Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of January 7, 1978

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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Ffun

ConFunkShun

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/Unknown

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of January 7, 1978

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Ffun
  ConFunkShun
- 2
- 1
- 11
- - 2
  - 1
  - 11

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/Unknown

2
- Reach For It
  George Duke
- 3
- 2
- 9
- - 3
  - 2
  - 9

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

3
- Ooh Boy
  Rose Royce
- 4
- 3
- 8
- - 4
  - 3
  - 8

Producer(s):

N.Whitfield, Not Listed

4
- Serpentine Fire
  Earth, Wind & Fire
- 1
- 1
- 13
- - 1
  - 1
  - 13

Producer(s):

E.Bernstein, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

5
- Our Love
  Natalie Cole
- 7
- 5
- 8
- - 7
  - 5
  - 8

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

6
- You Can't Turn Me Off (in The Middle Of Turning Me
  High Inergy
- 5
- 2
- 19
- - 5
  - 2
  - 19

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy/Unknown

7
- Galaxy
  War
- 10
- 7
- 8
- - 10
  - 7
  - 8

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

8
- Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)
  Chic
- 11
- 8
- 11
- - 11
  - 8
  - 11

Producer(s):

N.G.Rodgers, Jr., K.Lehman, Not Listed

9
- Belle
  Al Green
- 9
- 9
- 11
- - 9
  - 9
  - 11

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hi (Cream)/Unknown

10
- Native New Yorker
  Odyssey
- 8
- 6
- 13
- - 8
  - 6
  - 13

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Unknown

11
- Lovely Day
  Bill Withers
- 13
- 11
- 12
- - 13
  - 11
  - 12

Producer(s):

W.Withers, Jr., C.McDonald, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

12
- Somebody's Gotta Win, Somebody's Gotta Lose
  The Controllers
- 12
- 8
- 13
- - 12
  - 8
  - 13

13
- (Every Time I Turn Around) Back In Love Again
  LTD
- 6
- 1
- 18
- - 6
  - 1
  - 18

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Universal

14
- Bop Gun (Endangered Species)
  Parliament
- 17
- 14
- 11
- - 17
  - 14
  - 11

15
- If You're Not Back In Love By Monday
  Millie Jackson
- 14
- 5
- 19
- - 14
  - 5
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Spring

16
- If It Don't Fit Don't Force It
  Kellee Patterson
- 15
- 10
- 18
- - 15
  - 10
  - 18

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Shady Brook/Unknown

17
- Gettin Ready For Love
  Diana Ross
- 16
- 16
- 10
- - 16
  - 16
  - 10

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown/Unknown

18
- Come Go With Me
  Pockets
- 18
- 18
- 10
- - 18
  - 18
  - 10

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

19
- Too Hot Ta Trot
  Commodores
- 51
- 19
- 3
- - 51
  - 19
  - 3

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown/Unknown

20
- Don't Ask My Neighbors
  The Emotions
- 19
- 7
- 14
- - 19
  - 7
  - 14

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

21
- In A Lifetime
  The Temptations
- 24
- 21
- 10
- - 24
  - 21
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

22
- Jack And Jill
  Raydio
- 36
- 22
- 8
- - 36
  - 22
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

R.Parker, Jr.

Producer(s):

R.Parker,Jr.

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

23
- Theme Song From "Which Way Is Up"
  Stargard
- 50
- 23
- 6
- - 50
  - 23
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

24
- Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right
  Gladys Knight And The Pips
- 25
- 24
- 10
- - 25
  - 24
  - 10

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Buddah/Unknown

25
- Cocomotion
  El Coco
- 31
- 25
- 8
- - 31
  - 25
  - 8

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Avi/Unknown

26
- With Pen In Hand
  Dorothy Moore
- 41
- 26
- 6
- - 41
  - 26
  - 6

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Malaco/Unknown

27
- Wrap Your Arms Around Me
  KC And The Sunshine Band
- 34
- 27
- 8
- - 34
  - 27
  - 8

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

TK/Unknown

28
- Any Way You Want Me
  The Sylvers
- 21
- 12
- 13
- - 21
  - 12
  - 13

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

29
- Goin' Places
  The Jacksons
- 23
- 8
- 14
- - 23
  - 8
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Phil. Int.

30
- Easy Comin' Out (Hard Goin' In)
  William Bell
- 30
- 30
- 10
- - 30
  - 30
  - 10

31
- I'm Here Again
  Thelma Houston
- 27
- 21
- 13
- - 27
  - 21
  - 13

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla/Unknown

32
- Baby,baby My Love's All For You
  Deniece Williams
- 49
- 32
- 5
- - 49
  - 32
  - 5

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

33
- Just For Your Love
  Memphis Horns
- 26
- 17
- 19
- - 26
  - 17
  - 19

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Unknown

34
- Shouting Out Love
  The Emotions
- 35
- 34
- 9
- - 35
  - 34
  - 9

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax/Unknown

35
- Always And Forever
  Heatwave
- 87
- 35
- 3
- - 87
  - 35
  - 3

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

36
- More Than A Woman
  Tavares
- 39
- 36
- 9
- - 39
  - 36
  - 9

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

37
- Love Me Right
  Denise LaSalle
- 45
- 37
- 7
- - 45
  - 37
  - 7

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC/Unknown

38
- Dusic
  Brick
- 22
- 2
- 20
- - 22
  - 2
  - 20

Producer(s):

P.Asher, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bang!/Unknown

39
- Runnin' For Your Lovin
  The Brothers Johnson
- 29
- 20
- 11
- - 29
  - 20
  - 11

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

40
- On Fire
  T-Connection
- 48
- 40
- 7
- - 48
  - 40
  - 7

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dash/Unknown

41
- Send It
  Ashford & Simpson
- 38
- 15
- 16
- - 38
  - 15
  - 16

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

42
- Joy To Have Your Love
  Patti LaBelle
- 37
- 31
- 14
- - 37
  - 31
  - 14

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of January 7, 1978

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Ffun

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Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Ffun

Producer(s):

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Reach For It

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Ooh Boy

Producer(s):

Serpentine Fire

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Our Love

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

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Galaxy

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Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)

Producer(s):

Belle

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Native New Yorker

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Lovely Day

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Somebody's Gotta Win, Somebody's Gotta Lose

(Every Time I Turn Around) Back In Love Again

Producer(s):

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Bop Gun (Endangered Species)

If You're Not Back In Love By Monday

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If It Don't Fit Don't Force It

Producer(s):

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Gettin Ready For Love

Producer(s):

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Come Go With Me

Producer(s):

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Too Hot Ta Trot

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Don't Ask My Neighbors

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In A Lifetime

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jack And Jill

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

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Theme Song From "Which Way Is Up"

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right

Producer(s):

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Cocomotion

Producer(s):

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With Pen In Hand

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Wrap Your Arms Around Me