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: Gold Mind 4016 chartposition: RandB #92 writtenby: N. Harris, R. Tyson album: Queen of the Night	Loleatta Holloway	Catch Me on the Rebound	1978	Gold Mind
702	recordlabel: Motown 1441 chartposition: RandB #38 writtenby: Michael McGloiry album: Frontiers comments: [Motown Sound]	Jermaine Jackson	Castles of Sand	1978	Motown
703	recordlabel: Arista 0359 chartposition: RandB #79 writtenby: General Johnson	General Johnson	Can't Nobody Love Me Like You Do	1978	Arista
704	recordlabel: Columbia 310773 chartposition: RandB #65 writtenby: Leo Graham album: I Can't Go On This Way	Tyrone Davis	Can't Help But Say	1978	Columbia
705	recordlabel: Stax 503 chartposition: RandB #19 writtenby: Joe Shamwell album: Open Door Policy	The Soul Children	Can't Give Up a Good Thing	1978	Stax
706	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
---	recordlabel: Calgar 0005 writtenby: William Albert Flakes	The Perfections	Can This Be Real	1978	Calgar
1	recordlabel: Tomato 10001 chartposition: RandB #72 writtenby: Al Perkins album: King Albert	Albert King	Call My Job	1978	Tomato
2	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
---	recordlabel: Elektra 45527 writtenby: Terry Callier album: Fire On Ice mpcode: aXQsNEr1m-k	Terry Callier	Butterfly	1978	Elektra
1	recordlabel: Source 40967 chartposition: RandB #1, US #34 writtenby: Chuck Brown album: Bustin' Loose comments: [funk]	Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers	Bustin' Loose (Part 1)	1978	Source
2	recordlabel: Midsong Int. 40945 chartposition: US dance #11 writtenby: Mark Barkan album: Carol Douglas	Carol Douglas	Burnin'	1978	Midsong Int.
---	recordlabel: Columbia 3 10773 writtenby: J.L. Mack album: I Can't Go On This Way	Tyrone Davis	Bunky	1978	Columbia
---	recordlabel: AandM 7410 (UK) writtenby: D. Grusin, G. Johnson, L. Johnson album: Blam! comments: [funk jazz]	The Brothers Johnson	Brother Man	1978	A&M(UK)
1	recordlabel: Island 6446 (UK) chartposition: UK #8 writtenby: David Joseph, Jeffrey Guishard, Ken Joseph, Paul Phillips album: Hi Tension	Hi-Tension	British Hustle -- Peace on Earth	1978	Island(UK)
2	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3652 chartposition: RandB #21, UK #21, US#79 writtenby: Joe Jefferson (as Joseph B. Jefferson) and Charles Simmons album: So Full of Love / The Best Of Philadelphia	The O'Jays	Brandy	1978	P.I.R.
3	recordlabel: Warner 8512 chartposition: RandB #1 writtenby: Bootsy Collins (as William Collins) and George Clinton album: Bootsy? Player of the Year	Bootsy's Rubber Band	Bootzilla	1978	Warner
4	recordlabel: Kudu 943 chartposition: US dance #13 writtenby: Tony Sarafino, David Matthews album: Boogie to the Top	Idris Muhammad	Boogie to the Top	1978	Kudu
5	recordlabel: T.K. 1025 chartposition: RandB #29, UK #34, US #35 writtenby: Harry Wayne Casey & Richard Finch album: Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track comments: [disco funk]	KC And The Sunshine Band	Boogie Shoes	1978	T.K.
6	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
7	recordlabel: RCA 11334 chartposition: US Dance #22 writtenby: Allan Felder, Leroy Green and T.G. Conway	Solar Flare	Boogie Fund	1978	RCA
---	recordlabel: Fantasy 847 writtenby: Rodgers, Hart album: Come Away With Me	The Originals	Blue Moon	1978	Fantasy
1	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
2	recordlabel: Epic 50595 chartposition: RandB #3, UK #8, US #54, US dance #20 writtenby: Mick Jackson, David Jackson & Elmar Krohn album: Destiny comments: [disco dance]	The Jacksons	Blame It on the Boogie	1978	Epic
3	recordlabel: T. K. 1026 chartposition: RandB #75, US dance #28 writtenby: Louis Zillery	The Sunshine Band	Black Water Gold	1978	T. K.
