Soul R&B Music Charts of 1970 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1970 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 1970, sorted by the most popular or best selling first. Place mouse on

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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 1970, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1970 . . .

The following songs were released in 1970 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 1970 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
201	recordlabel: King 6290 chartposition: RandB #20, US #51 writtenby: James Brown album: In The Jungle Groove (1986 compilation) comments: [funk]	James Brown	Funky Drummer (Part 1)	1970	King
202	recordlabel: Lionel 3205 chartposition: RandB #21, US #94 writtenby: Landy McNeal (as Landy McNeil) comments: [ballad]	The Satisfactions	One Light Two Lights	1970	Lionel
203	recordlabel: Soul 35028 chartposition: UK #51 writtenby: Paul Riser and Thomas Nixon comments: [instrumental]	Earl Van Dyke & the Motown Brass	6 by 6	1970	Soul
204	recordlabel: Mercury 73015 chartposition: RandB #21, US #62 writtenby: Helen Miller and Rose Marie McCoy album: Ice on Ice comments: [ballad]	Jerry Butler	Got to See If I Can't Get Mommy (To Come Back Home)	1970	Mercury
205	recordlabel: Original Sound 89 chartposition: RandB #20, US #118 writtenby: Arlester Christian comments: US B side to Let a Woman Be a Woman, Let a Man Be a Man	Dyke & the Blazers	Uhh	1970	Original Sound
206	recordlabel: Bamboo 109 chartposition: RandB #71, US #45 writtenby: James Thompson and Gene Chandler (as Eugene Dixon) album: Good Guys Only Win in the Movies	Mel & Tim	Good Guys Only Win in the Movies	1970	Bamboo
207	recordlabel: Columbia 45206 chartposition: RandB #30, US #52, US AC #21 writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr. album: La La Peace Song	O.C. Smith	Baby, I Need Your Loving	1970	Columbia
208	recordlabel: T.a. 202 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #47, US #37, US AC #35 writtenby: James Bingham comments: [ballad] mpcode: iyDMrhKwefo	Five Flights Up	Do What You Wanna Do	1970	T.a.
209	recordlabel: Minit 32093 chartposition: RandB #23, US #90 writtenby: Bobby Womack and Darryl Carter album: My Prescription comments: [southern soul]	Bobby Womack	More Than I Can Stand	1970	Minit
210	recordlabel: Bell 913 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #42, US #54, US AC #12 writtenby: Landy McNeal (as Landy McNeil) album: Portrait comments: [pop soul ballad]	The 5th Dimension	On the Beach (In the Summertime)	1970	Bell
211	recordlabel: Abbott 2010 chartposition: RandB #27, US #55 writtenby: Charles Matthews album: Soul Sesame Street	The Village Soul Choir	The Cat Walk	1970	Abbott
212	recordlabel: Brunswick 55429 chartposition: RandB #22, US #91 writtenby: Carl Davis, Willie Henderson and Tom Washington album: Funky Chicken comments: [funk instrumental]	Willie Henderson & Soul Explosions	Funky Chicken (Part 1)	1970	Brunswick
213	recordlabel: T Neck 919 chartposition: RandB #21, US #113 writtenby: Ronald Isley, O'Kelly Isley Jr. and Rudolph Isley album: Get into Something comments: [funky soul]	The Isley Brothers	If He Can, You Can	1970	T Neck
214	recordlabel: Soul 35076 chartposition: RandB #24, US Dance #61 writtenby: Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller album: I Am My Brother's Keeper / Greatest Hits (UK compilation) comments: [Motown Sound]	David & Jimmy Ruffin	Stand by Me	1970	Soul
215	recordlabel: Gamble 4007 chartposition: RandB #22, US #85 writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff album: When We Get Married comments: [philly sound ballad]	The Intruders	This Is My Love Song	1970	Gamble
216	recordlabel: ABC/TRC 11259 chartposition: RandB #18, US #98 writtenby: Sam Cooke album: Singular Genius - The Complete ABC Singles (2011 compilation) comments: [soul blues]	Ray Charles	Laughin' and Clownin'	1970	ABC/TRC
217	recordlabel: Dakar 620 chartposition: RandB #19, US #72 writtenby: Eugene Record	Otis Leavill	Love Uprising	1970	Dakar
