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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other • Top 1000

Top R&B Songs of 1977

1976 <-

1977

-> 1978

Video playlist

Cover

Date

Title

Album

Comment

Video

01/1977

When I Need You by Leo Sayer

from Endless Flight

460

✫1
US

✫1
AC

94
R&B

✫1
UK

[Warner 8332]
written by Albert Hammond & Carole Bayer Sager

06/1977

Float On by The Floaters

from Floaters

428

2
US

✫1
R&B

✫1
UK

[ABC 12284]
written by Marvin Willis, Arnold Ingram & James Mitchell

12/1977

Stayin' Alive by Bee Gees

from Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track

413

✫1
US

28
AC

3
dance

4
R&B

4
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #189]
charted as Stayin' Alive / Night Fever / More Than a Woman in US dance charts
[RSO 885]
written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb & Maurice Gibb

05/1977

Best of My Love by The Emotions [female R&B trio]

from Rejoice

406

✫1
US

11
dance

✫1
R&B

4
UK

[Columbia 10544]
written by Maurice White & Al McKay

01/1977

Boogie Nights by Heatwave

from Too Hot to Handle

394

2
US

36
dance

5
R&B

2
UK

[Epic 50370]
written by Rod Temperton

04/1977

Got to Give It Up by Marvin Gaye

from Marvin Gaye Live at the London Palladium

386

✫1
US

✫1
dance

✫1
R&B

7
UK

[Tamla 54280]
written by Marvin Gaye

07/1977

I Feel Love by Donna Summer

from I Remember Yesterday

373

6
US

45
AC

3
dance

9
R&B

✫1
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #411]
charted as I Feel Love / Theme from the Deep (Down Deep Inside) in US dance charts
[Casablanca 884]
written by Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte & Donna Summer

07/1977

Star Wars Theme / Cantina Band by Meco

from Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk

365

✫1
US

18
AC

6
dance

8
R&B

7
UK

[instrumental]
[Millennium 604]
written by John Williams [composer]

09/1977

Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) by Chic

from CHIC

291

6
US

✫1
dance

6
R&B

6
UK

charted as Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) / Everybody Dance / You Can Get By in US dance charts
[Atlantic 3435]
written by Bernard Edwards, Kenny Lehman & Nile Rodgers

10.

04/1977

I Just Want to Be Your Everything by Andy Gibb

from Flowing Rivers

284

✫1
US

8
AC

19
R&B

26
UK

[RSO 872]
written by Barry Gibb

11.

05/1977

Easy by The Commodores

from Commodores

280

4
US

14
AC

✫1
R&B

9
UK

[Motown 1418]
written by Lionel Richie

12.

01/1977

Ain't Gonna Bump No More (with No Big Fat Woman) by Joe Tex

from Bumps & Bruises

274

12
US

7
R&B

2
UK

[Epic 50313]
written by Buddy Killen & Bennie McGinty

13.

10/1977

Baby Come Back by Player

from Player

269

✫1
US

20
AC

10
R&B

32
UK

[RSO 879]
written by J.C. Crowley (as John Crowley) & Peter Beckett

14.

04/1977

Show You the Way to Go by Jackson 5

from The Jacksons

262

28
US

6
R&B

✫1
UK

as The Jacksons
[Epic/Philadelphia International 50350]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff

15.

11/1977

Emotion by Samantha Sang

from Emotion

262

3
US

5
AC

42
R&B

11
UK

[Private Stock 45178]
written by Barry Gibb & Robin Gibb

16.

02/1977

I'm Your Boogie Man by KC & the Sunshine Band

from Part 3

261

✫1
US

3
R&B

41
UK

[T.K. 1022]
written by Harry Casey (as Harry Wayne Casey) & Richard Finch

17.

06/1977

So You Win Again by Hot Chocolate

from Every 1's a Winner

242

31
US

82
R&B

✫1
UK

[Big Tree 16096]
written by Russ Ballard

18.

08/1977

Native New Yorker by Odyssey

from Odyssey

224

21
US

28
AC

3
dance

6
R&B

5
UK

[RCA 11129]
written by Sandy Linzer & Denny Randell

19.

08/1977

It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me by Barry White

from Barry White Sings for Someone You Love

219

4
US

5
dance

✫1
R&B

40
UK

[20th Century 2350]
written by Barry White

20.

