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
---	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
---	recordlabel: Polydor (UK) album: Mood, Heart and Soul comments: (complete album)	Joe Simon	Mood, Heart and Soul (full album)	1974	Polydor (UK)
---	recordlabel: Invictus 33133 writtenby: Brian Holland, Eddie Holland album: I Can't Make It Alone comments: [album cut]	Laura Lee	I Can't Make It Alone	1974	Invictus
---	recordlabel: Gator 1201 writtenby: M. Grayson, B. Lexing, E. Foster	Vernon Garrett	Jody Can Ease The Pain	1974	Gator
---	recordlabel: Goodear 103 (UK) writtenby: Viola Wills album: Soft Centers comments: [northern soul]	Viola Wills	Run To The Nearest Exit	1974	Goodear(UK)
---	recordlabel: Columbia 445993 writtenby: R. Hatcher	Roger Hatcher	Caught Making Love	1974	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Watts 141 writtenby: Vernon Garrett	Vernon Garrett	Don't Do What I Do	1974	Watts
---	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: Kudu 921 writtenby: Mac Rebennack album: Performance	Esther Phillips	Such A Night	1974	Kudu
---	recordlabel: Buddah 431 writtenby: Mizell, Evans	Margie Evans	Waterfalls	1974	Buddah
---	recordlabel: People 633 writtenby: Bacharach And David	Lyn Collins	Don't Make Me Over	1974	People
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 10528 (UK) writtenby: A. Felder, N. Harris album: Blue Magic	Blue Magic	Welcome To The Club	1974	Atlantic(UK)
---	recordlabel: Jump Off 2002 writtenby: R. Jones, R. Evans, W. Johnson	Vee Gees	Talkin	1974	Jump Off
---	recordlabel: Solid Foundation 108 writtenby: Eddie McGhee, John Brinson comments: [mid-tempo ballad] mpcode: SPjWNvg89lU	Four Wonders	Just Looking For My Love	1974	Solid Foundation
---	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: Roulette 3013 writtenby: Barbara Gaskins album: Ecstasy, Passion and Pain comments: [philly sound ballad album cut] mpcode: QmONveKFoWo	Ecstasy Passion & Pain	Let's Love	1974	Roulette
---	recordlabel: Invictus 1274 writtenby: Keith Barrow comments: [northern soul]	The Hi-Lites	That's Love	1974	Invictus
---	recordlabel: P.I.R. 33249 writtenby: B. Sigler, U. Dozier, P. Hurtt album: Keep Smilin\' comments: [philly sound ballad album cut] mpcode: mvQap2jVqpc	Bunny Sigler	Picture Us	1974	P.I.R.
---	recordlabel: Event 220 writtenby: R. B. Walker, V. Montana, Jr.	Ronnie Walker	You've Got To Try Harder (Times Are Bad)	1974	Event
---	recordlabel: Shotgun 106 writtenby: Bill Fair album: Wounded Woman comments: [first released as single in UK 2011]	Sandra Wright	I Come Running Back	1974	Shotgun
---	recordlabel: Wand 11273 writtenby: C. Jackson, M. Yancy album: Chuck, Helen, Eric, Maurice	The Independents	I Found Love On A Rainy Day	1974	Wand
---	recordlabel: Wand 11279 writtenby: C. Jackson, M. Yancy album: Chuck, Helen, Eric, Maurice	The Independents	No Wind, No Rain	1974	Wand
---	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 926 comments: [Motown Sound]	Syreeta	I'm Goin' Left	1974	Tamla Motown
---	recordlabel: Golden Fleece 83254 writtenby: A. Felder, R. Baker	Robert Upchurch	The Devil Made Me Do It	1974	Golden Fleece
1	recordlabel: Stax 3200 chartposition: RandB #82 writtenby: Joseph Hutchinson	The Emotions	Baby, I'm Through	1974	Stax
2	recordlabel: GSF 6911 chartposition: RandB #82 writtenby: Joe Quarterman	Joe Quarterman & Free Soul	Thanks Dad (Pt. 1)	1974	GSF
3	recordlabel: Pleasure 1104 chartposition: RandB #82 writtenby: David Harris	David Harris	(These Are) The Moments	1974	Pleasure
4	recordlabel: Ronn 78 chartposition: RandB #83 writtenby: Jerry Strickland and Bobby Patterson	Little Johnny Taylor	You're Savin' Your Best Loving for Me	1974	Ronn
