Top R&B Songs of 1973 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1972 <-1973-> 1974
Top songs: #1: Killing Me Softly with His Song by Roberta Flack - #2: You Are the Sunshine of My Life by Stevie Wonder - #3: Touch Me in the Morning by Diana Ross - #4: Love's Theme by Love Unlimited Orchestra - #5: Keep On Truckin' (Part 1) by Eddie Kendricks
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Killing Me Softly with His Song
#1
01/1973

Killing Me Softly with His Song
Roberta Flack

from Killing Me Softly   Killing Me Softly
415 pts
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
You Are the Sunshine of My Life
#2
03/1973

You Are the Sunshine of My Life
Stevie Wonder

from Talking Book   Talking Book
400 pts
1
US
1
AC
3
R&B
7
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #281]
[Tamla 54232]
written by Stevie Wonder
Touch Me in the Morning
#3
06/1973

Touch Me in the Morning
Diana Ross

from Touch Me in the Morning   Touch Me in the Morning
380 pts
1
US
1
AC
5
R&B
9
UK
[Motown 1239]
written by Michael Masser & Ron Miller
Love's Theme
#4
12/1973

Love's Theme
Love Unlimited Orchestra

from Rhapsody in White   Rhapsody in White
364 pts
1
US
1
AC
10
R&B
10
UK
instrumental
[20th Century 2069]
written by Barry White
Keep On Truckin' (Part 1)
#5
08/1973

Keep On Truckin' (Part 1)
Eddie Kendricks

from Eddie Kendricks   
325 pts
1
US


1
R&B
18
UK
[Tamla 54238]
written by Leonard Caston, Anita Poree & Frank Wilson
Let's Get It On
#6
07/1973

Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye

from Let's Get It On   Let's Get It On
297 pts
1
US


1
R&B
31
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #167]
[Tamla 54234]
written by Marvin Gaye & Ed Townsend
Midnight Train to Georgia
#7
08/1973

Midnight Train to Georgia
Gladys Knight & the Pips

from Imagination   
288 pts
1
US
19
AC
1
R&B
55
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #432]
[Buddah 383]
written by Jim Weatherly
Show and Tell
#8
10/1973

Show and Tell
Al Wilson

from Show and Tell   
285 pts
1
US
3
AC
10
R&B
51
UK
[Rocky Road 30073]
written by Jerry Fuller
Pillow Talk
#9
03/1973

Pillow Talk
Sylvia Robinson

from Pillow Talk   
278 pts
3
US
27
AC
1
R&B
14
UK
as Sylvia
[Vibration 521]
written by Sylvia Robinson & Michael Burton
Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)
#10
01/1973

Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)
Gladys Knight & the Pips

from Neither One of Us   
273 pts
2
US
15
AC
1
R&B
31
UK
[Soul 35098]
written by Jim Weatherly
Love Train
#11
01/1973

Love Train
The O'Jays

from Back Stabbers   Back Stabbers
264 pts
1
US


1
R&B


[Philadelphia International 3524]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
Will It Go Round in Circles
#12
03/1973

Will It Go Round in Circles
Billy Preston

from Music Is My life   
262 pts
1
US


10
R&B
52
UK
[A&M 1411]
written by Bruce Fisher & Billy Preston
Boogie Down
#13
12/1973

Boogie Down
Eddie Kendricks

from Boogie Down   
255 pts
2
US


1
R&B
39
UK
[Tamla 54243]
written by Leonard Caston, Anita Poree & Frank Wilson
I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby
#14
04/1973

I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby
Barry White

from I've Got So Much to Give   I've Got So Much to Give
253 pts
3
US
27
AC
1
R&B
23
UK
[20th Century 2018]
written by Barry White
Until You Come Back to Me (That's What Im Gonna Do)
#15
11/1973

