Soul R&B Music Charts of 1971 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1971 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 1971, sorted by the most popular or best selling first. Place mouse on

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(Search on '1971' returned 748 results)
#		Artist (click for discography and biography of artist)	Title (click song title to play it, read lyrics etc.)	Year	Label
---	recordlabel: Mankind writtenby: H. Howard album: Friend... comments: [southern soul ballad album cut] mpcode: 8z5n647Se-0	Freddie North	Yours Love	1971	Mankind
---	recordlabel: Buddah 249 writtenby: Jimmy Bishop album: If You Knew Him Like I Do / The Very Best of Barbara Mason comments: [ballad] mpcode: 6IbhF_O-Lek	Barbara Mason	Your Old Flame	1971	Buddah
1	recordlabel: Janus 150 chartposition: RandB #19, US #93 writtenby: Rudy Love and Dee Ervin album: The Whispers' Love Story comments: [sweet soul]	The Whispers	Your Love Is So Doggone Good	1971	Janus
2	recordlabel: Warner 7475 chartposition: RandB #9, US #73 writtenby: Charles Wright album: You're So Beautiful	Charles Wright & Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band	Your Love (Means Everything to Me)	1971	Warner
3	recordlabel: Atlantic 2837 chartposition: R&B #30, US #71 writtenby: Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Phil Spector album: Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway	Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway	You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'	1971	Atlantic
4	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
5	recordlabel: Invictus 9098 chartposition: RandB #3, US #28 writtenby: A. Bond, G. Perry, G. Johnson, R. Dunbar album: 8th Day	The 8th Day	You've Got to Crawl (Before You Walk)	1971	Invictus
6	recordlabel: Atlantic 2808 chartposition: RandB #8, US #29, US AC #36 writtenby: Carole King album: Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway / The Best of Donny Hathaway	Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway	You've Got a Friend	1971	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Invictus 518 (UK) writtenby: Weatherspoon, Miner album: Contact	Freda Payne	You've Got To Love Somebody	1971	Invictus(UK)
---	recordlabel: Spring 111 writtenby: John Lombardo, Raeford Gerald comments: [northern soul]	Flower Shoppe	You've Come Along Way Baby	1971	Spring
1	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3503 chartposition: RandB #10, US #51 writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff	The Ebonys	You're the Reason Why	1971	P.I.R.
2	recordlabel: Spring 115 chartposition: RandB #12, US #71 writtenby: Joe Simon album: The Power of Joe Simon	Joe Simon	You're the One for Me	1971	Spring
3	recordlabel: Roulette 7097 chartposition: RandB #19, US #77 writtenby: Sly Stone (as Sylvester Stewart) album: Maybe	The Three Degrees	You're the One	1971	Roulette
4	recordlabel: Mercury 73206 chartposition: RandB #14, US #116 writtenby: James Thompson and Gene Chandler (as Eugene Dixon)	Gene Chandler	You're a Lady	1971	Mercury
5	recordlabel: Avco Embassy 4555 chartposition: RandB #7, US #73 writtenby: Marty Bryant and Robert Douglas album: The Stylistics	The Stylistics	You're a Big Girl Now	1971	Avco Embassy
---	recordlabel: Philips 40709	Bobby Hutton	You're My Whole Reason	1971	Philips