5	recordlabel: Alithia 6055 chartposition: RandB #83 writtenby: Robert Poindexter and Richard Poindexter album: All We Need Is Another Chance	The Escorts	I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow	1974	Alithia
6	recordlabel: Volt 4107 chartposition: RandB #83 writtenby: Eddie Marion, Henderson Thigpen, James Banks	Inez Foxx	Circuit's Overloaded	1974	Volt
7	recordlabel: Polydor 14257 chartposition: RandB #82 writtenby: Carlos Wilson, Louis Wilson, Ric Wilson and Claude "Coffee" Cave	Mandrill	The Road to Love	1974	Polydor
8	recordlabel: Peach Mint 6065 chartposition: RandB #81 comments: [novelty]	Steel, Jake & Jeff	The Impeachment Story	1974	Peach Mint
9	recordlabel: Atlantic 3038 chartposition: RandB #80 writtenby: Sam Dees and Clinton Moon	Alpaca Phase III	I Like to Party	1974	Atlantic
10	recordlabel: People 648 chartposition: RandB #80 writtenby: James Brown and Fred Wesley album: Breakin' Bread	Fred Wesley & the J.B.s	Breakin' Bread	1974	People
11	recordlabel: Casablanca 0019 chartposition: RandB #81 writtenby: Leonard Perry, Katie Davis and Mallory Cowart	Greg Perry	The Boogie Man (Part I)	1974	Casablanca
12	recordlabel: Bell 45608 chartposition: RandB 81 writtenby: Daryl Hall and John Oates	Lou Rawls	She's Gone	1974	Bell
13	recordlabel: Polydor 14250 chartposition: RandB #81 writtenby: James Brown	The First Family	Control (People Go Where We Send You) (Part I)	1974	Polydor
14	recordlabel: Curtom 1996 chartposition: RandB #81 writtenby: Michael Hawkins and Leroy Hutson album: The Man!	Leroy Hutson	Ella Weez	1974	Curtom
15	recordlabel: Eastbound 619 writtenby: Junie Morrison (as Walter Junie Morrison)	Junie Morrison	Tightrope	1974	Eastbound
16	recordlabel: Warner 7765 chartposition: RandB #84 writtenby: Paul Kelly album: Hooked, Hogtied and Collared	Paul Kelly	I'm into Somethin' I Can't Shake Loose	1974	Warner
17	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3543 chartposition: RandB #87 writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff album: Black and Blue	Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes	I'm Weak for You	1974	P.I.R.
18	recordlabel: Stax 0194 chartposition: RandB #87 writtenby: Carl Smith	Veda Brown	Don't Start Lovin' Me (If You're Gonna Stop)	1974	Stax
19	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 7798 chartposition: RandB #88 writtenby: Barry White album: Come On In Love comments: [alias Jackie Lee]	Jay Dee	Strange Funky Games and Things	1974	Warner Bros.
20	recordlabel: United Artists 377 chartposition: RandB #88 writtenby: Eddie Cornelius album: Big Time Lover	Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose	Big Time Lover	1974	United Artists
21	recordlabel: Stax 0224 chartposition: RandB #88 album: Mel and Tim	Mel & Tim	Forever and a Day	1974	Stax
22	recordlabel: DC International 5007 chartposition: RandB #88 album: Your Funny Moods	Skip Mahoaney & the Casuals	Seems Like (The Love We Had Is Dead and Gone)	1974	DC International
23	recordlabel: Darnel 1111 chartposition: RandB #86 writtenby: George Tobin and Lenny Macaluso	Brinkley & Parker	Don't Get Fooled by the Pander Man	1974	Darnel
24	recordlabel: Blue Note 455 chartposition: RandB #86 writtenby: Larry Mizell album: Blacks and Blues comments: [instrumental]	Bobbi Humphrey	Harlem River Drive	1974	Blue Note
25	recordlabel: Chess 2153 chartposition: RandB #84 writtenby: Trevor Lawrence and Gabriel Mekler	Etta James	Out on the Street, Again	1974	Chess
26	recordlabel: United Artists 412 chartposition: RandB #84 writtenby: Z.Z. Hill album: Z.Z.	Z.Z. Hill	Am I Groovin' You	1974	United Artists
