Soul R&B Music Charts of 1977 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1977 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 1977, 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 1977, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

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The following songs were released in 1977 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 1977 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
601	recordlabel: Curtom 0122 chartposition: RandB #39 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Give, Get, Take and Have	Curtis Mayfield	Party Night	1977	Curtom
602	recordlabel: Curb 8334 chartposition: RandB #61, US #92, US Dance #3 writtenby: Wally Holmes album: I Caught Your Act	The Hues Corporation	I Caught Your Act	1977	Curb
---	recordlabel: Crossover 7083 writtenby: Len Ron Hanks, Zane Grey	Darrow Fletcher	Improve	1977	Crossover
1	recordlabel: Creole 141 chartposition: RandB #39, UK #4 writtenby: Dick Glasser album: I Will comments: [ballad]	Ruby Winters	I Will	1977	Creole
2	recordlabel: Creole 138 chartposition: US Dance #33, UK #36 writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr.	Roni Hill	You Keep Me Hangin' On -- Stop In The Name Of Love (Medley)	1977	Creole
3	recordlabel: Cream 7716 chartposition: RandB #92 writtenby: Gary Troxel, Barbara Ellis and Gretchen Christopher	Brenton Wood	Come Softly to Me	1977	Cream
4	recordlabel: Cotillion 4544212 chartposition: RandB #85 writtenby: Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil album: Life, Love And Living	John Edwards	Nobody, But You	1977	Cotillion
5	recordlabel: Cotillion 4544208 chartposition: RandB #100 writtenby: Bobby Eli and Len Barry	Sister Sledge	Cream of the Crop	1977	Cotillion
6	recordlabel: Cotillion 44227 chartposition: RandB #62 writtenby: Joe Jefferson, Bruce Hawes and Charles Simmons album: Starting All Over	Philippé Wynne	Take Me As I Am (Pt. I)	1977	Cotillion
7	recordlabel: Cotillion 44225 chartposition: RandB #92 writtenby: Gregory McCoy album: Believe comments: [instrumental]	Mass Production	Cosmic Lust	1977	Cotillion
8	recordlabel: Cotillion 44223 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #96 writtenby: Samuel Colston comments: [sweet soul ballad]	The Young Divines	I'll Show You With Love	1977	Cotillion
9	recordlabel: Cotillion 44222 chartposition: RandB #42 writtenby: Ellis and Richmond	The Impressions	Can't Get Along	1977	Cotillion
10	recordlabel: Cotillion 44221 chartposition: RandB #60, US Dance #28 writtenby: Ricardo Williams album: Believe	Mass Production	I Believe in Music	1977	Cotillion
11	recordlabel: Cotillion 44220 chartposition: RandB #81 writtenby: Sylvester Levay and Michael Kunze album: Together	Sister Sledge	Blockbuster Boy	1977	Cotillion
---	recordlabel: Cotillion 44218 writtenby: S. Washington, M. Hicks album: Slave	Slave	Son of Slide	1977	Cotillion
1	recordlabel: Cotillion 44218 chartposition: RandB #1, US #32 writtenby: Mark Adams, Carter Bradley, Tim Dozier, Mark Hicks, Tom Lockett, Floyd Miller, Steve Washington album: Slave comments: [funk]	Slave	Slide	1977	Cotillion
2	recordlabel: Cotillion 44217 chartposition: RandB #17 writtenby: Philippé Wynne album: Starting All Over	Philippé Wynne	Hats Off to Mama	1977	Cotillion
3	recordlabel: Cotillion 44217 chartposition: RandB #17 writtenby: Philippé Wynne album: Starting All Over	Philippé Wynne	Like A Loser Needs A Winner (You're All I Need)	1977	Cotillion
