List of number-one R&B albums of 1977 (U.S.)
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These are the Billboard magazine R&B albums
that reached number one in 1977.
See also: 1977 in music
, R&B number-one hits of 1977 (USA)
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
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that reached number one in 1977.
See also: 1977 in music
1977 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1977.-January–February:*January 1 – The Clash headline the gala opening of the London music club, The Roxy....
, R&B number-one hits of 1977 (USA)
R&B number-one hits of 1977 (USA)
These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1977:See also: 1977 in music, List of number-one R&B hits -Chart comparisons:...
| Issue Date | Album | Artist |
| January 1 | Songs in the Key of Life Songs in the Key of Life Songs in the Key of Life is the 13th album by American recording artist Stevie Wonder, released September 28, 1976, on Motown Records. It was the culmination of his "classic period" albums. An ambitious double LP with a 4-song bonus EP, Songs in the Key of Life became among the best-selling and... |
Stevie Wonder Stevie Wonder Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist... |
| January 8 | Good High Good High Released in 1976 this album would chart at number one on the Billboard Top Soul Albumscharts. The single, Dazz went number one on the Soul Singles chart and number three on the Pop Singles chart-Track listing:#Here We Come - 2:52... |
Brick Brick (band) Brick is a former American band that created a successful merger of funk and jazz in the 1970s. Their most popular single was "Dazz", which was released in 1976.-History:... |
| January 15 | Songs in the Key of Life | Stevie Wonder |
| January 22 | Songs in the Key of Life | Stevie Wonder |
| January 29 | Songs in the Key of Life | Stevie Wonder |
| February 5 | Songs in the Key of Life | Stevie Wonder |
| February 12 | Songs in the Key of Life | Stevie Wonder |
| February 19 | Songs in the Key of Life | Stevie Wonder |
| February 26 | Songs in the Key of Life | Stevie Wonder |
| March 5 | Songs in the Key of Life | Stevie Wonder |
| March 12 | Ask Rufus Ask Rufus -Personnel:*Chaka Khan – lead vocals, background vocals*Tony Maiden – guitar, background vocals*Kevin Murphy – keyboards, background vocals*Bobby Watson – bass, background vocals*André Fischer – drums, background vocals... |
Rufus Rufus (band) Rufus was an American funk band from Chicago, Illinois best known for launching the career of lead singer Chaka Khan. They had several hits throughout their career, including "Tell Me Something Good," "Sweet Thing," and "Ain't Nobody."-Origins:... featuring Chaka Khan Chaka Khan Chaka Khan , frequently known as the Queen of Funk, is a 10-time Grammy Award winning American singer-songwriter who gained fame in the 1970s as the frontwoman and focal point of the funk band Rufus. While still a member of the group in 1978, Khan embarked on a successful solo career... |
| March 19 | Ask Rufus | Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan |
| March 26 | Ask Rufus | Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan |
| April 2 | Unpredictable Unpredictable (Natalie Cole album) Unpredictable is a 1977 album by Natalie Cole.The single, "I've Got Love on My Mind", peaked at #5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and topped the R&B Charts in 1977.-Track listing:... |
Natalie Cole Natalie Cole Natalie Maria Cole , is an American singer, songwriter and performer. The daughter of jazz legend Nat King Cole, Cole rode to musical success in the mid-1970s as an R&B artist with the hits "This Will Be ", "Inseparable" and "Our Love"... |
| April 9 | Unpredictable | Natalie Cole |
| April 16 | Unpredictable | Natalie Cole |
| April 23 | Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! Bootsy's second album is widely considered his best: the Motherpage gives it five-star ratings. Similar to most of Bootsy's other work, it is divided between dance tracks and slow jams... |
Bootsy Collins Bootsy Collins William Earl "Bootsy" Collins is an American funk bassist, singer, and songwriter.Rising to prominence with James Brown in the late 1960s, and with Parliament-Funkadelic in the '70s, Collins's driving bass guitar and humorous vocals established him as one of the leading names in funk... |
| April 30 | Live at the London Palladium Live at the London Palladium Live at the London Palladium is a live double album by soul musician Marvin Gaye, released March 15, 1977 on Tamla Records. Recording sessions took place live at several concerts at the London Palladium in London, England in October of 1976, with the exception of the hit single "Got to Give It Up",... |
Marvin Gaye Marvin Gaye Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. , better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye, was an American singer-songwriter and musician with a three-octave vocal range.... |
| May 7 | Live at the London Palladium | Marvin Gaye |
| May 14 | Go for Your Guns Go For Your Guns Go for Your Guns is a 1977 album released by The Isley Brothers on their T-Neck imprint.-Reception:The album yielded three charted R&B singles including their #1 political funk anthem, "The Pride", the Top 40 pop record, "Livin' in the Life" and their Top 50 ballad, "Voyage to Atlantis", which... |
