| The CASH BOX Top 100 R&B | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending FEBRUARY 5, 1977 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | I WISH Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54274) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2 | FREE Deniece Williams (Columbia 10429) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |
| 3 | DARLIN’ DARLIN’ BABY (Sweet, Tender, Love) O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3610) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| 4 | DAZZ Brick (Bang 727) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 18 | |
| 5 | WHEN LOVE IS NEW Arthur Prysock (Old Town 1000) | 6 | 11 | 15 | 14 | |
| 6 | CAR WASH Rose Royce (MCA 40615) | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | |
| 7 | FANCY DANCER Commodores (Motown 1408) | 11 | 16 | 21 | 9 | |
| 8 | FEELINGS Walter Jackson (Chi-Sound 908) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | |
| 9 | DON’T LEAVE ME THIS WAY Thelma Houston (Tamla 54278) | 15 | 26 | 31 | 8 | |
| 10 | SATURDAY NITE Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10439) | 7 | 6 | 4 | 12 | |
| 11 | ENJOY YOURSELF Jacksons (Epic/Philadelphia Int’l 50289) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 17 | |
| 12 | BE MY GIRL Dramatics (ABC 12235) | 17 | 25 | 33 | 8 | |
| 13 | I LIKE TO DO IT KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1020) | 14 | 15 | 17 | 10 | |
| 14 | BODYHEAT (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14360) | 19 | 22 | 29 | 9 | |
| 15 | SPRING AFFAIR Donna Summer (Casablanca 872) | 16 | 19 | 25 | 8 | |
| 16 | BE MY GIRL Michael Henderson (Buddah 552) | 18 | 20 | 23 | 9 | |
| 17 | SOMETHIN’ ’BOUT ’CHA Latimore (Glades 1739) | 20 | 24 | 30 | 10 | |
| 18 | DO IT TO MY MIND Johnny Bristol (Atlantic 3360) | 12 | 8 | 8 | 17 | |
| 19 | ISN’T IT A SHAME LaBelle (Epic 50315) | 24 | 36 | 44 | 8 | |
| 20 | HOT LINE Sylvers (Capitol 4336) | 10 | 7 | 5 | 18 | |
| 21 | YOU GOTTA BELIEVE Pointer Sisters (ABC/Blue Thumb 271) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | |
| 22 | I’VE GOT LOVE ON MY MIND Natalie Cole (Capitol 4360) | 49 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 23 | EASY TO LOVE Joe Simon (Spring 169) | 25 | 27 | 28 | 10 | |
| 24 | HA CHA CHA (Funktion) Brass Construction (United Artists 921) | 29 | 37 | 45 | 7 | |
| 25 | TRYIN’ TO LOVE TWO William Bell (Mercury 73839) | 39 | 48 | 55 | 8 | |
| 26 | SUMMER SNOW Blue Magic (WMOT 4003) | 31 | 41 | 46 | 9 | |
| 27 | GLORIA Enchantment (United Artists 912) | 33 | 43 | 54 | 8 | |
| 28 | SOMETIMES Facts Of Life (Kayvette 5128) | 42 | 54 | 63 | 6 | |
| 29 | I KINDA MISS YOU Manhattans (Columbia 10430) | 22 | 13 | 9 | 16 | |
| 30 | LOOK INTO YOUR HEART Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 3373) | 40 | 51 | 73 | 4 | |
| 31 | OPEN SESAME (pt. 1) Kool & Gang (De-Lite 1586) | 23 | 18 | 16 | 16 | |
| 32 | YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A STAR (To Be In My Show) Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC 12208) | 21 | 14 | 14 | 23 | |
| 33 | WITH YOU Moments (Stang 5068) | 34 | 23 | 18 | 19 | |
| 34 | I DON’T WANNA LOSE YOUR LOVE Emotions (Columbia 10347) | 27 | 28 | 22 | 15 | |
| 35 | WHISPERING / CHERCHEZ LA FEMME / SE SI BON Dr. Buzzard’s Original “Savannah” Band (RCA 10827) | 28 | 21 | 19 | 14 | |
| 36 | DO WHAT YOU WANT, BE WHAT YOU ARE Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA 10808) | 26 | 17 | 13 | 16 | |
| 37 | SUPERMAN LOVER Johnny Guitar Watson (DJM 1019) | 30 | 29 | 24 | 14 | |
| 38 | BODY ENGLISH King Floyd (Chimneyville 10212) | 36 | 33 | 32 | 12 | |
| 39 | GOIN’ UP IN SMOKE Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54277) | 41 | 39 | 40 | 11 | |
| 40 | LOVE SO RIGHT Bee Gees (RSO 859) | 32 | 34 | 43 | 13 | |
| 41 | CLOSE TO YOU Tyrone Davis (Columbia 10457) | 35 | 42 | 49 | 7 | |
| 42 | LOVE ME, LOVE ME, LOVE ME Staples (Warner Bros. 8279) | 37 | 32 | 26 | 14 | |
| 43 | WORN OUT BROKEN HEART Loleatta Holloway (Gold Mind 4000) | 38 | 31 | 27 | 11 | |
| 44 | REACHING FOR THE WORLD Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (ABC 12240) | 66 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | SHAKE YOUR RUMP TO THE FUNK Bar-Kays (Mercury 73833) | 44 | 35 | 34 | 25 | |
| 46 | SPY FOR BROTHERHOOD Miracles Featuring Billy Griffin (Columbia 10464) | 55 | 64 | 76 | 4 | |
| 47 | CATFISH Four Tops (ABC 12214) | 43 | 38 | 35 | 22 | |
| 48 | BETCHA BY GOLLY WOW Norman Connors (featuring Phyllis Hyman) (Buddah 554) | 54 | 57 | 66 | 6 | |
| 49 | BABY DON’T YOU KNOW Wild Cherry (Epic/Sweet City 50306) | 56 | 68 | 78 | 4 | |
| 50 | DISCO LUCY (I Love Lucy Theme) Wilton Place Street Band (Island 078) | 60 | 72 | 84 | 4 | |
| 51 | FEEL FREE Four Tops (ABC 12236) | 58 | 65 | 80 | 4 | |
