Soul R&B singles on the Stax label...

Below is a list of Soul R&B songs released on the Stax record label. Click on "Stax" in the label column on the right below to display the records in order of popularity with the best-selling songs first. Place mouse on

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#		Artist (click for discography and biography of artist)	Title (click song title to play it, read lyrics etc.)	Year	Label
1	recordlabel: Stax 0125 chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #30 writtenby: Al Bell (as Alvertis Isbell) album: Be Altitude: Respect Yourself / Stax Greatest Hits / The Best of The Staple Singers comments: [southern soul]	The Staple Singers	I'll Take You There	1972	Stax
2	recordlabel: Stax 0028 chartposition: RandB #7, US #6, UK #4, US AC #9 writtenby: Booker T. Jones album: Uptight comments: [jazz funk instrumental]	Booker T. & the MGs	Time Is Tight	1969	Stax
3	recordlabel: Stax 231 chartposition: RandB #1, US #2, UK #24 writtenby: Isaac Hayes & David Porter album: Soul Men / Atlantic Soul Classics comments: [southern soul]	Sam & Dave	Soul Man	1967	Stax
4	recordlabel: Stax 0088 chartposition: RandB #1, US #2 writtenby: Joseph Broussard, Ralph Williams & Carrol Washington album: Mr. Big Stuff / Stax Greatest Hits comments: [southern soul funk]	Jean Knight	Mr. Big Stuff	1971	Stax
5	recordlabel: Stax 0009 chartposition: RandB #1, US #5 writtenby: Homer Banks, Bettye Crutcher, Don Davis & Raymond Jackson album: Who's Making Love / Stax Greatest Hits comments: [southern soul]	Johnnie Taylor	Who's Making Love	1968	Stax
6	recordlabel: Stax 0179 chartposition: RandB #1, US #9, UK #34 writtenby: Homer Banks, Carl Hampton & Ray Jackson album: Be What You Are / The Best of The Staple Singers	The Staple Singers	If You're Ready (Come Go with Me)	1973	Stax
7	recordlabel: Stax 242 chartposition: RandB #4, US #9, UK #34 writtenby: Isaac Hayes & David Porter album: The Best of Sam & Dave	Sam & Dave	I Thank You	1968	Stax
8	recordlabel: Stax 140 chartposition: RandB #4, US #10 weeksinr&bchart: 16 writtenby: Rufus Thomas album: Walking The Dog	Rufus Thomas	Walking The Dog	1963	Stax
9	recordlabel: Stax 194 chartposition: RandB #1, US #28, UK #19 writtenby: Eddie Floyd & Steve Cropper album: Knock on Wood / Rare Stamps / Atlantic Soul Classics comments: [southern soul]	Eddie Floyd	Knock on Wood	1966	Stax
10	recordlabel: Stax 127 chartposition: RandB #1, US #3 writtenby: Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Lewis Steinberg & Al Jackson Jr. album: Green Onions / The Best Of Booker T. and The MGs / Atlantic Soul Classics comments: instrumental	Booker T. & the MGs	Green Onions	1962	Stax
11	recordlabel: Stax 195 chartposition: RandB #3, US #14 writtenby: Isaac Hayes & David Porter album: Carla / Atlantic Soul Classics comments: [southern soul]	Carla Thomas	B-A-B-Y	1966	Stax
12	recordlabel: Stax 0161 chartposition: RandB #1, US #11 writtenby: Don Davis album: Taylored in Silk comments: [southern soul]	Johnnie Taylor	I Believe in You (You Believe in Me)	1973	Stax
13	recordlabel: Stax 0104 chartposition: RandB #2, US #12 writtenby: Luther Ingram & Mack Rice album: Be Altitude: Respect Yourself / Stax Greatest Hits / The Best of The Staple Singers	The Staple Singers	Respect Yourself	1971	Stax
