Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending March 18, 1978
TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
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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 | ||||
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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 |