10 R&B Hits Everyone Knew in 1975 (Nobody Remembers Today)

They were number-one records. Gold records. Songs that outsold half the acts we still play today. In this episode of R&B Archive, we count down 10 R&B and soul hits that dominated 1975 — from Major Harris's radio-banned ballad to the gospel patriarch Curtis Mayfield talked into recording the biggest hit of the year. Every story is fact-checked against chart data, label history, and firsthand interviews — no filler, no myths, just the real history behind the records everyone forgot. 🔔 Subscribe to R&B Archive for more deep-dive countdowns into the soul and R&B history nobody else is telling. Songs featured: B.T. Express – "Express" | Tavares – "It Only Takes a Minute" | People's Choice – "Do It Any Way You Wanna" | The Blackbyrds – "Walking in Rhythm" | Van McCoy – "The Hustle" | Gwen McCrae – "Rockin' Chair" | Joe Simon – "Get Down, Get Down (Get on the Floor)" | Ben E. King – "Supernatural Thing" | Major Harris – "Love Won't Let Me Wait" | The Staple Singers – "Let's Do It Again" #RnBArchive #ClassicSoul #1975Music #SoulMusic #ForgottenHits #DiscoEra #70sMusic #RnBHistory #SoulTrain #DeepCuts