14	recordlabel: Stax 0013 chartposition: RandB #35, US #9, US AC #39 writtenby: Steve Cropper, Al Jackson Jr., Booker T. Jones & Lewie Steinberg album: Soul Limbo comments: [jazz funk instrumental]	Booker T. & the MGs	Hang 'Em High	1968	Stax
15	recordlabel: Stax 0059 chartposition: RandB #5, US #28, UK #18 writtenby: Rufus Thomas album: Do the Funky Chicken / Stax Greatest Hits comments: [southern soul funk]	Rufus Thomas	Do the Funky Chicken	1970	Stax
16	recordlabel: Stax 189 chartposition: RandB #1, US #21 writtenby: Isaac Hayes & David Porter album: Hold On! I'm Comin comments: [southern soul]	Sam & Dave	Hold On! I'm Comin	1966	Stax
17	recordlabel: Stax 216 chartposition: RandB #2, US #26, UK #18 writtenby: Lowell Fulson & Jimmy McCracklin album: King & Queen / Atlantic Soul Classics comments: [southern soul]	Otis Redding & Carla Thomas	Tramp	1967	Stax
18	recordlabel: Stax 0117 chartposition: RandB #8, US #27, UK #22 writtenby: Posie Knight & Jerry Weaver album: I've Been Lonely for So Long / Stax Greatest Hits comments: [southern soul]	Frederick Knight	I've Been Lonely for So Long	1972	Stax
19	recordlabel: Stax 0176 chartposition: RandB #2, US #15 writtenby: Mack Rice album: Taylored in Silk	Johnnie Taylor	Cheaper to Keep Her	1973	Stax
20	recordlabel: Stax 0001 chartposition: RandB #7, UK #30, US #17, US AC #32 writtenby: Steve Cropper, Al Jackson Jr., Booker T. Jones & Lewie Steinberg album: Soul Limbo comments: instrumental	Booker T. & the MGs	Soul Limbo	1968	Stax
21	recordlabel: Stax 0079 chartposition: RandB #1, US #25 writtenby: Rufus Thomas album: Did You Heard Me? comments: (southern soul funk)	Rufus Thomas	(Do the) Push and Pull	1970	Stax
22	recordlabel: Stax 0023 chartposition: RandB #2, US #20 writtenby: Homer Banks, Don Davis, Raymond Jackson & Tom Kelly album: Who's Making Love comments: [southern soul]	Johnnie Taylor	Take Care of Your Homework	1969	Stax
23	recordlabel: Stax 0127 chartposition: RandB #4, US #19 writtenby: Phillip Mitchell album: Starting All Over Again / Stax Greatest Hits comments: [southern soul ballad]	Mel & Tim	Starting All Over Again	1972	Stax
24	recordlabel: Stax 0012 chartposition: RandB #4, US #17 writtenby: Sam Cooke album: I've Never Found A Girl / Rare Stamps	Eddie Floyd	Bring It On Home to Me	1968	Stax
25	recordlabel: Stax 2025224 chartposition: RandB #3, US #23, US AC #27 writtenby: Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson & Carl Hampton album: Be What You Are	The Staple Singers	Touch a Hand, Make a Friend	1974	Stax
26	recordlabel: Stax 0005 chartposition: UK #8, RandB #17, US #75 writtenby: William Bell & Booker T. Jones album: Stax Greatest Hits comments: [southern soul]	William Bell & Judy Clay	Private Number	1968	Stax
27	recordlabel: Stax 224 chartposition: RandB #10, US #21 writtenby: Felix Cavaliere & Eddie Brigati album: Hip Hug Her / The Best Of Booker T. and The MGs comments: instrumental	Booker T. & the MGs	Groovin'	1967	Stax
28	recordlabel: Stax 45228 chartposition: RandB #8, US #30, UK #35 writtenby: Steve Cropper & Eddie Floyd album: King & Queen comments: [northern soul]	Otis Redding & Carla Thomas	Knock on Wood	1967	Stax
29	recordlabel: Stax 0085 chartposition: RandB #1, US #28 writtenby: Kay Barker, Don Davis & James Wilson album: One Step Beyond comments: [southern soul]	Johnnie Taylor	Jody's Got Your Girl and Gone	1971	Stax