Until You Come Back to Me (That's What Im Gonna Do)
Aretha Franklin

from Let Me in Your Life   Let Me in Your Life
247 pts
3
US
33
AC
1
R&B
26
UK
[Atlantic 2995]
written by Morris Broadnax, Clarence Paul & Stevie Wonder
Brother Louie
#16
06/1973

Brother Louie
Stories

from About Us   About Us
241 pts
1
US


22
R&B


[Kama Sutra 577]
written by Errol Brown & Tony Wilson
That Lady
#17
07/1973

That Lady
The Isley Brothers

from 3 + 3   3 + 3
231 pts
6
US


2
R&B
14
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #348]
[T-Neck 2251]
written by Ronald Isley, O'Kelly Isley Jr., Rudolph Isley, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley & Chris Jasper
Higher Ground
#18
08/1973

Higher Ground
Stevie Wonder

from Innervisions   Innervisions
228 pts
4
US
41
AC
1
R&B
29
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #261]
[Tamla 54235]
written by Stevie Wonder
#19
10/1973

Rockin' Roll Baby
The Stylistics

from Rockin' Roll Baby   Rockin' Roll Baby
226 pts
14
US
44
AC
3
R&B
6
UK
[Avco 4625]
written by Linda Creed & Thom Bell
Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up
#20
10/1973

Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up
Barry White

from Stone Gon'   Stone Gon'
221 pts
7
US
40
AC
2
R&B
14
UK
[20th Century 2058]
written by Barry White
The Cisco Kid
#21
03/1973

The Cisco Kid
War

from The World Is a Ghetto   The World Is a Ghetto
220 pts
2
US


5
R&B


[United Artists 163]
written by Sylvester Allen, Harold Brown, Morris Dickerson, Leroy Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar Levitin & Howard Scott
Nutbush City Limits
#22
08/1973

Nutbush City Limits
Ike & Tina Turner

from Nutbush City Limits   
214 pts
22
US


11
R&B
4
UK

[United Artists 298]
written by Tina Turner
Living for the City
#23
11/1973

Living for the City
Stevie Wonder

from Innervisions   Innervisions
210 pts
8
US


1
R&B
15
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #104]
[Tamla 54242]
written by Stevie Wonder
#24
11/1973

I've Got to Use My Imagination
Gladys Knight & the Pips

from Imagination   
206 pts
4
US


1
R&B
56
UK
[Buddah 393]
written by Gerry Goffin & Barry Goldberg
Jungle Boogie
#25
12/1973

Jungle Boogie
Kool & The Gang

from Wild and Peaceful   Wild and Peaceful
204 pts
4
US


2
R&B
51
UK
[De-Lite 559]
written by Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, Donald Boyce, Melvin Brown, Robert Mickens, Claydes Smith, Dennis Thomas & Richard Westfield
The Love I Lost (Part 1)
#26
09/1973

The Love I Lost (Part 1)
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes

from Black & Blue   
204 pts
7
US
48
AC
1
R&B
21
UK
[Philadelphia International 3533]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
Break Up to Make Up
#27
02/1973

Break Up to Make Up
The Stylistics

from Round 2   Round 2
198 pts
5
US
20
AC
5
R&B
34
UK
[Avco 4611]
written by Thom Bell, Kenny Gamble & Linda Creed
Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)
#28
02/1973

Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)
Four Tops

from Keeper of the Castle   
197 pts
4
US
14
AC
2
R&B


[Dunhill/ABC 4339]
written by Brian Potter & Dennis Lambert
#29
09/1973

Space Race
Billy Preston

from Everybody Likes Some Kind of Music   Everybody Likes Some Kind of Music
195 pts
4
US
34
AC
1
R&B


instrumental
[A&M 1463]
written by Billy Preston
Ghetto Child
#30
08/1973

Ghetto Child
The Spinners [US band]

from Spinners   Spinners
178 pts
29
US
20
AC
4
R&B
7
UK
[Atlantic 2973]
written by Thom Bell & Linda Creed
Drift Away
#31
02/1973