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 2787 chartposition: RandB #3, US #19 writtenby: Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson album: Aretha's Greatest Hits	Aretha Franklin	You're All I Need to Get By	1971	Atlantic
2	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
---	recordlabel: Kent 4560 writtenby: A. Hill	Z.Z. Hill	You Won't Hurt No More	1971	Kent
1	recordlabel: Top and Bottom 405 chartposition: RandB #35, US #125 writtenby: Oscar Weathers	Oscar Weathers	You Wants to Play	1971	Top and Bottom
2	recordlabel: Stax 0105 chartposition: RandB #19, US #57 writtenby: Joseph Broussard, Ralph Williams and Carrol Washington	Jean Knight	You Think You're Hot Stuff	1971	Stax
---	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 785 (UK) writtenby: Clarke, Gurron comments: [Motown Sound]	Four Tops	You Stole My Love	1971	Tamla Motown(UK)
1	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
2	recordlabel: Horoscope 102 chartposition: RandB #12, US #78 writtenby: Sam Cooke album: 2+2+1 = Ponderosa Twins Plus One	Ponderosa Twins Plus One	You Send Me	1971	Horoscope
3	recordlabel: Zodiac 1020 chartposition: RandB #47 writtenby: Bobby Eaton and Ric Williams album: Black Ruby	Ruby Andrews	You Ole Boo Boo You	1971	Zodiac
4	recordlabel: Gordy 7112 chartposition: RandB #24, US #72 writtenby: Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield album: Face to Face with the Truth comments: [Motown Sound]	The Undisputed Truth	You Make Your Own Heaven and Hell Right Here on Earth	1971	Gordy
---	recordlabel: Gordy 7105 writtenby: Whitfield, Strong album: Psychedelic Shack comments: [Motown Sound]	The Temptations	You Make Your Own Heaven And Hell Right Here On Earth	1971	Gordy
1	recordlabel: Volt 4054 chartposition: RandB #47	The Emotions	You Make Me Want to Love You	1971	Volt
2	recordlabel: Dakar 626 chartposition: RandB #94, US #15 writtenby: Jack Daniels and Johnny Moore album: Tyrone Davis Greatest Hits	Tyrone Davis	You Keep Me Holding On	1971	Dakar
3	recordlabel: Mercury 73163 chartposition: RandB #32, US #94 writtenby: Ronald Simmons, Walter Simtec Simmons and Willie Dixon album: Gene and Jerry One and One	Gene Chandler & Jerry Butler	You Just Can't Win (By Making the Same Mistakes)	1971	Mercury
---	recordlabel: Capitol 2728 writtenby: Freddie Terrell, Herman Histon	Freddie Terrell And The Blue Rhythm Band	You Had It Made	1971	Capitol
1	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 971 (UK) chartposition: UK #25, RandB #41, US #55 writtenby: Dino Fekaris & Nick Zesses album: The Return of the Magnificent Seven / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 7 comments: [Motown Sound]	The Supremes & Four Tops	You Gotta Have Love in Your Heart	1971	Tamla Motown(UK)
---	recordlabel: Brunswick 754170 writtenby: Eugene Record album: (For God's Sake) Give More Power To The People comments: [album cut] mpcode: Mnx9zObzh_U	The Chi-Lites	You Got Me Walkin'	1971	Brunswick
---	recordlabel: Revue 11063 writtenby: E. Campbell, E. Johnson, P. James	Eddie & Ernie	You Give Me Love To Go On	1971	Revue
---	recordlabel: Sounds Of Memphis 705 writtenby: Willie Cobbs	Barbara And The Browns	You Don't Love Me	1971	Sounds Of Memphis
---	recordlabel: Seventy Seven 101 writtenby: Gamble, Ross	Willie Hobbs	You Don't Know What You Got Until You Lose It	1971	Seventy Seven
1	recordlabel: Invictus 9100 chartposition: RandB #21, US #52 writtenby: Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier album: Contact	Freda Payne	You Brought the Joy	1971	Invictus
