| TW | LW | | ARTIST | TITLE | WKS | NOTES |
|---|
| 5 | 1 | | Stevie Wonder | I Wish | 8 | |
| 1 | 2 | | Thelma Houston | Don't Leave Me This Way | 5 | |
| 2 | 3 | | Michael Henderson | Be My Girl | 7 | |
| 2 | 3 | | The Dramatics | Be My Girl | 7 | |
| 3 | 4 | | Commodores | Fancy Dancer | 7 | |
| 9 | 5 | | Deniece Williams | Free | 11 | |
| 4 | 6 | | Latimore | Somethin' 'Bout 'Cha | 5 | |
| 12 | 7 | | James Brown | Bodyheat (Part 1) | 7 | |
| 15 | 8 | | The O'Jays | Darlin' Darlin' Baby (Sweet, Tender, Love) | 10 | |
| 7 | 9 | | Brass Construction | Ha Cha Cha (Funktion) | 4 | |
| 13 | 11 | | Arthur Prysock | When Love Is New | 8 | |
| 17 | 12 | | Donna Summer | Spring Affair | 5 | |
| 14 | 13 | | Enchantment | Gloria | 4 | |
| 11 | 14 | | Facts Of Life | Sometimes | 4 | |
| 8 | 16 | | William Bell | Tryin' To Love Two | 4 | |
| 16 | 17 | | Aretha Franklin | Look Into Your Heart | 4 | |
| 6 | 18 | | LaBelle | Isn't It A Shame | 4 | |
| 23 | 19 | | Tyrone Davis | Close To You | 4 | |
| 10 | 20 | | Natalie Cole | I've Got Love On My Mind | 2 | |
| 19 | 21 | | Norman Connors Featuring Phyllis Hyman | Betcha By Golly Wow | 2 | |
| 22 | 22 | | Love Unlimited Orchestra | Theme From King Kong (Pt. I) | 2 | |
| 18 | 23 | | Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes | Reaching For The World | 2 | |
| 20 | 24 | | Four Tops | Feel Free | 2 | |
| 21 | 25 | | The Miracles Featuring Billy Griffin | Spy For Brotherhood | 2 | |
| | | Tower Of Power | Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now | 4 | |
| | | L.T.D. | Love To The World | 1 | |
| | | Bar-Kays | Too Hot To Stop (Part 1) | 1 | |
| | | Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan | At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up) | 1 | |
| | | Joe Tex | Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman) | 1 | |
| | | The Jimmy Castor Bunch | Space Age | 1 | |
| | | Peabo Bryson | Just Another Day | 1 | |
| | | California Malibus | I Stand Alone | 9 | |
| | | Richard "Dimples" Fields | Jazzy Lady | 5 | |
| | | Ashford & Simpson | So So Satisfied | 2 | |
| | | Esther Phillips | Boy, I Really Tied One On | 7 | |
| | | Stevie Wonder | Songs In The Key Of Life (LP) | 17 | |
| | | The Blackbyrds | Unfinished Business | 10 | |
| | | Grover Washington, Jr. | A Secret Place | 5 | |
| | | Stanley Turrentine | The Man With The Sad Face | 11 | |
| | | Funkadelic | Hardcore Jollies | 11 | |
| | | Dr. Buzzard's Original "Savannah" Band | Whispering/Cherchez La Femme/Se Si Bon (aka "Cherchez La Femme") | 9 | |
| | | The Bee Gees | Boogie Child | 4 | |
| | | Sass | I Only Wanted To Love You | 5 | |
| 25 | -- | | Wild Cherry | Baby Don't You Know | 1 | |
| 24 | -- | | Ohio Players | Feel The Beat (Everybody Disco) | 1 | |