30	recordlabel: Stax 0033 chartposition: RandB #4, US #36 writtenby: Daron Taylor & George Clinton album: The Johnnie Taylor Philosophy Continues comments: [southern soul]	Johnnie Taylor	Testify (I Wanna)	1969	Stax
31	recordlabel: Stax 0137 chartposition: RandB #6, US #38 writtenby: Gary William Friedman & Herb Shapiro album: Be Altitude: Respect Yourself / The Best of The Staple Singers	The Staple Singers	This World	1972	Stax
32	recordlabel: Stax 0083 chartposition: RandB #6, US #27 writtenby: Jeff Barry & Robert Bloom album: The Staple Swingers / The Best of The Staple Singers	The Staple Singers	Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom)	1971	Stax
33	recordlabel: Stax 0098 chartposition: RandB #2, US #31 writtenby: Eddie Floyd, Mack Rice & Rufus Thomas album: Did You Heard Me? comments: [funk]	Rufus Thomas	The Breakdown (Part 1)	1971	Stax
34	recordlabel: Stax 0068 chartposition: RandB #3, US #37 writtenby: Jimmy Hughes comments: [southern soul]	Johnnie Taylor	Steal Away	1970	Stax
35	recordlabel: Stax 0182 chartposition: RandB #3, US #36 writtenby: Homer Banks & Carl Hampton album: Friction comments: [southern soul ballad]	The Soul Children	I'll Be the Other Woman	1974	Stax
36	recordlabel: Stax 0078 chartposition: RandB #4, US #39 writtenby: Arthur Snider album: One Step Beyond comments: [southern soul]	Johnnie Taylor	I Am Somebody	1970	Stax
37	recordlabel: Stax 0119 chartposition: RandB #5, US #44 writtenby: John Colbert & Norman West album: Genesis / Stax Greatest Hits comments: [southern soul]	The Soul Children	Hearsay	1972	Stax
38	recordlabel: Stax 3093 chartposition: RandB #3, US #39 writtenby: Sheila Hutchinson album: So I Can Love You / Stax Greatest Hits comments: [southern soul ballad]	The Emotions	So I Can Love You	1969	Stax
39	recordlabel: Stax 211 chartposition: RandB #6, US #37, UK #51 writtenby: Cropper, Dunn, Jackson, Jones album: Hip Hug Her / The Best Of Booker T. and The MGs comments: [jazz funk instrumental]	Booker T. & the MGs	Hip Hug-Her	1967	Stax
40	recordlabel: Stax 0055 chartposition: RandB #4, US #43 writtenby: Don Davis & Al Bell (Alvertis Isbell) album: The Johnnie Taylor Philosophy Continues comments: [southern soul]	Johnnie Taylor	Love Bones	1969	Stax
41	recordlabel: Stax 0193 chartposition: RandB #5, US #34 writtenby: Don Davis & Frank Johnson album: Taylored in Silk comments: [southern soul ballad]	Johnnie Taylor	We're Getting Careless with Our Love	1974	Stax
42	recordlabel: Stax 210 chartposition: RandB #2, US #42 writtenby: Isaac Hayes & David Porter album: Double Dynamite comments: [deep soul]	Sam & Dave	When Something Is Wrong with My Baby	1967	Stax
43	recordlabel: Stax chartposition: RandB #22, US #103, US dance #3 writtenby: Angie Stone, Corey Tatum, K. Norton and Curtis Mayfield album: The Art of Love and War	Angie Stone featuring Betty Wright	Baby	2007	Stax
44	recordlabel: Stax 0156 chartposition: RandB #4, US #33 writtenby: Prince Phillip Mitchell (as Phillip Mitchell) album: City in the Sky / The Best of The Staple Singers comments: [disco dance]	The Staple Singers	Oh La De Da	1973	Stax
45	recordlabel: Stax 0060 chartposition: RandB #11, US #45 writtenby: Booker T. Jones & Eddie Floyd album: California Girl comments: [beat ballad]	Eddie Floyd	California Girl	1970	Stax
