Top R&B Songs of 1970 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

as Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
R
[Tamla 54199]
written by Stevie Wonder, Hank Cosby & Smokey Robinson

[Motown 1171]
written by Berry Gordy, Bob West, Hal Davis & Willie Hutch

[Gordy 7101]
written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong

[Motown 1169]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #391]
[Invictus 9075]
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland Jr. & Ron Dunbar

[Atlantic 2748]
written by General Johnson & Ronald Dunbar

in the US B side I Found That Girl charted from 1 august 1970
[Motown 1166]
written by Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Deke Richards & Fonce Mizell

[Motown 1163]
written by Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Deke Richards & Fonce Mizell

[Invictus 9074]
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland Jr. & Ron Dunbar

[Motown 1172]
written by Kenny Thomas & Frank Wilson

[Gordy 7099]
written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong

[Tamla 54196]
written by Stevie Wonder, Lee Garrett, Syreeta & Lula Mae Hardaway

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #402]
[Epic 10555]
written by Sylvester Stewart

[Bell 940]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David

[Motown 1162]
written by Frank Wilson & Vincent DiMirco

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #498]
[Cotillion 44057]
written by Tony Joe White

[Motown 1164]
written by Carl Sigman & Charles Dawes

[Stang 5012]
written by Sylvia Robinson & Bert Keyes

[Dakar 616]
written by Jack Daniels & Bonnie Thompson

[Motown 1176]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

[Motown 1170]
written by Smokey Robinson & Frank Wilson

with The Dixie Flyers
[Atlantic 2751]
written by Ahmet Ertegün & Betty Nelson

[Tamla 54191]
written by Stevie Wonder, Henry Cosby & Sylvia Moy

[Chimneyville 435]
written by King Floyd

[Gordy 7096]
written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong

[Motown 1173]
written by Phil Spector, Jeff Barry & Ellie Greenwich

[Invictus 9078]
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland Jr. & Ron Dunbar

live
[Rare Earth 5012]
written by William "Smokey" Robinson

[Philly Groove 161]
written by Thom Bell & William Hart

[Tamla 54200]
written by Ron Miller

[RCA Victor 0319]
written by Skip Scarborough, Jerry Peters & Anita Poree

[V.I.P. 25057]
written by Stevie Wonder, Lee Garrett & Syreeta Wright

[Soul 35078]
written by Gloria Jones, Clay McMurray & Pam Sawyer

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #326]
[King 6318]
written by James Brown, Bobby Byrd & Ron Lenhoff

[Invictus 9081]
written by Angelo Bond, Ronald Dunbar, Gerard Johnson & Greg Perry

[Rare Earth 5017]
written by Norman Whitfield, Eddie Holland Jr. & Cornelius Grant

[Hot Wax 7004]
written by Norman Johnson, Greg Perry & Angelo Bond

[Columbia 45110]
written by Charles Courtney & Peter Link

as The 5 Stairsteps
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #392]
[Buddah 165]
written by Stan Vincent

[Stax 0059]
written by Rufus Thomas

as Chairman of the Board
[Invictus 9079]
written by Daphne Dumas, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland Jr. & Ronald Dunbar

[Atlantic 2706]
written by Aretha Franklin

[King 6329]
written by James Brown

[Motown 1165]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

[Sussex 207]
written by Tony Boyd & Archie Powell

[Warner 7417]
written by Charles Wright

[Soul 35069]
written by Marvin Gaye, Anna Gordy Gaye, Iris Gordy & Elgie Stover

[Mercury 73083]
written by Herman Davis & Russ Lewis

[Atlantic 2765]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff

[Gordy 7104]
written by Barrett Strong & Norman Whitfield

[Invictus 9080]
written by Norma Toney, Ron Dunbar, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.

[Soul 35070]
written by Pam Sawyer, Joe Hinton & Johnny Bristol

[Stax 0079]
written by Rufus Thomas

[Columbia 45158]
written by Charlie Allen & John Hill

[Warner 7365]
written by Charles Wright & Don Trotter

[Stone Flower 9000]
written by Sylvester Stone

with The Dixie Flyers
charted as Spirit in the Dark / The Thrill Is Gone in US R&B charts
[Atlantic 2731]
written by Aretha Franklin

[Soul 35073]
written by Johnny Bristol & Robert Beavers

[Motown 1167]
written by Lou Stallman

[Fame 1472]
written by Billy Sherrill & Tammy Wynette

[Soul 35071]
written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong

[Atlantic 2722]
written by Andy Kim & Jeff Barry

[Rare Earth 5021]
written by Tom Baird

[Atco 6726]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David

[Curtom 1951]
written by Curtis Mayfield

[Curtom 1955]
written by Curtis Mayfield

R
[Scepter 12294]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David

instrumental
[Kapp 2085]
written by Gerald Wilson

[King 6310]
written by James Brown

[Roulette 7079]
written by Richard Barrett, Arlene Smith & George Goldner

[Hot Wax 7003]
written by Daphne Dumas, Ronald Dunbar, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.

[Bell 895]
written by Laura Nyro

[King 6292]
written by James Brown

[Scepter 12276]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David

[Commonwealth United 3004]
written by Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield

[Stax 0068]
written by Jimmy Hughes

[Spring 108]
written by Joe Simon, Raeford Gerald & Doc Price

[Atlantic 2681]
written by Dave Crawford & Jackie Moore

[Stone Flower 9001]
written by Sly Stewart

with The Dixie Flyers
[Cotillion 44078]
written by Joe South

[Stax 0078]
written by Arthur Snider

charted as Border Song (Holy Moses) / You and Me in US R&B charts
[Atlantic 2772]
written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin

[Brunswick 55436]
written by Gus Redmond, Larry Brownlee & Lowrell Simon

[Gordy 7102]
written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong

[Hot Wax 7006]
written by William Weatherspoon, Raynard Miner & Ron Dunbar

[Atlantic 2726]
written by Clarence Carter & George Jackson

[Tamla 54195]
written by Roger Penzabene, Barrett Strong & Norman Whitfield

[KoKo 2105]
written by Allen Jones & Homer Banks

[ABC 11280]
written by Riley "B.B." King & David Clark

[Philly Groove 162]
written by Thom Bell & William Hart

B side Nadine charted in Hot 100 from 9 may 1970, in R&B charts from 25 April 1970
[Cadet 5667]
written by Bobby Miller, Chuck Berry & Alan Freed

[ABC/TRC 11271]
written by Jimmy Lewis

[Stang 5016]
written by Jack Lawrence

[Hi 2178]
written by Clay Hammond

as Ike & Tina Turner & The Ikettes
[Liberty 56177]
written by Sylvester Stewart

[Soul Clock 1004]
written by Dee Ervin & Lynn Farr

[Roulette 7088]
written by Myrna March

[Gamble 4004]
written by Donald Hogan & Alan Music

[Fame 1466]
written by Clarence Carter, Rick Hall, Marcus Daniel & Candi Staton

[Canyon 28]
written by Jerry Williams & Gary Anderson