Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending May 6, 1978
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  NIGHT FEVER |
1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| Bee Gees (RSO 889) | ||||||
| 2 | IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU |
2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | |
| Yvonne Elliman (RSO 884) | ||||||
| 3 | THE CLOSER I GET TO YOU |
4 | 5 | 14 | 13 | |
| Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 3463) | ||||||
| 4 | WITH A LITTLE LUCK |
5 | 13 | 19 | 7 | |
| Paul McCartney & Wings (Capitol 4559) | ||||||
| 5 | CAN'T SMILE WITHOUT YOU |
3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| Barry Manilow (Arista 0305) | ||||||
| 6 | YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT |
12 | 19 | 30 | 6 | |
| Grease (RSO 891) | ||||||
| 7 | JACK AND JILL |
7 | 6 | 6 | 20 | |
| Raydio (Arista 0283) | ||||||
| 8 | TOO MUCH, TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE |
20 | 26 | 33 | 8 |  |
| Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams (Columbia 10693) | ||||||
| 9 | DUST IN THE WIND |
8 | 3 | 3 | 15 | |
| Kansas (Kirshner 4274) | ||||||
| 10 | COUNT ON ME |
13 | 17 | 21 | 9 | |
| Jefferson Starship (Grunt 11196) | ||||||
| 11 | LAY DOWN SALLY |
10 | 8 | 4 | 19 | |
| Eric Clapton (RSO 886) | ||||||
| 12 | RUNNING ON EMPTY |
6 | 7 | 8 | 13 | |
| Jackson Browne (Asylum 45460) | ||||||
| 13 | FEELS SO GOOD |
17 | 21 | 26 | 15 | |
| Chuck Mangione (A&M 2001) | ||||||
| 14 | IMAGINARY LOVER |
16 | 22 | 25 | 10 | |
| Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor 14459) | ||||||
| 15 | SHADOW DANCING |
22 | 41 | 51 | 4 | |
| Andy Gibb (RSO 893) | ||||||
| 16 | DISCO INFERNO |
21 | 24 | 28 | 19 | |
| Trammps (Atlantic 3389) | ||||||
| 17 | BABY HOLD ON |
23 | 25 | 27 | 15 | |
| Eddie Money (Columbia 10663) | ||||||
| 18 | WEREWOLVES OF LONDON |
24 | 28 | 39 | 7 | |
| Warren Zevon (Asylum 45472) | ||||||
| 19 | THIS TIME I'M IN IT FOR LOVE |
25 | 35 | 40 | 9 | |
| Player (RSO 890) | ||||||
| 20 | MOVIN' OUT (ANTHONY'S SONG) |
26 | 30 | 37 | 8 | |
| Billy Joel (Columbia 10708) | ||||||
| 21 | GOODBYE GIRL |
9 | 9 | 11 | 22 |  |
| David Gates (Elektra 45450) | ||||||
| 22 | STAYING ALIVE |
19 | 10 | 7 | 22 | |
| Bee Gees (RSO 885) | ||||||
| 23 | ON BROADWAY |
29 | 34 | 41 | 8 | |
| George Benson (Warner Bros. 8542) | ||||||
| 24 | LOVE IS LIKE OXYGEN |
28 | 29 | 35 | 11 | |
| Sweet (Capitol 4549) | ||||||
| 25 | IT'S A HEARTACHE |
31 | 38 | 47 | 7 | |
| Bonnie Tyler (RCA 11249) | ||||||
| 26 | TWO DOORS DOWN |
30 | 32 | 36 | 8 | |
| Dolly Parton (RCA 11240) | ||||||
| 27 | EGO |
33 | 39 | 49 | 4 | |
| Elton John (MCA 40892) | ||||||
| 28 | LET'S ALL CHANT |
32 | 33 | 38 | 11 | |
| Michael Zager Band (Private Stock 45,184) | ||||||
| 29 | SWEET TALKIN' WOMAN |
18 | 18 | 20 | 12 | |
| Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 1145) | ||||||
| 30 | DEACON BLUES |
36 | 48 | 58 | 6 | |
| Steely Dan (ABC 12355) | ||||||
| 31 | DANCE WITH ME |
38 | 42 | 50 | 8 | |
| Peter Brown (Drive 6269) | ||||||
| 32 | THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND |
11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | |
| Andrew Gold (Asylum 45456) | ||||||
| 33 | TWO OUT OF THREE AIN'T BAD |
41 | 54 | 62 | 7 | |
| Meatloaf (Epic 50513) | ||||||
| 34 | BECAUSE THE NIGHT |
43 | 56 | 70 | 5 | |
| Patti Smith Group (Arista 0318) | ||||||
| 35 | EVERY KINDA PEOPLE |
42 | 55 | 63 | 7 | |
| Robert Palmer (Island 100) | ||||||
| 36 | FANTASY |
37 | 37 | 34 | 11 | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10688) | ||||||
| 37 | DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC |
40 | 47 | 56 | 7 | |
| Shaun Cassidy (Warner/Curb 8533) | ||||||
| 38 | FLASH LIGHT |
15 | 15 | 17 | 13 | |