4	recordlabel: Cotillion 44216 chartposition: RandB #93 writtenby: Luther Vandross album: This Close to You	Luther Vandross	This Close to You	1977	Cotillion
---	recordlabel: Cotillion 44216 writtenby: Luther Vandross album: This Close To You	Luther Vandross	Don't Wanna Be A Fool	1977	Cotillion
1	recordlabel: Cotillion 44215 chartposition: RandB #29, US #36, UK #31, US dance #2 writtenby: Alec R. Costandinos & Cerrone (as Jean Marc Cerrone) album: Love in C Minor comments: [disco] [instrumental]	Cerrone	Love in C Minor	1977	Cotillion
2	recordlabel: Cotillion 44214 chartposition: RandB #99 writtenby: Mervin Steals and Melvin Steals	The Impressions	You'll Never Find	1977	Cotillion
3	recordlabel: Cotillion 44213 chartposition: RandB #32, US #68, UK #44, US dance #5 writtenby: Tyrone Williams album: Welcome to Our World comments: [disco funk]	Mass Production	Welcome to Our World (Of Merry Music)	1977	Cotillion
4	recordlabel: Cotillion 44210 chartposition: RandB #40 writtenby: McKinley Jackson and Shirley Jones album: It's About Time	The Impressions	This Time	1977	Cotillion
---	recordlabel: Cotillion 10967 (UK) writtenby: Slave album: Slave	Slave	You And Me	1977	Cotillion(UK)
---	recordlabel: Contempo 2123 (UK) writtenby: Carrack album: Sara Smile	J.J. Barnes	How Long	1977	Contempo(UK)
1	recordlabel: Contempo 2110 chartposition: UK #51 writtenby: Alvin Cash and Willie Henderson	Alvin Cash	Ali Shuffle	1977	Contempo
---	recordlabel: Contempo 2109 (UK) writtenby: Kirby	Sam And Dave	Why Did You Do It	1977	Contempo(UK)
1	recordlabel: Contempo 1001 chartposition: RandB #17, US #101, UK #53 writtenby: Kool and the Gang album: Open Sesame	Kool & the Gang	Super Band	1977	Contempo
---	recordlabel: Columbia 34866 writtenby: C. Jackson, M. Yancy album: Love In All Flavors comments: [album cut] re released as single in 2014 by Expansion (UK)	Ronnie Dyson	I Want To Be Where You Are	1977	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 34450 album: It Feels So Good comments: [Complete Album]	The Manhattans	It Feels So Good (full album)	1977	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 34401 writtenby: H. Scales, D. Davis, A. Vance album: Rated Extraordinaire comments: [album cut] [soul ballad]	Johnnie Taylor	I'm Just A Shoulder To Cry On	1977	Columbia
1	recordlabel: Columbia 310648 chartposition: RandB #13, UK #32 writtenby: Verdine White and Robert Wright album: Song Bird	Deniece Williams	Baby Baby My Love's All for You	1977	Columbia
2	recordlabel: Columbia 310622 chartposition: RandB #7, US #44 writtenby: Skip Scarborough album: Rejoice	The Emotions	Don't Ask My Neighbors	1977	Columbia
3	recordlabel: Columbia 310544 chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #4, US dance #11 writtenby: Maurice White & Al McKay album: Rejoice comments: [disco funk]	The Emotions	Best of My Love	1977	Columbia
4	recordlabel: Columbia 310532 writtenby: Joe Zawinul album: Heavy Weather	Weather Report	Birdland	1977	Columbia
5	recordlabel: Columbia 310478 chartposition: RandB 33, US #77 writtenby: Don Davis, Harvey Scales and Melvin Griffin album: Rated Extraordinaire	Johnnie Taylor	Love Is Better in the A.M.	1977	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 310477 writtenby: V. McCoy album: Intimate	Leon Haywood	Dream Dream	1977	Columbia
1	recordlabel: Columbia 310459 chartposition: RandB #88 writtenby: Bill Withers album: Naked and Warm	Bill Withers	Close to Me	1977	Columbia
