| The CASH BOX Top 100 R&B | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JANUARY 1, 1977 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | HOT LINE Sylvers (Capitol 4336) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | |
| 2 | DAZZ Brick (Bang 727) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | |
| 3 | CAR WASH Rose Royce (MCA 40615) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | |
| 4 | I KINDA MISS YOU Manhattans (Columbia 10430) | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | |
| 5 | SATURDAY NITE Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10439) | 6 | 7 | 11 | 7 | |
| 6 | FREE Deniece Williams (Columbia 10429) | 7 | 10 | 14 | 9 | |
| 7 | DO IT TO MY MIND Johnny Bristol (Atlantic 3360) | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | |
| 8 | ENJOY YOURSELF Jacksons (Epic/Philadelphia Int’l 50289) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | |
| 9 | DARLIN’ DARLIN’ BABY (Sweet, Tender, Love) O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3610) | 11 | 16 | 22 | 7 | |
| 10 | I WISH Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54274) | 14 | 31 | 55 | 4 | |
| 11 | YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A STAR (To Be In My Show) Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC 12208) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 18 | |
| 12 | OPEN SESAME (pt. 1) Kool & Gang (De-Lite 1586) | 12 | 13 | 15 | 11 | |
| 13 | DON’T TAKE AWAY THE MUSIC Tavares (Capitol 4348) | 13 | 14 | 16 | 11 | |
| 14 | I DON’T WANNA LOSE YOUR LOVE Emotions (Columbia 10347) | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | |
| 15 | WITH YOU Moments (Stang 5068) | 15 | 8 | 9 | 14 | |
| 16 | YOU GOTTA BELIEVE Pointer Sisters (ABC/Blue Thumb 271) | 23 | 32 | 43 | 6 | |
| 17 | DO WHAT YOU WANT, BE WHAT YOU ARE Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA 10808) | 20 | 27 | 31 | 11 | |
| 18 | WHISPERING / CHERCHEZ LA FEMME / SE SI BON Dr. Buzzard’s Original “Savannah” Band (RCA 10827) | 19 | 21 | 26 | 9 | |
| 19 | FEELINGS Walter Jackson (Chi-Sound 908) | 24 | 35 | 44 | 8 | |
| 20 | LOVE ME, LOVE ME, LOVE ME Staples (Warner Bros. 8279) | 21 | 23 | 27 | 9 | |
| 21 | SUPERMAN LOVER Johnny Guitar Watson (DJM 1019) | 22 | 24 | 30 | 9 | |
| 22 | CATFISH Four Tops (ABC 12214) | 16 | 9 | 5 | 17 | |
| 23 | I LIKE TO DO IT KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1020) | 29 | 38 | 46 | 5 | |
| 24 | WHEN LOVE IS NEW Arthur Prysock (Old Town 1000) | 32 | 37 | 50 | 9 | |
| 25 | LOVE BALLAD L.T. D. (A&M 1847) | 18 | 17 | 8 | 19 | |
| 26 | KEEP ME CRYIN’ Al Green (Hi 2319) | 25 | 20 | 19 | 11 | |
| 27 | THE RUBBERBAND MAN Spinners (Atlantic 3355) | 26 | 19 | 18 | 17 | |
| 28 | SHAKE YOUR RUMP TO THE FUNK Bar-Kays (Mercury 73833) | 17 | 15 | 7 | 20 | |
| 29 | A LOVE OF YOUR OWN AWB (Atlantic 3363) | 31 | 34 | 37 | 8 | |
| 30 | FREE AND SINGLE Brothers Johnson (A&M 1881) | 33 | 36 | 40 | 6 | |
| 31 | FANCY DANCER Commodores (Motown 1408) | 40 | 54 | 74 | 4 | |
| 32 | SO SAD THE SONG Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 544) | 30 | 25 | 20 | 14 | |
| 33 | BE MY GIRL Michael Henderson (Buddah 552) | 44 | 63 | 81 | 4 | |
