Marvin Gaye in 1973: The Ultimate Soul Singer – three songs in the Top 10 Soul Songs![Photo from Wikipedia.com]
For many soul music lovers, the Golden Age of Soul Music was in the 1970s. It was a decade of political turmoil around the world, but also one of incredible creativity, as artists took control of their careers and addressed both social issues and issues of the heart in new ways. And what incredible music resulted!
Over the course of several weeks, thousands of SoulTrackers nominated and then voted on the Greatest Soul Songs of the 1970s. The results were a great selection of essential songs for Soul Music lovers. We hope you like it. And now you can also listen to this entire list on Spotify. See the player below!
https://www.soultracks.com/70s-songs
Top 10…
1. What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye
2. Let’s Get It On – Marvin Gaye
3. Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
4. If You Don’t Know Me by Now – Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
5. Just My Imagination – Temptations
6. Me and Mrs. Jones – Billy Paul
7. Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) – Marvin Gaye
8. Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time) – The Delfonics
9. Theme From Shaft – Isaac Hayes
10. Midnight Train to Georgia – Gladys Knight and the Pips
[Thanks to Terry Minggia of Minggia Entertainment for contributing this article.] https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0a/Marvin_Gaye_in_1973.jpg