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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other • Top 1000

Top R&B Songs of 1970

1969 <-

1970

-> 1971

Video playlist

Cover

Date

Title

Album

Comment

Video

08/1970

The Tears of a Clown by The Miracles

from Make It Happen

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

09/1970

I'll Be There by Jackson 5

from Third Album

373

✫1
US

24
AC

✫1
R&B

4
UK

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

07/1970

War by Edwin Starr

from War and Peace

367

✫1
US

3
R&B

3
UK

[Gordy 7101]
written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong

08/1970

Ain't No Mountain High Enough by Diana Ross

from Ain't No Mountain High Enough

359

✫1
US

6
AC

✫1
R&B

6
UK

[Motown 1169]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

04/1970

Band of Gold by Freda Payne

from Band of Gold

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)

07/1970

Patches by Clarence Carter

from Patches

332

4
US

2
R&B

2
UK

[Atlantic 2748]
written by General Johnson & Ronald Dunbar

05/1970

The Love You Save by Jackson 5

from ABC

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)

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)

01/1970

Give Me Just a Little More Time by Chairmen of the Board

from The Chairmen of the Board

303

3
US

8
R&B

3
UK

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

10.

11/1970

Stoned Love by The Supremes

from New Ways but Love Stays

280

7
US

24
AC

✫1
R&B

3
UK

[Motown 1172]
written by Kenny Thomas & Frank Wilson

11.

05/1970

Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) by The Temptations

from Greatest Hits, Vol. 2

273

3
US

2
R&B

7
UK

[Gordy 7099]
written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong

12.

06/1970

Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours by Stevie Wonder

from Signed, Sealed & Delivered

237

3
US

✫1
R&B

15
UK

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

13.

01/1970

Thank You (Falletin Me Be Mice Elf Agin)/Everybody Is a Star by Sly & the Family Stone

from There's a Riot Goin' On

232

✫1
US

✫1
R&B

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #402]
[Epic 10555]
written by Sly Stone (as Sylvester Stewart)

14.

10/1970

One Less Bell to Answer by The 5th Dimension

from Portrait

225

2
US

✫1
AC

4
R&B

[Bell 940]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David

15.

03/1970

Up the Ladder to the Roof by The Supremes

from Right On

212

10
US

28
AC

5
R&B

6
UK

[Motown 1162]
written by Frank Wilson & Vincent DiMirco

16.

01/1970

Rainy Night in Georgia by Brook Benton

from Brook Benton Today

192

4
US

2
AC

✫1
R&B

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

17.

04/1970

It's All in the Game by Four Tops

from Still Waters Run Deep

180

24
US

39
AC

6
R&B

5
UK

[Motown 1164]
written by Carl Sigman & Charles Dawes

18.

03/1970

Love on a Two-Way Street by The Moments

177

3
US

✫1
R&B

[Stang 5012]
written by Sylvia Robinson & Bert Keyes

19.

03/1970

Turn Back the Hands of Time by Tyrone Davis

from Turn Back the Hands of Time

177

3
US

✫1
R&B

[Dakar 616]
written by Jack Daniels & Bonnie Thompson

20.

12/1970

Remember Me by Diana Ross

from Surrender

176

16
US

20
AC

10
R&B

7
UK

[Motown 1176]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

21.

08/1970

Still Water (Love) by Four Tops

from Still Waters Run Deep

172

11
US

4
R&B

10
UK

[Motown 1170]
written by Smokey Robinson & Frank Wilson

22.

08/1970

Don't Play That Song (You Lied) by Aretha Franklin

from Spirit in the Dark

169

11
US

✫1
R&B

13
UK

with The Dixie Flyers
written by Ahmet Ertegun (as Ahmet Ertegün) & Betty Nelson

23.

02/1970

Never Had a Dream Come True by Stevie Wonder

from Signed, Sealed & Delivered

161

26
US

31
AC

11
R&B

6
UK

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

24.

10/1970

Groove Me by King Floyd

from King Floyd

159

6
US

✫1
R&B

51
UK

[Chimneyville 435]
written by King Floyd

25.

