Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending February 25, 1978
TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
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1 | STAYING ALIVE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
Bee Gees (RSO 885) | ||||||
2 | EMOTION | 3 | 8 | 10 | 16 | |
Samantha Sang (Private Stock 45,178) | ||||||
3 | LOVE IS THICKER THAN WATER | 5 | 9 | 11 | 17 | |
Andy Gibb (RSO 883) | ||||||
4 | JUST THE WAY YOU ARE | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | |
Billy Joel (Columbia 10646) | ||||||
5 | SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH | 4 | 6 | 7 | 14 | |
Dan Hill (20th Century 2355) | ||||||
6 | DANCE, DANCE, DANCE (YOWSAH, YOWSAH, YOWSAH) | 6 | 7 | 8 | 19 | |
Chic (Atlantic 3435) | ||||||
7 | SHORT PEOPLE | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | |
Randy Newman (Warner Bros. 8492) | ||||||
8 | WHAT'S YOUR NAME | 11 | 16 | 18 | 14 | |
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40819) | ||||||
9 | WE WILL ROCK YOU + WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS | 8 | 5 | 5 | 19 | |
Queen (Elektra 45441) | ||||||
10 | PEG | 14 | 17 | 19 | 14 | |
Steely Dan (ABC 12320) | ||||||
11 | BABY COME BACK | 9 | 4 | 3 | 22 | |
Player (RSO 879) | ||||||
12 | LAY DOWN SALLY | 21 | 31 | 37 | 9 | |
Eric Clapton (RSO 886) | ||||||
13 | NIGHT FEVER | 25 | 49 | 71 | 4 | |
Bee Gees (RSO 889) | ||||||
14 | I GO CRAZY | 16 | 19 | 21 | 27 | |
Paul Davis (Bang 733) | ||||||
15 | NATIVE NEW YORKER | 15 | 18 | 20 | 16 | |
Odyssey (RCA 11129) | ||||||
16 | YOU'RE IN MY HEART | 10 | 10 | 6 | 19 | |
Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8475) | ||||||
17 | FALLING | 24 | 30 | 32 | 19 | |
LeBlanc & Carr (Big Tree 16100) | ||||||
18 | FFUN | 19 | 21 | 23 | 12 | |
Con Funk Shun (Mercury 73959) | ||||||
19 | THEME FROM CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND | 20 | 24 | 26 | 10 | |
John Williams (Arista 0300) | ||||||
20 | THUNDER ISLAND | 23 | 29 | 31 | 11 | |
Jay Ferguson (Asylum 45444) | ||||||
21 | (WHAT A) WONDERFUL WORLD | 29 | 40 | 49 | 6 | |
Art Garfunkel with James Taylor (Columbia 10676) | ||||||
22 | THE NAME OF THE GAME | 27 | 32 | 36 | 10 | |
Abba (Atlantic 3449) | ||||||
23 | THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO | 28 | 39 | 45 | 6 | |
Rita Coolidge (A&M 2004) | ||||||
24 | JACK AND JILL | 30 | 36 | 40 | 10 | |
Raydio (Arista 0283) | ||||||
25 | ALWAYS AND FOREVER | 32 | 38 | 46 | 10 | |
Heatwave (Epic 50490) | ||||||
26 | HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE | 13 | 13 | 13 | 23 | |
Bee Gees (RSO 882) | ||||||
27 | CAN'T SMILE WITHOUT YOU | 40 | 52 | 74 | 4 | |
Barry Manilow (Arista 0305) | ||||||
28 | HAPPY ANNIVERSARY | 36 | 41 | 44 | 11 | |
Little River Band (Harvest 4524) | ||||||
29 | THEME FROM CLOSE ENCOUNTERS | 31 | 35 | 35 | 10 | |
Meco (Millennium 608) | ||||||
30 | GOODBYE GIRL | 38 | 42 | 50 | 12 | |
David Gates (Elektra 45450) | ||||||
31 | HERE YOU COME AGAIN | 12 | 12 | 12 | 21 | |
Dolly Parton (RCA 11123) | ||||||
32 | DUST IN THE WIND | 42 | 50 | 64 | 5 | |
Kansas (Kirshner 4274) | ||||||
33 | OUR LOVE | 43 | 47 | 59 | 7 | |
Natalie Cole (Capitol 4509) | ||||||
34 | DESIREE | 17 | 11 | 9 | 14 | |
Neil Diamond (Columbia 10657) | ||||||
35 | POOR, POOR PITIFUL ME | 44 | 48 | 62 | 5 | |
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45462) | ||||||
36 | EBONY EYES | 50 | 63 | 78 | 5 | |
Bob Welch (Capitol 4543) | ||||||
37 | DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD | 18 | 14 | 14 | 17 | |
