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Saturday February 11, 1978
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending February 11, 1978



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1   STAYING ALIVE 1 4 14 10
Bee Gees (RSO 885)
2   SHORT PEOPLE 2 1 2 14
Randy Newman (Warner Bros. 8492)
3   JUST THE WAY YOU ARE 4 6 8 14
Billy Joel (Columbia 10646)
4   BABY COME BACK 3 2 1 20
Player (RSO 879)
5   WE WILL ROCK YOU + WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS 5 3 3 17
Queen (Elektra 45441)
6   SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH 7 10 13 12
Dan Hill (20th Century 2355)
7   DANCE, DANCE, DANCE (YOWSAH, YOWSAH, YOWSAH) 8 11 12 17
Chic (Atlantic 3435)
8   EMOTION 10 13 19 14
Samantha Sang (Private Stock 45,178)
9   LOVE IS THICKER THAN WATER 11 14 18 15
Andy Gibb (RSO 883)
10   YOU'RE IN MY HEART 6 5 4 17
Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8475)
11   DESIREE 9 9 10 12
Neil Diamond (Columbia 10657)
12   HERE YOU COME AGAIN 12 7 7 19
Dolly Parton (RCA 11123)
13   HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE 13 8 5 21
Bee Gees (RSO 882)
14   DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD 14 17 21 15
Santa Esmeralda (Casablanca 902)
15   SERPENTINE FIRE 15 18 22 15
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10625)
16   WHAT'S YOUR NAME 18 21 26 12
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40819)
17   PEG 19 23 29 12
Steely Dan (ABC 12320)
18   NATIVE NEW YORKER 20 24 25 14
Odyssey (RCA 11129)
19   I GO CRAZY 21 25 34 25
Paul Davis (Bang 733)
20   TURN TO STONE 17 12 11 13
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 1099)
21   FFUN 23 28 32 10
Con Funk Shun (Mercury 73959)
22   COME SAIL AWAY 22 16 9 23
Styx (A&M 1977)
23   LOVELY DAY 24 26 30 13
Bill Withers (Columbia 10627)
24   THEME FROM CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND 26 32 39 8
John Williams (Arista 0300)
25   SLIP SLIDIN' AWAY 16 15 6 18
Paul Simon (Columbia 10630)
26   I LOVE YOU 27 30 35 10
Donna Summer (Casablanca 907)
27   LONG LONG WAY FROM HOME 28 31 36 10
Foreigner (Atlantic 3439)
28   STREET CORNER SERENADE 30 34 40 11
Wet Willie (Epic 50478)
29   THUNDER ISLAND 31 35 42 9
Jay Ferguson (Asylum 45444)
30   FALLING 32 38 48 17
LeBlanc & Carr (Big Tree 16100)
31   LAY DOWN SALLY 37 49 61 7
Eric Clapton (RSO 886)
32   THE NAME OF THE GAME 36 42 51 8
Abba (Atlantic 3449)
33   BREAKDOWN 33 37 43 11
Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (Shelter 62008)
34   CURIOUS MIND (UM, UM, UM, UM, UM, UM) 34 39 45 9
Johnny Rivers (Big Tree 16106)
35   THEME FROM CLOSE ENCOUNTERS 35 40 47 8
Meco (Millennium 608)
36   JACK AND JILL 40 46 53 8
Raydio (Arista 0283)
37   TOO HOT TA TROT 41 47 56 9
Commodores (Motown 1432)
38   ALWAYS AND FOREVER 46 53 64 8
Heatwave (Epic 50490)
39   THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO 45 55 73 4
Rita Coolidge (A&M 2004)
40   (WHAT A) WONDERFUL WORLD 49 59 80 4
Art Garfunkel with James Taylor (Columbia 10676)
41   HAPPY ANNIVERSARY 44 50 63 9
Little River Band (Harvest 4524)
42   GOODBYE GIRL 50 56 66 10
David Gates (Elektra 45450)
43   MIND BENDER 43 44 44 15
Stillwater (Capricorn 0280)
44   (EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND) BACK IN LOVE AGAIN 25 19 16 22  
L.T.D. (A&M 1974)
45   HEY DEANIE 29 27 27 14  
Shaun Cassidy (Warner/Curb 8488)
46   YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE 38 20 15 25
Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 8455)
47   OUR LOVE 59 70 85 5  
Natalie Cole (Capitol 4509)
48   POOR, POOR PITIFUL ME 62 76 -- 3  
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45462)
49   NIGHT FEVER 71 -- -- 2  
Bee Gees (RSO 889)
50   DUST IN THE WIND 64 75 -- 3  
Kansas (Kirshner 4274)
51   EASY TO LOVE 51 57 60 10
Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 8502)
52   CAN'T SMILE WITHOUT YOU 74 -- -- 2  
Barry Manilow (Arista 0305)
53   COCOMOTION 58 68 71 8
El Coco (AVI 147)
54   GALAXY 57 67 78 7
War (MCA 40820)
55   THE NEXT HUNDRED YEARS 55 58 59 11
Al Martino (Capitol 4508)
56   TAKE ME TO THE KAPTIN 56 60 62 8
Prism (Ariola America 7678)
57   BLUE BAYOU 47 29 23 23
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45431)
58   LET IT GO, LET IT FLOW 68 78 88 5