4	recordlabel: Decca 13755 chartposition: UK #51 writtenby: Manu Dibango	Manu Dibango	Big Blow	1978	Decca
5	recordlabel: Marlin 3328 chartposition: RandB #52, US Dance #21 writtenby: C. Quartz and Max Gazzola album: Quartz comments: [instrumental]	Quartz	Beyond the Clouds	1978	Marlin
---	recordlabel: SOS Audio 2 writtenby: T. Randazzo, V. Pike, R. Joyce album: Fashionably Yours comments: [album cut]	Society Of Seven	Between Hello And Goodbye	1978	SOS Audio
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 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: Elektra 45538 chartposition: RandB #91 writtenby: Lee Oskar comments: [instrumental]	Lee Oskar	Before the Rain	1978	Elektra
2	recordlabel: ABC/Blue Thumb 278 chartposition: RandB #93 writtenby: Wilton Felder album: Images comments: [jazz funk]	The Crusaders	Bayou Bottoms	1978	ABC/Blue Thumb
3	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
4	recordlabel: Gull 63(UK) chartposition: UK #35 writtenby: Cleveland Eaton Sr.	Cleveland Eaton	Bama Boogie Woogie	1978	Gull (UK)
5	recordlabel: Shock 10 chartposition: RandB #84 weeksinr&bchart: 8 writtenby: Randy Newman	Ron Preyer	Baltimore	1978	Shock
6	recordlabel: GTO 117 chartposition: UK #29 writtenby: Donna Summer , Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte album: I Remember Yesterday	Donna Summer	Back in Love Again	1978	GTO
7	recordlabel: Fantasy 826 chartposition: RandB #21 writtenby: Booker Newberry III, Charles Buie (as Charles Allen Buie) and Larry James album: Sweet Thunder	Sweet Thunder	Baby, I Need Your Love Today	1978	Fantasy
8	recordlabel: Alexander St. 7 chartposition: RandB #89 weeksinr&bchart: 6 writtenby: George Gade and Jack Hoffman	Jonelle Allen	Baby, I Just Wanna Love You	1978	Alexander St.
9	recordlabel: Cotillion 44235 chartposition: RandB #74 writtenby: Danny Webster (as Dan Webster), A. Arrington, Mark Adams, Mark Hicks and Steve Washington album: The Hardness of the World	Slave	Baby Sinister	1978	Cotillion
---	recordlabel: Island 6462 (UK) writtenby: David Joseph, Kenneth Joseph album: Hi Tension	Hi-Tension	Autumn Love	1978	Island(UK)
1	recordlabel: Vibration 576 chartposition: RandB #43 writtenby: Gary Unwin and Patty Unwin	Sylvia	Automatic Lover	1978	Vibration
2	recordlabel: Mercury 73994 chartposition: RandB #22 writtenby: James Alexander, Larry Dodson, Allen Jones, Winston Stewart, Michael Beard, Charles Allen album: Flying High on Your Love	The Bar-Kays	Attitudes	1978	Mercury
3	recordlabel: Creole 159 (UK) chartposition: UK #41 writtenby: Adrian Baker and Paul Da Vinci album: Liquid Gold	Liquid Gold	Any Way You Do	1978	Creole(UK)
4	recordlabel: Capitol 4572 chartposition: RandB #6 writtenby: Natalie Cole album: Thankful	Natalie Cole	Annie Mae	1978	Capitol
---	recordlabel: Tamla 54300 writtenby: M. Gaye, E. Townsend, D. Ashby album: Here, My Dear comments: [Motown Sound]	Marvin Gaye	Anger	1978	Tamla
---	recordlabel: Mercury 74039 writtenby: Charles Allen, Frank Thompson, Harvey Henderson, James Alexander, Larry Dodson, Lloyd Smith album: Light of Life comments: [instrumental] mpcode: YbKuImYuMGM	The Bar-Kays	Angel Eyes	1978	Mercury
1	recordlabel: Arista 0366 chartposition: RandB #15 writtenby: Gil Scott Heron	Gil Scott-Heron	Angel Dust	1978	Arista
2	recordlabel: RSO 904 chartposition: UK #10, US AC #8, US #5 writtenby: Barry Gibb album: Shadow Dancing	Andy Gibb	An Everlasting Love	1978	RSO
3	recordlabel: Columbia 10674 chartposition: RandB #6, US #101 writtenby: Douglas Stender, Alvin Fields and Barbara Morr album: There's No Good in Goodbye	The Manhattans	Am I Losing You	1978	Columbia
4	recordlabel: Epic 50490 chartposition: RandB #2, UK #9, US #18, US AC #33 writtenby: Rod Temperton album: Too Hot to Handle comments: [love ballad]	Heatwave	Always and Forever	1978	Epic
---	recordlabel: Columbia 310862 writtenby: P. Allen, R. Laws, W. Jefferey album: Hell Of An Act To Follow	Willie Bobo	Always There	1978	Columbia
1	recordlabel: EMI America 8004 chartposition: RandB #91, US #32, US AC #4 writtenby: Frederick Loewe & Alan Jay Lerner album: The Michael Johnson Album	Michael Johnson	Almost Like Being in Love	1978	EMI America
2	recordlabel: Atlantic 3468 chartposition: RandB #12, US #103 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Almighty Fire	Aretha Franklin	Almighty Fire (Woman of the Future)	1978	Atlantic
3	recordlabel: Spring 179 chartposition: RandB #12, US #102 writtenby: Latimore (as Benny Latimore) album: Feelin' Bitchy	Millie Jackson	All the Way Lover	1978	Spring
4	recordlabel: P.I.R. 6255 chartposition: UK #59 writtenby: Derrick Graves and Dexter Wansel album: Voyager	Dexter Wansel	All Night Long	1978	P.I.R.
