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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
301 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
302 recordlabel: Mercury 9199918(UK)
chartposition: UK #47
writtenby: Britt Britton, Freida Nerangis and William Anderson
album: Dream World
Crown Heights Affair I'm Gonna Love You Forever 1978 Mercury (UK)
303 recordlabel: Tamla 54290
chartposition: RandB #24
writtenby: Garry Glenn
album: Slick
comments: [Motown Sound]
Eddie Kendricks Intimate Friends 1978 Tamla
304 recordlabel: Olde World 7700
chartposition: RandB #49
writtenby: Tony Joe White
Brook Benton Making Love Is Good for You 1978 Olde World
305 recordlabel: Drive 6272
chartposition: RandB #25, US #54
writtenby: Peter Brown and Robert Rans
album: A Fantasy Love Affair
Peter Brown with Betty Wright You Should Do it 1978 Drive
306 recordlabel: Marlin 3319
chartposition: RandB #90, US Dance #25
writtenby: Ralph MacDonald, William Eaton and William Salter
album: The Path
comments: [instrumental]
Ralph MacDonald The Path 1978 Marlin
307 recordlabel: Polydor 14487
chartposition: RandB #26
writtenby: James Brown and Charles Sherrell
album: Jam 1980's
James Brown The Spank 1978 Polydor
308 recordlabel: Mercury 74039
chartposition: RandB #26
writtenby: Allen Jones, Charles Allen, Frank Thompson, Harvey Henderson, James Alexander, Lloyd Smith
album: Light of Life
The Bar-Kays I'll Dance 1978 Mercury
309 recordlabel: Columbia 10722
chartposition: RandB #26
writtenby: Michael Stokes and Ronn Matlock
album: Physical Attraction
comments: [love ballad]
Keith Barrow You Know You Wanna Be Loved 1978 Columbia
310 recordlabel: Salsoul 2060
chartposition: US dance #17, US #105
writtenby: Steve Karmen
album: The Greatest Show On Earth
comments: [disco dance instrumental]
mpcode: nR4NpHx2J6I
Metropolis ft. The Sweethearts I Love New York 1978 Salsoul
311 recordlabel: Atlantic 3421
chartposition: RandB #27
writtenby: Johnny Bristol
album: Strangers
Johnny Bristol Waiting on Love 1978 Atlantic
312 recordlabel: Spring 177
chartposition: RandB #88, US Dance #27
writtenby: Bill Curtis
album: Man with the Band
Fatback Band Master Booty 1978 Spring
313 recordlabel: Spring 178
chartposition: RandB #27
writtenby: Teddy Randazzo
Joe Simon For Your Love, Love, Love 1978 Spring
314 recordlabel: Salsoul 2055
chartposition: US dance #18
writtenby: Gary Benson
album: Various - Salsoul Presents: Disco Funk Flavas, Volume 2
comments: [disco dance]
mpcode: buJGXSQrKiU
Wayne St. John Something's Up (Love Me Like the First Time) 1978 Salsoul
315 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)
316 recordlabel: Mercury 547
chartposition: RandB #31, US #103
writtenby: Michael Cooper
album: Secrets
Con Funk Shun Confunkshunizeya 1978 Mercury
317 recordlabel: Motown 1112(UK)
chartposition: UK #54, US dance #35
writtenby: Kenny Stover and Pam Davis
album: Ross [1978 album]
comments: [Motown Sound]
Diana Ross Lovin' Livin' Givin' 1978 Motown (UK)
318 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
319 recordlabel: Mahogany 12772
chartposition: RandB #88, US Dance #27
writtenby: Lionel Job and Delwin Gillman
Southroad Connection You Like It, We Love It 1978 Mahogany
320 recordlabel: Casablanca 921
chartposition: RandB #27
writtenby: George Clinton and Bootsy Collins
album: Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome
Parliament Funkentelechy 1978 Casablanca
321 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
322 recordlabel: T. K. 1026
chartposition: RandB #75, US dance #28
writtenby: Louis Zillery
The Sunshine Band Black Water Gold 1978 T. K.
