Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending March 25, 1978
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  NIGHT FEVER |
1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |
| Bee Gees (RSO 889) | ||||||
| 2 | EMOTION |
2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | |
| Samantha Sang (Private Stock 45,178) | ||||||
| 3 | STAYING ALIVE |
4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | |
| Bee Gees (RSO 885) | ||||||
| 4 | LAY DOWN SALLY |
5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | |
| Eric Clapton (RSO 886) | ||||||
| 5 | CAN'T SMILE WITHOUT YOU |
7 | 11 | 17 | 8 | |
| Barry Manilow (Arista 0305) | ||||||
| 6 | SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH |
6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | |
| Dan Hill (20th Century 2355) | ||||||
| 7 | I GO CRAZY |
8 | 10 | 12 | 31 | |
| Paul Davis (Bang 733) | ||||||
| 8 | THUNDER ISLAND |
10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | |
| Jay Ferguson (Asylum 45444) | ||||||
| 9 | LOVE IS THICKER THAN WATER |
3 | 2 | 1 | 21 | |
| Andy Gibb (RSO 883) | ||||||
| 10 | JACK AND JILL |
12 | 17 | 21 | 14 | |
| Raydio (Arista 0283) | ||||||
| 11 | IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU |
14 | 26 | 32 | 8 | |
| Yvonne Elliman (RSO 884) | ||||||
| 12 | DUST IN THE WIND |
13 | 21 | 23 | 9 | |
| Kansas (Kirshner 4274) | ||||||
| 13 | FALLING |
11 | 12 | 13 | 23 | |
| LeBlanc & Carr (Big Tree 16100) | ||||||
| 14 | WHAT'S YOUR NAME |
9 | 7 | 7 | 18 | |
| Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40819) | ||||||
| 15 | ALWAYS AND FOREVER |
17 | 20 | 22 | 14 | |
| Heatwave (Epic 50490) | ||||||
| 16 | THE NAME OF THE GAME |
16 | 18 | 19 | 14 | |
| Abba (Atlantic 3449) | ||||||
| 17 | EBONY EYES |
20 | 25 | 27 | 9 | |
| Bob Welch (Capitol 4543) | ||||||
| 18 | GOODBYE GIRL |
19 | 23 | 25 | 16 | |
| David Gates (Elektra 45450) | ||||||
| 19 | OUR LOVE |
21 | 24 | 26 | 11 | |
| Natalie Cole (Capitol 4509) | ||||||
| 20 | RUNNING ON EMPTY |
23 | 31 | 38 | 7 | |
| Jackson Browne (Asylum 45460) | ||||||
| 21 | FLASH LIGHT |
29 | 33 | 47 | 7 | |
| Parliament (Casablanca 909) | ||||||
| 22 | BEFORE MY HEART FINDS OUT |
25 | 29 | 36 | 10 | |
| Gene Cotton (Ariola America 7675) | ||||||
| 23 | LADY LOVE |
28 | 32 | 37 | 10 | |
| Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int'l 3634) | ||||||
| 24 | THEME SONG FROM 'WHICH WAY IS UP' |
27 | 30 | 35 | 11 | |
| Stargard (MCA 40825) | ||||||
| 25 | THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND |
30 | 36 | 43 | 7 | |
| Andrew Gold (Asylum 45456) | ||||||
| 26 | HOT LEGS |
31 | 34 | 40 | 7 | |
| Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8535) | ||||||
| 27 | WE'LL NEVER HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE AGAIN |
32 | 41 | 58 | 5 | |
| England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree 16110) | ||||||
| 28 | SWEET TALKIN' WOMAN |
33 | 42 | 59 | 6 | |
| Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 1145) | ||||||
| 29 | JUST THE WAY YOU ARE |
24 | 9 | 4 | 20 | |
| Billy Joel (Columbia 10646) | ||||||
| 30 | (WHAT A) WONDERFUL WORLD |
15 | 16 | 18 | 10 |  |
| Art Garfunkel with James Taylor (Columbia 10676) | ||||||
| 31 | THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO |
18 | 19 | 20 | 10 | |
| Rita Coolidge (A&M 2004) | ||||||
| 32 | COUNT ON ME |
55 | 75 | -- | 3 |  |
| Jefferson Starship (Grunt 11196) | ||||||
| 33 | THE CLOSER I GET TO YOU |
41 | 53 | 62 | 7 | |
| Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 3463) | ||||||
| 34 | BOOGIE SHOES |
40 | 45 | 55 | 8 | |
| KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1025) | ||||||
| 35 | PEG |
34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | |
| Steely Dan (ABC 12320) | ||||||
| 36 | IT'S YOU THAT I NEED |
39 | 43 | 50 | 8 | |
| Enchantment (Roadshow 1124) | ||||||
| 37 | THE CIRCLE IS SMALL (I CAN SEE IT IN YOUR EYES) |
