Song · Staple Singers
“I'll Take You There” by Staple Singers
From the album City in the Sky (1996)
“I'll Take You There” by Staple Singers appears on 7 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 2001 and 2026. It was first released in 1996 on the album City in the Sky. Its best result is #100 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,186 indie & aaa song of all time and #100 of the '70s.
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Al Bell wrote "I'll Take You There" under his full name, Alvertis Isbell, and produced the Staple Singers' recording himself, and Stax put it out in February 1972. The American family group, steeped in soul and gospel alike, rode it all the way to number one on the Hot 100 during a 15-week chart run, and by December it had sold 2 million copies, enough to finish the year as America's 19th biggest hit.
It still stands among the best-selling gospel songs ever made, and its pull reached well past its own moment: Salt-N-Pepa sampled it for their 1991 hit "Let's Talk About Sex".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 999 | WFPK | WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2000 |
| 2016 | 906 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Countdown 2016 | 913 |
| 2020 | 763 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
| 2022 | 100 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s | 908 |
| 2023 | 252 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time | 909 |
| 2025 | 165 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs | 800 |
| 2026 | 463 | WYEP | WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time | 1180 |
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