Soul R&B Music Charts of 1976 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1976 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 1976, 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 1976, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1976 . . .

The following songs were released in 1976 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 1976 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: Bell 1467 (UK) writtenby: Silver, Favis album: Delfonics Super Hits	The Delfonics	With These Hands	1976	Bell (UK)
---	recordlabel: Arista 0169 writtenby: Leonard Perry, Robert Bryant	Jeff Perry	Unforgettable Person	1976	Arista
---	recordlabel: Malaco 6351 writtenby: Phillip Mitchell album: Misty Blue comments: [southern soul ballad album cut]	Dorothy Moore	The Only Time You Ever Say You Love Me	1976	Malaco
---	recordlabel: Warner 8177 writtenby: Homer Banks, Carl Hampton album: Passport To Ecstasy Plus...	Banks & Hampton	Caught In The Act (Of Gettin' It On)	1976	Warner
---	recordlabel: Alston 4402 writtenby: B. Wright album: Explosion comments: [album cut]	Betty Wright	Do Right Girl	1976	Alston
---	recordlabel: Epic 850258 writtenby: L. Snell, R. Bennett	The Temprees	I Dare You	1976	Epic
---	recordlabel: Curtom 0141 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield, Gil Askey album: Do It All Night	Curtis Mayfield	Party Party	1976	Curtom
---	recordlabel: Buddah 520 writtenby: Bob Morrison, Mark Paul	Clifford Curry	Body Shop	1976	Buddah
---	recordlabel: Rosemont 4236 writtenby: V. Brown, G. Ford, A. Taylor, G. Washington comments: [southern soul ballad] mpcode: CEbM7lTHs88	Eugene Gaspard	On and On	1976	Rosemont
---	recordlabel: P.I.R. 34394 writtenby: Dexter Wansel album: Jean Carn comments: [album cut]	Jean Carn	I'm In Love Once Again	1976	P.I.R.
---	recordlabel: IX Chains 7016 writtenby: J. Abston, S. Petty	The Steptones	Let The People Talk	1976	IX Chains
---	recordlabel: P.I.R. 1004 (UK) writtenby: R.L. Martin album: All Things In Time comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: 6qCORLzNw5c	Lou Rawls	Let's Fall In Love All Over Again	1976	P.I.R.(UK)
---	recordlabel: Cream 5006 (UK) writtenby: Steals, Thomas, Steals comments: [northern soul]	Four Perfections	I'm Not Strong Enough	1976	Cream(UK)
---	recordlabel: Free Spirit writtenby: B.R. Wright, T.W. Stewart, R.C. Marks comments: [southern soul] mpcode: TvxJFMbQLr0	Richard Marks	Innocent Bystander	1976	Free Spirit
---	recordlabel: Hot Wax 9254 writtenby: B. Holland, E. Holland, C. Coulter	100 Proof (Aged In Soul)	My Piece Of The Rock	1976	Hot Wax
---	recordlabel: Jerri 102 writtenby: T. Troutman	Tony Troutman	What's The Use	1976	Jerri
---	recordlabel: EMI 2522 (UK) writtenby: Jones, Sawyer	Gloria Jones	I Ain't Going Nowhere	1976	EMI(UK)
---	recordlabel: EMI 2437 (UK) writtenby: Bolan album: Vixen	Gloria Jones	Get It On	1976	EMI(UK)
---	recordlabel: CTI 6063 writtenby: R. Toombs album: Three comments: [album cut] [jazz funk]	Bob James	One Mint Julep	1976	CTI
---	recordlabel: LA Xpressio 101 writtenby: R. Flowers	Flowers	For Real	1976	LA Xpressio
---	recordlabel: LA Xpressio 102 writtenby: R. Flowers	Flowers	We Could Make It Happen	1976	LA Xpressio
---	recordlabel: Epic 850210 writtenby: C.Ivey, F.Johnson, Terry Woodford	Heywood Cash	You're Messing Up A Good Thing	1976	Epic
