| The CASH BOX Top 100 R&B | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JULY 8, 1978 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | CLOSE THE DOOR Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int’l 3648) | 4 | 8 | 14 | 8 | |
| 2 | SHAME Evelyn “Champagne” King (RCA 11122) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | |
| 3 | STUFF LIKE THAT Quincy Jones (A&M 2043) | 5 | 6 | 13 | 8 | |
| 4 | RUNAWAY LOVE Linda Clifford (Curtom 0138) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
| 5 | YOU AND I Rick James (Gordy 7156) | 7 | 17 | 22 | 9 | |
| 6 | BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE Taste Of Honey (Capitol 4565) | 8 | 16 | 21 | 9 | |
| 7 | SHADOW DANCING Andy Gibb (RSO 893) | 9 | 12 | 18 | 10 | |
| 8 | LAST DANCE Donna Summer (Casablanca 926) | 10 | 20 | 25 | 8 | |
| 9 | USE TA BE MY GIRL O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3642) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| 10 | THREE TIMES A LADY Commodores (Motown 1443) | 21 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 11 | THE GROOVE LINE Heatwave (Epic 50524) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | |
| 12 | HOLLYWOOD SQUARES Bootsy’s Rubber Band (Warner Bros. 8575) | 13 | 14 | 19 | 8 | |
| 13 | (Let’s Go) ALL THE WAY Whispers (Solar 11246) | 11 | 7 | 8 | 12 | |
| 14 | I AM YOUR WOMAN, SHE IS YOUR WIFE Barbara Mason (Prelude 71103) | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | |
| 15 | IS THIS A LOVE THING Raydio (Arista 0328) | 17 | 22 | 28 | 8 | |
| 16 | DUKEY STICK (pt. 1) George Duke (Epic 50531) | 14 | 5 | 4 | 14 | |
| 17 | ANNIE MAE Natalie Cole (Capitol 4572) | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 | |
| 18 | IF YOU’RE READY (Here It Comes) Enchantment (Roadshow/United Artists 1212) | 23 | 33 | 61 | 5 | |
| 19 | I GOT WHAT YOU NEED Bunny Sigler (Gold Mind 4010) | 26 | 34 | 49 | 8 | |
| 20 | FEEL THE FIRE Peabo Bryson (Capitol 4573) | 19 | 19 | 20 | 10 | |
| 21 | TAKE ME TO THE NEXT PHASE (pt. 1) Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2272) | 15 | 9 | 3 | 15 | |
| 22 | BY THE WAY OF LOVE’S EXPRESS Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 8571) | 24 | 30 | 37 | 8 | |
| 23 | FUNKENTELECHY Parliament (Casablanca 921) | 25 | 32 | 51 | 5 | |
| 24 | YOU KNOW YOU WANNA BE LOVED Keith Barrow (Columbia 10722) | 30 | 39 | 47 | 7 | |
| 25 | I LIKE GIRLS Fatback (Spring 181) | 34 | 45 | 62 | 6 | |
| 26 | MS David Oliver (Mercury 73973) | 16 | 11 | 11 | 17 | |
| 27 | DANCE ACROSS THE FLOOR Jimmy “Bo” Horne (Sunshine Sound 1003) | 22 | 21 | 12 | 17 | |
| 28 | DAYLIGHT AND DARKNESS Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54293) | 20 | 10 | 7 | 15 | |
| 29 | LOVE TO SEE YOU SMILE Bobby Bland (ABC 12360) | 40 | 49 | 58 | 8 | |
| 30 | DON’T PITY ME Faith, Hope & Charity (20th Century-Fox 2370) | 41 | 46 | 59 | 7 | |
| 31 | CAN’T GIVE UP A GOOD THING Soul Children (Stax 3206) | 39 | 47 | 60 | 8 | |
| 32 | YOU McCrarys (Portrait 70014) | 42 | 50 | 57 | 10 | |
| 33 | STOP YOUR WEEPING Dramatics (ABC 12372) | 45 | 63 | 84 | 4 | |
| 34 | DANCE WITH ME Peter Brown (Drive 6269) | 31 | 26 | 24 | 22 | |
| 35 | WHO’S GONNA LOVE ME Imperials (Omni 5501) | 38 | 40 | 40 | 12 | |
| 36 | TOO MUCH, TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams (Columbia 10693) | 28 | 25 | 23 | 20 | |
| 37 | ONE LIFE TO LIVE Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int’l 3643) | 37 | 41 | 50 | 8 | |
| 38 | ONE ON ONE Prince Phillip Mitchell (Atlantic 3480) | 46 | 55 | 63 | 6 | |
| 39 | THANK GOD IT’S FRIDAY Love And Kisses (Casablanca 925) | 49 | 56 | 68 | 8 | |
| 40 | ALMIGHTY FIRE (Woman Of The Future) Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 3468) | 27 | 23 | 9 | 11 | |
| 41 | AUTOMATIC LOVER Sylvia (Vibration 576) | 54 | 67 | 87 | 5 | |
| 42 | GOOD, BAD AND FUNKY Shotgun (ABC 12363) | 50 | 65 | 80 | 4 | |
| 43 | COME ON DANCE, DANCE Saturday Night Band (Prelude 71104) | 48 | 53 | 65 | 7 | |
| 44 | I JUST WANT TO BE WITH YOU Floaters (ABC 12364) | 47 | 52 | 53 | 8 | |
| 45 | BABY, I NEED YOUR LOVE TODAY Sweet Thunder (Fantasy/WMOT 826) | 57 | 72 | 82 | 4 | |
| 46 | GET TO ME Luther Ingram (KoKo 731) | 55 | 60 | 71 | 10 | |
| 47 | VICTIM Candi Staton (Warner Bros. 8582) | 66 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 48 | MISS YOU Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19307) | 58 | 68 | 76 | 5 | |
| 49 | SUN IS HERE Sun (Capitol 4587) | 59 | 81 | 91 | 4 | |
| 50 | SHAKE AND DANCE WITH ME Con Funk Shun (Mercury 74008) | 62 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | WHO TURNED YOU ON Wilson Pickett (Big Tree 16121) | 60 | 73 | 85 | 4 | |
| 52 | GET OFF Foxy (Dash 5046) | 64 | 79 | 92 | 4 | |
