This is a list of songs written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter, including those written by Hayes or Porter solo, or with other writers.
| Year | Song[1] | Original artist | U.S. Pop[2] | U.S. R&B[3] | UK Singles Chart[4] | Other charting versions, and notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | "I Got to Love Somebody's Baby" | Johnnie Taylor | align="center" | - | 15 | align="center" | - | |
| "I Had a Dream" | Johnnie Taylor | align="center" | - | 19 | align="center" | - | ||
| "I'll Run Your Hurt Away" | Ruby Johnson | align="center" | - | 31 | align="center" | - | ||
| "You Don't Know Like I Know" | Sam and Dave | 90 | 7 | align="center" | - | 1980: Genty, #51 R&B | ||
| "Hold On, I'm Comin'" | Sam and Dave | 21 | 1 | align="center" | - | 1967: Chuck Jackson and Maxine Brown, #91 US pop, #29 R&B<br> | ||
| "Let Me Be Good to You " | Carla Thomas | 62 | 11 | align="center" | - | Written by Hayes, Porter, and Carl Wells | ||
| "Your Good Thing (Is About to End)" | Mable John | 95 | 6 | align="center" | - | 1969: Lou Rawls, #18 US pop, #3 R&B<br>1977: Paulette Reaves, "Your Real Good Thing's About to Come to an End", #89 R&B | ||
| "B-A-B-Y" | Carla Thomas | 14 | 3 | align="center" | - | 1978: Rachel Sweet, #35 UK | ||
| "Said I Wasn't Gonna Tell Nobody" | Sam and Dave | 64 | 8 | align="center" | - | |||
| "Never Like This Before" | William Bell | align="center" | - | 29 | align="center" | - | Written by Hayes, Porter, and Booker T. Jones | |
| "You Got Me Hummin'" | Sam and Dave | 77 | 7 | align="center" | - | 1970: Cold Blood, #52 US pop | ||
| 1967 | "Sophisticated Sissy" | Rufus Thomas | align="center" | - | 43 | align="center" | - | Written by Hayes, Porter, Mack Rice, and Joe Shamwell |
| "Something Good (Is Going to Happen to You)" | Carla Thomas | 74 | 29 | align="center" | - | |||
| "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" | Sam and Dave | 42 | 2 | align="center" | - | 1983: Johnny Gill, #57 R&B<br>1990: Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville, #78 R&B | ||
| "When Tomorrow Comes" | Carla Thomas | 99 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | ||
| "I Take What I Want" | James and Bobby Purify | 41 | 23 | align="center" | - | Written by Hayes, Porter, and Mabon "Teenie" Hodges | ||
| "How Can You Mistreat the One You Love" | Jean & the Darlings | 96 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | ||
| "Soul Man" | Sam and Dave | 2 | 1 | 24 | 1967: Ramsey Lewis, #49 US pop 1978: The Blues Brothers, #14 US pop 1987: Sam Moore and Lou Reed, #30 UK 1990: The Blues Brothers, #79 UK (reissue) | |||
| 1968 | "Check Yourself" | Debbie Taylor | align="center" | - | 37 | align="center" | - | |
| "Give 'Em Love" | The Soul Children | align="center" | - | 40 | align="center" | - | ||
| "I Ain't Particular" | Johnnie Taylor | align="center" | - | 45 | align="center" | - | ||
| "I Thank You" | Sam and Dave | 9 | 4 | align="center" | - | 1980: ZZ Top, #34 US pop | ||
| "Wrap It Up" | Sam and Dave | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | 1970: Archie Bell & the Drells, #93 US pop, #33 R&B<br>1986: The Fabulous Thunderbirds, #50 US pop |
| "60 Minutes of Your Love" | Homer Banks | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | 55 | ||
| "Everybody Got to Believe in Somebody" | Sam and Dave | 73 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | ||
| "Soul Sister, Brown Sugar" | Sam and Dave | 41 | 18 | 15 | ||||
| "My Baby Specializes" | Judy Clay and William Bell | align="center" | - | 45 | align="center" | - | ||
| 1969 | "I'll Understand" | The Soul Children | align="center" | - | 29 | align="center" | - | |
| "Tighten Up My Thang" | The Soul Children | align="center" | - | 49 | align="center" | - | ||
| "Born Again" | Sam and Dave | 92 | 27 | align="center" | - | |||
| "The Best Part of a Love Affair " | The Emotions | align="center" | - | 27 | align="center" | - | ||
| "The Sweeter He Is" | The Soul Children | 52 | 7 | align="center" | - | |||
| 1970 | "Stealing Love" | The Emotions | align="center" | - | 40 | align="center" | - | |
| "Guide Me Well" | Carla Thomas | align="center" | - | 41 | align="center" | - | ||
| 1971 | "Show Me How" | The Emotions | 52 | 13 | align="center" | - | ||
| Year | Song | Original artist | U.S. Pop | U.S. R&B | UK Singles Chart | Other charting versions, and notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | "Theme from Shaft" | Isaac Hayes | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1985: Eddy & the Soul Band, #13 UK 2000: Isaac Hayes, #53 UK (reissue) | ||
