| The CASH BOX Top 100 R&B | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending DECEMBER 17, 1977 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | SERPENTINE FIRE Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10625) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | REACH FOR IT (Dance) George Duke (Epic 50463) | 3 | 8 | 42 | 7 | |
| 3 | SOMEBODY’S GOTTA WIN, SOMEBODY’S GOTTA LOSE Controllers (Juana 3414) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| 4 | NATIVE NEW YORKER Odyssey (RCA 11129) | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | |
| 5 | YOU CAN’T TURN ME OFF (In The Middle Of Turning Me On) High Inergy (Gordy 7155) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | |
| 6 | FFUN Con Funk Shun (Mercury 73959) | 7 | 10 | 21 | 8 | |
| 7 | DON’T ASK MY NEIGHBORS Emotions (Columbia 10622) | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 | |
| 8 | BELLE Al Green (Hi 77505) | 11 | 13 | 16 | 8 | |
| 9 | I’M HERE AGAIN Thelma Houston (Tamla 54287) | 12 | 15 | 17 | 11 | |
| 10 | LOVELY DAY Bill Withers (Columbia 10627) | 13 | 17 | 23 | 9 | |
| 11 | GALAXY War (MCA 40820) | 15 | 25 | 44 | 5 | |
| 12 | BOP GUN (Endangered Species) Parliament (Casablanca 900) | 14 | 16 | 19 | 9 | |
| 13 | OUR LOVE Natalie Cole (Capitol 4509) | 16 | 26 | 40 | 6 | |
| 14 | OOH BOY Rose Royce (Whitfield 8491) | 19 | 34 | 57 | 5 | |
| 15 | (Every Time I Turn Around) BACK IN LOVE AGAIN L.T. D. (A&M 1974) | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 | |
| 16 | GETTIN’ READY FOR LOVE Diana Ross (Motown 1427) | 18 | 21 | 32 | 7 | |
| 17 | DANCE, DANCE, DANCE (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) Chic (Atlantic 3435) | 21 | 27 | 37 | 8 | |
| 18 | IF YOU’RE NOT BACK IN LOVE BY MONDAY Millie Jackson (Spring 175) | 9 | 6 | 4 | 16 | |
| 19 | ANY WAY YOU WANT ME Sylvers (Capitol 4493) | 10 | 11 | 14 | 10 | |
| 20 | IN A LIFETIME Temptations (Atlantic 3436) | 22 | 24 | 31 | 8 | |
| 21 | SORRY DOESN’T ALWAYS MAKE IT RIGHT Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 584) | 24 | 28 | 36 | 8 | |
| 22 | IF IT DON’T FIT, DON’T FORCE IT Kellee Patterson (Shady Brook 1041) | 17 | 9 | 10 | 14 | |
| 23 | JACK AND JILL Raydio (Arista 0283) | 34 | 46 | 62 | 6 | |
| 24 | SHOUTING OUT LOVE Emotions (Stax 3200) | 32 | 44 | 56 | 6 | |
| 25 | COME GO WITH ME Pockets (Columbia 10632) | 36 | 48 | 60 | 7 | |
| 26 | BABY, BABY MY LOVE’S ALL FOR YOU Deniece Williams (Columbia 10648) | 39 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 27 | JUST FOR YOUR LOVE Memphis Horns (RCA 11064) | 23 | 12 | 7 | 15 | |
| 28 | IT’S ECSTASY WHEN YOU LAY DOWN NEXT TO ME Barry White (20th Century 2350) | 26 | 19 | 9 | 20 | |
| 29 | DO DO WAP IS STRONG IN HERE Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 0131) | 25 | 18 | 18 | 11 | |
| 30 | RUNNIN’ FOR YOUR LOVIN’ Brothers Johnson (A&M 1982) | 20 | 22 | 25 | 9 | |
| 31 | SEND IT Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 8453) | 29 | 23 | 20 | 13 | |
| 32 | I GOT TO HAVE YOUR LOVE Fantastic Four (Westbound 55403) | 28 | 14 | 13 | 14 | |
| 33 | MELODIES Made In U.S.A. (De-Lite 1594) | 35 | 42 | 48 | 10 | |
| 34 | MORE THAN A WOMAN Tavares (Capitol 4500) | 38 | 45 | 50 | 7 | |
| 35 | COCOMOTION El Coco (AVI 147) | 41 | 53 | 68 | 6 | |
| 36 | DUSIC Brick (Bang 734) | 27 | 20 | 12 | 17 | |
| 37 | JOY TO HAVE YOUR LOVE Patti LaBelle (Epic 50445) | 30 | 29 | 24 | 11 | |
| 38 | WITH PEN IN HAND Dorothy Moore (Malaco 1047) | 48 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 39 | SHOUT IT OUT B.T. Express (Columbia/Roadshow 10649) | 44 | 54 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | ON FIRE T-Connection (Dash 5041) | 50 | 57 | 75 | 4 | |
| 41 | KISS ME (The Way I Like It) George McCrae (T.K. 1024) | 43 | 49 | 58 | 6 | |
| 42 | THEME SONG FROM “WHICH WAY IS UP” Stargard (MCA 40825) | 52 | 65 | 94 | 4 | |
| 43 | RUNNING AWAY Roy Ayers Ubiquity (Polydor 14415) | 31 | 30 | 22 | 16 | |
| 44 | HAVING A PARTY Pointer Sisters (ABC/Blue Thumb 275) | 40 | 41 | 45 | 9 | |
| 45 | 25TH OF LAST DECEMBER Roberta Flack (Atlantic 3441) | 55 | 71 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | CHEATERS NEVER WIN Love Committee (Gold Mind 4003) | 54 | 59 | 67 | 7 | |
| 47 | LET ME LIVE THE LIFE I LOVE Latimore (Glades 1744) | 37 | 40 | 46 | 7 | |
| 48 | WHAT I DID FOR LOVE Inner City Jam Band (Bareback 535) | 49 | 51 | 59 | 9 | |
| 49 | A PIECE OF THE ACTION Mavis Staples (Curtom 0132) | 51 | 55 | 72 | 8 | |
| 50 | WAS DOG A DOUGHNUT Cat Stevens (A&M 1971) | 61 | 70 | 83 | 6 | |
| 51 | SUPER SEXY Leon Haywood (MCA 40793) | 33 | 33 | 30 | 12 | |
| 52 | AS Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54291) | 58 | 61 | 66 | 6 | |