---	recordlabel: Monument 225 writtenby: Frank Johnson album: The Beginning... comments: [deep soul]	Ann Sexton	I Want To Be Loved	1976	Monument
---	recordlabel: Dark Horse 22004 writtenby: The Stairsteps album: 2nd Resurrection comments: [Complete Album]	The Stairsteps	2nd Resurrection (full album)	1976	Dark Horse
---	recordlabel: Seventy Seven 2123 writtenby: C. Curry, W. Doggett	Ann Sexton	If I Work My Thing On You	1976	Seventy Seven
---	recordlabel: Epic 850210 writtenby: F.Johnson	Heywood Cash	Give It Up	1976	Epic
---	recordlabel: Columbia 3 10493 writtenby: Sam Cooke album: Home Is Where The Heart Is	Bobby Womack	A Change Is Gonna Come	1976	Columbia
---	recordlabel: DJM 659 (UK) writtenby: K. Kaye, M. Hiller	Moon Williams	Everytime I Take The Time	1976	DJM(UK)
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 10799 (UK) writtenby: Hawes, Simmons, Jefferson album: Happiness Is Being With The Spinners comments: [philly sound ballad] mpcode: 19ZiPRv60_0	The Spinners	If You Can't Be in Love	1976	Atlantic(UK)
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 3355 writtenby: P. Terry, T. Conway, T. Life album: Happiness Is Being With The Spinners comments: [philly sound] mpcode: RDLr7FjrNUk	The Spinners	Now That We're Together	1976	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Columbia 3 10528 writtenby: Leo Graham album: Love and Touch	Tyrone Davis	Givin' Myself To You	1976	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 18181 writtenby: B. Hawes, C. Simmons, J.B. Jefferson album: Happiness Is Being With The Spinners comments: [philly sound album cut] mpcode: Ih3Micfydt8	The Spinners	Toni My Love	1976	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Columbia 3 10388 writtenby: L. Graham, D. Miller album: Love and Touch	Tyrone Davis	You're Too Much	1976	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Lollipop 6198094 writtenby: Korduletsch, Evers album: Sweet Dynamite	Claudja Barry	Love For The Sake Of Love	1976	Lollipop
---	recordlabel: Little Star 1535 writtenby: H. B. Barnum, W. Johnson	Ron Shy	Don't You Know	1976	Little Star
---	recordlabel: United Artists 872 writtenby: J. B. Bingham	J. B. Bingham	She's Gone	1976	United Artists
---	recordlabel: DJM 10693 (UK) writtenby: Biddu	Moon Williams	I Wanna Make An Honest Women Out Of You	1976	DJM(UK)
---	recordlabel: ABC 12224 writtenby: G. Jackson, C. Wilkins album: A Heart Full Of Song comments: [ballad] mpcode: iFnx1LhqbUk	Clarence Carter	A Heart Full Of Song	1976	ABC
---	recordlabel: ABC 12224 writtenby: C. Carter album: A Heart Full Of Song comments: [southern soul] mpcode: BHHzSHyrEdY	Clarence Carter	All Messed Up	1976	ABC
---	recordlabel: Roulette 7186 writtenby: P. Adams, J. Cooksey, F. Hauser, E. Lemon comments: [disco dance]	Four Below Zero	My Baby's Got E.S.P.	1976	Roulette
---	recordlabel: Polydor 2058 734 (UK) comments: [ballad]	Tony Austin	Miss You	1976	Polydor (UK)
---	recordlabel: Capitol 4367 writtenby: Robert Taylor	Brown Sugar	Lay Some Lovin' On Me	1976	Capitol
---	recordlabel: Chrysalis 2101 writtenby: Lee Garrett, Robert Taylor album: Heat For The Feets	Lee Garrett	Heart Be Still	1976	Chrysalis
---	recordlabel: Chrysalis 628 writtenby: Lee Garrett, Robert Taylor album: Heat For The Feets	Lee Garrett	How Can I Be A Man	1976	Chrysalis
