK #44 writtenby: Gloria Jones and Pam Sawyer album: Machine Gun comments: [northern soul]	The Commodores	The Zoo (The Human Zoo)	1974	MoWest(UK)
---	recordlabel: Truth 3213 writtenby: Carl Hampton, Homer Banks	The Newcomers	The Whole World's A Picture Show	1974	Truth
---	recordlabel: P.I.R. 2225 (UK) album: War of the Gods	Billy Paul	The Whole Town's Talking	1974	P.I.R.(UK)
---	recordlabel: ABC 4013 (UK) writtenby: Lambert, Potter album: Meeting of the Minds	Four Tops	The Well Is Dry	1974	ABC(UK)
---	recordlabel: Sussex 8036 album: Lonette comments: [album cut]	Lonette Mckee	The Way That I Want To Touch You	1974	Sussex
1	recordlabel: ABC 11409 chartposition: RandB #50 writtenby: Foster, Romias, Apodaca, Little and Eubank album: Ethnic Stew comments: [funk]	Tribe	The Tribe	1974	ABC
2	recordlabel: Haven 7001 chartposition: RandB #72 writtenby: Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter	Margo Thunder	The Soul of a Woman	1974	Haven
3	recordlabel: Sussex 513 chartposition: RandB #10, US #50 writtenby: Bill Withers album: +'Justments	Bill Withers	The Same Love That Made Me Laugh	1974	Sussex
4	recordlabel: Stax 0202 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #35 writtenby: Phillip Mitchell album: Mel & Tim	Mel & Tim	The Same Folks	1974	Stax
5	recordlabel: Polydor 14257 chartposition: RandB #82 writtenby: Carlos Wilson, Louis Wilson, Ric Wilson and Claude "Coffee" Cave	Mandrill	The Road to Love	1974	Polydor
6	recordlabel: Philly Groove 200 chartposition: RandB #7, US #71, UK #51 writtenby: Norman Harris and Allan Felder album: The Player	First Choice	The Player (Part 1)	1974	Philly Groove
7	recordlabel: Polydor 14223 chartposition: RandB #1, US #26 writtenby: James Brown, John Starks & Fred Wesley album: The Payback comments: [funk]	James Brown	The Payback (Part 1)	1974	Polydor
---	recordlabel: Columbia 46081 writtenby: Edward Bivins, Gerald Alston album: There's No Me Without You comments: [philly sound ballad] mpcode: r6ChmBRfWXs	The Manhattans	The Other Side of Me	1974	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Mankind 12021 writtenby: Sam Taylor	Jean Stanback	The Next Man	1974	Mankind
---	recordlabel: ATCO 36103 album: The MagicÂ Of The Blue comments: [Complete Album]	Blue Magic	The Magic of the Blue (full album)	1974	ATCO
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 3001 chartposition: RandB #27, US #69 writtenby: Oscar Brown, Jr. album: Brother Where Are You	Oscar Brown, Jr.	The Lone Ranger	1974	Atlantic
2	recordlabel: Peach Mint 6065 chartposition: RandB #81 comments: [novelty]	Steel, Jake & Jeff	The Impeachment Story	1974	Peach Mint
3	recordlabel: Epic 1980 chartposition: UK #24 writtenby: Ronald Isley, Kelly Isley, Rudolph Isley, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley and Chris Jasper album: 3 Plus 3 featuring That Lady	The Isley Brothers	The Highways of My Life	1974	Epic
4	recordlabel: Stax 0192 chartposition: RandB #93 writtenby: Jo Bridges and Tom Nixon album: Crown Prince of Dance	Rufus Thomas	The Funky Bird	1974	Stax
5	recordlabel: Wand 11267 chartposition: RandB #20, US #103 writtenby: Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy album: Chuck, Helen, Eric, Maurice / Discs of Gold	The Independents	The First Time We Met	1974	Wand
6	recordlabel: RCA Victor 0315 chartposition: RandB #85 writtenby: Joe Cobb and Van McCoy album: The Finger Pointers	The Choice Four	The Finger Pointers (Part I)	1974	RCA Victor
---	recordlabel: Canyon 54 writtenby: Mickey Buckins, George Jackson album: I'm A Loser comments: [southern soul]	Doris Duke	The Feeling Is Right	1974	Canyon
1	recordlabel: Columbia 46037 chartposition: US AC #46 writtenby: Sonny Rollins album: Solar Wind	Ramsey Lewis	The Everywhere Calypso	1974	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Golden Fleece 83254 writtenby: A. Felder, R. Baker	Robert Upchurch	The Devil Made Me Do It	1974	Golden Fleece
---	recordlabel: Buddah 409 writtenby: B. Mason album: Transition	Barbara Mason	The Devil Is Busy	1974	Buddah
---	recordlabel: 20th Century 2146 writtenby: Marshall McQueen, Jr. album: Keep It In The Family comments: [album cut]	Leon Haywood	The Day I Laid Eyes On You	1974	20th Century

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