Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending September 30, 1978
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | |
| A Taste Of Honey (Capitol 4565) | ||||||
| 2 |  KISS YOU ALL OVER | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | |
| Exile (Warner/Curb 8589) | ||||||
| 3 |  SUMMER NIGHTS | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
| Grease (RSO 906) | ||||||
| 4 |  HOPELESSLY DEVOTED TO YOU | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| Grease (RSO 903) | ||||||
| 5 |  REMINISCING | 9 | 13 | 16 | 11 | |
| Little River Band (Harvest 4605) | ||||||
| 6 |  HOT CHILD IN THE CITY | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | |
| Nick Gilder (Chrysalis 2226) | ||||||
| 7 |  DON'T LOOK BACK | 8 | 9 | 12 | 7 | |
| Boston (Epic 50590) | ||||||
| 8 |  THREE TIMES A LADY | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | |
| Commodores (Motown 1443) | ||||||
| 9 |  HOT BLOODED | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | |
| Foreigner (Atlantic 3488) | ||||||
| 10 |  YOU NEEDED ME | 13 | 15 | 18 | 13 | |
| Anne Murray (Capitol 4574) | ||||||
| 11 |  WHENEVER I CALL YOU FRIEND | 12 | 16 | 22 | 10 | |
| Kenny Loggins (Columbia 10794) | ||||||
| 12 |  AN EVERLASTING LOVE | 7 | 5 | 5 | 12 | |
| Andy Gibb (RSO 904) | ||||||
| 13 |  RIGHT DOWN THE LINE | 18 | 21 | 26 | 8 | |
| Gerry Rafferty (United Artists 1233) | ||||||
| 14 |  HOLLYWOOD NIGHTS | 17 | 20 | 23 | 8 | |
| Bob Seger (Capitol 4618) | ||||||
| 15 |  YOU AND I | 16 | 19 | 21 | 14 | |
| Rick James (Gordy 7156) | ||||||
| 16 |  LOVE IS IN THE AIR | 19 | 22 | 25 | 12 | |
| John Paul Young (Scotti Bros. 402) | ||||||
| 17 |  WHO ARE YOU | 21 | 26 | 35 | 6 | |
| Who (MCA 40948) | ||||||
| 18 |  GREASE | 11 | 7 | 1 | 19 | |
| Frankie Valli (RSO 897) | ||||||
| 19 |  BACK IN THE U.S.A. | 22 | 25 | 28 | 7 | |
| Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45519) | ||||||
| 20 |  SHAME | 15 | 14 | 8 | 19 | |
| Evelyn King (RCA 11122) | ||||||
| 21 |  COME TOGETHER | 24 | 27 | 31 | 8 | |
| Aerosmith (Columbia 10802) | ||||||
| 22 |  GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10796) | ||||||
| 23 |  YOU NEVER DONE IT LIKE THAT | 29 | 36 | 41 | 10 | |
| Captain & Tennille (A&M 2063) | ||||||
| 24 |  OH! DARLING | 25 | 28 | 32 | 8 | |
| Robin Gibb (RSO 907) | ||||||
| 25 |  GET OFF | 28 | 31 | 34 | 10 | |
| Foxy (Dash 5046) | ||||||
| 26 |  SHE'S ALWAYS A WOMAN | 30 | 35 | 42 | 9 | |
| Billy Joel (Columbia 10788) | ||||||
| 27 |  BEAST OF BURDEN | 39 | 56 | 68 | 4 |  | 
| Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19309) | ||||||
| 28 |  TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP | 31 | 33 | 37 | 13 | |
| Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1214) | ||||||
| 29 |  JOSIE | 33 | 39 | 47 | 6 | |
| Steely Dan (ABC 12404) | ||||||
| 30 |  HOW MUCH I FEEL | 34 | 46 | 54 | 5 | |
| Ambrosia (Warner Bros. 8640) | ||||||
| 31 |  FOOL IF YOU THINK IT'S OVER | 20 | 10 | 10 | 14 |  | 
| Chris Rea (United Artists 1198) | ||||||
| 32 |  I LOVE THE NIGHTLIFE | 36 | 40 | 44 | 14 | |
| Alicia Bridges (Polydor 14483) | ||||||
| 33 |  MAGNET & STEEL | 23 | 17 | 17 | 20 | |
| Walter Egan (Columbia 10719) | ||||||
| 34 |  MACARTHUR PARK | 49 | 64 | 85 | 4 |  | 
| Donna Summer (Casablanca 939) | ||||||
| 35 |  IT'S A LAUGH | 40 | 50 | 61 | 6 | |
| Hall & Oates (RCA 11371) | ||||||
| 36 |  ALL I SEE IS YOUR FACE | 38 | 43 | 49 | 8 | |