---	recordlabel: Reprise 14437 writtenby: John, Taupin album: Glow	Al Jarreau	Your Song	1976	Reprise
---	recordlabel: Blue Candle 1514 writtenby: Clarence Reid album: Secret Lover	Paulette Reaves	Love The Hell Out Of Me	1976	Blue Candle
---	recordlabel: Reprise 2248 writtenby: James Taylor album: Glow	Al Jarreau	Fire And Rain	1976	Reprise
---	recordlabel: Casino 056 writtenby: L. Markes, J. Dean	Garland Green	I.O.U.	1976	Casino
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 10700 (UK) writtenby: Florio, Vance, Holmes comments: [northern soul]	The Drifters	You Got to Pay Your Dues	1976	Atlantic(UK)
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 16698 (UK) writtenby: Creed, Bell album: Track of the Cat	Dionne Warwick	Ronnie Lee	1976	Atlantic(UK)
---	recordlabel: ABC writtenby: L. Roquel Payton album: Catfish comments: [album cut]	Four Tops	You Can't Hold Back On Love	1976	ABC
---	recordlabel: Kudu 42544 writtenby: Irving Gordon album: For All We Know	Esther Phillips	Unforgettable	1976	Kudu
---	recordlabel: Capitol 4223 writtenby: B. Strong, B. Always album: Live and Love mpcode: rUWe8JL0vLo	Barrett Strong	Man Up In The Sky	1976	Capitol
---	recordlabel: Island 6280 writtenby: Ian Levine, Danny Leake	Barbara Pennington	Running In Another Direction	1976	Island
---	recordlabel: Momentum 7107 writtenby: Bill R. Wright, Richard C. Marks	Bill Wright	Everything Look Good (Ain't Good)	1976	Momentum
---	recordlabel: CBS 4827 (UK) writtenby: P. Williams, R. Nichols album: Home Is Where the Heart Is	Bobby Womack	We've Only Just Begun	1976	CBS(UK)
---	recordlabel: Blue Note 628 writtenby: B. Lyle album: Fever comments: [funk jazz] [album cut] [instrumental]	Ronnie Laws	Night Breeze	1976	Blue Note
---	recordlabel: Vanguard 5003 (UK) writtenby: Len Barry, Sherman Marshall	Grover Mitchell	What Hurts	1976	Vanguard(UK)
---	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 1037(UK) writtenby: Holland, Dozier, Holland album: Rose comments: [Motown Sound]	Rose Banks	Darling Baby	1976	Tamla Motown (UK)
---	recordlabel: Sounds Of Cleveland 11711 writtenby: A. Boyd, B. Massey, W. Johnson comments: [deep soul]	Truth	Come Back Home	1976	Sounds Of Cleveland
---	recordlabel: Piedmont 078 writtenby: Moses Dillard, Bob Holmes	Bill Brandon	The Streets Got My Lady	1976	Piedmont
---	recordlabel: Piedmont 078 writtenby: Sam Dees	Bill Brandon	Tag Tag	1976	Piedmont
---	recordlabel: Gordy 7150 writtenby: D. Edwards, O. Williams, D. English, R. Street album: House Party comments: [Motown Sound]	The Temptations	Darling, Stand By Me (Song For My Woman)	1976	Gordy
---	recordlabel: Motown 1057 (UK) writtenby: English, Willisms, Street, Leonard, Edwards album: The Temptations Do the Temptations comments: [Motown Sound]	The Temptations	Let Me Count The Ways (I Love You)	1976	Motown(UK)
---	recordlabel: Mercury 1084 writtenby: Bobby Miller album: No Way Back comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: NSBy0TcB_r8	The Dells	I'll Make You My Girl	1976	Mercury
---	recordlabel: Alarm 112 writtenby: Chico Jones, Clarence Colter, Don Davis album: Ted Taylor 1976	Ted Taylor	Somebody's Gettin' It	1976	Alarm
---	recordlabel: Malaco 61076 writtenby: Sonny Adams	Jewel Bass	Sugar Britches	1976	Malaco