27	recordlabel: Today 1528 chartposition: RandB #85 writtenby: John Hammond comments: [Sweet Soul]	First Class	What About Me?	1974	Today
28	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
29	recordlabel: Lion 164 chartposition: RandB #86 writtenby: Landy McNeal	We The People	Making My Daydream Real	1974	Lion
30	recordlabel: Mainstream 305 writtenby: R. McCoy, H. Miller and G. Holley	Sarah Vaughan	I Need You More (Than Ever Now)	1974	Mainstream
31	recordlabel: Haven 7003 chartposition: RandB #80 writtenby: Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter album: Blood Brother	Gene Redding	Blood Brothers	1974	Haven
32	recordlabel: Crossover 977 chartposition: RandB #75 writtenby: Billy Devine	Leon Lee	He Was a Man (Part I)	1974	Crossover
33	recordlabel: IX Chains 7000 chartposition: RandB #74 writtenby: Bobby Earl Williams and Jack Hammer	Bobby Earl Williams	That's the Way She Is	1974	IX Chains
34	recordlabel: Paramount 0269 chartposition: RandB #75	Linda Clifford	(It's Gonna Be) A Long Long Winter	1974	Paramount
35	recordlabel: Golden Fleece 3251 chartposition: RandB #75 writtenby: Leroy Green and Norman Harris album: The Trammps	The Trammps	Love Epidemic	1974	Golden Fleece
36	recordlabel: TSOP 4756 chartposition: RandB #75 writtenby: Richard Ingui and Charles Ingui	The Soul Survivors	City of Brotherly Love	1974	TSOP
37	recordlabel: Silver Blue 811 chartposition: RandB #75 writtenby: Van McCoy	Richmond Extension	Everything's Coming Up Love	1974	Silver Blue
38	recordlabel: Sussex 627 chartposition: RandB #74 writtenby: Chuck Brown album: Salt of the Earth	The Soul Searchers	If It Ain't Funky	1974	Sussex
39	recordlabel: MCA 40274 chartposition: RandB #74 writtenby: Van Morrison album: Martha Reeves	Martha Reeves	Wild Night	1974	MCA
40	recordlabel: Polydor 14242 chartposition: RandB #74 writtenby: Willie Tee album: The Wild Magnolias	The Wild Magnolias	Smoke My Peace Pipe (Smoke It Right)	1974	Polydor
41	recordlabel: People 634 chartposition: RandB #73 writtenby: James Pankow comments: [instrumental]	Maceo & the Macks	I Can Play For (Just You and Me)	1974	People
42	recordlabel: Roulette 7160 chartposition: RandB #74 writtenby: P. Girlando, J. White	Truth	I Can't Go On	1974	Roulette
43	recordlabel: United Artists 365 chartposition: RandB #74 writtenby: Sonny Thompson album: Z.Z.	Z.Z. Hill	Let Them Talk	1974	United Artists
44	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
45	recordlabel: Volt 4101 chartposition: RandB #74 writtenby: Billy Davis & Leonard Caston album: Inez Foxx At Memphis comments: [southern soul ballad]	Inez Foxx	I Had a Talk with My Man	1974	Volt
46	recordlabel: Event 215 chartposition: RandB #76 writtenby: Mat Camison and Peter Arpadys album: The Peppers	The Peppers	Hot Caramel	1974	Event
47	recordlabel: Chess 2148 chartposition: RandB #76 writtenby: Randy Newman	Etta James	Leave Your Hat On	1974	Chess
48	recordlabel: Volt 4109 chartposition: RandB #78 writtenby: Arthur Snyder, Bettye Crutcher and Don Davis	Hot Sauce	Stop Dogging Me	1974	Volt
49	recordlabel: Dakar 4537 chartposition: RandB #78 writtenby: A. J. Tribble, Carl Davis and Lowrell (as Lowrell Simon) album: I Enjoy Loving You	Sidney Joe Qualls	How Can You Say Goodbye	1974	Dakar
50	recordlabel: Fania/Wand 11275 chartposition: RandB #79 writtenby: Walter Chiles and Melvyn Barton	The LTG Exchange	Waterbed (Part One)	1974	Fania/Wand
51	recordlabel: Pride 7600 chartposition: RandB #79 writtenby: Van McCoy album: The New Censation	The New Censation	First Round Knockout	1974	Pride
52	recordlabel: Silver Blue 809 chartposition: RandB #79	The Invitations	Living Together Is Keeping Us Apart	1974	Silver Blue
