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Soul R&B Music Charts of 1975 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1975 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 1975, 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 1975, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1975 . . .

The following songs were released in 1975 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 1975 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: Dade 2041
writtenby: R. Beavers
Jackey Beavers Trying To Get Back To You Girl 1975 Dade
1 recordlabel: Buddah 463
chartposition: RandB #6, US #11, UK #4, US AC #2
writtenby: Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman & Marvin Hamlisch
album: I Feel a Song
Gladys Knight & the Pips Try to Remember (The Way We Were) 1975 Buddah
--- recordlabel: Roulette 7163
writtenby: Barbara Gaskins
album: Ecstasy, Passion and Pain
Ecstasy Passion & Pain Try To Believe Me 1975 Roulette
--- recordlabel: Crossover 980
writtenby: Gray, Hanks, Butler
Darrow Fletcher Try Something New 1975 Crossover
1 recordlabel: Stax 0241
chartposition: RandB #51
writtenby: Don Davis
album: Super Taylor
Johnnie Taylor Try Me Tonight 1975 Stax
--- recordlabel: Atlantic 3281
writtenby: Edmund Simmons, John Simmons
album: Low Rent Rendezvous
Ace Spectrum Trust Me 1975 Atlantic
--- recordlabel: United Artists 763
writtenby: Bobby Womack
album: Safety Zone
Bobby Womack Trust In Me 1975 United Artists
--- recordlabel: Atlantic 2991
writtenby: Al Gardner, David Camon
album: The Show Must Go On
comments: [deep soul ballad]
mpcode: -KVeVdjxXD8
Sam Dees Trouble Child 1975 Atlantic
--- recordlabel: Warner Bros. 2893
writtenby: Linda Creed, Thom Bell
album: Track Of The Cat
mpcode: BN57RZAsWtI
Dionne Warwick Track Of The Cat 1975 Warner Bros.
1 recordlabel: Arista 0110
chartposition: RandB #12, US #29
writtenby: Johnny Bristol
Tamiko Jones Touch Me Baby (Reaching Out for Your Love) 1975 Arista
--- recordlabel: Survival 1 (UK)
writtenby: Steve Royal
Ester Byrde Touch Me - Take Me 1975 Survival(UK)
1 recordlabel: Truth 3213
chartposition: RandB #74
writtenby: Homer Banks & Carl Hampton
The Newcomers Too Much Going to Say Good-Bye 1975 Truth
2 recordlabel: Shady Brook 019
chartposition: RandB #59, US #99
writtenby: S. Weyer, D. Lucas
comments: [disco]
S.S.O. Tonight's The Night 1975 Shady Brook
3 recordlabel: Ode 66105
chartposition: RandB #93
writtenby: Max Bennett
album: Tom Cat
comments: [instrumental]
Tom Scott & the L.A. Express Tom Cat 1975 Ode
4 recordlabel: RCA 10343
chartposition: RandB #1, US #50, US dance #15
writtenby: Van McCoy
album: Faith, Hope & Charity
comments: [disco dance]
Faith, Hope & Charity To Each His Own 1975 RCA
--- recordlabel: P.I.R. 33148
album: To Be True
comments: [Complete Album]
mpcode: 7yRfq4Aqubo
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes To Be True (full album) 1975 P.I.R.