---	recordlabel: Mercury 73744 writtenby: A. Williams	Wil Collins & Willpower	Don't Fight The Feelin'	1976	Mercury
---	recordlabel: Trojan 9061 (UK) writtenby: Bob Dylan comments: [reggae]	Matumbi	The Man in Me	1976	Trojan(UK)
1	recordlabel: Mercury 73778 chartposition: RandB #55 writtenby: Glenn Dorsey comments: [disco funk]	The Joneses	Child of Mine	1976	Mercury
2	recordlabel: Calla 110 chartposition: RandB #55 weeksinr&bchart: 7 writtenby: Joe Phillips, Richard Le Mon Smith, Wyman Goodloe, Mitch McDowell, Robert Donald Palmer	Booty People	Spirit of '76	1976	Calla
3	recordlabel: De lite 1586 chartposition: RandB #6, US #55, US dance #13 writtenby: Kool and the Gang and Robert Bell (as Robert album: Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track	Kool & the Gang	Open Sesame	1976	De lite
4	recordlabel: Soul Train 10700 chartposition: RandB #10, US #88, US Dance #8 writtenby: Jerry Akines, Johnny Bellmon, Victor Drayton and Buddy Turner (as Reginald Turner) album: One for the Money comments: [philly sound]	The Whispers	One for the Money	1976	Soul Train
5	recordlabel: Buddah 447 chartposition: RandB #13, UK #35 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: The Best of Gladys Knight and the Pips	Gladys Knight & the Pips	Make Yours a Happy Home	1976	Buddah
6	recordlabel: Columbia 10356 chartposition: RandB #6, US #62 writtenby: Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy album: The More You Do It	Ronnie Dyson	The More You Do It (The More I Like It Done to Me)	1976	Columbia
7	recordlabel: ABC 12189 chartposition: RandB #12 writtenby: Michael Price and Dan Walsh album: Reflections in Blue	Bobby Bland	It Ain't the Real Thing	1976	ABC
8	recordlabel: Columbia 10346 chartposition: RandB #6, US #52 writtenby: Billy Nichols album: Energy to Burn	B.T. Express	Can't Stop Groovin' Now, Wanna Do It Some More	1976	Columbia
9	recordlabel: Kudu 931 (UK) chartposition: US dance #4 writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr. album: I Hear A Symphony comments: [disco jazz funk instrumental]	Hank Crawford	I Hear A Symphony	1976	Kudu(UK)
10	recordlabel: Pyramid 8007 chartposition: US dance #6, UK #51, US #94 writtenby: D.C. LaRue album: Cathedrals comments: [disco funk]	D.C. LaRue	Cathedrals	1976	Pyramid
11	recordlabel: Bronze 20 chartposition: UK #17, RandB #61, US #108 writtenby: Mac Tontoh, Sol Amarfio and Teddy Osei album: Welcome Home	Osibisa	Sunshine Day	1976	Bronze
12	recordlabel: Spring 163 chartposition: RandB #5 writtenby: Joe Simon , Raeford Gerald and Billy Kennedy	Joe Simon	I Need You, You Need Me	1976	Spring
13	recordlabel: GTO 2099172(UK) chartposition: UK #12 writtenby: Billy Ocean , Ben Findon and Mike Myers album: Billy Ocean	Billy Ocean	Stop Me (If You've Heard It All Before)	1976	GTO (UK)
14	recordlabel: Tamla 54267 chartposition: RandB #10, US #81 writtenby: Pamela Young, Smokey Robinson and Marv Tarplin (as Marvin Tarplin) album: Smokey's Family Robinson comments: [Motown Sound]	Smokey Robinson	Open	1976	Tamla
15	recordlabel: Pye International 25702 chartposition: RandB #36, UK #20 writtenby: Eddie Drennon	Eddie Drennon & BBS Unlimited	Let's Do the Latin Hustle	1976	Pye International
16	recordlabel: ABC 12214 chartposition: RandB #7, US #71 writtenby: Lawrence Payton, Fred Bridges and Mikki (as Mikki Farrow) album: Catfish	Four Tops	Catfish	1976	ABC
