Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending September 23, 1978
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | ||
| A Taste Of Honey (Capitol 4565) | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 12 | ||
| Exile (Warner/Curb 8589) | ||||||
| 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | ||
| Grease (RSO 903) | ||||||
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | ||
| Commodores (Motown 1443) | ||||||
| 5 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 8 | ||
| Grease (RSO 906) | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 13 | ||
| Foreigner (Atlantic 3488) | ||||||
| 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | ||
| Andy Gibb (RSO 904) | ||||||
| 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 6 | ||
| Boston (Epic 50590) | ||||||
| 9 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 10 | ||
| Little River Band (Harvest 4605) | ||||||
| 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | ||
| Nick Gilder (Chrysalis 2226) | ||||||
| 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | ||
| Frankie Valli (RSO 897) | ||||||
| 12 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 9 | ||
| Kenny Loggins (Columbia 10794) | ||||||
| 13 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 12 | ||
| Anne Murray (Capitol 4574) | ||||||
| 14 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 10 | ||
| Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10796) | ||||||
| 15 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 18 | ||
| Evelyn King (RCA 11122) | ||||||
| 16 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 13 | ||
| Rick James (Gordy 7156) | ||||||
| 17 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 7 | ||
| Bob Seger (Capitol 4618) | ||||||
| 18 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 7 | ||
| Gerry Rafferty (United Artists 1233) | ||||||
| 19 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 11 | ||
| John Paul Young (Scotti Bros. 402) | ||||||
| 20 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | ||
| Chris Rea (United Artists 1198) | ||||||
| 21 | 26 | 35 | 47 | 5 | ||
| Who (MCA 40948) | ||||||
| 22 | 25 | 28 | 33 | 6 | ||
| Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45519) | ||||||
| 23 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 19 | ||
| Walter Egan (Columbia 10719) | ||||||
| 24 | 27 | 31 | 36 | 7 | ||
| Aerosmith (Columbia 10802) | ||||||
| 25 | 28 | 32 | 35 | 7 | ||
| Robin Gibb (RSO 907) | ||||||
| 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 18 | ||
| Pablo Cruise (A&M 2048) | ||||||
| 27 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 18 | ||
| Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19307) | ||||||
| 28 | 31 | 34 | 38 | 9 | ||
| Foxy (Dash 5046) | ||||||
| 29 | 36 | 41 | 48 | 9 | ||
| Captain & Tennille (A&M 2063) | ||||||
| 30 | 35 | 42 | 49 | 8 | ||
| Billy Joel (Columbia 10788) | ||||||
| 31 | 33 | 37 | 41 | 12 | ||
| Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1214) | ||||||
| 32 | 29 | 19 | 21 | 13 | ||
| Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int'l 3648) | ||||||
| 33 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 5 | ||
| Steely Dan (ABC 12404) | ||||||
| 34 | 46 | 54 | 66 | 4 | ![]() | |
| Ambrosia (Warner Bros. 8640) | ||||||
| 35 | 37 | 38 | 45 | 9 | ||
| Barbra Streisand (Columbia 10777) | ||||||
| 36 | 40 | 44 | 51 | 13 | ||
| Alicia Bridges (Polydor 14483) | ||||||
| 37 | 38 | 39 | 43 | 7 | ||
| Meatloaf (Epic 50588) | ||||||
| 38 | 43 | 49 | 58 | 7 | ||
| Dan Hill (20th Century 2378) | ||||||
| 39 | 56 | 68 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19309) | ||||||
| 40 | 50 | 61 | 74 | 5 | ||
| Hall & Oates (RCA 11371) | ||||||
| 41 | 48 | 56 | 63 | 5 | ||
| David Gates (Elektra 45500) | ||||||
| 42 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 17 | ||
| Joe Walsh (Asylum 45493) | ||||||
| 43 | 49 | 55 | 62 | 7 | ||
| Paul Davis (Bang 738) | ||||||
| 44 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 13 | ![]() | |
| Eddie Money (Columbia 10765) | ||||||
| 45 | 45 | 40 | 31 | 14 | ||
| Village People (Casablanca 922) | ||||||
| 46 | 47 | 51 | 57 | 9 | ||
| Stonebolt (Parachute 512) | ||||||
| 47 | 53 | 58 | 64 | 7 | ||
| Michael Johnson (EMI America 8004) | ||||||
| 48 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 15 | ![]() | |
| Cars (Elektra 45491) | ||||||
| 49 | 64 | 85 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Donna Summer (Casablanca 939) | ||||||
