Soul R&B Music Charts of 1978 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1978 With Free MP3 Download Links and Song Lyrics

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Below is a list of the best selling Soul R&B songs from 1978, sorted by the most popular or best selling first. Place mouse on

to see information about song. Click on song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available) and to add to playlist. Click on

to play song. . Click on label to list songs from that record label. Following on from the top 100 chart are listings of hundreds of other lesser-known Soul R&B songs from 1978, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1978 . . .

The following songs were released in 1978 but never made it into the Top 100 Chart.
Songs with chart position "---" either never made it into the US top 100 R&B or UK charts
of 1978 or we have no details of their highest chart positions if they did.

(Songs are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)
#		Artist (click for discography and biography of artist)	Title (click song title to play it, read lyrics etc.)	Year	Label
501	recordlabel: Polydor 14508 chartposition: RandB #78, US #1 writtenby: Willie Harry Wilson album: Love Tracks	Gloria Gaynor	Substitute	1978	Polydor
502	recordlabel: Buddah 473(UK) chartposition: UK #15 writtenby: Van McCoy and Joe Cobb album: The One and Only	Gladys Knight & the Pips	Come Back and Finish What You Started	1978	Buddah (UK)
503	recordlabel: Buddah 478 chartposition: RandB #16, UK #59 writtenby: Tony Macaulay	Gladys Knight & the Pips	It's Better Than Good Time	1978	Buddah
504	recordlabel: Buddah 584 chartposition: RandB #24 writtenby: Michael Masser and Pam Sawyer	Gladys Knight & the Pips	Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right	1978	Buddah
505	recordlabel: Buddah 407 chartposition: RandB #40, UK #32 writtenby: Patrick Williams, Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman album: The One and Only	Gladys Knight & the Pips	The One and Only	1978	Buddah
506	recordlabel: Buddah 601 chartposition: RandB #54 writtenby: Bruce Roberts and Carole Bayer Sager	Gladys Knight	I'm Coming Home Again	1978	Buddah
507	recordlabel: AandM 2072 chartposition: RandB #21, US #4, US AC #4, writtenby: Ross Vannelli album: Brother to Brother comments: [ballad]	Gino Vannelli	I Just Wanna Stop	1978	A&M
508	recordlabel: Misty 101 chartposition: RandB #95 writtenby: Nathan Wilkes	Ginie Lynn	I Love the Way You Love	1978	Misty
509	recordlabel: Arista 0366 chartposition: RandB #15 writtenby: Gil Scott Heron	Gil Scott-Heron	Angel Dust	1978	Arista
510	recordlabel: T.K. 1029 chartposition: RandB #93 writtenby: George McCrae	George McCrae	Let's Dance (People All Over the World)	1978	T.K.
511	recordlabel: Epic 50463 chartposition: RandB #2, US #54 writtenby: George Duke album: Reach for It comments: [funk]	George Duke	Reach for It	1978	Epic
512	recordlabel: Epic 850531 chartposition: RandB #4 writtenby: George Duke album: Don't Let Go	George Duke	Dukey Stick (Part One)	1978	Epic
513	recordlabel: Epic 850593 chartposition: R&B #68 writtenby: George Duke album: Don't Let Go	George Duke	Movin' On	1978	Epic
514	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 17120 (UK) chartposition: RandB #2, US #7, US AC #25 writtenby: Jerry Leiber, Barry Mann, Mike Stoller & Cynthia Weil album: Weekend in L.A.	George Benson	On Broadway	1978	Warner Bros.(UK)
515	recordlabel: Warner 8604 chartposition: RandB #39 writtenby: Leon Russell album: Weekend in L.A.	George Benson	Lady Blue	1978	Warner
516	recordlabel: Arista 0359 chartposition: RandB #79 writtenby: General Johnson	General Johnson	Can't Nobody Love Me Like You Do	1978	Arista
---	recordlabel: Balance Town 138 writtenby: Gene Townsel	Gene Townsel	There's No Use In Hiding	1978	Balance Town
