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Top R&B Songs of the 1970s

1960s <-1970-> 1980s
    

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1.
11/1974
405

2
US


2
dance
✫1
R&B
✫1
UK
[20th Century 2133]
written by Peter Radcliffe, Tony Sepe & Barry White
2.
05/1976
322

2
US
✫1
AC
4
dance
✫1
R&B
10
UK
[Philadelphia International 3592]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
3.
07/1976
370

✫1
US
25
AC
✫1
dance
4
R&B
5
UK
[RSO 853]
written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb & Maurice Gibb
4.
11/1975
348

3
US




6
R&B
2
UK
[Big Tree 16047]
written by Errol Brown & Tony Wilson
5.
10/1976
376

✫1
US
19
AC


43
R&B
2
UK
[Warner 8283]
written by Leo Sayer & Vini Poncia
6.
03/1974
362

2
US
6
AC


5
R&B
2
UK
[Avco 4634]
written by Thom Bell & Linda Creed
7.
09/1976
342

✫1
US
6
AC


✫1
R&B
7
UK
[ABC 12208]
written by James Dean & John Glover
8.
03/1973
378

✫1
US
✫1
AC


3
R&B
7
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #281]
[Tamla 54232]
written by Stevie Wonder
9.
10/1978
382

2
US


2
dance
32
R&B
✫1
UK
charted as Y.M.C.A. / Hot Cop in US dance charts
[Casablanca 945]
written by Jacques Morali, Henri Belolo & Victor Willis
10.
12/1979
401

2
US
5
AC
8
dance
6
R&B
✫1
UK
charted as Working My Way Back to You / Forgive Me, Girl is US AC Charts
[Atlantic 3637]
written by Denny Randell & Sandy Linzer
11.
12/1979
321

4
US
2
AC


86
R&B
2
UK
[Motown 1477]
written by Carol Connors & David Shire
12.
07/1974
400

2
US
✫1
AC


4
R&B
✫1
UK
[Philadelphia International 3550]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
13.
01/1977
448

✫1
US
✫1
AC


94
R&B
✫1
UK
[Warner 8332]
written by Albert Hammond & Carole Bayer Sager
14.
03/1979
312

2
US
30
AC
✫1
dance
✫1
R&B
8
UK
produced by Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers; charted as He's the Greatest Dancer / We Are Family in US dance charts
[Cotillion 44251]
written by Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers
15.
07/1970
367

✫1
US




3
R&B
3
UK
[Gordy 7101]
written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong
16.
02/1979
398

✫1
US
19
AC
22
dance
44
R&B
✫1
UK
[RSO 918]
written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb & Maurice Gibb
17.
06/1973
358

✫1
US
✫1
AC


5
R&B
9
UK
[Motown 1239]
written by Michael Masser & Ronald Miller [Ronald Norman Miller] (as Ron Miller)
18.
03/1978
381

✫1
US
✫1
AC


✫1
R&B
3
UK
[Columbia 10693]
written by John Vallins & Nat Kipner
19.
11/1978
358

✫1
US
4
AC


10
R&B
3
UK
[RSO 913]
written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb & Maurice Gibb
20.
06/1978
434

✫1
US
✫1
AC


✫1
R&B
✫1
UK
[Motown 1443]
written by Lionel Richie
21.
10/1971
399

✫1
US
6
AC


2
R&B
4
UK
[Academy Award for Best Original Song 1971]
[Enterprise 9038]
written by Isaac Hayes
22.
10/1975
376

✫1
US
✫1
AC


14
R&B
5
UK
[Motown 1377]
written by Michael Masser & Gerry Goffin
23.
08/1970
429

✫1
US




✫1
R&B
✫1
UK
as Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
[Tamla 54199]
written by Stevie Wonder, Henry Cosby (as Hank Cosby) & Smokey Robinson
24.
05/1970
332

✫1
US




✫1
R&B
7
UK
in the US B side I Found That Girl charted from 1 august 1970
[Motown 1166]
written by Berry Gordy (as part of The Corporation), Freddie Perren (as part of The Corporation), Deke Richards (as part of The Corporation) & Fonce Mizell (as part of The Corporation)
25.
04/1975
435

✫1
US
2
AC
3
dance
✫1
R&B
3
UK
as Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony
[instrumental]
[Avco 4653]
written by Van McCoy
26.
03/1972
348

