| The CASH BOX Top 100 R&B | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending SEPTEMBER 17, 1977 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | IT’S ECSTASY WHEN YOU LAY DOWN NEXT TO ME Barry White (20th Century 2350) | 9 | 16 | 33 | 7 | |
| 2 | WORK ON ME O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3631) | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | |
| 3 | LET’S CLEAN UP THE GHETTO Philadelphia International All Stars (Philadelphia Int’l 3627) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | |
| 4 | THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL George Benson (Arista 0251) | 7 | 11 | 19 | 9 | |
| 5 | L. A. SUNSHINE War (Blue Note 1009) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |
| 6 | FLOAT ON Floaters (ABC 12284) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
| 7 | DO YA WANNA GET FUNKY WITH ME Peter Brown (Drive 6258) | 17 | 21 | 27 | 11 | |
| 8 | O-H-I-O Ohio Players (Mercury 73932) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | |
| 9 | OH LET ME KNOW IT (pt. 1) Special Delivery (Shield 6307) | 11 | 14 | 22 | 10 | |
| 10 | I BELIEVE YOU Dorothy Moore (Malaco 1042) | 10 | 8 | 8 | 13 | |
| 11 | KEEP IT COMIN’ LOVE KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1023) | 14 | 18 | 23 | 8 | |
| 12 | MAKE IT WITH YOU Whispers (Soul Train 10996) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | |
| 13 | BEST OF MY LOVE Emotions (Columbia 10544) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | |
| 14 | LOVE IS SO GOOD WHEN YOU’RE STEALING IT Z. Z. Hill (Columbia 10552) | 16 | 20 | 25 | 15 | |
| 15 | EXODUS Bob Marley & Wailers (Island 089) | 12 | 13 | 18 | 11 | |
| 16 | BOOGIE NIGHTS Heatwave (Epic 50370) | 22 | 28 | 34 | 11 | |
| 17 | JUST LET ME HOLD YOU FOR A NIGHT David Ruffin (Motown 1420) | 19 | 22 | 28 | 8 | |
| 18 | DUSIC Brick (Bang 734) | 31 | 43 | 61 | 4 | |
| 19 | SHAKE IT WELL Dramatics (ABC 12299) | 41 | 58 | 64 | 5 | |
| 20 | GIVE ME SOME SKIN James Brown & J. B.’s (Polydor 14409) | 24 | 29 | 38 | 8 | |
| 21 | NIGHTS ON BROADWAY Candi Staton (Warner Bros. 8387) | 21 | 23 | 29 | 15 | |
| 22 | WE NEVER DANCED TO A LOVE SONG Manhattans (Columbia 10586) | 26 | 32 | 35 | 9 | |
| 23 | I CAN’T HELP IT Michael Henderson (Buddah 578) | 27 | 34 | 37 | 8 | |
| 24 | GOODNIGHT MY LOVE Tavares (Capitol 4453) | 28 | 33 | 36 | 9 | |
| 25 | I FEEL LOVE Donna Summer (Casablanca 884) | 38 | 45 | 53 | 7 | |
| 26 | WHEN I THINK ABOUT YOU Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 3418) | 30 | 36 | 41 | 5 | |
| 27 | EVERLASTING LOVE Rufus (Featuring Chaka Khan) (ABC 12296) | 32 | 35 | 40 | 7 | |
| 28 | SUNSHINE Enchantment (Roadshow/United Artists 991) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | |
| 29 | STRAWBERRY LETTER 23 Brothers Johnson (A&M 1949) | 18 | 10 | 4 | 13 | |
| 30 | LADY OF MAGIC Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol 4456) | 36 | 44 | 52 | 7 | |
| 31 | CHALK IT UP Jerry Butler (Motown 1421) | 37 | 41 | 45 | 9 | |
| 32 | DEVIL’S GUN C. J. & Co. (Westbound 55400) | 15 | 6 | 6 | 15 | |
| 33 | SLIDE Slave (Cotillion 44218) | 23 | 17 | 14 | 18 | |
| 34 | ANOTHER STAR Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54286) | 46 | 61 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | I DON’T WANNA GO Moments (Stang 5073) | 25 | 27 | 32 | 10 | |