03/1977

Whodunit by Tavares

from Love Storm

212

22
US

31
AC

✫1
R&B

5
UK

[Capitol 4398]
written by Freddie Perren & Keni St. Lewis

21.

11/1977

Jack and Jill (Back Up the Hill) by Raydio

from Raydio

200

8
US

5
R&B

11
UK

[Arista 0283]
written by Ray Parker Jr

22.

06/1977

Strawberry Letter 23 by The Brothers Johnson

from Right on Time

195

5
US

38
AC

✫1
R&B

35
UK

[A&M 1949]
written by Shuggie Otis

23.

09/1977

(Every Time I Turn Around) Back in Love Again by L.T.D.

from Something to Love

188

4
US

19
dance

✫1
R&B

[A&M 1974]
written by Len Ron Hanks & Zane Grey

24.

04/1977

Brick House by The Commodores

from Commodores

188

5
US

34
dance

4
R&B

32
UK

charted as Sweet Love / Brick House in UK charts
[Motown 1425]
written by Lionel Richie, Thomas McClary, Milan Williams, Ronald LaPread, William King & Walter Orange

25.

02/1977

I Wanna Get Next to You by Rose Royce

from Car Wash: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

187

10
US

9
AC

3
R&B

14
UK

[MCA 40662]
written by Norman Whitfield

26.

06/1977

Telephone Man by Meri Wilson

from First Take

179

18
US

50
country

91
R&B

6
UK

[novelty]
[GRT 127]
written by Meri Wilson

27.

05/1977

Baby Don't Change Your Mind by Gladys Knight & the Pips

from Still Together

170

52
US

10
R&B

4
UK

[Buddah 569]
written by Van McCoy

28.

01/1977

I've Got Love on My Mind by Natalie Cole

from Unpredictable

169

5
US

45
AC

✫1
R&B

[Capitol 4360]
written by Chuck Jackson & Marvin Yancy

29.

10/1977

Lovely Day by Bill Withers

from Menagerie

161

30
US

25
AC

6
R&B

7
UK

[Columbia 10627]
written by Bill Withers & Skip Scarborough

30.

09/1977

Everybody Dance by Chic

from CHIC

153

38
US

✫1
dance

12
R&B

9
UK

charted as Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) / Everybody Dance / You Can Get By in US dance charts
[Atlantic 3469]
written by Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers

31.

02/1977

Angel in Your Arms by Hot

from Hot

145

6
US

8
AC

29
R&B

[Big Tree 16085]
written by Clayton Ivey (as Herbert Clayton Ivey), Terry Woodford (as Terrence Woodford) & Tom Brasfield (as Herbert Thomas Brasfield Jr.)

32.

10/1977

Shame by Evelyn King

from Smooth Talk

145

9
US

8
dance

7
R&B

39
UK

as Evelyn "Champagne" King
[RCA 11122]
written by John Fitch (as John H. Fitch Jr) & Reuben Cross

33.

12/1977

Theme Song from Which Way Is Up by Stargard

from Stargard

144

21
US

12
dance

✫1
R&B

19
UK

[MCA 40825]
written by Norman Whitfield

34.

11/1977

I Will by Ruby Winters

143

97
R&B

4
UK

[R]
[new version]
[Millennium 612]
written by Dick Lory (as Dick Glasser)

35.

11/1977

Supernature by Cerrone

from Cerrone 3 - Supernature

138

70
US

✫1
dance

72
R&B

8
UK

charted as Supernature / Give Me Love / Love Is Here in US dance charts
[Cotillion 44230]
written by Alain Wisniak & Cerrone (as Jean-Marc Cerrone)

36.

03/1977

Hello Stranger by Yvonne Elliman

from Love Me

138

15
US

✫1
AC

57
R&B

26
UK

[RSO 871]
written by Barbara Lewis

37.

03/1977

Slowdown by John Miles

from Stranger in the City

136

34
US

2
dance

100
R&B

10
UK

produced by Rupert Holmes
[London 20092]
written by John Miles & Bob Marshall

38.

02/1977

Do What You Wanna Do by T-Connection

from Magic

136

46
US

✫1
dance

15
R&B

11
UK

[Dash 5032]
written by Theophilus Coakley (as Theophilus "T" Coakley)

39.

06/1977

Nights on Broadway by Candi Staton

from Music Speaks Louder Than Words

130

102
US

16
R&B

6
UK

[Warner 8387]
written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb & Maurice Gibb

40.

