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
701	recordlabel: ABC 12330 chartposition: RandB #82 writtenby: Bill Mononen, Rich Wamil and Ron Hiller album: Reflections in Blue	Bobby Bland	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	1978	ABC
702	recordlabel: ABC 12405 chartposition: RandB #55 writtenby: Lydia M. Purifoy and Pearl Smith album: Come Fly with Me	Bobby Bland	Come Fly with Me	1978	ABC
703	recordlabel: Epic 50529 chartposition: RandB #60 writtenby: William Eaton comments: [instrumental]	Bobbi Humphrey	Home-Made Jam	1978	Epic
704	chartposition: US dance #6 writtenby: Bob McGilpin album: Superstar comments: [disco]	Bob McGilpin	Superstar	1978
705	recordlabel: Island 099 chartposition: UK #9 writtenby: Bob Marley album: Kaya comments: [Reggae]	Bob Marley & the Wailers	Is This Love	1978	Island
706	recordlabel: Island 7198 chartposition: UK #21 writtenby: Bob Marley album: Kaya comments: [Reggae]	Bob Marley & the Wailers	Satisfy My Soul	1978	Island
707	recordlabel: Claridge 432 chartposition: RandB #63 writtenby: Bo Kirkland, R. L. Kirkland and Betty Kincade	Bo Kirkland & Ruth Davis	Stay By My Side	1978	Claridge
---	recordlabel: Power Exchange 277 (UK) writtenby: F. Wilson, B. Pearson album: Hangin\' Heavy comments: [sweet soul love ballad] mpcode: WWNw8-fYkUc	Black Ivory	You Turned My Whole World Around	1978	Power Exchange(UK)
1	recordlabel: Polydor 14450 chartposition: RandB #79, US Dance #1, US #105 writtenby: Gregg Diamond album: Bionic Boogie comments: charted as Dance Little Dreamer / Risky Changes in US dance charts	Bionic Boogie	Risky Changes	1978	Polydor
2	recordlabel: AandM 7418 chartposition: US # 86 writtenby: John Lennon and Paul McCartney	Billy Preston	Get Back	1978	A&M
3	recordlabel: AandM 2012 chartposition: RandB #59 writtenby: Billy Preston	Billy Preston	I'm Really Gonna Miss You	1978	A&M
---	recordlabel: Midtown 106 writtenby: Bill R. Wright	Bill Wright	A Man In Love	1978	Midtown
---	recordlabel: Columbia 23 10948 writtenby: B. Withers, P. Smith album: 'Bout Love	Bill Withers	Look To Each Other For Love	1978	Columbia
1	recordlabel: Columbia 10702 chartposition: RandB #75 writtenby: Bill Withers album: Menagerie	Bill Withers	Lovely Night for Dancing	1978	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 35596 writtenby: Bill Withers album: 'Bout Love comments: [album cut]	Bill Withers	All Because Of You	1978	Columbia
1	recordlabel: Prelude 71102 chartposition: RandB #30, US #80 writtenby: Moses Dillard and Jesse Boyce album: Bill Brandon	Bill Brandon	We Fell in Love While Dancing	1978	Prelude
---	recordlabel: Prelude 71105 writtenby: Sam Dees	Bill Brandon	Special Occasion	1978	Prelude
1	recordlabel: Ariola America 7728 chartposition: RandB #79 writtenby: Beverly Wheeler, Duane Williams and Will Hatcher album: Beverly and Duane	Beverly & Duane	Glad I Gotcha Baby	1978	Ariola America
2	recordlabel: West End 22113 chartposition: US Dance #13 writtenby: Mark Sameth	Bettye LaVette	Doin' the Best That I Can	1978	West End
3	recordlabel: Alston 3740 chartposition: RandB #11 writtenby: Betty Wright and Willie Clarke album: Betty Wright Live	Betty Wright	Tonight Is the Night	1978	Alston
4	recordlabel: United Artists 36400 chartposition: RandB #78 writtenby: E. Kaz	Betty Everett	True Love (You Took My Heart)	1978	United Artists
---	recordlabel: Columbia 453 writtenby: Benny Golson album: I'm Always Dancin' To The Music comments: [jazz funk]	Benny Golson	I'm Always Dancin' To The Music	1978	Columbia