✫1
US
✫1
AC


4
R&B
14
UK
[R]
[Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1973]
[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1973]
[Atlantic 2864]
written by Ewan MacColl
27.
08/1975
388

✫1
US


18
dance
✫1
R&B
4
UK
[T.K. 1015]
written by Harry Casey (as Harry Wayne Casey) & Richard Finch
28.
11/1972
339

✫1
US
38
AC


✫1
R&B
11
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #74]
[Tamla 54226]
written by Stevie Wonder
29.
09/1979
365

✫1
US
6
AC


✫1
R&B
4
UK
[Motown 1474]
written by Lionel Richie
30.
12/1977
402

✫1
US
28
AC
3
dance
4
R&B
4
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #189]
charted as Stayin' Alive / Night Fever / More Than a Woman in US dance charts
[RSO 885]
written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb & Maurice Gibb
31.
08/1977
355

✫1
US
18
AC
6
dance
8
R&B
7
UK
[instrumental]
[Millennium 604]
written by John Williams [composer]
32.
04/1977
465

✫1
US
3
AC
2
dance
✫1
R&B
2
UK
[tribute to Duke Ellington]
charted as Another Star / I Wish / Sir Duke / Isn't She Lovely in US dance charts
[Tamla 54281]
written by Stevie Wonder
33.
03/1972
377

2
US




2
R&B
3
UK
[Motown 1197]
written by Jimmie Thomas
34.
11/1979
348

✫1
US
21
AC
2
dance
✫1
R&B
7
UK
charted as Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough/Rock With You in US dance charts
[Epic 50797]
written by Rod Temperton
35.
05/1974
332

✫1
US
12
AC


2
R&B
6
UK
[RCA Victor 0232]
written by Wally Holmes (as Waldo Holmes)
36.
05/1974
415

✫1
US
19
AC


✫1
R&B
✫1
UK
[T.K. 1004]
written by Harry Casey (as Harry Wayne Casey) & Richard Finch
37.
06/1979

Rise by Herb Alpert

from Rise   
311

✫1
US
✫1
AC
17
dance
4
R&B
13
UK
[instrumental]
[A&M 2151]
written by Andy Armer & Randy Badazz Alpert (as Randy Badazz)
38.
05/1979
437

✫1
US


✫1
dance
✫1
R&B
✫1
UK
[Juana 3422]
written by Frederick Knight
39.
11/1975
299

2
US
5
AC


46
R&B
8
UK
[United Artists 752]
written by J. Vincent Edwards & Pierre Tubbs
40.
03/1979
369

✫1
US
4
AC


✫1
R&B
4
UK
[Polydor/MVP 14547]
written by Dino Fekaris & Freddie Perren
41.
06/1976
338

✫1
US


12
dance
✫1
R&B
7
UK
charted as Play That Funky Music / I Feel Sanctified in US dance charts
[Epic 50225]
written by Robert Parissi
42.
11/1974
329

✫1
US
45
AC
11
dance
5
R&B
6
UK
43.
07/1970
332

4
US




2
R&B
2
UK
[Atlantic 2748]
written by General Johnson & Ronald Dunbar
44.
10/1972
312

✫1
US




5
R&B
14
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #168]
[Gordy 7121]
written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong
45.
04/1972
328

✫1
US
34
AC


✫1
R&B
14
UK
[Brunswick 55471]
written by Eugene Record
46.
10/1979
379

✫1
US
7
AC
✫1
dance
20
R&B
3
UK
[Columbia 11125]
written by Paul Jabara & Bruce Roberts
47.
02/1978
421

✫1
US
19
AC
3
dance
8
R&B
✫1
UK
charted as Stayin' Alive / Night Fever / More Than a Woman in US dance charts
[RSO 889]
written by Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb & Robin Gibb
48.
08/1972
444

✫1
US




42
R&B
✫1
UK
[recorded live in manchester, england]
[novelty]
[Chess 2131]
written by Chuck Berry
49.
02/1976
298

3
US
14
AC


2
R&B
5
UK
[Malaco 1029]
written by Bob Montgomery
50.
05/1978
347

✫1
US


6
dance
33
R&B
3
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #496]
Miss You / Far Away Eyes in the UK
[Rolling Stones 19307]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
51.
10/1972
345

✫1
US
10
AC


✫1
R&B
12
UK
[Philadelphia International 3521]
written by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff & Cary Gilbert
52.
09/1978
353

