rnbsoulmusic.com

  Soul Years Music Portal          Select:         Home   |   Log in (or join)   
Soul R&B Music Charts of 1971 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1971 With Free MP3 Download Links and Song Lyrics

←Back.... Best-Selling Soul R&B Singles of 1971...



Below is a list of the best selling Soul R&B songs from 1971, 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 1971, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1971 . . .

The following songs were released in 1971 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 1971 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
301 recordlabel: Hot Wax 7104
chartposition: RandB #33
writtenby: Angelo Bond, Greg Perry & General Johnson
 		100 Proof (Aged in Soul) Driveway 1971 Hot Wax
302 recordlabel: Stax 0101
chartposition: RandB #38, US #103
writtenby: Don Nix
album: Lovejoy
 		Albert King Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven 1971 Stax
303 recordlabel: Alaga 1007
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #34
writtenby: R. Hammond, J. Hines
album: Sex and Soul
comments: [southern soul]
 		Roy C I Wasn't There 1971 Alaga
304 recordlabel: United Artists 50837
chartposition: RandB #47, US #104
writtenby: Calvin Lane and Philip Reese
 		Ike & Tina Turner I'm Yours (Use Me Anyway You Wanna) 1971 United Artists
305 recordlabel: Stax 0090
chartposition: RandB #34
writtenby: Rufus Thomas
album: Did You Heard Me?
 		Rufus Thomas The World Is Round 1971 Stax
306 recordlabel: Twinight 149
chartposition: RandB #34
writtenby: Smokey Robinson (as William
Syl Johnson Get Ready 1971 Twinight
307 recordlabel: Galaxy 778
chartposition: RandB #34
writtenby: Calvin Carter and Bobby Rush
 		Bobby Rush Chicken Heads 1971 Galaxy
308 recordlabel: Kent 4542
chartposition: RandB #34, US #97
writtenby: B.B. King (as Riley
B.B. King That Evil Child 1971 Kent
309 recordlabel: Ode 66020
chartposition: RandB #42, US #71
writtenby: Carole King
album: Merry Clayton
 		Merry Clayton After All This Time 1971 Ode
310 recordlabel: De lite 540
chartposition: RandB #35, US #105
writtenby: Sly Stone (as Sylvester Stewart)
album: Live at the Sex Machine
 		Kool & the Gang I Want to Take You Higher 1971 De lite
311 recordlabel: Brunswick 55453
chartposition: RandB #35
writtenby: Lowrell (as Lowrell Simon), Larry Brownlee and Gus Redmond
 		The Lost Generation Talking the Teenage Language 1971 Brunswick
312 recordlabel: Scepter 12336
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #57, US #107
writtenby: Ed Townsend
 		Dionne Warwick The Love of My Man 1971 Scepter
313 recordlabel: Calla 179
chartposition: RandB #35, US #95
writtenby: Joe Tate and Sheila Young
album: The Fuzz
comments: [northern soul]
 		The Fuzz I'm So Glad 1971 Calla
314 recordlabel: Motown 1190
chartposition: US #71
writtenby: Pam Sawyer and Frank Wilson
album: Touch
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		The Supremes Touch 1971 Motown
315 recordlabel: Soul 35087
chartposition: RandB #40, US #109
writtenby: Popcorn Wylie (as Richard Wylie) and R. Cohen
 		Popcorn Wylie Funky Rubber Band 1971 Soul
316 recordlabel: Lovelite 01
chartposition: RandB #36
writtenby: Patti Hamilton
 		The Lovelites My Conscience 1971 Lovelite
317 recordlabel: Josie 1029
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #36
writtenby: Leo Nocentelli, Vincent Toussaint
comments: [funk]
 		The Meters (The World Is A Bit Under The Weather) Doodle-Oop 1971 Josie
318 recordlabel: MGM 14196
chartposition: US #108