Drift Away
Dobie Gray

from Drift Away   
175 pts
5
US
12
AC
42
R&B
52
UK
[Decca 33057]
written by Mentor Williams
Masterpiece
#32
02/1973

Masterpiece
The Temptations

from Masterpiece   
166 pts
7
US


1
R&B
53
UK
[Gordy 7126]
written by Norman Whitfield
If You're Ready (Come Go with Me)
#33
10/1973

If You're Ready (Come Go with Me)
The Staple Singers

from Be What You Are   Be What You Are
159 pts
9
US


1
R&B
34
UK
[Stax 0179]
written by Homer Banks, Carl Hampton & Ray Jackson
#34
04/1973

Natural High
Bloodstone

from Natural High   Natural High
143 pts
10
US
20
AC
4
R&B
40
UK
[London 1046]
written by Charles McCormick
#35
03/1973

I'm Doin' Fine Now
New York City

from I'm Doin' Fine Now   
142 pts
17
US
8
AC
14
R&B
20
UK
[Chelsea 0113]
written by Sherman Marshall & Thom Bell
Last Time I Saw Him
#36
12/1973

Last Time I Saw Him
Diana Ross

from Last Time I Saw Him   Last Time I Saw Him
142 pts
14
US
1
AC
15
R&B
35
UK
[Motown 1278]
written by Michael Masser & Pam Sawyer
#37
03/1973

Never, Never, Never (Grande, Grande, Grande)
Shirley Bassey

from Never, Never, Never   
137 pts
48
US
8
AC
67
R&B
8
UK
[United Artists 211]
written by Al Testa, Tony Renis & Norman Newell
#38
11/1973

Put Your Hands Together
The O'Jays

from Ship Ahoy   Ship Ahoy
134 pts
10
US


2
R&B
54
UK
[Philadelphia International 3535]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
One of a Kind (Love Affair)
#39
04/1973

One of a Kind (Love Affair)
The Spinners [US band]

from Spinners   Spinners
127 pts
11
US
19
AC
1
R&B


[Atlantic 2962]
written by Joe Jefferson
#40
07/1973

Gypsy Man
War

from Deliver the World   
126 pts
8
US


6
R&B


[United Artists 281]
written by Howard Scott, Morris Dickerson, Harold R. Brown, Charles W. Miller, Leroy Jordan, Sylvester Allen & Lee Oskar Levitan
Right Place, Wrong Time
#41
03/1973

Right Place, Wrong Time
Dr. John

from In the Right Place   In the Right Place
124 pts
9
US


19
R&B
54
UK
[Atco 45-6914]
written by Mac Rebennack
#42
09/1973

You're a Special Part of Me
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye

from Diana & Marvin   Diana & Marvin
123 pts
12
US
43
AC
4
R&B
51
UK
[Motown 1280]
written by Harold Johnson, Andrew Porter & Gregg Wright
Here I Am (Come and Take Me)
#43
07/1973

Here I Am (Come and Take Me)
Al Green

from Call Me   Call Me
119 pts
10
US


2
R&B


[Hi 2247]
written by Al Green & Mabon "Teenie" Hodges
#44
06/1973

I Believe in You (You Believe in Me)
Johnnie Taylor

from Taylored in Silk   Taylored in Silk
119 pts
11
US


1
R&B


[Stax 0161]
written by Don Davis
Call Me (Come Back Home)
#45
02/1973

Call Me (Come Back Home)
Al Green

from Call Me   Call Me
119 pts
10
US


2
R&B


[Hi 2235]
written by Al Green, Al Jackson Jr. & Willie Mitchell
Smarty Pants
#46
08/1973

