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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
401 recordlabel: Vigor 1732
chartposition: RandB #57, US #109
writtenby: Ray Dahrouge
 		The Street People I Wanna Spend My Whole Life with You 1976 Vigor
402 recordlabel: Columbia 10291
chartposition: US AC #36
writtenby: Sam Brown and Renée Armand
 		Johnny Mathis One Day in Your Life 1976 Columbia
403 recordlabel: Curtom 0116
chartposition: RandB #36
writtenby: Bunny Sigler and Phil Hurtt
 		The Impressions Sunshine 1976 Curtom
404 recordlabel: 20th Century 2281
chartposition: RandB #91, US #108
writtenby: Barry White and Willie Seastrunk
comments: [instrumental]
 		Love Unlimited Orchestra Midnight Groove 1976 20th Century
405 recordlabel: Desert Moon 6403
chartposition: RandB #67, US Dance #37
writtenby: Emanuel Johnson and Michael Stokes
album: Enchantment
 		Enchantment Come On and Ride 1976 Desert Moon
406 recordlabel: London 2613
chartposition: RandB #37
writtenby: J. Fracassi, L. Figiverido
 		The Earls Get Up and Dance (The Continental) 1976 London
407 recordlabel: Kayvette 5124
chartposition: RandB #37
writtenby: Michael Denne (as Micky Denne) and Ken Gold
 		Jackie Moore Puttin' It Down To You 1976 Kayvette
408 recordlabel: Capitol 4222
chartposition: RandB #37
writtenby: Edmund Simmons, Herman Edwards, John Simmons & Josh Pridgen
album: Love on Delivery
 		The Reflections Day After Day (Night After Night) 1976 Capitol
409 recordlabel: EMI 526
chartposition: RandB #37
writtenby: Sam Taylor and Tash Howard
album: Energy to Burn
 		B.T. Express Energy to Burn 1976 EMI
410 recordlabel: Atco/WMOT 7052
chartposition: RandB #73
writtenby: Bobby Eli and Len Barry
 		Blue Magic Freak-N-Stein 1976 Atco/WMOT
411 recordlabel: Drive 6251
chartposition: RandB #42, US #102
writtenby: Warren Thompson
album: Notorious Miami
 		Miami Kill That Roach 1976 Drive
412 recordlabel: Claridge 414
chartposition: RandB #38
weeksinr&bchart: 18
writtenby: Freddie Hart
album: Bo and Ruth
Bo Kirkland & Ruth Davis Easy Loving 1976 Claridge
413 recordlabel: RCA 10542
chartposition: RandB #38
writtenby: Van McCoy
album: Faith, Hope and Charity
 		Faith, Hope & Charity Don't Go Looking for Love 1976 RCA
414 recordlabel: Claridge 414
chartposition: RandB #38
weeksinr&bchart: 6
writtenby: Bo Kirkland, R. L. Kirkland, Hense Powell, Ruth Davis
album: Bo and Ruth
 		Bo Kirkland & Ruth Davis We Got The Recipe 1976 Claridge
415 recordlabel: T.K. Disco 6
chartposition: RandB #76, US #39
writtenby: Bill Wright, Marlin McNichols and Thomas Stewart
album: Cloudy
 		Tamiko Jones Let It Flow 1976 T.K. Disco
416 recordlabel: Mercury 73849
chartposition: US Dance #40
writtenby: Jimmy Roach and Michael Henderson
 		Five Special The More I Get to Know You 1976 Mercury
417 recordlabel: Soul Train 10430
chartposition: RandB #40
writtenby: J. Hernandez
album: One for the Money
 		The Whispers In Love Forever 1976 Soul Train
418 recordlabel: Abet 9466
chartposition: RandB #40
writtenby: James Purdie and Skip Mahoaney
album: Land Of Love
 		Skip Mahoaney & the Casuals Bless My Soul 1976 Abet
419 recordlabel: Columbia 10408
