Thursday October 27, 1977
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending October 22, 1977



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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:

RankSongArtist
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
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