writtenby: Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, Eric Burdon, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller
 		War Home Cookin' 1971 MGM
319 recordlabel: Avco Embassy 4559
chartposition: RandB #39, US #124
writtenby: Marion Black
 		Marion Black Go On Fool 1971 Avco Embassy
320 recordlabel: Memphis 103
chartposition: RandB #37
writtenby: Billy Butler, Larry Wade and Terry Callier
comments: [ballad]
 		Billy Butler & Infinity I Don't Want To Lose You 1971 Memphis
321 recordlabel: Capitol 2997
chartposition: RandB #48, US #114
writtenby: Allen Jones (as Allen A. Jones) and Mickey Gregory
 		Junior Parker Drownin' on Dry Land 1971 Capitol
322 recordlabel: Checker 1239
chartposition: RandB #37
writtenby: Pearl Woods
 		Little Milton I Play Dirty 1971 Checker
323 recordlabel: Hot Wax 7009
chartposition: RandB #37, US, #96
writtenby: Angelo Bond, General Johnson & Greg Perry
album: Somebody's Been Sleeping in My Bed
100 Proof (Aged in Soul) One Man's Leftovers (Is Another Man's Feast) 1971 Hot Wax
324 recordlabel: Westbound 175
chartposition: RandB #42, US #91
writtenby: George Clinton, Judie Jones and Bernie Worrell
album: Maggot Brain
 		Funkadelic You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks 1971 Westbound
325 recordlabel: Today 1501
chartposition: RandB #38
writtenby: Patrick Adams
album: Don't Turn Around
 		Black Ivory Don't Turn Around 1971 Today
326 recordlabel: United Artists 50746
chartposition: RandB #38, US #107
writtenby: Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller,Lee Oskar and Howard Scott
album: War
 		War Lonely Feelin' 1971 United Artists
327 recordlabel: Volt 4056
chartposition: RandB #38, US #96
writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr.
album: Margie Joseph Makes a New Impression
comments: [ballad]
 		Margie Joseph Stop in the Name of Love 1971 Volt
328 recordlabel: Atlantic 2785
chartposition: US #117
writtenby: Jimmy Webb
album: Chapter Two
 		Roberta Flack Do What You Gotta Do 1971 Atlantic
329 recordlabel: Cotillion 44103
chartposition: RandB #39
writtenby: Isaac Bolden
 		Tony Owens Confessin' a Feeling 1971 Cotillion
330 recordlabel: Atlantic 2830
chartposition: RandB #39
writtenby: Dave Crawford
album: Sweet Charlie Babe
 		Jackie Moore Time 1971 Atlantic
331 recordlabel: Hot Wax 7103
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #45, US #117
writtenby: William Weatherspoon and Raynard Miner
album: Sunshine
 		The Flaming Ember Sunshine 1971 Hot Wax
332 recordlabel: ABC 11292
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #39
writtenby: C. Sigman, F. Lai
comments: [ballad] (from the motion picture 'Love Story')
 		Eddie Holman (Where Do I Begin) Love Story 1971 ABC
333 recordlabel: Ko Ko 2108
chartposition: RandB #39
writtenby: James Banks, Johnny Baylor
album: I've Been Here All The Time / If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want to Be Right
comments: [ballad]
 		Luther Ingram I'll Love You Until the End 1971 Ko Ko
334 recordlabel: Spring 113
chartposition: US #117
writtenby: Tim Drummond
album: The Power of Joe Simon
 		Joe Simon To Lay Down Beside You 1971 Spring
335 recordlabel: Soul 35081
chartposition: RandB #50, US #117
writtenby: Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol and Robert Beavers
album: A Gassssss
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		Jr. Walker & the All Stars Carry Your Own Load 1971 Soul
336 recordlabel: United Artists 50816
chartposition: RandB #40
writtenby: Bobby Womack
album: Communication...
