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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.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1977 . . .

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
301 recordlabel: RCA 11028
chartposition: RandB #91, US #67, US dance #2
writtenby: David Gates
album: Half & Half
Vicki Sue Robinson Hold Tight 1977 RCA
302 recordlabel: Atlantic 3366
chartposition: RandB #61
writtenby: R.B. Hudmon
R.B. Hudmon Holdin' On -- Whatever Makes You Happy 1977 Atlantic
303 recordlabel: ABC 12269
chartposition: RandB #3, US #32
writtenby: A. Fischer & David Wolinski
album: Ask Rufus
Rufus (and Chaka Khan) Hollywood 1977 ABC
304 recordlabel: Columbia 10679
chartposition: UK #33, US #49
writtenby: Michael Omartian and Boz Scaggs
album: Down Two Then Left
Boz Scaggs Hollywood 1977 Columbia
305 recordlabel: Buddah 460(UK)
chartposition: UK #35
writtenby: Van McCoy and Joe Cobb
album: Still Together
Gladys Knight & the Pips Home Is Where the Heart Is 1977 Buddah (UK)
306 recordlabel: ABC 969
chartposition: US Dance #37
writtenby: Hubert V. Yarborough
album: Reaching for the World
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes Hostage 1977 ABC
307 recordlabel: ABC 12264
chartposition: RandB #87
writtenby: William Talbert, Tyrone Steels and Ernest Lattimore
album: Shotgun
Shotgun Hot Line 1977 ABC
308 recordlabel: Epic 50362
chartposition: RandB #62, US #95
writtenby: Robert Parissi
album: Electrified Funk
Wild Cherry Hot to Trot 1977 Epic
309 recordlabel: RCA 11136
chartposition: US Dance #29
writtenby: Billy Jackson
album: Diggin' Their Roots
The Tymes How Am I to Know 1977 RCA
310 recordlabel: P.I.R. 5391
chartposition: RandB #50
writtenby: Michael Burton and Phil Terry
album: Let 'Em In
Billy Paul How Good Is Your Game 1977 P.I.R.
--- recordlabel: Contempo 2123 (UK)
writtenby: Carrack
album: Sara Smile
J.J. Barnes How Long 1977 Contempo(UK)
1 recordlabel: Epic 850426
chartposition: RandB #84
writtenby: Joe Tex , Louis Bernard Johnson and Dearing Edwin King Jr.
Joe Tex Hungry for Your Love 1977 Epic
--- recordlabel: Mercury 73922
writtenby: W. Bell, P. Mitchell
album: Coming Back for More
William Bell I Absotively, Posolutely Love You 1977 Mercury
--- recordlabel: Malaco 1045
writtenby: Gladys Shelley
Chuck Brooks I Believe In Love 1977 Malaco
1 recordlabel: Malaco 1042
chartposition: RandB #5, UK #20, US #27, US AC #24
writtenby: Dick Addrisi & Don Addrisi
album: Dorothy Moore
comments: [ballad]
Dorothy Moore I Believe You 1977 Malaco
2 recordlabel: Cotillion 44221
chartposition: RandB #60, US Dance #28
writtenby: Ricardo Williams
album: Believe
Mass Production I Believe in Music 1977 Cotillion
3 recordlabel: Bullet 03
chartposition: RandB #23
writtenby: Peabo Bryson
album: Peabo
Peabo Bryson I Can Make It Better 1977 Bullet
4 recordlabel: Image 3022
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #92
writtenby: J. Washington, K. Hollon
album: Beauty and Soul
Jimmy Dockett I Can Remember The Good Old Days 1977 Image
5 recordlabel: Atlantic 3443
chartposition: RandB #35
writtenby: Johnny Nash
album: True to Life
Ray Charles I Can See Clearly Now 1977 Atlantic
--- recordlabel: Motown
writtenby: Willie Hutch
album: Havin\' A House Party
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: 1lCmCgebp88
Willie Hutch I Can Sho' Give You Love 1977 Motown
1 recordlabel: Goldies 2784
chartposition: RandB #9, US #101
writtenby: John Brinson, Floyd Fleshman and Eddie McGhee
album: Joy Ride
The Dramatics I Can't Get Over You 1977 Goldies
2 recordlabel: RSO 877
chartposition: UK #17, US AC #19
writtenby: Beatrice Verdi and Christine Yarian
album: Love Me
Yvonne Elliman I Can't Get You Out of My Mind 1977 RSO
3 recordlabel: Buddah 578
chartposition: RandB #22, US #103
writtenby: Michael Henderson
album: Goin' Places
Michael Henderson I Can't Help It 1977 Buddah
4 recordlabel: Spring 170
chartposition: RandB #40
writtenby: Allen Williams and Billy Nichols
album: Lovingly Yours
Millie Jackson I Can't Say Goodbye 1977 Spring
--- recordlabel: Motown 1078 (UK)
writtenby: Kipps, Jr.
