| The CASH BOX Top 100 R&B | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending DECEMBER 10, 1977 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | SERPENTINE FIRE Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10625) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| 2 | YOU CAN’T TURN ME OFF (In The Middle Of Turning Me On) High Inergy (Gordy 7155) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | |
| 3 | REACH FOR IT (Dance) George Duke (Epic 50463) | 8 | 42 | 71 | 6 | |
| 4 | SOMEBODY’S GOTTA WIN, SOMEBODY’S GOTTA LOSE Controllers (Juana 3414) | 5 | 6 | 12 | 10 | |
| 5 | NATIVE NEW YORKER Odyssey (RCA 11129) | 7 | 11 | 16 | 9 | |
| 6 | DON’T ASK MY NEIGHBORS Emotions (Columbia 10622) | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | |
| 7 | FFUN Con Funk Shun (Mercury 73959) | 10 | 21 | 37 | 7 | |
| 8 | (Every Time I Turn Around) BACK IN LOVE AGAIN L.T. D. (A&M 1974) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | |
| 9 | IF YOU’RE NOT BACK IN LOVE BY MONDAY Millie Jackson (Spring 175) | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | |
| 10 | ANY WAY YOU WANT ME Sylvers (Capitol 4493) | 11 | 14 | 17 | 9 | |
| 11 | BELLE Al Green (Hi 77505) | 13 | 16 | 23 | 7 | |
| 12 | I’M HERE AGAIN Thelma Houston (Tamla 54287) | 15 | 17 | 22 | 10 | |
| 13 | LOVELY DAY Bill Withers (Columbia 10627) | 17 | 23 | 32 | 8 | |
| 14 | BOP GUN (Endangered Species) Parliament (Casablanca 900) | 16 | 19 | 30 | 8 | |
| 15 | GALAXY War (MCA 40820) | 25 | 44 | 63 | 4 | |
| 16 | OUR LOVE Natalie Cole (Capitol 4509) | 26 | 40 | 59 | 5 | |
| 17 | IF IT DON’T FIT, DON’T FORCE IT Kellee Patterson (Shady Brook 1041) | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | |
| 18 | GETTIN’ READY FOR LOVE Diana Ross (Motown 1427) | 21 | 32 | 42 | 6 | |
| 19 | OOH BOY Rose Royce (Whitfield 8491) | 34 | 57 | 78 | 4 | |
| 20 | RUNNIN’ FOR YOUR LOVIN’ Brothers Johnson (A&M 1982) | 22 | 25 | 39 | 8 | |
| 21 | DANCE, DANCE, DANCE (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) Chic (Atlantic 3435) | 27 | 37 | 55 | 7 | |
| 22 | IN A LIFETIME Temptations (Atlantic 3436) | 24 | 31 | 41 | 7 | |
| 23 | JUST FOR YOUR LOVE Memphis Horns (RCA 11064) | 12 | 7 | 7 | 14 | |
| 24 | SORRY DOESN’T ALWAYS MAKE IT RIGHT Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 584) | 28 | 36 | 51 | 7 | |
| 25 | DO DO WAP IS STRONG IN HERE Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 0131) | 18 | 18 | 24 | 10 | |
| 26 | IT’S ECSTASY WHEN YOU LAY DOWN NEXT TO ME Barry White (20th Century 2350) | 19 | 9 | 4 | 19 | |
| 27 | DUSIC Brick (Bang 734) | 20 | 12 | 10 | 16 | |
| 28 | I GOT TO HAVE YOUR LOVE Fantastic Four (Westbound 55403) | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | |
| 29 | SEND IT Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 8453) | 23 | 20 | 20 | 12 | |
| 30 | JOY TO HAVE YOUR LOVE Patti LaBelle (Epic 50445) | 29 | 24 | 29 | 10 | |
| 31 | RUNNING AWAY Roy Ayers Ubiquity (Polydor 14415) | 30 | 22 | 19 | 15 | |
| 32 | SHOUTING OUT LOVE Emotions (Stax 3200) | 44 | 56 | 61 | 5 | |
| 33 | SUPER SEXY Leon Haywood (MCA 40793) | 33 | 30 | 33 | 11 | |
| 34 | JACK AND JILL Raydio (Arista 0283) | 46 | 62 | 76 | 5 | |
| 35 | MELODIES Made In U.S.A. (De-Lite 1594) | 42 | 48 | 58 | 9 | |
| 36 | COME GO WITH ME Pockets (Columbia 10632) | 48 | 60 | 66 | 6 | |
| 37 | LET ME LIVE THE LIFE I LOVE Latimore (Glades 1744) | 40 | 46 | 57 | 6 | |
| 38 | MORE THAN A WOMAN Tavares (Capitol 4500) | 45 | 50 | 62 | 6 | |
| 39 | BABY, BABY MY LOVE’S ALL FOR YOU Deniece Williams (Columbia 10648) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | HAVING A PARTY Pointer Sisters (ABC/Blue Thumb 275) | 41 | 45 | 48 | 8 | |
| 41 | COCOMOTION El Coco (AVI 147) | 53 | 68 | 73 | 5 | |
| 42 | LOVER JONES Johnny Guitar Watson (DJM 1029) | 31 | 27 | 26 | 10 | |
| 43 | KISS ME (The Way I Like It) George McCrae (T.K. 1024) | 49 | 58 | 74 | 5 | |
| 44 | SHOUT IT OUT B.T. Express (Columbia/Roadshow 10649) | 54 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | WIDE STRIDE Billy Preston (A&M 1980) | 47 | 54 | 60 | 5 | |
| 46 | I’M AT THE CROSSROAD (pt. 1) Vernon Garrett (ICA 003) | 35 | 34 | 35 | 12 | |
| 47 | YOU DON’T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME Floaters (ABC 12314) | 36 | 39 | 49 | 7 | |
| 48 | WITH PEN IN HAND Dorothy Moore (Malaco 1047) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | WHAT I DID FOR LOVE Inner City Jam Band (Bareback 535) | 51 | 59 | 65 | 8 | |
| 50 | ON FIRE T-Connection (Dash 5041) | 57 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | A PIECE OF THE ACTION Mavis Staples (Curtom 0132) | 55 | 72 | 85 | 7 | |