 		Bobby Womack Communication 1971 United Artists
337 recordlabel: Mercury 73195
chartposition: RandB #44, US #126
writtenby: Ronald Simmons, Walter Simtec Simmons and Willie Dixon
album: Gene and Jerry One and One
 		Gene Chandler & Jerry Butler Ten and Two (Take This Woman Off the Corner) 1971 Mercury
338 recordlabel: House Of Orange 2405
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #41
writtenby: Brooks, Butler, Butler
album: Sweet Woman's Love
comments: [southern soul ballad]
 		Geater Davis For Your Precious Love 1971 House Of Orange
339 recordlabel: Blue Thumb 204
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #41
writtenby: Dave Dixon, Jessie Hill
album: Naturally
comments: [funk]
 		Jessie Hill Naturally 1971 Blue Thumb
340 recordlabel: Top and Bottom 406
chartposition: RandB #42, US #120
writtenby: Van McCoy and Joe Cobb
 		Brenda & the Tabulations A Child No One Wanted 1971 Top and Bottom
341 recordlabel: Atlantic 2842
chartposition: RandB #41, US #101
 		Clarence Carter Scratch My Back (And Mumble in My Ear) 1971 Atlantic
342 recordlabel: Stax 0100
chartposition: RandB #41
writtenby: C. Smith, M. Jones and Don Davis
 		Little Milton If That Ain't a Reason (For Your Woman to Leave You) 1971 Stax
343 recordlabel: Cotillion 44126
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #42
writtenby: Jack Daniels, Johnny Moore
 		Garland Green Just My Way Of Loving You 1971 Cotillion
344 recordlabel: Scepter 12326
chartposition: US #83, US AC #15
writtenby: Artie Butler and Mark Lindsay
 		Dionne Warwick Amanda 1971 Scepter
345 recordlabel: Josie 1026
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: Leo Nocentelli
 		The Meters Stretch Your Rubber Band 1971 Josie
346 recordlabel: Hi 2198
chartposition: RandB #42, US #113
writtenby: George Jackson
album: Straight from the Heart / Ann Peebles Greatest Hits
comments: [southern soul]
 		Ann Peebles Slipped, Tripped and Fell in Love 1971 Hi
347 recordlabel: Warner 7492
chartposition: RandB #43, US #93
writtenby: Wade Flemons, Maurice White and Don Whitehead
album: Earth, Wind and Fire
 		Earth, Wind & Fire Love Is Life 1971 Warner
348 recordlabel: Lovelite 02
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #43
writtenby: Eddie Sullivan
 		The Lovelites Bumpy Road Ahead 1971 Lovelite
349 recordlabel: Ronn 57
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #43
writtenby: Ted Taylor
album: Taylor Made
 		Ted Taylor Only The Lonely Knows 1971 Ronn
350 recordlabel: Calla 175
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Ron Shaab
 		The Sister & Brothers featuring Sister Geri Ack-a-Fool 1971 Calla
351 recordlabel: Gordy 7106
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Norman Whitfield and Roger Penzabene
album: The Undisputed Truth
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		The Undisputed Truth Save My Love for a Rainy Day 1971 Gordy
352 recordlabel: Blue Thumb 200
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Bobby Womack
comments: [instrumental] [jazz funk]
 		Gabor Szabo & Bobby Womack Breezin' 1971 Blue Thumb
353 recordlabel: Atco 6796
chartposition: RandB #44
writtenby: Willie Martin and Dave Crawford
 		Dee Dee Warwick Cold Night in Georgia 1971 Atco
354 recordlabel: Invictus 9099
chartposition: RandB #48
writtenby: Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier
album: Give Me Just a Little More Time
 		Chairmen of the Board Try On My Love for Size 1971 Invictus
355 recordlabel: Ronn 52
chartposition: RandB #44
writtenby: Miles Grayson and Bobby Lexing
 		Ted Taylor How's Your Love Life Baby 1971 Ronn
356 recordlabel: Warner 7549
chartposition: RandB #44
writtenby: Sherry Scott
album: The Need of Love
 		Earth, Wind & Fire I Think About Lovin' You 1971 Warner
357 recordlabel: Brunswick 55465
chartposition: RandB #44
