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