| Parliament (Casablanca 909) | ||||||
| 39 | YOU BELONG TO ME |
52 | 71 | 88 | 4 | |
| Carly Simon (Elektra 45477) | ||||||
| 40 | WE'LL NEVER HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE AGAIN |
14 | 14 | 15 | 11 | |
| England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree 16110) | ||||||
| 41 | FOOLING YOURSELF |
27 | 23 | 24 | 13 | |
| Styx (A&M 2007) | ||||||
| 42 | MORE THAN A WOMAN |
39 | 40 | 43 | 12 | |
| Tavares (Capitol 4500) | ||||||
| 43 | HEARTLESS |
51 | 62 | 73 | 5 | |
| Heart (Mushroom 7031) | ||||||
| 44 | EBONY EYES |
34 | 12 | 12 | 15 | |
| Bob Welch (Capitol 4543) | ||||||
| 45 | MAKE YOU FEEL LOVE AGAIN |
45 | 49 | 59 | 6 | |
| Wet Willie (Epic 50528) | ||||||
| 46 | BEFORE MY HEART FINDS OUT |
35 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
| Gene Cotton (Ariola 7675) | ||||||
| 47 | EMOTION |
44 | 20 | 10 | 26 | |
| Samantha Sang (Private Stock 45,178) | ||||||
| 48 | TAKE A CHANCE ON ME |
60 | 78 | -- | 3 | |
| Abba (Atlantic 3457) | ||||||
| 49 | BAKER STREET |
63 | 76 | 87 | 4 | |
| Gerry Rafferty (United Artists 1192) | ||||||
| 50 | LOVE IS THICKER THAN WATER |
49 | 43 | 23 | 27 | |
| Andy Gibb (RSO 883) | ||||||
| 51 | OUR LOVE |
46 | 27 | 18 | 17 | |
| Natalie Cole (Capitol 4509) | ||||||
| 52 | (I WILL BE YOUR) SHADOW IN THE STREET |
57 | 61 | 68 | 7 | |
| Allan Clarke (Atlantic 3459) | ||||||
| 53 | I'M GONNA TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING |
47 | 31 | 32 | 12 | |
| Rubicon (20th Century 2362) | ||||||
| 54 | THUNDER ISLAND |
48 | 36 | 9 | 21 | |
| Jay Ferguson (Asylum 45444) | ||||||
| 55 | ALWAYS AND FOREVER |
50 | 44 | 22 | 20 | |
| Heatwave (Epic 50490) | ||||||
| 56 | ROCKET RIDE |
54 | 46 | 46 | 10 | |
| Kiss (Casablanca 915) | ||||||
| 57 | WHEEL IN THE SKY |
61 | 66 | 72 | 6 | |
| Journey (Columbia 10700) | ||||||
| 58 | AIN'T GONNA EAT OUT MY HEART ANYMORE |
56 | 60 | 71 | 5 | |
| Angel (Casablanca 914) | ||||||
| 59 | LADY LOVE |
58 | 51 | 44 | 16 | |
| Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int'l 3634) | ||||||
| 60 | THAT'S YOUR SECRET |
53 | 58 | 60 | 10 | |
| Sea Level (Capricorn 0287) | ||||||
| 61 | I WAS ONLY JOKING |
70 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8568) | ||||||
| 62 | BOOGIE SHOES |
55 | 59 | 52 | 14 | |
| KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1025) | ||||||
| 63 | CHEESEBURGER IN PARADISE |
74 | 85 | -- | 3 | |
| Jimmy Buffett (ABC 12358) | ||||||
| 64 | TUMBLING DICE |
75 | 84 | -- | 3 | |
| Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45479) | ||||||
| 65 | I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN |
73 | 79 | 85 | 6 | |
| Eruption (Ariola 7686) | ||||||
| 66 | STAY |
76 | 86 | -- | 3 | |
| Rufus & Chaka Khan (ABC 12349) | ||||||
| 67 | YOU'LL LOVE AGAIN |
71 | 74 | 78 | 10 | |
| Hotel (Mercury 73979) | ||||||
| 68 | YOU'RE THE LOVE |
84 | 95 | 96 | 5 | |
| Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 8551) | ||||||
| 69 | SINCE YOU BEEN GONE |
72 | 75 | 79 | 5 | |
| Head East (A&M 2026) | ||||||
| 70 | BLUER THAN BLUE |
78 | 88 | -- | 3 | |
| Michael Johnson (EMI America 8001) | ||||||
| 71 | OH WHAT A NIGHT FOR DANCING |
81 | 89 | -- | 3 | |
| Barry White (20th Century 2365) | ||||||
| 72 | GROOVE LINE |
82 | 90 | 100 | 4 | |
| Heatwave (Epic 50524) | ||||||
| 73 | EVEN NOW |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Barry Manilow (Arista 0330) | ||||||
| 74 | DANCE ACROSS THE FLOOR |
79 | 82 | 86 | 6 | |
| Jimmy (Bo) Horne (Sunshine Sound 1003) | ||||||
| 75 | THE WANDERER |
83 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Leif Garrett (Atlantic 3476) | ||||||
| 76 | I WANT TO LIVE |
77 | 87 | -- | 3 | |
| John Denver (RCA 11267) | ||||||
| 77 | ALMOST SUMMER |
