# Curtis Mayfield — Every Record We Rank

Curtis Mayfield appears 3 times in our Soul, The Waxonia Desk — One Subject, and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred lists, placing as high as No. 9. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 3
- **Appears on:** Soul, The Waxonia Desk — One Subject, and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred
- **Year:** 1970
- **Highest placing:** No. 9 in Soul
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/curtis-mayfield/

## Appears on

### [Move On Up](https://waxonia.com/track/curtis-mayfield--move-on-up/)

*1970 · Curtom · No. 9 in [Soul](https://waxonia.com/genre/soul/)*

Nine minutes of unbroken forward motion, congas and a horn line that never lets up. Mayfield's optimism is the harder thing to write, and this is the most durable example of it.

Also on: [The Waxonia Desk — One Subject](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-one-subject/), [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Curtis%20Mayfield%20Move%20On%20Up) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=A9RMr9KuVZo)

### [Move On Up](https://waxonia.com/track/curtis-mayfield--move-on-up/)

*1970 · Curtom · Picked by [The Waxonia Desk — One Subject](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-one-subject/)*

Nine minutes of forward motion that works on a dancefloor and on daytime radio, which is a rare combination — and it is the long version that earns the claim, not the edit.

Also on: [Soul](https://waxonia.com/genre/soul/), [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Curtis%20Mayfield%20Move%20On%20Up) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=A9RMr9KuVZo)

### [Move On Up](https://waxonia.com/track/curtis-mayfield--move-on-up/)

*1970 · Curtom · Picked by [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/)*

Nine minutes of unbroken forward motion. Optimism is the harder thing to write and this is the most durable example anyone has managed.

Also on: [Soul](https://waxonia.com/genre/soul/), [The Waxonia Desk — One Subject](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-one-subject/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Curtis%20Mayfield%20Move%20On%20Up) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=A9RMr9KuVZo)

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