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
601	recordlabel: Spring 173 chartposition: RandB #87 writtenby: Hamish Stuart and Ned Doheny album: Lovingly Yours	Millie Jackson	A Love of Your Own	1977	Spring
602	recordlabel: ABC 12264 chartposition: RandB #87 writtenby: William Talbert, Tyrone Steels and Ernest Lattimore album: Shotgun	Shotgun	Hot Line	1977	ABC
603	recordlabel: Mercury 73954 chartposition: RandB #87 writtenby: Ann S. Clark and Phil Hurtt	The Chi-Lites	If I Had a Girl	1977	Mercury
604	recordlabel: Monument 211 chartposition: RandB #87 writtenby: Russell Lewis and Terry Willis	GF & Friends	Body Motion -- Body Language	1977	Monument
605	recordlabel: HandL 4681 chartposition: RandB #87 writtenby: Lord Melody and Sir Lancelot	The Stylistics	Shame and Scandal in the Family	1977	HandL
606	recordlabel: Ariola America 7649 chartposition: RandB #87 writtenby: Glen Dixon	The Caprells	What You Need Baby	1977	Ariola America
607	recordlabel: 20th Century 2318 chartposition: RandB #88 writtenby: Fred Ross	Sass	I Only Want to Love You	1977	20th Century
608	recordlabel: Columbia 310459 chartposition: RandB #88 writtenby: Bill Withers album: Naked and Warm	Bill Withers	Close to Me	1977	Columbia
609	recordlabel: Motown 1429 chartposition: RandB #88 writtenby: A. Lewis album: MandrÃ© comments: [instrumental]	MandrÃ©	Solar Flight (Opus I)	1977	Motown
610	recordlabel: ABC 12247 chartposition: RandB #88 writtenby: E. Randle	B.B. King	Slow and Easy	1977	ABC
611	recordlabel: Fantasy 784 chartposition: RandB #88 writtenby: Johnson and Lowe album: What You Need	Side Effect	S.O.S.	1977	Fantasy
612	recordlabel: Arista 0285 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #88 writtenby: Gil Scott-Heron album: Bridges comments: [disco jazz funk]	Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson	Hello Sunday! Hello Road!	1977	Arista
613	recordlabel: MCA 13901 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #88 writtenby: Gary Toms album: Turn It Out comments: [disco funk]	Gary Toms	Turn It Out (Tear This Building Down)	1977	MCA
614	recordlabel: Greedy 114 chartposition: RandB #88 writtenby: Jim Barton	Donny Gerrard	Darlin'	1977	Greedy
615	recordlabel: All Platinum 2368 chartposition: RandB #89 writtenby: Tommy Keith and Frank Presco	First Class	This Is It	1977	All Platinum
616	recordlabel: Blue Candle 1518 chartposition: RandB #89 writtenby: David Porter and Isaac Hayes album: Secret Lover	Paulette Reaves	Your Real Good Thing's About to Come to an End	1977	Blue Candle
617	recordlabel: Warner 8477 chartposition: RandB #90 writtenby: Tom Johnston album: Music Speaks Louder Than Words	Candi Staton	Listen to the Music	1977	Warner
618	recordlabel: London 6101276 chartposition: RandB #90 writtenby: H. B. Barnum and Joyce Ann Clay album: What's on Your Mind?	Hodges, James & Smith	Don't Take Away Your Love	1977	London
619	recordlabel: Honey Bee 2005 chartposition: RandB #90 writtenby: Curtis Blandon, Jay Ellis and Meco Monardo	Showdown	Keep Doin' It (Pt. 1)	1977	Honey Bee
620	recordlabel: HandL 4686 chartposition: RandB #90 writtenby: George David Weiss, Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore	The Stylistics	I'm Coming Home	1977	HandL
621	recordlabel: Playboy 6101 chartposition: RandB #90 writtenby: Caiphus Semenya, Gerald Fried and Quincy Jones comments: [from the TV series Roots]	Weapons of Peace	Roots Mural Theme--Many Rains Ago (Oluwa)	1977	Playboy
622	recordlabel: Columbia 10493 chartposition: RandB #90 writtenby: B. Womack, H. Payne	Bobby Womack & Brotherhood	Standing in the Safety Zone	1977	Columbia
623	recordlabel: WMOT 798 chartposition: RandB #90 writtenby: Keith Barrow album: The Pac Is Back	Impact	Rainy Days, Stormy Nights (Part I)	1977	WMOT
624	recordlabel: Warner 8443 chartposition: RandB #91 writtenby: Paul Desmond album: Look to the Rainbow	Al Jarreau	Take Five	1977	Warner
625	recordlabel: Soul Train 10878 chartposition: RandB #91 writtenby: Bruce Gray and Allan Felder album: One for the Money	The Whispers	You're Only As Good As You Think You Are	1977	Soul Train
626	recordlabel: United Artists 36270 chartposition: RandB #91 writtenby: Brian Williams, Donald Byrd and Stanley Baird	N.C.C.U.	Bull City Party	1977	United Artists
627	recordlabel: Wanderick 70001 chartposition: RandB #91 writtenby: Paul Kyser album: Jimmy Briscoe and the Beavers	Jimmy Briscoe & the Beavers	Invitation to the World	1977	Wanderick