5	recordlabel: Columbia 10836 chartposition: RandB #87 writtenby: D.J. Rogers album: Love Brought Me Back	D.J. Rogers	All My Love	1978	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Almeria 4002 writtenby: D. Pearson, Jr.	Four Flights	All I Want Is You	1978	Almeria
---	recordlabel: Columbia 35596 writtenby: Bill Withers album: 'Bout Love comments: [album cut]	Bill Withers	All Because Of You	1978	Columbia
1	recordlabel: Whitfield 8615 chartposition: RandB #62 writtenby: Norman Whitfield and Willie Hutch album: In Tune	Willie Hutch	All American Funkathon	1978	Whitfield
2	recordlabel: AandM 2098 chartposition: RandB #45, US #102, UK #43 writtenby: Alex Weir, Louis Johnson, Quincy Jones, Tom Bahler and Valerie Johnson album: Blam!!	The Brothers Johnson	Ain't We Funkin' Now	1978	A&M
3	recordlabel: Miracle 2 chartposition: RandB #89, US dance #4 writtenby: John Davis [John Edward Davis Jr.]	John Davis & the Monster Orchestra	Ain't That Enough for You	1978	Miracle
4	recordlabel: Columbia 10667 chartposition: RandB #77 writtenby: C. Jackson, M. Yancy	Ronnie Dyson	Ain't Nothing Wrong	1978	Columbia
---	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3674 writtenby: J.B. Jefferson, C. B. Simmons album: Past, Present and The Futures comments: [gospel soul] mpcode: ceTM4pzhUdc	The Futures	Ain't No Time Fa Nothing	1978	P.I.R.
1	recordlabel: Arista 0325 chartposition: RandB #13, US Dance #20 writtenby: Dominic Bugatti and Frank Musker album: Vintage '78 comments: charted as Ain't No Smoking without Fire / Whip in US dance charts	Eddie Kendricks	Ain't No Smoking without Fire	1978	Arista
---	recordlabel: Casablanca 927 writtenby: Simon Soussan and Sabrina Soussan album: Our Ms. Brooks	Pattie Brooks	After Dark	1978	Casablanca
1	recordlabel: Ariola America 7701 chartposition: RandB #75 writtenby: Conway Twitty	Johnny Adams	After All the Good Is Gone	1978	Ariola America
---	recordlabel: Midtown 106 writtenby: Bill R. Wright	Bill Wright	A Man In Love	1978	Midtown
1	recordlabel: Mercury 1 chartposition: UK #51 writtenby: Brian Holland, Eddie Holland Jr. (as Eddie Holland) and Lamont Dozier album: It Begins Again	Dusty Springfield	A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Every Day)	1978	Mercury
---	recordlabel: Big Tree 128 writtenby: Curtis Wilkins album: Funky Situation	Wilson Pickett	A Funky Situation	1978	Big Tree
---	recordlabel: Hep' Me 151 writtenby: Ray Charles album: Explains The Glory Of Love comments: [deep soul]	Bobby Powell	A Fool For You	1978	Hep' Me
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 3441 chartposition: RandB #52, US AC #28 writtenby: Gene McDaniels (as Eugene McDaniels) album: Blue Lights in the Basement	Roberta Flack	25th of Last December	1978	Atlantic
2	recordlabel: Malaco 1048 chartposition: RandB #93 writtenby: George Fischoff album: Dorothy Moore	Dorothy Moore	1-2-3 (You and Me)	1978	Malaco
3	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
4	recordlabel: Ariola America 7707 chartposition: RandB #72 writtenby: Michael Burton album: Eon	Eon	(You're the) Biggest Joke in Town	1978	Ariola America
5	recordlabel: EMI 2859 (UK) chartposition: UK #43, US #81 writtenby: William Robinson, Ronald White album: Bush Doctor comments: [Reggae]	Peter Tosh	(You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back	1978	EMI(UK)
6	recordlabel: Solar 11353 chartposition: RandB #13 writtenby: Malcolm Anthony album: Headlights	The Whispers	(Olivia) Lost and Turned Out	1978	Solar
---	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3667 writtenby: W. Bloom, D. Brown, T. Wallington album: Happy To Be With You	Jean Carn	(No, No) You Can't Come Back Now	1978	P.I.R.
1	recordlabel: Solar 11246 chartposition: RandB #10, US #101 writtenby: Melvin Ragin, Sonny Burke, Art Posey and Josef Powell album: Headlights	The Whispers	(Let's Go) All the Way	1978	Solar
2	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3656 chartposition: RandB #14 writtenby: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff and Jerry Butler album: Nothing Says I Love You Like I Love You	Jerry Butler	(I'm Just Thinking About) Cooling Out	1978	P.I.R.

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