Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending March 18, 1978
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  NIGHT FEVER |
4 | 6 | 13 | 7 | |
| Bee Gees (RSO 889) | ||||||
| 2 | EMOTION |
1 | 2 | 2 | 19 | |
| Samantha Sang (Private Stock 45,178) | ||||||
| 3 | LOVE IS THICKER THAN WATER |
2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | |
| Andy Gibb (RSO 883) | ||||||
| 4 | STAYING ALIVE |
3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | |
| Bee Gees (RSO 885) | ||||||
| 5 | LAY DOWN SALLY |
6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | |
| Eric Clapton (RSO 886) | ||||||
| 6 | SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH |
5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | |
| Dan Hill (20th Century 2355) | ||||||
| 7 | CAN'T SMILE WITHOUT YOU |
11 | 17 | 27 | 7 | |
| Barry Manilow (Arista 0305) | ||||||
| 8 | I GO CRAZY |
10 | 12 | 14 | 30 | |
| Paul Davis (Bang 733) | ||||||
| 9 | WHAT'S YOUR NAME |
7 | 7 | 8 | 17 | |
| Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40819) | ||||||
| 10 | THUNDER ISLAND |
14 | 16 | 20 | 14 | |
| Jay Ferguson (Asylum 45444) | ||||||
| 11 | FALLING |
12 | 13 | 17 | 22 | |
| LeBlanc & Carr (Big Tree 16100) | ||||||
| 12 | JACK AND JILL |
17 | 21 | 24 | 13 | |
| Raydio (Arista 0283) | ||||||
| 13 | DUST IN THE WIND |
21 | 23 | 32 | 8 | |
| Kansas (Kirshner 4274) | ||||||
| 14 | IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU |
26 | 32 | 52 | 7 |  |
| Yvonne Elliman (RSO 884) | ||||||
| 15 | (WHAT A) WONDERFUL WORLD |
16 | 18 | 21 | 9 | |
| Art Garfunkel with James Taylor (Columbia 10676) | ||||||
| 16 | THE NAME OF THE GAME |
18 | 19 | 22 | 13 | |
| Abba (Atlantic 3449) | ||||||
| 17 | ALWAYS AND FOREVER |
20 | 22 | 25 | 13 | |
| Heatwave (Epic 50490) | ||||||
| 18 | THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO |
19 | 20 | 23 | 9 | |
| Rita Coolidge (A&M 2004) | ||||||
| 19 | GOODBYE GIRL |
23 | 25 | 30 | 15 | |
| David Gates (Elektra 45450) | ||||||
| 20 | EBONY EYES |
25 | 27 | 36 | 8 | |
| Bob Welch (Capitol 4543) | ||||||
| 21 | OUR LOVE |
24 | 26 | 33 | 10 | |
| Natalie Cole (Capitol 4509) | ||||||
| 22 | HAPPY ANNIVERSARY |
22 | 24 | 28 | 14 | |
| Little River Band (Harvest 4524) | ||||||
| 23 | RUNNING ON EMPTY |
31 | 38 | 58 | 6 | |
| Jackson Browne (Asylum 45460) | ||||||
| 24 | JUST THE WAY YOU ARE |
9 | 4 | 4 | 19 |  |
| Billy Joel (Columbia 10646) | ||||||
| 25 | BEFORE MY HEART FINDS OUT |
29 | 36 | 48 | 9 | |
| Gene Cotton (Ariola America 7675) | ||||||
| 26 | POOR, POOR PITIFUL ME |
27 | 29 | 35 | 8 | |
| Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45462) | ||||||
| 27 | THEME SONG FROM 'WHICH WAY IS UP' |
30 | 35 | 45 | 10 | |
| Stargard (MCA 40825) | ||||||
| 28 | LADY LOVE |
32 | 37 | 47 | 9 | |
| Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int'l 3634) | ||||||
| 29 | FLASH LIGHT |
33 | 47 | 67 | 6 | |
| Parliament (Casablanca 909) | ||||||
| 30 | THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND |
36 | 43 | 54 | 6 | |
| Andrew Gold (Asylum 45456) | ||||||
| 31 | HOT LEGS |
34 | 40 | 51 | 6 | |
| Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8535) | ||||||
| 32 | WE'LL NEVER HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE AGAIN |
41 | 58 | 73 | 4 | |
| England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree 16110) | ||||||
| 33 | SWEET TALKIN' WOMAN |
42 | 59 | 72 | 5 | |
| Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 1145) | ||||||
| 34 | PEG |
8 | 8 | 10 | 17 | |
| Steely Dan (ABC 12320) | ||||||
| 35 | THEME FROM CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND |
13 | 14 | 19 | 13 | |
| John Williams (Arista 0300) | ||||||
| 36 | DANCE, DANCE, DANCE (YOWSAH, YOWSAH, YOWSAH) |
15 | 11 | 6 | 22 | |
| Chic (Atlantic 3435) | ||||||
| 37 | WE WILL ROCK YOU + WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS |
35 | 15 | 9 | 22 | |
