Thursday February 23, 1978
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending February 18, 1978



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1   STAYING ALIVE 1 1 4 11
Bee Gees (RSO 885)
2   JUST THE WAY YOU ARE 3 4 6 15
Billy Joel (Columbia 10646)
3   EMOTION 8 10 13 15
Samantha Sang (Private Stock 45,178)
4   SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH 6 7 10 13
Dan Hill (20th Century 2355)
5   LOVE IS THICKER THAN WATER 9 11 14 16
Andy Gibb (RSO 883)
6   DANCE, DANCE, DANCE (YOWSAH, YOWSAH, YOWSAH) 7 8 11 18
Chic (Atlantic 3435)
7   SHORT PEOPLE 2 2 1 15
Randy Newman (Warner Bros. 8492)
8   WE WILL ROCK YOU + WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS 5 5 3 18
Queen (Elektra 45441)
9   BABY COME BACK 4 3 2 21
Player (RSO 879)
10   YOU'RE IN MY HEART 10 6 5 18
Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8475)
11   WHAT'S YOUR NAME 16 18 21 13
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40819)
12   HERE YOU COME AGAIN 12 12 7 20
Dolly Parton (RCA 11123)
13   HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE 13 13 8 22
Bee Gees (RSO 882)
14   PEG 17 19 23 13
Steely Dan (ABC 12320)
15   NATIVE NEW YORKER 18 20 24 15
Odyssey (RCA 11129)
16   I GO CRAZY 19 21 25 26
Paul Davis (Bang 733)
17   DESIREE 11 9 9 13
Neil Diamond (Columbia 10657)
18   DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD 14 14 17 16
Santa Esmeralda (Casablanca 902)
19   FFUN 21 23 28 11
Con Funk Shun (Mercury 73959)
20   THEME FROM CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND 24 26 32 9
John Williams (Arista 0300)
21   LAY DOWN SALLY 31 37 49 8
Eric Clapton (RSO 886)
22   COME SAIL AWAY 22 22 16 24
Styx (A&M 1977)
23   THUNDER ISLAND 29 31 35 10
Jay Ferguson (Asylum 45444)
24   FALLING 30 32 38 18
LeBlanc & Carr (Big Tree 16100)
25   NIGHT FEVER 49 71 -- 3  
Bee Gees (RSO 889)
26   STREET CORNER SERENADE 28 30 34 12
Wet Willie (Epic 50478)
27   THE NAME OF THE GAME 32 36 42 9
Abba (Atlantic 3449)
28   THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO 39 45 55 5  
Rita Coolidge (A&M 2004)
29   (WHAT A) WONDERFUL WORLD 40 49 59 5  
Art Garfunkel with James Taylor (Columbia 10676)
30   JACK AND JILL 36 40 46 9
Raydio (Arista 0283)
31   THEME FROM CLOSE ENCOUNTERS 35 35 40 9
Meco (Millennium 608)
32   ALWAYS AND FOREVER 38 46 53 9
Heatwave (Epic 50490)
33   BREAKDOWN 33 33 37 12
Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (Shelter 62008)
34   CURIOUS MIND (UM, UM, UM, UM, UM, UM) 34 34 39 10
Johnny Rivers (Big Tree 16106)
35   SERPENTINE FIRE 15 15 18 16  
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10625)
36   HAPPY ANNIVERSARY 41 44 50 10
Little River Band (Harvest 4524)
37   TOO HOT TA TROT 37 41 47 10
Commodores (Motown 1432)
38   GOODBYE GIRL 42 50 56 11
David Gates (Elektra 45450)
39   LONG LONG WAY FROM HOME 27 28 31 11  
Foreigner (Atlantic 3439)
40   CAN'T SMILE WITHOUT YOU 52 74 -- 3  
Barry Manilow (Arista 0305)
41   LOVELY DAY 23 24 26 14  
Bill Withers (Columbia 10627)
42   DUST IN THE WIND 50 64 75 4
Kansas (Kirshner 4274)
43   OUR LOVE 47 59 70 6
Natalie Cole (Capitol 4509)
44   POOR, POOR PITIFUL ME 48 62 76 4
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45462)
45   TURN TO STONE 20 17 12 14  
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 1099)
46   GALAXY 54 57 67 8
War (MCA 40820)
47   I LOVE YOU 26 27 30 11  
Donna Summer (Casablanca 907)
48   SLIP SLIDIN' AWAY 25 16 15 19  
Paul Simon (Columbia 10630)
49   HEY DEANIE 45 29 27 15
Shaun Cassidy (Warner/Curb 8488)
50   EBONY EYES 63 78 90 4  
Bob Welch (Capitol 4543)
51   MIND BENDER 43 43 44 16
Stillwater (Capricorn 0280)
52   COCOMOTION 53 58 68 9
El Coco (AVI 147)
53   LADY LOVE 59 67 77 5
Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int'l 3634)
54   LET IT GO, LET IT FLOW 58 68 78 6
Dave Mason (Columbia 10662)
55   EVERYBODY LOVES A RAIN SONG 62 70 79 5
B.J. Thomas (MCA 40854)
56   (EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND) BACK IN LOVE AGAIN 44 25 19 23  
L.T.D. (A&M 1974)
57   THEME SONG FROM 'WHICH WAY IS UP' 67 79 86 6
Stargard (MCA 40825)
