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
601	recordlabel: De lite 908 chartposition: UK #24 writtenby: Britt Britton and Freida Nerangis album: Dream World	Crown Heights Affair	Galaxy of Love	1978	De lite
602	recordlabel: MCA 40820 chartposition: RandB #5, UK #14, US #39, US dance #8 writtenby: Charles Miller, Harold Brown, Howard Scott, Lee Oskar, Lonnie Jordan, B.B. Dickerson & Thomas Allen album: Galaxy comments: [disco funk]	War	Galaxy	1978	MCA
603	recordlabel: Casablanca 921 chartposition: RandB #27 writtenby: George Clinton and Bootsy Collins album: Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome	Parliament	Funkentelechy	1978	Casablanca
---	recordlabel: Stax 3218 writtenby: Lyn Chambers album: From The Gut To The Butt	Sho Nuff	Funkasize You	1978	Stax
1	recordlabel: Mercury 74014 chartposition: RandB #27, US #105 writtenby: Ohio Players album: Jass Ay Lay Dee	Ohio Players	Funk-O-Nots	1978	Mercury
2	recordlabel: Arista 0349 chartposition: RandB #11 writtenby: Glenn Goins and Jerome Brailey	Quazar	Funk 'N' Roll (Dancin' in the Funkshine)	1978	Arista
3	recordlabel: GTO 224 chartposition: RandB #85, UK #13 writtenby: Marc Chantereau, Pierre Alain Dahan, Slim Pezin and Sauveur Mallia album: Voyage comments: [disco]	Voyage	From East to West	1978	GTO
4	recordlabel: Motown 1125 (UK) chartposition: RandB #10, US #58, US dance #26 writtenby: Angelo Bond, Truman Thomas & Bonnie Pointer album: Bonnie Pointer [1978 album] comments: [Motown Sound]	Bonnie Pointer	Free Me from My Freedom	1978	Motown(UK)
5	recordlabel: Polydor 14451 chartposition: RandB #29 writtenby: Roy Ayers and Edwin Birdsong album: Let's Do It	Roy Ayers	Freaky Deaky	1978	Polydor
6	recordlabel: Glades 1749 chartposition: RandB #92 writtenby: Clarence Reid and Inez J. Kitts	Timmy Thomas	Freak In, Freak Out	1978	Glades
7	recordlabel: Spring 178 chartposition: RandB #27 writtenby: Teddy Randazzo	Joe Simon	For Your Love, Love, Love	1978	Spring
8	recordlabel: Polydor 14522 chartposition: RandB #52 writtenby: Deidra Brown (as Deidre Brown) and James Brown album: Take a Look at Those Cakes	James Brown	For Goodness Sakes, Look At Those Cakes (Part I)	1978	Polydor
9	recordlabel: Motown 1111 (UK) chartposition: RandB #21, UK #37, US #38 writtenby: T. McClary, L. Richie album: Natural High comments: [Motown Sound]	The Commodores	Flying High	1978	Motown(UK)
10	recordlabel: Casablanca 909 chartposition: RandB #1, US #16 writtenby: George Clinton, Bootsy Collins & Bernie Worrell album: Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome comments: [funk]	Parliament	Flash Light	1978	Casablanca
11	recordlabel: Mercury 74006 chartposition: RandB #22 writtenby: Teddy Randazzo, Bob Weinstein and Bobby Hart comments: [ballad]	The Stylistics	First Impressions	1978	Mercury
12	recordlabel: Planet 45901 chartposition: US #2, RandB #14, UK #34, US AC #21 writtenby: Bruce Springsteen album: Energy	The Pointer Sisters	Fire	1978	Planet
13	recordlabel: MCA 40889 chartposition: RandB #84 writtenby: Willard Burton album: Double My Pleasure	Leon Haywood	Fine and Healthy Thing	1978	MCA
14	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
15	recordlabel: AandM 2001 chartposition: RandB #68, US #4, US AC #1 writtenby: Chuck Mangione album: Feels So Good comments: [jazz funk] [instrumental]	Chuck Mangione	Feels So Good	1978	A&M
---	recordlabel: Hi 78511 writtenby: A. Green, F. Jordan, R. Fairfax, Jr. album: The Belle Album	Al Green	Feels Like Summer	1978	Hi
1	recordlabel: Capitol 4573 chartposition: RandB #13 writtenby: Peabo Bryson album: Reaching for the Sky	Peabo Bryson	Feel the Fire	1978	Capitol
2	recordlabel: Prelude 71113 chartposition: US dance #11 writtenby: Jesse Boyce, Moses Dillard & Thomas Cain album: Learning To Dance All Over Again	Lorraine Johnson	Feed the Flame	1978	Prelude
3	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
