These are the Billboard magazine R&B albums that reached number one in 1977.
| Issue date | Album | Artist |
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| January 1 | Songs in the Key of Life | Stevie Wonder |
| January 8 | Good High | Brick |
| January 15 | Songs in the Key of Life | Stevie Wonder |
| January 22 | ||
| January 29 | ||
| February 5 | ||
| February 12 | ||
| February 19 | ||
| February 26 | ||
| March 5 | ||
| March 12 | Ask Rufus | Rufus featuring Chaka Khan |
| March 19 | ||
| March 26 | ||
| April 2 | Unpredictable | Natalie Cole |
| April 9 | ||
| April 16 | ||
| April 23 | Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! | Bootsy's Rubber Band |
| April 30 | Live at the London Palladium | Marvin Gaye |
| May 7 | ||
| May 14 | Go for Your Guns | The Isley Brothers |
| May 21 | Commodores | Commodores |
| May 28 | ||
| June 4 | ||
| June 11 | ||
| June 18 | ||
| June 25 | Go for Your Guns | The Isley Brothers |
| July 2 | Commodores | Commodores |
| July 9 | ||
| July 16 | ||
| July 23 | Rejoice | The Emotions |
| July 30 | ||
| August 6 | Floaters | The Floaters |
| August 13 | ||
| August 20 | ||
| August 27 | Rejoice | The Emotions |
| September 3 | ||
| September 10 | ||
| September 17 | ||
| September 24 | ||
| October 1 | In Full Bloom | Rose Royce |
| October 8 | Something to Love | L.T.D. |
| October 15 | ||
| October 22 | Barry White Sings for Someone You Love | Barry White |
| October 29 | ||
| November 5 | ||
| November 12 | Brick | Brick |
| November 19 | ||
| November 26 | Barry White Sings for Someone You Love | Barry White |
| December 3 | In Full Bloom | Rose Royce |
| December 10 | ||
| December 17 | All 'n All | Earth, Wind & Fire |
| December 24 | ||
| December 31 |
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Lists of Billboard number-one R&B/hip-hop albums
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