Billboard Hot Soul Singles – February 4, 1978 (Mixcloud Exclusive)

Mick Haupt

Enjoy this exclusive Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart of this day in 1978, ranked from number 30 to 1!

Some tracks that were labeled as 'soul' at the time would now be called differently. El Coco, Le Pamplemousse, Bee Gees and Donna Summer have been given the definitive label of ‘disco’ and I don’t know how Player was categorized as ‘soul’ by Billboard in 1978. That type of music was called pop/rock in the 1970s and is now mostly known as yacht rock or AOR. All the other tracks on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart are soul songs through and through.

Next up is a Billboard chart for all listeners.

Tracklist:

Earth, Wind & Fire – Serpentine Fire
Al Green – Belle
Donna Summer – I Love You
Le Pamplemousse – Le Spank
Bee Gees – Stayin’ Alive
Pockets – Come Go With Me
Rose Royce – Ooh Boy
Parliament – Flash Light
El Coco – Cocomotion
Lou Rawls – Lady Love
The Blackbyrds  – Soft And Easy

Enchantment – It’s You That I Need
Bar-Kays – Let’s Have Some Fun
B.T. Express – Shout It Out
Player – Baby Come Back
George Duke – Reach For It
Denise LaSalle – Love Me Right
Deniece Williams – Baby, My Love Is All For You
Dorothy Moore – With Pen In Hand
Barry White – Playing Your Game, Baby
Bill Withers – Lovely Day
Brick – Ain’t Gonna Hurt Noboby
War – Galaxy
Raydio – Jack And Jill
Chic – Dance, Dance, Dance
Con Fun Shun – Ffun
Commodores – Too Hot Ta Trot
Heatwave – Always And Forever
Natalie Cole – Our Love
Stargard – Which Way Is Up