4	recordlabel: Polydor 14465 chartposition: RandB #38 writtenby: Deidra Brown (as Deidre Brown) and James Brown album: Jam 1980's	James Brown	Eyesight	1978	Polydor
5	recordlabel: De lite 910 chartposition: RandB #65 writtenby: Ronald Bell and Kool and the Gang	Kool & the Gang	Everybody's Dancin'	1978	De lite
6	recordlabel: Columbia 10766 chartposition: RandB #65 writtenby: Billy Joel album: There's No Good in Goodbye	The Manhattans	Everybody Has a Dream	1978	Columbia
7	recordlabel: Infinity 50002 chartposition: RandB #7, UK #12, US #6 writtenby: Errol Brown album: Every 1's a Winner	Hot Chocolate	Every 1's a Winner	1978	Infinity
8	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
9	recordlabel: Columbia 10776 chartposition: RandB #84 writtenby: R. Moore Jr., J. Bryant Sr., S. Moore	Johnnie Taylor	Ever Ready	1978	Columbia
10	recordlabel: Epic 5919 chartposition: UK #31 writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff album: Goin' Places	The Jacksons	Even Though You're Gone	1978	Epic
---	recordlabel: Whitfield 3226 writtenby: W. Hutch album: In Tune comments: [album cut] mpcode: -6D3HxFALMs	Willie Hutch	Easy Does It	1978	Whitfield
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 3462 chartposition: RandB #46 writtenby: Leroy Bell (as Leroy M. Bell), Casey James and Thom Bell album: Spinners 8	The Spinners	Easy Come, Easy Go	1978	Atlantic
2	recordlabel: Island 6431 (UK) chartposition: UK #51 writtenby: Lionel Richie album: Where Is Your Love comments: [reggae]	Jimmy Lindsay	Easy	1978	Island(UK)
3	recordlabel: Arista 211 chartposition: UK #34 writtenby: Epic Mazur (as Bret Mazur), Kash Monet and Neil Jason	The Brecker Brothers	East River	1978	Arista
4	recordlabel: MCA 40947 chartposition: RandB #17, UK #45, US AC #40, US #41 writtenby: Charlie Smalls album: The Wiz	Diana Ross & Michael Jackson	Ease on Down the Road	1978	MCA
5	recordlabel: Arista 0369 chartposition: RandB #53 writtenby: James Banks, Henderson Thigpen and David Weatherspoon album: Fiesta	Fiesta	E.S.P.	1978	Arista
6	recordlabel: Epic 850531 chartposition: RandB #4 writtenby: George Duke album: Don't Let Go	George Duke	Dukey Stick (Part One)	1978	Epic
---	recordlabel: Hi 78510 writtenby: Al Green album: The Belle Album	Al Green	Dream	1978	Hi
---	recordlabel: Kayvette 5136 writtenby: B. Goldberg, G. Goffin album: A Matter Of Fact comments: [ballad] mpcode: bfzE4gylgns	Facts Of Life	Dr. Feelgood	1978	Kayvette
1	recordlabel: MCA 40849 chartposition: RandB #91 writtenby: Leon Haywood album: Double My Pleasure	Leon Haywood	Double My Pleasure	1978	MCA
2	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
3	recordlabel: RAK 280 (UK) chartposition: UK #47 writtenby: Russ Ballard	Kandidate	Don't Wanna Say Goodnight	1978	RAK(UK)
4	recordlabel: Epic 50596 chartposition: RandB #54 writtenby: Jerry Seay and Joyce Kennedy album: Mother Factor	Mother's Finest	Don't Wanna Come Back	1978	Epic
---	recordlabel: Arista 0308 writtenby: Gary Benson, David Mendal comments: [sweet soul ballad]	The Delfonics	Don't Throw It All Away	1978	Arista
1	recordlabel: Casablanca 938 chartposition: RandB #15 writtenby: Edmund Sylvers, Foster Sylvers, James Sylvers, Leon Sylvers III and Joseph Sylvers album: Forever Yours	The Sylvers	Don't Stop, Get Off	1978	Casablanca
2	recordlabel: AandM 4676 chartposition: RandB #72 writtenby: Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle album: I Had to Fall in Love	Jean Terrell	Don't Stop Reaching for the Top	1978	A&M
---	recordlabel: Fantasy 101 writtenby: Gorman, Hunter album: Another Time, Another Place	The Originals	Don't Put Me On	1978	Fantasy
1	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
2	recordlabel: Bang 739 chartposition: RandB #80 writtenby: Ava Aldridge and Eddie Struzick	Alex Taylor	Don't Look At Me That Way	1978	Bang
3	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3654 chartposition: RandB #54 writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff album: Happy to Be With You	Jean Carn	Don't Let It Go to Your Head	1978	P.I.R.