| Dan Hill (20th Century 2378) | ||||||
| 37 |  TOOK THE LAST TRAIN | 41 | 48 | 56 | 6 | |
| David Gates (Elektra 45500) | ||||||
| 38 |  MISS YOU | 27 | 23 | 13 | 19 |  | 
| Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19307) | ||||||
| 39 |  SWEET LIFE | 43 | 49 | 55 | 8 | |
| Paul Davis (Bang 738) | ||||||
| 40 |  LOVE WILL FIND A WAY | 26 | 18 | 15 | 19 |  | 
| Pablo Cruise (A&M 2048) | ||||||
| 41 |  CLOSE THE DOOR | 32 | 29 | 19 | 14 | |
| Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int'l 3648) | ||||||
| 42 |  READY TO TAKE A CHANCE AGAIN | 57 | 69 | 87 | 4 |  | 
| Barry Manilow (Arista 0357) | ||||||
| 43 |  PARADISE BY THE DASHBOARD LIGHT | 37 | 38 | 39 | 8 | |
| Meatloaf (Epic 50588) | ||||||
| 44 |  I WILL STILL LOVE YOU | 46 | 47 | 51 | 10 | |
| Stonebolt (Parachute 512) | ||||||
| 45 |  ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE | 47 | 53 | 58 | 8 | |
| Michael Johnson (EMI America 8004) | ||||||
| 46 |  BLUE COLLAR MAN | 53 | 65 | 78 | 4 | |
| Styx (A&M 2087) | ||||||
| 47 |  THEMES FROM THE WIZARD OF OZ | 51 | 58 | 67 | 5 | |
| Meco (Millennium 620) | ||||||
| 48 |  DEVOTED TO YOU | 50 | 52 | 59 | 7 | |
| Carly Simon & James Taylor (Elektra 45506) | ||||||
| 49 |  PRISONER OF YOUR LOVE | 55 | 61 | 70 | 4 | |
| Player (RSO 908) | ||||||
| 50 |  DOUBLE VISION | 65 | -- | -- | 2 |  | 
| Foreigner (Atlantic 3514) | ||||||
| 51 |  I JUST WANNA STOP | 63 | 72 | 83 | 4 |  | 
| Gino Vannelli (A&M 2072) | ||||||
| 52 |  LONDON TOWN | 60 | 70 | 80 | 4 | |
| Paul McCartney & Wings (Capitol 4625) | ||||||
| 53 |  EASE ON DOWN THE ROAD | 56 | 63 | 72 | 5 | |
| Diana Ross & Michael Jackson (MCA 40947) | ||||||
| 54 |  LOVE THEME FROM "EYES OF LAURA MARS" (PRISONER) | 35 | 37 | 38 | 10 |  | 
| Barbra Streisand (Columbia 10777) | ||||||
| 55 |  SHARING THE NIGHT TOGETHER | 67 | 81 | -- | 3 |  | 
| Dr. Hook (Capitol 4621) | ||||||
| 56 |  HEARTBREAKER | 58 | 60 | 66 | 7 | |
| Dolly Parton (RCA 11296) | ||||||
| 57 |  5.7.0.5. | 59 | 62 | 65 | 12 | |
| City Boy (Mercury 73999) | ||||||
| 58 |  HOLDING ON (WHEN LOVE IS GONE) | 62 | 66 | 69 | 6 | |
| L.T.D. (A&M 2057) | ||||||
| 59 |  LIFE'S BEEN GOOD | 42 | 34 | 30 | 18 |  | 
| Joe Walsh (Asylum 45493) | ||||||
| 60 |  EVERYBODY NEEDS LOVE | 70 | 79 | 89 | 4 | |
| Stephen Bishop (ABC 12406) | ||||||
| 61 |  STRAIGHT ON | 68 | 78 | -- | 3 | |
| Heart (Portrait 70020) | ||||||
| 62 |  MACHO MAN | 45 | 45 | 40 | 15 |  | 
| Village People (Casablanca 922) | ||||||
| 63 |  SUBSTITUTE | 71 | 73 | 82 | 5 | |
| Clout (Epic 50591) | ||||||
| 64 |  CHANGE OF HEART | 74 | 86 | -- | 3 | |
| Eric Carmen (Arista 0354) | ||||||
| 65 |  DON'T WANT TO LIVE WITHOUT IT | 78 | -- | -- | 2 |  | 
| Pablo Cruise (A&M 2076) | ||||||
| 66 |  PEGGY SUE | 69 | 71 | 75 | 5 | |
| Beach Boys (Brother/Reprise 1394) | ||||||
| 67 |  ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE (PT. 1) | 77 | 89 | -- | 3 | |
| Funkadelic (Warner Bros. 8618) | ||||||
| 68 |  DANCE (DISCO HEAT) | 72 | 74 | 77 | 6 | |
| Sylvester (Fantasy 827) | ||||||
| 69 |  BADLANDS | 52 | 54 | 60 | 5 |  | 
| Bruce Springsteen (Columbia 10801) | ||||||
| 70 |  LIGHTS | 73 | 75 | 76 | 6 | |
| Journey (Columbia 10800) | ||||||
| 71 |  GOT TO HAVE LOVING | 80 | 90 | -- | 3 | |
| Don Ray (Polydor 14489) | ||||||
| 72 |  TWO TICKETS TO PARADISE | 44 | 30 | 20 | 14 |  | 
| Eddie Money (Columbia 10765) | ||||||
| 73 |  YOU | 54 | 32 | 27 | 15 |  | 
| Rita Coolidge (A&M 2058) | ||||||