46	recordlabel: Stax 0037 chartposition: RandB #35, US #37, US AC #20 writtenby: Paul Simon album: The Booker T. Set comments: instrumental	Booker T. & the MGs	Mrs. Robinson	1969	Stax
47	recordlabel: Stax 218 chartposition: RandB #16, US #56, UK #35 writtenby: Sam Cooke album: Double Dynamite comments: [southern soul]	Sam & Dave	Soothe Me	1967	Stax
48	recordlabel: Stax 0002 chartposition: RandB #2, US #40 writtenby: Booker T. Jones, Eddie Floyd and Al Bell album: Never Found a Girl / Rare Stamps	Eddie Floyd	I've Never Found a Girl (to Love Me Like You Do)	1968	Stax
49	recordlabel: Stax 0050 chartposition: RandB #7, US #57 writtenby: Isaac Hayes and David Porter album: Soul Children Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol.2 comments: [deep soul]	The Soul Children	The Sweeter He Is Pt. I	1969	Stax
50	recordlabel: Stax 192 chartposition: RandB #6, US #95 writtenby: Isaac Hayes and David Porter comments: [deep soul]	Mable John	Your Good Thing (Is About to End)	1966	Stax
51	recordlabel: Stax 204 chartposition: RandB #7, US #77 writtenby: Isaac Hayes and David Porter album: Double Dynamite	Sam & Dave	You Got Me Hummin'	1966	Stax
52	recordlabel: Stax 0215 chartposition: RandB #4, US #79, UK #54 writtenby: Charles Chalmers, Donna Rhodes and Sandra Chalmers album: City in the Sky / The Best of The Staple Singers	The Staple Singers	City in the Sky	1974	Stax
53	recordlabel: Stax 0015 chartposition: RandB #10, US #45 writtenby: Booker T. Jones and William Bell album: Bound to Happen	William Bell	I Forgot to Be Your Lover	1968	Stax
54	recordlabel: Stax 0111 chartposition: RandB #9, US #59 writtenby: Milton Campbell album: Stax Greatest Hits comments: [blues soul]	Little Milton	That's What Love Will Make You Do	1972	Stax
55	recordlabel: Stax 0024 chartposition: RandB #9, US #49 writtenby: Bettye Crutcher, Homer Banks and Raymond Jackson album: Memphis Queen	Carla Thomas	I Like What You're Doing to Me	1969	Stax
56	recordlabel: Stax 180 chartposition: RandB #7, US #90 writtenby: Isaac Hayes and David Porter album: Hold On, I'm Comin'	Sam & Dave	You Don't Know Like I Know	1966	Stax
57	recordlabel: Stax 198 chartposition: RandB #8, US #64 writtenby: David Porter and Isaac Hayes album: Double Dynamite	Sam & Dave	Said I Wasn't Gonna Tell Nobody	1966	Stax
58	recordlabel: Stax 188 chartposition: RandB #11, US #62 writtenby: Isaac Hayes, David Porter and Wells album: Carla	Carla Thomas	Let Me Be Good to You	1966	Stax
59	recordlabel: Stax 169 chartposition: RandB #10, US #58 writtenby: Steve Cropper, Booker T. Jones and Al Jackson Jr. album: The Best Of Booker T. and The MGs comments: [instrumental]	Booker T. & the MGs	Boot-Leg	1965	Stax
60	recordlabel: Stax 157 chartposition: RandB #6, US #49 writtenby: Rufus Thomas	Rufus Thomas	Jump Back	1964	Stax
61	recordlabel: Stax 170 chartposition: RandB #12, US #63 writtenby: Steve Cropper and Isaac Hayes	The Astors	Candy	1965	Stax
62	recordlabel: Stax 0152 chartposition: RandB #11, US #105 writtenby: Carl Hampton, Homer Banks and Raymond Jackson	The Soul Children	It Ain't Always What You Do (It's Who You Let See You Do It)	1973	Stax
63	recordlabel: Stax 222 chartposition: RandB #11, US #85 writtenby: Eddie Floyd and Al Bell (as Alvertis Isbell) album: The Queen Alone	Carla Thomas	I'll Always Have Faith in You	1967	Stax