4	recordlabel: Ariola America 7717 chartposition: RandB #8, UK #33, US #21, US dance #11 writtenby: David Williams [David Z. Williams] & James Jameson II album: Chanson comments: [disco dance]	Chanson	Don't Hold Back	1978	Ariola America
5	recordlabel: Salsoul 117 chartposition: RandB #94 writtenby: Gregory Herbert	Bunny Sigler	Don't Even Try (Give It Up)	1978	Salsoul
6	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
7	recordlabel: West End 22113 chartposition: US Dance #13 writtenby: Mark Sameth	Bettye LaVette	Doin' the Best That I Can	1978	West End
---	recordlabel: Roadshow 11544 writtenby: Gary Knight, Gene Allan album: Doctor Boogie	Don Downing	Doctor Boogie	1978	Roadshow
1	recordlabel: Mercury 74011 chartposition: RandB #84 writtenby: J. Banks, H. Thigpen and D. Weatherspoon	The Newcomers	Do Yourself a Favor	1978	Mercury
---	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
1	recordlabel: KoKo 728 chartposition: RandB #13 writtenby: Johnny Baylor album: Do You Love Somebody	Luther Ingram	Do You Love Somebody	1978	KoKo
2	recordlabel: T.K. 6050(UK) chartposition: RandB #62, US #63 writtenby: Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch album: Who Do Ya Love	KC And The Sunshine Band	Do You Feel Alright	1978	T.K. (UK)
3	recordlabel: ABC 12400 chartposition: RandB #56 writtenby: Daryl Hall and John Oates album: Do What You Wanna Do	The Dramatics	Do What You Want to Do	1978	ABC
4	recordlabel: Venture 102 chartposition: RandB #63 writtenby: Tiny Barge album: Funked Up	Creme D Cocoa	Do What You Feel	1978	Venture
---	recordlabel: Parachute 9005 writtenby: Carl Hampton and Homer Banks album: Welcome To My Room comments: [album cut] mpcode: kn-AaFtg8H0	Randy Brown	Do It Baby	1978	Parachute
1	recordlabel: Curtom 0141 chartposition: RandB #96 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield and Gil Askey album: Do It All Night	Curtis Mayfield	Do It All Night	1978	Curtom
2	recordlabel: Motown 1454 chartposition: RandB #75 writtenby: J. Blake, Jr., L. Gibbs, Jr. album: Reed Seed comments: [jazz funk]	Grover Washington, Jr.	Do Dat	1978	Motown
---	recordlabel: Capitol 4655 writtenby: J. Johnson, P. Kibble album: A Taste Of Honey	A Taste Of Honey	Distant	1978	Capitol
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 3498 chartposition: RandB #7, US dance #101 writtenby: George Clinton and Bootsy Collins album: Funk or Walk	The Brides of Funkenstein	Disco to Go	1978	Atlantic
2	recordlabel: MCA 40825 chartposition: US #88 writtenby: Mark Davis and Michael Nash album: Stargard	Stargard	Disco Rufus	1978	MCA
3	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
---	recordlabel: Kayvette 5137 writtenby: H. Scales, M. Griffin album: A Matter Of Fact	Facts Of Life	Did He Make Love To You	1978	Kayvette
1	recordlabel: Tamla 54293 chartposition: RandB #9, US #75 writtenby: Smokey Robinson and Rose Ella Jones album: Love Breeze comments: [Motown Sound] US b side to Why You Wanna See My Bad Side	Smokey Robinson	Daylight and Darkness	1978	Tamla
2	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
3	recordlabel: Drive 6269 chartposition: RandB #5, US #8, US dance #4 writtenby: Peter Brown & Robert Rans album: A Fantasy Love Affair comments: [disco funk]	Peter Brown	Dance with Me	1978	Drive
4	recordlabel: Alston 3742 chartposition: RandB #92 writtenby: Herman Kelly album: Percussion Explosion!	Herman Kelly & Life	Dance to the Drummer's Beat	1978	Alston
5	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)
6	recordlabel: Sunshine Sound 1003 chartposition: RandB #8, US #38 writtenby: Harry Casey and Richard Finch album: Dance Across The Floor comments: [disco funk]	Jimmy Bo Horne	Dance Across the Floor	1978	Sunshine Sound
7	recordlabel: Capitol 4538 chartposition: RandB #92 writtenby: Keith Cheatham album: Sunburn comments: [disco funk]	Sun	Dance (Do What You Wanna Do)	1978	Capitol