218	recordlabel: De lite 529 chartposition: RandB #19, US #78 writtenby: Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Robert Mickens, Gene Redd, Claydes Charles Smith album: Kool and the Gang comments: [funk]	Kool & the Gang	Let the Music Take Your Mind	1970	De lite
219	recordlabel: KoKo 2106 chartposition: RandB #22, US #110 writtenby: Luther Ingram, Johnny Baylor, Randall Stewart and Johnny Northern album: I've Been Here All The Time comments: [southern soul ballad]	Luther Ingram	To the Other Man	1970	KoKo
220	recordlabel: World Pacific 88155 chartposition: RandB #29, US #56, US AC #32 writtenby: Monk Higgins album: Black Fox comments: [instrumental]	Freddy Robinson	Black Fox	1970	World Pacific
221	recordlabel: Minit 32087 chartposition: RandB #21, US #57 writtenby: John Lennon and Paul McCartney album: Come Together	Ike & Tina Turner	Come Together	1970	Minit
222	recordlabel: Soul 35074 chartposition: RandB #20 writtenby: Pam Sawyer, Frank Gorman, Henry Dixon, Crathman Spencer and Walter Gaines album: Portrait of the Originals comments: [Motown Sound] US B side to We Can Make It Baby	The Originals	I Like Your Style	1970	Soul
223	recordlabel: RCA Victor 385 chartposition: RandB #37, US #60 writtenby: Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield album: Whatever / The Best of Friends comments: [pop soul]	The Friends of Distinction	Time Waits for No One	1970	RCA Victor
224	recordlabel: RCA 74 0340 chartposition: RandB #25, US #64 writtenby: Tony Sylvester, Luther Simmons and Donald McPherson album: The Main Ingredient L.T.D. comments: [sweet soul ballad]	The Main Ingredient	You've Been My Inspiration	1970	RCA
225	recordlabel: Gamble 4001 chartposition: RandB #25, US #119 writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff album: When We Get Married comments: [philly sound ballad]	The Intruders	Tender (Was the Love We Knew)	1970	Gamble
226	recordlabel: ABC 11261 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #21 writtenby: E. Holman, J. Soloman album: I Love You comments: [ballad] (re-recording)	Eddie Holman	Don't Stop Now	1970	ABC
227	recordlabel: T Neck 924 chartposition: RandB #25, US #89 writtenby: Ronald Isley, Kelly Isley and Rudolph Isley album: Get into Something comments: [funk]	The Isley Brothers	Get Into Something	1970	T Neck
228	recordlabel: Josie 1024 chartposition: RandB #21 writtenby: Leo Nocentelli album: The Original Funkmasters (1992 compilation) comments: [funk]	The Meters	A Message from the Meters	1970	Josie
229	recordlabel: Tamla 54190 chartposition: RandB #26, US #67 writtenby: Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong album: That's the Way Love Is comments: [Motown Sound]	Marvin Gaye	Gonna Give Her All the Love I've Got	1970	Tamla
230	recordlabel: Fontana 6430 049 chartposition: US #68 writtenby: Neil Young album: Them Changes comments: [rock soul ballad]	Buddy Miles & Freedom Express	Down by the River	1970	Fontana
231	recordlabel: Down to Earth 73 chartposition: RandB #22 writtenby: General Crook and Burgess Gardner comments: [funk]	General Crook	Gimme Some (Part I)	1970	Down to Earth
232	recordlabel: Scepter 12285 chartposition: US #43, US AC #6 writtenby: Burt Bacharach and Hal David album: I'll Never Fall in Love Again comments: [pop soul]	Dionne Warwick	Paper Mache	1970	Scepter
233	recordlabel: Scepter 12300 chartposition: US #43, US AC #2 writtenby: Burt Bacharach and Hal David album: Very Dionne comments: [pop soul]	Dionne Warwick	The Green Grass Starts to Grow	1970	Scepter
234	recordlabel: Josie 1021 chartposition: RandB #26, US #89 writtenby: Ziggy Modeliste, Leo Nocentelli, George Porter Jr. and Allen Toussaint album: Struttin' comments: [funky soul]	The Meters	Hand Clapping Song	1970	Josie
235	recordlabel: Checker 1231 chartposition: RandB #22 writtenby: G. Jackson, W. Henderson, B. Despenza and M Campbell comments: [southern soul]	Little Milton	Somebody's Changin' My Sweet Baby's Mind	1970	Checker
