| The CASH BOX Top 100 R&B | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending SEPTEMBER 2, 1978 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | GET OFF Foxy (Dash 5046) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
| 2 | THREE TIMES A LADY Commodores (Motown 1443) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | |
| 3 | HOLDING ON (When Love Is Gone) L.T. D. (A&M 2057) | 5 | 10 | 16 | 8 | |
| 4 | SHAKE AND DANCE WITH ME Con Funk Shun (Mercury 74008) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | |
| 5 | YOU McCrarys (Portrait 70014) | 7 | 9 | 11 | 18 | |
| 6 | GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10796) | 8 | 11 | 22 | 7 | |
| 7 | YOU AND I Rick James (Gordy 7156) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | |
| 8 | CLOSE THE DOOR Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int’l 3648) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | |
| 9 | TAKE ME I’M YOURS Michael Henderson (Buddah 597) | 12 | 16 | 20 | 11 | |
| 10 | I’M IN LOVE (And I Love The Feeling) Rose Royce (Whitfield 8629) | 20 | 30 | 44 | 5 | |
| 11 | BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE Taste Of Honey (Capitol 4565) | 10 | 4 | 1 | 17 | |
| 12 | SMILE Emotions (Columbia 10791) | 19 | 26 | 36 | 6 | |
| 13 | WHAT YOU WAITIN’ FOR Stargard (MCA 40932) | 24 | 28 | 35 | 7 | |
| 14 | IF YOU WANNA DO A DANCE Spinners (Atlantic 3493) | 15 | 18 | 23 | 8 | |
| 15 | SATURDAY Norma Jean (Bearsville 0326) | 18 | 22 | 32 | 9 | |
| 16 | FIRST IMPRESSIONS Stylistics (Mercury 74006) | 17 | 21 | 28 | 9 | |
| 17 | VICTIM Candi Staton (Warner Bros. 8582) | 13 | 13 | 15 | 11 | |
| 18 | DANCE (Disco Heat) Sylvester (Fantasy 827) | 25 | 33 | 40 | 8 | |
| 19 | STELLAR FUNGK Slave (Cotillion 44238) | 26 | 32 | 39 | 9 | |
| 20 | LOVE BROUGHT ME BACK D. J. Rogers (Columbia 10754) | 23 | 27 | 34 | 9 | |
| 21 | SUPER WOMAN Dells (ABC 12386) | 21 | 24 | 31 | 8 | |
| 22 | YOUNGBLOOD (Livin’ In The Streets) War (United Artists 1213) | 22 | 23 | 26 | 10 | |
| 23 | I LIKE GIRLS Fatback (Spring 181) | 9 | 7 | 8 | 14 | |
| 24 | BRANDY O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3652) | 34 | 42 | 52 | 5 | |
| 25 | LAST DANCE Donna Summer (Casablanca 926) | 11 | 8 | 6 | 16 | |
| 26 | BABY, I NEED YOUR LOVE TODAY Sweet Thunder (Fantasy/WMOT 826) | 14 | 15 | 17 | 12 | |
| 27 | GROOVE WITH YOU Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2277) | 16 | 17 | 18 | 9 | |
| 28 | MY RADIO SURE SOUNDS GOOD TO ME Larry Graham & Graham Central Station (Warner Bros. 8602) | 27 | 12 | 13 | 10 | |
| 29 | CASTLES OF SAND Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1441) | 30 | 35 | 42 | 12 | |
| 30 | FUNK-O-NOTS Ohio Players (Mercury 74014) | 33 | 36 | 43 | 6 | |
| 31 | YOU GOT ME RUNNING Lenny Williams (ABC 12387) | 39 | 46 | 55 | 6 | |
| 32 | THERE’LL NEVER BE Switch (Gordy 7159) | 40 | 54 | 66 | 6 | |
| 33 | YOU’RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams (Columbia 10772) | 28 | 14 | 14 | 9 | |
| 34 | MISS YOU Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19307) | 31 | 20 | 21 | 13 | |
| 35 | THINK IT OVER Cissy Houston (Private Stock 45,204) | 41 | 50 | 60 | 5 | |
| 36 | READY OR NOT Deborah Washington (Ariola America 7700) | 37 | 43 | 50 | 11 | |
| 37 | THIS IS YOUR LIFE Norman Connors (Arista 0343) | 43 | 45 | 48 | 9 | |
| 38 | SOFT AND WET Prince (Warner Bros. 8619) | 44 | 49 | 61 | 6 | |
| 39 | BLUE LOVE Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC 12390) | 38 | 41 | 49 | 6 | |
| 40 | OUR LOVE WILL SURVIVE Memphis Horns (RCA 11309) | 46 | 53 | 65 | 6 | |
| 41 | STUFF LIKE THAT Quincy Jones (A&M 2043) | 29 | 19 | 9 | 16 | |
| 42 | IT’S A BETTER THAN GOOD TIME Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 598) | 50 | 60 | 69 | 4 | |
| 43 | STAND UP Atlantic Starr (A&M 2065) | 55 | 64 | 76 | 4 | |
| 44 | NEVER MAKE A MOVE TOO SOON B. B. King (ABC 12380) | 32 | 25 | 25 | 10 | |
| 45 | ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE (pt. 1) Funkadelic (Warner Bros. 8618) | 61 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | SHAME Evelyn “Champagne” King (RCA 11122) | 35 | 29 | 10 | 22 | |
| 47 | LET’S START THE DANCE Hamilton Bohannon (Mercury 74015) | 56 | 65 | 74 | 6 | |
| 48 | DO YOURSELF A FAVOR Newcomers (Mercury 74011) | 52 | 57 | 67 | 5 | |
| 49 | ALL AMERICAN FUNKATHON Willie Hutch (Whitfield 8615) | 51 | 55 | 57 | 6 | |
| 50 | YOU WERE MEANT FOR ME Donny Hathaway (Atco 7092) | 59 | 71 | 81 | 4 | |
| 51 | SEASONS FOR GIRLS Trammps (Atlantic 3460) | 58 | 62 | 63 | 5 | |
| 52 | SUN IS HERE Sun (Capitol 4587) | 47 | 37 | 19 | 12 | |