album: In My Stride
comments: [Motown Sound]
David Ruffin I Can't Stop The Rain 1977 Motown(UK)
1 recordlabel: Salsoul 2030
chartposition: US Dance #7
writtenby: Otis Redding
Anthony White I Can't Turn You Loose 1977 Salsoul
2 recordlabel: Kayvette 5132
chartposition: RandB #76
writtenby: Wilson Meadows
The Meadows Brothers I Can't Understand 1977 Kayvette
3 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: Atlantic 3436
writtenby: Norman Harris, Allan Felder, Ron Tyson
album: Hear to Tempt You
The Temptations I Could Never Stop Loving You 1977 Atlantic
--- recordlabel: Lasso 503
writtenby: B. Cutchins, J. Edwards
Bobby Cutchins I Did It Again 1977 Lasso
1 recordlabel: Unlimited Gold 7001
chartposition: RandB #66
writtenby: Linda Laurie and Terry Etlinger (as Terri Etlinger)
album: He's All I've Got
Love Unlimited I Did It for Love 1977 Unlimited Gold
2 recordlabel: Curtom 121
chartposition: RandB #55
writtenby: Janice Hutson and Leroy Hutson
album: Hutson II
Leroy Hutson I Do, I Do (Want to Make Love to You) 1977 Curtom
3 recordlabel: P.I.R. 3622
chartposition: RandB #5, US #41
writtenby: Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
album: Teddy Pendergrass
comments: [philly sound]
Teddy Pendergrass I Don't Love You Anymore 1977 P.I.R.
4 recordlabel: Stang 5073
chartposition: RandB #18
writtenby: Bruce Roberts and Carole Sager
comments: [Sweet Soul]
The Moments I Don't Wanna Go 1977 Stang
--- recordlabel: Buddah 5681
writtenby: Thom Bell and Linda Creed
album: Phyllis Hyman
comments: [album cut]
Phyllis Hyman I Don't Want To Lose You 1977 Buddah
--- recordlabel: Invictus 1283
writtenby: R.A. Brown, S. Floyd, R.J. Brown
album: Three Thousand Miles From Home
New York Port Authority I Don't Want To Work Today 1977 Invictus
--- recordlabel: Jett Sett 101
writtenby: H. Garfield, J. Graydon
album: Jaisun
Jaisun I Fall In Love Everyday 1977 Jett Sett
--- recordlabel: Bantu 0001
writtenby: K. Gilmore, C. Gilmore
The Brothers Gilmore I Feel A Song 1977 Bantu
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 3403
chartposition: RandB #52, US #105
writtenby: Ronald Baker
album: Disco Inferno
The Trammps I Feel Like I've Been Livin' (On the Dark Side of the Moon) 1977 Atlantic
2 recordlabel: Casablanca 884
chartposition: RandB#9, US #6, UK #1, US AC #45, US dance #3
writtenby: Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder & Pete Bellotte
album: Remember Yesterday
comments: [disco]
Donna Summer I Feel Love 1977 Casablanca
3 recordlabel: 20th Century 2317
chartposition: RandB #76
writtenby: E. Townsend, M. Wiley
