As I watched the montage, I looked for one of the biggest soul songs of 1970 -- Edwin Starr's "War." But it's not there.
"War" only reached #3 on the soul chart.
Further, how many soul records reached #1 on the Hot 100 but didn't hit the top spot on the Soul chart?
Well, Pete, since you asked, and since we all love lists...here you go!
1965:
YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN' The Righteous Brothers (Soul #2)
STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE, The Supremes (Soul #2)
I HEAR A SYMPHONY, The Supremes (Soul #2)
1966:
(YOU'RE MY) SOUL AND INSPIRATION, The Righteous Brothers (Soul #6)
GOOD LOVIN', The Young Rascals (Did not make soul chart)
1967:
THE HAPPENING, The Supremes (Soul #12)
GROOVIN', The Young Rascals (Soul #3)
1968:
PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE, The Rascals (Soul #14)
LOVE CHILD, The Supremes (Soul #2)
1969:
AQUARIUS/LET THE SUNSHINE IN, The 5th Dimension (Soul #6)
WEDDING BELL BLUES, The 5th Dimension (Soul #23)
1970:
WAR, Edwin Starr (Soul #3)
1971:
THEME FROM "SHAFT," Isaac Hayes (Soul #2)
1972:
THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE, Roberta Flack (Soul #4)
BEN, Michael Jackson (Soul #5)
I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW, Johnny Nash (Soul #38)
PAPA WAS A ROLLIN' STONE, The Temptations (Soul #5)
1973:
KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG, Roberta Flack (Soul #2)
YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE, Stevie Wonder (Soul #3)
WILL IT GO ROUND IN CIRCLES, Billy Preston (Soul #10)
1974:
SHOW AND TELL, Al Wilson (Soul #10)
LOVE'S THEME, The Love Unlimited Orchestra (Soul #10)
ROCK THE BOAT, The Hues Corporation (Soul #2)
NOTHING FROM NOTHING, Billy Preston (Soul #8)
THEN CAME YOU, Dionne Warwicke & The Spinners (Soul #2)
I'm ending it here as by 1975, the soul era was effectively over.