chartposition: RandB #83, US #104, US Dance #40
writtenby: Melvin Ragin and Ray Parker Jr
album: Secrets
 		Herbie Hancock Doin' It 1976 Columbia
420 recordlabel: Atlantic 3321
chartposition: RandB #46, US #73
writtenby: Joe Jefferson (as Joseph B. Jefferson) and Charles Simmons (as Charles B. Simmons)
album: Jealousy
 		Major Harris Jealousy 1976 Atlantic
421 recordlabel: WMOT 7049
chartposition: RandB #42, US #94
writtenby: Bobby Eli and Charles Kelly
album: Impact
 		Impact Happy Man (Part 1) 1976 WMOT
422 recordlabel: Utopia 10544
chartposition: RandB #40
writtenby: Mack Rise
album: Truckload of Lovin'
 		Albert King Cadillac Assembly Line 1976 Utopia
423 recordlabel: Main Street 119
chartposition: RandB #82
writtenby: Ray Ransom
album: Good High
 		Brick Music Matic 1976 Main Street
424 recordlabel: Arista 0203
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: General Johnson
 		General Johnson Don't Walk Away 1976 Arista
425 recordlabel: Atlantic 3316
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: Jimmy Castor and John Pruitt
album: Supersound
 		The Jimmy Castor Bunch Supersound 1976 Atlantic
426 recordlabel: Atlantic 453262
chartposition: RandB #83
writtenby: Curly Putman and Red Lane
 		Bettye Swann All the Way in or All the Way Out 1976 Atlantic
427 recordlabel: Warner 8283
chartposition: RandB #43, US #1, UK #2, US AC #19
writtenby: Leo Sayer & Vini Poncia
album: Endless Flight
Leo Sayer You Make Me Feel Like Dancing 1976 Warner
428 recordlabel: Glades 1733
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Latimore (as Benjamin Latimore)
album: Latimore III / Sweet Vibrations - The Best Of
 		Latimore Qualified Man 1976 Glades
429 recordlabel: Dark Horse 10011
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Chuck Higgins, Gilbert Bottiglier and Paul Stallworth
album: Good News
 		Attitudes Sweet Summer Music 1976 Dark Horse
430 recordlabel: H and L 4674
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore and George David Weiss
album: Fabulous
 		The Stylistics Because I Love You, Girl 1976 H and L
431 recordlabel: AandM 1878
chartposition: RandB #47, US #104
writtenby: Quincy Jones, Louis Johnson and Dave Grusin
album: I Heard That!!
 		Quincy Jones Midnight Soul Patrol 1976 A&M
432 recordlabel: Columbia 10437
writtenby: Prince Phillip Mitchell (as Phillip Mitchell)
 		Bobby Womack & Brotherhood Home Is Where the Heart Is 1976 Columbia
433 recordlabel: Cat 2002
chartposition: RandB #44
weeksinr&bchart: 7
writtenby: Clarence Reid and Ray Martinez
album: Together
 		George McCrae & Gwen McCrae Winners Together or Losers Apart 1976 Cat
434 recordlabel: Stang 5066
chartposition: RandB #44
writtenby: Walter Morris and Tommy Keith
 		The Moments Nine Times 1976 Stang
435 recordlabel: KoKo 721
chartposition: RandB #44
writtenby: Johnny Baylor
album: Do You Love Somebody
 		Luther Ingram Ain't Good for Nothing 1976 KoKo
436 recordlabel: Calla 12078
chartposition: RandB #45
weeksinr&bchart: 8
writtenby: Jim Hartnett
 		Hosanna Hipit (Part 1) 1976 Calla
437 recordlabel: P.I.R. 3596
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
album: Family Reunion
 		The O'Jays Family Reunion 1976 P.I.R.
