| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1977 |
| TOP 50 R&B ALBUMS (As published in the December 31, 1977, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE – Stevie Wonder (Tamla) |
| 2 | COMMODORES (Motown) |
| 3 | GO FOR YOUR GUNS – The Isley Brothers (T-Neck) |
| 4 | REJOICE – The Emotions (Columbia) |
| 5 | LIVE AT THE LONDON PALLADIUM – Marvin Gaye (Tamla) |
| 6 | ASK RUFUS – Rufus (Featuring Chaka Khan) (ABC) |
| 7 | RIGHT ON TIME – The Brothers Johnson (A&M) |
| 8 | CAR WASH – Original Soundtrack (MCA) |
| 9 | IN FULL BLOOM – Rose Royce (Whitfield) |
| 10 | GOOD HIGH – Brick (Bang) |
| 11 | THE FLOATERS (ABC) |
| 12 | UNPREDICTABLE – Natalie Cole (Capitol) |
| 13 | SPIRIT – Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia) |
| 14 | BARRY WHITE SINGS FOR SOMEONE YOU LOVE (20th Century) |
| 15 | SOMETHING TO LOVE – L.T. D. (A&M) |
| 16 | TEDDY PENDERGRASS (Philadelphia Int’l) |
| 17 | AHH...THE NAME IS BOOTSY, BABY! – Bootsy’s Rubber Band (Warner Bros.) |
| 18 | THIS IS NIECY – Deniece Williams (Columbia) |
| 19 | TOO HOT TO HANDLE – Heatwave (Epic) |
| 20 | BRASS CONSTRUCTION II (United Artists) |
| 21 | IN FLIGHT – George Benson (Warner Bros.) |
| 22 | TRAVELIN’ AT THE SPEED OF THOUGHT – The O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l) |
| 23 | A REAL MOTHER FOR YA – Johnny Guitar Watson (DJM) |
| 24 | THE JACKSONS (Epic/Philadelphia Int’l) |
| 25 | ACTION – The Blackbyrds (Fantasy) |
| 26 | PLATINUM JAZZ – War (Blue Note) |
| 27 | MAZE FEATURING FRANKIE BEVERLY (Capitol) |
| 28 | UNFINISHED BUSINESS – The Blackbyrds (Fantasy) |
| 29 | FLOWERS – The Emotions (Columbia) |
| 30 | FEELIN’ BITCHY – Millie Jackson (Spring) |
| 31 | ANY WAY YOU LIKE IT – Thelma Houston (Tamla) |
| 32 | SHAKE IT WELL – The Dramatics (ABC) |
| 33 | PARLIAMENT LIVE / P. FUNK EARTH TOUR (Casablanca) |
| 34 | SLAVE (Cotillion) |
| 35 | BABY IT’S ME – Diana Ross (Motown) |
| 36 | MESSAGE IN THE MUSIC – The O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l) |
| 37 | PART 3 – KC & The Sunshine Band (T.K.) |
| 38 | PATTI LaBELLE (Epic) |
| 39 | STAR WARS AND OTHER GALACTIC FUNK – Meco (Millennium) |
| 40 | BENNY AND US – Average White Band & Ben E. King (Atlantic) |
| 41 | LIVE! – Commodores (Motown) |
| 42 | EXODUS – Bob Marley & The Wailers (Island) |
| 43 | THE CLONES OF DR. FUNKENSTEIN – Parliament (Casablanca) |
| 44 | ODYSSEY (RCA) |
| 45 | ANGEL – The Ohio Players (Mercury) |
| 46 | I REMEMBER YESTERDAY – Donna Summer (Casablanca) |
| 47 | OPEN SESAME – Kool & The Gang (De-Lite) |
| 48 | TURNIN’ ON – Hi Inergy (Gordy) |
| 49 | GOIN’ PLACES – Michael Henderson (Buddah) |
| 50 | SWEET PASSION – Aretha Franklin (Atlantic) |