42 | 48 | 53 | 7 | |
| Gordon Lightfoot (Warner Bros. 8518) | ||||||
| 38 | BABY HOLD ON |
43 | 49 | 54 | 9 | |
| Eddie Money (Columbia 10663) | ||||||
| 39 | FOOLING YOURSELF |
46 | 51 | 56 | 7 | |
| Styx (A&M 2007) | ||||||
| 40 | FEELS SO GOOD |
45 | 52 | 57 | 9 | |
| Chuck Mangione (A&M 2001) | ||||||
| 41 | HAPPY ANNIVERSARY |
22 | 22 | 24 | 15 | |
| Little River Band (Harvest 4524) | ||||||
| 42 | DISCO INFERNO |
50 | 57 | 65 | 13 | |
| Trammps (Atlantic 3389) | ||||||
| 43 | I'M GONNA TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING |
51 | 63 | 73 | 6 | |
| Rubicon (20th Century 2362) | ||||||
| 44 | MAMAS, DON'T LET YOUR BABIES GROW UP TO BE COWBOYS |
47 | 54 | 68 | 7 | |
| Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings (RCA 11198) | ||||||
| 45 | FANTASY |
52 | 59 | 77 | 5 | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10688) | ||||||
| 46 | IMAGINARY LOVER |
56 | 71 | 81 | 4 | |
| Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor 14459) | ||||||
| 47 | WE WILL ROCK YOU + WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS |
37 | 35 | 15 | 23 | |
| Queen (Elektra 45441) | ||||||
| 48 | SWEET, SWEET SMILE |
53 | 58 | 61 | 8 | |
| Carpenters (A&M 2008) | ||||||
| 49 | ERUPTION + YOU REALLY GOT ME |
44 | 47 | 51 | 10 | |
| Van Halen (Warner Bros. 8515) | ||||||
| 50 | LOVE IS LIKE OXYGEN |
60 | 64 | 76 | 5 | |
| Sweet (Capitol 4549) | ||||||
| 51 | POOR, POOR PITIFUL ME |
26 | 27 | 29 | 9 | |
| Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45462) | ||||||
| 52 | THEME FROM CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND |
35 | 13 | 14 | 14 | |
| John Williams (Arista 0300) | ||||||
| 53 | DANCE, DANCE, DANCE (YOWSAH, YOWSAH, YOWSAH) |
36 | 15 | 11 | 23 | |
| Chic (Atlantic 3435) | ||||||
| 54 | LET'S ALL CHANT |
63 | 72 | 80 | 5 | |
| Michael Zager Band (Private Stock 45,184) | ||||||
| 55 | SHORT PEOPLE |
38 | 28 | 10 | 20 | |
| Randy Newman (Warner Bros. 8492) | ||||||
| 56 | HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE |
49 | 37 | 34 | 27 | |
| Bee Gees (RSO 882) | ||||||
| 57 | SILVER DREAMS |
48 | 50 | 52 | 9 | |
| Babys (Chrysalis 2201) | ||||||
| 58 | BABY COME BACK |
54 | 39 | 30 | 26 | |
| Player (RSO 879) | ||||||
| 59 | ROCKET RIDE |
64 | 73 | 83 | 4 | |
| Kiss (Casablanca 915) | ||||||
| 60 | TWO DOORS DOWN |
75 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Dolly Parton (RCA 11240) | ||||||
| 61 | THIS TIME I'M IN IT FOR LOVE |
73 | 82 | -- | 3 | |
| Player (RSO 890) | ||||||
| 62 | LET ME PARTY WITH YOU (PT. 1) (PARTY, PARTY, PARTY) |
71 | 81 | -- | 3 | |
| Bunny Sigler (Gold Mind 4008) | ||||||
| 63 | MORE THAN A WOMAN |
72 | 83 | 86 | 6 | |
| Tavares (Capitol 4500) | ||||||
| 64 | WITH A LITTLE LUCK |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Paul McCartney & Wings (Capitol 4559) | ||||||
| 65 | CALIFORNIA |
57 | 61 | 64 | 7 | |
| Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 8511) | ||||||
| 66 | ON BROADWAY |
80 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| George Benson (Warner Bros. 8542) | ||||||
| 67 | BOOTZILLA |
78 | 85 | 92 | 4 | |
| Bootsy's Rubber Band (Warner Bros. 8512) | ||||||
| 68 | WATCHING THE DETECTIVES |
74 | 84 | -- | 3 | |
| Elvis Costello (Columbia 10705) | ||||||
| 69 | REACHING FOR THE SKY |
79 | 88 | 93 | 4 | |
| Peabo Bryson (Capitol 4522) | ||||||
| 70 | MOVIN' OUT (ANTHONY'S SONG) |
83 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Billy Joel (Columbia 10708) | ||||||
| 71 | TOO MUCH, TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE |
84 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams (Columbia 10693) | ||||||
| 72 | RUMOUR HAS IT |
77 | 86 | -- | 3 | |
| Donna Summer (Casablanca 916) | ||||||
| 73 | SITTING IN LIMBO |
81 | 90 | -- | 3 | |
| Don Brown (1st American 102) | ||||||
| 74 | DON'T COST YOU NOTHING |
82 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 8514) | ||||||