438 recordlabel: Cotillion 44207
chartposition: RandB #46
album: Hear The Words, Feel The Feeling
 		Margie Joseph Don't Turn the Lights Off 1976 Cotillion
439 recordlabel: Polydor 14354
chartposition: RandB #47
writtenby: Deidra Brown, Deanna Brown and Yamma Brown
album: Get Up Offa That Thing
 		James Brown I Refuse to Lose 1976 Polydor
440 recordlabel: Epic 3611
chartposition: RandB #47
writtenby: Gary Toms
 		Gary Toms Empire Love Me Right 1976 Epic
441 recordlabel: Bang 725
chartposition: RandB #47
writtenby: Harrison Calloway
album: Born to Get Down
 		Muscle Shoals Horns Open Up Your Heart 1976 Bang
442 recordlabel: LCR 10102
chartposition: RandB #47
writtenby: Leon E. Stewart Sr., Reginald Randolph, Wilbur E. Stewart and Wilbur Lawrence Johnson
 		All Points Bulletin Band Sexy Ways, Pretty Legs (Pt. 1) 1976 LCR
443 recordlabel: RCA 10568
chartposition: RandB #51, US #98
writtenby: D.J. Rogers
album: On the Road Again
comments: [ballad]
 		D.J. Rogers Say You Love Me 1976 RCA
444 recordlabel: Motown 1405
chartposition: RandB #48
writtenby: Van McCoy
album: Everything's Coming Up Love
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		David Ruffin On and Off 1976 Motown
445 recordlabel: Atco/WMOT 7061
chartposition: RandB #48
writtenby: Keith Barrow
 		Blue Magic Teach Me (It's Something About Love) 1976 Atco/WMOT
446 recordlabel: Epic 850178
chartposition: RandB #49
writtenby: John Colbert and Norman West
album: Finders Keepers
 		The Soul Children Finders Keepers 1976 Epic
447 recordlabel: ABC 12180
chartposition: RandB #49
writtenby: Michael Henderson
album: Drama V
 		The Dramatics Treat Me Like a Man 1976 ABC
448 recordlabel: P.I.R. 3597
chartposition: RandB #98
writtenby: Bunny Sigler , Leon Huff, John Whitehead, Gene McFadden and Victor Carstarphen
 		Bunny Sigler My Music 1976 P.I.R.
449 recordlabel: Stang 5067
chartposition: RandB #49
writtenby: Tommy Keith
comments: [instrumental]
 		The Rimshots Super Disco 1976 Stang
450 recordlabel: Motown 1383
chartposition: RandB #50
writtenby: Jeffrey Bowen, Jim Ford and Truman Thomas
album: Rose
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		Rose Banks Whole New Thing 1976 Motown
451 recordlabel: WMOT 4002
chartposition: RandB #57, US #91
writtenby: Bobby Eli and Len Barry
 		Major Harris Laid Back Love 1976 WMOT
452 recordlabel: Pye 71069
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #50
writtenby: Henry Anadon, J.D. Burrise
album: Bubble Gum
comments: [love ballad]
 		9th Creation Falling in Love 1976 Pye
453 recordlabel: Seminole 501
chartposition: RandB #50, AC #36
weeksinr&bchart: 11
writtenby: Mike Altman, Johnny Mandel
comments: [instrumental]
 		The New Marketts Song from MASH 1976 Seminole
454 recordlabel: RCA Victor 10602
chartposition: RandB #57, US #107
writtenby: Van McCoy
album: On Top Of Clear
 		The Choice Four Hey, What's That Dance You're Doing 1976 RCA Victor
455 recordlabel: Warner 8256
chartposition: RandB #51
writtenby: Dan Hamilton and Ann Hamilton
 		New Birth Fallin' in Love (Part I) 1976 Warner
456 recordlabel: Motown 1359
chartposition: R
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford (as Nick Ashford) and Valerie Simpson
album: Pure Pleasure
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		The Dynamic Superiors Nobody's Gonna Change Me 1976 Motown
457 recordlabel: Warner 8286
chartposition: RandB #52, US dance #34
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
album: So So Satisfied
 		Ashford & Simpson Tried, Tested and Found True 1976 Warner
458 recordlabel: Gang 1326
chartposition: RandB #52
writtenby: Ronald Bell and The Kay Gees