Santa Esmeralda (Casablanca 902) | ||||||
38 | COME SAIL AWAY | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | |
Styx (A&M 1977) | ||||||
39 | STREET CORNER SERENADE | 26 | 28 | 30 | 13 | |
Wet Willie (Epic 50478) | ||||||
40 | BREAKDOWN | 33 | 33 | 33 | 13 | |
Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (Shelter 62008) | ||||||
41 | CURIOUS MIND (UM, UM, UM, UM, UM, UM) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 11 | |
Johnny Rivers (Big Tree 16106) | ||||||
42 | SERPENTINE FIRE | 35 | 15 | 15 | 17 | |
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10625) | ||||||
43 | TOO HOT TA TROT | 37 | 37 | 41 | 11 | |
Commodores (Motown 1432) | ||||||
44 | LONG LONG WAY FROM HOME | 39 | 27 | 28 | 12 | |
Foreigner (Atlantic 3439) | ||||||
45 | THEME SONG FROM 'WHICH WAY IS UP' | 57 | 67 | 79 | 7 | |
Stargard (MCA 40825) | ||||||
46 | GALAXY | 46 | 54 | 57 | 9 | |
War (MCA 40820) | ||||||
47 | LADY LOVE | 53 | 59 | 67 | 6 | |
Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int'l 3634) | ||||||
48 | BEFORE MY HEART FINDS OUT | 58 | 70 | 81 | 6 | |
Gene Cotton (Ariola America 7675) | ||||||
49 | EVERYBODY LOVES A RAIN SONG | 55 | 62 | 70 | 6 | |
B.J. Thomas (MCA 40854) | ||||||
50 | LOVELY DAY | 41 | 23 | 24 | 15 | |
Bill Withers (Columbia 10627) | ||||||
51 | HOT LEGS | 63 | 77 | -- | 3 | |
Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8535) | ||||||
52 | IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU | 66 | 75 | 87 | 4 | |
Yvonne Elliman (RSO 884) | ||||||
53 | LET IT GO, LET IT FLOW | 54 | 58 | 68 | 7 | |
Dave Mason (Columbia 10662) | ||||||
54 | THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND | 68 | 78 | -- | 3 | |
Andrew Gold (Asylum 45456) | ||||||
55 | ERUPTION + YOU REALLY GOT ME | 62 | 71 | 80 | 6 | |
Van Halen (Warner Bros. 8515) | ||||||
56 | SILVER DREAMS | 59 | 66 | 73 | 5 | |
Babys (Chrysalis 2201) | ||||||
57 | IT'S YOU THAT I NEED | 65 | 73 | 83 | 4 | |
Enchantment (Roadshow 1124) | ||||||
58 | RUNNING ON EMPTY | 70 | 86 | -- | 3 | |
Jackson Browne (Asylum 45460) | ||||||
59 | UNTIL NOW | 60 | 60 | 63 | 12 | |
Bobby Arvon (First Artists 41000) | ||||||
60 | COCOMOTION | 52 | 53 | 58 | 10 | |
El Coco (AVI 147) | ||||||
61 | THE CIRCLE IS SMALL (I CAN SEE IT IN YOUR EYES) | 71 | 83 | -- | 3 | |
Gordon Lightfoot (Warner Bros. 8518) | ||||||
62 | SWEET, SWEET SMILE | 69 | 79 | 88 | 4 | |
Carpenters (A&M 2008) | ||||||
63 | BABY HOLD ON | 73 | 81 | 92 | 5 | |
Eddie Money (Columbia 10663) | ||||||
64 | BOOGIE SHOES | 80 | 80 | 86 | 4 | |
KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1025) | ||||||
65 | FEELS SO GOOD | 74 | 82 | 85 | 5 | |
Chuck Mangione (A&M 2001) | ||||||
66 | FOOLING YOURSELF | 77 | 87 | -- | 3 | |
Styx (A&M 2007) | ||||||
67 | FLASH LIGHT | 75 | 84 | -- | 3 | |
Parliament (Casablanca 909) | ||||||
68 | STORYBOOK CHILDREN (DAYBREAK) | 72 | 74 | 84 | 6 | |
Bette Midler (Atlantic 3431) | ||||||
69 | CALIFORNIA | 76 | 85 | -- | 3 | |
Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 8511) | ||||||
70 | DISCO INFERNO | 78 | 88 | -- | 9 | |
Trammps (Atlantic 3389) | ||||||
71 | THE CLOSER I GET TO YOU | 79 | 89 | -- | 3 | |
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 3463) | ||||||
72 | SWEET TALKIN' WOMAN | 81 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 1145) | ||||||
73 | WE'LL NEVER HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE AGAIN | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree 16110) | ||||||
74 | I LOVE YOU | 47 | 26 | 27 | 12 | |
Donna Summer (Casablanca 907) | ||||||
