10 Forgotten '70s Soul Groups That Were BETTER Than The Temptations (Real Stories)

The Temptations get all the credit — but in the shadows of 1970s soul music, ten other groups were writing braver songs, taking bigger risks, and in some cases, straight-up outperforming them on the charts. From a Kansas City doo-wop group who had to move to London just to get signed... to the wild true story of a Temptations song that got handed off to a completely different group and became a bigger hit than anything the Temps released that year — this is the deepest, most fact-checked countdown of forgotten '70s soul we've ever put together. Every song, every chart position, and every story in this video is pulled from verified sources — Billboard chart data, Grammy records, and firsthand interviews with the songwriters and producers themselves. Featuring: Bloodstone, Blue Magic, Chairmen of the Board, The Persuaders, The Delfonics, The Manhattans, The Moments, The Dramatics, The Chi-Lites, and The Undisputed Truth. 🔔 Subscribe to R&B Zoom for weekly deep dives into the greatest soul, funk, and R&B stories never told. #SoulMusic #70sMusic #RandB #ClassicSoul #Motown #PhillySoul #MusicHistory #DeepCuts #OneHitWonders #TheTemptations #RBZoom #SoulLegends