1	recordlabel: Arista 0302 chartposition: RandB #30 writtenby: John Williams [composer] comments: [instrumental]	Gene Page	Close Encounters of the Third Kind	1978	Arista
2	recordlabel: 20th Century Fox 2386 chartposition: RandB #3, UK #11, US #53, US dance #22 writtenby: James Thompson album: Get Down comments: [disco funk]	Gene Chandler	Get Down	1978	20th Century Fo
---	recordlabel: 20th Century Fox 2404 writtenby: E. Record, B. Acklin album: Get Down	Gene Chandler	Please Sunrise	1978	20th Century Fo
1	recordlabel: ChiSound 1168 chartposition: RandB #51 writtenby: Eva Dixon and Lena Thompson album: Get Down	Gene Chandler	Tomorrow I May Not Feel the Same	1978	ChiSound
2	recordlabel: Mercury 6167705 chartposition: RandB #78 writtenby: Michael Zager, Alvin Fields	Gary Toms Empire	It's All Up To You	1978	Mercury
3	recordlabel: Mercury 74023 chartposition: RandB #78 writtenby: Michael Zager and Alvin Fields album: Let's Do It Again	Gary Toms Empire	Welcome To Harlem	1978	Mercury
4	recordlabel: Capitol 15999 chartposition: RandB #89 writtenby: Gary Bartz	Gary Bartz	Shake Your Body (It's the Joint)	1978	Capitol
---	recordlabel: Arista 0332 writtenby: M. Steals and M. Steals album: Garnet Mimms Has It All	Garnet Mimms	Right Here In The Palm Of My Hand	1978	Arista
---	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 3209 writtenby: G. Clinton, W. Morrison, M. Hampton, W. Collins, G. Shider, L. Brown, E. Hazel album: One Nation Under A Groove comments: [Complete Album] mpcode: sgrvOR77T2o	Funkadelic	One Nation Under A Groove (full album)	1978	Warner Bros.
1	recordlabel: Warner 8618 chartposition: RandB #1, UK #9, US #28, US dance #31 writtenby: George Clinton, Junie Morrison (as Walter Morrison) & Garry Shider album: One Nation Under a Groove comments: [funk]	Funkadelic	One Nation Under a Groove	1978	Warner
---	recordlabel: Epic 35392 writtenby: Ernest Straughter, Kenneth Ford album: Free Life comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: V3hlMPNI7Tw	Free Life	I Confess	1978	Epic
---	recordlabel: Capitol 16030 (UK) writtenby: Yellen, Ager, Scarborough, Sigidi album: Supernatural High	Freda Payne	Happy Days Are Here Again	1978	Capitol(UK)
---	recordlabel: Capitol 11864 writtenby: Skip Scarborough album: Supernatural High comments: [album cut]	Freda Payne	Tell Me Please	1978	Capitol
1	recordlabel: RSO 897 chartposition: RandB #40, UK #3, US #1, US AC #13 writtenby: Barry Gibb album: Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture	Frankie Valli	Grease	1978	RSO
2	recordlabel: Dash 5046 chartposition: RandB #1, US #9, US dance #18 writtenby: Carl Driggs (as Carlos Driggs) & Ish Ledesma (as Ishmael Ledesma) album: Get Off comments: [disco funk]	Foxy	Get Off	1978	Dash
---	recordlabel: ABC 4235 (UK) writtenby: Norman Harris, Ron Tyson album: At The Top	Four Tops	Put It On The News	1978	ABC(UK)
---	recordlabel: ABC 4235 (UK) writtenby: Norman Harris, Bruce Gray, Leroy Green album: At The Top	Four Tops	When Your Dreams Take Wings And Fly	1978	ABC(UK)
---	recordlabel: Almeria 4002 writtenby: D. Pearson, Jr.	Four Flights	All I Want Is You	1978	Almeria
1	recordlabel: Motown 1445 chartposition: RandB #88 writtenby: Brenda Sutton and Mike Sutton (as Michael Sutton) album: Need to Know You Better comments: [Motown Sound]	Finished Touch	Sticks and Stones (But the Funk Won't Never Hurt You)	1978	Motown
2	recordlabel: Motown 79061 chartposition: US Dance #22 writtenby: Kenny Stover album: Need to Know You Better comments: [Motown Sound]	Finished Touch	Need to Know You Better	1978	Motown
3	recordlabel: Arista 0369 chartposition: RandB #53 writtenby: James Banks, Henderson Thigpen and David Weatherspoon album: Fiesta	Fiesta	E.S.P.	1978	Arista
4	recordlabel: Fantasy 115 chartposition: US Dance #19 writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr.	Fever	Standing in the Shadows of Love	1978	Fantasy