17	recordlabel: Pye 45585 (UK) chartposition: UK #23, US Dance #13 writtenby: Biddu album: Now comments: [disco]	Jimmy James And The Vagabonds	I'll Go Where Your Music Takes Me	1976	Pye(UK)
18	recordlabel: Atlantic 3365 chartposition: RandB #76, US #105, US Dance #8 writtenby: Eddie Floyd, Steve Cropper and Wilson Pickett album: Where the Happy People Go	The Trammps	Ninety-Nine and a Half	1976	Atlantic
19	recordlabel: Warner 8249 chartposition: RandB #26, UK #51, US Dance #8 writtenby: Dave Crawford album: Young Hearts Run Free comments: charted as Young Hearts Run Free / Run to Me / Destiny in US dance charts	Candi Staton	Run to Me	1976	Warner
20	recordlabel: Pye 71057 chartposition: RandB #62, US #94, US Dance #8 writtenby: Biddu album: You Don't Stand A Chance If You Can't Dance	Jimmy James And The Vagabonds	I Am Somebody	1976	Pye
21	recordlabel: 20th Century 2271 chartposition: US dance #8, Cashbox R&B #64, US AC #41, US #56 writtenby: Bob Crewe, Cindy Bullens album: Street Talk comments: [disco dance instrumental]	B.C. Generation	Street Talk	1976	20th Century
22	recordlabel: Avco 4664 chartposition: RandB #17, US #79, US AC #26 writtenby: Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore and George David Weiss album: You Are Beautiful	The Stylistics	You Are Beautiful	1976	Avco
23	recordlabel: De lite 1579 chartposition: RandB #8, US #77 writtenby: Ronald Bell (as Khalis Bayyan), Kool and the Gang and Claydes Charles Smith album: Love and Understanding	Kool & the Gang	Love and Understanding (Come Together)	1976	De lite
24	recordlabel: 20th Century 1014(UK) chartposition: UK #26 writtenby: Ian Levine and Paul Wilson	Evelyn Thomas	Weak Spot	1976	20th Century (U
25	recordlabel: Warner 16806 chartposition: US Dance #8 writtenby: Dave Crawford album: Young Hearts Run Free comments: charted as Young Hearts Run Free / Run to Me / Destiny in US dance charts	Candi Staton	Destiny	1976	Warner
26	recordlabel: Fantasy 132 (UK) chartposition: UK #22 writtenby: collins comments: [northern soul]	Rodger Collins	You Sexy Sugar Plum (But I Like It)	1976	Fantasy(UK)
27	recordlabel: T.K. 6035 chartposition: US Dance #7 writtenby: William Eaton, Ralph MacDonald and William Salter album: Sound of a Drum	Ralph MacDonald	Calypso Breakdown	1976	T.K.
28	recordlabel: Curtom 0110 chartposition: RandB #11, US #103 writtenby: Ed Townsend album: Loving Power	The Impressions	Loving Power	1976	Curtom
29	recordlabel: Magnet 73 (UK) chartposition: UK #21 writtenby: Roy Gee Hemmings album: Life Is a Fight	J.A.L.N. Band	Disco Music (I Like It)	1976	Magnet(UK)
30	recordlabel: RCA 10775 chartposition: RandB #91, US #63, US dance #9 writtenby: Bobby Womack and Harold Payne album: Vicki Sue Robinson comments: charted as Daylight / Should I Stay / How About Me / I Won't Let You Go in US dance charts	Vicki Sue Robinson	Daylight	1976	RCA
31	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3588 chartposition: RandB #7, US #94, US Dance #6 writtenby: Victor Carstarphen, Gene McFadden and John Whitehead album: Wake Up Everybody	Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes	Tell the World How I Feel About 'Cha Baby	1976	P.I.R.

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