Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending March 11, 1978
TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
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1 | EMOTION | 2 | 2 | 3 | 18 | |
Samantha Sang (Private Stock 45,178) | ||||||
2 | LOVE IS THICKER THAN WATER | 1 | 3 | 5 | 19 | |
Andy Gibb (RSO 883) | ||||||
3 | STAYING ALIVE | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
Bee Gees (RSO 885) | ||||||
4 | NIGHT FEVER | 6 | 13 | 25 | 6 | |
Bee Gees (RSO 889) | ||||||
5 | SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | |
Dan Hill (20th Century 2355) | ||||||
6 | LAY DOWN SALLY | 9 | 12 | 21 | 11 | |
Eric Clapton (RSO 886) | ||||||
7 | WHAT'S YOUR NAME | 7 | 8 | 11 | 16 | |
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40819) | ||||||
8 | PEG | 8 | 10 | 14 | 16 | |
Steely Dan (ABC 12320) | ||||||
9 | JUST THE WAY YOU ARE | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | |
Billy Joel (Columbia 10646) | ||||||
10 | I GO CRAZY | 12 | 14 | 16 | 29 | |
Paul Davis (Bang 733) | ||||||
11 | CAN'T SMILE WITHOUT YOU | 17 | 27 | 40 | 6 | |
Barry Manilow (Arista 0305) | ||||||
12 | FALLING | 13 | 17 | 24 | 21 | |
LeBlanc & Carr (Big Tree 16100) | ||||||
13 | THEME FROM CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND | 14 | 19 | 20 | 12 | |
John Williams (Arista 0300) | ||||||
14 | THUNDER ISLAND | 16 | 20 | 23 | 13 | |
Jay Ferguson (Asylum 45444) | ||||||
15 | DANCE, DANCE, DANCE (YOWSAH, YOWSAH, YOWSAH) | 11 | 6 | 6 | 21 | |
Chic (Atlantic 3435) | ||||||
16 | (WHAT A) WONDERFUL WORLD | 18 | 21 | 29 | 8 | |
Art Garfunkel with James Taylor (Columbia 10676) | ||||||
17 | JACK AND JILL | 21 | 24 | 30 | 12 | |
Raydio (Arista 0283) | ||||||
18 | THE NAME OF THE GAME | 19 | 22 | 27 | 12 | |
Abba (Atlantic 3449) | ||||||
19 | THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO | 20 | 23 | 28 | 8 | |
Rita Coolidge (A&M 2004) | ||||||
20 | ALWAYS AND FOREVER | 22 | 25 | 32 | 12 | |
Heatwave (Epic 50490) | ||||||
21 | DUST IN THE WIND | 23 | 32 | 42 | 7 | |
Kansas (Kirshner 4274) | ||||||
22 | HAPPY ANNIVERSARY | 24 | 28 | 36 | 13 | |
Little River Band (Harvest 4524) | ||||||
23 | GOODBYE GIRL | 25 | 30 | 38 | 14 | |
David Gates (Elektra 45450) | ||||||
24 | OUR LOVE | 26 | 33 | 43 | 9 | |
Natalie Cole (Capitol 4509) | ||||||
25 | EBONY EYES | 27 | 36 | 50 | 7 | |
Bob Welch (Capitol 4543) | ||||||
26 | IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU | 32 | 52 | 66 | 6 | |
Yvonne Elliman (RSO 884) | ||||||
27 | POOR, POOR PITIFUL ME | 29 | 35 | 44 | 7 | |
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45462) | ||||||
28 | SHORT PEOPLE | 10 | 7 | 7 | 18 | |
Randy Newman (Warner Bros. 8492) | ||||||
29 | BEFORE MY HEART FINDS OUT | 36 | 48 | 58 | 8 | |
Gene Cotton (Ariola America 7675) | ||||||
30 | THEME SONG FROM 'WHICH WAY IS UP' | 35 | 45 | 57 | 9 | |
Stargard (MCA 40825) | ||||||
31 | RUNNING ON EMPTY | 38 | 58 | 70 | 5 | |
Jackson Browne (Asylum 45460) | ||||||
32 | LADY LOVE | 37 | 47 | 53 | 8 | |
Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int'l 3634) | ||||||
33 | FLASH LIGHT | 47 | 67 | 75 | 5 | |
Parliament (Casablanca 909) | ||||||
34 | HOT LEGS | 40 | 51 | 63 | 5 | |
Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8535) | ||||||
35 | WE WILL ROCK YOU + WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS | 15 | 9 | 8 | 21 | |
Queen (Elektra 45441) | ||||||
36 | THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND | 43 | 54 | 68 | 5 | |
Andrew Gold (Asylum 45456) | ||||||
37 | HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE | 34 | 26 | 13 | 25 | |
Bee Gees (RSO 882) | ||||||