85 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Celebration Featuring Mike Love (MCA 40891) | ||||||
| 78 | FOLLOW YOU FOLLOW ME |
86 | 98 | -- | 3 | |
| Genesis (Atlantic 3474) | ||||||
| 79 | MAMA LET HIM PLAY |
69 | 72 | 76 | 6 | |
| Doucette (Mushroom 7030) | ||||||
| 80 | I WANT YOU TO BE MINE |
87 | 91 | 91 | 5 | |
| Kayak (Janus 274) | ||||||
| 81 | YOU GOT THAT RIGHT |
68 | 73 | 77 | 5 | |
| Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40888) | ||||||
| 82 | USE TA BE MY GIRL |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3642) | ||||||
| 83 | WARM RIDE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Rare Earth (Prodigal 0640) | ||||||
| 84 | IT'S LATE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Queen (Elektra 45478) | ||||||
| 85 | ISN'T IT ALWAYS LOVE |
90 | 94 | 95 | 5 | |
| Karla Bonoff (Columbia 10710) | ||||||
| 86 | EVERYBODY DANCE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Chic (Atlantic 3469) | ||||||
| 87 | IT'S THE SAME OLD SONG |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1028) | ||||||
| 88 | YOU KEEP ME DANCING |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Samantha Sang (Private Stock 45,188) | ||||||
| 89 | YOU GOT IT |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown 1442) | ||||||
| 90 | WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFE |
94 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Fotomaker (Atlantic 3471) | ||||||
| 91 | GIVE A LITTLE |
95 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Robert John (Ariola 7693) | ||||||
| 92 | I'M ON MY WAY |
98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Captain & Tennille (A&M 2027) | ||||||
| 93 | WEEKEND LOVER |
97 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Odyssey (RCA 11245) | ||||||
| 94 | AFRICANISM / GIMME SOME LOVIN' |
99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Kongas (Polydor 14461) | ||||||
| 95 | CA PLANE POUR MOI |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Plastic Bertrand (Sire 1020) | ||||||
| 96 | OH HOW HAPPY |
96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Skyliners (RCA 11243) | ||||||
| 97 | TAKE ME TO THE NEXT PHASE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2272) | ||||||
| 98 | YANK ME, CRANK ME |
64 | 65 | 69 | 5 | |
| Ted Nugent (Epic 50533) | ||||||
| 99 | CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Tuxedo Junction (Butterfly 1205) | ||||||
| 100 | OH ATLANTA |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Little Feat (Warner Bros. 8566) | ||||||
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:
• "I Go Crazy" by Paul Davis (# 59)
• "Sweet, Sweet Smile" by Carpenters (# 62)
• "Theme Song From 'Which Way Is Up'" by Stargard (# 65)
• "Ready For The Times To Get Better" by Crystal Gayle (# 66)
• "The Circle Is Small (I Can See It In Your Eyes)" by Gordon Lightfoot (# 67)
• "Music, Harmony And Rhythm" by Brooklyn Dreams (# 80)
• "All The Way Lover" by Millie Jackson (# 88)
• "Ocean Of Thoughts And Dreams" by Dramatics (# 89)
• "Do You Wanna Dance" by Ramones (# 91)
• "Bombs Away" by Bob Weir (# 92)
• "Let Me Party With You (pt. 1) (Party, Party, Party)" by Bunny Sigler (# 93)
• "Don't Cost You Nothing" by Ashford & Simpson (#100)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | CRYING IN MY SLEEP |
Art Garfunkel | ||||
| 102 | GET IT UP |
Aerosmith | ||||
| 103 | TAKE ME BACK TO CHICAGO |
Chicago | ||||
| 104 | WONDERFUL TONIGHT |
Eric Clapton | ||||
| 105 | LET'S PUT OUR LOVE BACK TOGETHER |
Micky Denne & Ken Gold | ||||
| 106 | STAY AWHILE |
Continental Miniatures | ||||
| 107 | IT'S SERIOUS |
Cameo | ||||
| 108 | DARLIN' |
Paul Davis featuring Susan Collins | ||||
| 109 | CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS |
Todd Rundgren | ||||
| 110 | RAINY DAY |
Nigel Olsson | ||||