236	recordlabel: Cadet 5676 chartposition: RandB #26, US #94 writtenby: L.D. Bonds album: Losers, Weepers comments: [southern soul ballad]	Etta James	Losers, Weepers (Part I)	1970	Cadet
237	recordlabel: Westbound 167 chartposition: RandB #27, US #81 writtenby: Billy Nelson, Eddie Hazel, Fuzzy Haskins and George Clinton album: Free Your Mind...And Your Ass Will Follow comments: [rock funk]	Funkadelic	I Wanna Know if it's Good to You	1970	Westbound
238	recordlabel: Fame 1465 chartposition: RandB #26, US #107 writtenby: Joe South comments: [southern soul]	Willie Hightower	Walk a Mile in My Shoes	1970	Fame
239	recordlabel: Maxwell 800 chartposition: RandB #45 writtenby: Bob Crewe, Weiss and Williams comments: [beat ballad]	Ben E. King	I Can't Take It Like a Man	1970	Maxwell
240	recordlabel: Hi 2177 chartposition: RandB #23 writtenby: Al Green album: Al Green Gets Next to You comments: [southern soul]	Al Green	Right Now, Right Now	1970	Hi
241	recordlabel: Cadet 5672 chartposition: RandB #27, US #74 writtenby: Bernice Davis, Mimi Uniman, Douglas Henderson and Lee Andrews album: Like It Is, Like It Was comments: [ballad]	The Dells	Long Lonely Nights	1970	Cadet
242	recordlabel: Atlantic 13085 chartposition: RandB #23, US #87 writtenby: Donny Hathaway and Leroy Hutson album: Everything Is Everything	Donny Hathaway	The Ghetto	1970	Atlantic
243	recordlabel: Brunswick 55441 chartposition: RandB #25, US #127 writtenby: Eugene record album: The Sly, Slick And The Wicked comments: [ballad]	The Lost Generation	Wait a Minute	1970	Brunswick
244	recordlabel: Atlantic 2702 chartposition: RandB #23, US #94 writtenby: George Jackson, Mickey Buckins, Herman Jones, Larry Pierce and Robert Owens album: The Best of Clarence Carter comments: [southern soul]	Clarence Carter	Take It Off Him and Put It on Me	1970	Atlantic
245	recordlabel: Uni 55219 chartposition: RandB #46 writtenby: Archie Russell, Leo Austell and Hillary Johnson comments: [dance]	Betty Everett	Unlucky Girl	1970	Uni
246	recordlabel: Twinight 134 chartposition: RandB #24. US #125 writtenby: Jack Daniels and Johnny Moore comments: [northern soul]	Syl Johnson	One Way Ticket to Nowhere	1970	Twinight
247	recordlabel: Polydor 007 chartposition: RandB #28, US #86 writtenby: David Barnes, Myrna Smith and Margaret Lewis	The Flamingos	Buffalo Soldier	1970	Polydor
248	recordlabel: ABC 11261 writtenby: J. Rock and The Skyliners album: I Love You comments: [ballad]	Eddie Holman	Since I Don't Have You	1970	ABC
249	recordlabel: Dunhill 4222 chartposition: US #74 writtenby: Laura Nyro album: Sunshower (Expanded Edition)	Thelma Houston	Save the Country	1970	Dunhill
250	recordlabel: Mercury 73121 chartposition: RandB #29, US #75 writtenby: Gene Chandler (as Eugene Dixon) and James Thompson album: The Gene Chandler Situation	Gene Chandler	Simply Call It Love	1970	Mercury
251	recordlabel: AandM 1163 chartposition: RandB #47, US #74, US AC #29 writtenby: Benny Golson album: Walking in Space comments: [instrumental]	Quincy Jones	Killer Joe	1970	A&M
252	recordlabel: Colossus 122 chartposition: RandB #28, US #114 writtenby: Woody Price, Vaughn Price and Earl Moss	The Festivals	You're Gonna Make It	1970	Colossus
253	recordlabel: Stax 077 chartposition: RandB #29, US #118 writtenby: Steve Cropper and Eddie Floyd album: Chronicle -- Greatest Hits comments: [southern soul]	Eddie Floyd	The Best Years of My Life	1970	Stax
254	recordlabel: ABC 11268 chartposition: RandB #25, US #48 writtenby: Leon Russell album: Indianola Mississippi Seeds comments: [blues]	B.B. King	Hummingbird	1970	ABC
255	recordlabel: Calla 168 chartposition: RandB #25 writtenby: Charles Hodges comments: [southern soul]	Charles Hodges	Slip Around	1970	Calla
256	recordlabel: Philips 6006 012 chartposition: US #76, AC #25 writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff album: A Brand New Me	Dusty Springfield	Silly, Silly Fool	1970	Philips
257	recordlabel: Hot Wax 7001 chartposition: RandB #28, US #108 writtenby: Ronald Dunbar, Brian Holland and Eddie Holland Jr. album: Take Me with You	The Honey Cone	Take Me with You	1970	Hot Wax
