Top Philly Soul Songs
Rank
All Time
Artist
Song
Subgenre(s)
Other Genre(s)
Year
1
841
The O'Jays
Back Stabbers
1972
2
933
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
If You Don't Know Me by Now
Smooth Soul
1972
3
1343
The O'Jays
Love Train
Pop Soul
1972
4
1434
Billy Paul
Me and Mrs. Jones
Smooth Soul
1972
5
1494
Spinners
I'll Be Around
Smooth Soul
1972
6
1788
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
Wake Up Everybody
1975
7
1942
Spinners
Could It Be I'm Falling in Love
1972
8
2621
The O'Jays
I Love Music
Disco
1975
9
2748
The Delfonics
Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)
Smooth Soul
1969
10
2809
Jerry Butler
Only the Strong Survive
Pop Soul
1968
11
2917
The Delfonics
La-La-Means I Love You
Smooth Soul
1968
12
2945
The O'Jays
For the Love of Money
Funk
1973
13
2984
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
The Love I Lost
Disco
1973
14
3168
Eddie Kendricks
Keep On Truckin'
Funk
1973
15
3321
MFSB
TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)
Disco
1973
16
3371
The Three Degrees
When Will I See You Again
1974
17
3544
The Stylistics
I'm Stone in Love with You
Pop Soul
1972
18
3657
The Stylistics
Betcha By Golly, Wow
Pop Soul
1971
19
4070
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
Bad Luck
Disco
1975
20
4121
Joe Simon
Drowning in the Sea of Love
1971
21
4350
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
Don't Leave Me This Way
Disco
1975
22
5588
The Stylistics
You Make Me Feel Brand New
Pop Soul
1973
23
5589
Spinners
One of a Kind (Love Affair)
Pop Soul
1973
24
5720
Spinners
The Rubberband Man
Funk
1976
25
6294
MFSB
Love Is The Message
Disco
1973
26
6737
Lou Rawls
You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine
1976
27
6759
The Stylistics
You Are Everything
Smooth Soul
1971
28
7312
Teddy Pendergrass
Love T.K.O.
Smooth Soul
1980
29
7625
Teddy Pendergrass
Close the Door
Smooth Soul
1978
30
7658
The Stylistics
Break Up to Make Up
Pop Soul
,
Smooth Soul
1972
31
7692
The Intruders
Cowboys to Girls
Pop Soul
1968
32
7765
Double Exposure
Ten Percent
Disco
1976
33
7773
People's Choice
Do It Any Way You Wanna
Disco
,
Funk
1975
34
7876
Dionne Warwicke and Spinners
Then Came You
Pop Soul
1974
35
8203
Ween
Freedom of '76
Alternative Rock
,
Blue Eyed Soul
,
Smooth Soul
1994
36
8374
The Intruders
I'll Always Love My Mama
1973
37
8902
The Trammps
Hold Back the Night
Pop Soul
1975
38
8981
Jerry Butler
Hey, Western Union Man
Pop Soul
1968
39
9015
Jerry Butler
Never Give You Up
Pop Soul
1968
40
9774
The Trammps
That's Where the Happy People Go
Disco
1975
Songs "bubbling under" the all-time top 10000:
The Delfonics
Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide From Love)
Pop Soul
,
Smooth Soul
1968
The O'Jays
Put Your Hands Together
1973
The Trammps
Stop & Think
1975
Carl Bean
I Was Born This Way
Disco
1977
Blue Magic
Sideshow
Pop Soul
,
Smooth Soul
1974
Spinners
Mighty Love, Part 1
1973
Jerry Butler
What's the Use of Breaking Up
1969
The O'Jays
Ship Ahoy
1973
First Choice
Armed and Extremely Dangerous
Disco
1973
First Choice
Smarty Pants
Disco
1973
The O'Jays
Use ta Be My Girl
1978