Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending October 22, 1977
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE |
1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | |
| Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 8455) | ||||||
| 2 | NOBODY DOES IT BETTER |
3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | |
| Carly Simon (Elektra 45413) | ||||||
| 3 | STAR WARS THEME-CANTINA BAND |
4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | |
| Meco (Millennium 604) | ||||||
| 4 | THAT'S ROCK 'N' ROLL |
5 | 8 | 12 | 13 | |
| Shaun Cassidy (Warner/Curb 8423) | ||||||
| 5 | KEEP IT COMIN' LOVE |
2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |
| KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1023) | ||||||
| 6 | BOOGIE NIGHTS |
8 | 9 | 13 | 16 | |
| Heatwave (Epic 50370) | ||||||
| 7 | I FEEL LOVE |
9 | 12 | 15 | 12 | |
| Donna Summer (Casablanca 884) | ||||||
| 8 | SLOW DANCING |
6 | 7 | 9 | 18 | |
| Johnny Rivers (Big Tree 16094) | ||||||
| 9 | BRICK HOUSE |
11 | 18 | 27 | 9 | |
| Commodores (Motown 1425) | ||||||
| 10 | DON'T IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE |
12 | 17 | 29 | 12 | |
| Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1016) | ||||||
| 11 | ON AND ON |
7 | 6 | 5 | 20 | |
| Stephen Bishop (ABC 12260) | ||||||
| 12 | IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A SONG |
14 | 15 | 20 | 18 | |
| Ronnie Milsap (RCA 10976) | ||||||
| 13 | SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED I'M YOURS |
15 | 16 | 18 | 9 | |
| Peter Frampton (A&M 1972) | ||||||
| 14 | HEAVEN ON THE 7TH FLOOR |
17 | 20 | 24 | 11 | |
| Paul Nicholas (RSO 878) | ||||||
| 15 | SHE DID IT |
16 | 19 | 23 | 9 | |
| Eric Carmen (Arista 0266) | ||||||
| 16 | JUST REMEMBER I LOVE YOU |
20 | 25 | 34 | 11 | |
| Firefall (Atlantic 3420) | ||||||
| 17 | IT'S ECSTASY WHEN YOU LAY DOWN NEXT TO ME |
22 | 34 | 41 | 8 | |
| Barry White (20th Century 2350) | ||||||
| 18 | COLD AS ICE |
10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | |
| Foreigner (Atlantic 3410) | ||||||
| 19 | BABY WHAT A BIG SURPRISE |
26 | 36 | 44 | 5 | |
| Chicago (Columbia 10620) | ||||||
| 20 | WE'RE ALL ALONE |
24 | 33 | 39 | 7 | |
| Rita Coolidge (A&M 1965) | ||||||
| 21 | HELP IS ON ITS WAY |
25 | 31 | 37 | 13 | |
| Little River Band (Harvest 4428) | ||||||
| 22 | STRAWBERRY LETTER 23 |
23 | 22 | 22 | 15 | |
| Brothers Johnson (A&M 1949) | ||||||
| 23 | DON'T WORRY BABY |
13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | |
| B.J. Thomas (MCA 40735) | ||||||
| 24 | WE JUST DISAGREE |
29 | 38 | 48 | 8 | |
| Dave Mason (Columbia 10575) | ||||||
| 25 | THE KING IS GONE |
18 | 14 | 16 | 7 | |
| Ronnie McDowell (Scorpion 135) | ||||||
| 26 | BLUE BAYOU |
32 | 40 | 47 | 7 | |
| Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45431) | ||||||
| 27 | HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE |
34 | 44 | 59 | 5 | |
| Bee Gees (RSO 882) | ||||||
| 28 | I BELIEVE YOU |
28 | 30 | 33 | 14 | |
| Dorothy Moore (Malaco 1042) | ||||||
| 29 | SURFIN' U.S.A. |
31 | 35 | 38 | 9 | |
| Leif Garrett (Atlantic 3423) | ||||||
| 30 | TELEPHONE LINE |
21 | 10 | 6 | 19 | |
| Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 1000) | ||||||
| 31 | I WOULDN'T WANT TO BE LIKE YOU |
27 | 28 | 30 | 11 | |
| Alan Parsons Project (Arista 0260) | ||||||
| 32 | SEND IN THE CLOWNS |
39 | 50 | 64 | 14 | |
| Judy Collins (Elektra 45253) | ||||||
| 33 | I JUST WANNA MAKE LOVE TO YOU |
38 | 43 | 54 | 8 | |
| Foghat (Bearsville 0319) | ||||||
| 34 | DAYBREAK |
42 | 57 | 73 | 4 | |
| Barry Manilow (Arista 0273) | ||||||
| 35 | DON'T STOP |
19 | 5 | 2 | 16 |  |
| Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 8413) | ||||||