| 74 |  LAST DANCE | 61 | 42 | 33 | 21 |  | 
| Donna Summer (Casablanca 926) | ||||||
| 75 |  JUST WHAT I NEEDED | 48 | 24 | 24 | 16 |  | 
| Cars (Elektra 45491) | ||||||
| 76 |  RAINING IN MY HEART | 85 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 8682) | ||||||
| 77 |  LET'S GET CRAZY TONIGHT | 64 | 67 | 71 | 6 |  | 
| Rupert Holmes (Private Stock 45,199) | ||||||
| 78 |  LIKE A SUNDAY IN SALEM (THE AMOS & ANDY SONG) | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| Gene Cotton (Ariola 7723) | ||||||
| 79 |  WAVELENGTH | 87 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 8661) | ||||||
| 80 |  CRAZY FEELIN' | 88 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Jefferson Starship (Grunt 11374) | ||||||
| 81 |  SEARCHING FOR A THRILL | 90 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Starbuck (United Artists 1245) | ||||||
| 82 |  MY ANGEL BABY | 66 | 41 | 29 | 19 |  | 
| Toby Beau (RCA 11250) | ||||||
| 83 |  FLYING HIGH | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| Commodores (Motown 1452) | ||||||
| 84 |  GREASED LIGHTNING | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| Grease (RSO 909) | ||||||
| 85 |  LISTEN TO HER HEART | 94 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (Shelter 62011) | ||||||
| 86 |  TIME PASSAGES | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| Al Stewart (Arista 0362) | ||||||
| 87 |  STRANGE WAY | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| Firefall (Atlantic 3518) | ||||||
| 88 |  CHAMPAGNE JAM | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor 14504) | ||||||
| 89 |  RUN FOR HOME | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| Lindisfarne (Atco 7093) | ||||||
| 90 |  DREADLOCK HOLIDAY | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| 10cc (Polydor 14511) | ||||||
| 91 |  FOREVER AUTUMN | 95 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Justin Hayward (Columbia 10799) | ||||||
| 92 |  SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND | 92 | 95 | 98 | 4 | |
| Beatles (Capitol 4612) | ||||||
| 93 |  YOU SHOULD DO IT | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| Peter Brown with Betty Wright (Drive 6272) | ||||||
| 94 |  HOT SHOT | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| Karen Young (West End 1211) | ||||||
| 95 |  SHAKE AND DANCE WITH ME | 79 | 59 | 62 | 10 |  | 
| Con Funk Shun (Mercury 74008) | ||||||
| 96 |  YOU | 81 | 51 | 53 | 9 |  | 
| McCrarys (Portrait 70014) | ||||||
| 97 |  THINK IT OVER | 75 | 44 | 45 | 11 |  | 
| Cheryl Ladd (Capitol 4599) | ||||||
| 98 |  ROCK & ROLL FANTASY | 82 | 55 | 36 | 12 |  | 
| Kinks (Arista 0342) | ||||||
| 99 |  IN FOR THE NIGHT | 76 | 77 | 81 | 6 |  | 
| Dirt Band (United Artists 1228) | ||||||
| 100 |  COPACABANA | 83 | 57 | 46 | 17 |  | 
| Barry Manilow (Arista 0339) | ||||||
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Songs which dropped out of the Top 100 this week:
    • "Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty (# 84)
    • "Shadow Dancing" by Andy Gibb (# 86)
    • "Stuff Like That" by Quincy Jones (# 89)
    • "New Orleans Ladies" by Louisiana's Le Roux (# 91)
    • "Brandy" by O'Jays (# 93)
    • "Raise A Little Hell" by Trooper (# 96)
    • "I'm Not Gonna Let It Bother Me Tonight" by Atlanta Rhythm Section (# 97)
    • "Flyin'" by Prism (# 98)
    • "She Loves To Be In Love" by Charlie (# 99)
    • "Blame It On The Boogie" by Mick Jackson (#100)


 
 