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Friday March 3, 1978
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending February 25, 1978



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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:

RankSongArtist
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


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