Michelle Wiley I Feel So At Home Here 1977 20th Century
4 recordlabel: Soul Train 12270
chartposition: US Dance #16
writtenby: Malcolm Anthony
album: Open Up Your Love
comments: [album cut]
The Whispers I Fell in Love Last Night (at the Disco) 1977 Soul Train
--- recordlabel: Blue Candle 55058
writtenby: Booker T. Jones, William Bell
album: All About Love
comments: [album cut]
Paulette Reaves I Forgot To Be Your Lover 1977 Blue Candle
1 recordlabel: Barclay
chartposition: US dance #1, Cashbox R&B #94
writtenby: Alec R. Costandinos
album: Love and Kisses
comments: [disco dance]
Love & Kisses I Found Love (Now That I Found You) 1977 Barclay
--- recordlabel: Capitol 4383
writtenby: P. Sawyer, M. McCloud
album: Stares And Whispers
Freda Payne I Get High (On Your Memory) 1977 Capitol
1 recordlabel: Glades 1742
chartposition: RandB #30, US #104
writtenby: Harry Casey (as Harry Wayne Casey) and Richard Finch
album: It Ain't Where You Been / Sweet Vibrations - The Best Of
Latimore I Get Lifted 1977 Glades
--- recordlabel: Columbia 3 10604
writtenby: Leo Graham
album: Let's Be Closer Together
Tyrone Davis I Got Carried Away 1977 Columbia
--- recordlabel: Invictus 1279
writtenby: M. Miller, E. Holland, S. Floyd, R. A. Brown, R.J. Brown, J. Hargrove, M. Lowndes
album: Three Thousand Miles From Home
comments: [disco funk instrumental]
New York Port Authority I Got It 1977 Invictus
1 recordlabel: Westbound 55403
chartposition: RandB #30, US Dance #2
writtenby: Dennis Coffey, James Epps and Lawrence Perry
album: Got to Have Your Love
The Fantastic Four I Got to Have Your Love 1977 Westbound
2 recordlabel: Magnet 97 (UK)
chartposition: UK #40
writtenby: Mike Finesilver, Whitehouse
album: Just Another Lonely Night
J.A.L.N. Band I Got to Sing 1977 Magnet(UK)
3 recordlabel: Soul Train 10947
chartposition: RandB #44, US #64, US dance #2
writtenby: M. Anthony
album: Simply Carrie
comments: [disco dance]
Carrie Lucas I Gotta Keep Dancin 1977 Soul Train
--- recordlabel: Sound Stage Seven
writtenby: F. Johnson
album: The Beginning...
comments: [southern soul album cut]
mpcode: OJesy03-50E
Ann Sexton I Had A Fight With Love 1977 Sound Stage Seven
1 recordlabel: Soul Train 11001
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #80
writtenby: A. Oliver, W. Schuchner
album: Sunbear
comments: [jazz funk]
Sunbear I Heard The Voice Of Music Say 1977 Soul Train
2 recordlabel: Warner Bros. 8437
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #94
writtenby: D. Walsh, M. Price
comments: [love ballad]
Waters I Just Wanna Be The One (In Your Life) 1977 Warner Bros.