Dave Mason (Columbia 10662)
59   LADY LOVE 67 77 87 4
Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int'l 3634)
60   UNTIL NOW 63 65 74 10
Bobby Arvon (First Artists 41000)
61   REACH FOR IT 61 62 65 11
George Duke (Epic 50463)
62   EVERYBODY LOVES A RAIN SONG 70 79 89 4
B.J. Thomas (MCA 40854)
63   EBONY EYES 78 90 -- 3  
Bob Welch (Capitol 4543)
64   SENTIMENTAL LADY 42 33 33 19  
Bob Welch (Capitol 4479)
65   POINT OF KNOW RETURN 48 36 24 15  
Kansas (Kirshner 4273)
66   SILVER DREAMS 73 82 -- 3
Babys (Chrysalis 2201)
67   THEME SONG FROM 'WHICH WAY IS UP' 79 86 96 5  
Stargard (MCA 40825)
68   SO LONG 72 80 90 4
Firefall (Atlantic 3452)
69   CRAZY ON YOU 69 69 79 21
Heart (Mushroom 7021)
70   BEFORE MY HEART FINDS OUT 81 89 98 4  
Gene Cotton (Ariola America 7675)
71   ERUPTION + YOU REALLY GOT ME 80 87 97 4
Van Halen (Warner Bros. 8515)
72   SWEET MUSIC MAN 60 61 68 9  
Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1095)
73   IT'S YOU THAT I NEED 83 -- -- 2
Enchantment (Roadshow 1124)
74   STORYBOOK CHILDREN (DAYBREAK) 84 94 99 4
Bette Midler (Atlantic 3431)
75   IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU 87 -- -- 2  
Yvonne Elliman (RSO 884)
76   AIN'T GONNA' HURT NOBODY 82 92 92 7
Brick (Bang 735)
77   HOT LEGS -- -- -- 1  
Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8535)
78   THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND -- -- -- 1  
Andrew Gold (Asylum 45456)
79   SWEET, SWEET SMILE 88 -- -- 2
Carpenters (A&M 2008)
80   BOOGIE SHOES 86 -- -- 2
KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1025)
81   BABY HOLD ON 92 97 -- 3  
Eddie Money (Columbia 10663)
82   FEELS SO GOOD 85 91 -- 3
Chuck Mangione (A&M 2001)
83   THE CIRCLE IS SMALL (I CAN SEE IT IN YOUR EYES) -- -- -- 1  
Gordon Lightfoot (Warner Bros. 8518)
84   FLASH LIGHT -- -- -- 1  
Parliament (Casablanca 909)
85   CALIFORNIA -- -- -- 1  
Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 8511)
86   RUNNING ON EMPTY -- -- -- 1  
Jackson Browne (Asylum 45460)
87   FOOLING YOURSELF -- -- -- 1  
Styx (A&M 2007)
88   DISCO INFERNO -- -- -- 7
Trammps (Atlantic 3389)
89   THE CLOSER I GET TO YOU -- -- -- 1  
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 3463)
90   I CAN'T HOLD ON 90 98 -- 3
Karla Bonoff (Columbia 10618)
91   YOU BROUGHT THE WOMAN OUT OF ME 94 99 -- 3
Hot (Big Tree 16108)
92   BOATS AGAINST THE CURRENT 93 95 95 5
Eric Carmen (Arista 0295)
93   NEVER HAD A LOVE 95 100 -- 3
Pablo Cruise (A&M 1999)
94   LOVE ME RIGHT 96 -- -- 2
Denise LaSalle (ABC 12312)
95   BABY, BABY MY LOVE'S ALL FOR YOU 97 -- -- 2
Deniece Williams (Columbia 10648)
96   HOLLYWOOD 99 -- -- 2
Boz Scaggs (Columbia 10679)
97   SHOUT IT OUT -- -- -- 1  
B.T. Express (Columbia 10649)
98   MAMAS, DON'T LET YOUR BABIES GROW UP TO BE COWBOYS -- -- -- 1  
Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings (RCA 11198)
99   WHAT'S YOUR NAME, WHAT'S YOUR NUMBER 100 -- -- 2
Andrea True Connection (Buddah 582)
100   YOU CAN'T TURN ME OFF (IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNING ME ON) 39 22 17 17  
High Inergy (Gordy 7155)

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:

   • "Ooh Boy" by Rose Royce (# 52)
   • "Runaround Sue" by Leif Garrett (# 53)
   • "It's So Easy" by Linda Ronstadt (# 54)
   • "The Way I Feel Tonight" by Bay City Rollers (# 65)
   • "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" by Crystal Gayle (# 66)
   • "Isn't It Time" by Babys (# 75)
   • "Gettin' Ready For Love" by Diana Ross (# 76)
   • "If It Don't Fit, Don't Force It" by Kellee Patterson (# 77)
   • "What A Difference You've Made In My Life" by Ronnie Milsap (# 89)
   • "God Only Knows" by Marilyn Scott (# 91)
   • "Heaven On The 7th Floor" by Paul Nicholas (# 98)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   I'M GONNA TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING Rubicon
102   SOFT AND EASY Blackbyrds
103   LITTLE ONE Chicago
104   PLAYING YOUR GAME, BABY Barry White
105   LE SPANK Le Pamplemousse
106   LET'S HAVE SOME FUN Bar-Kays
107   LET'S ALL CHANT Michael Zager Band
108   REACHING FOR THE SKY Peabo Bryson
109   LET'S LIVE TOGETHER Cazz
110   STARLIGHT Cory Wells


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