What #1 Motown R&B Songs [[Billboard) Also Topped The Billboard Hot 100?

[Boogiedown]

From The Book: NUMBER ONE RHYTHM AND BLUES HITS [['65-'90)

Starting with the sixties :

1965:
3 singles all Motown
1966:
3 Motown singles plus:
WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN Percy Sledge
1967
One Motown single plus:
RESPECT Aretha Franklin
1968:
One Motown single plus:
SITTIN ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY Otis Redding
TIGHTEN UP Archie Bell & The Drells
GRAZING IN THE GRASS Hugh Masekela
1969:
2 Motown singles plus:
EVERYDAY PEOPLE Sly & The Family Stone

So, what were the ten Motown double chart-toppers from this '65-'69 period?

[jobeterob]

Stop in the Name of Love
I Can’t Help Myself
You Can’t Hurry Love
I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Marvin
You Keep Me Hangin on
I Can’t Get Next to You
Love Is Here and Now You’re Gone
Reach Out I’ll Be There
I Hear a Symphony
???

[JohnnyB]

Stop in the Name of Love
I Can’t Help Myself
You Can’t Hurry Love
I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Marvin
You Keep Me Hangin on
I Can’t Get Next to You
Love Is Here and Now You’re Gone
Reach Out I’ll Be There
I Hear a Symphony
???

Back In My Arms Again
My Girl
I Can’t Help Myself
You Cant Hurry Love
Reach Out, Ill Be There
You Keep Me Hangin’ On
Love Is Here And Now You’re Gone
I Heard It Through The Grapevine
I Want You Back
Someday, We’ll Be Together

[jobeterob]

Your list is a bit better than mine; the R & B chart was gone for a while around Stop in the Name of Love

[Boogiedown]

Yes:

Back In My Arms Again
My Girl
I Can’t Help Myself
You Cant Hurry Love
Reach Out, Ill Be There
You Keep Me Hangin’ On
Love Is Here And Now You’re Gone
I Heard It Through The Grapevine
I Can't Get Next To You
Someday, We’ll Be Together

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good job you guys .

Between the two of you, you covered all ten.
I WANT YOU BACK Johnny B, is from 1970 , so it is replaced with
I CAN'T GET NEXT TO YOU by The Temptations as you suggested rob.

As an aside, RESPECT is the only song in Aretha's career that topped both of these charts. Kind of surprising. [[added: I should say in this '65-'90 time period. Can't say thereafter)

UP Next: the seventies!

[midnightman]

Your list is a bit better than mine; the R & B chart was gone for a while around Stop in the Name of Love

It actually came back around SITNOL... [[think it reappeared in January 1965?) It peaked at #2 on Billboard's R&B chart.

[JohnnyB]

[QUOTE=jobeterob;522216]Your list is a bit better than mine; the R & B chart was gone for a while around Stop in the Name of Love[/QUOTE

I should have gone with your I Can’t Get Next To You guess...

[Boogiedown]

OK on to the seventies:

1970:
SIX Motown singles
and
THANK YOU [[FLMBMEA) Sly & The Family Stone

1971:
One Motown single:
and
WANT ADS The Honey Cone
FAMILY AFFAIR Sly & The Family Stone

1972:
NO Motown singles
and
LETS STAY TOGETHER Al Green
OH GIRL The Chi-lites
I'LL TAKE YOU THERE The Staple Singers
LEAN ON ME Bill Withers
ME AND MRS. JONES Billy Paul

1973:
Three Motown singles
and
LOVE TRAIN The O'Jays
MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA Gladys Knight & The Pips

1974:
One Motown single
and
TSOP MFSB
ROCK YOUR BABY George McGrae
FEEL LIKE MAKIN LOVE Roberta Flack
CANT GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE BABY Barry White
KUNG FU FIGHTING Carl Douglas

ok , that's enough for this round

There are eleven Motown singles to identify

[JohnnyB]

OK on to the seventies:

1970:
SIX Motown singles
and
THANK YOU [[FLMBMEA) Sly & The Family Stone

1971:
One Motown single:
and
WANT ADS The Honey Cone
FAMILY AFFAIR Sly & The Family Stone

1972:
NO Motown singles
and
LETS STAY TOGETHER Al Green
OH GIRL The Chi-lites
I'LL TAKE YOU THERE The Staple Singers
LEAN ON ME Bill Withers
ME AND MRS. JONES Billy Paul

1973:
Three Motown singles
and
LOVE TRAIN The O'Jays
MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA Gladys Knight & The Pips

1974:
One Motown single
and
TSOP MFSB
ROCK YOUR BABY George McGrae
FEEL LIKE MAKIN LOVE Roberta Flack
CANT GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE BABY Barry White
KUNG FU FIGHTING Carl Douglas

ok , that's enough for this round

There are eleven Motown singles to identify

The seventies are harder! My guess:

War
I Want You Back
I’ll Be There
ABC
The Love You Save
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
Superstition
Keep On Truckin’
Let’s Get It On
You Haven’t Done Nothin’
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life [[I don’t think this one is correct; I couldn’t come up with another)

[Boogiedown]

very good JohnnyB!