2	recordlabel: Columbia 310457 chartposition: RandB #33 writtenby: Leo Graham and Melvin Koen album: Love and Touch	Tyrone Davis	Close to You	1977	Columbia
3	recordlabel: Columbia 3-10646 chartposition: US #3, UK #19, US AC #1, Cashbox RandB #92 writtenby: Billy Joel album: The Stranger comments: [ballad]	Billy Joel	Just The Way You Are	1977	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 3 10709 writtenby: F. Johnson, J. Taylor album: Ever Ready	Johnnie Taylor	I Love To Make Love When It's Raining	1977	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 3 10666 writtenby: C. Bowden comments: [Sweet Soul]	The Dynamics	We Found Love	1977	Columbia
1	recordlabel: Columbia 3 10625 chartposition: RandB #1, US #13, UK #52 writtenby: Sonny Burke, Maurice White & Verdine White album: All 'N All comments: [funk]	Earth, Wind & Fire	Serpentine Fire	1977	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 3 10604 writtenby: Leo Graham album: Let's Be Closer Together	Tyrone Davis	I Got Carried Away	1977	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 3 10541 writtenby: M. Orr, C. Harris album: Rated Extraordinaire	Johnnie Taylor	Here I Go (Through These Changes Again)	1977	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 1153 writtenby: J. Taylor album: Disco 9000	Johnnie Taylor	God Is Standing By	1977	Columbia
1	recordlabel: Columbia 10679 chartposition: UK #33, US #49 writtenby: Michael Omartian and Boz Scaggs album: Down Two Then Left	Boz Scaggs	Hollywood	1977	Columbia
2	recordlabel: Columbia 10649 chartposition: RandB #12 writtenby: Allen Williams, Billy Nichols and Maxwell Romer album: Shout!	B.T. Express	Shout It Out	1977	Columbia
3	recordlabel: Columbia 10627 chartposition: RandB #6, US #30, UK #7, US AC #25 writtenby: Bill Withers & Skip Scarborough album: Menagerie	Bill Withers	Lovely Day	1977	Columbia
4	recordlabel: Columbia 10617 chartposition: RandB #80 writtenby: J. Weaver	Eleanor Grant	This Time We're Really Though	1977	Columbia
5	recordlabel: Columbia 10610 chartposition: RandB #24, US #86 writtenby: Jackie Avery and Johnnie Taylor album: Disco 9000	Johnnie Taylor	Disco 9000	1977	Columbia
6	recordlabel: Columbia 10609 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #91 writtenby: V. Burch, H. Redman album: When I Get Back Home comments: [funk]	Vernon Burch	Sexasonic	1977	Columbia
7	recordlabel: Columbia 10604 chartposition: RandB #32 writtenby: Leo Graham	Tyrone Davis	All You Got	1977	Columbia
8	recordlabel: Columbia 10599 chartposition: RandB #30 writtenby: Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy	Ronnie Dyson	Don't Be Afraid	1977	Columbia
9	recordlabel: Columbia 10586 chartposition: RandB #10, US #93 writtenby: Edward Bivins and Gerald Alston album: It Feels So Good	The Manhattans	We Never Danced to a Love Song	1977	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 10584 writtenby: B. Golson, Q. Jones album: Killer Joe comments: [jazz funk]	Benny Golson	The New Killer Joe	1977	Columbia
1	recordlabel: Columbia 10571 chartposition: RandB #85 writtenby: Stevie Wonder album: Love Notes	Ramsey Lewis	Spring High	1977	Columbia
2	recordlabel: Columbia 10568 chartposition: US #109, UK #33, US Dance #17 writtenby: Brian Carman and Bob Spickard	Bruce Johnston	Pipeline	1977	Columbia
3	recordlabel: Columbia 10564 chartposition: RandB #95 writtenby: Vernon Burch album: When I Get Back Home	Vernon Burch	Leaving You Is Killing Me	1977	Columbia
