Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of July 2, 1977

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

The week’s most popular songs, ranked by audio and video streaming activity on leading digital music services, radio airplay audience impressions based on monitored airplay and sales data, all compiled by Luminate. Audience totals are derived, in part, using certain Nielsen Audio listener estimates.

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Best Of My Love

The Emotions

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Producer(s):

M.White, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

The Emotions Singer Pamela Hutchinson Dies at 61

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of July 2, 1977

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Best Of My Love
  The Emotions
- 1
- 1
- 6
- - 1
  - 1
  - 6

Producer(s):

M.White, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Platinum

2
- Easy
  Commodores
- 2
- 2
- 6
- - 2
  - 2
  - 6

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown/Unknown

3
- Slide
  Slave
- 4
- 3
- 7
- - 4
  - 3
  - 7

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cotillion/Unknown

4
- Got To Give It Up (Pt. 1)
  Marvin Gaye
- 3
- 1
- 13
- - 3
  - 1
  - 13

Producer(s):

A.Stewart, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla/Unknown

5
- A Real Mother For Ya
  Johnny Guitar Watson
- 7
- 5
- 5
- - 7
  - 5
  - 5

Producer(s):

J.Watson, Not Listed

6
- Sunshine
  Enchantment
- 9
- 6
- 6
- - 9
  - 6
  - 6

Producer(s):

M.Strokes, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Roadshow/Liberty/Unknown

7
- This I Swear
  Tyrone Davis
- 12
- 7
- 8
- - 12
  - 7
  - 8

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

8
- I Don't Love You Anymore
  Teddy Pendergrass
- 5
- 5
- 10
- - 5
  - 5
  - 10

Producer(s):

J.Whitehed, G.McFadden, V.Carstarphen

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philadelphia International/Unknown

9
- Break It To Me Gently
  Aretha Franklin
- 6
- 1
- 10
- - 6
  - 1
  - 10

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

10
- I'm Going Down
  Rose Royce
- 11
- 10
- 8
- - 11
  - 10
  - 8

Producer(s):

A.Linson, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

11
- Baby Don't Change Your Mind
  Gladys Knight And The Pips
- 14
- 11
- 6
- - 14
  - 11
  - 6

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Buddah/Unknown

12
- If It's The Last Thing I Do
  Thelma Houston
- 13
- 12
- 9
- - 13
  - 12
  - 9

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla/Unknown

13
- See You When I Git There
  Lou Rawls
- 17
- 13
- 6
- - 17
  - 13
  - 6

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philadelphia International/Unknown

14
- Now Do-u-wanta Dance
  Graham Central Station
- 10
- 10
- 7
- - 10
  - 10
  - 7

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

15
- After You Love Me Why Do You Leave Me
  Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes
- 16
- 15
- 9
- - 16
  - 15
  - 9

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC/Unknown

16
- Whodunit
  Tavares
- 15
- 1
- 15
- - 15
  - 1
  - 15

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

17
- Your Love Is Rated X
  Johnnie Taylor
- 19
- 17
- 6
- - 19
  - 17
  - 6

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

18
- Once I've Been There
  Norman Connors
- 24
- 18
- 7
- - 24
  - 18
  - 7

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Buddah/Unknown

19
- Livin' In The Life
  The Isley Brothers
- 38
- 19
- 3
- - 38
  - 19
  - 3

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

T-Neck/Unknown

20
- Our Love
  The Dells
- 20
- 20
- 9
- - 20
  - 20
  - 9

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/Unknown

21
- Yu-Ma/Go Away Little Boy
  Marlena Shaw
- 27
- 21
- 7
- - 27
  - 21
  - 7

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

22
- Good Thing Man
  Frank Lucas
- 18
- 9
- 20
- - 18
  - 9
  - 20

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ICA/Unknown

23
- I Can't Get Over You
  The Dramatics
- 22
- 9
- 13
- - 22
  - 9
  - 13

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC/Unknown

24
- Strawberry Letter 23
  The Brothers Johnson
- 44
- 24
- 3
- - 44
  - 24
  - 3

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

25
- This Will Be A Night To Remember
  Eddie Holman
- 25
- 25
- 10
- - 25
  - 25
  - 10

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Salsoul/Unknown

26
- Loving Is Really My Game
  Brainstorm
- 32
- 26
- 8
- - 32
  - 26
  - 8

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tabu/Unknown

27
- Hollywood
  Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan
- 8
- 3
- 10
- - 8
  - 3
  - 10

Producer(s):

Rufus, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC/Unknown

28
- Do What You Wanna Do
  T-Connection
- 26
- 15
- 15
- - 26
  - 15
  - 15

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dash/Unknown

29
- Sir Duke
  Stevie Wonder
- 23
- 1
- 12
- - 23
  - 1
  - 12

Producer(s):

S.Wonder, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla/Unknown

30
- It Feels So Good To Be Loved So Bad
  The Manhattans
- 28
- 6
- 16
- - 28
  - 6
  - 16

Producer(s):

Manhattans Prod., B.Martin, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

31
- Party Land
  The Blackbyrds
- 37
- 31
- 6
- - 37
  - 31
  - 6

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fantasy/Unknown

32
- Get It Up
  Ben E. King And The Average White Band
- 40
- 32
- 5
- - 40
  - 32
  - 5

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

33
- Can't We Just Sit Down (and Talk It Over)
  Donna Summer
- 41
- 33
- 5
- - 41
  - 33
  - 5

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca/Unknown

34
- Spellbound
  Barkays
- 36
- 34
- 6
- - 36
  - 34
  - 6

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/Unknown

35
- (i'm A) Superstar
  Brenda & The Tabulations
- 31
- 31
- 9
- - 31
  - 31
  - 9

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chocolate City/Unknown

36
- Funky Music
  Jupar Universal Orchestra
- 43
- 36
- 5
- - 43
  - 36
  - 5

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jupar/Unknown

37
- While I'm Alone
  Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly
- 33
- 21
- 14
- - 33
  - 21
  - 14

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

38
- I Like The Feeling
  Luther Ingram

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of July 2, 1977

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Best Of My Love

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The Emotions Singer Pamela Hutchinson Dies at 61

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

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Best Of My Love

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Easy

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Slide

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Got To Give It Up (Pt. 1)

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A Real Mother For Ya

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Sunshine

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This I Swear

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I Don't Love You Anymore

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Break It To Me Gently

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I'm Going Down

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Baby Don't Change Your Mind

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If It's The Last Thing I Do

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See You When I Git There

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Now Do-u-wanta Dance

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After You Love Me Why Do You Leave Me

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Whodunit

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Your Love Is Rated X

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Once I've Been There

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Livin' In The Life

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Our Love

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Yu-Ma/Go Away Little Boy

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Good Thing Man

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I Can't Get Over You

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Strawberry Letter 23

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