| 36 | BRICK HOUSE Commodores (Motown 1425) | 62 | 77 | — | 3 | |
| 37 | (Every Time I Turn Around) BACK IN LOVE AGAIN L.T. D. (A&M 1974) | 63 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | YOU CAN’T TURN ME OFF (In The Middle Of Turning Me On) High Inergy (Gordy 7155) | 64 | 76 | 96 | 4 | |
| 39 | SINCE I FELL FOR YOU / I’M FALLING IN LOVE Hodges, James & Smith (London 256) | 49 | 55 | 60 | 11 | |
| 40 | THE WHOLE TOWN’S LAUGHING AT ME Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int’l 3633) | 60 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 41 | LIVIN’ IN THE LIFE Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2267) | 34 | 24 | 15 | 14 | |
| 42 | DOCTOR LOVE First Choice (Gold Mind 4004) | 52 | 59 | 65 | 7 | |
| 43 | CAN’T GET ALONG Impressions (Cotillion 44222) | 39 | 42 | 46 | 9 | |
| 44 | TURN THIS MUTHA OUT (pt. 1) Idris Muhammad (Kudu 940) | 44 | 47 | 51 | 11 | |
| 45 | LOOK WHAT YOU’VE DONE TO MY HEART Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC 12298) | 54 | 60 | 66 | 6 | |
| 46 | I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING Andy Gibb (RSO 872) | 55 | 64 | 73 | 6 | |
| 47 | STOMPED BEAT-UP AND WHOOPED Graham Central Station (Warner Bros. 8417) | 47 | 48 | 50 | 9 | |
| 48 | SO YOU WIN AGAIN Hot Chocolate (Big Tree 16096) | 51 | 52 | 54 | 8 | |
| 49 | CAN’T STAY AWAY Bootsy’s Rubber Band (Warner Bros. 8403) | 35 | 26 | 26 | 13 | |
| 50 | LOVING YOU (Is The Best Thing To Happen To Me) Little Milton (Glades 1743) | 57 | 63 | 69 | 6 | |
| 51 | YOU CAN DO IT Arthur Prysock (Old Town 1002) | 58 | 62 | 68 | 5 | |
| 52 | THIS COULD BE THE NIGHT R. B. Hudmon (Atlantic 3413) | 59 | 65 | 75 | 7 | |
| 53 | WE GONNA PARTY TONIGHT Willie Hutch (Motown 1424) | 53 | 56 | 63 | 5 | |
| 54 | HEAVEN ON EARTH (So Fine) Spinners (Atlantic 3425) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | FUNK FUNK Cameo (Chocolate City 011) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 56 | THIS I SWEAR Tyrone Davis (Columbia 10528) | 48 | 38 | 30 | 19 | |
| 57 | DO YOUR DANCE (pt. 1) Rose Royce (Whitfield 8440) | 79 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | OOH BABY, BABY Shalamar (Soul Train 11045) | 65 | 68 | 77 | 5 | |
| 59 | NO ONE CAN LOVE YOU MORE Phyllis Hyman (Buddah 577) | 50 | 51 | 55 | 5 | |
| 60 | DON’T BE AFRAID Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 10599) | 71 | 79 | — | 3 | |
| 61 | IF YOU’RE NOT BACK IN LOVE BY MONDAY Millie Jackson (Spring 175) | 75 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 62 | STAR WARS THEME / CANTINA BAND Meco (Millennium 604) | 73 | 78 | 86 | 4 | |
| 63 | A STAR IN THE GHETTO AWB & Ben E. King (Atlantic 3427) | 77 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | BETCHA NEVER BEEN LOVED (Like This Before) Dells (Mercury 73901) | 78 | 89 | 91 | 7 | |
| 65 | DISCO 9000 Johnnie Taylor (Columbia 10610) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | CHECK IT OUT (pt. 1) Sophisticated Ladies (Mayhew 532) | 69 | 71 | 78 | 8 | |
| 67 | LOVE BALLAD Gary Bartz (Capitol 4462) | 67 | 66 | 67 | 5 | |
| 68 | I’M AFRAID TO LET YOU INTO MY LIFE Freddie Waters (October 1011) | 70 | 73 | 76 | 9 | |