38 | NATIVE NEW YORKER | 28 | 15 | 15 | 18 | |
Odyssey (RCA 11129) | ||||||
39 | BABY COME BACK | 30 | 11 | 9 | 24 | |
Player (RSO 879) | ||||||
40 | YOU'RE IN MY HEART | 31 | 16 | 10 | 21 | |
Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8475) | ||||||
41 | WE'LL NEVER HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE AGAIN | 58 | 73 | -- | 3 | |
England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree 16110) | ||||||
42 | SWEET TALKIN' WOMAN | 59 | 72 | 81 | 4 | |
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 1145) | ||||||
43 | IT'S YOU THAT I NEED | 50 | 57 | 65 | 6 | |
Enchantment (Roadshow 1124) | ||||||
44 | EVERYBODY LOVES A RAIN SONG | 45 | 49 | 55 | 8 | |
B.J. Thomas (MCA 40854) | ||||||
45 | BOOGIE SHOES | 55 | 64 | 80 | 6 | |
KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1025) | ||||||
46 | FFUN | 33 | 18 | 19 | 14 | |
Con Funk Shun (Mercury 73959) | ||||||
47 | ERUPTION + YOU REALLY GOT ME | 51 | 55 | 62 | 8 | |
Van Halen (Warner Bros. 8515) | ||||||
48 | THE CIRCLE IS SMALL (I CAN SEE IT IN YOUR EYES) | 53 | 61 | 71 | 5 | |
Gordon Lightfoot (Warner Bros. 8518) | ||||||
49 | BABY HOLD ON | 54 | 63 | 73 | 7 | |
Eddie Money (Columbia 10663) | ||||||
50 | SILVER DREAMS | 52 | 56 | 59 | 7 | |
Babys (Chrysalis 2201) | ||||||
51 | FOOLING YOURSELF | 56 | 66 | 77 | 5 | |
Styx (A&M 2007) | ||||||
52 | FEELS SO GOOD | 57 | 65 | 74 | 7 | |
Chuck Mangione (A&M 2001) | ||||||
53 | THE CLOSER I GET TO YOU | 62 | 71 | 79 | 5 | |
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 3463) | ||||||
54 | MAMAS, DON'T LET YOUR BABIES GROW UP TO BE COWBOYS | 68 | 78 | 84 | 5 | |
Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings (RCA 11198) | ||||||
55 | LET IT GO, LET IT FLOW | 49 | 53 | 54 | 9 | |
Dave Mason (Columbia 10662) | ||||||
56 | THEME FROM CLOSE ENCOUNTERS | 39 | 29 | 31 | 12 | |
Meco (Millennium 608) | ||||||
57 | DISCO INFERNO | 65 | 70 | 78 | 11 | |
Trammps (Atlantic 3389) | ||||||
58 | SWEET, SWEET SMILE | 61 | 62 | 69 | 6 | |
Carpenters (A&M 2008) | ||||||
59 | FANTASY | 77 | 87 | -- | 3 | |
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10688) | ||||||
60 | UNTIL NOW | 60 | 59 | 60 | 14 | |
Bobby Arvon (First Artists 41000) | ||||||
61 | CALIFORNIA | 64 | 69 | 76 | 5 | |
Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 8511) | ||||||
62 | LITTLE ONE | 72 | 84 | 94 | 4 | |
Chicago (Columbia 10683) | ||||||
63 | I'M GONNA TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING | 73 | 82 | 92 | 4 | |
Rubicon (20th Century 2362) | ||||||
64 | LOVE IS LIKE OXYGEN | 76 | 85 | -- | 3 | |
Sweet (Capitol 4549) | ||||||
65 | HERE YOU COME AGAIN | 41 | 31 | 12 | 23 | |
Dolly Parton (RCA 11123) | ||||||
66 | HOLLYWOOD | 67 | 75 | 85 | 6 | |
Boz Scaggs (Columbia 10679) | ||||||
67 | DESIREE | 42 | 34 | 17 | 16 | |
Neil Diamond (Columbia 10657) | ||||||
68 | PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER | 78 | 86 | -- | 3 | |
Leif Garrett (Atlantic 3466) | ||||||
69 | STREET CORNER SERENADE | 48 | 39 | 26 | 15 | |
Wet Willie (Epic 50478) | ||||||
70 | I CAN'T HOLD ON | 75 | 81 | 86 | 7 | |
Karla Bonoff (Columbia 10618) | ||||||
71 | IMAGINARY LOVER | 81 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor 14459) | ||||||
72 | LET'S ALL CHANT | 80 | 88 | -- | 3 | |
Michael Zager Band (Private Stock 45,184) | ||||||
73 | ROCKET RIDE | 83 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Kiss (Casablanca 915) | ||||||
74 | HONEY DON'T LEAVE L.A. | 84 | -- | -- | 2 | |
James Taylor (Columbia 10689) | ||||||
75 | COUNT ON ME | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Jefferson Starship (Grunt 11196) | ||||||