04/1977

Whatcha Gonna Do? by Pablo Cruise

from A Place in the Sun

128

6
US

46
R&B

[A&M 1920]
written by David Jenkins & Cory Lerios

41.

01/1977

So into You by Atlanta Rhythm Section

from A Rock and Roll Alternative

126

7
US

11
AC

93
R&B

[Polydor 14373]
written by Buddy Buie, Dean Daughtry & Robert Nix

42.

11/1977

Our Love by Natalie Cole

from Thankful

121

10
US

33
AC

✫1
R&B

[Capitol 4509]
written by Marvin Yancy (as Marvin Jerome Yancy) & Chuck Jackson (as Charles Henry Jackson Jr.)

43.

11/1977

Galaxy by War

from Galaxy

121

39
US

8
dance

5
R&B

14
UK

[MCA 40820]
written by Charles Miller, Harold Brown, Howard Scott, Lee Oskar, Lonnie Jordan, B.B. Dickerson (as Morris Dickerson) & Thomas Allen

44.

10/1977

Serpentine Fire by Earth, Wind & Fire

from All 'N All

119

13
US

✫1
R&B

52
UK

[Columbia 10625]
written by Sonny Burke, Maurice White & Verdine White

45.

09/1977

You Can't Turn Me Off (in the Middle of Turning Me On) by High Inergy

from Turnin' On

119

12
US

2
R&B

52
UK

[Gordy 7155]
written by Marilyn McLeod & Pam Sawyer

46.

01/1977

Disco Inferno by The Trammps

from Disco Inferno

119

53
US

✫1
dance

9
R&B

16
UK

charted as Disco Inferno / Starvin' / Body Contact Contract in US dance charts
[Atlantic 3389]
written by Leroy Green & Ron Kersey

47.

07/1977

The Greatest Love of All by George Benson

from Weekend in L.A.

113

24
US

22
AC

2
R&B

27
UK

[Arista 0251]
written by Linda Creed & Michael Masser

48.

06/1977

I Believe You by Dorothy Moore

from Dorothy Moore

113

27
US

24
AC

5
R&B

20
UK

[Malaco 1042]
written by Dick Addrisi & Don Addrisi

49.

12/1977

I Love You by Donna Summer

from Once Upon a Time

111

37
US

28
R&B

10
UK

[Casablanca 907]
written by Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder & Pete Bellotte

50.

01/1977

Uptown Festival by Shalamar

from Uptown Festival

111

25
US

2
dance

10
R&B

30
UK

[going to a go-go, i can't help myself, sugar pie honey bunch, uptight, stop in the name of love, it's the same old song]
[Soul Train 2289]
written by Brian Holland, Eddie Holland Jr. (as Eddie Holland), Lamont Dozier, Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore, Bobby Rogers, Marv Tarplin, Stevie Wonder, Sylvia Moy, Henry Cosby, Norman Whitfield & William "Mickey" Stevenson

51.

11/1977

Gettin' Ready for Love by Diana Ross

from Baby It's Me

105

27
US

8
AC

16
R&B

23
UK

[Motown 1427]
written by Franne Golde & Tom Snow

52.

07/1977

That's What Friends Are For by Deniece Williams

from This Is Niecy

102

103
US

65
R&B

8
UK

[Columbia 10556]
written by Clarence McDonald, Deniece Williams, Fritz Baskett & Lani Groves

53.

12/1977

Too Hot Ta Trot by The Commodores

from The Commodores Live!

24
US

✫1
R&B

38
UK

charted as Too Hot to Trot / Zoom in UK charts
[Motown 1432]
written by Lionel Richie, Milan Williams, Ronald LaPread, Thomas McClary, Walter Orange & William King

54.

04/1977

Do Ya Wanna Get Funky with Me by Peter Brown

from A Fantasy Love Affair

18
US

9
dance

3
R&B

backing vocals by Wildflower
[Drive 6258]
written by Peter Brown & Robert Rans

55.

04/1977

Feel the Need by The Detroit Emeralds

from Feel the Need

90
US

14
dance

73
R&B

12
UK

[R]
[rm]
[Westbound 55401]
written by Abrim Tilmon

56.

12/1977

Always and Forever by Heatwave

from Too Hot to Handle

18
US

33
AC

2
R&B

[Epic 50490]
written by Rod Temperton

57.

