R&B number-one hits of 1978 (USA)
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These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1978:
See also: 1978 in music, List of number-one R&B hits (United States)
| Issue Date | Song | Artist |
| January 7 | Ffun | Con Funk Shun |
| January 14 | Ffun | Con Funk Shun |
| January 21 | Our Love | Natalie Cole |
| January 28 | Our Love | Natalie Cole |
| February 4 | Theme Song From Which Way Is Up | Stargard |
| February 11 | Theme Song From Which Way Is Up | Stargard |
| February 18 | Too Hot Ta Trot | The Commodores |
| February 25 | It's You That I Need | Enchantment |
| March 4 | Flashlight | Parliament |
| March 11 | Flashlight | Parliament |
| March 18 | Flashlight | Parliament |
| March 25 | Bootzilla | Bootsy's Rubber Band |
| April 1 | The Closer I Get To You | Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway |
| April 8 | The Closer I Get To You | Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway |
| April 15 | Too Much, Too Little, Too Late | Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams |
| April 22 | Too Much, Too Little, Too Late | Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams |
| April 29 | Too Much, Too Little, Too Late | Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams |
| May 6 | Too Much, Too Little, Too Late | Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams |
| May 13 | Take Me To The Next Phase (Part 1) | The Isley Brothers |
| May 20 | Take Me To The Next Phase (Part 1) | The Isley Brothers |
| May 27 | Use Ta Be My Girl | The O'Jays |
| June 3 | Use Ta Be My Girl | The O'Jays |
| June 10 | Use Ta Be My Girl | The O'Jays |
| June 17 | Use Ta Be My Girl | The O'Jays |
| June 24 | Use Ta Be My Girl | The O'Jays |
| July 1 | Stuff Like That | Quincy Jones |
| July 8 | Close The Door | Teddy Pendergrass |
| July 15 | Close The Door | Teddy Pendergrass |
| July 22 | You and I | Rick James |
| July 29 | You and I | Rick James |
| August 5 | Boogie Oogie Oogie | A Taste Of Honey |
| August 12 | Three Times A Lady | The Commodores |
| August 19 | Three Times A Lady | The Commodores |
| August 26 | Gett Off | Foxy |
| September 2 | Gett Off | Foxy |
| September 9 | Holding On (When Love Is Gone) | L.T.D. |
| September 16 | Holding On (When Love Is Gone) | L.T.D. |
| September 23 | Got To Get You Into My Life | Earth, Wind & Fire |
| September 30 | One Nation Under A Groove (Part 1) | Funkadelic |
| October 7 | One Nation Under A Groove (Part 1) | Funkadelic |
| October 14 | One Nation Under A Groove (Part 1) | Funkadelic |
| October 21 | One Nation Under A Groove (Part 1) | Funkadelic |
| October 28 | One Nation Under A Groove (Part 1) | Funkadelic |
| November 4 | One Nation Under A Groove (Part 1) | Funkadelic |
| November 11 | I'm Every Woman | Chaka Khan |
| November 18 | I'm Every Woman | Chaka Khan |
| November 25 | I'm Every Woman | Chaka Khan |
| December 2 | Le Freak | CHIC |
| December 9 | Le Freak | CHIC |
| December 16 | Le Freak | CHIC |
| December 23 | Le Freak | CHIC |
| December 30 | Le Freak | CHIC |
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