| Queen (Elektra 45441) | ||||||
| 38 | SHORT PEOPLE |
28 | 10 | 7 | 19 | |
| Randy Newman (Warner Bros. 8492) | ||||||
| 39 | IT'S YOU THAT I NEED |
43 | 50 | 57 | 7 | |
| Enchantment (Roadshow 1124) | ||||||
| 40 | BOOGIE SHOES |
45 | 55 | 64 | 7 | |
| KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1025) | ||||||
| 41 | THE CLOSER I GET TO YOU |
53 | 62 | 71 | 6 | |
| Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 3463) | ||||||
| 42 | THE CIRCLE IS SMALL (I CAN SEE IT IN YOUR EYES) |
48 | 53 | 61 | 6 | |
| Gordon Lightfoot (Warner Bros. 8518) | ||||||
| 43 | BABY HOLD ON |
49 | 54 | 63 | 8 | |
| Eddie Money (Columbia 10663) | ||||||
| 44 | ERUPTION + YOU REALLY GOT ME |
47 | 51 | 55 | 9 | |
| Van Halen (Warner Bros. 8515) | ||||||
| 45 | FEELS SO GOOD |
52 | 57 | 65 | 8 | |
| Chuck Mangione (A&M 2001) | ||||||
| 46 | FOOLING YOURSELF |
51 | 56 | 66 | 6 | |
| Styx (A&M 2007) | ||||||
| 47 | MAMAS, DON'T LET YOUR BABIES GROW UP TO BE COWBOYS |
54 | 68 | 78 | 6 | |
| Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings (RCA 11198) | ||||||
| 48 | SILVER DREAMS |
50 | 52 | 56 | 8 | |
| Babys (Chrysalis 2201) | ||||||
| 49 | HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE |
37 | 34 | 26 | 26 | |
| Bee Gees (RSO 882) | ||||||
| 50 | DISCO INFERNO |
57 | 65 | 70 | 12 | |
| Trammps (Atlantic 3389) | ||||||
| 51 | I'M GONNA TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING |
63 | 73 | 82 | 5 | |
| Rubicon (20th Century 2362) | ||||||
| 52 | FANTASY |
59 | 77 | 87 | 4 | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10688) | ||||||
| 53 | SWEET, SWEET SMILE |
58 | 61 | 62 | 7 | |
| Carpenters (A&M 2008) | ||||||
| 54 | BABY COME BACK |
39 | 30 | 11 | 25 | |
| Player (RSO 879) | ||||||
| 55 | COUNT ON ME |
75 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Jefferson Starship (Grunt 11196) | ||||||
| 56 | IMAGINARY LOVER |
71 | 81 | -- | 3 | |
| Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor 14459) | ||||||
| 57 | CALIFORNIA |
61 | 64 | 69 | 6 | |
| Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 8511) | ||||||
| 58 | NATIVE NEW YORKER |
38 | 28 | 15 | 19 | |
| Odyssey (RCA 11129) | ||||||
| 59 | LITTLE ONE |
62 | 72 | 84 | 5 | |
| Chicago (Columbia 10683) | ||||||
| 60 | LOVE IS LIKE OXYGEN |
64 | 76 | 85 | 4 | |
| Sweet (Capitol 4549) | ||||||
| 61 | YOU'RE IN MY HEART |
40 | 31 | 16 | 22 | |
| Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8475) | ||||||
| 62 | EVERYBODY LOVES A RAIN SONG |
44 | 45 | 49 | 9 | |
| B.J. Thomas (MCA 40854) | ||||||
| 63 | LET'S ALL CHANT |
72 | 80 | 88 | 4 | |
| Michael Zager Band (Private Stock 45,184) | ||||||
| 64 | ROCKET RIDE |
73 | 83 | -- | 3 | |
| Kiss (Casablanca 915) | ||||||
| 65 | HOLLYWOOD |
66 | 67 | 75 | 7 | |
| Boz Scaggs (Columbia 10679) | ||||||
| 66 | PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER |
68 | 78 | 86 | 4 | |
| Leif Garrett (Atlantic 3466) | ||||||
| 67 | FFUN |
46 | 33 | 18 | 15 | |
| Con Funk Shun (Mercury 73959) | ||||||
| 68 | THEME FROM CLOSE ENCOUNTERS |
56 | 39 | 29 | 13 | |
| Meco (Millennium 608) | ||||||
| 69 | I CAN'T HOLD ON |
70 | 75 | 81 | 8 | |
| Karla Bonoff (Columbia 10618) | ||||||
| 70 | HONEY DON'T LEAVE L.A. |
74 | 84 | -- | 3 | |
| James Taylor (Columbia 10689) | ||||||
| 71 | LET ME PARTY WITH YOU (PT. 1) (PARTY, PARTY, PARTY) |
81 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Bunny Sigler (Gold Mind 4008) | ||||||
| 72 | MORE THAN A WOMAN |
83 | 86 | 91 | 5 | |
| Tavares (Capitol 4500) | ||||||
| 73 | THIS TIME I'M IN IT FOR LOVE |
82 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Player (RSO 890) | ||||||
| 74 | WATCHING THE DETECTIVES |
84 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Elvis Costello (Columbia 10705) | ||||||
| 75 | TWO DOORS DOWN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Dolly Parton (RCA 11240) | ||||||
| 76 | STORYBOOK CHILDREN (DAYBREAK) |