| 75 | WEREWOLVES OF LONDON |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Warren Zevon (Asylum 45472) | ||||||
| 76 | IT'S A HEARTACHE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bonnie Tyler (RCA 11249) | ||||||
| 77 | PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER |
66 | 68 | 78 | 5 | |
| Leif Garrett (Atlantic 3466) | ||||||
| 78 | THAT'S YOUR SECRET |
88 | 93 | 96 | 4 | |
| Sea Level (Capricorn 0287) | ||||||
| 79 | READY FOR THE TIMES TO GET BETTER |
85 | 89 | 90 | 6 | |
| Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1136) | ||||||
| 80 | BOMBS AWAY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bob Weir (Arista 0315) | ||||||
| 81 | IT AMAZES ME |
86 | 87 | 95 | 5 | |
| John Denver (RCA 11214) | ||||||
| 82 | DANCE WITH ME |
90 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Peter Brown (Drive 6269) | ||||||
| 83 | I LOVE MY MUSIC |
87 | 95 | -- | 3 | |
| Wild Cherry (Epic 50500) | ||||||
| 84 | YOU'LL LOVE AGAIN |
89 | 92 | 94 | 4 | |
| Hotel (Mercury 73979) | ||||||
| 85 | TWO OUT OF THREE AIN'T BAD |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Meatloaf (Epic 50513) | ||||||
| 86 | DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Shaun Cassidy (Warner/Curb 8533) | ||||||
| 87 | YOUR LOVE IS SO GOOD FOR ME |
92 | 94 | 97 | 4 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown 1436) | ||||||
| 88 | KINGS AND QUEENS |
91 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Aerosmith (Columbia 10699) | ||||||
| 89 | (I WILL BE YOUR) SHADOW IN THE STREET |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Allan Clarke (Atlantic 3459) | ||||||
| 90 | EVERY KINDA PEOPLE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Robert Palmer (Island 100) | ||||||
| 91 | A LOVER'S QUESTION |
94 | 98 | 99 | 4 | |
| Jacky Ward (Mercury 55018) | ||||||
| 92 | AM I LOSING YOU |
97 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Manhattans (Columbia 10674) | ||||||
| 93 | NEVER GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE |
98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| L.T.D. (A&M 2005) | ||||||
| 94 | DO I LOVE YOU (YES IN EVERY WAY) |
99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Donna Fargo (Warner Bros. 8509) | ||||||
| 95 | WALK RIGHT BACK |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Anne Murray (Capitol 4527) | ||||||
| 96 | (ANY WAY THAT YOU WANT IT) I'LL BE THERE |
96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Starz (Capitol 4546) | ||||||
| 97 | MUSIC, HARMONY AND RHYTHM |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Brooklyn Dreams (Millennium 610) | ||||||
| 98 | LITTLE ONE |
59 | 62 | 72 | 6 | |
| Chicago (Columbia 10683) | ||||||
| 99 | NATIVE NEW YORKER |
58 | 38 | 28 | 20 | |
| Odyssey (RCA 11129) | ||||||
| 100 | YOU'RE IN MY HEART |
61 | 40 | 31 | 23 | |
| Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8475) | ||||||
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:
• "Everybody Loves A Rain Song" by B.J. Thomas (# 62)
• "Hollywood" by Boz Scaggs (# 65)
• "Ffun" by Con Funk Shun (# 67)
• "Theme From Close Encounters" by Meco (# 68)
• "I Can't Hold On" by Karla Bonoff (# 69)
• "Honey Don't Leave L.A." by James Taylor (# 70)
• "Storybook Children (Daybreak)" by Bette Midler (# 76)
• "Woman To Woman" by Barbara Mandrell (# 93)
• "Here You Come Again" by Dolly Parton (# 95)
• "Le Spank" by Le Pamplemousse (#100)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | DANCE ACROSS THE FLOOR |
Jimmy (Bo) Horne | ||||
| 102 | FALLIN' |
Ronnie McDowell | ||||
| 103 | I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN |
Eruption | ||||
| 104 | DOWN THE ROAD |
Bachman-Turner Overdrive | ||||
| 105 | WHEEL IN THE SKY |
Journey | ||||
| 106 | TURN UP THE MUSIC |
Sammy Hagar | ||||
| 107 | I WANT YOU TO BE MINE |
Kayak | ||||
| 108 | ALL THE WAY LOVER |
Millie Jackson | ||||
| 109 | DO YOU WANNA DANCE |
Ramones | ||||
| 110 | NUMBER ONE |
Eloise Laws | ||||