✫1
US
24
AC
✫1
dance
8
R&B
5
UK
charted as MacArthur Park Suite in US dance charts
[Casablanca 939]
written by Jimmy Webb
53.
01/1975
429

✫1
US
4
AC


3
R&B
2
UK
[Epic 50057]
written by Minnie Riperton & Richard Rudolph
54.
12/1973
344

✫1
US
✫1
AC


10
R&B
10
UK
[instrumental]
[20th Century 2069]
written by Barry White
55.
10/1975
372

2
US


✫1
dance
3
R&B
4
UK
[Oasis 401]
written by Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder & Pete Bellotte
56.
10/1975
386

✫1
US


20
dance
5
R&B
3
UK
charted as Overture / Love Machine in US dance charts
[Tamla 54262]
written by Billy Griffin & Pete Moore (as Warren Moore)
57.
04/1976
338

✫1
US
19
AC
✫1
dance
✫1
R&B
10
UK
[Motown 1392]
written by Marilyn McLeod & Pam Sawyer (as Pamela Sawyer)
58.
12/1971
355

✫1
US
36
AC


✫1
R&B
7
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #60]
[Hi 2202]
written by Al Green, Willie Mitchell & Al Jackson Jr.
59.
04/1972
334

✫1
US
4
AC


✫1
R&B
18
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #205]
[Sussex 235]
written by Bill Withers
60.
10/1978

Le Freak by Chic

from C'est CHIC   
347

✫1
US
48
AC
✫1
dance
✫1
R&B
7
UK
charted as Le Freak / I Want Your Love / Chic Cheer in US dance charts
[Atlantic 3519]
written by Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers
61.
08/1974
409

✫1
US




✫1
R&B
✫1
UK
[20th Century 2140]
written by Carl Douglas
62.
01/1979
332

✫1
US


5
dance
6
R&B
6
UK
[Ariola America 7736]
written by Eddie Floyd & Steve Cropper
63.
04/1976
370

✫1
US
12
AC


✫1
R&B
4
UK
[Columbia 10310]
written by Winfred Lovett
64.
01/1973
391

✫1
US
2
AC


2
R&B
6
UK
[Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1974]
[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1974]
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #360]
[Atlantic 2940]
written by Charles Fox & Norman Gimbel
65.
08/1973
306

✫1
US




✫1
R&B
18
UK
[Tamla 54238]
written by Leonard Caston, Anita Poree & Frank Wilson
66.
02/1971
346

✫1
US
33
AC


✫1
R&B
8
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #389]
[Gordy 7105]
written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong
67.
03/1979
316

3
US


14
dance
30
R&B
2
UK
charted as In The Navy / Manhattan Woman / Go West in US dance charts
[Casablanca 973]
written by Jacques Morali, Henri Belolo & Victor Willis
68.
01/1978
334

✫1
US
9
AC


60
R&B
4
UK
[RSO 884]
written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb & Maurice Gibb
69.
09/1970
373

✫1
US
24
AC


✫1
R&B
4
UK
[Motown 1171]
written by Berry Gordy, Bob West, Hal Davis & Willie Hutch
70.
12/1976
376

✫1
US
23
AC
2
dance
✫1
R&B
5
UK
charted as Another Star / I Wish / Sir Duke / Isn't She Lovely in US dance charts
[Tamla 54274]
written by Stevie Wonder
71.
12/1978
438

✫1
US
9
AC
✫1
dance
4
R&B
✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #489]
charted as I Will Survive / Substitute / Anybody Wanna Party? / I Said Yes in US dance charts
[Polydor 14508]
written by Freddie Perren & Dino Fekaris
72.
07/1977
362

6
US
45
AC
3
dance
9
R&B
✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #411]
charted as I Feel Love / Theme from the Deep (Down Deep Inside) in US dance charts
[Casablanca 884]
written by Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte & Donna Summer
73.
06/1972
393

✫1
US
✫1
AC


38
R&B
5
UK
[Epic 10902]
written by Johnny Nash
74.
04/1979
314

✫1
US


✫1
dance
3
R&B
11
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #103]
charted as Hot Stuff / Bad Girls in US dance charts
[Casablanca 978]
written by Pete Bellotte, Harold Faltermeyer & Keith Forsey
75.
10/1971
338

3
US




✫1
R&B
3
UK
[Brunswick 55462]
written by Barbara Acklin & Eugene Record
76.
05/1978
341