writtenby: Eugene Record
album: I Call It Trouble
 		Barbara Acklin Lady, Lady, Lady 1971 Brunswick
358 recordlabel: Atlantic 2779
chartposition: RandB #46
writtenby: George Jackson and Raymond Moore
 		The Sweet Inspirations Evidence 1971 Atlantic
359 recordlabel: Stone Flower 9001
chartposition: RandB #44
writtenby: Sly Stone (as Sylvester Stewart)
 		Little Sister Stanga 1971 Stone Flower
360 recordlabel: Clintone 003
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Sam Dees
album: Deep Soul Treasures Vol.3 (compiled by Dave Godin)
comments: [deep soul]
 		Rozetta Johnson Who Are You Gonna Love (Your Woman or Your Wife) 1971 Clintone
361 recordlabel: Lizard 1009
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Nolan Porter
album: Paul Humphrey and His Cool Aid Chemists
 		Paul Humphrey & His Cool Aid Chemists Funky L.A. 1971 Lizard
362 recordlabel: Sound Pak 1001
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #45
writtenby: D. Clowney, J. J. Kriegsmann
 		Dave Baby Cortez & We The People (Do It) The Funky Dance 1971 Sound Pak
363 recordlabel: Westbound 191
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #45
writtenby: Leroy Emmanuel
 		The Counts Why Not Start All Over Again 1971 Westbound
364 recordlabel: Lizard 21007
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: R. West
 		Clydie King 'Bout Love 1971 Lizard
365 recordlabel: Alaga 1006
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Roy C (as Roy Hammond) and James Hines
album: Sex And Soul
 		Roy C Got to Get Enough (Of Your Sweet Love Stuff) 1971 Alaga
366 recordlabel: Whit 6907
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Joe Hicks
 		Bobby Powell The Bells 1971 Whit
367 recordlabel: Buddah 254
chartposition: RandB #46
writtenby: Jesse James
album: Chee Chee and Peppy
 		Chee Chee & Peppy Never Never Never 1971 Buddah
368 recordlabel: Hi 2188
chartposition: RandB #46, US #115
writtenby: Roosevelt Sykes
album: Al Green Gets Next to You
 		Al Green Driving Wheel 1971 Hi
369 recordlabel: Law-ton 1552
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #46
writtenby: Smarr, Walker, Haney
comments: [southern soul]
 		Randolph Walker Miss Jackson's Daughter 1971 Lawton
370 recordlabel: Dunhill/ABC 4272
chartposition: RandB #46, US #1, UK #24
writtenby: Hoyt Axton
album: Naturally
 		Three Dog Night Joy to the World 1971 Dunhill/ABC
371 recordlabel: Atlantic 2853
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #46
writtenby: Blanche and Linda Cate
 		Barbara Lynn I'm a One Man Woman 1971 Atlantic
372 recordlabel: P.I.R. 3510
chartposition: RandB #46
writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
 		The Ebonys Determination 1971 P.I.R.
373 recordlabel: Back Beat 617
chartposition: RandB #47
 		Carl Carlton I Can Feel It 1971 Back Beat
374 recordlabel: Zodiac 1020
chartposition: RandB #47
writtenby: Bobby Eaton and Ric Williams
album: Black Ruby
 		Ruby Andrews You Ole Boo Boo You 1971 Zodiac
375 recordlabel: ZEA 50003
chartposition: RandB #47
writtenby: Audrey Calvin
 		Jesse James I Need You Baby 1971 ZEA
376 recordlabel: Turbo 012
chartposition: RandB #47
writtenby: George Kerr, Nate Edmonds and Sharon Seiger
album: Your Precious Love / Linda Jones Greatest Hits
 		Linda Jones Stay with Me Forever 1971 Turbo
377 recordlabel: Volt 4054
chartposition: RandB #47
 		The Emotions You Make Me Want to Love You 1971 Volt
378 recordlabel: Josie 1029
chartposition: RandB #47
writtenby: Leo Nocentelli and Vincent Toussaint
 		The Meters (The World Is a Bit Under the Weather) Doodle-Oop 1971 Josie
379 recordlabel: Galaxy 779
chartposition: RandB #48
writtenby: Denise LaSalle
 		Bill Coday When You Find a Fool Bump His Head 1971 Galaxy
380 recordlabel: Better 102
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #48
writtenby: J. Steward Jr.