79 | 66 | 68 | 9 | |
| Bette Midler (Atlantic 3431) | ||||||
| 77 | RUMOUR HAS IT |
86 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Donna Summer (Casablanca 916) | ||||||
| 78 | BOOTZILLA |
85 | 92 | -- | 3 | |
| Bootsy's Rubber Band (Warner Bros. 8512) | ||||||
| 79 | REACHING FOR THE SKY |
88 | 93 | -- | 3 | |
| Peabo Bryson (Capitol 4522) | ||||||
| 80 | ON BROADWAY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| George Benson (Warner Bros. 8542) | ||||||
| 81 | SITTING IN LIMBO |
90 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Don Brown (1st American 102) | ||||||
| 82 | DON'T COST YOU NOTHING |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 8514) | ||||||
| 83 | MOVIN' OUT (ANTHONY'S SONG) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Billy Joel (Columbia 10708) | ||||||
| 84 | TOO MUCH, TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams (Columbia 10693) | ||||||
| 85 | READY FOR THE TIMES TO GET BETTER |
89 | 90 | 95 | 5 | |
| Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1136) | ||||||
| 86 | IT AMAZES ME |
87 | 95 | 100 | 4 | |
| John Denver (RCA 11214) | ||||||
| 87 | I LOVE MY MUSIC |
95 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Wild Cherry (Epic 50500) | ||||||
| 88 | THAT'S YOUR SECRET |
93 | 96 | -- | 3 | |
| Sea Level (Capricorn 0287) | ||||||
| 89 | YOU'LL LOVE AGAIN |
92 | 94 | -- | 3 | |
| Hotel (Mercury 73979) | ||||||
| 90 | DANCE WITH ME |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Peter Brown (Drive 6269) | ||||||
| 91 | KINGS AND QUEENS |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Aerosmith (Columbia 10699) | ||||||
| 92 | YOUR LOVE IS SO GOOD FOR ME |
94 | 97 | -- | 3 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown 1436) | ||||||
| 93 | WOMAN TO WOMAN |
97 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Barbara Mandrell (ABC/Dot 17736) | ||||||
| 94 | A LOVER'S QUESTION |
98 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
| Jacky Ward (Mercury 55018) | ||||||
| 95 | HERE YOU COME AGAIN |
65 | 41 | 31 | 24 | |
| Dolly Parton (RCA 11123) | ||||||
| 96 | (ANY WAY THAT YOU WANT IT) I'LL BE THERE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Starz (Capitol 4546) | ||||||
| 97 | AM I LOSING YOU |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Manhattans (Columbia 10674) | ||||||
| 98 | NEVER GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| L.T.D. (A&M 2005) | ||||||
| 99 | DO I LOVE YOU (YES IN EVERY WAY) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Donna Fargo (Warner Bros. 8509) | ||||||
| 100 | LE SPANK |
80 | 82 | 92 | 6 | |
| Le Pamplemousse (AVI 153) | ||||||
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:
• "Let It Go, Let It Flow" by Dave Mason (# 55)
• "Until Now" by Bobby Arvon (# 60)
• "Desiree" by Neil Diamond (# 67)
• "Street Corner Serenade" by Wet Willie (# 69)
• "Come Sail Away" by Styx (# 76)
• "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" by Santa Esmeralda (# 77)
• "Breakdown" by Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (# 78)
• "Let's Have Some Fun" by Bar-Kays (# 91)
• "Let's Live Together" by Cazz (# 96)
• "Too Hot Ta Trot" by Commodores (# 99)
• "Curious Mind (Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um)" by Johnny Rivers (#100)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | BOMBS AWAY |
Bob Weir | ||||
| 102 | WEREWOLVES OF LONDON |
Warren Zevon | ||||
| 103 | FALLIN' |
Ronnie McDowell | ||||
| 104 | TWO OUT OF THREE AIN'T BAD |
Meatloaf | ||||
| 105 | STARLIGHT |
Cory Wells | ||||
| 106 | THE HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN |
Santa Esmeralda | ||||
| 107 | WALK RIGHT BACK |
Anne Murray | ||||
| 108 | DANCE ACROSS THE FLOOR |
Jimmy (Bo) Horne | ||||
| 109 | DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC |
Shaun Cassidy | ||||
| 110 | THE PASSENGER |
Allan Clarke | ||||