2	recordlabel: Avco 4581 chartposition: RandB #10, US #9, US AC #24 writtenby: Thom Bell & Linda Creed album: The Stylistics comments: [philly sound sweet soul]	The Stylistics	You Are Everything	1971	Avco
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2799 writtenby: Leon Haywood	Leon Haywood	You And Your Moody Ways	1971	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: United Artists 5539 writtenby: Arranged and adapted by Bobby Womack album: Communication... comments: [gospel soul album cut] mpcode: JcJMiDpWGQE	Bobby Womack	Yield Not To Temptation	1971	United Artists
---	recordlabel: Brunswick 55462 writtenby: Eugene Record, RevÃ© Gipson album: (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People / The Chi-Lites Greatest Hits comments: [sweet soul] mpcode: jisvrW00lZk	The Chi-Lites	Yes I'm Ready (If I Don't Get To Go)	1971	Brunswick
1	recordlabel: Hot Wax 7105 chartposition: RandB #11, US #36 writtenby: William Weatherspoon & Angelo Bond album: Women's Love Rights / The Best of Laura Lee	Laura Lee	Women's Love Rights	1971	Hot Wax
---	recordlabel: Federal 12567 writtenby: Thomas Bailey comments: [deep soul]	Thomas Bailey	Wish I Was Back	1971	Federal
---	recordlabel: Stax 2025 025 (UK) writtenby: Al Bell, Booker T. Jones, Eddie Floyd album: Wow...	William Bell	Winding, Winding Road	1971	Stax (UK)
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2091-045 (UK) writtenby: Tony Joe White album: Patches mpcode: BPFZlYHRZ_s	Clarence Carter	Willie And Laura Mae Jones	1971	Atlantic (UK)
---	recordlabel: Curtom 8005 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Curtis comments: [album cut]	Curtis Mayfield	Wild and Free	1971	Curtom
1	recordlabel: Westbound 191 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #45 writtenby: Leroy Emmanuel	The Counts	Why Not Start All Over Again	1971	Westbound
---	recordlabel: Instant 3310 writtenby: F. Brogli, W. Morgan	Lee Bates	Why Don't You Write	1971	Instant
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2822 writtenby: Frank Lymon, Morris Levy	Jimmy Briscoe & The Little Beavers	Why Do Fools Fall In Love	1971	Atlantic
1	recordlabel: Top and Bottom 411 chartposition: RandB #34, US #107 writtenby: Van McCoy and Joe Cobb	Brenda & the Tabulations	Why Didn't I Think of That	1971	Top and Bottom
---	recordlabel: GM 716 writtenby: Hermon Weems comments: [reached #82 in UK Charts in 2010)	Dee Edwards	Why Can't There Be Love	1971	GM
---	recordlabel: Tamla 54209 writtenby: R. Benson, A. Cleveland, M. Gaye album: What's Going On comments: [Motown Sound]	Marvin Gaye	Wholy Holy	1971	Tamla
1	recordlabel: Mercury 73205 chartposition: RandB #49, US #71 writtenby: Otis Redding album: A Message to the People	Buddy Miles	Wholesale Love	1971	Mercury
2	recordlabel: Atco 6779 chartposition: RandB #43, US #64 writtenby: Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Bonham, John Paul Jones and Willie Dixon	King Curtis	Whole Lotta Love	1971	Atco
3	recordlabel: De lite 538 chartposition: RandB #28, US #113 writtenby: Kool and the Gang and Gene Redd album: Live at the Sex Machine	Kool & the Gang	Who's Gonna Take the Weight (Part One)	1971	De lite
4	recordlabel: Scepter 12309 chartposition: RandB #41, US #57, US AC #6 writtenby: Burt Bacharach and Hal David	Dionne Warwick	Who Gets the Guy	1971	Scepter
5	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
---	recordlabel: Volt 4064 writtenby: Van McCoy, J. Hobb	Ilana	Where Would You Be Today	1971	Volt