01/1970

Psychedelic Shack by The Temptations

from Psychedelic Shack

153

7
US

2
R&B

33
UK

[Gordy 7096]
written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong

26.

11/1970

River Deep - Mountain High by The Supremes & Four Tops

from The Magnificent 7

152

14
US

7
R&B

11
UK

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

27.

05/1970

(You've Got Me) Dangling on a String by Chairmen of the Board

from The Chairmen of the Board

149

38
US

19
R&B

5
UK

[Invictus 9078]
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)

28.

03/1970

Get Ready by Rare Earth

from Get Ready

147

4
US

20
R&B

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

29.

01/1970

Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) by The Delfonics

from The Delfonics

143

10
US

3
R&B

22
UK

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

30.

10/1970

Heaven Help Us All by Stevie Wonder

from Signed, Sealed & Delivered

142

9
US

2
R&B

29
UK

[Tamla 54200]
written by Ronald Miller [Ronald Norman Miller] (as Ron Miller)

31.

03/1970

Love or Let Me Be Lonely by The Friends of Distinction

from Real Friends

137

6
US

9
AC

13
R&B

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

32.

07/1970

It's a Shame by The Spinners [US band]

from 2nd Time Around

131

14
US

4
R&B

20
UK

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

33.

11/1970

If I Were Your Woman by Gladys Knight & the Pips

from If I Were Your Woman

116

9
US

✫1
R&B

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

34.

07/1970

Get Up (I Feel Like Being Like a) Sex Machine by James Brown

from Sex Machine

113

15
US

2
R&B

32
UK

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

35.

11/1970

Pay to the Piper by Chairmen of the Board

from In Session

112

13
US

4
R&B

34
UK

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

36.

08/1970

(I Know) I'm Losing You by Rare Earth

from Ecology

111

7
US

20
R&B

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

37.

08/1970

Somebody's Been Sleeping by 100 Proof (Aged in Soul)

from Somebody's Been Sleeping in My Bed

111

8
US

6
R&B

[Hot Wax 7004]
written by General Johnson (as Norman Johnson), Greg Perry & Angelo Bond

38.

06/1970

(If You Let Me Make Love to You Then) Why Can't I Touch You? by Ronnie Dyson

from (If You Let Me Make Love to You Then) Why Can't I Touch You?

107

8
US

9
R&B

[Columbia 45110]
written by Charles Courtney & Peter Link

39.

04/1970

O-o-h Child by The Five Stairsteps

from Stairsteps

105

8
US

14
R&B

as The 5 Stairsteps

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #392]
[Buddah 165]
written by Stan Vincent

40.

01/1970

Do the Funky Chicken by Rufus Thomas

from Do the Funky Chicken

103

28
US

5
R&B

18
UK

[Stax 0059]
written by Rufus Thomas

41.

08/1970

Everything's Tuesday by Chairmen of the Board

from In Session

100

38
US

14
R&B

12
UK

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

42.

02/1970

Call Me by Aretha Franklin

from This Girl's in Love with You

13
US

✫1
R&B

[Atlantic 2706]
written by Aretha Franklin

43.

10/1970

Super Bad (Parts 1 & 2) by James Brown

from Super Bad

13
US

✫1
R&B

[King 6329]
written by James Brown

44.

04/1970

Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand) by Diana Ross

from Ain't No Mountain High Enough

20
US

18
AC

7
R&B

33
UK

[Motown 1165]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

45.

09/1970

5-10-15-20 (25-30 Years of Love) by The Presidents

from 5-10-15-20-25-30 Years of Love

11
US

5
R&B

[Sussex 207]
written by Tony Boyd & Archie Powell

46.

08/1970

Express Yourself by Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band

from Express Yourself

12
US

3
R&B

[Warner 7417]
written by Charles Wright

47.

02/1970

The Bells by The Originals

from Portrait of the Originals

12
US

4
R&B

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

48.

07/1970

Groovy Situation by Gene Chandler

from The Gene Chandler Situation

12
US

8
R&B

[Mercury 73083]
written by Herman Davis & Russ Lewis

49.

09/1970

Engine Number 9 by Wilson Pickett

from Wilson Pickett in Philadelphia

14
US

3
R&B

[Atlantic 2765]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff

50.