You have correctly named nine of the eleven!

[JohnnyB]

I can’t believe I forgot a certain group of guys:

I Want You Back
War
I’ll Be There
ABC
The Love You Save
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
Superstition
Keep On Truckin’
Let’s Get It On
You Haven’t Done Nothin’
Just My Imagination
Papa Was A Rolling Stone

[JohnnyB]

Updated:

I Want You Back
I’ll Be There
ABC
The Love You Save
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
Superstition
Keep On Truckin’
Let’s Get It On
You Haven’t Done Nothin’
Just My Imagination
Papa Was A Rolling Stone

[Boogiedown]

you're closing in! You're now just one off!

[JohnnyB]

I’m wracking my brain:

I Want You Back
I’ll Be There
ABC
The Love You Save
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
Superstition
Keep On Truckin’
Let’s Get It On
You Haven’t Done Nothin’
Papa Was A Rolling Stone
The Tears Of A Clown

[jobeterob]

Is it Touch Me In the Morning?

[blackguy69]

Is it Touch Me In the Morning?

TMITM peaked at # 5 plus the R&b charts came back when Come See About Me was on the charts [[#2)

[blackguy69]

Also Shoeshine Boy peaked at # 1

I’m wracking my brain:

I Want You Back
I’ll Be There
ABC
The Love You Save
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
Superstition
Keep On Truckin’
Let’s Get It On
You Haven’t Done Nothin’
Papa Was A Rolling Stone
The Tears Of A Clown

[midnightman]

Let's see, Motown #1's in the '70s:

I Want You Back [[January 1970)
ABC
The Love You Save
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Tears of a Clown
I'll Be There
Just My Imagination [[Running Away With Me)
Superstition
Let's Get It On
Keep On Truckin'
You Haven't Done Nothin'
Boogie On Reggae Woman
Love Hangover
I Wish
Sir Duke
Got to Give It Up
Three Times a Lady
Still

Think this is the full list for the Motown songs that hit #1 on BOTH charts so that's NINETEEN in the 1970s!

[JohnnyB]

Let's see, Motown #1's in the '70s:

ABC
The Love You Save
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Tears of a Clown
I'll Be There
Just My Imagination [[Running Away With Me)
Superstition
You Are the Sunshine of My Life
Let's Get It On
Keep On Truckin'
Boogie On Reggae Woman
Love Hangover
I Wish
Sir Duke
Got to Give It Up

Think this is the full list for the Motown songs that hit #1 on BOTH charts so that's 14 in the 1970s.

My last guess:

I Want You Back
I’ll Be There
ABC
The Love You Save
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
Superstition
Keep On Truckin’
Let’s Get It On
You Haven’t Done Nothin’
The Tears Of A Clown
Just My Imagination

[midnightman]

My last guess:

I Want You Back
I’ll Be There
ABC
The Love You Save
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
Superstition
Keep On Truckin’
Let’s Get It On
You Haven’t Done Nothin’
The Tears Of A Clown
Just My Imagination

I knew I was missing something! Thanks. *editing*

[midnightman]

Also Shoeshine Boy peaked at # 1

Not on the POP charts though.

[JohnnyB]

I knew I was missing something! Thanks. *editing*

Surprising to imagine these Motown classics hit #1 Pop, but not R&B, assuming my last guess was correct:

Papa Was A Rolling Stone?
War?
Stop?
Love Child?
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life?

[midnightman]

I'm just gonna add Motown's '60s singles that topped both charts from 1961 to 1969 and see how they compared to the '70s Motown #1's [[the ones that topped Billboard's pop and R&B charts; not the Cashbox ones):

Please Mr. Postman
Fingertips, Pt. 2
My Girl
Back In My Arms Again
I Can't Help Myself [[Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)
Reach Out I'll Be There
You Can't Hurry Love
You Keep Me Hangin' On
Love Is Here [[And Now You're Gone)
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
I Can't Get Next to You
Someday We'll Be Together [[December 1969)

So TWELVE simultaneous pop/R&B number-ones versus the nineteen in the '70s. That means 31 number one songs that topped both charts in two consecutive decades.

