Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of October 29, 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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It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me

Barry White

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Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca/Mercury/IDJMG

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Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of October 29, 1977

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

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1
- It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me
  Barry White
- 1
- 1
- 12
- - 1
  - 1
  - 12

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca/Mercury/IDJMG

2
- (Every Time I Turn Around) Back In Love Again
  LTD
- 5
- 2
- 8
- - 5
  - 2
  - 8

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Universal

3
- Dusic
  Brick
- 2
- 2
- 10
- - 2
  - 2
  - 10

Producer(s):

P.Asher, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bang!/Unknown

4
- Do Your Dance - Part 1
  Rose Royce
- 4
- 4
- 9
- - 4
  - 4
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Whitfield

5
- Shake It Well
  The Dramatics
- 7
- 5
- 11
- - 7
  - 5
  - 11

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC/Unknown

6
- If You're Not Back In Love By Monday
  Millie Jackson
- 10
- 6
- 9
- - 10
  - 6
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Spring

7
- Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me
  Peter Brown
- 3
- 3
- 16
- - 3
  - 3
  - 16

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Drive/Unknown

8
- Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band
  Meco
- 8
- 8
- 9
- - 8
  - 8
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Millennium

9
- Brick House
  Commodores
- 6
- 4
- 9
- - 6
  - 4
  - 9

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Gold

10
- Boogie Nights
  Heatwave
- 9
- 5
- 18
- - 9
  - 5
  - 18

Producer(s):

B.Blue, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

11
- You Can't Turn Me Off (in The Middle Of Turning Me
  High Inergy
- 15
- 11
- 9
- - 15
  - 11
  - 9

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy/Unknown

12
- Don't Ask My Neighbors
  The Emotions
- 27
- 12
- 4
- - 27
  - 12
  - 4

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

13
- The Greatest Love Of All
  George Benson
- 12
- 2
- 16
- - 12
  - 2
  - 16

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

14
- Serpentine Fire
  Earth, Wind & Fire
- 44
- 14
- 3
- - 44
  - 14
  - 3

Producer(s):

E.Bernstein, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

15
- I Feel Love
  Donna Summer
- 13
- 9
- 13
- - 13
  - 9
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

G.Moroder, P.Belotte

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca/Unknown

16
- Keep It Comin' Love
  KC And The Sunshine Band
- 11
- 1
- 14
- - 11
  - 1
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

T.K.

17
- The Whole Town's Laughing At Me
  Teddy Pendergrass
- 16
- 16
- 9
- - 16
  - 16
  - 9

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philadelphia International/Unknown

18
- Lady Of Magic
  Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly
- 14
- 13
- 13
- - 14
  - 13
  - 13

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

19
- Running Away
  Roy Ayers Ubiquity
- 21
- 19
- 9
- - 21
  - 19
  - 9

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor/Unknown

20
- We Never Danced To A Love Song
  The Manhattans
- 17
- 10
- 15
- - 17
  - 10
  - 15

Producer(s):

Manhattans Prod., B.Martin, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

21
- If It Don't Fit Don't Force It
  Kellee Patterson
- 29
- 21
- 8
- - 29
  - 21
  - 8

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Shady Brook/Unknown

22
- Just For Your Love
  Memphis Horns
- 26
- 22
- 9
- - 26
  - 22
  - 9

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Unknown

23
- Send It
  Ashford & Simpson
- 34
- 23
- 6
- - 34
  - 23
  - 6

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

24
- Disco 9000
  Johnnie Taylor
- 24
- 24
- 7
- - 24
  - 24
  - 7

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

25
- A Star In The Getto
  Ben E. King
- 25
- 25
- 8
- - 25
  - 25
  - 8

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

26
- Goin' Places
  The Jacksons
- 38
- 26
- 4
- - 38
  - 26
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Phil. Int.

27
- Funk Funk
  Cameo
- 20
- 20
- 9
- - 20
  - 20
  - 9

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chocolate City/Unknown

28
- Another Star
  Stevie Wonder
- 18
- 18
- 9
- - 18
  - 18
  - 9

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla/Unknown

29
- Heaven On Earth (so Fine)
  The Spinners
- 23
- 23
- 9
- - 23
  - 23
  - 9

Producer(s):

T.Bell, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

30
- Doctor Love
  First Choice
- 30
- 23
- 15
- - 30
  - 23
  - 15

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Goldmine/Unknown

31
- One Step At A Time
  Joe Simon
- 35
- 31
- 6
- - 35
  - 31
  - 6

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Spring/Unknown

32
- I Just Want To Be Your Everything
  Andy Gibb
- 19
- 19
- 12
- - 19
  - 19
  - 12

Producer(s):

A.Galuten, K.Richardson, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO

33
- Don't Be Afraid
  Ronnie Dyson
- 33
- 33
- 7
- - 33
  - 33
  - 7

Producer(s):

Poco, P.Hayes, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

34
- I Believe You
  Dorothy Moore
- 22
- 5
- 19
- - 22
  - 5
  - 19

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Malaco/Unknown

35
- All You Got
  Tyrone Davis
- 45
- 35
- 5
- - 45
  - 35
  - 5

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

36
- Shoo Doo Fu Fu Ooh
  Lenny Williams
- 31
- 31
- 9
- - 31
  - 31
  - 9

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC/Unknown

37
- Float On
  The Floaters
- 28
- 1
- 19
- - 28
  - 1
  - 19

Producer(s):

W.Wilson, Katauzzion Prod, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC/Unknown

38
- Theme From Big Time
  Smokey Robinson
- 40
- 38
- 7
- - 40
  - 38
  - 7

Producer(s):

W.Jennings, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla/Unknown

39
- When I Think About You
  Aretha Franklin
- 36
- 16
- 12
- - 36
  - 16
  - 12

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

40
- I'm At The Crossroad (pt. 1)
  Vernon Garrett
- 47
- 40
- 8
- - 47
  - 40
  - 8

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ICA/Unknown

41
- Work On Me
  The O'Jays
- 37
- 7
- 15
- - 37
  - 7
  - 15

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philadelphia International/Unknown

42
- Everlasting Love
  Rufus And Chaka Khan
- 41
- 17
- 13
- - 41
  - 17
  - 13

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of October 29, 1977

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me

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It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me

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(Every Time I Turn Around) Back In Love Again

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Dusic

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Do Your Dance - Part 1

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Shake It Well

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If You're Not Back In Love By Monday

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Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me

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Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band

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Brick House

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Boogie Nights

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You Can't Turn Me Off (in The Middle Of Turning Me

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Don't Ask My Neighbors

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The Greatest Love Of All

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Serpentine Fire

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I Feel Love

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Keep It Comin' Love

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The Whole Town's Laughing At Me

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Lady Of Magic

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Running Away

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We Never Danced To A Love Song

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If It Don't Fit Don't Force It

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Just For Your Love

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Send It

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Disco 9000

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A Star In The Getto