| 50 | 52 | 59 | 69 | 6 | ||
| Carly Simon & James Taylor (Elektra 45506) | ||||||
| 51 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 4 | ||
| Meco (Millennium 620) | ||||||
| 52 | 54 | 60 | 67 | 4 | ||
| Bruce Springsteen (Columbia 10801) | ||||||
| 53 | 65 | 78 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Styx (A&M 2087) | ||||||
| 54 | 32 | 27 | 17 | 14 | ![]() | |
| Rita Coolidge (A&M 2058) | ||||||
| 55 | 61 | 70 | -- | 3 | ||
| Player (RSO 908) | ||||||
| 56 | 63 | 72 | 81 | 4 | ||
| Diana Ross & Michael Jackson (MCA 40947) | ||||||
| 57 | 69 | 87 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Barry Manilow (Arista 0357) | ||||||
| 58 | 60 | 66 | 72 | 6 | ||
| Dolly Parton (RCA 11296) | ||||||
| 59 | 62 | 65 | 71 | 11 | ||
| City Boy (Mercury 73999) | ||||||
| 60 | 70 | 80 | -- | 3 | ||
| Paul McCartney & Wings (Capitol 4625) | ||||||
| 61 | 42 | 33 | 25 | 20 | ![]() | |
| Donna Summer (Casablanca 926) | ||||||
| 62 | 66 | 69 | 85 | 5 | ||
| L.T.D. (A&M 2057) | ||||||
| 63 | 72 | 83 | -- | 3 | ||
| Gino Vannelli (A&M 2072) | ||||||
| 64 | 67 | 71 | 80 | 5 | ||
| Rupert Holmes (Private Stock 45,199) | ||||||
| 65 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Foreigner (Atlantic 3514) | ||||||
| 66 | 41 | 29 | 18 | 18 | ![]() | |
| Toby Beau (RCA 11250) | ||||||
| 67 | 81 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Dr. Hook (Capitol 4621) | ||||||
| 68 | 78 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Heart (Portrait 70020) | ||||||
| 69 | 71 | 75 | 83 | 4 | ||
| Beach Boys (Brother/Reprise 1394) | ||||||
| 70 | 79 | 89 | -- | 3 | ||
| Stephen Bishop (ABC 12406) | ||||||
| 71 | 73 | 82 | 90 | 4 | ||
| Clout (Epic 50591) | ||||||
| 72 | 74 | 77 | 86 | 5 | ||
| Sylvester (Fantasy 827) | ||||||
| 73 | 75 | 76 | 79 | 5 | ||
| Journey (Columbia 10800) | ||||||
| 74 | 86 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Eric Carmen (Arista 0354) | ||||||
| 75 | 44 | 45 | 50 | 10 | ![]() | |
| Cheryl Ladd (Capitol 4599) | ||||||
| 76 | 77 | 81 | 87 | 5 | ||
| Dirt Band (United Artists 1228) | ||||||
| 77 | 89 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Funkadelic (Warner Bros. 8618) | ||||||
| 78 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Pablo Cruise (A&M 2076) | ||||||
| 79 | 59 | 62 | 70 | 9 | ![]() | |
| Con Funk Shun (Mercury 74008) | ||||||
| 80 | 90 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Don Ray (Polydor 14489) | ||||||
| 81 | 51 | 53 | 59 | 8 | ![]() | |
| McCrarys (Portrait 70014) | ||||||
| 82 | 55 | 36 | 37 | 11 | ![]() | |
| Kinks (Arista 0342) | ||||||
| 83 | 57 | 46 | 34 | 16 | ![]() | |
| Barry Manilow (Arista 0339) | ||||||
| 84 | 68 | 50 | 42 | 24 | ![]() | |
| Gerry Rafferty (United Artists 1192) | ||||||
| 85 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 8682) | ||||||
| 86 | 76 | 48 | 39 | 24 | ||
| Andy Gibb (RSO 893) | ||||||
| 87 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 8661) | ||||||
| 88 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Jefferson Starship (Grunt 11374) | ||||||
| 89 | 80 | 43 | 32 | 19 | ||
| Quincy Jones (A&M 2043) | ||||||
| 90 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Starbuck (United Artists 1245) | ||||||
| 91 | 83 | 57 | 55 | 13 | ||
| Louisiana's Le Roux (Capitol 4586) | ||||||
| 92 | 95 | 98 | -- | 3 | ||
| Beatles (Capitol 4612) | ||||||
| 93 | 93 | 93 | 76 | 7 | ||
| O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3652) | ||||||
| 94 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (Shelter 62011) | ||||||
| 95 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Justin Hayward (Columbia 10799) | ||||||
| 96 | 87 | 74 | 73 | 7 | ||
| Trooper (MCA 40924) | ||||||
| 97 | 82 | 52 | 44 | 16 | ![]() | |
| Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor 14484) | ||||||
| 98 | 85 | 63 | 65 | 10 | ![]() | |
| Prism (Ariola 7714) | ||||||
| 99 | 88 | 79 | 61 | 9 | ![]() | |
| Charlie (Janus 276) | ||||||
| 100 | 84 | 64 | 68 | 6 | ![]() | |
| Mick Jackson (Atco 7091) | ||||||
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:
• "Steppin' In A Slide Zone" by Moody Blues (# 91)
• "Livingston Saturday Night" by Jimmy Buffett (# 92)
• "Stay" by Jackson Browne (# 94)
• "Use Ta Be My Girl" by O'Jays (# 96)
• "Long Hot Summer Nights" by Wendy Waldman (# 97)
• "Still The Same" by Bob Seger (# 98)
• "It's A Heartache" by Bonnie Tyler (# 99)
• "You're The One That I Want" by Grease (#100)