4	recordlabel: Columbia 10556 chartposition: UK #8, RandB #65, US #103 writtenby: Clarence McDonald, Deniece Williams, Fritz Baskett & Lani Groves album: This Is Niecy	Deniece Williams	That's What Friends Are For	1977	Columbia
5	recordlabel: Columbia 10552 chartposition: RandB #15, US #102 writtenby: Jimmy Lewis and Frank Johnson album: Let's Make a Deal	Z.Z. Hill	Love Is So Good When You're Stealing It	1977	Columbia
6	recordlabel: Columbia 10548 chartposition: UK #27 writtenby: Jack Robinson and James Bolden album: Rendezvous	Tina Charles	Rendezvous	1977	Columbia
7	recordlabel: Columbia 10542 chartposition: RandB #21 writtenby: Marlena Shaw, Gerry Goffin and Ritchie Cordell album: Sweet Beginnings comments: [Soul Ballad]	Marlena Shaw	Yu-Ma -- Go Away Little Boy	1977	Columbia
8	recordlabel: Columbia 10541 chartposition: RandB #17 writtenby: Roy Moore Jr. album: Rated Extraordinaire	Johnnie Taylor	Your Love Is Rated X	1977	Columbia
9	recordlabel: Columbia 10528 chartposition: RandB #6, US #102 writtenby: Leo Graham album: Let's Be Closer Together	Tyrone Davis	This I Swear	1977	Columbia
10	recordlabel: Columbia 10496 chartposition: US AC #29 writtenby: Leroy Bell and Thom Bell album: Mathis Isâ€¦	Johnny Mathis	Loving You, Losing You	1977	Columbia
11	recordlabel: Columbia 10495 chartposition: RandB #6, US #66 writtenby: Roger Joyce, Teddy Randazzo & Victoria Pike album: It Feels So Good comments: [love ballad]	The Manhattans	It Feels So Good to Be Loved So Bad	1977	Columbia
12	recordlabel: Columbia 10493 chartposition: RandB #90 writtenby: B. Womack, H. Payne	Bobby Womack & Brotherhood	Standing in the Safety Zone	1977	Columbia
13	recordlabel: Columbia 10481 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #96, US #102 writtenby: Carlos Santana and Tommy Coster album: Festival	Santana	Let the Children Play	1977	Columbia
14	recordlabel: Columbia 10468 chartposition: RandB #97, US #28, US AC #46, US dance #37 writtenby: Bill Conti album: Conquistador comments: [jazz funk] [instrumental]	Maynard Ferguson	Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky)	1977	Columbia
15	recordlabel: Columbia 10464 chartposition: RandB #37, US #104, US Dance #35 writtenby: Billy Griffin and Pete Moore	The Miracles featuring Billy Griffin	Spy for Brotherhood	1977	Columbia
16	recordlabel: Columbia 10461 writtenby: Emilio Castillo, Stephen Kupka and David Bartlett album: Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now	Tower of Power	Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now	1977	Columbia
17	recordlabel: Columbia 10429 chartposition: RandB #74 writtenby: Deniece Williams album: This Is Niecy	Deniece Williams	Cause You Love Me Baby	1977	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 3 10716 writtenby: J. Oates album: Love In All Flavors	Ronnie Dyson	Sara Smile	1977	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 3 10667 writtenby: C. Jackson, M. Yancy album: Love In All Flavors	Ronnie Dyson	Just As You Are	1977	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 3 10627 writtenby: B. Withers, M. Jones album: Menagerie	Bill Withers	It Ain't Because Of Me Baby	1977	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 11 02071 writtenby: B. Withers album: 'Bout Love	Bill Withers	Memories Are That Way	1977	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Cleve / Den 14 album: Looking Up comments: [album cut]	Carrie Cleveland	Love Will Set You Free	1977	Cleve / Den