75 | HOLLYWOOD | 85 | 96 | 99 | 4 | |
Boz Scaggs (Columbia 10679) | ||||||
76 | TURN TO STONE | 45 | 20 | 17 | 15 | |
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 1099) | ||||||
77 | SLIP SLIDIN' AWAY | 48 | 25 | 16 | 20 | |
Paul Simon (Columbia 10630) | ||||||
78 | MAMAS, DON'T LET YOUR BABIES GROW UP TO BE COWBOYS | 84 | 98 | -- | 3 | |
Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings (RCA 11198) | ||||||
79 | MIND BENDER | 51 | 43 | 43 | 17 | |
Stillwater (Capricorn 0280) | ||||||
80 | HEY DEANIE | 49 | 45 | 29 | 16 | |
Shaun Cassidy (Warner/Curb 8488) | ||||||
81 | I CAN'T HOLD ON | 86 | 90 | 90 | 5 | |
Karla Bonoff (Columbia 10618) | ||||||
82 | I'M GONNA TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING | 92 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Rubicon (20th Century 2362) | ||||||
83 | YOU BROUGHT THE WOMAN OUT OF ME | 87 | 91 | 94 | 5 | |
Hot (Big Tree 16108) | ||||||
84 | LITTLE ONE | 94 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Chicago (Columbia 10683) | ||||||
85 | LOVE IS LIKE OXYGEN | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Sweet (Capitol 4549) | ||||||
86 | PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Leif Garrett (Atlantic 3466) | ||||||
87 | FANTASY | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10688) | ||||||
88 | LET'S ALL CHANT | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Michael Zager Band (Private Stock 45,184) | ||||||
89 | NEVER HAD A LOVE | 89 | 93 | 95 | 5 | |
Pablo Cruise (A&M 1999) | ||||||
90 | LOVE ME RIGHT | 90 | 94 | 96 | 4 | |
Denise LaSalle (ABC 12312) | ||||||
91 | MORE THAN A WOMAN | 93 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Tavares (Capitol 4500) | ||||||
92 | LE SPANK | 96 | -- | -- | 3 | |
Le Pamplemousse (AVI 153) | ||||||
93 | SHOUT IT OUT | 97 | 97 | -- | 3 | |
B.T. Express (Columbia 10649) | ||||||
94 | LET'S HAVE SOME FUN | 98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Bar-Kays (Mercury 73971) | ||||||
95 | READY FOR THE TIMES TO GET BETTER | 99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1136) | ||||||
96 | YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE | 61 | 46 | 38 | 27 | |
Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 8455) | ||||||
97 | EASY TO LOVE | 64 | 51 | 51 | 12 | |
Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 8502) | ||||||
98 | SO LONG | 67 | 68 | 72 | 6 | |
Firefall (Atlantic 3452) | ||||||
99 | (EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND) BACK IN LOVE AGAIN | 56 | 44 | 25 | 24 | |
L.T.D. (A&M 1974) | ||||||
100 | IT AMAZES ME | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
John Denver (RCA 11214) |
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:
• "Take Me To The Kaptin" by Prism (# 82)
• "Reach For It" by George Duke (# 83)
• "The Next Hundred Years" by Al Martino (# 88)
• "Baby, Baby My Love's All For You" by Deniece Williams (# 91)
• "Playing Your Game, Baby" by Barry White (# 95)
• "Blue Bayou" by Linda Ronstadt (#100)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
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101 | ON THE STRIP | Paul Nicholas | ||||
102 | AIN'T GONNA' HURT NOBODY | Brick | ||||
103 | REACHING FOR THE SKY | Peabo Bryson | ||||
104 | LET'S LIVE TOGETHER | Cazz | ||||
105 | STARLIGHT | Cory Wells | ||||
106 | AM I LOSING YOU | Manhattans | ||||
107 | EASY COME, EASY GO | Spinners | ||||
108 | THE HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN | Santa Esmeralda | ||||
109 | ROCKET RIDE | Kiss | ||||
110 | THAT'S YOUR SECRET | Sea Level |