64	recordlabel: Stax 0093 chartposition: RandB #11, US #97 writtenby: Smokey Robinson and Cornelius Grant album: The Staple Swingers / The Best of The Staple Singers	The Staple Singers	You've Got to Earn it	1971	Stax
65	recordlabel: Stax 208 chartposition: RandB #16, US #79, UK #42 writtenby: Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd and Al Bell album: Knock on Wood / Rare Stamps	Eddie Floyd	Raise Your Hand	1967	Stax
66	recordlabel: Stax 0132 chartposition: RandB #14, US #102 writtenby: James Banks, Eddie Marion and Henderson Thigpen album: Genesis	The Soul Children	Don't Take My Kindness for Weakness	1972	Stax
67	recordlabel: Stax 3216 chartposition: RandB #9 writtenby: Eddie Marion, Henderson Thigpen and James Banks album: Money Talks	The Bar-Kays	Holy Ghost	1978	Stax
68	recordlabel: Stax 248 chartposition: RandB #16, US #86, UK #31 writtenby: William Bell and Booker T. Jones album: Atlantic Soul Classics	William Bell	A Tribute to a King	1968	Stax
69	recordlabel: Stax 187 chartposition: UK #31 writtenby: Eddie Floyd, Steve Cropper and Wayne Jackson album: Rare Stamps	Eddie Floyd	Things Get Better	1967	Stax
70	recordlabel: Stax 245 chartposition: RandB #16, US #73 writtenby: Booker T. Jones, William Bell and Ollie Nightingale (as Ollie Hoskins)	Ollie & the Nightingales	I Got a Sure Thing	1968	Stax
71	recordlabel: Stax 0083 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #58, UK #31 writtenby: Bettye Crutcher and Bobby Manuel album: The Staple Swingers / The Best of The Staple Singers	The Staple Singers	Love Is Plentiful	1971	Stax
72	recordlabel: Stax 0046 chartposition: RandB #10, US #48 writtenby: Bettye Crutcher (as part of We Three), Homer Banks (as part of We Three) and Raymond Jackson album: The Johnnie Taylor Philosophy Continues / Stax Greatest Hits	Johnnie Taylor	I Could Never Be President	1969	Stax
73	recordlabel: Stax 601032 chartposition: RandB #16, US #68 writtenby: Don Davis, Fred Briggs and Kent Barker	Carla Thomas	Pick Up the Pieces	1967	Stax
74	recordlabel: Stax 0096 chartposition: RandB #10, US #64 writtenby: Popcorn Wylie (as Richard	Johnnie Taylor	Hijackin' Love	1971	Stax
75	recordlabel: Stax 0112 chartposition: RandB #11, US #44 writtenby: Jo Bridges, Rufus Thomas , Mack Rice and Tom Nixon album: Did You Heard Me?	Rufus Thomas	Do the Funky Penguin	1971	Stax
76	recordlabel: Stax 3110 chartposition: UK #35 writtenby: A. Jackson, B. T. Jones, D. Dunn, S. Cropper comments: [instrumental]	Booker T. & the MGs	Soul Clap 69	1969	Stax
77	recordlabel: Stax 0036 chartposition: RandB #18, US #73 writtenby: Eddie Floyd	Eddie Floyd	Don't Tell Your Mama Where You've Been	1969	Stax
78	recordlabel: Stax 212 chartposition: RandB #18, US #95 writtenby: Booker T. Jones and William Bell album: The Soul of a Bell	William Bell	Everybody Loves a Winner	1967	Stax
79	recordlabel: Stax 0114 chartposition: RandB #12, US #74 writtenby: Bobby Newsome and Kent Barker	Johnnie Taylor	Standing in for Jody	1972	Stax
80	recordlabel: Stax 0227 chartposition: RandB #18, US #76 writtenby: Bettye Crutcher, Bobby Manuel, Larry Nix and Mack Rice album: City in the Sky / The Best of The Staple Singers	The Staple Singers	My Main Man	1974	Stax
81	recordlabel: Stax 0164 chartposition: RandB #18, US #66 writtenby: Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson and Carl Hampton album: Be What You Are / The Best of The Staple Singers	The Staple Singers	Be What You Are	1973	Stax