| 53 | TWO DOORS DOWN Joe Thomas (LRC 904) | 61 | 71 | 77 | 6 | |
| 54 | TILL YOU TAKE MY LOVE Harvey Mason (Arista 0323) | 44 | 44 | 45 | 8 | |
| 55 | THE SPANK James Brown (Polydor 14487) | 67 | 80 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | TAKE ME I’M YOURS Michael Henderson (Buddah 597) | 68 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | MONKEY SEE, MONKEY DO Le Pamplemousse (AVI 153) | 53 | 54 | 55 | 11 | |
| 58 | NEVER MAKE A MOVE TOO SOON B. B. King (ABC 12380) | 79 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | IT’S THE SAME OLD SONG KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1028) | 29 | 27 | 30 | 8 | |
| 60 | MY RADIO SURE SOUNDS GOOD TO ME Larry Graham & Graham Central Station (Warner Bros. 8602) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 61 | IF EVER I SEE YOU AGAIN Roberta Flack (Atlantic 3483) | 52 | 37 | 39 | 8 | |
| 62 | YOU’RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams (Columbia 10772) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 63 | HOME-MADE JAM Bobbi Humphrey (Epic 50529) | 65 | 66 | 67 | 11 | |
| 64 | JUST WANNA MAKE A DREAM COME TRUE (Mass In F Minor) Mass Production (Cotillion 44233) | 43 | 38 | 38 | 10 | |
| 65 | GROOVE WITH YOU Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2277) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | I DON’T KNOW WHAT I’D DO (If You Ever Left Me) Sweet Cream (Shady Brook 1044) | 70 | 78 | 90 | 4 | |
| 67 | YOUNGBLOOD (Livin’ In The Streets) War (United Artists 1213) | 77 | — | — | 2 | |
| 68 | EVERYBODY DANCE Chic (Atlantic 3469) | 63 | 31 | 27 | 15 | |
| 69 | MY FAVORITE FANTASY Van McCoy (MCA 40885) | 56 | 51 | 52 | 12 | |
| 70 | SHAKER SONG Spyro Gyra (Amherst 730) | 72 | 76 | 79 | 10 | |
| 71 | GOLDEN TIME OF DAY Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol 4580) | 69 | 69 | 64 | 9 | |
| 72 | ATTITUDES Bar-Kays (Mercury 73994) | 32 | 29 | 29 | 14 | |
| 73 | GIRL CALLIN’ Chocolate Milk (RCA 11222) | 33 | 28 | 26 | 15 | |
| 74 | AIN’T NO SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE Eddie Kendricks (Arista 0325) | 36 | 15 | 16 | 11 | |
| 75 | YOUR LOVE IS A MIRACLE AWB (Atlantic 3481) | 35 | 35 | 35 | 8 | |
| 76 | TEACH ME TONIGHT (Me Gusta Tu Baile) Patti LaBelle (Epic 50550) | 71 | 70 | 70 | 7 | |
| 77 | LET YOURSELF GO T-Connection (Dash 5044) | 80 | 82 | 86 | 6 | |
| 78 | CASTLES OF SAND Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1441) | 83 | 87 | 89 | 4 | |
| 79 | EVERYBODY HAS A DREAM Manhattans (Columbia 10766) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | SATURDAY Norma Jean (Bearsville 0326) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 81 | I’M GONNA LET YA Nancy Wilson (Capitol 4578) | 82 | 85 | 88 | 5 | |
| 82 | 1-2-3 (You And Me) Dorothy Moore (Malaco 1048) | 85 | 36 | 32 | 4 | |
| 83 | DO IT WITH FEELING Michael Zager & Moon Band featuring Peabo Bryson (Bang 737) | 84 | 83 | 83 | 18 | |
| 84 | READY OR NOT Deborah Washington (Ariola America 7700) | 93 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 85 | LOVE BROUGHT ME BACK D. J. Rogers (Columbia 10754) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | FROM EAST TO WEST Voyage (Marlin 3322) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | CHANGE OF PACE Brotherhood (MCA 40916) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | IT’S OVER Cameo (Chocolate City 014) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 89 | NOW IS THE TIME Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (ABC 12368) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | STELLAR FUNGK Slave (Cotillion 44238) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | FIRST IMPRESSIONS Stylistics (Mercury 74006) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | SPEND THE NIGHT WITH ME Silver Convention (Midsong Int’l 40896) | 88 | 92 | 98 | 4 | |
| 93 | WORDS DON’T SAY ENOUGH 7th Wonder (Parachute 510) | 95 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 94 | THIS IS YOUR LIFE Norman Connors (Arista 0343) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | WHAT YOU DO IN THE DARK B.T. Express (Columbia 10752) | 98 | — | — | 2 | |
| 96 | I LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE Ginie Lynn (Misty 101) | 96 | 89 | 95 | 4 | |
| 97 | CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO Tuxedo Junction (Butterfly 1205) | 91 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 98 | LET’S DANCE (People All Over The World) George McCrae (T.K. 1029) | 86 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 99 | IF THAT’S THE WAY YOU WANT IT Hot (Big Tree 16118) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | ONE NIGHT AFFAIR Samona Cooke (Mercury 74002) | 87 | 91 | 97 | 4 | |
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