Saturday January 21, 1978
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending January 21, 1978



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1   BABY COME BACK 1 2 3 17
Player (RSO 879)
2   SHORT PEOPLE 4 8 10 11
Randy Newman (Warner Bros. 8492)
3   WE WILL ROCK YOU + WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS 5 10 11 14
Queen (Elektra 45441)
4   YOU'RE IN MY HEART 3 4 6 14
Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8475)
5   HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE 2 1 1 18
Bee Gees (RSO 882)
6   SLIP SLIDIN' AWAY 6 7 8 15
Paul Simon (Columbia 10630)
7   HERE YOU COME AGAIN 8 9 9 16
Dolly Parton (RCA 11123)
8   JUST THE WAY YOU ARE 10 14 15 11
Billy Joel (Columbia 10646)
9   COME SAIL AWAY 9 11 12 20
Styx (A&M 1977)
10   DESIREE 13 19 23 9
Neil Diamond (Columbia 10657)
11   TURN TO STONE 15 20 20 10
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 1099)
12   DANCE, DANCE, DANCE (YOWSAH, YOWSAH, YOWSAH) 16 29 30 14
Chic (Atlantic 3435)
13   SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH 20 28 29 9
Dan Hill (20th Century 2355)
14   STAYING ALIVE 26 31 32 7  
Bee Gees (RSO 885)
15   YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE 11 5 5 22
Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 8455)
16   (EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND) BACK IN LOVE AGAIN 7 6 7 19
L.T.D. (A&M 1974)
17   YOU CAN'T TURN ME OFF (IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNING ME ON) 12 13 14 14
High Inergy (Gordy 7155)
18   LOVE IS THICKER THAN WATER 22 24 25 12
Andy Gibb (RSO 883)
19   EMOTION 23 25 26 11
Samantha Sang (Private Stock 45,178)
20   RUNAROUND SUE 18 22 22 12
Leif Garrett (Atlantic 3440)
21   DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD 24 26 27 12
Santa Esmeralda (Casablanca 902)
22   SERPENTINE FIRE 25 27 28 12
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10625)
23   BLUE BAYOU 14 3 2 20
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45431)
24   POINT OF KNOW RETURN 17 18 19 12
Kansas (Kirshner 4273)
25   NATIVE NEW YORKER 28 32 33 11
Odyssey (RCA 11129)
26   WHAT'S YOUR NAME 30 35 36 9
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40819)
27   HEY DEANIE 21 23 24 11
Shaun Cassidy (Warner/Curb 8488)
28   THE WAY I FEEL TONIGHT 19 21 21 16
Bay City Rollers (Arista 0272)
29   PEG 33 37 37 9
Steely Dan (ABC 12320)
30   LOVELY DAY 34 38 38 10
Bill Withers (Columbia 10627)
31   IT'S SO EASY 29 15 13 16
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45438)
32   FFUN 37 47 50 7
Con Funk Shun (Mercury 73959)
33   SENTIMENTAL LADY 27 12 4 16
Bob Welch (Capitol 4479)
34   I GO CRAZY 41 43 44 22
Paul Davis (Bang 733)
35   I LOVE YOU 40 45 47 7
Donna Summer (Casablanca 907)
36   LONG LONG WAY FROM HOME 42 48 51 7
Foreigner (Atlantic 3439)
37   DON'T IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE 31 16 16 25
Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1016)
38   HOW CAN I LEAVE YOU AGAIN 39 41 42 10
John Denver (RCA 11036)
39   THEME FROM CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND 49 60 61 5
John Williams (Arista 0300)
40   STREET CORNER SERENADE 45 49 48 8
Wet Willie (Epic 50478)
41   GETTIN' READY FOR LOVE 32 33 34 13
Diana Ross (Motown 1427)
42   THUNDER ISLAND 52 61 62 6
Jay Ferguson (Asylum 45444)
43   BREAKDOWN 51 58 60 8
Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (Shelter 62008)
44   MIND BENDER 46 52 53 12
Stillwater (Capricorn 0280)
45   CURIOUS MIND (UM, UM, UM, UM, UM, UM) 54 63 68 6
Johnny Rivers (Big Tree 16106)
46   (YOU'RE MY) SOUL AND INSPIRATION 48 50 49 10
Donny & Marie Osmond (Polydor 14439)
47   THEME FROM CLOSE ENCOUNTERS 55 64 69 5
Meco (Millennium 608)
48   FALLING 56 59 59 14
LeBlanc & Carr (Big Tree 16100)
49   HEAVEN'S JUST A SIN AWAY 47 51 52 15
Kendalls (Ovation 1103)
50   OOH BOY 59 69 74 8
Rose Royce (Whitfield 8491)
51   THE NAME OF THE GAME 62 75 80 5  