comments: [deep soul ballad]
 		Brenda Jo Harris She'll Snatch Him 1971 Better
381 recordlabel: Brunswick 55444
chartposition: RandB #48
writtenby: Donald Johnson and Lawrence Johnson
album: (I Want You to) Make My Life Over
 		The Artistics (I Want You to) Make My Life Over 1971 Brunswick
382 recordlabel: Soul 35077
chartposition: US #97
writtenby: Allen Story, George Gordy (as Horgay Gordy), Laurence Brown and Linda Glover
album: The Groove Governor / Greatest Hits (UK compilation)
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		Jimmy Ruffin Maria (You Were the Only One) 1971 Soul
383 recordlabel: Phil L.A. Of Soul 352
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #48
writtenby: Frank Brunson
 		The People's Choice The Wootie-T-Woo -- Cause That's The Way I Know 1971 Phil L.A. Of Soul
384 recordlabel: Brunswick 55445
chartposition: RandB #48
 		The Lost Generation Someday 1971 Brunswick
385 recordlabel: Scepter 12305
chartposition: RandB #48
writtenby: Lynne Farr and Dee Irwin (as Dee Ervin)
 		Richie's Room 222 Gang I'd Rather Stay a Child 1971 Scepter
386 recordlabel: Spring 116
chartposition: RandB #48
writtenby: Edwin Starr (as Charles Hatcher), Al Hamilton and Richard Morris
 		Winfield Parker S.O.S. (Stop Her on Sight) 1971 Spring
387 recordlabel: Atlantic 2826
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #49
writtenby: Phillip Mitchell
comments: [southern soul ballad]
 		Percy Sledge That's The Way I Want To Live My Life 1971 Atlantic
388 recordlabel: Mr. Chand 8006
chartposition: RandB #49
writtenby: Gene Chandler (as Eugene Dixon) and James Thompson
 		Krystal Generation Wanted Dead or Alive 1971 Mr. Chand
389 recordlabel: Jay Walking 009
chartposition: RandB #49
writtenby: Sandra McGregor
album: Dream World
 		The Continental IV I Don't Have You 1971 Jay Walking
390 recordlabel: MoWest 5005
chartposition: RandB #50
writtenby: Hal Davis & Willie Hutch
 		G.C. Cameron Act Like a Shotgun 1971 MoWest
391 recordlabel: Philly Groove 165
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #50
writtenby: Stanley Fauntleroy, William Hart
comments: [philly sound ballad]
 		Ben Aiken One And One Is Five 1971 Philly Groove
392 recordlabel: Sweet 001
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #50
writtenby: Charles Hodges
comments: [funk]
 		Gi Gi Daddy Love 1971 Sweet
393 recordlabel: Dynamo 144
chartposition: RandB #50
writtenby: Rudy Clark, Ken Williams and J.R. Bailey
 		Inez Foxx You Shouldn't Have Set My Soul on Fire 1971 Dynamo
394 recordlabel: Spectrum 114
chartposition: RandB #50
writtenby: Jack Ashford and Lorraine Chandler
 		Billy Sha-Rae Do It 1971 Spectrum
395 recordlabel: Alston 4599
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #51
writtenby: L. Munnings, R. Munnings
album: Funky Nassau
comments: [funk]
 		The Beginning Of The End Monkey Tamarind 1971 Alston
396 recordlabel: Dial 1001
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #52
writtenby: Joe Tex
album: I Gotcha
 		Joe Tex Bad Feet 1971 Dial
397 recordlabel: Hot Wax 7109
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #52
writtenby: Holland, Dozier, Holland
 		Flaming Ember If It's Good To You (It's Good For You) 1971 Hot Wax
398 recordlabel: Mojo 2092011(UK)
chartposition: UK #52
writtenby: Kenny Gamble (as Kenneth Gamble), Leon Huff and Doris Troy (as Doris Payne)
Doris Troy I'll Do Anything (He Wants Me To) 1971 Mojo (UK)
399 recordlabel: Polydor 214057
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #52
album: The World Needs What I Need
 		Irene Reid Didn't We 1971 Polydor
400 recordlabel: Fame 1477
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #53
writtenby: O.B. McClinton
 		Willie Hightower Back Road Into Town 1971 Fame

Visits today: 1295
(18098071)


Home Page | About | Top 2000 Artists | Soul R&B Radio Stations | Best Soul Sites | Tell-A-Friend | Contact



Copyright © 2024 www.soulyears.com - All rights reserved


1714048879