Sunday August 21, 1977
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending August 20, 1977



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1   BEST OF MY LOVE 2 3 14 10
Emotions (Columbia 10544)
2   I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING 1 1 1 18
Andy Gibb (RSO 872)
3   WHATCHA GONNA DO 3 4 6 20
Pablo Cruise (A&M 1920)
4   HIGHER & HIGHER 5 6 8 16
Rita Coolidge (A&M 1922)
5   EASY 6 8 15 13
Commodores (Motown 1418)
6   HANDY MAN 12 15 19 11
James Taylor (Columbia 10557)
7   YOU MADE ME BELIEVE IN MAGIC 8 9 10 12
Bay City Rollers (Arista 0256)
8   YOU AND ME 9 11 12 18
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 8349)
9   JUST A SONG BEFORE I GO 10 14 20 13
Crosby, Stills & Nash (Atlantic 3401)
10   BARRACUDA 11 13 16 13
Heart (Portrait 70004)
11   FLOAT ON 13 21 30 9
Floaters (ABC 12284)
12   DON'T STOP 17 23 29 7
Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 8413)
13   HOW MUCH LOVE 14 19 25 7
Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 8319)
14   BLACK BETTY 15 18 22 12
Ram Jam (Epic 50357)
15   GIVE A LITTLE BIT 16 20 23 15
Supertramp (A&M 1938)
16   TELEPHONE LINE 18 22 26 10
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 1000)
17   UNDERCOVER ANGEL 4 2 3 21  
Alan O'Day (Pacific 001)
18   SMOKE FROM A DISTANT FIRE 21 27 34 9
Sanford Townsend Band (Warner Bros. 8370)
19   YOU'RE MY WORLD 20 16 17 17
Helen Reddy (Capitol 4418)
20   ON AND ON 27 34 42 11
Stephen Bishop (ABC 12260)
21   CHRISTINE SIXTEEN 23 26 31 6
Kiss (Casablanca 889)
22   STRAWBERRY LETTER 23 25 36 54 6
Brothers Johnson (A&M 1949)
23   MY HEART BELONGS TO ME 7 5 5 14  
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 10555)
24   SLOW DANCING 26 31 36 9
Johnny Rivers (Big Tree 16094)
25   I'M IN YOU 19 7 2 13
Peter Frampton (A&M 1941)
26   COLD AS ICE 29 38 56 5
Foreigner (Atlantic 3410)
27   SLIDE 28 30 33 11
Slave (Cotillion 44218)
28   DA DOO RON RON 22 10 4 15
Shaun Cassidy (Warner/Curb 8365)
29   THEME FROM STAR WARS 32 46 61 6
John Williams (20th Century 2345)
30   DO YOU WANNA MAKE LOVE 24 12 9 18
Peter McCann (20th Century 2335)
31   KEEP IT COMIN' LOVE 37 53 70 5
KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1023)
32   DON'T WORRY BABY 36 50 65 7
B.J. Thomas (MCA 40735)
33   ARIEL 31 17 18 20
Dean Friedman (Lifesong 45022)
34   EDGE OF THE UNIVERSE 39 49 64 5
Bee Gees (RSO 880)
35   STAR WARS THEME-CANTINA BAND 46 60 75 4  
Meco (Millennium 604)
36   TELEPHONE MAN 30 32 28 12
Meri Wilson (GRT 127)
37   NOBODY DOES IT BETTER 50 61 74 5  
Carly Simon (Elektra 45413)
38   JUNGLE LOVE 49 73 -- 3  
Steve Miller Band (Capitol 4466)
39   HARD ROCK CAFE 44 57 68 5
Carole King (Capitol 4455)
40   LOOKS LIKE WE MADE IT 33 24 7 16
Barry Manilow (Arista 0244)
41   SUNFLOWER 43 51 57 8
Glen Campbell (Capitol 4445)
42   THAT'S ROCK 'N' ROLL 51 62 77 4
Shaun Cassidy (Warner/Curb 8423)
43   IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A SONG 48 58 69 9
Ronnie Milsap (RCA 10976)
44   A REAL MOTHER FOR YA 47 55 59 8
Johnny (Guitar) Watson (DJM 1024)
45   IT'S SAD TO BELONG 34 28 13 16  
England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree 16088)
46   KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU 35 25 11 15  
Abba (Atlantic 3387)
47   (REMEMBER THE DAYS OF THE) OLD SCHOOLYARD 38 40 45 10
Cat Stevens (A&M 1948)
48   WAY DOWN 42 43 46 10
Elvis Presley (RCA 10998)
49   LITTLE DARLING I NEED YOU 55 63 71 5
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 8408)
50   ROCK & ROLL NEVER FORGETS 54 56 58 7
Bob Seger (Capitol 4449)
51   BOOGIE NIGHTS 57 68 81 7
Heatwave (Epic 50370)
52   SO YOU WIN AGAIN 56 59 62 7
Hot Chocolate (Big Tree 16096)
53   CAT SCRATCH FEVER 58 69 85 5
Ted Nugent (Epic 50425)
54   THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL 59 71 83 4
George Benson (Arista 0251)
55   MARGARITAVILLE 40 33 24 22  
Jimmy Buffett (ABC 12254)
56   HIGH SCHOOL DANCE 41 35 32 19  
Sylvers (Capitol 4405)
57   ANGEL IN YOUR ARMS 45 39 37 28  
Hot (Big Tree 16085)
58   IT'S A CRAZY WORLD 60 64 67 9
Mac McAnally (Ariola America 7665)
59   JET AIRLINER 52 29 21 17
Steve Miller Band (Capitol 4424)