| 69 | THE SOUL OF A MAN Bobby Bland (ABC 12280) | 33 | 31 | 31 | 13 | |
| 70 | EASY Commodores (Motown 1418) | 42 | 37 | 17 | 18 | |
| 71 | I GOT TO HAVE YOUR LOVE Fantastic Four (Westbound 55403) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 72 | JUST FOR YOUR LOVE Memphis Horns (RCA 11064) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | GLAD YOU COULD MAKE IT Archie Bell & Drells (Philadelphia Int’l 3632) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | SHOO DO FU FU OOH! Lenny Williams (ABC 12300) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | CREAM CITY Aalon (Arista 0249) | 85 | 91 | 93 | 4 | |
| 76 | IF IT DON’T FIT, DON’T FORCE IT Kellee Patterson (Shady Brook 1041) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 77 | THE REAL THING Sergio Mendes & New Brasil ’77 (Elektra 45416) | 81 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 78 | LOVE MUSIC Regal Dewy (Millennium 603) | 83 | 83 | 87 | 5 | |
| 79 | RUNNING AWAY Roy Ayers Ubiquity (Polydor 14415) | 90 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 80 | THEME FROM BIG TIME (pt. 1) Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54288) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 81 | IT’S ALL OVER Walter Jackson (Chi-Sound 1044) | 95 | 98 | 98 | 5 | |
| 82 | I CAN’T UNDERSTAND Meadows Brothers (Kayvette 5132) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | IT’S A LIFETIME THING Thelma Houston & Jerry Butler (Motown 1422) | 80 | 81 | 83 | 5 | |
| 84 | I’VE NEVER BEEN TO ME Nancy Wilson (Capitol 4476) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | LOVE IS ALL I NEED D. J. Rogers (RCA 11058) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | INTO SOMETHING (Can’t Shake Loose) O.V. Wright (Hi 77501) | 88 | 90 | 92 | 9 | |
| 87 | RAINY DAYS, STORMY NIGHTS (pt. 1) Impact (Fantasy/WMOT 798) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | PARTY LIGHTS Natalie Cole (Capitol 4439) | 20 | 15 | 13 | 12 | |
| 89 | DON’T TAKE HER FOR GRANTED Ron Henderson & Choice Of Colour (Chelsea 3067) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | THAT’S THE WAY THE WIND BLOWS Bo Kirkland & Ruth Davis (Claridge 427) | 93 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 91 | TURN IT OUT (Tear This Building Down) Gary Toms (MCA 40770) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | A REAL MOTHER FOR YA Johnny Guitar Watson (DJM 1024) | 29 | 19 | 10 | 17 | |
| 93 | I’M AN OUTLAW Chicago Gangsters (Gold Plate 1954) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | TOMORROW Cissy Houston (Private Stock 45,153) | 66 | 67 | 70 | 8 | |
| 95 | FANTASY IS REALITY Parliament (Casablanca 892) | 56 | 57 | 62 | 7 | |
| 96 | EROTIC SOUL Larry Page Orchcestra (London 259) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | OVER AND OVER Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 8391) | 40 | 25 | 16 | 14 | |
| 98 | GOOD THING QUEEN (pt. 1) Margie Evans (ICA 002) | 45 | 46 | 49 | 10 | |
| 99 | GOT TO GIVE IT UP (pt. 1) Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54280) | 68 | 39 | 20 | 25 | |
| 100 | BOHANNON DISCO SYMPHONY Hamilton Bohannon (Mercury 73939) | 86 | 82 | 84 | 8 | |
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