5	recordlabel: She 8701 chartposition: RandB #43 writtenby: Frederick Tyrone Crum, Keith Harrison, Ralph Aikens (as Ralph Aikens Jr.), Robert Neal Jr. and Roger P album: Good Thang	Faze-O	Good Thang	1978	She
6	recordlabel: She 8700 chartposition: RandB #9 writtenby: Clarence Satchell, Frederick Tyrone Crum (as Tyrone Crum), Keith Harrison, Ralph Aikens, Robert Neal album: Riding High	Faze-O	Riding High	1978	She
7	recordlabel: Spring 177 chartposition: RandB #88, US Dance #27 writtenby: Bill Curtis album: Man with the Band	Fatback Band	Master Booty	1978	Spring
8	recordlabel: Spring 181 chartposition: RandB #9, US #101 writtenby: Bill Curtis	Fatback Band	I Like Girls	1978	Spring
9	recordlabel: Stax 3204 chartposition: RandB #94 writtenby: Larry James, Doris James album: Off the Wall	Fat Larry's Band	Peaceful Journey	1978	Stax
10	recordlabel: 20th Century 2370 chartposition: RandB #20 writtenby: Van McCoy album: Faith Hope and Charity [1978 album]	Faith, Hope & Charity	Don't Pity Me	1978	20th Century
---	recordlabel: Kayvette 5137 writtenby: H. Scales, M. Griffin album: A Matter Of Fact	Facts Of Life	Did He Make Love To You	1978	Kayvette
---	recordlabel: Kayvette 803 writtenby: Joe Shamwell album: A Matter Of Fact comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: kv-mbFg96Vw	Facts Of Life	It's Only A Matter Of Time	1978	Kayvette
---	recordlabel: Kayvette 803 writtenby: Peter McCann album: A Matter Of Fact comments: [album cut] (featuring Millie Jackson) mpcode: o28HxhiWqfE	Facts Of Life	Do You Wanna Make Love	1978	Kayvette
---	recordlabel: Kayvette 803 writtenby: B. Burg, D. Denehatheinz, J. Barry, L. Hartman album: A Matter Of Fact comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: A9NPfz4GzKs	Facts Of Life	He Ain't You	1978	Kayvette
---	recordlabel: Kayvette 803 writtenby: C. Putman, S. Throckmorton album: A Matter Of Fact comments: [album cut] mpcode: tGmH-nTs1W0	Facts Of Life	I'm Way Ahead Of You	1978	Kayvette
---	recordlabel: Kayvette 803 writtenby: B. Inger, S. Catton album: A Matter Of Fact comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: 2CBi22M1YfM	Facts Of Life	You Always Get Your Way	1978	Kayvette
---	recordlabel: Kayvette 803 writtenby: Guy Fletcher, Doug Flett album: A Matter Of Fact comments: [album cut] mpcode: djhPiYKBoRs	Facts Of Life	This Ain't No Time To Sleep Apart	1978	Kayvette
---	recordlabel: Kayvette 5136 writtenby: B. Goldberg, G. Goffin album: A Matter Of Fact comments: [ballad] mpcode: bfzE4gylgns	Facts Of Life	Dr. Feelgood	1978	Kayvette
---	recordlabel: Kayvette 5136 writtenby: Barry Murphy album: A Matter Of Fact	Facts Of Life	We Can't Hide It Anymore	1978	Kayvette
1	recordlabel: RCA 11122 chartposition: RandB #7, US #9, UK #39, US dance #8 writtenby: John Fitch (as John H. Fitch Jr) & Reuben Cross album: Smooth Talk comments: [disco dance]	Evelyn King (aka Evelyn Champagne King)	Shame	1978	RCA
---	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 3097 writtenby: Eugene Record album: Trying To Get To You	Eugene Record	You Are The Star Of My Show	1978	Warner Bros.
---	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 8570 writtenby: Eugene Record album: Trying To Get To You	Eugene Record	Trying To Get To You	1978	Warner Bros.
---	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 8517 writtenby: Eugene Record album: Trying To Get To You	Eugene Record	I Want To Be With You	1978	Warner Bros.
1	recordlabel: Warner 8545 chartposition: RandB #93 writtenby: Bert Russell (as Bert Berns) and Jerry Ragavoy album: Deep in the Night	Etta James	Piece of My Heart	1978	Warner
2	recordlabel: Friends and Co. 130 chartposition: R&B #90 writtenby: Joe Wheeler	Esther Williams	Yours and Yours Alone	1978	Friends and Co.