| 53 | LE SPANK Le Pamplemousse (AVI 153) | 62 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | I’M GONNA MAKE YOU MY WIFE Whispers (Soul Train 11139) | 57 | 62 | 69 | 7 | |
| 55 | CHOOSING YOU Lenny Williams (ABC 12289) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | BABY COME BACK Player (RSO 879) | 66 | 74 | 86 | 4 | |
| 57 | YOU DON’T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME Floaters (ABC 12314) | 47 | 36 | 39 | 8 | |
| 58 | THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT Trammps (Atlantic 3442) | 65 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | LOVER JONES Johnny Guitar Watson (DJM 1029) | 42 | 31 | 27 | 11 | |
| 60 | TOO HOT TA TROT Commodores (Motown 1432) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 61 | TAKE ME AS I AM (pt. 1) Philippe´ Wynne (Cotillion 44227) | 69 | 72 | 77 | 5 | |
| 62 | GOIN’ PLACES Jacksons (Epic/Philadelphia Int’l 50454) | 53 | 32 | 8 | 11 | |
| 63 | I’M AT THE CROSSROAD (pt. 1) Vernon Garrett (ICA 003) | 46 | 35 | 34 | 13 | |
| 64 | BLOAT ON (Featuring The Bloaters) Cheech & Chong (Epic/Ode 50471) | 68 | 73 | 78 | 5 | |
| 65 | WRAP YOUR ARMS AROUND ME KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1022) | 85 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 66 | DANCE TO THE MUSIC Muscle Shoals Horns (Ariola America 7674) | 73 | 84 | 96 | 4 | |
| 67 | LOVE ME RIGHT Denise LaSalle (ABC 12312) | 71 | 83 | 90 | 4 | |
| 68 | LADY LOVE Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int’l 3634) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | SPANK YOUR BLANK BLANK Morris Jefferson (Parachute 504) | 76 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | AIN’T GONNA’ HURT NOBODY Brick (Bang 735) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 71 | LOVE HAVING YOU AROUND First Choice (Gold Mind 4009) | 74 | 86 | 97 | 4 | |
| 72 | SHAKE DOWN (pt. 1) Black Ice (HDM 503) | 75 | 77 | 81 | 5 | |
| 73 | EASY COMIN’ OUT (Hard Goin’ In) William Bell (Mercury 73961) | 72 | 75 | 80 | 5 | |
| 74 | ESPECIALLY FOR YOU Manchild (Chi-Sound 1112) | 78 | 94 | 100 | 4 | |
| 75 | IF YOU DON’T GIVE A DOGONE ABOUT IT James Brown & New J. B.’s (Polydor 14438) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | MASTER BOOTY Fatback (Spring 177) | 77 | 82 | 92 | 5 | |
| 77 | FUNKY MONKEY Mandrill (Arista 0274) | 63 | 67 | 71 | 9 | |
| 78 | SHAKE IT WELL Dramatics (ABC 12299) | 59 | 37 | 29 | 18 | |
| 79 | DON’T TAKE AWAY YOUR LOVE Hodges, James & Smith (London 260) | 88 | 90 | 95 | 5 | |
| 80 | SOFT AND EASY Blackbyrds (Fantasy 809) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 81 | THE END OF THE RAINBOW McKinley Mitchell (Chimneyville 10219) | 86 | 89 | 89 | 5 | |
| 82 | EMOTION Samantha Sang (Private Stock 45,178) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | I LOVE YOU Donna Summer (Casablanca 907) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | WON’T YOU BE MINE Michael Henderson (Buddah 586) | 87 | 87 | 93 | 4 | |
| 85 | YOU AND I (pt. 1) Livin’ Proof (Ju-Par 532) | 92 | 100 | — | 3 | |
| 86 | I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW Ray Charles (Atlantic 3443) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | GET YOUR STUFF OFF Ingram (H&L 4689) | 81 | 81 | 87 | 6 | |
| 88 | DON’T LET LOVE GO Paulette McWilliams (Fantasy 807) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 89 | IF YOU FEEL LIKE DANCIN’ Al Hudson & Soul Partners (ABC 12317) | 90 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 90 | ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int’l 3635) | 91 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 91 | FOR YOU EVERYTHING Normon Connors (Buddah 580) | 94 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 92 | CAN’T WE JUST SIT DOWN AND TALK IT OVER Bill Brandon (Prelude 71098) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 93 | SAD EYES Brooklyn Dreams (Millennium 606) | 98 | — | — | 2 | |
| 94 | STANDING RIGHT HERE Melba Moore (Buddah 589) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | PAPA “T” (pt. 1) Stanley Turrentine (Fantasy 804) | 96 | 99 | — | 3 | |
| 96 | LA VIE EN ROSE Grace Jones (Island 098) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 97 | DON’T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD Santa Esmeralda (Casablanca 902) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | COSMIC LUST Mass Production (Cotillion 44225) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | THANK YOU FOR THE LOVE Mother’s Finest (Epic 50483) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | REACHING FOR THE SKY Peabo Bryson (Capitol 4522) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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