| 52 | THEME SONG FROM “WHICH WAY IS UP” Stargard (MCA 40825) | 65 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | GOIN’ PLACES Jacksons (Epic/Philadelphia Int’l 50454) | 32 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 54 | CHEATERS NEVER WIN Love Committee (Gold Mind 4003) | 59 | 67 | 80 | 6 | |
| 55 | 25TH OF LAST DECEMBER Roberta Flack (Atlantic 3441) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | WAITING IN VAIN Bob Marley & Wailers (Island 092) | 38 | 26 | 21 | 12 | |
| 57 | I’M GONNA MAKE YOU MY WIFE Whispers (Soul Train 11139) | 62 | 69 | 75 | 6 | |
| 58 | AS Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54291) | 61 | 66 | 72 | 5 | |
| 59 | SHAKE IT WELL Dramatics (ABC 12299) | 37 | 29 | 11 | 17 | |
| 60 | FUNK FUNK Cameo (Chocolate City 011) | 39 | 33 | 18 | 13 | |
| 61 | WAS DOG A DOUGHNUT Cat Stevens (A&M 1971) | 70 | 83 | 88 | 5 | |
| 62 | LE SPANK Le Pamplemousse (AVI 153) | 76 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | FUNKY MONKEY Mandrill (Arista 0274) | 67 | 71 | 77 | 8 | |
| 64 | CHOOSING YOU Lenny Williams (ABC 12289) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT Trammps (Atlantic 3442) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | BABY COME BACK Player (RSO 879) | 74 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | DO YOUR DANCE (pt. 1) Rose Royce (Whitfield 8440) | 43 | 15 | 6 | 14 | |
| 68 | BLOAT ON (Featuring The Bloaters) Cheech & Chong (Epic/Ode 50471) | 73 | 78 | 87 | 4 | |
| 69 | TAKE ME AS I AM (pt. 1) Philippe´ Wynne (Cotillion 44227) | 72 | 77 | 97 | 4 | |
| 70 | YOU NEED TO BE LOVED Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1409) | 63 | 63 | 68 | 8 | |
| 71 | LOVE ME RIGHT Denise LaSalle (ABC 12312) | 83 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 72 | EASY COMIN’ OUT (Hard Goin’ In) William Bell (Mercury 73961) | 75 | 80 | 92 | 4 | |
| 73 | DANCE TO THE MUSIC Muscle Shoals Horns (Ariola America 7674) | 84 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 74 | LOVE HAVING YOU AROUND First Choice (Gold Mind 4009) | 86 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 75 | SHAKE DOWN (pt. 1) Black Ice (HDM 503) | 77 | 81 | 86 | 4 | |
| 76 | SPANK YOUR BLANK BLANK Morris Jefferson (Parachute 504) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | MASTER BOOTY Fatback (Spring 177) | 82 | 92 | 99 | 4 | |
| 78 | ESPECIALLY FOR YOU Manchild (Chi-Sound 1112) | 94 | 100 | — | 3 | |
| 79 | LOVE MAGNET Freda Payne (Capitol 4494) | 79 | 82 | 84 | 6 | |
| 80 | BOOGIE ON YOUR FACE Bill Cosby (Capitol 4501) | 80 | 84 | 89 | 6 | |
| 81 | GET YOUR STUFF OFF Ingram (H&L 4689) | 81 | 87 | 94 | 5 | |
| 82 | LADY LOVE Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int’l 3634) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | IF YOU DON’T GIVE A DOGONE ABOUT IT James Brown & New J. B.’s (Polydor 14438) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | LISTEN TO THE MUSIC Candi Staton (Warner Bros. 8477) | 85 | 91 | — | 3 | |
| 85 | WRAP YOUR ARMS AROUND ME KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1022) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 86 | THE END OF THE RAINBOW McKinley Mitchell (Chimneyville 10219) | 89 | 89 | 95 | 4 | |
| 87 | WON’T YOU BE MINE Michael Henderson (Buddah 586) | 87 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 88 | DON’T TAKE AWAY YOUR LOVE Hodges, James & Smith (London 260) | 90 | 95 | 96 | 4 | |
| 89 | WONDERFUL Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC 12316) | 91 | 99 | 100 | 4 | |
| 90 | IF YOU FEEL LIKE DANCIN’ Al Hudson & Soul Partners (ABC 12317) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 91 | ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int’l 3635) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | YOU AND I (pt. 1) Livin’ Proof (Ju-Par 532) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 93 | TOO HOT TA TROT Commodores (Motown 1432) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | FOR YOU EVERYTHING Normon Connors (Buddah 580) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 95 | DON’T LET LOVE GO Paulette McWilliams (Fantasy 807) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | PAPA “T” (pt. 1) Stanley Turrentine (Fantasy 804) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 97 | CAN’T WE JUST SIT DOWN AND TALK IT OVER Bill Brandon (Prelude 71098) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | SAD EYES Brooklyn Dreams (Millennium 606) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | LA VIE EN ROSE Grace Jones (Island 098) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | VOYAGE TO ATLANTIS Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2270) | 66 | 65 | 70 | 7 | |
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