---	recordlabel: Mercury 74030 writtenby: Obie Jessie album: All About	Esther Phillips	The Man Ain't Ready	1978	Mercury
1	recordlabel: Ariola 7686 chartposition: RandB #30, UK #5, US #18, US dance #6 writtenby: Ann Peebles, Don Bryant & Bernard Miller album: Eruption comments: [disco]	Eruption	I Can't Stand the Rain	1978	Ariola
---	recordlabel: Columbia 310729 writtenby: P. Sawyer, L. Ware, J. Bristol	Eric Mercury	Take Me Girl I'm Ready	1978	Columbia
1	recordlabel: Ariola America 7707 chartposition: RandB #72 writtenby: Michael Burton album: Eon	Eon	(You're the) Biggest Joke in Town	1978	Ariola America
2	recordlabel: Roadshow 1124 chartposition: RandB #1, US #33 writtenby: Michael Stokes & Verdell Lanier album: Once Upon a Dream comments: [Sweet Soul]	Enchantment	It's You That I Need	1978	Roadshow
3	recordlabel: Roadshow 1212 chartposition: RandB #14 writtenby: Michael Stokes and Verdell Lanier album: Once Upon a Dream	Enchantment	If You're Ready (Here It Comes)	1978	Roadshow
4	recordlabel: ABC 12313 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #95, US Dance #21, US #91 writtenby: Linda Creed album: Eloise	Eloise Laws	1,000 Laughs	1978	ABC
5	recordlabel: ABC 12341 chartposition: RandB #78, US #97, US Dance #21 writtenby: Pat Vegas and Lolly Vegas album: Eloise	Eloise Laws	Number One	1978	ABC
6	recordlabel: AVI 203 chartposition: RandB #31, US #91, US Dance #9 writtenby: W. Michael Lewis, Laurin Rinder and Merria Ross album: Dancing in Paradise comments: charted as Dancing in Paradise / Love in Your Life in US dance charts	El Coco	Dancing in Paradise	1978	AVI
7	recordlabel: Arista 346 chartposition: RandB #49 writtenby: Tony Macaulay and Keith Potger album: Vintage '78	Eddie Kendricks	The Best of Strangers Now	1978	Arista
8	recordlabel: Arista 0325 chartposition: RandB #13, US Dance #20 writtenby: Dominic Bugatti and Frank Musker album: Vintage '78 comments: charted as Ain't No Smoking without Fire / Whip in US dance charts	Eddie Kendricks	Ain't No Smoking without Fire	1978	Arista
9	recordlabel: Tamla 54290 chartposition: RandB #24 writtenby: Garry Glenn album: Slick comments: [Motown Sound]	Eddie Kendricks	Intimate Friends	1978	Tamla
10	recordlabel: HDM 506 chartposition: RandB #78 writtenby: Eddie Horan and Dwight Emile (as Dwight J. Emile) album: Love the Way You Love Me comments: [beat ballad]	Eddie Horan	Love the Way You Love Me	1978	HDM
---	recordlabel: Capricorn 0204 album: Very Extremely Dangerous comments: [Complete Album] mpcode: UFAxqvNzCZ4	Eddie Hinton	Very Extremely Dangerous	1978	Capricorn
1	recordlabel: Capitol 16015 chartposition: UK #44 writtenby: J. Mtume album: Mahal comments: [disco jazz funk instrumental]	Eddie Henderson	Prance On	1978	Capitol
2	recordlabel: Rampart 771 chartposition: UK #44, US dance #33 writtenby: Harry Scorse Jr. comments: [disco dance]	Eastside Connection	You're So Right For Me	1978	Rampart
3	recordlabel: Pye International 25798 chartposition: RandB #87, US dance #27 writtenby: Ian Levine and Fiachra Trench album: Eastbound Expressway	Eastbound Expressway	Never Let Go	1978	Pye International
4	recordlabel: Columbia 10854 chartposition: RandB #1, UK#3, US #8, US AC #41 writtenby: Maurice White, Al McKay & Allee Willis album: The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1	Earth, Wind & Fire	September	1978	Columbia
5	recordlabel: Columbia 10688 chartposition: RandB #12, UK #14, US #32 writtenby: Eduardo DelBarrio, Maurice White & Verdine White album: All 'N All comments: [disco funk]	Earth, Wind & Fire	Fantasy	1978	Columbia
6	recordlabel: Columbia 10796 chartposition: RandB #1, UK #33, US #9, US AC #30 writtenby: John Lennon & Paul McCartney album: The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 comments: [disco funk]	Earth, Wind & Fire	Got to Get You into My Life	1978	Columbia