| 53 | STOP YOUR WEEPING Dramatics (ABC 12372) | 48 | 38 | 24 | 12 | |
| 54 | LOVE TO SEE YOU SMILE Bobby Bland (ABC 12360) | 49 | 40 | 29 | 16 | |
| 55 | YOU KNOW YOU WANNA BE LOVED Keith Barrow (Columbia 10722) | 53 | 47 | 37 | 15 | |
| 56 | GREASE Frankie Valli (RSO 897) | 60 | 66 | 75 | 5 | |
| 57 | ONLY YOU Loleatta Holloway & Bunny Sigler (Gold Mind 4012) | 65 | 77 | 87 | 4 | |
| 58 | IT SEEMS TO HANG ON Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 8651) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | HOT SHOT Karen Young (West End 1211) | 73 | 88 | 99 | 4 | |
| 60 | PLATO’S RETREAT Joe Thomas (LRC 906) | 62 | 70 | 79 | 5 | |
| 61 | LITTLE GIRLS Patti LaBelle (Epic 50583) | 64 | 68 | 78 | 5 | |
| 62 | HONEY I’M RICH Raydio (Arista 0353) | 71 | 80 | 90 | 4 | |
| 63 | TAKE IT ON UP Pockets (Columbia 10755) | 72 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 64 | YOU’RE GONNA NEED THIS LOVE N’Cole (Millennium 617) | 68 | 73 | 73 | 6 | |
| 65 | GUESS WHO’S BACK IN TOWN Heaven & Earth (Mercury 74013) | 67 | 72 | 82 | 6 | |
| 66 | SPECIAL OCCASION Dorothy Moore (Malaco 1052) | 75 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | I DIDN’T TAKE YOUR MAN Ann Peebles (Cream 78518) | 66 | 61 | 62 | 6 | |
| 68 | THE BEST OF STRANGERS NOW Eddie Kendricks (Arista 0346) | 70 | 76 | 85 | 4 | |
| 69 | I LOVE THE NIGHTLIFE (Disco ’Round) Alicia Bridges (Polydor 14483) | 79 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | SHAKE YOUR BODY (It’s The Joint) Gary Bartz (Capitol 4600) | 74 | 84 | 96 | 6 | |
| 71 | LADY BLUE George Benson (Warner Bros. 8604) | 54 | 58 | 58 | 7 | |
| 72 | MIND BLOWING DECISIONS Heatwave (Epic 50586) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | THERE WILL BE LOVE Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int’l 3653) | 76 | 82 | 92 | 4 | |
| 74 | YOU SHOULD DO IT Peter Brown (Drive 6272) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | (You’re The) BIGGEST JOKE IN TOWN Eon (Ariola America 7707) | 77 | 87 | 88 | 5 | |
| 76 | MORE THAN JUST A JOY Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 3495) | 36 | 31 | 33 | 8 | |
| 77 | BLAME IT ON THE BOOGIE Jacksons (Epic 50595) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 78 | DON’T STOP, GET OFF Sylvers (Casablanca 938) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | SHINE ON SILVER MOON Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. (Columbia 10806) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT (pts. 1 & 2) Betty Wright (Alston 3740) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 81 | SAY A PRAYER FOR TWO Crown Heights Affair (De-Lite 908) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | SWEET MUSIC MAN Millie Jackson (Spring 185) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 83 | (Olivia) LOST AND TURNED OUT Whispers (Solar 11353) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | LIGHTING A FIRE (That You Can’t Put Out) Patti Hendrix (Hilltak 7801) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 85 | BRING ON THE LOVE (Why Can’t We Be Friends Again) Gloria Jones (Capitol 4563) | 86 | 86 | 89 | 7 | |
| 86 | IF MY FRIENDS COULD SEE ME NOW Linda Clifford (Curtom 0140) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | LOVE ATTACK Shotgun (ABC 12395) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | I.O.U. Joe Simon (Spring 184) | 89 | 92 | 94 | 5 | |
| 89 | YOU FOOLED ME Grey & Hanks (RCA 11346) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | JUST FUNNIN’ Mtume (Epic 50558) | 90 | 91 | 93 | 4 | |
| 91 | STREET CORNER SYMPHONY (pt. 1) Carrie Lucas (Solar 11310) | 91 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 92 | HOW CAN I BE SURE Randy Jackson (Epic 50576) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | I DON’T KNOW WHAT I’D DO (If You Ever Left Me) Sweet Cream (Shady Brook 1044) | 42 | 44 | 45 | 12 | |
| 94 | LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE ME Eddie Horan (HDM 506) | 96 | 96 | 98 | 5 | |
| 95 | PARTY Leon Haywood (MCA 40941) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | SKY HIGH Mass Production (Cotillion 44239) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | SUMMER LOVE Musique (Prelude 71109) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | SHADOW DANCING Andy Gibb (RSO 893) | 78 | 52 | 30 | 18 | |
| 99 | THANK GOD IT’S FRIDAY Love And Kisses (Casablanca 925) | 98 | 67 | 46 | 16 | |
| 100 | WHISTLE BUMP Eumir Deodato (Warner Bros. 8606) | 93 | 90 | 91 | 5 | |
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