| 36 | FLOAT ON |
30 | 24 | 8 | 18 | |
| Floaters (ABC 12284) | ||||||
| 37 | CHANGES IN LATITUDES, CHANGES IN ATTITUDES |
43 | 52 | 66 | 6 | |
| Jimmy Buffett (ABC 12305) | ||||||
| 38 | ISN'T IT TIME |
51 | 69 | 83 | 4 |  |
| Babys (Chrysalis 2173) | ||||||
| 39 | WAY DOWN |
33 | 27 | 25 | 19 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA 10998) | ||||||
| 40 | MY FAIR SHARE |
47 | 55 | 67 | 8 | |
| Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 8405) | ||||||
| 41 | THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL |
36 | 29 | 31 | 13 | |
| George Benson (Arista 0251) | ||||||
| 42 | YOUR SMILING FACE |
49 | 58 | 72 | 4 | |
| James Taylor (Columbia 10602) | ||||||
| 43 | BEST OF MY LOVE |
45 | 41 | 19 | 19 | |
| Emotions (Columbia 10544) | ||||||
| 44 | I GO CRAZY |
46 | 49 | 53 | 9 | |
| Paul Davis (Bang 733) | ||||||
| 45 | IT'S SO EASY |
60 | 73 | -- | 3 | |
| Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45438) | ||||||
| 46 | DUSIC |
52 | 61 | 70 | 8 | |
| Brick (Bang 734) | ||||||
| 47 | DO YA WANNA GET FUNKY WITH ME |
50 | 59 | 68 | 7 | |
| Peter Brown (Drive 6258) | ||||||
| 48 | GONE TOO FAR |
55 | 65 | 79 | 4 | |
| England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree 16102) | ||||||
| 49 | THUNDER IN MY HEART |
57 | 67 | 81 | 4 | |
| Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 8465) | ||||||
| 50 | A PLACE IN THE SUN |
59 | 68 | 75 | 5 | |
| Pablo Cruise (A&M 1976) | ||||||
| 51 | YOU MAKE LOVING FUN |
64 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 8483) | ||||||
| 52 | COME SAIL AWAY |
61 | 71 | 76 | 7 | |
| Styx (A&M 1977) | ||||||
| 53 | JUNGLE LOVE |
40 | 26 | 17 | 12 | |
| Steve Miller Band (Capitol 4466) | ||||||
| 54 | BABY COME BACK |
65 | 80 | 89 | 4 | |
| Player (RSO 879) | ||||||
| 55 | LOVE GUN |
58 | 63 | 71 | 5 | |
| Kiss (Casablanca 895) | ||||||
| 56 | I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING |
37 | 23 | 10 | 27 | |
| Andy Gibb (RSO 872) | ||||||
| 57 | SHE'S NOT THERE |
67 | 78 | 86 | 4 | |
| Santana (Columbia 10616) | ||||||
| 58 | DRAW THE LINE |
66 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Aerosmith (Columbia 10637) | ||||||
| 59 | CALLING OCCUPANTS OF INTERPLANETARY CRAFT |
62 | 70 | 78 | 5 | |
| Carpenters (A&M 1978) | ||||||
| 60 | (EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND) BACK IN LOVE AGAIN |
69 | 77 | 92 | 6 | |
| L.T.D. (A&M 1974) | ||||||
| 61 | SLIP SLIDIN' AWAY |
70 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Paul Simon (Columbia 10630) | ||||||
| 62 | SWINGTOWN |
77 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Steve Miller Band (Capitol 4496) | ||||||
| 63 | CAT SCRATCH FEVER |
35 | 21 | 21 | 14 | |
| Ted Nugent (Epic 50425) | ||||||
| 64 | SENTIMENTAL LADY |
76 | 88 | -- | 3 | |
| Bob Welch (Capitol 4479) | ||||||
| 65 | HERE YOU COME AGAIN |
74 | 86 | -- | 3 | |
| Dolly Parton (RCA 11123) | ||||||
| 66 | SILVER LADY |
71 | 76 | 84 | 4 | |
| David Soul (Private Stock 45,163) | ||||||
| 67 | DEVIL'S GUN |
68 | 72 | 77 | 13 | |
| C.J. & Co. (Westbound 55400) | ||||||
| 68 | THEME FROM STAR WARS |
53 | 39 | 32 | 15 | |
| John Williams (20th Century 2345) | ||||||
| 69 | GOIN' PLACES |
78 | 89 | -- | 3 | |
| Jacksons (Epic 50454) | ||||||
| 70 | FAIR GAME |
73 | 83 | -- | 3 | |
| Crosby, Stills & Nash (Atlantic 3432) | ||||||
| 71 | FROM GRACELAND TO THE PROMISED LAND |
75 | 79 | 87 | 4 | |
| Merle Haggard (MCA 40804) | ||||||
| 72 | YOU'RE MOVING OUT TODAY |
80 | 84 | 91 | 6 | |
| Carole Bayer Sager (Elektra 45422) | ||||||
| 73 | HARD TIMES |
82 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Boz Scaggs (Columbia 10606) | ||||||