| 34 | WORN OUT BROKEN HEART Loleatta Holloway (Gold Mind 4000) | 39 | 50 | 65 | 6 | |
| 35 | FAR EAST MISSISSIPPI Ohio Players (Mercury 73860) | 27 | 22 | 24 | 9 | |
| 36 | WHO ARE YOU Temptations (Gordy 7152) | 35 | 28 | 25 | 10 | |
| 37 | DON’T MAKE ME WAIT TOO LONG Barry White (20th Century 2309) | 36 | 29 | 32 | 10 | |
| 38 | THIS TIME Impressions (Cotillion 44210) | 37 | 40 | 45 | 7 | |
| 39 | DO THAT STUFF Parliament (Casablanca 871) | 38 | 33 | 28 | 9 | |
| 40 | HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS Bobby Womack & Brotherhood (Columbia 10437) | 41 | 43 | 48 | 7 | |
| 41 | SPRING AFFAIR Donna Summer (Casablanca 872) | 56 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | PARTY NIGHT Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 0122) | 47 | 53 | 56 | 7 | |
| 43 | BODY ENGLISH King Floyd (Chimneyville 10212) | 51 | 61 | 71 | 7 | |
| 44 | EASY TO LOVE Joe Simon (Spring 169) | 50 | 57 | 64 | 5 | |
| 45 | MIDNIGHT SOUL PATROL Quincy Jones (A&M 1878) | 45 | 47 | 54 | 7 | |
| 46 | TRIED, TESTED AND FOUND TRUE Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 8286) | 54 | 62 | 66 | 5 | |
| 47 | SOMETHIN’ ’BOUT ’CHA Latimore (Glades 1739) | 53 | 60 | 73 | 5 | |
| 48 | DISCO DUCK (pt. 1) Rick Dees & Cast Of Idiots (RSO 857) | 28 | 18 | 17 | 16 | |
| 49 | I DO, I DO (Want To Make Love To You) Leroy Hutson (Curtom 0121) | 58 | 59 | 63 | 8 | |
| 50 | BODYHEAT (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14360) | 57 | 71 | 84 | 4 | |
| 51 | SUMMER SNOW Blue Magic (WMOT 4003) | 59 | 73 | 86 | 4 | |
| 52 | GROOVY PEOPLE Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int’l 3604) | 34 | 26 | 23 | 12 | |
| 53 | GOIN’ UP IN SMOKE Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54277) | 55 | 55 | 57 | 6 | |
| 54 | ISN’T IT A SHAME LaBelle (Epic 50315) | 68 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | BE MY GIRL Dramatics (ABC 12235) | 70 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | LIVING TOGETHER (In Sin) Whispers (Soul Train 10773) | 42 | 30 | 21 | 12 | |
| 57 | FOR OLD TIME SAKE Dorothy Moore (Malaco 1037) | 43 | 42 | 42 | 9 | |
| 58 | DON’T LEAVE ME THIS WAY Thelma Houston (Tamla 54278) | 72 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | LOVE SO RIGHT Bee Gees (RSO 859) | 71 | 75 | 82 | 8 | |
| 60 | SHAKE IT, SHAKE IT Willie Hutch (Motown 1411) | 60 | 64 | 75 | 5 | |
| 61 | (I Like Being) CLOSE TO YOU Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 10441) | 61 | 65 | 69 | 5 | |
| 62 | JUST FRIENDS Silver, Platinum & Gold (Farr 011) | 65 | 68 | 76 | 6 | |
| 63 | CLOSE TO YOU Tyrone Davis (Columbia 10457) | 76 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | HA CHA CHA (Funktion) Brass Construction (United Artists 921) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | TRYIN’ TO LOVE TWO William Bell (Mercury 73839) | 75 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 66 | TOGETHER O.C. Smith (Caribou 9017) | 67 | 69 | 77 | 6 | |
| 67 | LOVE’S GOT ME TIRED (But I Ain’t Tired Of Love) Laura Lee (Ariola America 7652) | 66 | 66 | 68 | 7 | |
| 68 | YOU’RE MY DRIVING WHEEL Supremes (Motown 1407) | 52 | 49 | 49 | 8 | |