628	recordlabel: GRT 127 chartposition: RandB #91, US #18, UK #6, US country #50 writtenby: Meri Wilson	Meri Wilson	Telephone Man	1977	GRT
629	recordlabel: Buddah 580 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #91 writtenby: Jerry Peters, Lynn Mack album: Romantic Journey comments: [love ballad]	Norman Connors (ft. Eleanor Mills & Prince Phillip Mirchell)	For You Everything	1977	Buddah
630	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
631	recordlabel: Atlantis 716 chartposition: RandB #92 weeksinr&bchart: 2 writtenby: Alan Gorrie and Hamish Stuart album: Cloudy	Tamiko Jones	Cloudy	1977	Atlantis
632	recordlabel: Cotillion 44225 chartposition: RandB #92 writtenby: Gregory McCoy album: Believe comments: [instrumental]	Mass Production	Cosmic Lust	1977	Cotillion
633	recordlabel: Capitol 4371 chartposition: RandB #92 writtenby: Eddie Del Barrio (as Eduardo Del Barrio) and Jorge Strunz comments: [instrumental]	Caldera	Out of the Blue	1977	Capitol
634	recordlabel: Chocolate City 007 chartposition: RandB #92 writtenby: Peter Simons and Tony Hiller	Roscoe & Mable	United We Stand	1977	Chocolate City
635	recordlabel: Cream 7716 chartposition: RandB #92 writtenby: Gary Troxel, Barbara Ellis and Gretchen Christopher	Brenton Wood	Come Softly to Me	1977	Cream
636	recordlabel: Chi Sound 17606 chartposition: RandB #92 writtenby: Bettye Crutcher comments: [deep soul]	Margie Alexander	It's Worth a Whippin'	1977	Chi Sound
637	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
638	recordlabel: Island 080 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #92 writtenby: Hilliard, Miles album: Ojah Awake comments: [disco funk]	Osibisa	The Coffee Song	1977	Island
639	recordlabel: Private Stock 157 chartposition: RandB #93 writtenby: Dominic Bugatti and Frank Musker album: The Mighty Pope	The Mighty Pope	Heaven on the Seventh Floor	1977	Private Stock
640	recordlabel: Fantasy 803 writtenby: Dave Brewster, Pleasure album: Joyous	Pleasure	Let Me Be The One	1977	Fantasy
641	recordlabel: Shama 1235 chartposition: RandB #93 writtenby: Gerald Dickerson (as J. Dickerson) and Syl Johnson	Syl Johnson	Goodie Goodie Good Times	1977	Shama
642	recordlabel: RCA 10889 chartposition: RandB #93 writtenby: Millie Jackson, Billy Nichols	Garland Green	Ask Me for What You Want	1977	RCA
643	recordlabel: RCA 10889 chartposition: RandB #93	Garland Green	Don't Let Love Walk Out on Us	1977	RCA
644	recordlabel: Cotillion 44216 chartposition: RandB #93 writtenby: Luther Vandross album: This Close to You	Luther Vandross	This Close to You	1977	Cotillion
645	recordlabel: Blue Note 924 chartposition: RandB #93 writtenby: Earl Klugh and Dave Grusin album: Living Inside Your Love comments: [instrumental]	Earl Klugh	Living Inside Your Love	1977	Blue Note
646	recordlabel: Westbound 55406 writtenby: Charles Clark, Constance Durden, Cornelius Brown Jr., Curtis Durden, Dennis Coffey album: Devil's Gun	C.J. & Co.	We Got Our Own Thing	1977	Westbound
647	recordlabel: Vigor 1737 writtenby: Ray Dahrouge	The Street People	Liberated Lady	1977	Vigor
648	recordlabel: Atlantic 3408 chartposition: RandB #93 writtenby: Bernie Worrell, Bootsy Collins (as William Collins) and George Clinton	Fred Wesley & the Horny Horns	Up for the Down Stroke	1977	Atlantic
649	recordlabel: Buddah 453 chartposition: RandB #94 writtenby: John Lennon and Paul McCartney album: Melba [1976 album]	Melba Moore	The Long and Winding Road	1977	Buddah
650	recordlabel: All Platinum 2367 chartposition: RandB #94 writtenby: Donnie Elbert	Donnie Elbert	What Do You Do	1977	All Platinum
651	recordlabel: Marlin 3311 chartposition: RandB #94 writtenby: Daryl Hall and John Oates	Lew Kirton	Do What You Want, Be What You Are	1977	Marlin
652	recordlabel: Manhattan 1052 chartposition: RandB #94 writtenby: Ralph Schuckett and John Siegler	Ramona Brooks	Skinnydippin	1977	Manhattan
653	recordlabel: Warner 8332 chartposition: RandB #94, US #1, UK #1, US AC #1 writtenby: Albert Hammond & Carole Bayer Sager album: Endless Flight	Leo Sayer	When I Need You	1977	Warner
654	recordlabel: Glades 1738 chartposition: RandB #94 writtenby: Little Milton (as Milton Campbell)	Little Milton	Baby It Ain't No Way	1977	Glades
655	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.