323 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
324 recordlabel: Mercury 74024
chartposition: RandB #28
writtenby: M. Cooper
album: Loveshine
Con Funk Shun So Easy 1978 Mercury
325 recordlabel: RCA 11245
chartposition: RandB #37, US #57
writtenby: Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell
album: Odyssey
Odyssey Weekend Lover 1978 RCA
326 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
327 recordlabel: ABC 4209
chartposition: RandB #34 US #105
writtenby: David Wolinski and Richard Calhoun
album: Street Player
Rufus (and Chaka Khan) Blue Love 1978 ABC
328 recordlabel: Polydor 14451
chartposition: RandB #29
writtenby: Roy Ayers and Edwin Birdsong
album: Let's Do It
Roy Ayers Freaky Deaky 1978 Polydor
329 recordlabel: MCA 40825
chartposition: US #88
writtenby: Mark Davis and Michael Nash
album: Stargard
Stargard Disco Rufus 1978 MCA
330 recordlabel: Arista 0302
chartposition: RandB #30
writtenby: John Williams [composer]
comments: [instrumental]
Gene Page Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1978 Arista
331 recordlabel: Amherst 730
chartposition: RandB #90, US #90, US AC #16
writtenby: Jay Beckenstein
album: Spyro Gyra
comments: [jazz funk] [instrumental]
Spyro Gyra Shaker Song 1978 Amherst
332 recordlabel: Malaco 1052
chartposition: RandB #30
writtenby: Sam Dees
album: Once More With Feeling
comments: [Soul Ballad]
Dorothy Moore Special Occasion 1978 Malaco
333 recordlabel: Stax 3200
chartposition: RandB #31
writtenby: Carl Smith and Lieutenant Wilkes
album: Sunshine
The Emotions Shouting Out Love 1978 Stax
334 recordlabel: Arista 0343
chartposition: RandB #31
writtenby: Jimmy Webb
album: This Is Your Life
Norman Connors (ft. Eleanor Mills) This Is Your Life 1978 Arista
335 recordlabel: Atlantic 3538
chartposition: RandB #31
writtenby: Brian Holland, Harold Beatty and Eddie Holland Jr. (as Eddie Holland)
The Temptations Ever Ready Love 1978 Atlantic
336 recordlabel: Atlantic 3480
chartposition: RandB #32
writtenby: Prince Phillip Mitchell
album: Make It Good
Prince Phillip Mitchell One on One 1978 Atlantic
337 recordlabel: Keen 34005
chartposition: RandB #32
writtenby: Johnny Guitar Watson
Johnny Guitar Watson Gangster of Love 1978 Keen
338 recordlabel: Columbia 10709
chartposition: RandB #32, US #101
writtenby: Charles McCollough and Joe Shamwell
album: Ever Ready
Johnnie Taylor Keep On Dancing 1978 Columbia
339 recordlabel: Malaco 1048
chartposition: RandB #50, US Dance #32
writtenby: Frederick Knight
album: Dorothy Moore
Dorothy Moore Let the Music Play 1978 Malaco
340 recordlabel: Chocolate City 015
chartposition: RandB #32
writtenby: Vernon Burch & Howard Redmon Jr.
album: Love A Thon
Vernon Burch Love Is 1978 Chocolate City
341 recordlabel: RCA 11334
chartposition: US Dance #22
writtenby: Allan Felder, Leroy Green and T.G. Conway
Solar Flare Boogie Fund 1978 RCA
342 recordlabel: Shady Brook 1045
chartposition: RandB #34, US AC #29
writtenby: Casey Kelly and Paul Harrison
album: Love Is Forever
O.C. Smith Love to Burn 1978 Shady Brook
343 recordlabel: Mercury 73974
chartposition: RandB #51, US #101
writtenby: Ohio Players
album: Mr. Mean
Ohio Players Good Luck Charm 1978 Mercury
344 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
345 recordlabel: AVI 225
chartposition: RandB #33
writtenby: Captain Sky (as Daryl Cameron)
album: The Adventures of Captain Sky
Captain Sky Wonder Worm 1978 AVI
346 recordlabel: Spring 185
chartposition: RandB #33
writtenby: Kenny Rogers
album: Get It Out'cha System
Millie Jackson Sweet Music Man 1978 Spring
347 recordlabel: Island 11669
chartposition: US #109
writtenby: E. Piaf, Louiguy
Grace Jones Le Vie En Rose 1978 Island
348 recordlabel: Curtom 0135
chartposition: RandB #34, US dance #27
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield
album: Do It All Night
Curtis Mayfield You Are, You Are 1978 Curtom
349 recordlabel: Butterfly 1206
chartposition: RandB #46, US #103
writtenby: Bruce Ley
album: Two Hot for Love
THP Orchestra Two Hot for Love 1978 Butterfly
350 recordlabel: Mercury 58
chartposition: US Dance #34
writtenby: Randy Muller
album: Perceptions
Charles Earland Over and Over 1978 Mercury
351 recordlabel: Parachute 504
chartposition: RandB #34
writtenby: Jerline Shelton and Maurice Commander
Morris Jefferson Spank Your Blank Blank 1978 Parachute
352 recordlabel: Arista 0353
chartposition: RandB #43, US #102
writtenby: Ray Parker Jr and Thurlene Johnson
album: Raydio
Ray Parker Jr (aka Raydio) Honey I'm Rich 1978 Arista
353 recordlabel: JuPar 532
chartposition: RandB #34
writtenby: Vernon Bullock and Chestener Gordon
album: Livin' Proof
Living Proof You and I 1978 JuPar
354 recordlabel: Polydor 14446
chartposition: RandB #42, US #107
writtenby: Isaac Hayes
album: New Horizon
Isaac Hayes Out of the Ghetto 1978 Polydor
355 recordlabel: Polydor 14508
chartposition: RandB #78, US #1
writtenby: Willie Harry Wilson
album: Love Tracks
Gloria Gaynor Substitute 1978 Polydor
356 recordlabel: RCA 11399
chartposition: US #107
writtenby: Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell
album: Hollywood Party Tonight
Odyssey Single Again -- What Time Does the Balloon Go Up 1978 RCA
357 recordlabel: T.K. 6041
chartposition: US Dance #23
writtenby: Pepe Luis Soto
Celi Bee & the Buzzy Bunch Macho (A Real, Real One) 1978 T.K.