---	recordlabel: CBS 6022 (IT) writtenby: M. White, S. Scarborough album: All \'N All comments: [mid-tempo ballad] mpcode: dTowN4SB-Qo	Earth, Wind & Fire	Love's Holiday	1978	CBS(IT)
1	recordlabel: CBS 6267 chartposition: UK #41 writtenby: Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn, Maurice White and Verdine White album: All 'N All	Earth, Wind & Fire	Jupiter	1978	CBS
2	recordlabel: CBS 6490(UK) chartposition: UK #54 writtenby: Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn, Al McKay, Freddie White, Maurice White and Verdine White album: All 'N All	Earth, Wind & Fire	Magic Mind	1978	CBS (UK)
---	recordlabel: Mercury 6007 181 writtenby: P. Allen, C.B. Sager album: It Begins Again comments: [ballad]	Dusty Springfield	I'd Rather Leave While I'm In Love	1978	Mercury
1	recordlabel: Mercury 1 chartposition: UK #51 writtenby: Brian Holland, Eddie Holland Jr. (as Eddie Holland) and Lamont Dozier album: It Begins Again	Dusty Springfield	A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Every Day)	1978	Mercury
2	recordlabel: United Artists 178 chartposition: US dance #31 writtenby: Dean Parks and Donald Fletcher album: It Begins Again	Dusty Springfield	That's the Kind of Love I've Got for You	1978	United Artists
3	recordlabel: Salsoul 2069 chartposition: UK #107 writtenby: Allan Felder and Norman Harris album: Fourplay	Double Exposure	Newsy Neighbors	1978	Salsoul
---	recordlabel: Epic 6172 (UK) writtenby: Jim Weatherly album: Dorothy Moore	Dorothy Moore	Loving You Is Just An Old Habit	1978	Epic(UK)
1	recordlabel: Malaco 1052 chartposition: RandB #30 writtenby: Sam Dees album: Once More With Feeling comments: [Soul Ballad]	Dorothy Moore	Special Occasion	1978	Malaco
2	recordlabel: Malaco 1048 chartposition: RandB #50, US Dance #32 writtenby: Frederick Knight album: Dorothy Moore	Dorothy Moore	Let the Music Play	1978	Malaco
3	recordlabel: Malaco 1047 chartposition: RandB #12, US #101 writtenby: Bobby Goldsboro album: Dorothy Moore comments: [Soul Ballad]	Dorothy Moore	With Pen in Hand	1978	Malaco
4	recordlabel: Malaco 1048 chartposition: RandB #93 writtenby: George Fischoff album: Dorothy Moore	Dorothy Moore	1-2-3 (You and Me)	1978	Malaco
5	recordlabel: Atco 7092 chartposition: RandB #17 writtenby: William Peterkin album: The Best of Donny Hathaway	Donny Hathaway	You Were Meant for Me	1978	Atco
---	recordlabel: Atco 7092 writtenby: Donny Hathaway album: Extension Of A Man / The Best of Donny Hathaway comments: [instrumental album cut] mpcode: U-SDYJnwLY4	Donny Hathaway	Valdez In The Country	1978	Atco
1	recordlabel: GTO 117 chartposition: UK #29 writtenby: Donna Summer , Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte album: I Remember Yesterday	Donna Summer	Back in Love Again	1978	GTO
2	recordlabel: Casablanca 926 chartposition: RandB #5, US #3, US dance #1, UK #51, US AC #42 writtenby: Paul Jabara album: Live and More comments: [disco]	Donna Summer	Last Dance	1978	Casablanca
3	recordlabel: Casablanca 939 chartposition: RandB #8, US #1, UK #5, US dance #1, US AC #24 writtenby: Jimmy Webb album: Live and More	Donna Summer	MacArthur Park	1978	Casablanca
4	recordlabel: Casablanca 916 chartposition: RandB #21, UK #19, US #53 writtenby: Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder & Pete Bellotte album: Once Upon a Time comments: [disco]	Donna Summer	Rumour Has It	1978	Casablanca
5	recordlabel: Polydor chartposition: US dance #4 writtenby: Don Ray album: The Garden of Love comments: [disco funk] [album cut]	Don Ray	Garden of Love	1978	Polydor
---	recordlabel: Roadshow 11544 writtenby: Gary Knight, Gene Allan album: Doctor Boogie	Don Downing	Doctor Boogie	1978	Roadshow

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