1	recordlabel: All Platinum 2330 chartposition: RandB #6, US #15, UK #8 writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr. album: Where Did Our Love Go / The Best of All Platinum comments: [northern soul]	Donnie Elbert	Where Did Our Love Go	1971	All Platinum
2	recordlabel: Back Beat 620 chartposition: RandB #21, US #118 writtenby: Don Robey (as Deadric Malone) album: A Nickel & A Nail & The Ace Of Spades	O.V. Wright	When You Took Your Love from Me	1971	Back Beat
3	recordlabel: Columbia 45387 chartposition: RandB #37, US #94, UK #34 writtenby: Thom Bell and Linda Creed album: One Man Band	Ronnie Dyson	When You Get Right Down To It	1971	Columbia
4	recordlabel: Galaxy 779 chartposition: RandB #48 writtenby: Denise LaSalle	Bill Coday	When You Find a Fool Bump His Head	1971	Galaxy
---	recordlabel: King 6373 writtenby: Joe Valentine, Johnny Terry album: Think (About It)	Lyn Collins	Wheels of Life	1971	King
1	recordlabel: Volt 4058 chartposition: RandB #3, US #9 writtenby: Tony Hester album: Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get / The Best of The Dramatics / Stax Greatest Hits	The Dramatics	Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get	1971	Volt
---	recordlabel: House Of Orange 2406 writtenby: Reuben Bell, Vernon Davis	Reuben Bell	What's Happening To The World	1971	House Of Orange
---	recordlabel: Tamla 310 writtenby: M. Gaye album: [album cut] mpcode: MAN4HkZhO3U	Marvin Gaye	What's Happening Brother	1971	Tamla
1	recordlabel: Tamla 54201 chartposition: RandB #1, US #2 writtenby: Al Cleveland, Renaldo Benson & Marvin Gaye album: What's Going On comments: [Motown Sound]	Marvin Gaye	What's Going On	1971	Tamla
2	recordlabel: MoWest 5002 chartposition: RandB #32, US #8 writtenby: Burt Bacharach & Hal David album: What the World Needs Now Is Love	Tom Clay	What the World Needs Now Is Love--Abraham, Martin and John	1971	MoWest
3	recordlabel: Rare Earth 5027 chartposition: RandB #36, US #71 writtenby: Patti Jerome and Mike Valvano album: Stoney and Meatloaf	Stoney & Meatloaf	What You See Is What You Get	1971	Rare Earth
4	recordlabel: Down To Earth 77 chartposition: RandB #31 writtenby: General Crook	General Crook	What Time It Is (Part I)	1971	Down To Earth
---	recordlabel: Lime 100 writtenby: James Hall mpcode: 3OF29Ree2IY	Nathan Williams	What Price	1971	Lime
---	recordlabel: Chimneyville 435 writtenby: King Floyd album: King Floyd	King Floyd	What Our Love Needs	1971	Chimneyville
---	recordlabel: UNI 55270 writtenby: J. Daniels, J. Moore	Darrow Fletcher	What Is This	1971	UNI
---	recordlabel: Brunswick 754170 writtenby: Carl Davis, Eugene Record album: (For God's Sake) Give More Power To The People comments: [album cut] mpcode: jPdGMs1zM2I	The Chi-Lites	What Do I Wish For	1971	Brunswick
1	recordlabel: ABC 11317 chartposition: US #54, US AC #20 writtenby: Art Harris and Fred Jay album: Volcanic Action of My Soul	Ray Charles	What Am I Living For	1971	ABC
---	recordlabel: Rapda 1002	Lee Williams & the Cymbals	What Am I Guilty Of?	1971	Rapda
1	recordlabel: Westbound 181 chartposition: RandB #18, US #91 writtenby: Abrim Tilmon and James Mitchell album: Do Me Right / Abe, James and Ivory	The Detroit Emeralds	Wear This Ring (With Love)	1971	Westbound
---	recordlabel: Avco 4578	Della Reese	We're Gonna Make It	1971	Avco
1	recordlabel: Stang 5030 chartposition: RandB #37, US #100	The Whatnauts	We're Friends by Day (And Lovers by Night)	1971	Stang