82	recordlabel: Stax 144 chartposition: RandB #12, US #48 writtenby: Steve Cropper and Rufus Thomas album: Walking The Dog	Rufus Thomas	Can Your Monkey Do The Dog	1964	Stax
83	recordlabel: Stax 0089 chartposition: RandB #13, US #86 writtenby: Melvin Davis album: One Step Beyond	Johnnie Taylor	I Don't Wanna Lose You	1971	Stax
84	recordlabel: Stax 0208 chartposition: RandB #13, US #78 writtenby: James Dean and Don Davis album: Super Taylor	Johnnie Taylor	I've Been Born Again	1974	Stax
85	recordlabel: Stax 0142 chartposition: RandB #13, US #101 writtenby: Arthur Snyder, Bettye Crutcher and Don Davis	Johnnie Taylor	Stop Doggin' Me	1972	Stax
86	recordlabel: Stax 112 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #19, US #60 writtenby: Robert Talley and Earl Forest album: Last Night!	The Mar-Keys	Morning After	1961	Stax
87	recordlabel: Stax 241 chartposition: RandB #20, US #67 writtenby: Albert King and Al Jackson Jr.	Albert King	Cold Feet	1968	Stax
88	recordlabel: Stax 601005 (UK) chartposition: UK #43 writtenby: John Lennon and Paul McCartney album: Complete and Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul	Otis Redding	Day Tripper	1967	Stax(UK)
89	recordlabel: Stax 131 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #18, US #82 writtenby: Booker T. Jones comments: [instrumental]	Booker T. & The MGs	Jelly Bread	1962	Stax
90	recordlabel: Stax 196 chartposition: RandB #18, US #85 writtenby: Jackson, Jones, Cropper album: And Now! comments: [instrumental]	Booker T. & the MGs	My Sweet Potato	1966	Stax
91	recordlabel: Stax 193 chartposition: RandB #15 writtenby: Isaac Hayes and David Porter album: Wanted One Soul Singer	Johnnie Taylor	I Got to Love Somebody's Baby	1966	Stax
92	recordlabel: Stax 185 chartposition: RandB #19, US #89 writtenby: Rufus Thomas album: [instrumental]	The Mar-Keys	Philly Dog	1966	Stax
93	recordlabel: Stax 0082 chartposition: RandB #21, US #45 writtenby: B.T. Jones, S. Cropper, D. Dunn, A. Jackson album: Melting Pot comments: [instrumental] mpcode: L_9omLYQPdY	Booker T. & the MGs	Melting Pot	1971	Stax
94	recordlabel: Stax 0189 chartposition: RandB #15 writtenby: Bobby Patterson and Jerry Strickland album: I Wanna Get Funky	Albert King	That's What the Blues Is All About	1974	Stax
95	recordlabel: Stax 244 chartposition: R&B #21, US #60 writtenby: A. Ertegun, M. Curtis album: King and Queen	Otis Redding And Carla Thomas	Lovey Dovey	1968	Stax
96	recordlabel: Stax 233 chartposition: RandB #22, US #92 writtenby: Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper album: Rare Stamps	Eddie Floyd	On a Saturday Night	1967	Stax
97	recordlabel: Stax 0122 chartposition: RandB #16, US #109 writtenby: Arthur Snyder	Johnnie Taylor	Doing My Own Thing (Part I)	1972	Stax
98	recordlabel: Stax 0073 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #52, US #76, US AC #38 writtenby: George Harrison album: McLemore Avenue comments: [instrumental]	Booker T. & the MGs	Something	1970	Stax
99	recordlabel: Stax 0157 chartposition: RandB #22, US #101 writtenby: Homer Banks, Joe Shamwell and William Bell album: Relating	William Bell	Lovin' on Borrowed Time	1973	Stax
100	recordlabel: Stax 246 chartposition: US #132, UK #53 writtenby: Booker T. Jones and Eddie Floyd album: Rare Stamps	Eddie Floyd	Big Bird	1968	Stax

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