11/1977

On Fire by T-Connection

from On Fire

103
US

5
dance

27
R&B

16
UK

[Dash 5041]
written by Theophilus Coakley (as Theophilus "T" Coakley)

58.

03/1977

Your Love by Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr.

from I Hope We Get to Love in Time

15
US

21
AC

9
R&B

[ABC 12262]
written by H. B. Barnum & Walter Johnson

59.

08/1977

Dusic by Brick

from Brick

18
US

2
R&B

[Bang 734]
written by Ray Ransom (as Raymond Lincoln Ransom Jr.), Regi Hargis (as Reginald J. Hargis) & Jimmy "Lord" Brown (as James B. Brown)

60.

01/1977

Love in C Minor by Cerrone

from Love in C Minor

36
US

2
dance

29
R&B

31
UK

[instrumental]
charted as Love in C Minor / Midnight Lady in US dance charts
[Cotillion 44215]
written by Alec R. Costandinos & Cerrone (as Jean-Marc Cerrone)

61.

01/1977

Boogie Child by Bee Gees

from Children of the World

12
US

31
R&B

[RSO 867]
written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb & Maurice Gibb

62.

04/1977

Devil's Gun by C.J. & Co.

from Devil's Gun

36
US

✫1
dance

2
R&B

charted as Devil's Gun / We Got Our Own Thing / Sure Can't Go to the Moon in US dance charts
[Westbound 55400]
written by Barry Blue (as Barry Ian Green), Gerry Shury & Ron Roker

63.

09/1977

Do Your Dance by Rose Royce

from Rose Royce II: In Full Bloom

39
US

20
dance

4
R&B

30
UK

charted as Do Your Dance / It Makes You Feel Like Dancin' in US dance charts
[Whitfield 8440]
written by Norman Whitfield & Dwight Turner

64.

04/1977

High School Dance by The Sylvers

from Something Special

17
US

6
R&B

[Capitol 4405]
written by Edmund Sylvers, James Sylvers, Leon Sylvers III & Ricky Sylvers

65.

06/1977

Exodus by Bob Marley

from Exodus

103
US

19
R&B

14
UK

as Bob Marley & the Wailers
[Island 089]
written by Bob Marley

66.

10/1977

Ffun by Con Funk Shun

from Secrets

23
US

✫1
R&B

[Mercury 73959]
written by Michael Cooper

67.

06/1977

You're Gonna Get Next to Me by Bo Kirkland & Ruth Davis

from Bo & Ruth

66
R&B

12
UK

written by Bo Kirkland, Bob Kirkland (as R. L. Kirkland), Ruth Davis & Hense Powell

68.

08/1977

Cocomotion by El Coco

from Cocomotion

44
US

6
dance

22
R&B

31
UK

charted as Cocomotion / I'm Mad as Hell / Love to the World / Got That Feeling in US dance charts [instrumental]
[AVI 147]
written by W. Michael Lewis, Laurin Rinder & Merria Ross

69.

12/1977

Lady Love by Lou Rawls

from When You Hear Lou, You've Heard It All

24
US

5
AC

21
R&B

[Philadelphia International 3634]
written by Von Gray & Sherman Marshall

70.

10/1977

Goin' Places by Jackson 5

from Goin' Places

52
US

8
R&B

26
UK

as The Jacksons
[Epic/Philadelphia International 50454]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff

71.

02/1977

At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up) by Rufus

from Ask Rufus

30
US

37
dance

✫1
R&B

featuring Chaka Khan
[ABC 12239]
written by Tony Maiden & Lalomie Washburn

72.

05/1977

Slide by Slave

from Slave

32
US

✫1
R&B

[Cotillion 44218]
written by Mark Adams, Carter Bradley, Tim Dozier, Mark Hicks, Tom Lockett, Floyd Miller, Steve Washington, Danny Webster (as Dan Webster) & Orion Wilhoite

73.

12/1977

Who's Gonna Love Me by The Imperials

73
R&B

17
UK

[Omni 5501]
written by Alfie Davison

74.

07/1977

Let's Clean Up the Ghetto by Philadelphia International All Stars

from Let's Clean Up the Ghetto

91
US

26
dance

4
R&B

34
UK

[= Lou Rawls, Billy Paul, Archie Bell, Teddy Pendergrass, O'Jays, Dee Dee Sharpe]
[Philadelphia International 3627]
written by Kenny Gamble (as Kenneth Gamble), Leon Huff & Cary Gilbert