---	recordlabel: Curtom 1966 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Curtis Live!	Curtis Mayfield	We're A Winner	1971	Curtom
1	recordlabel: VIP 25060 chartposition: RandB #20, US #89 writtenby: Stevie Wonder and Syreeta (as Syreeta Wright)	The Spinners	We'll Have It Made	1971	VIP
---	recordlabel: Josie 1028 writtenby: Wilbert Hart album: Love comments: [philly sound ballad]	Honey & the Bees	We Got To Stay Together	1971	Josie
1	recordlabel: Tamla 54202 chartposition: RandB #3, US 13, UK #27 writtenby: John Lennon & Paul McCartney album: Signed, Sealed & Delivered / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 6 comments: [Motown Sound]	Stevie Wonder	We Can Work It Out	1971	Tamla
---	recordlabel: Reprise 14096 (UK) writtenby: Ian Samwell album: Say No More	Linda Lewis	We Can Win	1971	Reprise(UK)
1	recordlabel: Brunswick 55455 chartposition: RandB #17, US #70 writtenby: Quinton Joseph and Eugene Record album: (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People / The Chi-Lites Greatest Hits	The Chi-Lites	We Are Neighbors	1971	Brunswick
2	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 857 chartposition: RandB #24, US #52, UK #35 writtenby: Wilton Felder, Gladys Knight & Johnny Bristol album: Rainbow Funk / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 8 comments: [Motown Sound]	Jr. Walker & the All Stars	Way Back Home	1971	Tamla Motown
3	recordlabel: T Neck 929 chartposition: RandB #17, US #111 writtenby: Ronald Isley, Kelly Isley (as O'Kelly Isley Jr.), Rudolph Isley, Ernie Isley and H. Pennington	The Isley Brothers	Warpath	1971	T Neck
4	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
5	recordlabel: Hot Wax 7011 chartposition: RandB #1, US #1 writtenby: Greg Perry, Barney Perkins & General Johnson album: Sweet Replies	The Honey Cone	Want Ads	1971	Hot Wax
6	recordlabel: Philly Groove 169 chartposition: RandB #13, US #81 writtenby: Norman Harris and Allan Felder album: Tell Me This Is a Dream / Delfonics Super Hits	The Delfonics	Walk Right Up to the Sun	1971	Philly Groove
7	recordlabel: Mercury 73241 chartposition: RandB #33 writtenby: Chuck Jackson album: The Sagittarius Movement	Jerry Butler	Walk Easy My Son	1971	Mercury
---	recordlabel: RCA 74-0493 writtenby: J. South mpcode: GpjRD2zezsU	Judy Freeman & Blackrock	Walk A Mile In My Shoes	1971	RCA
---	recordlabel: Clintone 004 writtenby: Sam Dees comments: [deep soul]	Jean Battle	Unsatisfied Woman	1971	Clintone
---	recordlabel: RCA Victor 740584 writtenby: Bogan Wilson Wilson Fuqua album: Love Is Stronger	Love, Peace & Happiness	Unborn Child	1971	RCA Victor
---	recordlabel: Black Prince 317 writtenby: Boyd, Green, Wells, Mckenzie, Chaney	The Imperial Wonders	Trying To Get To You	1971	Black Prince
1	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
---	recordlabel: Hi 2188 writtenby: Al Green, Mabon Hodges	Al Green	True Love	1971	Hi
---	recordlabel: Hi 2205 writtenby: Ann Peebles, Don Bryant album: Straight from the Heart / Ann Peebles Greatest Hits comments: [southern soul ballad] mpcode: YGxMNK2wbig	Ann Peebles	Trouble, Heartaches and Sadness	1971	Hi
---	recordlabel: Invictus 9089 writtenby: E. Wayne, R. Dunbar album: The Chairmen Of The Board	Chairmen Of The Board	Tricked And Trapped (By A Tricky Trapper)	1971	Invictus
1	recordlabel: Sussex 212 chartposition: RandB #16, US #68 writtenby: Van McCoy album: 5 10 15 20 25 30 Years of Love	The Presidents	Triangle of Love (Hey Diddle Diddle)	1971	Sussex

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