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  2. Express Yourself (Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street ...

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    It reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was also their biggest hit on the U.S. R&B chart, reaching #3. [3] [4] The single was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 1971, losing to The Delfonics song "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)" and ranked #57 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles ...

  3. Body and Soul (That's the Way It's Got to Be) - Wikipedia

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    The single became a Top 40 hit spending 11 weeks on Billboards R&B/Soul Chart and peaking at #27 in May 1972. [3] The single was released on Ebony Sound Records and distributed by Hilary Records, Inc. The B-side, "Mandingo Woman" was written by, Irwin Levine, L. Russell Brown.

  4. List of Best Selling Soul Singles number ones of 1970

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    The Jackson 5 reached number one for the first time in January and by the end of the year had accumulated four chart-toppers.. Billboard published a weekly chart in 1970 ranking the top-performing singles in the United States in soul music and related African American-oriented music genres; the chart has undergone various name changes over the decades to reflect the evolution of such genres ...

  5. Float On (Floaters song) - Wikipedia

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    "Float On" is a 1977 song by the R&B/soul group the Floaters. The spoken verses combine two popular trends from the time, star signs and video and phone dating, in lines such as Aquarius and my name is Ralph / Now I like a woman who loves her freedom and Cancer and my name is Larry / And I like a woman that loves everything and everybody.

  6. Rhythmic oldies - Wikipedia

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    Rhythmic oldies is a radio format that concentrates on the rhythmic, R&B, disco, or dance genres of music. Playlists can span from the 1960s through the 2000s and, depending on market conditions, may be designed for African-American or Hispanic audiences.

  7. Sun (R&B band) - Wikipedia

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    Sun is an R&B, soul, disco, and funk band that was formed in the mid-1970s and recorded prolifically for Capitol Records from 1976 to 1984. The band was founded by Byron Byrd in Dayton, Ohio, in 1976. Additional members included Kym Yancey, Chris Jones (later of Dayton), Gary King, John Wagner, Hollis Melson, and Shawn Sandridge. [1]

  8. List of quiet storm songs - Wikipedia

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    Quiet storm songs are a mix of genres, including pop, contemporary R&B, smooth soul, smooth jazz and jazz fusion – songs having an easy-flowing and romantic character. The format first appeared in 1976 but initially it drew from songs recorded earlier.

  9. Show and Tell (song) - Wikipedia

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    A 1973 recording of the song by Al Wilson reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for one week on January 19, 1974; it sold over two million copies and was named a Cash Box #1 Single of the Year. Billboard ranked it as the #15 song for 1974. [5] Wilson's version also made #10 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.