 		The Kay-Gees Waiting at the Bus Stop (Part 1) 1976 Gang
459 recordlabel: TSOP 84782
chartposition: RandB #52
writtenby: Leon Huff, Darnell Jordan and Donald Ford
album: We Got the Rhythm
comments: [instrumental]
 		The People's Choice Movin' in All Directions 1976 TSOP
460 recordlabel: Contempo 2107
chartposition: RandB #53
writtenby: Frederick Knight
album: Dorothy Moore
comments: [Soul Ballad]
 		Dorothy Moore For Old Time Sake 1976 Contempo
461 recordlabel: Ariola America 7616
chartposition: RandB #56, US #104
writtenby: Earl Young
album: Bad Luck
 		The Atlanta Disco Band Do What You Feel 1976 Ariola America
462 recordlabel: Cat 2000
chartposition: RandB #53
writtenby: Clarence Reid
 		Gwen McCrae Cradle of Love 1976 Cat
463 recordlabel: RCA 10686
chartposition: US #107
writtenby: Van McCoy
album: Life Goes On
 		Faith, Hope & Charity with the Choice Four A Time for Celebration 1976 RCA
464 recordlabel: Capitol 4189
chartposition: RandB #54
writtenby: James Taylor
album: Come Get to This
 		Nancy Wilson Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight 1976 Capitol
465 recordlabel: ABC 12155
chartposition: RandB #72
writtenby: Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter
 		Four Tops Mama You're All Right with Me 1976 ABC
466 recordlabel: Columbia 10308
chartposition: RandB #54
writtenby: Bill Withers
album: Making Music
 		Bill Withers I Wish You Well 1976 Columbia
467 recordlabel: Vibration 567
chartposition: RandB #54
writtenby: Michael Burton and Phil Terry
album: Sylvia
 		Sylvia L.A. Sunshine 1976 Vibration
468 recordlabel: Mercury 73759
chartposition: RandB #58, US #106
writtenby: Lawton Williams
 		The Dells The Power of Love 1976 Mercury
469 recordlabel: All Platinum 2365
chartposition: RandB #54
writtenby: Tommy Keith and Walter Morris
 		First Class Me and My Gemini 1976 All Platinum
470 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
471 recordlabel: Mercury 73778
chartposition: RandB #55
writtenby: Glenn Dorsey
comments: [disco funk]
 		The Joneses Child of Mine 1976 Mercury
472 recordlabel: Mercury 73778
chartposition: RandB #55
writtenby: G. Dorsey, D. Psalidas
 		The Joneses In a Good Groove 1976 Mercury
473 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 1039
chartposition: RandB #55
writtenby: Michael Smith
album: Love's on the Menu
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		Jerry Butler The Devil in Mrs. Jones 1976 Tamla Motown
474 recordlabel: Alston 3719
chartposition: Cashbox R$B #55
writtenby: C. Reid, W. Clarke
album: Danger High Voltage
Betty Wright Everybody Was Rockin' 1976 Alston
475 recordlabel: Westbound 5032
chartposition: R&B #56
writtenby: Al Kent (as Albert Hamilton)
album: Night People
 		The Fantastic Four Hideaway 1976 Westbound
476 recordlabel: RCA 10758
chartposition: RandB #56
writtenby: Amadee Castenell, David Barard, Dwight Richards, Franky Richard, Joseph Smith, Kenneth Williams
album: Comin'
 		Chocolate Milk Comin' 1976 RCA
477 recordlabel: Tamla 54276
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #56
writtenby: Ron MIller, W. Goldstein
comments: [Motown Sound Ballad]
 		Smokey Robinson An Old-Fashioned Man 1976 Tamla
478 recordlabel: Conchillo 1
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #57
writtenby: C.C. Ryder, Jimmy Jones
mpcode: DZ3LYMoYTJk
 		Jimmy Jones Ain't Nothing Wrong Makin' Love The First Night 1976 Conchillo
479 recordlabel: Hi 2302
chartposition: RandB #57
writtenby: Anderson and Oliver
album: Tellin' It / Ann Peebles Greatest Hits
comments: [southern soul]
 		Ann Peebles Dr. Love Power 1976 Hi
480 recordlabel: Capitol 4137
chartposition: RandB #58