--- recordlabel: Ronn 84
writtenby: Estus and Lester Patterson
The Patterson Twins To Be Lonely 1975 Ronn
--- recordlabel: Capitol 15825 (UK)
writtenby: Barnum
comments: [northern soul]
Earl Wright And His Orchestra Thumb A Ride 1975 Capitol(UK)
1 recordlabel: Capitol 4078
chartposition: RandB #9, US #94, US dance #4
writtenby: J.R. Bailey & Ken Williams
album: Love on Delivery
The Reflections Three Steps from True Love 1975 Capitol
2 recordlabel: ABC 12106
chartposition: RandB #82
weeksinr&bchart: 6
Billy Davis, Jr. Three Steps From True Love 1975 ABC
3 recordlabel: Capitol 15834
chartposition: RandB #1, US #6, UK #32, US AC #45
writtenby: Chuck Jackson & Marvin Yancy
album: Inseparable
comments: [disco dance]
Natalie Cole This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) 1975 Capitol
--- recordlabel: Crossover 983
writtenby: L. Hanks, Z. Grey
comments: [ballad]
mpcode: kt37gPsGTds
Darrow Fletcher This Time (I'll Be The Fool) 1975 Crossover
--- recordlabel: RCA 10347
writtenby: R. Douglas, B. Lonero
Douglas & Lonero This Time 1975 RCA
--- recordlabel: Atlantic
writtenby: Holland-Dozier-Holland, Sylvia Moy
album: The Complete Atlantic Recordings
comments: [previously unreleased ballad]
mpcode: Cg8Wr7Y2Df4
Bettye Swann This Old Heart Of Mine 1975 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: Horse 57 (UK)
chartposition: UK #45
writtenby: K. Foster
album: This Monday Morning Feeling
comments: [reggae]
Tito Simon This Monday Morning Feeling 1975 Horse(UK)
2 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 1007
chartposition: RandB #13
writtenby: Lionel Richie
album: Caught in the Act
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Commodores This Is Your Life 1975 Tamla Motown
--- recordlabel: American Artists 1136
writtenby: Joe Bedell
comments: [sweet soul ballad]
Kansas City Express This Is The Place 1975 American Artists
--- recordlabel: Warner Bros. 2893
writtenby: S. Marshall, T. Bell
album: Track Of The Cat
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: mnkYVE1IKRs
Dionne Warwick This Is Love 1975 Warner Bros.
1 recordlabel: GRC 2060
chartposition: RandB #81
writtenby: Keith Samuels, Curtis Reynolds and Dave Ferguson
Ripple This Ain't No Time to Be Giving Up 1975 GRC
--- recordlabel: ATCO 36120
album: Thirteen Blue Magic Lane
comments: [Complete Album]
Blue Magic Thirteen Blue Magic Lane (full album) 1975 ATCO
1 recordlabel: Blue Note 650
chartposition: US #104
writtenby: Sigidi Abdullah, Larry Mizell and Mbaji
album: Stepping into Tomorrow
comments: [jazz funk]
Donald Byrd Think Twice 1975 Blue Note
2 recordlabel: Gemigo 0500
chartposition: RandB #93, US Dance #4
writtenby: Jeffrey Simon and Rich Tufo
album: The Notations
The Notations Think Before You Stop 1975 Gemigo
3 recordlabel: Atlantic 453284
chartposition: RandB #1, US #5, UK #52, US AC #2
writtenby: Joe Jefferson, Bruce Hawes & Charles Simmons
album: Pick Of The Litter
The Spinners They Just Can't Stop It (Games People Play) 1975 Atlantic
--- recordlabel: Mainstream 5575
writtenby: M. Calhoun, A. Lattimore
mpcode: UqfO36JFHSU
Almeta Lattimore These Memories 1975 Mainstream
--- recordlabel: Capitol 3996
writtenby: Jerry Fuller
comments: [ballad] (blue-eyed soul)
mpcode: VIgxSJ36LY8
Buddy Causey There's a Way 1975 Capitol
1 recordlabel: Glades 1729
chartposition: RandB #36
writtenby: Latimore (as Benjamin Latimore)
album: Latimore III / Sweet Vibrations - The Best Of
Latimore There's a Red-Neck in the Soul Band 1975 Glades
2 recordlabel: RCA Victor 10267
chartposition: RandB #91
writtenby: Lola Falana
Lola Falana There's a Man Out There Somewhere 1975 RCA Victor
--- recordlabel: Roulette 7205
writtenby: Paul Vance, Gary Illingworth
Ecstasy Passion And Pain There's So Much Love All Around Me 1975 Roulette
1 recordlabel: Event 223
chartposition: RandB #58
writtenby: Phillip Mitchell
comments: [ballad]
mpcode: m-gd6dMzW5w
Phillip Mitchell There's Another in My Life 1975 Event
--- recordlabel: Polydor 15111
writtenby: Aronson, Miller
Basic Black & Pearl There'll Come A Time, There'll Come A Day 1975 Polydor
1 recordlabel: Bell 1433(UK)
chartposition: UK #3
writtenby: Barry Mason and Roger Greenaway
album: There Goes My First Love
comments: [pop soul]
The Drifters There Goes My First Love 1975 Bell (UK)
2 recordlabel: ABC 12135
chartposition: RandB #11, US #1, US AC #6, US dance #6
writtenby: Barry De Vorzon
album: Fallin' in Love
comments: Instrumental
Rhythm Heritage Theme from S.W.A.T. 1975 ABC
3 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 1010
chartposition: RandB #14, US #1, UK #5, US AC #1
writtenby: Michael Masser & Gerry Goffin
album: Diana Ross [1976 album] / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 10
comments: [ballad] [Motown Sound]
Diana Ross Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) 1975 Tamla Motown
4 recordlabel: P.I.R. 83578
chartposition: RandB #72, US #91
writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
album: Philadelphia Freedom
comments: [philly sound instrumental]
MFSB The Zip 1975 P.I.R.