3 recordlabel: 20th Century 2338
chartposition: RandB #94, US dance #28
writtenby: Edwin Starr
Edwin Starr I Just Wanna Do My Thing 1977 20th Century
--- recordlabel: Ariola America 7657
writtenby: K. Bass, J. Nelson and L. Turner Jr.
album: We're Innervision
Innervision I Just Want To Love You 1977 Ariola America
1 recordlabel: RSO 872
chartposition: RandB #19, US #1, UK #26, US AC #8
writtenby: Barry Gibb
album: Flowing Rivers
Andy Gibb I Just Want to Be Your Everything 1977 RSO
--- 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
--- recordlabel: Polydor 14400
writtenby: R. Johnson, S. Moseley
Mojoba I Know 1977 Polydor
1 recordlabel: Ko Ko 725
chartposition: RandB #35
writtenby: Johnny Baylor and Luther Ingram
album: Let's Steal Away To The Hideaway
Luther Ingram I Like the Feeling 1977 Ko Ko
--- 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
1 recordlabel: Casablanca 907
chartposition: RandB #28, UK #10, US #37
writtenby: Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder & Pete Bellotte
album: Once Upon A Time
comments: [disco]
Donna Summer I Love You 1977 Casablanca
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 3396
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #69, US #108
writtenby: Jeffrey Grimes
album: E Man Groovin'
Jimmy Castor I Love a Mellow Groove 1977 Atlantic
3 recordlabel: Calla 83006
chartposition: RandB #34
writtenby: A. Felder, N. Harris, R. Curington
album: It's All About Love
The Persuaders I Need Love 1977 Calla
--- recordlabel: PAP 003
writtenby: Kenneth Simmons
Daybreak I Need Love 1977 PAP
1 recordlabel: Arista 0254
chartposition: RandB #50
writtenby: Harvey Mason
album: Shirley Brown
Shirley Brown I Need Somebody to Love Me 1977 Arista
2 recordlabel: Beam Junction 104
chartposition: US #83, US dance #1
writtenby: Pierre Papadiamandis and Paul Slade
album: Portfolio
Grace Jones I Need a Man 1977 Beam Junction
3 recordlabel: Motown 1416
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #67
writtenby: W. Hutch
album: Havin' A House Party
Willie Hutch I Never Had It So Good 1977 Motown
4 recordlabel: 20th Century 2318
chartposition: RandB #88
writtenby: Fred Ross
Sass I Only Want to Love You 1977 20th Century
5 recordlabel: GTO 107
chartposition: US dance #1
writtenby: Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte
album: I Remember Yesterday
Donna Summer I Remember Yesterday 1977 GTO
6 recordlabel: Atlantic 3391
chartposition: RandB #47
writtenby: Johnny Bristol
album: Bristol's Creme
Johnny Bristol I Sho Like Groovin' with Ya 1977 Atlantic
7 recordlabel: Hi 2322
chartposition: RandB #26, US #101
writtenby: Al Green and Willie Mitchell
album: Have A Good Time
Al Green I Tried to Tell Myself 1977 Hi
8 recordlabel: P.I.R. 4944
chartposition: RandB #79
writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
album: Let 'Em In
Billy Paul I Trust You 1977 P.I.R.