[midnightman]

Surprising to imagine these Motown classics hit #1 Pop, but not R&B, assuming my last guess was correct:

Papa Was A Rolling Stone?
War?
Stop?
Love Child?
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life?

Papa peaked at #5 R&B, which was pretty doggone surprising!
War was #3 R&B
Stop peaked at #2 R&B

I said LC peaked at #1 R&B, I stand corrected, it was #2. You're right on Sunshine too: #3 R&B. LOL

[midnightman]

I FORGOT THE COMMODORES!

[Boogiedown]

Let's see, Motown #1's in the '70s:

I Want You Back [[January 1970)
ABC
The Love You Save
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Tears of a Clown
I'll Be There
Just My Imagination [[Running Away With Me)
Superstition
Let's Get It On
Keep On Truckin'
You Haven't Done Nothin'
Boogie On Reggae Woman
Love Hangover
I Wish
Sir Duke
Got to Give It Up
Three Times a Lady
Still

Think this is the full list for the Motown songs that hit #1 on BOTH charts so that's NINETEEN in the 1970s!

Nope ! .... but close!!!!

[Boogiedown]

My last guess:

I Want You Back
I’ll Be There
ABC
The Love You Save
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
Superstition
Keep On Truckin’
Let’s Get It On
You Haven’t Done Nothin’
The Tears Of A Clown
Just My Imagination

....and it is exactly correct

[Boogiedown]

the second half of the seventies:

1975 :
No Motown singles
plus
FIRE Ohio Players
LADY MARMALADE LaBelle
SHINING STAR EW&F
THE HUSTLE Van McCoy
GET DOWN TONIGHT KC & The Sunshine Band
THAT'S THE WAY I LIKE IT KC & The Sunshine Band
FLY ROBIN FLY Silver Convention
LETS DO IT AGAIN Staple Singers

1976:
One Motown Single
Plus
LOVE ROLLER COASTER Ohio Players
DISCO LADY Johnny Taylor
BOOGIE FEVER The Sylvers
KISS AND SAY GOODBYE The Manhattans
SHAKE YOUR BOOTY KC & The Sunshine Band
PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC Wild Cherry

1977:
Four Motown Singles
Plus
YOU DONT HAVE TO BE A STAR McCoo and Davis
CAR WASH Rose Royce
BEST OF MY LOVE The Emotions

1978
One Motown Single
Plus
TOO MUCH TOO LITTLE TOO LATE Mathis & Williams
BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE Taste Of Honey
LE FREAK Chic

1979:
One Motown Single
Plus
REUNITED Peaches & Herb
BAD GIRLS Donna Summer
RING MY BELL Anita Ward
GOOD TIMES Chic
DON'T STOP TIL YOU GET ENOUGH Michael Jackson

Seven songs to name !!

[midnightman]

Nope ! .... but close!!!!

I was counting all of the 70s simultaneous number ones lol

[JohnnyB]

the second half of the seventies:

1975 :
No Motown singles
plus
FIRE Ohio Players
LADY MARMALADE LaBelle
SHINING STAR EW&F
THE HUSTLE Van McCoy
GET DOWN TONIGHT KC & The Sunshine Band
THAT'S THE WAY I LIKE IT KC & The Sunshine Band
FLY ROBIN FLY Silver Convention
LETS DO IT AGAIN Staple Singers

1976:
One Motown Single
Plus
LOVE ROLLER COASTER Ohio Players
DISCO LADY Johnny Taylor
BOOGIE FEVER The Sylvers
KISS AND SAY GOODBYE The Manhattans
SHAKE YOUR BOOTY KC & The Sunshine Band
PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC Wild Cherry

1977:
Four Motown Singles
Plus
YOU DONT HAVE TO BE A STAR McCoo and Davis
CAR WASH Rose Royce
BEST OF MY LOVE The Emotions

1978
One Motown Single
Plus
TOO MUCH TOO LITTLE TOO LATE Mathis & Williams
BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE Taste Of Honey
LE FREAK Chic

1979:
One Motown Single
Plus
REUNITED Peaches & Herb
BAD GIRLS Donna Summer
RING MY BELL Anita Ward
GOOD TIMES Chic
DON'T STOP TIL YOU GET ENOUGH Michael Jackson

Seven songs to name !!

I’m loving this music trivia:

Love Hangover
Sir Duke
I Wish
Don’t Leave Me This Way
Got To Give It Up
Three Times A Lady
Still...

???

[Boogiedown]

I’m loving this music trivia:

Love Hangover
Sir Duke
I Wish
Don’t Leave Me This Way
Got To Give It Up
Three Times A Lady
Still...

???

yep you did it!
midnightman overlooked DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY and had included BOOGIE ON REGGAE WOMAN