| 69 | GLORIA Enchantment (United Artists 912) | 81 | 99 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | GET UP AND DANCE Memphis Horns (RCA 10836) | 77 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | LET’S GO DOWN TO THE DISCO Undisputed Truth (Whitfield 8295) | 78 | 81 | 87 | 5 | |
| 72 | JUST TO BE CLOSE TO YOU Commodores (Motown 1402) | 46 | 39 | 35 | 18 | |
| 73 | GIVE IT UP (Turn It Loose) Tyrone Davis (Columbia 10388) | 48 | 41 | 33 | 21 | |
| 74 | DOWN TO LOVE TOWN Originals (Soul 35119) | 49 | 45 | 34 | 14 | |
| 75 | PHYCHOTICBUMPSCHOOL Bootsy’s Rubber Band (Warner Bros. 8291) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | DANCING IN THE AISLES (Take Me Higher) Silver Convention (Midland Int’l 10849) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | TOGETHER ONCE AGAIN Dexter Wansel (Philadelphia Int’l 3611) | 79 | 82 | 89 | 4 | |
| 78 | NINETY-NINE AND A HALF Trammps (Atlantic 3365) | 80 | 83 | 85 | 7 | |
| 79 | LET IT FLOW Tamiko Jones (Contempo 7001) | 90 | 91 | 96 | 4 | |
| 80 | AN OLD-FASHIONED MAN Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54276) | 62 | 56 | 59 | 7 | |
| 81 | HIDEAWAY Fantastic Four (Westbound 5032) | 83 | 86 | 92 | 5 | |
| 82 | SOMETIMES Facts Of Life (Kayvette 5128) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | JUMP Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 3358) | 63 | 46 | 36 | 15 | |
| 84 | MESSAGE IN OUR MUSIC O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3601) | 64 | 48 | 38 | 19 | |
| 85 | GLORIA’S THEME Anthony C. Renfro’s Orchestra (Renfro 43) | 69 | 67 | 67 | 7 | |
| 86 | BETCHA BY GOLLY WOW Norman Connors (featuring Phyllis Hyman) (Buddah 554) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | YOU’LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE Stanley Turrentine (Fantasy 782) | 89 | 90 | 95 | 6 | |
| 88 | DAMN RIGHT IT’S GOOD Gwen McCrae (Cat 2005) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 89 | LIFE Betty Wright (Alston 3725) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | IN MY LONELINESS (When We Were One) Nancy Wilson (Capitol 4359) | 91 | 92 | 98 | 4 | |
| 91 | I GOT A NOTION Al Hudson & Soul Partners (ABC 12230) | 95 | 96 | 97 | 5 | |
| 92 | GIFT WRAP MY LOVE Reflections (Capitol 4358) | 93 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 93 | I FEEL LOVE IN THIS ROOM TONIGHT Bo Kirkland & Ruth Davis (Claridge 421) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | IF YOU AIN’T MAN ENOUGH Tommy Tate (KoKo 723) | 98 | 100 | — | 3 | |
| 95 | MY PEARL Automatic Man (Island 063) | 96 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 96 | THE SHUFFLE Van McCoy (H&L 4677) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | LET’S BE YOUNG TONIGHT Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1401) | 74 | 51 | 39 | 18 | |
| 98 | FILL THIS WORLD WITH LOVE Ann Peebles (Hi 2320) | 73 | 70 | 72 | 5 | |
| 99 | A MAN’S GOT TOO MUCH DOG IN HIM Shelbra Deane (Casino 070) | 97 | 98 | 99 | 5 | |
| 100 | BEING WITH YOU Mystic Moods (Soundbird 5004) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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