1	recordlabel: Claridge 427 chartposition: RandB #72 writtenby: Sky Keegan and Bo Kirkland	Bo Kirkland & Ruth Davis	Loving Arms	1977	Claridge
2	recordlabel: Claridge 427 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #81 writtenby: S. Keegan, B. Kirkland	Bo Kirkland & Ruth Davis	That's The Way The Wind Blows	1977	Claridge
---	recordlabel: Chocolate Mama 1763 writtenby: K.E. Anderson	Vise	Baby, I Love You	1977	Chocolate Mama
---	recordlabel: Chocolate City 12 writtenby: Norman Harris, george Guess, Ron Tyson album: I Keep Coming Back For More	Brenda & the Tabulations	I Keep Coming Back For More	1977	Chocolate City
1	recordlabel: Chocolate City 011 chartposition: RandB #20, US #104 writtenby: Larry Blackmon album: Cardiac Arrest	Cameo	Funk, Funk	1977	Chocolate City
2	recordlabel: Chocolate City 010 chartposition: RandB #70 writtenby: Larry Blackmon and Greg album: Cardiac Arrest	Cameo	Post Mortem	1977	Chocolate City
3	recordlabel: Chocolate City 009 chartposition: RandB #31, US Dance #18 writtenby: John Davis album: I Keep Coming Back For More	Brenda & the Tabulations	(I'm a) Superstar	1977	Chocolate City
4	recordlabel: Chocolate City 007 chartposition: RandB #92 writtenby: Peter Simons and Tony Hiller	Roscoe & Mable	United We Stand	1977	Chocolate City
5	recordlabel: Chocolate City 005 chartposition: RandB #33, US #103 writtenby: Larry Blackmon, Nathan Leftenant and Arnett Leftenant album: Cardiac Arrest	Cameo	Rigor Mortis	1977	Chocolate City
---	recordlabel: Chimneyville 10221 writtenby: F. Knight, B. Crutcher	The Fiestas	Is That Long Enough For You	1977	Chimneyville
1	recordlabel: Chimneyville 10219 chartposition: RandB #71 writtenby: McKinley Mitchell album: McKinley Mitchell	McKinley Mitchell	The End of the Rainbow	1977	Chimneyville
---	recordlabel: ChiSound 999 writtenby: Sam Dees album: Let Me Ride	Windy City	Fool Or Your Man	1977	ChiSound
1	recordlabel: ChiSound 1112 chartposition: RandB #70 writtenby: Charles Bush album: Power and Love	Manchild	Especially for You	1977	ChiSound
2	recordlabel: Chi Sound 964 chartposition: RandB #19 writtenby: Peter Frampton album: I Want to Come Back as a Song	Walter Jackson	Baby, I Love Your Way	1977	Chi Sound
---	recordlabel: Chi Sound 964 writtenby: W. Jackson, C. Davis album: I Want to Come Back as a Song comments: re recording	Walter Jackson	What Would You Do (1977)	1977	Chi Sound
1	recordlabel: Chi Sound 904 chartposition: RandB #65 writtenby: Tom Washington	Carl Davis & the Chi-Sound Orchestra	Windy City Theme	1977	Chi Sound
2	recordlabel: Chi Sound 17606 chartposition: RandB #92 writtenby: Bettye Crutcher comments: [deep soul]	Margie Alexander	It's Worth a Whippin'	1977	Chi Sound
---	recordlabel: Chi Sound 1107 writtenby: R. Tufo, L. Simon, L. Brownlee comments: [funk]	Windy City	Spank	1977	Chi Sound
1	recordlabel: Chi Sound 1044 chartposition: RandB #75 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: I Want to Come Back as a Song comments: [new version]	Walter Jackson	It's All Over	1977	Chi Sound
---	recordlabel: Chi Sound 1044 writtenby: C. Franklin, W. Saunders album: I Want To Come Back As A Song	Walter Jackson	Gonna Find Me An Angel	1977	Chi Sound
1	recordlabel: Chi Sound 1033 chartposition: RandB #68 writtenby: A. J. Tribble, Lowrell Simon and Rich Tufo	Margie Alexander	Gotta Get a Hold on Me	1977	Chi Sound

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