--- recordlabel: Motown
writtenby: Alan and Marvin Bergman, Marvin Hamlisch
album: Ode To My Lady
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: Lfe-coZeqcE
Willie Hutch The Way We Were 1975 Motown
1 recordlabel: TSOP 4774
chartposition: RandB #42, UK #13
writtenby: Gene McFadden, John Whitehead and Victor Carstarphen
album: Dance Your Troubles Away / Tightening It Up - The Best of...
Archie Bell & the Drells The Soul City Walk 1975 TSOP
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 3243
chartposition: RandB #76
writtenby: Sam Dees
album: The Show Must Go On
comments: [Soul Ballad]
Sam Dees The Show Must Go On 1975 Atlantic
--- recordlabel: Boblo 501
writtenby: Charles Harris
comments: [deep soul]
Bobby Thomas The Road Is Rough 1975 Boblo
1 recordlabel: Spring 155
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: Millie Jackson
album: Caught Up
Millie Jackson The Rap 1975 Spring
--- recordlabel: Gordy 7144
writtenby: J. Bowen, K. Wakefield, L. Duncan
album: A Song for You
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Temptations The Prophet 1975 Gordy
1 recordlabel: Casablanca 834
chartposition: RandB #10
writtenby: Norma Toney
Jeannie Reynolds The Phones Been Jumping All Day 1975 Casablanca
2 recordlabel: Mowest 3024 (UK)
chartposition: UK #7
writtenby: Al Ruzicka and Bob Gaudio
album: Chameleon / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 10
comments: [pop soul]
mpcode: 8AWGShjPktM
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons The Night 1975 Mowest(UK)
3 recordlabel: AandM 7180 (UK)
chartposition: US #103
writtenby: Lefty Pedroski & Pat McManus
Carl Graves The Next Best Thing 1975 A&M(UK)
4 recordlabel: Musicor 1500
chartposition: RandB #65
writtenby: Lee Lovett
S.O.U.L. The Joneses (Part I) 1975 Musicor
5 recordlabel: Cactus 57
chartposition: UK #10
writtenby: Desmond Dekker and Leslie Kong
comments: re release [reggae]
Desmond Dekker The Israelites 1975 Cactus
6 recordlabel: Avco 4653
chartposition: RandB #1, UK #3, US dance #3, US AC #2
writtenby: Van McCoy
album: Disco Baby
comments: [disco]
Van McCoy The Hustle 1975 Avco
--- recordlabel: T-Neck 33536
album: The Heat Is On
The Isley Brothers The Heat Is On (full album) 1975 TNeck
1 recordlabel: RCA 10334
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Leonard Perry
album: Rolling Down a Mountainside / Main Ingredient Super Hits
The Main Ingredient The Good Old Days 1975 RCA
2 recordlabel: Midland Int'l. 10305
chartposition: RandB #77
writtenby: Scott Joplin J.R. Bailey
J.R. Bailey The Entertainer -- You Pass My Love Like A Moving Train 1975 Midland Int'l.