Smarty Pants
First Choice

from Armed and Extremely Dangerous   
116 pts
56
US


25
R&B
9
UK
[Philly Groove 179]
written by Allan Felder & Norman Harris
Armed and Extremely Dangerous
#47
03/1973

Armed and Extremely Dangerous
First Choice

from Armed and Extremely Dangerous   
115 pts
28
US


11
R&B
16
UK
[Philly Groove 175]
written by Allan Felder & Norman Harris
#48
07/1973

Angel
Aretha Franklin

from Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky)   Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky)
115 pts
20
US
44
AC
1
R&B
37
UK
[Atlantic 2969]
written by Carolyn Franklin & Sonny Saunders
#49
02/1973

Step by Step
Joe Simon

from The Power of Joe Simon   
114 pts
37
US


6
R&B
14
UK
[Spring 133]
written by Raeford Gerald
Livin' for You
#50
11/1973

Livin' for You
Al Green

from Livin' for You   
107 pts
19
US


1
R&B
52
UK
[Hi 2257]
written by Al Green & Willie Mitchell
If You Want Me to Stay
#51
06/1973

If You Want Me to Stay
Sly & the Family Stone

from Fresh   Fresh
107 pts
12
US


3
R&B


[Epic 11017]
written by Sylvester Stewart
#52
02/1973

Funky Worm
Ohio Players

from Pleasure   Pleasure
104 pts
15
US


1
R&B


[Westbound 214]
written by Ohio Players
#53
02/1973

Gonna Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse
Jimmy Helms

from Gonna Make You an Offer!   
104 pts




92
R&B
8
UK
[MGM 14540]
written by John Worth
#54
03/1973

Hallelujah Day
Jackson 5

from Skywriter   Skywriter
103 pts
28
US


10
R&B
20
UK
[Motown 1224]
written by Freddie Perren & Christine Yarian
#55
06/1973

Are You Man Enough
Four Tops

from Shaft in Africa: Original Music from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Film   
100 pts
15
US


2
R&B


[Dunhill/ABC 4354]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter
#56
10/1973

Cheaper to Keep Her
Johnnie Taylor

from Taylored in Silk   Taylored in Silk
99 pts
15
US


2
R&B


[Stax 0176]
written by Mack Rice
Yes We Can Can
#57
08/1973

Yes We Can Can
The Pointer Sisters

from The Pointer Sisters   The Pointer Sisters
99 pts
11
US


12
R&B


[Blue Thumb 229]
written by Allen Toussaint
#58
12/1973

It May Be Winter Outside (But in My Heart It's Spring)
Love Unlimited

from Under the Influence of... Love Unlimited   Under the Influence of... Love Unlimited
95 pts
83
US


35
R&B
11
UK
[20th Century 2062]
written by Barry White & Paul Politi
#59
12/1973

Trying to Hold On to My Woman
Lamont Dozier

from Out Here on My Own   
94 pts
15
US


4
R&B


[ABC 11407]
written by McKinley Jackson & James Reddick
Come Get to This
#60
11/1973

Come Get to This
Marvin Gaye

from Let's Get It On   Let's Get It On
93 pts
21
US


3
R&B
51
UK
[Tamla 54241]
written by Marvin Gaye
#61
04/1973

Daddy Could Swear (I Declare)
Gladys Knight & the Pips

from Neither One of Us   
87 pts
19
US


2
R&B


produced by Johnny Bristol
[Soul 35105]
written by Merald Knight, Gladys Knight & Johnny Bristol
#62
12/1973

Sexy Mama
The Moments

87 pts
17
US


3
R&B


[Stang 5052]
written by Al Goodman, Harry Ray & Sylvia Robinson
#63
03/1973

Leaving Me
The Independents

from The First Time We Met   
85 pts
21
US


1
R&B


[Wand 11252]
written by Chuck Jackson & Marvin Yancy
You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)
#64
05/1973

You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)
The Stylistics

from Round 2   Round 2
85 pts
23
US
4
AC
8
R&B


[Avco 4618]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
#65
07/1973

Theme from Cleopatra Jones
Joe Simon

from Cleopatra Jones: Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture   
85 pts
18
US


3
R&B


featuring the Mainstreeters
[Spring 138]
written by J. J. Johnson
Doin' It to Death
#66
05/1973