| 52 | LOVE TO THE WORLD L.T. D. (A&M 1897) | 61 | 77 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | A LOVE OF YOUR OWN AWB (Atlantic 3363) | 45 | 40 | 39 | 13 | |
| 54 | FEEL THE BEAT (Everybody Disco) Ohio Players (Mercury 73881) | 68 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | EVER LOVIN’ GIRL Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4561) | 69 | 80 | 91 | 5 | |
| 56 | FREE AND SINGLE Brothers Johnson (A&M 1881) | 48 | 46 | 38 | 11 | |
| 57 | BOOGIE CHILD Bee Gees (RSO 867) | 79 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | GET UP AND DANCE Memphis Horns (RCA 10836) | 65 | 67 | 68 | 8 | |
| 59 | COMIN’ ROUND THE MOUNTAIN Funkadelic (Warner Bros. 8309) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | DANCIN’ Crown Heights Affair (De-Lite 1588) | 76 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 61 | FIESTA Gato Barbieri (A&M 1885) | 64 | 75 | 86 | 5 | |
| 62 | PARTY NIGHT Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 0122) | 46 | 44 | 36 | 12 | |
| 63 | JUST ANOTHER DAY Peabo Bryson (Bullet 02) | 78 | 90 | 95 | 4 | |
| 64 | AT MIDNIGHT (My Love Will Lift You Up) Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC 12239) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | SPACE AGE Jimmy Castor Bunch (Atlantic 3375) | 77 | 91 | — | 3 | |
| 66 | YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 8283) | 72 | 86 | 93 | 5 | |
| 67 | KEEP ME CRYIN’ Al Green (Hi 2319) | 47 | 45 | 37 | 16 | |
| 68 | LOVE BALLAD L.T. D. (A&M 1847) | 50 | 47 | 47 | 24 | |
| 69 | AIN’T GONNA BUMP NO MORE (With No Big Fat Woman) Joe Tex (Epic 50313) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | DAMN RIGHT IT’S GOOD Gwen McCrae (Cat 2005) | 70 | 73 | 77 | 7 | |
| 71 | WINTER MELODY Donna Summer (Casablanca 874) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 72 | TIME IS MOVIN’ Blackbyrds (Fantasy 787) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 73 | LET’S GO DOWN TO THE DISCO Undisputed Truth (Whitfield 8295) | 59 | 63 | 64 | 10 | |
| 74 | DON’T TAKE AWAY THE MUSIC Tavares (Capitol 4348) | 51 | 30 | 20 | 16 | |
| 75 | TOO HOT TO STOP (pt. 1) Bar-Kays (Mercury 73888) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | I DO, I DO (Want To Make Love To You) Leroy Hutson (Curtom 0121) | 52 | 50 | 42 | 13 | |
| 77 | THEME FROM KING KONG (pt. 1) Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century 2325) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 78 | OUT OF THE BLUE Caldera (Capitol 4371) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | LET IT FLOW Tamiko Jones (Contempo 7001) | 62 | 66 | 69 | 9 | |
| 80 | S.O.S. Side Effect (Fantasy 784) | 84 | 95 | 98 | 4 | |
| 81 | TOGETHER O.C. Smith (Caribou 9017) | 83 | 87 | 94 | 11 | |
| 82 | RICH GIRL Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA 10860) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | TRIED, TESTED AND FOUND TRUE Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 8286) | 53 | 49 | 41 | 10 | |
| 84 | WHERE IS THE LOVE Ralph MacDonald (Marlin 3308) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | WHAT YOU NEED BABY Caprells (Ariola America 7649) | 90 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 86 | LIFE Betty Wright (Alston 3725) | 71 | 74 | 79 | 7 | |
| 87 | WINDY CITY THEME Carl Davis & Chi-Sound Orchestra (Chi-Sound 904) | 92 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 88 | I FEEL LOVE IN THIS ROOM TONIGHT Bo Kirkland & Ruth Davis (Claridge 421) | 96 | 84 | 85 | 6 | |
| 89 | IN MY LONELINESS (When We Were One) Nancy Wilson (Capitol 4359) | 86 | 79 | 82 | 9 | |
| 90 | LIFE GOES ON Faith, Hope & Charity (RCA 10865) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | LOVE BUG Bumble Bee Unlimited (Mercury 73864) | 97 | 98 | 99 | 5 | |
| 92 | SAY YOU LOVE ME Patti Austin (CTI 33) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | DO WHAT YOU WANT Billy Preston (A&M 1892) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | WHATEVER MAKES YOU HAPPY R. B. Hudmon (Atlantic 3366) | 98 | 99 | 100 | 4 | |
| 95 | AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS Wild Honey (Drive 6253) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | WELCOME TO OUR WORLD (Of Merry Music) Mass Production (Cotillion 44213) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | IF YOU AIN’T MAN ENOUGH Tommy Tate (KoKo 723) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | STAY AWHILE WITH ME Donny Gerrard (Greedy 109) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 99 | SHAKE IT, SHAKE IT Willie Hutch (Motown 1411) | 99 | 78 | 67 | 10 | |
| 100 | CATCH A GROOVE Juice (Greedy 108) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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