3 recordlabel: CTI 27
chartposition: RandB #53, US Dance #8, US AC #43
writtenby: Bob James
album: The Chicago Theme
comments: [instrumental]
Hubert Laws The Chicago Theme (Love Loop) 1975 CTI
4 recordlabel: Salsoul 118
chartposition: RandB #59
writtenby: Gil Scott Heron
comments: [instrumental]
Joe Bataan The Bottle (La Botella) 1975 Salsoul
--- recordlabel: Columbia 33704
album: Making Music
comments: [album cut]
Bill Withers The Best You Can 1975 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Wicked 8101
chartposition: RandB #26
writtenby: Clarence Reid and Willie Clarke
Wilson Pickett The Best Part of a Man 1975 Wicked
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 3232
chartposition: RandB #22, US #16
writtenby: Jimmy Castor & Johnny Pruitt
album: Butt of Course
comments: [funk]
The Jimmy Castor Bunch The Bertha Butt Boogie 1975 Atlantic
3 recordlabel: Ebony Sounds 187
chartposition: RandB #62
First Class The Beginning of My End 1975 Ebony Sounds
4 recordlabel: Tamla 54261
chartposition: RandB #7, US #36
writtenby: Smokey Robinson
album: A Quiet Storm
comments: [Motown Sound]
Smokey Robinson The Agony and the Ecstasy 1975 Tamla
5 recordlabel: Columbia 10172
chartposition: RandB #5, US #12
writtenby: Charles Stepney, Maurice White & Verdine White
album: That's the Way of the World
Earth, Wind & Fire That's the Way of the World 1975 Columbia
6 recordlabel: T.K. 1015
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #4, US dance #18
writtenby: Harry Wayne Casey & Richard Finch
album: KC and the Sunshine Band
comments: [disco funk]
KC And The Sunshine Band That's The Way (I Like It) 1975 T.K.
7 recordlabel: P.I.R. 3575
chartposition: US #102
writtenby: Bunny Sigler
Bunny Sigler That's How Long I'll Be Loving You 1975 P.I.R.
8 recordlabel: Epic 50143
chartposition: RandB #94
writtenby: George McGregor
Bettye LaVette Thank You for Loving Me 1975 Epic
9 recordlabel: Warner 8163
chartposition: RandB #67
weeksinr&bchart: 9
The Quickest Way Out Thank You Baby For Loving Me 1975 Warner
10 recordlabel: Avco 6105036
chartposition: RandB #7, US #70
writtenby: Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore and George David Weiss
album: Thank You Baby
The Stylistics Thank You Baby 1975 Avco
11 recordlabel: CBS 3220
chartposition: UK #1
writtenby: Ernie Smith
album: Tears on My Pillow
comments: [reggae]
Johnny Nash Tears on My Pillow 1975 CBS
--- recordlabel: Chelsea 3031
writtenby: Phil Terry, Talmadge Conway, Life
album: Soulful Road
New York City Take My Hand 1975 Chelsea
1 recordlabel: Hi 2285
chartposition: RandB #7, US #48
writtenby: Al Green and Mabon
album: Total Explosion
Syl Johnson Take Me to the River 1975 Hi
2 recordlabel: Warner 8088
chartposition: RandB #30, US dance #7
writtenby: Jerry Ragovoy
album: Then Came You
Dionne Warwick Take It from Me 1975 Warner
3 recordlabel: ABC 12133
chartposition: RandB #41
writtenby: Kenny O'Dell
Bobby Bland Take It On Home 1975 ABC
4 recordlabel: Warner 8067
chartposition: RandB #33
writtenby: Paul Kelly
album: Hooked, Hogtied and Collared
Paul Kelly Take It Away from Him (Put It on Me) 1975 Warner
--- recordlabel: ABC 12130
writtenby: C. Carter
album: Loneliness and Temptation
Clarence Carter Take It All Off 1975 ABC
1 recordlabel: P.I.R. 3568
chartposition: UK #9, RandB #64, US AC #24
writtenby: Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
album: International - Take Good Care of Yourself / The Best Of Philadelphia
comments: [philly sound]
The Three Degrees Take Good Care of Yourself 1975 P.I.R.
