Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of April 8, 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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The Closer I Get To You

Roberta Flack With Donny Hathaway

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of April 8, 1978

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- The Closer I Get To You
  Roberta Flack With Donny Hathaway
- 1
- 1
- 9
- - 1
  - 1
  - 9

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

2
- Too Much, Too Little, Too Late
  Johnny Mathis/Deniece Williams
- 5
- 2
- 6
- - 5
  - 2
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

3
- Bootzilla
  Bootsy's Rubber Band
- 3
- 1
- 10
- - 3
  - 1
  - 10

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

4
- Flashlight
  Parliament
- 2
- 1
- 11
- - 2
  - 1
  - 11

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca/UMe

5
- Dance With Me
  Peter Brown With Betty Wright
- 8
- 5
- 9
- - 8
  - 5
  - 9

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Drive/Unknown

6
- Reaching For The Sky
  Peabo Bryson
- 6
- 6
- 14
- - 6
  - 6
  - 14

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

7
- It's You That I Need
  Enchantment
- 4
- 1
- 14
- - 4
  - 1
  - 14

Producer(s):

M.Strokes, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists/Unknown

8
- Never Get Enough Of Your Love
  LTD
- 10
- 8
- 8
- - 10
  - 8
  - 8

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

9
- On Broadway
  George Benson
- 15
- 9
- 5
- - 15
  - 9
  - 5

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

10
- Am I Loosing You
  The Manhattans
- 7
- 6
- 11
- - 7
  - 6
  - 11

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

11
- Don't Cost You Nothing
  Ashford & Simpson
- 11
- 10
- 12
- - 11
  - 10
  - 12

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

12
- All The Way Lover
  Millie Jackson
- 16
- 12
- 8
- - 16
  - 12
  - 8

13
- Do You Love Somebody
  Luther Ingram
- 13
- 13
- 12
- - 13
  - 13
  - 12

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Koko/Unknown

14
- Fantasy
  Earth, Wind & Fire
- 12
- 12
- 7
- - 12
  - 12
  - 7

Producer(s):

E.Bernstein, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

15
- Workin Together
  Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly
- 9
- 9
- 12
- - 9
  - 9
  - 12

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

16
- Let Me Party With You (Part 1) (Party, Party, Party)
  Bunny Sigler
- 14
- 8
- 14
- - 14
  - 8
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gold Mind

17
- Stayin' Alive
  Bee Gees
- 17
- 4
- 12
- - 17
  - 4
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

B.A.Gibb, R.H.Gibb, M.E.Gibb

Producer(s):

The Bee Gees, K.Richardson, A.Galuten

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO

18
- Night Fever
  Bee Gees
- 24
- 18
- 6
- - 24
  - 18
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

B.A.Gibb, R.H.Gibb, M.E.Gibb

Producer(s):

The Bee Gees, K.Richardson, A.Galuten

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO

19
- Get On Up (Disco)
  Tyrone Davis
- 31
- 19
- 7
- - 31
  - 19
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

20
- Your Love Is So Good For Me
  Diana Ross
- 26
- 20
- 7
- - 26
  - 20
  - 7

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

21
- Ocean Of Thought And Dreams
  The Dramatics
- 27
- 21
- 8
- - 27
  - 21
  - 8

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC/Unknown

22
- Love Is All You Need
  High Inergy
- 28
- 22
- 8
- - 28
  - 22
  - 8

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy/Unknown

23
- I Could Have Loved You
  Moments
- 29
- 23
- 7
- - 29
  - 23
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

C.Sager, B.Roberts, B.Midler

Producer(s):

Sylvia

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stang/Unknown

24
- Theme Song From "Which Way Is Up"
  Stargard
- 19
- 1
- 19
- - 19
  - 1
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

25
- Riding High
  Faze-O
- 33
- 25
- 6
- - 33
  - 25
  - 6

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

She(Atlantic)/Unknown

26
- L-o-v-e-u-
  Brass Construction
- 18
- 18
- 11
- - 18
  - 18
  - 11

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists/Unknown

27
- Rumour Has It
  Donna Summer
- 35
- 27
- 6
- - 35
  - 27
  - 6

Producer(s):

G.Moroder, P.Belotte, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca/Unknown

28
- Our Love
  Natalie Cole
- 20
- 1
- 21
- - 20
  - 1
  - 21

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

29
- Freaky Deaky
  Roy Ayers Ubiquity
- 30
- 29
- 10
- - 30
  - 29
  - 10

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor/Unknown

30
- Jack And Jill
  Raydio
- 23
- 5
- 21
- - 23
  - 5
  - 21

Songwriter(s):

R.Parker, Jr.

Producer(s):

R.Parker,Jr.

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

31
- Boogie Shoes
  KC And The Sunshine Band
- 39
- 31
- 6
- - 39
  - 31
  - 6

Producer(s):

K.l. & Finch, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

TK/Unknown

32
- Let's All Chant
  The Michael Zager Band
- 40
- 32
- 8
- - 40
  - 32
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Private Stock

33
- We Fell In Love While Dancing
  Bill Brandon
- 43
- 33
- 7
- - 43
  - 33
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Prelude

34
- Slick Superchick
  Kool & The Gang
- 34
- 34
- 6
- - 34
  - 34
  - 6

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

De-Lite/Unknown

35
- Always And Forever
  Heatwave
- 21
- 2
- 16
- - 21
  - 2
  - 16

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

36
- Shout It Out
  B.T. Express
- 25
- 12
- 18
- - 25
  - 12
  - 18

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

37
- The Party Song
  Slave
- 22
- 22
- 10
- - 22
  - 22
  - 10

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cotillion/Unknown

38
- Heaven Is Only One Step Away
  The Controllers
- 38
- 38
- 7
- - 38
  - 38
  - 7

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Juana/Unknown

39
- Lady Love
  Lou Rawls
- 36
- 21
- 17
- - 36
  - 21
  - 17

Producer(s):

S.Marshall, V.Gray, J.Faith

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philadelphia International/Unknown

40
- It's All In Your Mind
  Side Effect
- 51
- 40
- 5
- - 51
  - 40
  - 5

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fantasy/Unknown

41
- Intimate Friends
  Eddie Kendricks
- 41
- 24
- 12
- - 41
  - 24
  - 12

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla/Unknown

42
- This Time They Told The Truth
  Z.Z. Hill
- 52
- 42
- 7
- - 52
  - 42
  - 7

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

43
- Love Me Right
  Denise LaSalle
- 32
- 10
- 20
- - 32
  - 10
  - 20

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of April 8, 1978

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

The Closer I Get To You

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The Closer I Get To You

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Too Much, Too Little, Too Late

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Bootzilla

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Flashlight

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Dance With Me

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Reaching For The Sky

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It's You That I Need

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Never Get Enough Of Your Love

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On Broadway

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Am I Loosing You

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Don't Cost You Nothing

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All The Way Lover

Do You Love Somebody

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Fantasy

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Workin Together

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Let Me Party With You (Part 1) (Party, Party, Party)

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Stayin' Alive

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Night Fever

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Get On Up (Disco)

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Your Love Is So Good For Me

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Ocean Of Thought And Dreams

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Love Is All You Need

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I Could Have Loved You

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Theme Song From "Which Way Is Up"

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Riding High

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