Top Chicago Soul Songs
Rank All Time Artist Song Subgenre(s) Other Genre(s) Year
1
212
 The Impressions People Get Ready 1965
2
317
 Jackie Wilson (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher Northern Soul, Pop Soul 1967
3
338
 Curtis Mayfield Move On Up Funk 1970
4
1048
 Curtis Mayfield Superfly Film Soundtrack, Funk 1972
5
1359
 The Chi-Lites Have You Seen Her Smooth Soul 1971
6
1475
 Curtis Mayfield Freddie's Dead Film Soundtrack, Funk 1972
7
1889
 The Chi-Lites Oh Girl Smooth Soul 1972
8
2063
 Fontella Bass Rescue Me Motown Sound 1965
9
2068
 Curtis Mayfield Pusherman Film Soundtrack, Funk 1972
10
3047
 Curtis Mayfield (Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below We're All Going to Go Funk, Psychedelic Soul 1970
11
3146
 Billy Stewart Summertime 1966
12
3648
 The Five Stairsteps O-o-h Child Pop Soul 1970
13
3908
 Donny Hathaway The Ghetto 1969
14
4115
 The Impressions It's All Right 1963
15
4117
 Tyrone Davis Can I Change My Mind 1968
16
4235
 Curtis Mayfield We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue 1970
17
5162
 The Impressions Choice of Colors 1969
18
5220
 The Impressions Keep On Pushing Pop Soul 1964
19
5989
 Natalie Cole This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) Pop Soul 1975
20
6153
 Major Lance The Monkey Time 1963
21
6264
 The Impressions I'm So Proud Pop Soul 1964
22
8147
 Major Lance Um Um Um Um Um Um Um Pop Soul 1963
23
8482
 The Impressions We're a Winner 1967
24
8769
 The Staple Singers Let's Do It Again Pop Soul 1975
25
9810
 Barbara Acklin Love Makes a Woman 1968

Songs "bubbling under" the all-time top 10000:
Tyrone Davis Is It Something You've Got 1969
The Impressions This Is My Country 1968
Tyrone Davis Turn Back the Hands of Time 1970
Billy Stewart I Do Love You 1965
Jackie Wilson No Pity (In the Naked City) Deep Soul 1965