Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending April 15, 1978
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  NIGHT FEVER |
1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| Bee Gees (RSO 889) | ||||||
| 2 | CAN'T SMILE WITHOUT YOU |
2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |
| Barry Manilow (Arista 0305) | ||||||
| 3 | DUST IN THE WIND |
5 | 10 | 12 | 12 | |
| Kansas (Kirshner 4274) | ||||||
| 4 | LAY DOWN SALLY |
3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | |
| Eric Clapton (RSO 886) | ||||||
| 5 | IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU |
8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | |
| Yvonne Elliman (RSO 884) | ||||||
| 6 | JACK AND JILL |
7 | 8 | 10 | 17 | |
| Raydio (Arista 0283) | ||||||
| 7 | STAYING ALIVE |
4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | |
| Bee Gees (RSO 885) | ||||||
| 8 | RUNNING ON EMPTY |
10 | 14 | 20 | 10 | |
| Jackson Browne (Asylum 45460) | ||||||
| 9 | THUNDER ISLAND |
6 | 6 | 8 | 18 | |
| Jay Ferguson (Asylum 45444) | ||||||
| 10 | EMOTION |
9 | 5 | 2 | 23 | |
| Samantha Sang (Private Stock 45,178) | ||||||
| 11 | GOODBYE GIRL |
14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | |
| David Gates (Elektra 45450) | ||||||
| 12 | EBONY EYES |
13 | 15 | 17 | 12 | |
| Bob Welch (Capitol 4543) | ||||||
| 13 | THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND |
15 | 18 | 25 | 10 | |
| Andrew Gold (Asylum 45456) | ||||||
| 14 | THE CLOSER I GET TO YOU |
21 | 28 | 33 | 10 | |
| Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 3463) | ||||||
| 15 | WE'LL NEVER HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE AGAIN |
19 | 23 | 27 | 8 | |
| England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree 16110) | ||||||
| 16 | BEFORE MY HEART FINDS OUT |
18 | 20 | 22 | 13 | |
| Gene Cotton (Ariola 7675) | ||||||
| 17 | FLASH LIGHT |
17 | 19 | 21 | 10 | |
| Parliament (Casablanca 909) | ||||||
| 18 | OUR LOVE |
16 | 17 | 19 | 14 | |
| Natalie Cole (Capitol 4509) | ||||||
| 19 | WITH A LITTLE LUCK |
37 | 49 | 64 | 4 |  |
| Paul McCartney & Wings (Capitol 4559) | ||||||
| 20 | SWEET TALKIN' WOMAN |
23 | 26 | 28 | 9 | |
| Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 1145) | ||||||
| 21 | COUNT ON ME |
24 | 27 | 32 | 6 | |
| Jefferson Starship (Grunt 11196) | ||||||
| 22 | ALWAYS AND FOREVER |
12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | |
| Heatwave (Epic 50490) | ||||||
| 23 | LOVE IS THICKER THAN WATER |
22 | 22 | 9 | 24 | |
| Andy Gibb (RSO 883) | ||||||
| 24 | FOOLING YOURSELF |
26 | 30 | 39 | 10 | |
| Styx (A&M 2007) | ||||||
| 25 | IMAGINARY LOVER |
30 | 36 | 46 | 7 | |
| Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor 14459) | ||||||
| 26 | FEELS SO GOOD |
31 | 35 | 40 | 12 | |
| Chuck Mangione (A&M 2001) | ||||||
| 27 | BABY HOLD ON |
29 | 32 | 38 | 12 | |
| Eddie Money (Columbia 10663) | ||||||
| 28 | DISCO INFERNO |
33 | 37 | 42 | 16 | |
| Trammps (Atlantic 3389) | ||||||
| 29 | I GO CRAZY |
11 | 7 | 7 | 34 |  |
| Paul Davis (Bang 733) | ||||||
| 30 | YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT |
52 | 65 | -- | 3 | |
| Grease (RSO 891) | ||||||
| 31 | THE CIRCLE IS SMALL (I CAN SEE IT IN YOUR EYES) |
32 | 34 | 37 | 10 | |
| Gordon Lightfoot (Warner Bros. 8518) | ||||||
| 32 | I'M GONNA TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING |
34 | 38 | 43 | 9 | |
| Rubicon (20th Century 2362) | ||||||
| 33 | TOO MUCH, TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE |
51 | 61 | 71 | 5 | |
| Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams (Columbia 10693) | ||||||
| 34 | FANTASY |
36 | 41 | 45 | 8 | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10688) | ||||||
| 35 | LOVE IS LIKE OXYGEN |
38 | 43 | 50 | 8 | |
| Sweet (Capitol 4549) | ||||||