1	recordlabel: Big Tree 16109 chartposition: RandB #26, US #92, US Dance #21 writtenby: Albert Weyman and Evelyne Lenton comments: [charted as Miss Broadway / Black Is Black in US dance charts]	Belle Epoque	Miss Broadway	1978	Big Tree
2	recordlabel: AandM 2069 chartposition: RandB #7, UK #59, US #15 writtenby: Leroy Bell & Casey James album: Bell & James comments: [disco dance]	Bell & James	Livin' It Up	1978	A&M
3	recordlabel: 20th Fox 2365 chartposition: RandB #13, US #24 writtenby: Barry White album: Barry White Sings for Someone You Love	Barry White	Oh What a Night for Dancing	1978	20th Fox
4	recordlabel: 20th Century 2380 chartposition: RandB #2, US #60, US dance #16 writtenby: Barry White album: Barry White the Man comments: [disco dance]	Barry White	Your Sweetness Is My Weakness	1978	20th Century
5	recordlabel: 20th Century 2395 chartposition: RandB #45, UK #12, US #102 writtenby: Billy Joel album: Barry White the Man comments: [beat ballad]	Barry White	Just the Way You Are	1978	20th Century
6	recordlabel: 20th Century 2361 chartposition: RandB #8, US #101 writtenby: Barry White album: Barry White Sings for Someone You Love	Barry White	Playing Your Game, Baby	1978	20th Century
---	recordlabel: United Artists 36378 (UK) writtenby: Ian Levine and Fiachra Trench album: Midnight Ride	Barbara Pennington	Midnight Ride	1978	United Artists(UK)
1	recordlabel: Prelude 71103 chartposition: RandB #14 writtenby: Weldon A. McDougal III album: I Am Your Woman, She Is Your Wife / The Very Best of Barbara Mason comments: [ballad] mpcode: UGmCvPY9koI	Barbara Mason	I Am Your Woman, She Is Your Wife	1978	Prelude
2	recordlabel: ABC 12380 chartposition: RandB #19, US #102 writtenby: Stix Hooper (as	B.B. King	Never Make a Move Too Soon	1978	ABC
3	recordlabel: ABC 12412 chartposition: RandB #90 writtenby: Joe Sample and Will Jennings	B.B. King	I Just Can't Leave Your Love Alone	1978	ABC
4	recordlabel: Atlantic 3481 chartposition: RandB #33 writtenby: Alan Gorrie, Hamish Stuart, Roger Ball, Malcolm Duncan, Stephen Ferrone and Onnie McIntyre album: Warmer Communications	Average White Band	Your Love Is A Miracle	1978	Atlantic
5	recordlabel: AandM 2135 chartposition: UK #66 writtenby: Bobby Eli and Jeff Prusan album: Atlantic Starr	Atlantic Starr	Gimme Your Luvin'	1978	A&M
6	recordlabel: AandM 2065 chartposition: RandB #16, US dance #16 writtenby: Wayne Lewis album: Atlantic Starr	Atlantic Starr	Stand Up	1978	A&M
7	recordlabel: AandM 2101 chartposition: RandB #49 writtenby: Bobby Eli and Jeff Prusan album: Atlantic Starr comments: [love ballad]	Atlantic Starr	Keep It Comin'	1978	A&M
8	recordlabel: Warner 8514 chartposition: RandB #10, UK #51, US #79, US dance #23 writtenby: Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson album: Send It comments: [disco funk]	Ashford & Simpson	Don't Cost You Nothing	1978	Warner
9	recordlabel: Warner 8571 chartposition: RandB #35 writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson album: Send It	Ashford & Simpson	By Way of Love's Express	1978	Warner
10	recordlabel: Warner 8710 chartposition: RandB #12 writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson album: Is It Still Good to Ya	Ashford & Simpson	Is It Still Good to Ya	1978	Warner
11	recordlabel: Warner 17237 chartposition: RandB #2, UK #48 writtenby: Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson album: Is It Still Good to Ya comments: [disco dance]	Ashford & Simpson	It Seems to Hang On	1978	Warner
---	recordlabel: Alexander St. 9 writtenby: Art Wilson	Art Wilson	I Know We Can Make It	1978	Alexander St.