60   LONELY BOY 53 37 27 23
Andrew Gold (Asylum 45384)
61   GOT TO GIVE IT UP 61 41 39 19
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54280)
62   I FEEL LOVE 73 84 -- 3  
Donna Summer (Casablanca 884)
63   DREAMS 63 45 40 19
Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 8371)
64   DAYTIME FRIENDS 80 92 -- 3  
Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1027)
65   L.A. SUNSHINE 67 72 82 4
War (Blue Note 1009)
66   THEME FROM ROCKY 62 42 35 19
Bill Conti (United Artists 940)
67   LUCKENBACH, TEXAS (BACK TO THE BASICS OF LOVE) 64 44 38 18
Waylon Jennings (RCA 10924)
68   IN THE MIDDLE 72 76 80 7
Tim Moore (Asylum 45394)
69   HELP IS ON ITS WAY 77 83 89 4
Little River Band (Harvest 4428)
70   I'M DREAMING 75 80 87 5
Jennifer Warnes (Arista 0252)
71   I WOULDN'T WANT TO BE LIKE YOU 84 -- -- 2  
Alan Parsons Project (Arista 0260)
72   HEAVEN ON THE 7TH FLOOR 83 -- -- 2  
Paul Nicholas (RSO 878)
73   I BELIEVE IN LOVE 74 77 84 6
Kenny Loggins (Columbia 10569)
74   I BELIEVE YOU 79 86 90 5
Dorothy Moore (Malaco 1042)
75   LOVE GONE BY 76 81 86 6
Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon 50412)
76   THE MARTIAN BOOGIE -- -- -- 1  
Brownsville Station (Private Stock 45,167)
77   DOWN THE HALL 78 82 88 5
Four Seasons (Warner/Curb 8407)
78   HURRY SUNDOWN 81 85 91 6
Outlaws (Arista 0258)
79   DEVIL'S GUN 82 87 92 6
C.J. & Co. (Westbound 55400)
80   DON'T IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE 88 93 -- 3
Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1016)
81   FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME 66 52 41 22  
Foreigner (Atlantic 3394)
82   NOTHING BUT A BREEZE 85 91 -- 3
Jesse Winchester (Bearsville 0318)
83   INDIAN SUMMER 86 88 95 5
Poco (ABC 12295)
84   IT'S UNCANNY 87 89 96 4
Hall & Oates (Atlantic 3397)
85   LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO MY HEART -- -- -- 1  
Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC 12298)
86   HEAVEN ON THE SEVENTH FLOOR 100 -- -- 2  
Mighty Pope (Private Stock 45,157)
87   SEE YOU WHEN I GIT THERE 89 90 -- 3
Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int'l 3623)
88   TURNING TO YOU 90 95 100 4
Charlie (Janus 270)
89   DOG DAYS -- -- -- 1  
Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor 14411)
90   GOOD MORNING JUDGE 91 -- -- 2
10cc (Mercury 73943)
91   JUST REMEMBER I LOVE YOU 92 -- -- 2
Firefall (Atlantic 3420)
92   MAKE IT WITH YOU 93 -- -- 2
Whispers (Soul Train 10996)
93   TAKE ME HOME 94 96 98 4
Balcones Fault (Cream 7714)
94   FOR A WHILE 95 98 -- 3
Mary MacGregor (Ariola America 7667)
95   (I'VE BEEN LOOKIN' FOR) A NEW WAY TO SAY I LOVE YOU 97 99 -- 3
Driver (A&M 1966)
96   SHEENA IS A PUNK ROCKER 96 97 99 5
Ramones (Sire 746)
97   O-H-I-O 99 -- -- 2
Ohio Players (Mercury 73932)
98   LOVE ME ONE TIME (JUST FOR OLD TIMES' SAKE) 98 -- -- 2
Karen Nelson & Billy T (Amherst 724)
99   CAN'T YOU SEE -- -- -- 1  
Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn 0278)
100   SINCE I FELL FOR YOU / I'M FALLING IN LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Hodges, James & Smith (London 256)

designates a song that was up more than 10 spots this week
designates a song that was down more than 10 spots this week

designates a song that entered the chart this week

Songs which dropped out of the Top 100 this week:

   • "I Don't Love You Anymore" by Teddy Pendergrass (# 65)
   • "Sing It, Shout It" by Starz (# 68)
   • "Lady (Put The Light On Me)" by Brownsville Station (# 69)
   • "Love's Grown Deep" by Kenny Nolan (# 70)
   • "Life In The Fast Lane" by Eagles (# 71)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   BABY LOVE Mother's Finest
102   LET'S CLEAN UP THE GHETTO Philadelphia Intl. All Stars
103   (I'VE BEEN LOOKIN' FOR) A NEW WAY TO SAY I LOVE YOU Driver
104   EXODUS Bob Marley & Wailers
105   OH LET ME KNOW IT (PT. 1) Special Delivery
106   IF I HAVE TO GO AWAY Jigsaw
107   YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE Debby Boone
108   I'LL BE LEAVING ALONE Charley Pride
109   WE NEVER DANCED TO A LOVE SONG Manhattans
110   KENTUCKY MORNIN' Al Martino
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