| 36 | TWO DOORS DOWN |
43 | 51 | 60 | 5 | |
| Dolly Parton (RCA 11240) | ||||||
| 37 | MOVIN' OUT (ANTHONY'S SONG) |
46 | 55 | 70 | 5 | |
| Billy Joel (Columbia 10708) | ||||||
| 38 | LET'S ALL CHANT |
44 | 50 | 54 | 8 | |
| Michael Zager Band (Private Stock 45,184) | ||||||
| 39 | WEREWOLVES OF LONDON |
50 | 60 | 75 | 4 | |
| Warren Zevon (Asylum 45472) | ||||||
| 40 | THIS TIME I'M IN IT FOR LOVE |
45 | 52 | 61 | 6 | |
| Player (RSO 890) | ||||||
| 41 | ON BROADWAY |
49 | 56 | 66 | 5 | |
| George Benson (Warner Bros. 8542) | ||||||
| 42 | SWEET, SWEET SMILE |
42 | 45 | 48 | 11 | |
| Carpenters (A&M 2008) | ||||||
| 43 | MORE THAN A WOMAN |
48 | 54 | 63 | 9 | |
| Tavares (Capitol 4500) | ||||||
| 44 | LADY LOVE |
20 | 21 | 23 | 13 | |
| Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int'l 3634) | ||||||
| 45 | THEME SONG FROM 'WHICH WAY IS UP' |
25 | 24 | 24 | 14 | |
| Stargard (MCA 40825) | ||||||
| 46 | ROCKET RIDE |
47 | 53 | 59 | 7 | |
| Kiss (Casablanca 915) | ||||||
| 47 | IT'S A HEARTACHE |
56 | 66 | 76 | 4 | |
| Bonnie Tyler (RCA 11249) | ||||||
| 48 | HOT LEGS |
27 | 25 | 26 | 10 | |
| Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8535) | ||||||
| 49 | EGO |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Elton John (MCA 40892) | ||||||
| 50 | DANCE WITH ME |
63 | 73 | 82 | 5 | |
| Peter Brown (Drive 6269) | ||||||
| 51 | SHADOW DANCING |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Andy Gibb (RSO 893) | ||||||
| 52 | BOOGIE SHOES |
41 | 33 | 34 | 11 | |
| KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1025) | ||||||
| 53 | WHAT'S YOUR NAME |
39 | 29 | 14 | 21 | |
| Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40819) | ||||||
| 54 | THE NAME OF THE GAME |
40 | 31 | 16 | 17 | |
| Abba (Atlantic 3449) | ||||||
| 55 | LET ME PARTY WITH YOU (PT. 1) (PARTY, PARTY, PARTY) |
58 | 59 | 62 | 6 | |
| Bunny Sigler (Gold Mind 4008) | ||||||
| 56 | DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC |
69 | 77 | 86 | 4 | |
| Shaun Cassidy (Warner/Curb 8533) | ||||||
| 57 | FALLING |
35 | 12 | 13 | 26 | |
| LeBlanc & Carr (Big Tree 16100) | ||||||
| 58 | DEACON BLUES |
77 | 87 | -- | 3 | |
| Steely Dan (ABC 12355) | ||||||
| 59 | MAKE YOU FEEL LOVE AGAIN |
68 | 76 | -- | 3 | |
| Wet Willie (Epic 50528) | ||||||
| 60 | THAT'S YOUR SECRET |
64 | 69 | 78 | 7 | |
| Sea Level (Capricorn 0287) | ||||||
| 61 | WATCHING THE DETECTIVES |
61 | 64 | 68 | 6 | |
| Elvis Costello (Columbia 10705) | ||||||
| 62 | TWO OUT OF THREE AIN'T BAD |
71 | 79 | 85 | 4 | |
| Meatloaf (Epic 50513) | ||||||
| 63 | EVERY KINDA PEOPLE |
72 | 81 | 90 | 4 | |
| Robert Palmer (Island 100) | ||||||
| 64 | SITTING IN LIMBO |
65 | 68 | 73 | 6 | |
| Don Brown (1st American 102) | ||||||
| 65 | BOMBS AWAY |
67 | 72 | 80 | 4 | |
| Bob Weir (Arista 0315) | ||||||
| 66 | DON'T COST YOU NOTHING |
66 | 70 | 74 | 5 | |
| Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 8514) | ||||||
| 67 | READY FOR THE TIMES TO GET BETTER |
70 | 74 | 79 | 9 | |
| Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1136) | ||||||
| 68 | (I WILL BE YOUR) SHADOW IN THE STREET |
75 | 80 | 89 | 4 | |
| Allan Clarke (Atlantic 3459) | ||||||
| 69 | YANK ME, CRANK ME |
76 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Ted Nugent (Epic 50533) | ||||||
| 70 | BECAUSE THE NIGHT |
81 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Patti Smith Group (Arista 0318) | ||||||
| 71 | AIN'T GONNA EAT OUT MY HEART ANYMORE |
79 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Angel (Casablanca 914) | ||||||
| 72 | WHEEL IN THE SKY |
73 | 83 | -- | 3 | |
| Journey (Columbia 10700) | ||||||
| 73 | HEARTLESS |
82 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Heart (Mushroom 7031) | ||||||
| 74 | SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH |
28 | 11 | 6 | 21 | |
| Dan Hill (20th Century 2355) | ||||||
| 75 | YOUR LOVE IS SO GOOD FOR ME |
78 | 82 | 87 | 7 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown 1436) | ||||||
| 76 | MAMA LET HIM PLAY |
80 | 86 | -- | 3 | |
| Doucette (Mushroom 7030) | ||||||
| 77 | YOU GOT THAT RIGHT |
86 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40888) | ||||||
| 78 | YOU'LL LOVE AGAIN |
83 | 84 | 84 | 7 | |
| Hotel (Mercury 73979) | ||||||
| 79 | SINCE YOU BEEN GONE |
88 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Head East (A&M 2026) | ||||||
| 80 | KINGS AND QUEENS |
84 | 85 | 88 | 5 | |
| Aerosmith (Columbia 10699) | ||||||
| 81 | NEVER GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE |
85 | 90 | 93 | 5 | |
| L.T.D. (A&M 2005) | ||||||
| 82 | JUST THE WAY YOU ARE |
53 | 39 | 29 | 23 | |
| Billy Joel (Columbia 10646) | ||||||
| 83 | A LOVER'S QUESTION |
87 | 88 | 91 | 7 | |
| Jacky Ward (Mercury 55018) | ||||||
| 84 | MUSIC, HARMONY AND RHYTHM |
89 | 91 | 97 | 4 | |
| Brooklyn Dreams (Millennium 610) | ||||||
| 85 | I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN |
93 | 95 | -- | 3 | |
| Eruption (Ariola 7686) | ||||||
| 86 | DANCE ACROSS THE FLOOR |
91 | 94 | -- | 3 | |
| Jimmy (Bo) Horne (Sunshine Sound 1003) | ||||||
| 87 | BAKER STREET |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Gerry Rafferty (United Artists 1192) | ||||||
| 88 | YOU BELONG TO ME |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Carly Simon (Elektra 45477) | ||||||
| 89 | LITTLE ONE |
90 | 93 | 98 | 9 | |
| Chicago (Columbia 10683) | ||||||
| 90 | IT'S YOU THAT I NEED |
54 | 44 | 36 | 11 | |
| Enchantment (Roadshow 1124) | ||||||
| 91 | I WANT YOU TO BE MINE |
95 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Kayak (Janus 274) | ||||||
| 92 | DOWN THE ROAD |
94 | 96 | -- | 3 | |
| Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73987) | ||||||
| 93 | IT'S A HEARTACHE |
96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Juice Newton (Capitol 4552) | ||||||
| 94 | ALL THE WAY LOVER |
97 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Millie Jackson (Spring 179) | ||||||
| 95 | ISN'T IT ALWAYS LOVE |
98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Karla Bonoff (Columbia 10710) | ||||||
| 96 | YOU'RE THE LOVE |
99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 8551) | ||||||
| 97 | OCEAN OF THOUGHTS AND DREAMS |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Dramatics (ABC 12331) | ||||||
| 98 | I COULD HAVE LOVED YOU |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Moments (Stang 5075) | ||||||
| 99 | DO YOU WANNA DANCE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Ramones (Sire 1017) | ||||||
| 100 | GROOVE LINE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Heatwave (Epic 50524) | ||||||
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:
• "(What A) Wonderful World" by Art Garfunkel with James Taylor (# 55)
• "The Way You Do The Things You Do" by Rita Coolidge (# 57)
• "Bootzilla" by Bootsy's Rubber Band (# 59)
• "Reaching For The Sky" by Peabo Bryson (# 60)
• "Peg" by Steely Dan (# 62)
• "I Love My Music" by Wild Cherry (# 74)
• "Am I Losing You" by Manhattans (# 92)
• "Happy Anniversary" by Little River Band (#100)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | TURN UP THE MUSIC |
Sammy Hagar | ||||
| 102 | WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFE |
Fotomaker | ||||
| 103 | GIVE A LITTLE |
Robert John | ||||
| 104 | OH HOW HAPPY |
Skyliners | ||||
| 105 | I LOVE HER, SHE LOVES ME |
NRBQ | ||||
| 106 | NUMBER ONE |
Eloise Laws | ||||
| 107 | I'LL BE WAITING |
Santana | ||||
| 108 | WEEKEND LOVER |
Odyssey | ||||
| 109 | LET'S PUT OUR LOVE BACK TOGETHER |
Micky Denne & Ken Gold | ||||
| 110 | ALMOST SUMMER |
Celebration Featuring Mike Love | ||||