writtenby: J. R. Bailey, K. Williams
album: Love on Delivery
 		The Reflections Love on Delivery (L.O.D.) 1976 Capitol
481 recordlabel: ABC 12176
writtenby: Isaac Hayes
album: Groove A Thon
 		Isaac Hayes Rock Me Easy Baby (Pt. I) 1976 ABC
482 recordlabel: Warner 8216
chartposition: RandB #58
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
album: Come as You Are
 		Ashford & Simpson Somebody Told a Lie 1976 Warner
483 recordlabel: Cotillion 44203(UK)
chartposition: RandB #59
writtenby: David Porter and Ronald Williams
album: Life, Love And Living
 		John Edwards Baby, Hold On to Me 1976 Cotillion (UK)
484 recordlabel: Capitol 4299
chartposition: RandB #59
writtenby: Bill Cosby and Stu Gardner
album: Bill Cosby Is Not Himself These Days (Rat Own, Rat Own, Rat Own)
 		Bill Cosby I Luv Myself Better Than I Luv Myself 1976 Capitol
485 recordlabel: CBS 4735
writtenby: Leon Haywood , Bill Williams Jr., Marshall McQueen Jr. and Jessie C. Roberts
album: Intimate
 		Leon Haywood The Streets Will Love You to Death (Part I) 1976 CBS
486 recordlabel: Westbound 5018
chartposition: RandB #69, US #90
writtenby: Belda Baine and Louis Crane
album: Rattlesnake
 		Ohio Players Rattlesnake 1976 Westbound
487 recordlabel: Granite 536
chartposition: RandB #60
writtenby: Bobby Patterson (as Bobby C. Patterson)
comments: [deep soul]
 		Bobby Patterson If He Hadn't Slipped Up and Got Caught 1976 Granite
488 recordlabel: Abet 9465
chartposition: RandB #60
writtenby: Skip Mahoaney and James Purdie
album: Land Of Love
 		Skip Mahoaney & the Casuals Where Ever You Go 1976 Abet
489 recordlabel: Motown 1411
chartposition: RandB #60
writtenby: Willie Hutch
album: Color Her Sunshine / In And Out (UK compilation)
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		Willie Hutch Shake It, Shake It 1976 Motown
490 recordlabel: Ariola America 7652
chartposition: RandB #61
writtenby: Perry, Bond, Smith
 		Laura Lee Love's Got Me Tired (But I Ain't Tired of You) 1976 Ariola America
491 recordlabel: Blue Note 783
chartposition: RandB #61
writtenby: Harold Clayton, Mbaji and Sigidi Abdullah
album: Places and Spaces
comments: [jazz funk]
 		Donald Byrd (Fallin' Like) Dominoes 1976 Blue Note
492 recordlabel: Ariola 7618
chartposition: RandB #61
weeksinr&bchart: 7
writtenby: Jean Luc Drion and Jack Donder
 		Jackie Robinson Movin' Like A Superstar 1976 Ariola
493 recordlabel: Chocolate City 004
chartposition: RandB #61
writtenby: Manchester, Sager
comments: [philly sound ballad]
 		Brenda & the Tabulations Home to Myself 1976 Chocolate City
494 recordlabel: Creole 129(UK)
chartposition: RandB #62
writtenby: Bill Wright and Thomas Stewart
 		Third World Band Disco Hop 1976 Creole (UK)
495 recordlabel: Jupar 104
chartposition: RandB #62
writtenby: Gilbert Moorer and Bill Sheppard
 		The Esquires Get On Up '76 1976 Jupar
496 recordlabel: TSOP 4778
chartposition: RandB #62
writtenby: Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart
 		Dee Dee Sharp Gamble I'm Not in Love 1976 TSOP
497 recordlabel: KoKo 722
chartposition: RandB #62
writtenby: Johnny Baylor & Tommy Tate
 		Tommy Tate Hardtimes S.O.S. 1976 KoKo
498 recordlabel: Farr 011
chartposition: RandB #63
writtenby: Edna Richardson, Flo King and Renee King
album: Silver, Platinum and Gold
 		Silver, Platinum & Gold Just Friends 1976 Farr
499 recordlabel: Bang 728
chartposition: RandB #63
writtenby: Harrison Calloway
album: Born to Get Down
 		Muscle Shoals Horns Bump de Bump Yo Boodie 1976 Bang
500 recordlabel: Alston 3725
chartposition: RandB #64
writtenby: Milton Wright
 		Betty Wright Life 1976 Alston

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