✫1
US
13
AC


40
R&B
3
UK
[RSO 897]
written by Barry Gibb
77.
04/1977
376

✫1
US


✫1
dance
✫1
R&B
7
UK
[Tamla 54280]
written by Marvin Gaye
78.
10/1971
306

4
US
14
AC


4
R&B
5
UK
[Motown 1191]
written by Elliot Willensky
79.
06/1979

Good Times by Chic

from Risqué   
361

✫1
US
28
AC
3
dance
✫1
R&B
5
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #224]
charted as Good Times / My Feet Keep Dancing / My Forbidden Lover in US dance charts
[Atlantic 3584]
written by Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers
80.
01/1970
303

3
US




8
R&B
3
UK
[Invictus 9074]
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland Jr. & Ronald Dunbar (as Ron Dunbar)
81.
03/1976
311

2
US
25
AC
5
dance
5
R&B
7
UK
[Midland International 10571]
written by Sylvester Levay & Michael Kunze (as Stephan Prager)
82.
09/1975
321

✫1
US
6
AC
✫1
dance
✫1
R&B
28
UK
[instrumental]
[Midland International 10339]
written by Sylvester Levay & Michael Kunze (as Stephan Prager)
83.
06/1977
416

2
US




✫1
R&B
✫1
UK
[ABC 12284]
written by Marvin Willis, Arnold Ingram & James Mitchell
84.
11/1971
311

✫1
US




✫1
R&B
15
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #138]
[Epic 10805]
written by Sly Stone (as Sylvester Stewart)
85.
07/1979
380

✫1
US


2
dance
✫1
R&B
3
UK
charted as Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough/Rock With You in US dance charts
[Epic 50742]
written by Michael Jackson
86.
12/1976
324

✫1
US
40
AC
✫1
dance
✫1
R&B
13
UK
charted as Don't Leave Me This Way / Any Way You Like It in US dance charts
[Tamla 54278]
written by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff & Cary Gilbert
87.
10/1979
313

✫1
US
4
AC


58
R&B
7
UK
[Casablanca 2215]
written by Toni Tennille
88.
08/1976
319

✫1
US




15
R&B
6
UK
and His Cast Of Idiots
[novelty]
[RSO 857]
written by Rick Dees
89.
11/1978
424

✫1
US


✫1
dance
5
R&B
✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #301]
[Warner 8724]
written by Rod Stewart & Carmine Appice
90.
10/1976
330

✫1
US


3
dance
✫1
R&B
9
UK
[MCA 40615]
written by Norman Whitfield
91.
07/1974
311

✫1
US
26
AC


✫1
R&B
8
UK
[20th Century 2120]
written by Barry White
92.
05/1978
383

✫1
US


✫1
dance
✫1
R&B
3
UK
[Capitol 4565]
written by Janice Marie Johnson & Perry Kibble (as Perry L. Kibble)
93.
01/1977
383

2
US


36
dance
5
R&B
2
UK
[Epic 50370]
written by Rod Temperton
94.
05/1977
395

✫1
US


11
dance
✫1
R&B
4
UK
[Columbia 10544]
written by Maurice White & Al McKay
95.
08/1972

Ben by Michael Jackson

from Ben   
375

✫1
US
3
AC


5
R&B
7
UK
[Motown 1207]
written by Don Black & Walter Scharf
96.
04/1970
353

3
US




20
R&B
✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #391]
[Invictus 9075]
written by Brian Holland (as part of Edythe Wayne), Lamont Dozier (as part of Edythe Wayne), Eddie Holland Jr. (as part of Edythe Wayne) & Ronald Dunbar (as Ron Dunbar)
97.
05/1979
310

✫1
US


✫1
dance
✫1
R&B
14
UK
charted as Hot Stuff / Bad Girls in US dance charts
[Casablanca 988]
written by Donna Summer, Joe Esposito (as Joe "Bean" Esposito), Eddie Hokenson (as Edward Hokenson) & Bruce Sudano
98.
08/1970
359

✫1
US
6
AC


✫1
R&B
6
UK
[Motown 1169]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
99.
07/1979
339

2
US
3
AC


2
R&B
4
UK
[Columbia 11033]
written by David Foster, Jay Graydon & Bill Champlin
100.
03/1970

ABC by Jackson 5

from ABC   
323

✫1
US




✫1
R&B
8
UK
[Motown 1163]
written by Berry Gordy (as part of The Corporation), Freddie Perren (as part of The Corporation), Deke Richards (as part of The Corporation) & Fonce Mizell (as part of The Corporation)

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