358 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
359 recordlabel: Bullet 05
chartposition: RandB #35
writtenby: C. Howard, W. Harrell and A. Daniels
comments: [instrumental]
Boiling Point Let's Get Funkified (Part I) 1978 Bullet
360 recordlabel: Bareback 535
chartposition: RandB #59, US Dance #35
writtenby: Marvin Hamlisch and Edward Kieban
comments: from the musical A Chorus Line
Inner City Jam Band What I Did for Love 1978 Bareback
361 recordlabel: Polydor 16139
chartposition: US dance #24
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Allan Felder, Norman Harris and Ron Tyson
album: Park Avenue Sound
Gloria Gaynor You're All I Need to Get By 1978 Polydor
362 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
363 recordlabel: Salsoul 2070
chartposition: US dance #24
writtenby: Thor Baldursson, Peter Belotte
album: The Greatest Show on Earth
comments: [disco dance]
mpcode: DyX0WLI29kc
Metropolis The Greatest Show on Earth -- New York Is My Kind of Town 1978 Salsoul
364 recordlabel: Gold Mind 4005
chartposition: US dance #24
writtenby: Allan Felder, T.G. Conway and Ron Tyson
True Example Love Is Finally Coming My Way 1978 Gold Mind
365 recordlabel: LeJoint 34001
chartposition: RandB #46, US Dance #37
writtenby: Zulema (as Zulema Cusseaux)
album: Z licious
Zulema Change 1978 LeJoint
366 recordlabel: Juana 3416
chartposition: RandB #37
writtenby: David Camon
album: In Control
The Controllers Heaven Is Only One Step Away 1978 Juana
367 recordlabel: Epic/P.I.R 850496
chartposition: RandB #38
writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
album: Goin' Places
The Jacksons Find Me a Girl 1978 Epic/P.I.R
368 recordlabel: ABC 12324
chartposition: RandB #92, US AC #38
writtenby: John Footman and Judy Wieder
album: The Two of Us
Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. My Reason to Be Is You 1978 ABC
369 recordlabel: MCA 40937
chartposition: US Dance #38
writtenby: Chris Sciarrotta and Lu Janis
Ted Taylor Keepin' My Head Above Water 1978 MCA
370 recordlabel: Polydor 14465
chartposition: RandB #38
writtenby: Deidra Brown (as Deidre Brown) and James Brown
album: Jam 1980's
James Brown Eyesight 1978 Polydor
371 recordlabel: Motown 1441
chartposition: RandB #38
writtenby: Michael McGloiry
album: Frontiers
comments: [Motown Sound]
Jermaine Jackson Castles of Sand 1978 Motown
372 recordlabel: ABC 12363
chartposition: RandB #38
writtenby: Tyrone Steels, William Talbert, Ernest Latimore, Larry Austin, Gregory Ingram, William Gentry
album: Good, Bad and Funky
Shotgun Good, Bad and Funky 1978 ABC
373 recordlabel: Capitol 16017
chartposition: RandB #39
writtenby: Frankie Beverly
album: Golden Time of Day
Maze featuring Frankie Beverly Golden Time of Day 1978 Capitol
374 recordlabel: Capitol 16017
chartposition: RandB #39
writtenby: Frankie Beverly
album: Golden Time of Day
Maze featuring Frankie Beverly Travelin' Man 1978 Capitol
375 recordlabel: Warner 8604
chartposition: RandB #39
writtenby: Leon Russell
album: Weekend in L.A.