76 | COME SAIL AWAY | 46 | 38 | 22 | 27 | |
Styx (A&M 1977) | ||||||
77 | DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD | 44 | 37 | 18 | 19 | |
Santa Esmeralda (Casablanca 902) | ||||||
78 | BREAKDOWN | 63 | 40 | 33 | 15 | |
Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (Shelter 62008) | ||||||
79 | STORYBOOK CHILDREN (DAYBREAK) | 66 | 68 | 72 | 8 | |
Bette Midler (Atlantic 3431) | ||||||
80 | LE SPANK | 82 | 92 | 96 | 5 | |
Le Pamplemousse (AVI 153) | ||||||
81 | LET ME PARTY WITH YOU (PT. 1) (PARTY, PARTY, PARTY) | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Bunny Sigler (Gold Mind 4008) | ||||||
82 | THIS TIME I'M IN IT FOR LOVE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Player (RSO 890) | ||||||
83 | MORE THAN A WOMAN | 86 | 91 | 93 | 4 | |
Tavares (Capitol 4500) | ||||||
84 | WATCHING THE DETECTIVES | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Elvis Costello (Columbia 10705) | ||||||
85 | BOOTZILLA | 92 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Bootsy's Rubber Band (Warner Bros. 8512) | ||||||
86 | RUMOUR HAS IT | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Donna Summer (Casablanca 916) | ||||||
87 | IT AMAZES ME | 95 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
John Denver (RCA 11214) | ||||||
88 | REACHING FOR THE SKY | 93 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Peabo Bryson (Capitol 4522) | ||||||
89 | READY FOR THE TIMES TO GET BETTER | 90 | 95 | 99 | 4 | |
Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1136) | ||||||
90 | SITTING IN LIMBO | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Don Brown (1st American 102) | ||||||
91 | LET'S HAVE SOME FUN | 91 | 94 | 98 | 4 | |
Bar-Kays (Mercury 73971) | ||||||
92 | YOU'LL LOVE AGAIN | 94 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Hotel (Mercury 73979) | ||||||
93 | THAT'S YOUR SECRET | 96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Sea Level (Capricorn 0287) | ||||||
94 | YOUR LOVE IS SO GOOD FOR ME | 97 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Diana Ross (Motown 1436) | ||||||
95 | I LOVE MY MUSIC | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Wild Cherry (Epic 50500) | ||||||
96 | LET'S LIVE TOGETHER | 98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Cazz (Number 1 Record 210) | ||||||
97 | WOMAN TO WOMAN | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Barbara Mandrell (ABC/Dot 17736) | ||||||
98 | A LOVER'S QUESTION | 99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Jacky Ward (Mercury 55018) | ||||||
99 | TOO HOT TA TROT | 71 | 43 | 37 | 13 | |
Commodores (Motown 1432) | ||||||
100 | CURIOUS MIND (UM, UM, UM, UM, UM, UM) | 69 | 41 | 34 | 13 | |
Johnny Rivers (Big Tree 16106) |
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Songs which dropped out of the Top 100 this week:
• "Serpentine Fire" by Earth, Wind & Fire (# 70)
• "Long Long Way From Home" by Foreigner (# 74)
• "Galaxy" by War (# 79)
• "You Brought The Woman Out Of Me" by Hot (# 85)
• "Cocomotion" by El Coco (# 87)
• "Love Me Right" by Denise LaSalle (# 88)
• "Shout It Out" by B.T. Express (# 89)
• "I Love You" by Donna Summer (#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 | AM I LOSING YOU | Manhattans | ||||
104 | EASY COME, EASY GO | Spinners | ||||
105 | STARLIGHT | Cory Wells | ||||
106 | THE HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN | Santa Esmeralda | ||||
107 | TWO OUT OF THREE AIN'T BAD | Meatloaf | ||||
108 | DO I LOVE YOU (YES IN EVERY WAY) | Donna Fargo | ||||
109 | WALK RIGHT BACK | Anne Murray | ||||
110 | BOMBS AWAY | Bob Weir |