Best Selling R&B Soul Songs on the Specialty label
Specialty

Below is a list of Soul R&B songs released on the Specialty record label listed in order of popularity with the best-selling songs first. Place mouse on to see information about song. Click song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available). Click checkbox to add song to playlist. Click checkbox at top of column to add all songs below it to playlist. Click year to list all songs from that year.

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1 record label: Specialty 608
chart position: RandB #1, US #5, UK #21
written by: Larry Williams
album: Here's Larry Williams
 		Larry Williams & His Band Short Fat Fannie
1957 Specialty
2 record label: Specialty 5015
chart position: RandB #1, US #6, UK #3
weeksinr&bchart: 16
written by: Enotris Johnson, Robert Blackwell and Little Richard (as Richard Penniman)
album: Here's Little Richard
comments: [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #56]
 		Little Richard Long Tall Sally
1956 Specialty
3 record label: Specialty 579
chart position: RandB #1, US #17, UK #30
weeksinr&bchart: 17
written by: Robert Blackwell, John Marascalco
album: Here's Little Richard
 		Little Richard Rip It Up
1956 Specialty
4 record label: Specialty 561
chart position: RandB #2, US #17, UK #29
weeksinr&bchart: 21
written by: Little Richard (as Richard Penniman), Dorothy LaBostrie
album: Here's Little Richard
comments: [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #43]
 		Little Richard Tutti Frutti
1956 Specialty
5 record label: Specialty 598
chart position: RandB #1, US #27, UK #10
weeksinr&bchart: 13
written by: Albert Collins, Little Richard
album: Little Richard
 		Little Richard Lucille
1957 Specialty
6 record label: Specialty 606
chart position: RandB #2, US #14, UK #11
weeksinr&bchart: 12
written by: Enotris Johnson and Little Richard (as Richard Penniman)
album: Here's Little Richard
 		Little Richard Jenny, Jenny
1957 Specialty
7 record label: Specialty 619
chart position: RandB #1, US #18
written by: Bill Cook
 		Sam Cooke I'll Come Running Back to You
1957 Specialty
8 record label: Specialty 591
chart position: RandB #7, UK #9, US #49
weeksinr&bchart: 9
written by: Bobby Troup
album: Little Richard
 		Little Richard The Girl Can't Help It
1957 Specialty
9 record label: Specialty 624
chart position: RandB #4, US #10, UK #8
weeksinr&bchart: 8
written by: John Marascalco, Robert Blackwell
album: Little Richard
comments: [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #94]
 		Little Richard Good Golly, Miss Molly
1958 Specialty
10 record label: Specialty 615
chart position: RandB #4, US #14, UK #11
written by: Larry Williams
 		Larry Williams Bony Moronie
1957 Specialty
11 record label: Specialty 645
chart position: RandB #12, UK #2, US #41
weeksinr&bchart: 7
written by: Harry Akst, Benny Davis
album: Little Richard
 		Little Richard Baby Face
1958 Specialty
12 record label: Specialty 584
chart position: RandB #9, UK #15
weeksinr&bchart: 5
written by: John Marascalco and Little Richard (as Richard Penniman)
album: Here's Little Richard
 		Little Richard She's Got It
1957 Specialty
13 record label: Specialty 572
chart position: RandB #2, US #33
weeksinr&bchart: 16
written by: Little Richard (as Richard Penniman), Eddie Bo (as Eddie Bocage), Albert Collins and James Smith
album: Here's Little Richard
 		Little Richard Slippin' and Slidin' (Peepin' and Hidin')
1956 Specialty
14 record label: Specialty 598
chart position: RandB #3, US #54
weeksinr&bchart: 11
written by: John Marascalco and Leo Price
album: Little Richard
 		Little Richard Send Me Some Lovin'
1957 Specialty
15 record label: Specialty 606
chart position: RandB #6, US #56
weeksinr&bchart: 9
written by: Enotris Johnson and Little Richard (as Richard Penniman)
album: Here's Little Richard
 		Little Richard Miss Ann
1957 Specialty
16 record label: Specialty 579
chart position: RandB #8, US #44
weeksinr&bchart: 8
written by: Robert Blackwell and John Marascalco
album: Here's Little Richard
 		Little Richard Ready Teddy
1956 Specialty
17 record label: Specialty 660
chart position: UK #17
written by: Gus Edwards, Edward Madden
 		Little Richard By the Light of the Silvery Moon
1959 Specialty
18 record label: Specialty 584
chart position: RandB #7
weeksinr&bchart: 3
written by: John Marascalco and Maybelle Jackson
album: Little Richard
 		Little Richard Heeby-Jeebies
1956 Specialty
19 record label: Specialty 633
chart position: RandB #15, US #31, UK #22
weeksinr&bchart: 4
written by: Little Richard (as Richard W. Penniman)
album: Little Richard
 		Little Richard Ooh! My Soul
1958 Specialty
20 record label: Specialty 664
chart position: US #95, UK #26
written by: Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
album: The Fabulous Little Richard
 		Little Richard Kansas City
1959 Specialty
21 record label: Specialty 633
chart position: RandB #15, US #68
weeksinr&bchart: 4
written by: Dorothy LaBostrie (as Dorothy La Bostrie), Little Richard (as Richard Penniman)
album: Here's Little Richard
 		Little Richard True, Fine Mama
1958 Specialty
22 record label: Specialty 597
chart position: RandB #11
written by: Lloyd Price
album: Larry Williams' Greatest Hits
 		Larry Williams & His Band Just Because
1957 Specialty
23 record label: Specialty 591
chart position: RandB #13
weeksinr&bchart: 1
written by: McKinley Millet and Robert Blackwell
album: Little Richard
 		Little Richard All Around the World
1957 Specialty
24 record label: Specialty 615
chart position: US #45
written by: Sonny Bono and Larry Williams
 		Larry Williams You Bug Me, Baby
1957 Specialty
25 record label: Specialty 619
chart position: US #60
written by: Alvin Tyler
 		Sam Cooke Forever
1957 Specialty
26 record label: Specialty 626
chart position: US #69
written by: Larry Williams
 		Larry Williams Dizzy Miss Lizzy
1958 Specialty
27 record label: Specialty 665
chart position: Cashbox RandB #33
weeksinr&bchart: 3
written by: L. Williams
 		Larry Williams I Can't Stop Loving You
1959 Specialty




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