258	recordlabel: Uni 55328 chartposition: RandB #28, US #131 writtenby: Ron Shaab, Billy Carter, Tubby Ziegler, Jimmy O'Rourke and Hog Cowart comments: [spoken]	The Sister & Brothers	Dear Ike (Remember I'm John's Girl)	1970	Uni
259	recordlabel: Soul 35081 chartposition: RandB #33, US #75 writtenby: Neil Diamond album: A Gassssss comments: [Motown Sound]	Jr. Walker & the All Stars	Holly Holy	1970	Soul
260	recordlabel: Westbound 158 chartposition: RandB #30, US #80 writtenby: Fuzzy Haskins (as Clarence Haskins) album: Funkadelic	Funkadelic	I Got a Thing, You Got a Thing	1970	Westbound
261	recordlabel: Twinight 141 chartposition: RandB #26 writtenby: Clifford Curry	The Notations	I'm Still Here	1970	Twinight
262	recordlabel: Rare Bullet 101 chartposition: RandB #26, US #98 writtenby: Donnie Elbert album: Where Did Our Love Go	Donnie Elbert	Can't Get Over Losing You	1970	Rare Bullet
263	recordlabel: Deluxe 122 chartposition: RandB #30, US #98 writtenby: Kenneth Kelley album: With These Hands	The Manhattans	If My Heart Could Speak	1970	Deluxe
264	recordlabel: Ronn 44 chartposition: RandB #26 writtenby: Marshall McQueen and Winston Ray Williams	Ted Taylor	Something Strange Is Goin' On in My House	1970	Ronn
265	recordlabel: Brunswick 55440 chartposition: RandB #28, US #121 writtenby: Eugene Record album: I Did It	Barbara Acklin	I Did It	1970	Brunswick
266	recordlabel: Tangerine 1006 chartposition: RandB #30, US #96 writtenby: Joe Tex	The Raelettes	I Want to (Do Everything for You)	1970	Tangerine
267	recordlabel: Pride 2 chartposition: RandB #31, US #91 writtenby: Bobby Sanders	McKinley Travis	Baby Is There Something on Your Mind	1970	Pride
268	recordlabel: Gordy 7098 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #27, US #80 writtenby: Henry Cosby, Pam Sawyer and Joe Hinton album: Natural Resources comments: [Motown Sound]	Martha (Reeves) & the Vandellas	I Should Be Proud	1970	Gordy
269	recordlabel: Tamla 54192 chartposition: US #56 writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson album: Easy comments: [Motown Sound]	Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell	California Soul	1970	Tamla
270	recordlabel: Brunswick 55426 chartposition: RandB #30, US #119 writtenby: Carl Davis and Eugene Record album: Give It Away / The Chi-Lites Greatest Hits	The Chi-Lites	24 Hours of Sadness	1970	Brunswick
271	recordlabel: Mercury 73159 chartposition: RandB #47, US #86 writtenby: Buddy Miles album: We Got to Live Together	Buddy Miles	We Got to Live Together	1970	Mercury
272	recordlabel: Mercury 73008 chartposition: RandB #36, US #81 writtenby: Buddy Miles album: Them Changes	Buddy Miles & Freedom Express	Them Changes	1970	Mercury
273	recordlabel: Volt 4044 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #27 writtenby: Buddy Johnson album: Only For The Lonely comments: [ballad]	Mavis Staples	Since I Fell For You	1970	Volt
274	recordlabel: Original Sound 90 chartposition: RandB #30, US #121 writtenby: Charles Mitchell and Jimmie Davis	Dyke & the Blazers	You Are My Sunshine	1970	Original Sound
275	recordlabel: Sound Stage Seven 2667 chartposition: RandB #27, US #93 writtenby: Jackey Beavers and Jack Hill	Joe Simon	That's the Way I Want Our Love	1970	Sound Stage Seven
276	recordlabel: Curtom 1948 chartposition: RandB #31, US #128 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: The Young Mods' Forgotten Story / The Best Impressions... Curtis, Sam and Fred comments: US B side to Amen (1970)	The Impressions	Wherever She Leadeth Me	1970	Curtom
277	recordlabel: ABC 11276 chartposition: RandB #28 writtenby: Earl Shuman and Peter De Angelis	Eddie Holman	Cathy Called	1970	ABC
278	recordlabel: Capitol 2734 chartposition: RandB #32, US #95, US AC #31 writtenby: Brenda Holloway, Patrice Holloway, Frank Wilson and Berry Gordy album: You've Made Me So Very Happy	Lou Rawls	You've Made Me So Very Happy	1970	Capitol
