Peak
31
Weeks
16
Score
1,495
Chart Year
1979
"(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" is a song written by Stax Records songwriters Homer Banks, Carl Hampton, and Raymond Jackson. Originally written for the Emotions, it has been performed by many singers, most notably by Luther Ingram, whose original recording topped the R&B chart for four weeks and rose to number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1972.[Billboard ranked it as the No. 16 song for 1972. In 1972–73, the Faces recorded the song as an outtake for Ooh La La (1973), their final studio album. In 1974, Millie Jackson released her version of the song which received two Grammy Award nominations. In 1979, Barbara Mandrell's version topped the U.S. country chart, reached number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100 (number 27 Cashbox), and was nominated for Single of the Year at the 1979 CMA (Country Music Association) Awards. Rod Stewart recorded the song for Foot Loose & Fancy Free (1977), his eighth album; as a single it peaked at number 23 on the UK Singles Chart in 1980.
If loving you is wrong I don't wanna be right If being right means being without you I'd rather live a wrong than right My mama and daddy say it's a shame It's a downright disgrace But as long as I got you by my side I don't care what my people say My friends tell me there's no future In loving a married man If I can't see you when I want I'll see you when I can If loving you is wrong I don't wanna be right If loving you is wrong I don't wanna be right Am I wrong to fall So deeply in love with you Knowing you got a wife And two little children Depending on you too Am I wrong to hunger For the gentleness of your touch Knowing you got somebody else at home Who needs you just as much Am I wrong to give my love To a married man Am I wrong for trying to hold on To the best thing I ever had If loving you is wrong I don't wanna be right If loving you is wrong I don't wanna be right Am I wrong to give my love To a married man Am I wrong for trying to hold on To the best thing I ever had If loving you is wrong I don't wanna be right If loving you is wrong I don't wanna be right I don't wanna be right If it means sleeping without you I don't wanna be right If it means sleeping alone at night I don't wanna be right If loving you is wrong I don't wanna be right If loving you is wrong No, I don't wanna be right
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 17, 1979 | 88 | 38 |
| 2 | Mar 24, 1979 | 87 | 39 |
| 3 | Mar 31, 1979 | 75 | 51 |
| 4 | Apr 7, 1979 | 63 | 63 |
| 5 | Apr 14, 1979 | 57 | 69 |
| 6 | Apr 21, 1979 | 50 | 76 |
| 7 | Apr 28, 1979 | 44 | 82 |
| 8 | May 5, 1979 | 43 | 83 |
| 9 | May 12, 1979 | 39 | 87 |
| 10 | May 19, 1979 | 35 | 91 |
| 11 | May 26, 1979 | 33 | 93 |
| 12 | Jun 2, 1979 | 31 | 95 |
| 13 | Jun 9, 1979 | 31 | 95 |
| 14 | Jun 16, 1979 | 45 | 81 |
| 15 | Jun 23, 1979 | 73 | 53 |
| 16 | Jun 30, 1979 | 97 | 29 |