9 recordlabel: Mercury 73886
chartposition: RandB #95
writtenby: Ken Hirsch and Kathy Wakefield
The Chi-Lites I Turn Away 1977 Mercury
10 recordlabel: ABC 12286
chartposition: US Dance #40
writtenby: Ronald Dunbar (as Ron Dunbar)
album: Genuine Ruby
Ruby Andrews I Wanna Be Near You 1977 ABC
11 recordlabel: Motown 1414
chartposition: RandB #7, US #51
writtenby: Jerry Butler, Homer Talbert and P. Henley
album: Suite for the Single Girl
comments: [Motown Sound]
Jerry Butler I Wanna Do It to You 1977 Motown
12 recordlabel: MCA 40662
chartposition: RandB #3, US #10, UK #14, US AC #9
writtenby: Norman Whitfield
comments: [ballad]
Rose Royce I Wanna Get Next to You 1977 MCA
13 recordlabel: ABC 12311
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #96
writtenby: Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff
comments: [ballad]
Sharon Paige I Wanna Know Your Name 1977 ABC
--- recordlabel: Capitol 15945 (UK)
writtenby: St. Lewis, Perren
Tavares with Freda Payne I Wanna See You Soon 1977 Capitol(UK)
--- recordlabel: Jerri 106
writtenby: Stevens and Foster
Stevens & Foster I Want To Be Love 1977 Jerri
--- 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: RCA 11137
writtenby: Don Davis
album: Reflections
Johnnie Taylor I Want You Back Again 1977 RCA
1 recordlabel: Unidisc 1441
chartposition: US dance #28
writtenby: Benny Gallagher, Graham Lyle, Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger and John Densmore
album: Full Bloom
Carol Douglas I Want to Stay With You 1977 Unidisc
2 recordlabel: Old Town 1001
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
album: All My Life
comments: [philly sound]
Arthur Prysock I Wantcha Baby 1977 Old Town
3 recordlabel: Creole 141
chartposition: RandB #39, UK #4
writtenby: Dick Glasser
album: I Will
comments: [ballad]
Ruby Winters I Will 1977 Creole
--- recordlabel: Epic 50402
writtenby: G. Mitchell, B. Soehner
comments: [Sweet Soul]
The Elusions I'd Like To Say I Love You 1977 Epic
--- recordlabel: Malaco 1040
writtenby: Booker Jones, Eddie Floyd
Dorothy Moore & Eddie Floyd I'll Never Be Loved 1977 Malaco
1 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
2 recordlabel: October 1011
chartposition: RandB #62
writtenby: Ted Jarrett, Bob Holmes (as Robert Holmes [Robert Lee Holmes Jr.]) and Freddie Waters
Freddie Waters I'm Afraid to Let You into My Life 1977 October
3 recordlabel: ICA 003
chartposition: RandB #38
writtenby: Freddy Robinson and Vee Pea
Vernon Garrett I'm At the Crossroad 1977 ICA
4 recordlabel: HandL 4686
chartposition: RandB #90
writtenby: George David Weiss, Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore
The Stylistics I'm Coming Home 1977 HandL
5 recordlabel: MCA 40721
chartposition: RandB #10, US #70
writtenby: Norman Whitfield
album: Car Wash: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Rose Royce I'm Going Down 1977 MCA
6 recordlabel: Warner 8344
chartposition: RandB #80
writtenby: Homer Banks & Carl Hampton
album: Passport to Ecstasy
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Banks & Hampton I'm Gonna Have to Tell Her 1977 Warner
7 recordlabel: Tamla 54287
chartposition: RandB #21, US dance #18
writtenby: B. Sutton, K. Wakefield, M. Sutton
album: The Devil in Me
comments: [motown sound disco]
Thelma Houston I'm Here Again 1977 Tamla
8 recordlabel: Sound Stage Seven 2504
chartposition: RandB #79
weeksinr&bchart: 5
writtenby: C. Curry, W. Doggett
album: The Beginning...
Ann Sexton I'm His Wife (You're Just a Friend) 1977 Sound Stage Seven
--- 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
--- recordlabel: Hot Wax 9256
writtenby: H. Beatty, B. Holland, E. Holland
100 Proof (Aged In Soul) & New York Port Authority I'm Mad As Hell (Ain't Gonna Take No More) 1977 Hot Wax
1 recordlabel: 20th Century 2328
chartposition: RandB #25, UK #37, US dance #30
writtenby: Barry White
album: Is This Whatcha Wont?
Barry White I'm Qualified to Satisfy You 1977 20th Century
--- recordlabel: Koko 727
writtenby: J. Baylor, T. Tate
album: I'm So Satisfied
Tommy Tate I'm So Satisfied 1977 Koko
1 recordlabel: T.K. 1022
chartposition: RandB #3, US #1, UK #41
writtenby: Harry Wayne Casey & Richard Finch
album: Part 3
comments: [disco funk]
KC And The Sunshine Band I'm Your Boogie Man 1977 T.K.

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