George Benson Lady Blue 1978 Warner
376 recordlabel: London 305
chartposition: US Dance #26
writtenby: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland Jr., Jorg Evers and Jurgen
album: Lookin' for Action
Ronnie Jones Under My Thumb -- The Same Old Song 1978 London
377 recordlabel: Motown 1442
chartposition: RandB #39, US #49, US AC #9
writtenby: Linda Laurie and Jerry Ragovoy
album: Baby It's Me
comments: [Motown Sound]
Diana Ross You Got It 1978 Motown
378 recordlabel: Portrait 70022
chartposition: RandB #40
writtenby: Charity McCrary and Linda McCrary
album: Loving Is Living
The McCrarys Don't Wear Yourself Out 1978 Portrait
379 recordlabel: ABC 12395
chartposition: RandB #40
writtenby: Algeron Casey, Tyrone Steels and William Talbert
album: Good, Bad and Funky
Shotgun Love Attack 1978 ABC
380 recordlabel: Motown 1433
chartposition: RandB #40
writtenby: Willie Hutch
album: Havin' a House Party / In And Out (UK compilation)
comments: [Motown Sound]
Willie Hutch What You Gonna Do After the Party 1978 Motown
381 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
382 recordlabel: De lite 908
chartposition: RandB #41
writtenby: Bert Reid (as Bertram Reid), Howard Young, Philip Thomas and William Anderson
album: Dream World
Crown Heights Affair Say a Prayer for Two 1978 De lite
383 recordlabel: Ko Ko 731
chartposition: RandB #41
writtenby: Johnny Baylor
album: Do You Love Somebody
Luther Ingram Get to Me 1978 Ko Ko
384 recordlabel: Columbia 10680
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: Frederick Knight
album: Let's Make a Deal
comments: [deep soul]
Z.Z. Hill This Time They Told the Truth 1978 Columbia
385 recordlabel: Millennium 20610
chartposition: US Dance #28
writtenby: Bruce Sudano and Joe Esposito
album: Brooklyn Dreams
Brooklyn Dreams Street Dance 1978 Millennium
386 recordlabel: Gold Mind 4010
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: Bunny Sigler and J. Sigler
Bunny Sigler I Got What You Need 1978 Gold Mind
387 recordlabel: Jett Sett 101
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: William "Mickey" Stevenson (as William Stevenson)
album: Jaisun
Jaisun Try and Understand 1978 Jett Sett
388 recordlabel: Ariola 7674
chartposition: US Dance #28
writtenby: Harrison Calloway
album: Doin' It to the Bone
Muscle Shoals Horns I Just Want to Turn You On 1978 Ariola
389 recordlabel: Atlantic 3517
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: Brian Holland, Harold Beatty and Eddie Holland Jr. (as Eddie Holland)
album: Bare Back
The Temptations Bare Back 1978 Atlantic
390 recordlabel: RCA 11309
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: Eddie Floyd, James Mitchell, Roland Kirk and S. Floyd
album: Band II
The Memphis Horns Our Love Will Survive 1978 RCA
391 recordlabel: Mercury 74013
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: Lawrence Hanks and Rodney G. Massey
album: Heaven and Earth
Heaven & Earth Guess Who's Back in Town 1978 Mercury
392 recordlabel: Glades 1750
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: Latimore (as Benjamin Latimore)
album: Dig a Little Deeper / Sweet Vibrations - The Best Of
Latimore Dig a Little Deeper 1978 Glades
393 recordlabel: Arista 0304
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Carlos Wilson, Louis Wilson, Ric Wilson, Claude "Coffee" Cave, Joaquin Jessup, Neftali Santiago
album: We Are One
Mandrill Can You Get It (Suzie Caesar) 1978 Arista
394 recordlabel: Vibration 576
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Gary Unwin and Patty Unwin
Sylvia Automatic Lover 1978 Vibration
395 recordlabel: AandM 7418
chartposition: US # 86
writtenby: John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Billy Preston Get Back 1978 A&M
396 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
397 recordlabel: Columbia 310828
chartposition: RandB #44
writtenby: Al McKay and Maurice White
album: Sunbeam
The Emotions Whole Lot of Shakin' 1978 Columbia
398 recordlabel: ABC 12433
chartposition: RandB #44
writtenby: Willie Foster III. Marshall Rice
comments: [jazz funk]
Wilton Felder Let's Dance Together 1978 ABC
399 recordlabel: Westbound 55413
chartposition: US Dance #29
writtenby: Bobby Miller and Mike Theodore
album: Another Life
Caesar Frazier Child of the Wind 1978 Westbound
400 recordlabel: Capitol 4532
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Leon Sylvers III and Ricky Sylvers
album: New Horizons
The Sylvers New Horizon 1978 Capitol

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