Thursday January 5, 1978
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending December 31, 1977



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1   HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE 1 1 2 15
Bee Gees (RSO 882)
2   BLUE BAYOU 2 4 5 17
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45431)
3   BABY COME BACK 6 8 15 14
Player (RSO 879)
4   SENTIMENTAL LADY 5 6 11 13
Bob Welch (Capitol 4479)
5   YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE 3 3 3 19
Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 8455)
6   YOU'RE IN MY HEART 8 11 16 11
Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8475)
7   (EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND) BACK IN LOVE AGAIN 10 15 18 16
L.T.D. (A&M 1974)
8   SLIP SLIDIN' AWAY 12 18 22 12
Paul Simon (Columbia 10630)
9   HERE YOU COME AGAIN 15 19 21 13
Dolly Parton (RCA 11123)
10   SHORT PEOPLE 13 20 26 8
Randy Newman (Warner Bros. 8492)
11   WE WILL ROCK YOU + WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS 16 21 25 11
Queen (Elektra 45441)
12   COME SAIL AWAY 14 17 19 17
Styx (A&M 1977)
13   IT'S SO EASY 11 9 10 13
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45438)
14   YOU CAN'T TURN ME OFF (IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNING ME ON) 17 24 29 11
High Inergy (Gordy 7155)
15   JUST THE WAY YOU ARE 21 33 39 8
Billy Joel (Columbia 10646)
16   DON'T IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE 4 2 1 22  
Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1016)
17   YOU MAKE LOVING FUN 7 7 9 12
Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 8483)
18   WE'RE ALL ALONE 9 5 6 17
Rita Coolidge (A&M 1965)
19   POINT OF KNOW RETURN 22 25 27 9
Kansas (Kirshner 4273)
20   TURN TO STONE 25 29 32 7
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 1099)
21   THE WAY I FEEL TONIGHT 23 26 28 13
Bay City Rollers (Arista 0272)
22   RUNAROUND SUE 24 27 30 9
Leif Garrett (Atlantic 3440)
23   DESIREE 28 36 45 6
Neil Diamond (Columbia 10657)
24   HEY DEANIE 27 30 35 8
Shaun Cassidy (Warner/Curb 8488)
25   LOVE IS THICKER THAN WATER 29 32 37 9
Andy Gibb (RSO 883)
26   EMOTION 30 34 40 8
Samantha Sang (Private Stock 45,178)
27   DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD 31 35 43 9
Santa Esmeralda (Casablanca 902)
28   SERPENTINE FIRE 32 37 38 9
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10625)
29   SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH 35 44 60 6
Dan Hill (20th Century 2355)
30   DANCE, DANCE, DANCE (YOWSAH, YOWSAH, YOWSAH) 34 41 51 11
Chic (Atlantic 3435)
31   GIRLS' SCHOOL / MULL OF KINTYRE 33 38 41 7
Wings (Capitol 4504)
32   STAYING ALIVE 40 50 72 4
Bee Gees (RSO 885)
33   NATIVE NEW YORKER 37 42 47 8
Odyssey (RCA 11129)
34   GETTIN' READY FOR LOVE 38 43 46 10
Diana Ross (Motown 1427)
35   IF YOU'RE NOT BACK IN LOVE BY MONDAY 36 46 49 7
Millie Jackson (Spring 175)
36   WHAT'S YOUR NAME 42 51 62 6
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40819)
37   PEG 41 49 58 6
Steely Dan (ABC 12320)
38   LOVELY DAY 43 52 57 7
Bill Withers (Columbia 10627)
39   HEAVEN ON THE 7TH FLOOR 18 10 7 21  
Paul Nicholas (RSO 878)
40   ISN'T IT TIME 20 14 8 14  
Babys (Chrysalis 2173)
41   SWINGTOWN 19 13 13 12  
Steve Miller Band (Capitol 4496)
42   HOW CAN I LEAVE YOU AGAIN 47 57 65 7
John Denver (RCA 11036)
43   YOUR SMILING FACE 26 12 12 14  
James Taylor (Columbia 10602)
44   I GO CRAZY 45 22 23 19
Paul Davis (Bang 733)
45   CALLING OCCUPANTS OF INTERPLANETARY CRAFT 39 28 24 15
Carpenters (A&M 1978)
46   BABY WHAT A BIG SURPRISE 44 16 4 15
Chicago (Columbia 10620)
47   I LOVE YOU 60 71 82 4  
Donna Summer (Casablanca 907)
48   STREET CORNER SERENADE 56 65 75 5
Wet Willie (Epic 50478)
49   (YOU'RE MY) SOUL AND INSPIRATION 54 63 73 7
Donny & Marie Osmond (Polydor 14439)
50   FFUN 65 75 85 4  
Con Funk Shun (Mercury 73959)
51   LONG LONG WAY FROM HOME 57 67 77 4
Foreigner (Atlantic 3439)
52   HEAVEN'S JUST A SIN AWAY 55 59 63 12
Kendalls (Ovation 1103)