The Isley Brothers The Isley Brothers The Isley Brothers are a highly influential, successful and long-running American music group consisting of different line-ups of six brothers, and a brother-in-law, Chris Jasper... |
| May 21 | Commodores Commodores (album) Commodores is a self-titled album released in 1977 by the Commodores. The album spent eight weeks atop the R&B/Soul Albums chart as their second album to do so, and was their first Top 5 Pop Album.-Reception:... |
Commodores Commodores The Commodores are an American funk/soul band of the 1970s and 1980s. The members of the group met as mostly freshmen at Tuskegee Institute in 1968, and signed with Motown in November 1972, having first caught the public eye opening for The Jackson 5 while on tour... |
| May 28 | Commodores | Commodores |
| June 4 | Commodores | Commodores |
| June 11 | Commodores | Commodores |
| June 18 | Commodores | Commodores |
| June 25 | Go for Your Guns | The Isley Brothers |
| July 2 | Commodores | Commodores |
| July 9 | Commodores | Commodores |
| July 16 | Commodores | Commodores |
| July 23 | Rejoice Rejoice (The Emotions album) Rejoice is an album by The Emotions released on Columbia Records and produced by Maurice White of Earth, Wind & Fire. The album contains the highly successful number one Pop, R&B and Disco hit, "Best of My Love" and Rejoice has been certified platinum in the US by the RIAA. Rejoice was also the... |
The Emotions The Emotions The Emotions are an American all female soul and R&B singing group. The group was formed in its current hometown of Chicago, Illinois originally consisting of the three Hutchinson sisters, all the children of Joseph and Lillian Hutchinson.... |
| July 30 | Rejoice | The Emotions |
| August 6 | The Floaters | The Floaters The Floaters The Floaters were an African American, R&B vocal group, from the Sojourner Truth housing projects in Detroit, Michigan, that formed in 1976.-Career:... |
| August 13 | The Floaters | The Floaters |
| August 20 | The Floaters | The Floaters |
| August 27 | The Floaters | The Floaters |
| September 3 | The Floaters | The Floaters |
| September 10 | The Floaters | The Floaters |
| September 17 | Rejoice | The Emotions |
| September 24 | Rejoice | The Emotions |
| October 1 | Rose Royce II: In Full Bloom Rose Royce II: In Full Bloom -Track listing:All tracks composed by Norman Whitfield; except where indicated#"Wishing On A Star" 4:50#"You Can't Please Everybody" - 3:47#"Ooh Boy" - 4:15#"Do Your Dance" 9:15#"You're My World Girl" - 4:08... |
Rose Royce Rose Royce Rose Royce is an American soul and R&B band. The group is best known for several hit singles including "Car Wash," "I Wanna Get Next to You," "Wishing on a Star", "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" and "I'm Going Down".-Career:... |
| October 8 | Something to Love Something to Love Something to Love is the fourth album release for the Los Angeles, California -based band, L.T.D.. On their fourth release, L.T.D. was on fire with a number-one album on the R&B chart and number-one R&B single Back in Love Again also charting number 4 on the pop chart.- Track listing :#Age Of The... |
L.T.D. L.T.D. L.T.D. is an American R&B/funk band best known for their 1977 hit single, " Back in Love Again," as well as their many ballads, such as "Love Ballad," "We Both Deserve Each Other's Love," and "Where Did We Go Wrong?."-Career:L.T.D... |
| October 15 | Something to Love | L.T.D. |
| October 22 | Barry White Sings for Someone You Love Barry White Sings for Someone You Love Barry White Sings for Someone You Love is the self-produced seventh album by soul singer Barry White, released in 1977 on the 20th Century label.-Reception:... |
Barry White Barry White Barry White, born Barry Eugene Carter , was an American composer and singer-songwriter.A five-time Grammy Award-winner known for his distinctive bass voice and romantic image, White's greatest success came in the 1970s as a solo singer and with the Love Unlimited Orchestra, crafting many enduring... |
| October 29 | Barry White Sings for Someone You Love | Barry White |
| November 5 | Barry White Sings for Someone You Love | Barry White |
| November 12 | Brick Brick (Brick album) -Track listing:#Ain't Gonna' Hurt Nobody - 3:54#Living From The Mind - 3:36#Happy - 4:23... |
Brick |
| November 19 | Brick | Brick |
| November 26 | Barry White Sings for Someone You Love | Barry White |
| December 3 | Rose Royce II: In Full Bloom | Rose Royce |
| December 10 | Rose Royce II: In Full Bloom | Rose Royce |
| December 17 | All 'n All All 'N All All 'N All is the eighth studio album by the American band Earth, Wind & Fire, released in 1977 on Columbia Records. The album features songs such as "I'll Write A Song For You", "Serpentine Fire", "Love's Holiday", and the pop hit "Fantasy". A remastered version of the LP was issued in 2002... |
Earth, Wind & Fire Earth, Wind & Fire Earth, Wind & Fire is an American soul and R&B band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1969 by Verdine and Maurice White. Also known as EWF, the band has won six Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards. They have been inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of... |
| December 24 | All 'n All | Earth, Wind & Fire |
| December 31 | All 'n All | Earth, Wind & Fire |