1	recordlabel: Polydor 16180 chartposition: US Dance #4 writtenby: S. Soussan, J. M. Reed, T. Whitney	Arpeggio	Let the Music Play	1978	Polydor
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 3468 writtenby: Aretha Franklin album: Almighty Fire	Aretha Franklin	I'm Your Speed	1978	Atlantic
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 3495 chartposition: RandB #51 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Almighty Fire	Aretha Franklin	More Than Just a Joy	1978	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 3495 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Almighty Fire	Aretha Franklin	This You Can Believe	1978	Atlantic
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 3468 chartposition: RandB #12, US #103 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Almighty Fire	Aretha Franklin	Almighty Fire (Woman of the Future)	1978	Atlantic
2	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3637 chartposition: R&B #56 writtenby: D. Brown, T. Wallington, J. Whitehead, G. McFadden album: Hard Not To Like It / Tightening It Up - The Best of... comments: [ballad] mpcode: O1Whu675m-Q	Archie Bell & The Drells	I've Been Missing You	1978	P.I.R.
3	recordlabel: Hi 78518 chartposition: RandB #55 writtenby: Eart Randis, Pat Barnes album: The Handwriting Is on the Wall	Ann Peebles	I Didn't Take Your Man	1978	Hi
---	recordlabel: Hi 78518 writtenby: Earl Randle, Willie Mitchell album: If This Is Heaven / Ann Peebles Greatest Hits comments: [southern soul] mpcode: -6kXHP_ocyw	Ann Peebles	Being Here With You	1978	Hi
1	recordlabel: Hi 78509 chartposition: RandB #54 writtenby: George Jackson & Raymond Moore album: The Handwriting Is on the Wall / Ann Peebles Greatest Hits comments: [southern soul]	Ann Peebles	Old Man with Young Ideas	1978	Hi
2	recordlabel: RSO 893 chartposition: RandB #11, US #1, UK #42, US AC #8 writtenby: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb & Andy Gibb album: Shadow Dancing	Andy Gibb	Shadow Dancing	1978	RSO
3	recordlabel: RSO 904 chartposition: UK #10, US AC #8, US #5 writtenby: Barry Gibb album: Shadow Dancing	Andy Gibb	An Everlasting Love	1978	RSO
4	recordlabel: Buddah 467 chartposition: UK #34, US dance #9, Cashbox R&B #85, US #56 writtenby: Bobby Woods & Roger Cook album: White Witch comments: [disco]	Andrea True Connection	What's Your Name, What's Your Number	1978	Buddah
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 11178 (UK) writtenby: Barry Leng, Simon May	Amii Stewart	You Really Touched My Heart	1978	Atlantic(UK)
1	recordlabel: T.K. Disco 115 chartposition: US dance #5 writtenby: Ray Martinez (as Jose Ramon Martinez) album: Amant comments: [disco instrumental]	Amant	If There's Love	1978	T.K. Disco
2	recordlabel: Polydor 14483 chartposition: RandB #31, US #5, UK #32, US dance #2, US AC #44 writtenby: Alicia Bridges & Susan Hutcheson album: Alicia Bridges comments: [disco]	Alicia Bridges	I Love the Nightlife (Disco 'Round)	1978	Polydor
3	recordlabel: Bang 739 chartposition: RandB #80 writtenby: Ava Aldridge and Eddie Struzick	Alex Taylor	Don't Look At Me That Way	1978	Bang
4	recordlabel: Tomato 10001 chartposition: RandB #72 writtenby: Al Perkins album: King Albert	Albert King	Call My Job	1978	Tomato