Doin' It to Death
Fred Wesley & the J.B.'s

from Doin' It to Death   
83 pts
22
US


1
R&B


[People 621]
written by James Brown
#67
11/1973

Me and Baby Brother
War

from Deliver the World   
81 pts
15
US


18
R&B


[United Artists 350]
written by Charles Miller, Harold Brown, Howard Scott, Lee Oskar, Lonnie Jordan, Morris Dickerson & Thomas Allen
#68
05/1973

Finder's Keepers
Chairmen of the Board

from Skin I'm In   
81 pts
59
US


7
R&B
21
UK
as Chairman of the Board
[Invictus 1251]
written by General Johnson & Geoff Bowen
So Very Hard to Go
#69
05/1973

So Very Hard to Go
Tower of Power

from Tower of Power   Tower of Power
80 pts
17
US
36
AC
11
R&B


[Warner 7687]
written by Emilio Castillo & Stephen "Doc" Kupka
Sweet Understanding Love
#70
10/1973

Sweet Understanding Love
Four Tops

from Main Street People   
80 pts
33
US
41
AC
10
R&B
29
UK
[Dunhill/ABC 4366]
written by Renaldo Benson, Val Benson & Ivy Jo Hunter
#71
01/1973

I Got Ants in My Pants (Part 1) (And I Want to Dance)
James Brown

78 pts
27
US


4
R&B
51
UK
[Polydor 14162]
written by James Brown
Stoned Out of My Mind
#72
07/1973

Stoned Out of My Mind
The Chi-Lites

from Chi-Lites   
76 pts
30
US


2
R&B
57
UK
[Brunswick 55500]
written by Eugene Record & Barbara Acklin
#73
05/1973

I'll Always Love My Mama (Part 1)
The Intruders

from Save the Children   
75 pts
36
US


6
R&B
32
UK
[Gamble 2506]
written by Gene McFadden, John Whitehead, Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
Basketball Jones featuring Tyrone Shoelaces
#74
09/1973

Basketball Jones featuring Tyrone Shoelaces
Cheech & Chong

from Los Cochinos   Los Cochinos
74 pts
15
US


58
R&B


[novelty]
[Ode 66038]
written by Cheech Marin & Tommy Chong
#75
05/1973

Time to Get Down
The O'Jays

from Back Stabbers   Back Stabbers
73 pts
33
US


2
R&B
53
UK
[Philadelphia International 3531]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
#76
12/1973

Let Your Hair Down
The Temptations

from 1990   1990
72 pts
27
US


1
R&B


instrumentation by Rose Royce
[Gordy 7133]
written by Norman Whitfield
#77
08/1973

Funky Stuff
Kool & The Gang

from Wild and Peaceful   Wild and Peaceful
71 pts
29
US


5
R&B
54
UK
[De-Lite 557]
written by Kool & The Gang
#78
08/1973

Hurts So Good
Millie Jackson

from It Hurts So Good   It Hurts So Good
70 pts
24
US


3
R&B


from the movie Cleopatra Jones
[Spring 139]
written by Phillip Mitchell
#79
12/1973

Joy
Isaac Hayes

from Joy   Joy
70 pts
30
US
34
AC
7
R&B
52
UK
[Enterprise 9085]
written by Isaac Hayes
#80
05/1973

Misdemeanor
Foster Sylvers

from Foster Sylvers   
68 pts
22
US


7
R&B


[Pride 1031/MGM 14580]
written by Leon Sylvers
#81
01/1973

Good Morning Heartache
Diana Ross

from Lady Sings the Blues   
67 pts
34
US
8
AC
20
R&B
53
UK
[Motown 1211]
written by Irene Higginbotham, Ervin Drake & Dan Fisher
Get It Together
#82
08/1973