| 1972 | "Do Your Thing" | Isaac Hayes | 30 | 3 | align="center" | - | 1975: James and Bobby Purify, #30 R&B | |
| "Theme from the Men" | Isaac Hayes | 38 | 19 | align="center" | - | |||
| 1973 | "Joy" | Isaac Hayes | 30 | 7 | align="center" | - | ||
| 1974 | "Title Theme from Three Tough Guys" | Isaac Hayes | align="center" | - | 72 | align="center" | - | |
| "Wonderful" | Isaac Hayes | 71 | 18 | align="center" | - | |||
| 1975 | "Come Live with Me" | Isaac Hayes | align="center" | - | 20 | align="center" | - | |
| "Chocolate Chip" | Isaac Hayes | 92 | 13 | align="center" | - | |||
| 1976 | "Rock Me Easy Baby" | Isaac Hayes | align="center" | - | 58 | align="center" | - | |
| "Disco Connection" | Isaac Hayes | align="center" | - | 60 | 10 | |||
| 1978 | "Moonlight Lovin' (Ménage à Trois)" | Isaac Hayes | align="center" | - | 96 | align="center" | - | |
| "Out of the Ghetto" | Isaac Hayes | align="center" | - | 42 | align="center" | - | ||
| 1979 | "Zeke the Freak" | Isaac Hayes | align="center" | - | 19 | align="center" | - | |
| 1980 | "A Few More Kisses to Go" | Isaac Hayes | align="center" | - | 89 | align="center" | - | |
| "I Ain't Never" | Isaac Hayes | align="center" | - | 49 | align="center" | - | ||
| "Body Language" | Patti Austin | align="center" | - | 45 | align="center" | - | ||
| 1986 | "Ike's Rap" | Isaac Hayes | align="center" | - | 9 | align="center" | - | |
| 1987 | "Thing For You" | Isaac Hayes | align="center" | - | 43 | align="center" | - | |
| 1988 | "Showdown" | Isaac Hayes | align="center" | - | 40 | align="center" | - | |
| Year | Song | Original artist | U.S. Pop | U.S. R&B | UK Singles Chart | Other charting versions, and notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | "Candy" | The Astors | 63 | 12 | align="center" | - | Written by Isaac Hayes and Steve Cropper | |
| 1966 | "Patch My Heart" | The Mad Lads | align="center" | - | 41 | align="center" | - | Written by Isaac Hayes and Steve Cropper |
| 1969 | "Must Be Your Thing" | Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band | align="center" | - | 35 | align="center" | - | Written by Isaac Hayes and Charles Wright |
| 1979 | "Déjà Vu" | Dionne Warwick | 15 | 25 | align="center" | - | Written by Isaac Hayes and Adrienne Anderson | |
| 1980 | "Shoot Your Best Shot" | Linda Clifford | align="center" | - | 43 | align="center" | - | Written by Isaac Hayes and Mignon Hayes |
| 1982 | "I Love Your Love" | Donald Byrd & 125th Street, N.Y.C. | align="center" | - | 77 | align="center" | - | Written by Isaac Hayes, Aaron Mills, Andrew Stevens, and William Duckett |
| "Sexy Dancer" | Donald Byrd & 125th Street, N.Y.C | align="center" | - | 49 | align="center" | - | Written by Isaac Hayes and Donald Byrd | |
| 1996 | "Love Can't Turn Around" | Heavy Weather | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | 56 | Written by Isaac Hayes and Jessa Saunders |
| 1997 | "Why Oh Why" | Spearhead | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | 45 | Written by Isaac Hayes and Michael Franti |
| 2000 | "Separated" | Avant | 23 | 1 | align="center" | - | Written by Isaac Hayes and Steve Huff | |
| "Treat Her Like a Lady" | Joe | 63 | 15 | 60 | Written by Isaac Hayes and Steve Huff | |||
| 2011 | "Let Me Go" | Maverick Sabre | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | 16 | Written by Isaac Hayes, Matthew Prime and Michael Stafford |
| Year | Song[5] | Original artist | U.S. Pop | U.S. R&B | UK Singles Chart | Other charting versions, and notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | "Can't See You When I Want To " | David Porter | align="center" | - | 29 | align="center" | - | Written by David Porter and Ed Lee |
| 1975 | "Ain't No Need of Crying" | The Rance Allen Group | align="center" | - | 61 | align="center" | - | Written by David Porter |
| 1976 | "Hold On to Me" | John Edwards | align="center" | - | 59 | align="center" | - | Written by David Porter and Ronald Williams |
| 1977 | "Where Is Your Woman Tonight?" | The Soul Children | align="center" | - | 96 | align="center" | - | Written by David Porter and Bettye Crutcher |
| 1984 | "All Time Lover" | Lou Rawls | align="center" | - | 67 | align="center" | - | Written by David Porter and Donald O'Connor |
| "Moonwalk" | Earth, Wind and Fire | align="center" | - | 67 | align="center" | - | Written by David Porter and Donald O'Connor | |
| 1996 | "Love Me Now" | Briana Corrigan | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | 48 | Written by David Porter, Briana Corrigan and Ritchie Fermie |
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