---	recordlabel: Tomato 409 writtenby: A. Toussaint album: New Orleans Heat	Albert King	We All Wanna Boogie	1978	Tomato
---	recordlabel: Tomato 10001 writtenby: Aaron Willis	Albert King	Love Shock	1978	Tomato
1	recordlabel: Tomato 10002 chartposition: RandB #72 writtenby: Barry Murphy and Eric Morgeson album: King Albert	Albert King	Chump Change	1978	Tomato
---	recordlabel: Marina Records 500 writtenby: A. O. Johnson	Al Johnson	It's Not Too Late	1978	Marina Records
1	recordlabel: Warner 8677 chartposition: RandB #55 writtenby: Al Jarreau & Tom Canning album: All Fly Home	Al Jarreau	Thinkin' About It Too	1978	Warner
2	recordlabel: ABC 15 writtenby: Gary Glenn album: Spreading Love	Al Hudson & the Soul Partners (One Way)	Spread Love	1978	ABC
3	recordlabel: ABC 12424 chartposition: RandB #51 writtenby: The Soul Partners album: Spreading Love	Al Hudson & the Soul Partners (One Way)	How Do You Do	1978	ABC
4	recordlabel: ABC 4229(UK) chartposition: UK #57 writtenby: Al Hudson , Alicia Myers, Dave Roberson, Cortez Harris, Kevin McCord, Gregory Green and Jonathan Meado	Al Hudson	Dance Get Down (Feel the Groove)	1978	ABC (UK)
5	recordlabel: Hi 78522 chartposition: RandB #71 writtenby: Don Black & Mark London album: Truth n' Time	Al Green	To Sir with Love	1978	Hi
---	recordlabel: Hi 78510 writtenby: Al Green album: The Belle Album	Al Green	Dream	1978	Hi
1	recordlabel: Hi 77505 chartposition: RandB #9, US #83 writtenby: Al Green , Fred Jordan & Reuben Fairfax Jr. album: The Belle Album comments: [gospel soul]	Al Green	Belle	1978	Hi
---	recordlabel: Hi 78511 writtenby: A. Green, F. Jordan, R. Fairfax, Jr. album: The Belle Album	Al Green	Feels Like Summer	1978	Hi
1	recordlabel: Hi 78511 chartposition: RandB #36, US #103, US dance #103 writtenby: Al Green , Fred Jordan & Reuben Fairfax Jr. album: The Belle Album	Al Green	I Feel Good	1978	Hi
2	recordlabel: Arista 0355 chartposition: RandB #84 weeksinr&bchart: 7 writtenby: Alvin Field and Michael Zager	Afro Cuban Band	Rhythm of Life	1978	Arista
3	recordlabel: Cotillion 44243 chartposition: RandB #6, US #101 writtenby: Artwell Matthews, Audrey Matthews, Curtis Hobson, James Maddox, Mark Patterson and Michael Judkins album: Long Stroke	ADC Band	Long Stroke	1978	Cotillion
---	recordlabel: Cotillion 44243 writtenby: M. Judkins, A. Matthew album: Long Stroke	ADC Band	That's Life	1978	Cotillion
1	recordlabel: Capitol 15988 chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #3, US dance #1 writtenby: Janice Johnson (as Janice Marie Johnson) & Perry Kibble (as Perry L. Kibble) album: A Taste of Honey comments: [disco]	A Taste of Honey	Boogie Oogie Oogie	1978	Capitol
---	recordlabel: Capitol 4655 writtenby: J. Johnson, P. Kibble album: A Taste Of Honey	A Taste Of Honey	Distant	1978	Capitol
1	recordlabel: Parachute 519 chartposition: RandB #51 writtenby: Jerry Weaver album: Words Don't Say Enough	7th Wonder	My Love Ain't Never Been This Strong	1978	Parachute
2	recordlabel: Parachute 510 chartposition: RandB #78 writtenby: Barbara Wyrick and Melissa Adamson album: Words Don't Say Enough	7th Wonder	Words Don't Say Enough	1978	Parachute
---	recordlabel: Big Town 723 writtenby: R. Thompson, G. Jones	7 Days Unlimited	Trying	1978	Big Town

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