| 74 | WE WILL ROCK YOU + WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Queen (Elektra 45441) | ||||||
| 75 | THE WAY I FEEL TONIGHT |
84 | 97 | -- | 3 | |
| Bay City Rollers (Arista 0272) | ||||||
| 76 | ANOTHER STAR |
44 | 37 | 36 | 9 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54286) | ||||||
| 77 | RED HOT |
81 | 85 | 90 | 6 | |
| Robert Gordon (Private Stock 45,156) | ||||||
| 78 | MONEY, MONEY, MONEY |
88 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Abba (Atlantic 3434) | ||||||
| 79 | YOU'RE IN MY HEART |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8475) | ||||||
| 80 | SMOKE FROM A DISTANT FIRE |
41 | 32 | 26 | 18 | |
| Sanford Townsend Band (Warner Bros. 8370) | ||||||
| 81 | DO YOUR DANCE (PT. 1) |
85 | 90 | -- | 3 | |
| Rose Royce (Whitfield 8440) | ||||||
| 82 | LITTLE QUEEN |
48 | 51 | 55 | 7 | |
| Heart (Portrait 70008) | ||||||
| 83 | BE MY LADY |
86 | 87 | 93 | 6 | |
| Meters (Warner Bros. 8434) | ||||||
| 84 | TEN TO EIGHT |
87 | 92 | 96 | 4 | |
| David Castle (Parachute 501) | ||||||
| 85 | THE HAPPY GIRLS |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Helen Reddy (Capitol 4487) | ||||||
| 86 | ECHOES OF LOVE |
90 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 8471) | ||||||
| 87 | BABY LOVE |
89 | 91 | 94 | 5 | |
| Mother's Finest (Epic 50407) | ||||||
| 88 | YOU CAN'T TURN ME OFF (IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNING ME ON) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| High Inergy (Gordy 7155) | ||||||
| 89 | AVENGING ANNIE |
91 | 95 | 98 | 4 | |
| Roger Daltrey (MCA 40800) | ||||||
| 90 | STONE COLD SOBER |
92 | 93 | 97 | 4 | |
| Crawler (Epic 50442) | ||||||
| 91 | GEORGIA RHYTHM |
97 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor 14432) | ||||||
| 92 | SHAKE IT WELL |
94 | 96 | -- | 3 | |
| Dramatics (ABC 12299) | ||||||
| 93 | DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT |
95 | 99 | 100 | 4 | |
| Thin Lizzy (Mercury 73945) | ||||||
| 94 | STARTED OUT DANCING, ENDED UP MAKING LOVE |
96 | 98 | -- | 3 | |
| Alan O'Day (Pacific 002) | ||||||
| 95 | HEAVEN'S JUST A SIN AWAY |
99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Kendalls (Ovation 1103) | ||||||
| 96 | WHY DO LOVERS (BREAK EACH OTHER'S HEART?) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Hall & Oates (RCA 11132) | ||||||
| 97 | CAN'T IT ALL BE LOVE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Randy Edelman (Arista 0268) | ||||||
| 98 | FALLING |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| LeBlanc & Carr (Big Tree 16100) | ||||||
| 99 | SCHOOL'S BACK |
100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Philadelphia (Warner Bros. 8470) | ||||||
| 100 | DANCE, DANCE, DANCE (YOWSAH, YOWSAH, YOWSAH) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Chic (Atlantic 3435) | ||||||
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:
• "Daytime Friends" by Kenny Rogers (# 54)
• "Handy Man" by James Taylor (# 56)
• "Higher & Higher" by Rita Coolidge (# 63)
• "Easy" by Commodores (# 72)
• "Doctor Love" by First Choice (# 79)
• "Black Betty" by Ram Jam (# 83)
• "Needles And Pins" by Smokie (# 93)
• "The Martian Boogie" by Brownsville Station (# 98)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | SERPENTINE FIRE |
Earth, Wind & Fire | ||||
| 102 | MY EYES GET BLURRY |
Kenny Nolan | ||||
| 103 | SPACESHIP SUPERSTAR |
Prism | ||||
| 104 | CLOSER TO THE HEART |
Rush | ||||
| 105 | HEAVEN ON EARTH (SO FINE) |
Spinners | ||||
| 106 | TIME BOMB |
Lake | ||||
| 107 | COME SOFTLY TO ME |
Brenton Wood | ||||
| 108 | IT AIN'T LOVE |
Tom Powers | ||||
| 109 | CAN'T WAIT |
Piper | ||||
| 110 | ANY WAY YOU WANT ME |
Sylvers | ||||