58   BEFORE MY HEART FINDS OUT 70 81 89 5  
Gene Cotton (Ariola America 7675)
59   SILVER DREAMS 66 73 82 4
Babys (Chrysalis 2201)
60   UNTIL NOW 60 63 65 11
Bobby Arvon (First Artists 41000)
61   YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE 46 38 20 26  
Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 8455)
62   ERUPTION + YOU REALLY GOT ME 71 80 87 5
Van Halen (Warner Bros. 8515)
63   HOT LEGS 77 -- -- 2  
Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8535)
64   EASY TO LOVE 51 51 57 11  
Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 8502)
65   IT'S YOU THAT I NEED 73 83 -- 3
Enchantment (Roadshow 1124)
66   IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU 75 87 -- 3
Yvonne Elliman (RSO 884)
67   SO LONG 68 72 80 5
Firefall (Atlantic 3452)
68   THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND 78 -- -- 2
Andrew Gold (Asylum 45456)
69   SWEET, SWEET SMILE 79 88 -- 3
Carpenters (A&M 2008)
70   RUNNING ON EMPTY 86 -- -- 2  
Jackson Browne (Asylum 45460)
71   THE CIRCLE IS SMALL (I CAN SEE IT IN YOUR EYES) 83 -- -- 2  
Gordon Lightfoot (Warner Bros. 8518)
72   STORYBOOK CHILDREN (DAYBREAK) 74 84 94 5
Bette Midler (Atlantic 3431)
73   BABY HOLD ON 81 92 97 4
Eddie Money (Columbia 10663)
74   FEELS SO GOOD 82 85 91 4
Chuck Mangione (A&M 2001)
75   FLASH LIGHT 84 -- -- 2
Parliament (Casablanca 909)
76   CALIFORNIA 85 -- -- 2
Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 8511)
77   FOOLING YOURSELF 87 -- -- 2
Styx (A&M 2007)
78   DISCO INFERNO 88 -- -- 8
Trammps (Atlantic 3389)
79   THE CLOSER I GET TO YOU 89 -- -- 2
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 3463)
80   BOOGIE SHOES 80 86 -- 3
KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1025)
81   SWEET TALKIN' WOMAN -- -- -- 1  
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 1145)
82   TAKE ME TO THE KAPTIN 56 56 60 9  
Prism (Ariola America 7678)
83   REACH FOR IT 61 61 62 12  
George Duke (Epic 50463)
84   MAMAS, DON'T LET YOUR BABIES GROW UP TO BE COWBOYS 98 -- -- 2  
Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings (RCA 11198)
85   HOLLYWOOD 96 99 -- 3  
Boz Scaggs (Columbia 10679)
86   I CAN'T HOLD ON 90 90 98 4
Karla Bonoff (Columbia 10618)
87   YOU BROUGHT THE WOMAN OUT OF ME 91 94 99 4
Hot (Big Tree 16108)
88   THE NEXT HUNDRED YEARS 55 55 58 12  
Al Martino (Capitol 4508)
89   NEVER HAD A LOVE 93 95 100 4
Pablo Cruise (A&M 1999)
90   LOVE ME RIGHT 94 96 -- 3
Denise LaSalle (ABC 12312)
91   BABY, BABY MY LOVE'S ALL FOR YOU 95 97 -- 3
Deniece Williams (Columbia 10648)
92   I'M GONNA TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING -- -- -- 1  
Rubicon (20th Century 2362)
93   MORE THAN A WOMAN -- -- -- 1  
Tavares (Capitol 4500)
94   LITTLE ONE -- -- -- 1  
Chicago (Columbia 10683)
95   PLAYING YOUR GAME, BABY -- -- -- 1  
Barry White (20th Century 2361)
96   LE SPANK -- -- -- 2
Le Pamplemousse (AVI 153)
97   SHOUT IT OUT 97 -- -- 2
B.T. Express (Columbia 10649)
98   LET'S HAVE SOME FUN -- -- -- 1  
Bar-Kays (Mercury 73971)
99   READY FOR THE TIMES TO GET BETTER -- -- -- 1  
Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1136)
100   BLUE BAYOU 57 47 29 24  
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45431)

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:

   • "Sentimental Lady" by Bob Welch (# 64)
   • "Point Of Know Return" by Kansas (# 65)
   • "Crazy On You" by Heart (# 69)
   • "Sweet Music Man" by Kenny Rogers (# 72)
   • "Boats Against The Current" by Eric Carmen (# 92)
   • "What's Your Name, What's Your Number" by Andrea True Connection (# 99)
   • "You Can't Turn Me Off (In The Middle Of Turning Me On)" by High Inergy (#100)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   LOVE IS LIKE OXYGEN Sweet
102   READY FOR THE TIMES TO GET BETTER Crystal Gayle
103   AIN'T GONNA' HURT NOBODY Brick
104   LET'S ALL CHANT Michael Zager Band
105   ON THE STRIP Paul Nicholas
106   REACHING FOR THE SKY Peabo Bryson
107   LET'S LIVE TOGETHER Cazz
108   STARLIGHT Cory Wells
109   EASY COME, EASY GO Spinners
110   AM I LOSING YOU Manhattans
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