12/1970

Stop the War Now by Edwin Starr

from Involved

26
US

5
R&B

33
UK

[Gordy 7104]
written by Barrett Strong & Norman Whitfield

51.

09/1970

Deeper and Deeper by Freda Payne

from Band of Gold

24
US

9
R&B

33
UK

[Invictus 9080]
written by Norma Toney, Ronald Dunbar (as Ron Dunbar), Brian Holland (as part of Edythe Wayne), Lamont Dozier (as part of Edythe Wayne) & Eddie Holland Jr. (as part of Edythe Wayne)

52.

02/1970

Gotta Hold On to This Feeling by Jr. Walker & The All-Stars

from What Does It Take to Win Your Love

21
US

2
R&B

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

53.

12/1970

(Do the) Push and Pull (Part 1) by Rufus Thomas

from Did You Heard Me?

25
US

✫1
R&B

[Stax 0079]
written by Rufus Thomas

54.

05/1970

Are You Ready? by Pacific Gas & Electric

from Are You Ready

14
US

49
R&B

[Columbia 45158]
written by Charlie Allen & John Hill

55.

03/1970

Love Land by Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band

from In the Jungle, Babe

16
US

23
R&B

[Warner 7365]
written by Charles Wright & Don Trotter

56.

02/1970

You're the One (Part 1) by Little Sister

22
US

4
R&B

[Stone Flower 9000]
written by Sly Stone (as Sylvester Stone)

57.

05/1970

Spirit in the Dark by Aretha Franklin

from Spirit in the Dark

23
US

3
R&B

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

58.

07/1970

Do You See My Love (For You Growing) by Jr. Walker & The All-Stars

from A Gassssss

32
US

3
R&B

51
UK

[Soul 35073]
written by Johnny Bristol & Jackey Beavers (as Robert Beavers)

59.

07/1970

Everybody's Got the Right to Love by The Supremes

from Right On

21
US

29
AC

11
R&B

[Motown 1167]
written by Lou Stallman

60.

08/1970

Stand by Your Man by Candi Staton

from Stand by Your Man

24
US

4
R&B

[Fame 1472]
written by Billy Sherrill & Tammy Wynette

61.

03/1970

You Need Love Like I Do (Don't You) by Gladys Knight & the Pips

from Gladys Knight & the Pips Greatest Hits

25
US

3
R&B

[Soul 35071]
written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong

62.

04/1970

Sugar, Sugar by Wilson Pickett

from Right On

25
US

4
R&B

[Atlantic 2722]
written by Andy Kim & Jeff Barry

63.

12/1970

Born to Wander by Rare Earth

from Ecology

17
US

48
R&B

[Rare Earth 5021]
written by Tom Baird

64.

01/1970

Always Something There to Remind Me by R.B. Greaves

from R.B. Greaves

27
US

3
AC

50
R&B

[Atco 6726]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David

65.

05/1970

Check Out Your Mind by The Impressions

from Check Out Your Mind

28
US

3
R&B

[Curtom 1951]
written by Curtis Mayfield

66.

11/1970

(Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below We're All Going to Go by Curtis Mayfield

from Curtis

29
US

3
R&B

[Curtom 1955]
written by Curtis Mayfield

67.

10/1970

Make It Easy on Yourself by Dionne Warwick

from Very Dionne

37
US

2
AC

26
R&B

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

68.

04/1970

Viva Tirado (Part 1) by El Chicano

from Viva Tirado

28
US

10
AC

20
R&B

[instrumental]
[Kapp 2085]
written by Gerald Wilson

69.

05/1970

Brother Rapp (Parts 1 & 2) by James Brown

from Sex Machine

32
US

2
R&B

[King 6310]
written by James Brown

70.

06/1970

Maybe by The Three Degrees

from Maybe

29
US

4
R&B

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

71.

05/1970

Westbound #9 by The Flaming Ember

from Westbound #9

24
US

15
R&B

[Hot Wax 7003]
written by Daphne Dumas, Ronald Dunbar, Brian Holland (as part of Edythe Wayne), Lamont Dozier (as part of Edythe Wayne) & Eddie Holland Jr. (as part of Edythe Wayne)