2 recordlabel: P.I.R. 83576
chartposition: RandB #54
writtenby: Bobby Martin and Norman Harris
album: Universal Love
comments: [philly sound instrumental]
MFSB T.L.C. (Tender Lovin' Care) 1975 P.I.R.
3 recordlabel: Roxbury 2006
chartposition: RandB #10, US #55, UK #4
writtenby: Kenny Nolan
album: Swing Your Daddy
Jim Gilstrap Swing Your Daddy 1975 Roxbury
--- recordlabel: Mercury 73699
writtenby: E. Mercury, W. Smith
Eric Mercury Sweetie Pie 1975 Mercury
1 recordlabel: Playboy 6020
chartposition: RandB #58
writtenby: George Jackson, Willie Henderson and Carl Davis
album: Now Arriving
Major Lance Sweeter 1975 Playboy
--- recordlabel: Dove 109
writtenby: F.D. Gilmore
Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Baby 1975 Dove
1 recordlabel: Mercury 73713
chartposition: RandB #1, US #33
writtenby: Billy Beck,Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones,Ralph Middlebrooks
album: Honey...
comments: [funk jazz]
Ohio Players Sweet Sticky Thing 1975 Mercury
--- recordlabel: Atlantic 18141
writtenby: B. Eli, V. Barrett
album: Pick Of The Litter
comments: [ballad album cut]
mpcode: kXzMLjkDs9g
The Spinners Sweet Love Of Mine 1975 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 1018
chartposition: RandB #2, US #5, UK #32
writtenby: Lionel Richie
album: Movin' On
comments: [beat ballad] [Motown Sound]
The Commodores Sweet Love 1975 Tamla Motown
2 recordlabel: Epic 50133
chartposition: RandB #91
writtenby: Jim Peterik
Essence Sweet Fools 1975 Epic
3 recordlabel: Private Stock 45021
chartposition: RandB 31, US #6, UK #31, US AC #9, US dance #4
writtenby: Bob Crewe & Denny Randell
album: Closeup
comments: [disco dance]
Frankie Valli Swearin' to God 1975 Private Stock
--- recordlabel: DJM 375 (UK)
writtenby: Biddu, Vanderbelt
Moon Williams Suspicious Love 1975 DJM(UK)
1 recordlabel: P.I.R. 33150
chartposition: RandB #10
writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
album: Survival
The O'Jays Survival 1975 P.I.R.
--- recordlabel: Capitol 4120
writtenby: B. Always, B. Strong
album: Stronghold
mpcode: 7VO4FjNML3c
Barrett Strong Surrender 1975 Capitol
1 recordlabel: CTI 25
chartposition: RandB #98, US #105, UK #30
writtenby: Arthur Jenkins, Bill Eaton, Bill Salter and Ralph MacDonald
George Benson Supership 1975 CTI
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 3241
chartposition: RandB #1, US #5
writtenby: Haras Fyre (as Patrick Grant) & Gwen Guthrie
album: Supernatural
Ben E. King Supernatural Thing Pt. 1 1975 Atlantic
3 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 935(UK)
chartposition: UK #53
writtenby: Lionel Richie
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Commodores Superman 1975 Tamla Motown (UK)
4 recordlabel: Polydor 14295
chartposition: RandB #28
writtenby: James Brown
album: Everybody's Doin' the Hustle and Dead on the Double Bump
James Brown Superbad, Superslick (Part I) 1975 Polydor
5 recordlabel: Spark 1133(UK)
chartposition: UK #41
writtenby: David Huff
Wigan's Ovation Super Love 1975 Spark (UK)
6 recordlabel: Glades 1728
chartposition: RandB #48, US #104
writtenby: Clarence Reid and Willie Clark
Seven Seas Super Jaws 1975 Glades
7 recordlabel: Fast Track 2501
chartposition: RandB #7
writtenby: Sugar Billy (as Willie Garner)
Sugar Billy Super Duper Love (Part 1) (Are You Diggin' on Me) 1975 Fast Track

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