53	recordlabel: Stax 0224 chartposition: RandB #79 album: Mel & Tim	Mel & Tim	That's the Way I Want to Live My Life	1974	Stax
54	recordlabel: Atlantic 2908 chartposition: RandB #78 writtenby: Phil Hurtt and Anthony Bell	Clyde Brown	You Call Me Back	1974	Atlantic
55	recordlabel: Warner 7781 chartposition: RandB #77 writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson album: Gimme Something Real	Ashford & Simpson	Have You Ever Tried It	1974	Warner
56	recordlabel: People 636 chartposition: RandB #77 writtenby: Charles Bobbit	Lyn Collins	Give It Up or Turnit a Loose	1974	People
57	recordlabel: Casablanca 811 chartposition: RandB #77 writtenby: George Clinton and Deron Taylor comments: re release	Parliament	Testify	1974	Casablanca
58	recordlabel: Eastbound 620 chartposition: RandB #77 writtenby: Al Kent (as Albert Hamilton) and Norma Toney	The Fantastic Four	I'm Falling in Love (I Feel Good All Over)	1974	Eastbound
59	recordlabel: Crossover 974 chartposition: RandB #77 writtenby: Leo Robin	Ray Charles	Louise	1974	Crossover
60	recordlabel: AandM 1501 chartposition: RandB #77 writtenby: Charles Bevel	Charles Bevel	Sally B. White	1974	A&M
61	recordlabel: Sussex 508 chartposition: RandB #88, US #108 writtenby: Michael Stokes and Joe Thomas album: Creative Source	Creative Source	You're Too Good to Be True	1974	Sussex
62	recordlabel: Ivory Tower 101 chartposition: RandB #89 writtenby: The Jackson 5	M-D-L-T Willis	What's Your Game	1974	Ivory Tower
---	recordlabel: Blue Note 590 writtenby: Jerry Peters album: Astralsignal comments: [jazz funk instrumental] mpcode: hDGPIv8z9UM	Gene Harris	Losalamitoslatinfunklovesong	1974	Blue Note
---	recordlabel: Sunburst 532 writtenby: Roshell Anderson album: Introducing Roshell Anderson	Roshell Anderson	I'm Cracking Up	1974	Sunburst
---	recordlabel: United Artists 396 writtenby: W. Beatty mpcode: uLK-buM6a6Q	Love Affair	I Can't Stop Loving You	1974	United Artists
---	recordlabel: Chess 2142 writtenby: Odessa F. Gordon album: Big Bad Bo	Bo Diddley	Hit Or Miss	1974	Chess
---	recordlabel: Roulette 7151 writtenby: Barbara Gaskins album: Ecstasy, Passion and Pain comments: [deep soul]	Ecstasy Passion & Pain	Don't Burn Your Bridges Behind You	1974	Roulette
---	recordlabel: Contempo 2048 (UK) writtenby: Davis, Barnes album: Groovesville Masters comments: [northern soul]	J.J. Barnes	Sweet Sherry	1974	Contempo(UK)
---	recordlabel: Rocky Road 30201 writtenby: Billy Ray Charles album: Come And Get Yourself Some	Formula IV	Wee Willy Sweetwine	1974	Rocky Road
---	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 898 (UK) writtenby: Robinson, Jones album: Smokey... comments: [ballad] mpcode: MlxtjmeEmZc	Smokey Robinson	A Silent Partner In A Three Way Love Affair	1974	Tamla Motown(UK)
---	recordlabel: Epic 80317 writtenby: T. Rundgren album: Live It Up / Beautiful Ballads comments: [album cut] [love ballad]	The Isley Brothers	Hello It's Me	1974	Epic
---	recordlabel: Motown 1309 writtenby: F. Johnson comments: [Motown Sound]	Bottom & Co.	Spread The News	1974	Motown
---	recordlabel: Sussex 624 writtenby: Lonette McKee album: Lonette mpcode: i_RJ4oRU884	Lonette McKee	Do To Me	1974	Sussex
---	recordlabel: Motown 1291 writtenby: J. Helms, T. Woodford comments: [Motown Sound]	Bottom & Co.	Gonna Find A True Love	1974	Motown
---	recordlabel: Rocky Road 30078 writtenby: Charles Richard Cason album: Come And Get Yourself Some	Formula IV	If We Can't Get Along	1974	Rocky Road
---	recordlabel: Ebony Sounds 183 writtenby: C. Perkins, S. Vincent album: Beyond Body and Soul comments: [sweet soul ballad]	Soul Generation	In Your Way	1974	Ebony Sounds

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