656	recordlabel: London 259 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #94 writtenby: C. Blackwell album: Erotic Soul comments: [disco instrumental]	Larry Page Orchestra	Erotic Soul	1977	London
657	recordlabel: Columbia 10564 chartposition: RandB #95 writtenby: Vernon Burch album: When I Get Back Home	Vernon Burch	Leaving You Is Killing Me	1977	Columbia
658	recordlabel: Capitol 4462 chartposition: RandB #95 writtenby: Skip Scarborough album: Music Is My Sanctuary comments: [instrumental]	Gary Bartz	Love Ballad	1977	Capitol
659	recordlabel: Mercury 73886 chartposition: RandB #95 writtenby: Sam Dees	The Chi-Lites	Vanishing Love	1977	Mercury
660	recordlabel: Mercury 73886 chartposition: RandB #95 writtenby: Ken Hirsch and Kathy Wakefield	The Chi-Lites	I Turn Away	1977	Mercury
661	recordlabel: October 1006 chartposition: RandB #95 writtenby: R. Holmes, V. Rogers comments: [funk]	Eddie & Freddie	Make Like	1977	October
662	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
663	recordlabel: Blue Note 965 chartposition: RandB #95 writtenby: Marvin Gaye, Ivy Jo Hunter and William album: Caricatures comments: [jazz funk]	Donald Byrd	Dancing in the Street	1977	Blue Note
664	recordlabel: Playboy 85815 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #95 writtenby: J. Weaver	Louise Freeman	Save Your Love	1977	Playboy
665	recordlabel: Tattoo 0884 chartposition: RandB #95 writtenby: Andy Fraser, Paul Kossoff, Paul Rogers and Simon Kirke	The Gap Band	Little Bit of Love	1977	Tattoo
666	recordlabel: Fantasy 804 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #95 writtenby: Stanley Turrentine album: Nightwings comments: [jazz funk instrumental]	Stanley Turrentine	Papa T (part 1)	1977	Fantasy
667	recordlabel: Utopia 10879 chartposition: RandB #95 writtenby: Chuck Brooks album: Albert	Albert King	Ain't Nothing You Can Do	1977	Utopia
668	recordlabel: Salsoul 2043 chartposition: RandB #96 writtenby: Ron Baker and Ron Tyson album: A Night to Remember	Eddie Holman	You Make My Life Complete	1977	Salsoul
669	recordlabel: Warner 8367 chartposition: RandB #96 writtenby: George Clinton and Gary Shider album: Hardcore Jollies	Funkadelic	Smokey	1977	Warner
670	recordlabel: Westbound 55402 chartposition: RandB #94 writtenby: Dennis Coffey album: Back Home	Dennis Coffey	Our Love Goes on Forever	1977	Westbound
671	recordlabel: Epic 50345 writtenby: Bettye Crutcher and David Porter album: Where Is Your Woman Tonight?	The Soul Children	Where Is Your Woman Tonight?	1977	Epic
672	recordlabel: Gull 60 chartposition: RandB #96 weeksinr&bchart: 3 writtenby: Tony Rivers	Chain Reaction	Never Lose Never Win	1977	Gull
673	recordlabel: ABC 12311 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #96 writtenby: Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff comments: [ballad]	Sharon Paige	I Wanna Know Your Name	1977	ABC
674	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
675	recordlabel: London 249 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #96 writtenby: A. Paris, E. Paris, J. Lamppu album: What's On Your Mind? comments: [ballad]	Hodges, James & Smith	Situation	1977	London
676	recordlabel: Ariola America 7657 chartposition: RandB #97 weeksinr&bchart: 3 writtenby: L.R. Robinson, M. Korreim comments: [northern soul]	Innervision	Gotta Find A Way To Get Back Home	1977	Ariola America
677	recordlabel: Paula 422 chartposition: RandB #97 writtenby: Jerry Strickland and Bobby Patterson	Miki Honeycutt	Make Up for Lost Time	1977	Paula
678	recordlabel: AandM 1915 chartposition: RandB #97 writtenby: Caiphus Semenya album: There's Music in the Air	Letta Mbulu	Music Man	1977	A&M