8	recordlabel: Fantasy 827 chartposition: RandB #4, UK #29, US #19, US dance #1 writtenby: Eric Robinson & Victor Orsborn album: Step II comments: [disco]	Sylvester	Dance (Disco Heat)	1978	Fantasy
---	recordlabel: Capitol 16016 (UK) writtenby: George Duke album: Don't Ask My Neighbors comments: [jazz funk] [instrumental]	Raul De Souza	Daisy Mae	1978	Capitol(UK)
1	recordlabel: Warner 8724 chartposition: RandB #5, US #1, UK #1, US dance #1 writtenby: Rod Stewart & Carmine Appice album: Blondes Have More Fun comments: [disco dance]	Rod Stewart	Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?	1978	Warner
2	recordlabel: RCA 11403 chartposition: US #71 writtenby: James Walsh album: James Walsh Gypsy Band	James Walsh Gypsy Band	Cuz it's You Girl	1978	RCA
---	recordlabel: Polydor 18 writtenby: Gregg Diamond	Gregg Diamond Bionic Boogie Ft. Luther Vandross	Cream (Always Rises To The Top)	1978	Polydor
1	recordlabel: Mercury 73986 chartposition: US Dance #31 writtenby: Kennie Delt, Mark Stevens and Myron Mattox	Kennie Delt & Prana	Conquer All	1978	Mercury
2	recordlabel: Mercury 547 chartposition: RandB #31, US #103 writtenby: Michael Cooper album: Secrets	Con Funk Shun	Confunkshunizeya	1978	Mercury
3	recordlabel: Creole 153(UK) chartposition: UK #11 writtenby: Willard Eugene Price (as Gene Price) album: I Will comments: [ballad]	Ruby Winters	Come to Me	1978	Creole (UK)
4	recordlabel: Prelude 71104 chartposition: RandB #70, UK #16, US dance #2 writtenby: Jesse Boyce	Saturday Night Band	Come On Dance, Dance	1978	Prelude
5	recordlabel: Atlantic 3445 chartposition: RandB #85 writtenby: Johnny Bristol album: Feeling My Way	Margie Joseph	Come On Back to Me Lover	1978	Atlantic
6	recordlabel: Columbia 310632 chartposition: RandB #17, US #84, US Dance #32 writtenby: Al McKinnery, Verdine White and Robert Wright album: Come Go with Us	The Pockets	Come Go with Me	1978	Columbia
7	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
8	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)
9	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3648 chartposition: RandB #1, US #25, UK #41 writtenby: Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff album: Life Is a Song Worth Singing / The Best Of Philadelphia comments: Soul Ballad [Philly Sound]	Teddy Pendergrass	Close the Door	1978	P.I.R.
10	recordlabel: Arista 0302 chartposition: RandB #30 writtenby: John Williams [composer] comments: [instrumental]	Gene Page	Close Encounters of the Third Kind	1978	Arista
11	recordlabel: Tomato 10002 chartposition: RandB #72 writtenby: Barry Murphy and Eric Morgeson album: King Albert	Albert King	Chump Change	1978	Tomato
12	recordlabel: ABC 12289 chartposition: RandB #62, US #108, UK #52, US Dance #10 writtenby: Lenny Williams album: Choosing You comments: Choosing You / Shoo Doo Fu Fu Ooh! in US dance charts	Lenny Williams	Choosing You	1978	ABC
13	recordlabel: Westbound 55413 chartposition: US Dance #29 writtenby: Bobby Miller and Mike Theodore album: Another Life	Caesar Frazier	Child of the Wind	1978	Westbound
14	recordlabel: De lite 906 chartposition: RandB #75 writtenby: Michael Cheek, The Kay Gees and Callie Cheek	The Kay-Gees	Cheek to Cheek	1978	De lite
---	recordlabel: Tabu 5504 writtenby: J. Peters, L. Mack album: Full Moon	Ms. Sharon Ridley	Changin'	1978	Tabu
1	recordlabel: MCA 40916 chartposition: RandB #77 writtenby: Dwight White comments: [instrumental]	Brotherhood	Change of Pace	1978	MCA
2	recordlabel: LeJoint 34001 chartposition: RandB #46, US Dance #37 writtenby: Zulema (as Zulema Cusseaux) album: Z licious	Zulema	Change	1978	LeJoint
3	recordlabel: United Artists 1204 chartposition: RandB #77 writtenby: R. Muller album: Brass Construction III	Brass Construction	Celebrate	1978	United Artists
4	recordlabel: Cotillion 44232 chartposition: RandB #47 writtenby: Dan Daily album: Closer to You	R.B. Hudmon	Cause You're Mine Now	1978	Cotillion

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