Get It Together
Jackson 5

from Get it Together   Get it Together
66 pts
28
US


2
R&B


[Motown 1277]
written by Berry Gordy, Hal Davis, Don Fletcher, Jerry Marcellino & Mel Larson
#83
09/1973

Jesse
Roberta Flack

from Killing Me Softly   Killing Me Softly
65 pts
30
US
3
AC
19
R&B


[Atlantic 2982]
written by Janis Ian
#84
06/1973

Where Peaceful Waters Flow
Gladys Knight & the Pips

from Imagination   
65 pts
28
US
18
AC
6
R&B


[Buddah 363]
written by Jim Weatherly
Nobody Wants You When You're Down and Out
#85
06/1973

Nobody Wants You When You're Down and Out
Bobby Womack

from Facts of Life   Facts of Life
64 pts
29
US


2
R&B


[United Artists 255]
written by James Cox
I Can't Stand the Rain
#86
08/1973

I Can't Stand the Rain
Ann Peebles

from I Can't Stand the Rain   
64 pts
38
US


6
R&B
41
UK
[Hi 2248]
written by Ann Peebles, Don Bryant & Bernard Miller
#87
02/1973

Master of Eyes (The Deepness of Your Eyes)
Aretha Franklin

from Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky)   Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky)
61 pts
33
US


8
R&B
51
UK
[Atlantic 2941]
written by Aretha Franklin & Bernice Hart
#88
02/1973

Kissing My Love
Bill Withers

from Still Bill   Still Bill
60 pts
31
US


12
R&B
51
UK
[Sussex 250]
written by Bill Withers
#89
02/1973

One Man Band (Plays All Alone)
Ronnie Dyson

from One Man Band   
58 pts
28
US
16
AC
15
R&B


[Columbia 45776]
written by Thom Bell & Linda Creed
#90
11/1973

Baby Come Close
Smokey Robinson

from Smokey   
57 pts
27
US


7
R&B


[Tamla 54239]
written by Smokey Robinson, Marvin Tarplin & Pamela Young
#91
12/1973

I Like to Live the Love
B.B. King

57 pts
28
US


6
R&B


[ABC 11406]
written by Dave Crawford & Charles Mann
Hey Girl (I Like Your Style)
#92
08/1973

Hey Girl (I Like Your Style)
The Temptations

from Masterpiece   
55 pts
35
US


2
R&B


[Gordy 7131]
written by Norman Whitfield
#93
06/1973

I Was Checkin' Out--She Was Checkin' In
Don Covay

from Super Dude I   
54 pts
29
US


6
R&B


[Mercury 73385]
written by Don Covay
#94
11/1973

I Found Sunshine
The Chi-Lites

from Chi-Lites   
54 pts
47
US


17
R&B
35
UK
[Brunswick 55503]
written by Eugene Record
I've Got So Much Love to Give
#95
07/1973

I've Got So Much Love to Give
Barry White

from I've Got So Much to Give   I've Got So Much to Give
54 pts
32
US
46
AC
5
R&B


[20th Century 2042]
written by Barry White
A Letter to Myself
#96
02/1973

A Letter to Myself
The Chi-Lites

from A Letter to Myself   
53 pts
33
US


3
R&B


[Brunswick 55491]
written by Eugene Record & Sandra Drayton
#97
04/1973

Give Your Baby a Standing Ovation
The Dells

from Give Your Baby a Standing Ovation   
52 pts
34
US


3
R&B


[Cadet 5696]
written by Henry Williams & Marv Johnson
#98
11/1973

Stoned to the Bone (Part 1)
James Brown

from The Payback   The Payback
52 pts
58
US


4
R&B
52
UK
[Polydor 14210]
written by James Brown
#99
03/1973

Oh La De Da
The Staple Singers

from City in the Sky   
52 pts
33
US


4
R&B


[Stax 0156]
written by Phillip Mitchell
#100
03/1973

I Can Understand it
New Birth

from Birth Day   
50 pts
35
US


4
R&B


[RCA Victor 0912]
written by Bobby Womack

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