679	recordlabel: Fantasy 786 chartposition: RandB #97 writtenby: Al Ciner	Paulette McWilliams	Dancin'	1977	Fantasy
680	recordlabel: Private Stock 137 chartposition: RandB #97 writtenby: Barbara Soehner and Michael Zager	Cissy Houston	Love Is Something That Leads You	1977	Private Stock
681	recordlabel: HandL 4689 chartposition: RandB #97 writtenby: James Ingram (as James M. Ingram)	Ingram	Get Your Stuff Off	1977	HandL
682	recordlabel: Gold Plate 1953 chartposition: RandB #97 writtenby: Chris McCants and Sam McCants	Chicago Gangsters	Music for the People (Pt. 1)	1977	Gold Plate
683	recordlabel: Epic Sweet City 50421 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #97 writtenby: J. Peterik comments: [disco dance]	Samona Cooke	Dance To Keep From Crying	1977	Epic Sweet City
684	recordlabel: Epic 50386 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #97 writtenby: B. Blackburn, D. Fritts album: What A Wonderful World comments: [ballad]	Johnny Nash	That Woman	1977	Epic
685	recordlabel: Epic 50477 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #98 writtenby: B. Eli and T. Collins album: The Joneses	The Joneses	Who Loves You	1977	Epic
686	recordlabel: Boblo 513 chartposition: RandB #98 weeksinr&bchart: 1 writtenby: Richard Ostrow, Nick Petta, Irene Petta and Chet Bennet	Avalanche	Mister Boogie Man	1977	Boblo
687	recordlabel: Boblo 527 chartposition: RandB #98 weeksinr&bchart: 2 writtenby: Nick Petta, Irene Petta and Richard Ostrow	Avalanche	Feel Like Being Funky?	1977	Boblo
688	recordlabel: Prelude 71085 chartposition: RandB #98 writtenby: Buddy Scott and Phil Medley album: Reaching for the Top	9th Creation	Why Not Today	1977	Prelude
689	recordlabel: 20th Century 2360 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #98 writtenby: Johnny Ross comments: [funk]	Electric City featuring Johnny Ross	We're Gonna Make It	1977	20th Century
690	recordlabel: Full Speed Ahead 7711 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #98 writtenby: Lee Mitchell comments: [southern soul]	Lee Mitchell & the B'ham Rhythm Section	So Called Friends	1977	Full Speed Ahead
691	recordlabel: Arista 0225 chartposition: RandB #98 writtenby: Gil Scott Heron	Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson	The Bottle (Part I)	1977	Arista
692	recordlabel: HandL 4679 chartposition: RandB #99 writtenby: Jeff Rubin, Landy McNeal and Stanley Weiskopf (as Stanley Weiss)	The Philadelphia Story	People Users	1977	HandL
693	recordlabel: ALTee 111 chartposition: RandB #99 writtenby: Bob Jones	Artie White	(You Are My) Leanin Tree	1977	ALTee
694	recordlabel: Roulette 7205 chartposition: RandB #99 writtenby: L. Jones and A. Young	Ecstasy Passion & Pain	Passion	1977	Roulette
695	recordlabel: Brunswick 55538 chartposition: RandB #99 weeksinr&bchart: 2 writtenby: Touch	Touch	Energizer	1977	Brunswick
696	recordlabel: Cotillion 44214 chartposition: RandB #99 writtenby: Mervin Steals and Melvin Steals	The Impressions	You'll Never Find	1977	Cotillion
697	recordlabel: Cotillion 4544208 chartposition: RandB #100 writtenby: Bobby Eli and Len Barry	Sister Sledge	Cream of the Crop	1977	Cotillion
698	recordlabel: Abet 9472 chartposition: RandB #100 writtenby: Oliver Sain	Oliver Sain	Feel Like Dancin'	1977	Abet
699	recordlabel: Capitol 4394 chartposition: RandB #100 weeksinr&bchart: 1 writtenby: Fonce Mizell, Larry Mizell and Mizell	Rance Allen	Truth Is Marching On	1977	Capitol
700	recordlabel: Henry Street 10003 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #100 writtenby: Lana Bogan, Walter Heath comments: [disco dance]	New York Rubber Rock Band ft. Colleen Heather	Put Your Love In My Hands	1977	Henry Street

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