List of number-one R&B albums of 1979 (U.S.)
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These are the Billboard magazine R&B albums
that reached number one in 1979.
See also: 1979 in music
, R&B number-one hits of 1979 (USA)
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
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that reached number one in 1979.
See also: 1979 in music
1979 in music
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, R&B number-one hits of 1979 (USA)
R&B number-one hits of 1979 (USA)
These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1979:See also: 1979 in music, List of number-one R&B hits -Chart comparisons:...
| Issue Date | Album | Artist |
| January 6 | C'est Chic C'est Chic C'est Chic is the second studio album by American R&B band Chic, released on Atlantic Records in 1978. C'est Chic includes the band's classic hit "Le Freak" which topped the US Hot 100 chart, US R&B, and US Club Play in October 1978, selling six million copies in the US alone and is to date both... |
Chic Chic (band) Chic was an African American disco and R&B band that was organized during 1976 by guitarist Nile Rodgers and bassist Bernard Edwards. It is known best for its commercially successful disco songs, including "Dance, Dance, Dance " , "Everybody Dance" , "Le Freak" , "I Want Your Love" , "Good Times"... |
| January 13 | C'est Chic | Chic |
| January 20 | C'est Chic | Chic |
| January 27 | C'est Chic | Chic |
| February 3 | C'est Chic | Chic |
| February 10 | C'est Chic | Chic |
| February 17 | C'est Chic | Chic |
| February 24 | C'est Chic | Chic |
| March 3 | 2 Hot 2 Hot 2 Hot! is the an album American vocalist duo Peaches & Herb. The album was issued in 1978.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Andrew Hamilton awarded the album 3 stars stating "Disco jams and sweet ballads are featured on Peaches & Herb's return to the charts after a long absence... This new Peaches... |
Peaches & Herb Peaches & Herb Peaches & Herb was an American vocalist duo, once comprising Herb Fame and Francine "Peaches" Hurd Barker... |
| March 10 | 2 Hot | Peaches & Herb |
| March 17 | 2 Hot | Peaches & Herb |
| March 24 | 2 Hot | Peaches & Herb |
| March 31 | Instant Funk | Instant Funk Instant Funk Instant Funk were a 1970s disco band, best known for their disco classic, "I Got My Mind Made Up ".-History:Instant Funk came out of New Jersey consisting of Raymond Earl, Scotty Miller and guitarist Kim Miller. The group was then called The Music Machine and they were very successful as a back-up... |
| April 7 | We Are Family | Sister Sledge Sister Sledge Sister Sledge is an American musical group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formed in 1972 and consisting of four sisters: Kim Sledge Debbie Sledge , Joni Sledge , and Kathy Sledge . They are granddaughters of the former opera singer Viola Williams. The sisters used to perform under the name of "Mrs... |
| April 14 | 2 Hot | Peaches & Herb |
| April 21 | 2 Hot | Peaches & Herb |
| April 28 | 2 Hot | Peaches & Herb |
| May 5 | 2 Hot | Peaches & Herb |
| May 12 | We Are Family | Sister Sledge |
| May 19 | We Are Family | Sister Sledge |
| May 26 | We Are Family | Sister Sledge |
| June 2 | We Are Family | Sister Sledge |
| June 9 | We Are Family | Sister Sledge |
| June 16 | We Are Family | Sister Sledge |
| June 23 | Bad Girls Bad Girls (album) Bad Girls is the seventh studio album by American pop singer Donna Summer, released April 25, 1979 on Casablanca Records. Originally issued as a double album, it incorporates such musical styles as disco, soul, and rock... |
Donna Summer Donna Summer LaDonna Adrian Gaines , known by her stage name, Donna Summer, is an American singer/songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s. She has a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Summer is a five-time Grammy winner and was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach... |
| June 30 | Bad Girls | Donna Summer |
| July 7 | Bad Girls | Donna Summer |
| July 14 | I Am I Am (Earth, Wind & Fire album) I Am is the ninth studio album by the R&B band Earth, Wind & Fire, released in 1979 on Columbia Records. The album features the singles "Boogie Wonderland" with The Emotions and "After the Love Has Gone". Also recorded in the I Am sessions were "September" and "Love Music" which were both included... |
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... |
| July 21 | Teddy Teddy (album) Teddy was the third album by R&B crooner Teddy Pendergrass, released on June 23, 1979. It included more "bedroom ballads," comparable to Marvin Gaye's Midnight Love.-Reception:... |
Teddy Pendergrass Teddy Pendergrass Theodore DeReese "Teddy" Pendergrass was an American R&B/soul singer and songwriter. Pendergrass first rose to fame as lead singer of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes in the 1970s before a successful solo career at the end of the decade... |
| July 28 | Teddy | Teddy Pendergrass |
| August 4 | Teddy | Teddy Pendergrass |
| August 11 | Teddy | Teddy Pendergrass |
| August 18 | Teddy | Teddy Pendergrass |
| August 25 | Teddy | Teddy Pendergrass |
| September 1 | Teddy | Teddy Pendergrass |
| September 8 | Teddy | Teddy Pendergrass |
| September 15 | Midnight Magic Midnight Magic (album) Midnight Magic is a 1979 album by the soul band the Commodores. It contained their second U.S. #1 single, "Still", and the #4 hit "Sail On".-Side A:# Gettin' It - David Cochrane, Walter Orange... |
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... |
| September 22 | Midnight Magic | Commodores |
| September 29 | Midnight Magic | Commodores |
| October 6 | Off the Wall Off the Wall (album) Off the Wall is the fifth studio album by the American recording artist Michael Jackson, released August 10, 1979 on Epic Records, after Jackson's critically well received film performance in The Wiz. While working on that project, Jackson and Quincy Jones had become friends, and Jones agreed to... |
Michael Jackson Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records... |
| October 13 | Off the Wall | Michael Jackson |
| October 20 | Off the Wall | Michael Jackson |
| October 27 | Ladies' Night Ladies' Night (album) Ladies' Night is the thirteenth studio album by the funk band Kool & the Gang, released in 1979. The album became their first major success especially after the release of the title track, the U.S. #8 "Ladies' Night," and the U.S. #5 follow-up "Too Hot" which both became Billboard Top 10 hits. The... |
Kool & the Gang Kool & the Gang Kool & the Gang are an American jazz, R&B, soul, and funk group, originally formed as the Jazziacs in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1964.They went through several musical phases during the course of their recording career, starting out with a purist jazz sound, then becoming practitioners of R&B and... |
| November 3 | Ladies' Night | Kool & the Gang |
| November 10 | Off the Wall | Michael Jackson |
| November 17 | Off the Wall | Michael Jackson |
| November 24 | Off the Wall | Michael Jackson |
| December 1 | Off the Wall | Michael Jackson |
| December 8 | Off the Wall | Michael Jackson |
| December 15 | Off the Wall | Michael Jackson |
| December 22 | Masterjam Masterjam Masterjam is the eighth studio album by funk band Rufus , their debut on the MCA Records label following their purchase and dissolution of ABC Records, released in 1979.-History:... |
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:... and 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... |
| December 29 | Masterjam | Rufus and Chaka Khan |