53   MIND BENDER 58 64 70 9
Stillwater (Capricorn 0280)
54   SEND IN THE CLOWNS 51 48 50 24
Judy Collins (Elektra 45253)
55   SHE'S NOT THERE 46 23 20 14
Santana (Columbia 10616)
56   MY WAY 48 31 31 8
Elvis Presley (RCA 11165)
57   BLOAT ON FEATURING THE BLOATERS 50 47 48 8
Cheech & Chong (Ode 50471)
58   TRIED TO LOVE 61 68 74 5
Peter Frampton (A&M 1988)
59   FALLING 64 72 78 11
LeBlanc & Carr (Big Tree 16100)
60   BREAKDOWN 67 80 87 5
Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (Shelter 62008)
61   THEME FROM CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND 76 -- -- 2  
John Williams (Arista 0300)
62   THUNDER ISLAND 72 86 -- 3
Jay Ferguson (Asylum 45444)
63   WE JUST DISAGREE 52 40 36 18  
Dave Mason (Columbia 10575)
64   BOOGIE NIGHTS 49 39 14 26  
Heatwave (Epic 50370)
65   NOBODY DOES IT BETTER 59 56 33 24
Carly Simon (Elektra 45413)
66   DON'T LET IT SHOW 71 78 81 6
Alan Parsons Project (Arista 0288)
67   EASY TO LOVE 74 84 90 4
Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 8502)
68   CURIOUS MIND (UM, UM, UM, UM, UM, UM) 78 88 -- 3
Johnny Rivers (Big Tree 16106)
69   THEME FROM CLOSE ENCOUNTERS 79 -- -- 2
Meco (Millennium 608)
70   REACH FOR IT 75 83 89 5
George Duke (Epic 50463)
71   WAS DOG A DOUGHNUT 68 74 79 7
Cat Stevens (A&M 1971)
72   DON'T LET THE FLAME BURN OUT 70 73 76 10
Jackie DeShannon (Amherst 725)
73   STONE COLD SOBER 62 62 68 14  
Crawler (Epic 50442)
74   OOH BOY 84 93 93 5
Rose Royce (Whitfield 8491)
75   NEVER MY LOVE 77 82 84 6
Addrisi Brothers (Buddah 587)
76   SWEET MUSIC MAN 83 89 -- 3
Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1095)
77   THE NEXT HUNDRED YEARS 85 87 91 5
Al Martino (Capitol 4508)
78   JACK AND JILL 87 -- -- 2
Raydio (Arista 0283)
79   TOO HOT TA TROT 88 98 -- 3
Commodores (Motown 1432)
80   THE NAME OF THE GAME 86 -- -- 2
Abba (Atlantic 3449)
81   GOODBYE GIRL 81 90 100 4
David Gates (Elektra 45450)
82   TAKE ME TO THE KAPTIN 90 -- -- 2
Prism (Ariola America 7678)
83   ALWAYS AND FOREVER 92 -- -- 2
Heatwave (Epic 50490)
84   LAY DOWN SALLY -- -- -- 1  
Eric Clapton (RSO 886)
85   HAPPY ANNIVERSARY 95 100 -- 3
Little River Band (Harvest 4524)
86   WRAP YOUR ARMS AROUND ME 80 85 86 6
KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1022b)
87   YOU MAKE ME CRAZY 89 92 95 5
Sammy Hagar (Capitol 4502)
88   BELLE 91 -- -- 2
Al Green (Hi 77505)
89   SOMEBODY'S GOTTA WIN, SOMEBODY'S GOTTA LOSE 93 -- -- 2
Controllers (Juana 3414)
90   THE LONELIEST MAN ON THE MOON -- -- -- 1  
David Castle (Parachute 505)
91   UNTIL NOW 96 97 99 4
Bobby Arvon (First Artists 41000)
92   IF IT DON'T FIT, DON'T FORCE IT 94 94 96 4
Kellee Patterson (Shady Brook 1041)
93   COCOMOTION 99 -- -- 2
El Coco (AVI 147)
94   25TH OF LAST DECEMBER 98 99 -- 3
Roberta Flack (Atlantic 3441)
95   GOD ONLY KNOWS 100 -- -- 2
Marilyn Scott (Big Tree 16105)
96   SECOND AVENUE 97 96 98 17
Tim Moore (Asylum 45427)
97   CRAZY ON YOU -- -- -- 15
Heart (Mushroom 7021)
98   AIN'T GONNA' HURT NOBODY -- -- -- 1  
Brick (Bang 735)
99   COME GO WITH ME -- -- -- 1  
Pockets (Columbia 10632)
100   GALAXY -- -- -- 1  
War (MCA 40820)

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:

   • "Gone Too Far" by England Dan & John Ford Coley (# 53)
   • "It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me" by Barry White (# 63)
   • "I Feel Love" by Donna Summer (# 66)
   • "As" by Stevie Wonder (# 69)
   • "Don't Ask My Neighbors" by Emotions (# 73)
   • "Just Remember I Love You" by Firefall (# 82)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   BOATS AGAINST THE CURRENT Eric Carmen
102   LE SPANK Le Pamplemousse
103   WHAT A DIFFERENCE YOU'VE MADE IN MY LIFE Ronnie Milsap
104   SHOUT IT OUT LOUD Kiss
105   YOU TOOK THE WORDS RIGHT OUT OF MY MOUTH Meatloaf
106   CHOOSING YOU Lenny Williams
107   DON'T CHANGE Hall & Oates
108   STILL THE LOVIN' IS FUN B.J. Thomas
109   OUR LOVE Natalie Cole
110   BABY, BABY MY LOVE'S ALL FOR YOU Deniece Williams
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