279	recordlabel: Mercury 73119 chartposition: US #86 writtenby: Gregg Allman album: Them Changes comments: [rock soul]	Buddy Miles & Freedom Express	Dreams	1970	Mercury
280	recordlabel: Hi 2172 chartposition: RandB #28 writtenby: Al Green album: Al Green Gets Next to You	Al Green	You Say It	1970	Hi
281	recordlabel: Janus 140 chartposition: RandB #31, US #116 writtenby: Sugar Pie De Santo album: Planets of Life / The Whispers' Love Story comments: [sweet soul]	The Whispers	There's a Love for Everyone	1970	Janus
282	recordlabel: Moira 108 chartposition: RandB #32, US #88 writtenby: Mose Davis, Leroy Emanuel and Demetrius Cates	The Fabulous Counts	Get Down People	1970	Moira
283	recordlabel: Atco 6742 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #31, US #105 writtenby: Otis Redding and Don Covay album: Tell The Truth comments: [northern soul]	Otis Redding	Demonstration	1970	Atco
284	recordlabel: Original Sound 96 chartposition: RandB #32, US #119 writtenby: Arlester Christian	Dyke & the Blazers	Runaway People	1970	Original Sound
285	recordlabel: Columbia 45160 chartposition: US #86, US AC #4 writtenby: George Callender and Wayne Shanklin album: O.C. Smith's Greatest Hits	O.C. Smith	Primrose Lane	1970	Columbia
286	recordlabel: Enterprise 9014 chartposition: RandB #29, US #105 writtenby: Ed Lee & David Porter album: Gritty, Groovy, & Gettin' It comments: [ballad]	David Porter	Can't See You When I Want To	1970	Enterprise
287	recordlabel: Twinight 129 chartposition: RandB #29 writtenby: Jimmy Jones album: Is It Because I'm Black?	Syl Johnson	Concrete Reservation	1970	Twinight
288	recordlabel: Columbia 45214 chartposition: RandB #32, US #102 writtenby: D. Malone comments: [southern soul]	Gwen McCrae	Lead Me On	1970	Columbia
289	recordlabel: Invictus 9076 chartposition: RandB #33, US #90 writtenby: General Johnson, Greg Perry and Ronald Dunbar album: Crumbs Off The Table (1992 UK compilation)	The Glass House	I Can't Be You (You Can't Be Me)	1970	Invictus
290	recordlabel: AandM 1167 chartposition: US #89 writtenby: Jimmy Cliff album: Wonderful World, Beautiful People comments: [Reggae]	Jimmy Cliff	Come into My Life	1970	A&M
291	recordlabel: Hot Wax 6907 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #31, US #88 writtenby: Ronald Dunbar, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr. album: Westbound #9	The Flaming Ember	Shades of Green	1970	Hot Wax
292	recordlabel: Capitol 2698 chartposition: RandB #29, US #86 writtenby: Joe Zawinul album: Country Preacher comments: [jazz instrumental]	Cannonball Adderley	Country Preacher	1970	Capitol
293	recordlabel: Volt 4045 chartposition: RandB #29 writtenby: Vince Willis album: Chronicle: Greatest Hits comments: [mid-tempo ballad]	The Emotions	Heart Association	1970	Volt
294	recordlabel: Brunswick 55435 chartposition: RandB #34, US #91 writtenby: Eugene Record album: This Love Is Real comments: [ballad]	Jackie Wilson	Let This Be a Letter (To My Baby)	1970	Brunswick
295	recordlabel: Gordy 7102 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #30 writtenby: Whitfield, Strong album: Psychedelic Shack comments: [Motown Sound]	The Temptations	Hum Along And Dance	1970	Gordy
296	recordlabel: Canyon 30 chartposition: RandB #30 writtenby: Gary U.S. Bonds and Jerry Williams comments: [soul blues]	Swamp Dogg	Mama's Baby, Daddy's Maybe	1970	Canyon
297	recordlabel: Liberty 56186 chartposition: RandB #30 writtenby: Sam Cooke album: My Prescription comments: [southern soul]	Bobby Womack	I'm Gonna Forget About You	1970	Liberty
298	recordlabel: Atlantic 2731 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #30 writtenby: Art Benson, Gail Petite album: Spirit in the Dark	Aretha Franklin	The Thrill Is Gone	1970	Atlantic
299	recordlabel: Columbia 45263 chartposition: US AC #30 writtenby: Clarence Henry album: Close to You	Johnny Mathis	Evil Ways	1970	Columbia
300	recordlabel: Spring 106 chartposition: RandB #34, US #103 writtenby: Bob Feldman and Richard Gotteher	The Boys in the Band featuring Herman Griffin	Money Music	1970	Spring

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