Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of August 26, 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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Get Off

Foxy

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dash/Unknown

Nas Drafts Kanye, will.i.am, Marley For New 'Hip-Hop'

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of August 26, 1978

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Get Off
  Foxy
- 4
- 1
- 10
- - 4
  - 1
  - 10

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dash/Unknown

2
- Three Times A Lady
  Commodores
- 1
- 1
- 10
- - 1
  - 1
  - 10

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown/Unknown

3
- Holding On (When Love Is Gone)
  L.T.D.
- 7
- 3
- 7
- - 7
  - 3
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

4
- Boogie Oogie Oogie
  A Taste Of Honey
- 2
- 1
- 16
- - 2
  - 1
  - 16

Producer(s):

F.Mizell, L.Mizell, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

5
- Shake And Dance
  ConFunkShun
- 5
- 5
- 9
- - 5
  - 5
  - 9

Producer(s):

S.scarborough, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/Unknown

6
- Got To Get You Into My Life
  Earth, Wind & Fire
- 8
- 6
- 5
- - 8
  - 6
  - 5

Producer(s):

M.White, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

7
- You And I
  Rick James
- 3
- 1
- 15
- - 3
  - 1
  - 15

Producer(s):

R.James, A.Stewart, Not Listed

8
- Take Me I'm Yours
  Michael Henderson
- 11
- 8
- 9
- - 11
  - 8
  - 9

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Buddah/Unknown

9
- What You Waiting For
  Stargard
- 13
- 9
- 6
- - 13
  - 9
  - 6

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

10
- You're All I Need To Get By
  Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams
- 10
- 10
- 8
- - 10
  - 10
  - 8

Producer(s):

J.Gold, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

11
- Close The Door
  Teddy Pendergrass
- 6
- 1
- 14
- - 6
  - 1
  - 14

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philadelphia International/Unknown

12
- Smile
  The Emotions
- 16
- 12
- 5
- - 16
  - 12
  - 5

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

13
- I Like Girls
  The Fatback Band
- 9
- 9
- 15
- - 9
  - 9
  - 15

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Spring/Unknown

14
- Stuff Like That
  Quincy Jones
- 12
- 1
- 15
- - 12
  - 1
  - 15

Producer(s):

Q.Jones II, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

15
- You
  The McCrarys
- 20
- 15
- 12
- - 20
  - 15
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Portrait

16
- Shame
  Evelyn "Champagne" King
- 14
- 7
- 18
- - 14
  - 7
  - 18

Producer(s):

T.life, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Unknown

17
- If You Wanna Do A Dance
  The Spinners
- 17
- 17
- 7
- - 17
  - 17
  - 7

Producer(s):

T.Bell, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

18
- Stellar Funk
  Slave
- 26
- 18
- 8
- - 26
  - 18
  - 8

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cotillion/Unknown

19
- Never Make A Move Too Soon
  B.B. King
- 19
- 19
- 10
- - 19
  - 19
  - 10

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC/Unknown

20
- Sun Is Here
  The Sundays
- 18
- 18
- 13
- - 18
  - 18
  - 13

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

21
- Last Dance
  Donna Summer
- 15
- 5
- 14
- - 15
  - 5
  - 14

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca/Unknown

22
- YOUNGBLOOD (LIVIN' IN THE STREETS)
  War
- 21
- 21
- 9
- - 21
  - 21
  - 9

Producer(s):

Not Listed

23
- Victim
  Candi Staton
- 23
- 17
- 11
- - 23
  - 17
  - 11

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

24
- First Impressions
  The Stylistics
- 30
- 24
- 8
- - 30
  - 24
  - 8

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Perception/Unknown

25
- My Radio Sure Sounds Good To Me
  Graham Central Station
- 22
- 18
- 10
- - 22
  - 18
  - 10

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

26
- Love Brought Me Back
  D.J. Rogers
- 34
- 26
- 7
- - 34
  - 26
  - 7

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

27
- Groove With You
  The Isley Brothers
- 25
- 16
- 9
- - 25
  - 16
  - 9

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

T-Neck/Unknown

28
- Saturday
  Norma Jean Wright
- 36
- 28
- 7
- - 36
  - 28
  - 7

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bearsville/Unknown

29
- Don't Pity Me
  Faith, Hope And Charity
- 27
- 20
- 13
- - 27
  - 20
  - 13

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

20th Century/Unknown

30
- Super Woman
  The Dells
- 38
- 30
- 7
- - 38
  - 30
  - 7

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC/Unknown

31
- This Is Your Life
  Norman Connors
- 31
- 31
- 8
- - 31
  - 31
  - 8

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

32
- The Spank
  James Brown
- 29
- 26
- 10
- - 29
  - 26
  - 10

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor/Unknown

33
- Dance (Disco Heat)
  Sylvester
- 43
- 33
- 6
- - 43
  - 33
  - 6

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fantasy

34
- Baby I Need Your Love Today
  Sweet Thunder
- 24
- 21
- 10
- - 24
  - 21
  - 10

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fantasy/Unknown

35
- Funk-o-nots
  Ohio Players
- 45
- 35
- 5
- - 45
  - 35
  - 5

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/Unknown

36
- I'm In Love (And I Love The Feeling)
  Rose Royce
- 46
- 36
- 4
- - 46
  - 36
  - 4

37
- It's A Better Than Good Time
  Gladys Knight And The Pips
- 53
- 37
- 3
- - 53
  - 37
  - 3

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Buddah/Unknown

38
- Castles Of Sand
  Jermaine Jackson
- 42
- 38
- 7
- - 42
  - 38

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of August 26, 1978

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

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Nas Drafts Kanye, will.i.am, Marley For New 'Hip-Hop'

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

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Three Times A Lady

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Holding On (When Love Is Gone)

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Boogie Oogie Oogie

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Shake And Dance

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Got To Get You Into My Life

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You And I

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Take Me I'm Yours

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What You Waiting For

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You're All I Need To Get By

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Close The Door

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Smile

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I Like Girls

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Stuff Like That

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You

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Shame

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If You Wanna Do A Dance

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Stellar Funk

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Never Make A Move Too Soon

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Sun Is Here

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Last Dance

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YOUNGBLOOD (LIVIN' IN THE STREETS)

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Victim

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First Impressions

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My Radio Sure Sounds Good To Me

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