Abba (Atlantic 3449)
52   ISN'T IT TIME 38 39 40 17  
Babys (Chrysalis 2173)
53   JACK AND JILL 63 73 78 5
Raydio (Arista 0283)
54   YOU MAKE LOVING FUN 35 17 17 15  
Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 8483)
55   WE'RE ALL ALONE 36 30 18 20  
Rita Coolidge (A&M 1965)
56   TOO HOT TA TROT 65 74 79 6
Commodores (Motown 1432)
57   GIRLS' SCHOOL / MULL OF KINTYRE 43 34 31 10  
Wings (Capitol 4504)
58   HEAVEN ON THE 7TH FLOOR 50 40 39 24
Paul Nicholas (RSO 878)
59   THE NEXT HUNDRED YEARS 64 72 77 8
Al Martino (Capitol 4508)
60   EASY TO LOVE 66 66 67 7
Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 8502)
61   LAY DOWN SALLY 72 79 84 4  
Eric Clapton (RSO 886)
62   TAKE ME TO THE KAPTIN 70 77 82 5
Prism (Ariola America 7678)
63   HAPPY ANNIVERSARY 73 80 85 6
Little River Band (Harvest 4524)
64   ALWAYS AND FOREVER 71 78 83 5
Heatwave (Epic 50490)
65   REACH FOR IT 67 67 70 8
George Duke (Epic 50463)
66   GOODBYE GIRL 76 81 81 7
David Gates (Elektra 45450)
67   MY WAY 58 56 56 11
Elvis Presley (RCA 11165)
68   SWEET MUSIC MAN 74 76 76 6
Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1095)
69   TRIED TO LOVE 60 57 58 8
Peter Frampton (A&M 1988)
70   SWINGTOWN 53 42 41 15  
Steve Miller Band (Capitol 4496)
71   COCOMOTION 81 91 93 5
El Coco (AVI 147)
72   IF YOU'RE NOT BACK IN LOVE BY MONDAY 44 36 35 10  
Millie Jackson (Spring 175)
73   THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO -- -- -- 1  
Rita Coolidge (A&M 2004)
74   UNTIL NOW 84 89 91 7
Bobby Arvon (First Artists 41000)
75   NEVER MY LOVE 69 71 75 9
Addrisi Brothers (Buddah 587)
76   CALLING OCCUPANTS OF INTERPLANETARY CRAFT 57 46 45 18  
Carpenters (A&M 1978)
77   THE LONELIEST MAN ON THE MOON 80 85 90 4
David Castle (Parachute 505)
78   GALAXY 89 100 100 4  
War (MCA 40820)
79   CRAZY ON YOU 88 97 97 18
Heart (Mushroom 7021)
80   (WHAT A) WONDERFUL WORLD -- -- -- 1  
Art Garfunkel with James Taylor (Columbia 10676)
81   BELLE 83 86 88 5
Al Green (Hi 77505)
82   IF IT DON'T FIT, DON'T FORCE IT 87 90 92 7
Kellee Patterson (Shady Brook 1041)
83   YOU MAKE ME CRAZY 86 87 87 8
Sammy Hagar (Capitol 4502)
84   SOMEBODY'S GOTTA WIN, SOMEBODY'S GOTTA LOSE 85 88 89 5
Controllers (Juana 3414)
85   OUR LOVE 99 -- -- 2  
Natalie Cole (Capitol 4509)
86   AS 90 -- -- 9
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54291)
87   LADY LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int'l 3634)
88   LET IT GO, LET IT FLOW 98 -- -- 2
Dave Mason (Columbia 10662)
89   EVERYBODY LOVES A RAIN SONG -- -- -- 1  
B.J. Thomas (MCA 40854)
90   SO LONG -- -- -- 1  
Firefall (Atlantic 3452)
91   GOD ONLY KNOWS 91 95 95 5
Marilyn Scott (Big Tree 16105)
92   AIN'T GONNA' HURT NOBODY 94 98 98 4
Brick (Bang 735)
93   SECOND AVENUE 93 96 96 20
Tim Moore (Asylum 45427)
94   COME GO WITH ME 95 99 99 4
Pockets (Columbia 10632)
95   BOATS AGAINST THE CURRENT 96 -- -- 2
Eric Carmen (Arista 0295)
96   THEME SONG FROM 'WHICH WAY IS UP' 100 -- -- 2
Stargard (MCA 40825)
97   ERUPTION + YOU REALLY GOT ME -- -- -- 1  
Van Halen (Warner Bros. 8515)
98   BEFORE MY HEART FINDS OUT -- -- -- 1  
Gene Cotton (Ariola America 7675)
99   STORYBOOK CHILDREN (DAYBREAK) -- -- -- 1  
Bette Midler (Atlantic 3431)
100   WHAT A DIFFERENCE YOU'VE MADE IN MY LIFE -- -- -- 1  
Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11146)

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:

   • "Send In The Clowns" by Judy Collins (# 61)
   • "Your Smiling Face" by James Taylor (# 68)
   • "We Just Disagree" by Dave Mason (# 75)
   • "Baby What A Big Surprise" by Chicago (# 77)
   • "She's Not There" by Santana (# 78)
   • "Bloat On Featuring The Bloaters" by Cheech & Chong (# 79)
   • "Don't Let It Show" by Alan Parsons Project (# 82)
   • "25th Of Last December" by Roberta Flack (# 92)
   • "Le Spank" by Le Pamplemousse (# 97)

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