Sunday October 8, 1978
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending October 7, 1978



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1   KISS YOU ALL OVER 2 2 2 14
Exile (Warner/Curb 8589)
2   BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE 1 1 1 16
A Taste Of Honey (Capitol 4565)
3   SUMMER NIGHTS 3 5 8 10
Grease (RSO 906)
4   REMINISCING 5 9 13 12
Little River Band (Harvest 4605)
5   HOT CHILD IN THE CITY 6 10 12 17
Nick Gilder (Chrysalis 2226)
6   HOPELESSLY DEVOTED TO YOU 4 3 4 14
Grease (RSO 903)
7   DON'T LOOK BACK 7 8 9 8
Boston (Epic 50590)
8   YOU NEEDED ME 10 13 15 14
Anne Murray (Capitol 4574)
9   WHENEVER I CALL YOU FRIEND 11 12 16 11
Kenny Loggins (Columbia 10794)
10   THREE TIMES A LADY 8 4 3 16
Commodores (Motown 1443)
11   RIGHT DOWN THE LINE 13 18 21 9
Gerry Rafferty (United Artists 1233)
12   WHO ARE YOU 17 21 26 7
Who (MCA 40948)
13   HOLLYWOOD NIGHTS 14 17 20 9
Bob Seger (Capitol 4618)
14   LOVE IS IN THE AIR 16 19 22 13
John Paul Young (Scotti Bros. 402)
15   BACK IN THE U.S.A. 19 22 25 8
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45519)
16   HOT BLOODED 9 6 6 15
Foreigner (Atlantic 3488)
17   MACARTHUR PARK 34 49 64 5  
Donna Summer (Casablanca 939)
18   YOU NEVER DONE IT LIKE THAT 23 29 36 11
Captain & Tennille (A&M 2063)
19   BEAST OF BURDEN 27 39 56 5
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19309)
20   COME TOGETHER 21 24 27 9
Aerosmith (Columbia 10802)
21   SHE'S ALWAYS A WOMAN 26 30 35 10
Billy Joel (Columbia 10788)
22   HOW MUCH I FEEL 30 34 46 6
Ambrosia (Warner Bros. 8640)
23   GET OFF 25 28 31 11
Foxy (Dash 5046)
24   TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP 28 31 33 14
Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1214)
25   JOSIE 29 33 39 7
Steely Dan (ABC 12404)
26   YOU AND I 15 16 19 15  
Rick James (Gordy 7156)
27   I LOVE THE NIGHTLIFE 32 36 40 15
Alicia Bridges (Polydor 14483)
28   AN EVERLASTING LOVE 12 7 5 13  
Andy Gibb (RSO 904)
29   IT'S A LAUGH 35 40 50 7
Hall & Oates (RCA 11371)
30   READY TO TAKE A CHANCE AGAIN 42 57 69 5  
Barry Manilow (Arista 0357)
31   DOUBLE VISION 50 65 -- 3  
Foreigner (Atlantic 3514)
32   TOOK THE LAST TRAIN 37 41 48 7
David Gates (Elektra 45500)
33   GREASE 18 11 7 20  
Frankie Valli (RSO 897)
34   SWEET LIFE 39 43 49 9
Paul Davis (Bang 738)
35   ALL I SEE IS YOUR FACE 36 38 43 9
Dan Hill (20th Century 2378)
36   I JUST WANNA STOP 51 63 72 5  
Gino Vannelli (A&M 2072)
37   GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE 22 14 11 12  
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10796)
38   I WILL STILL LOVE YOU 44 46 47 11
Stonebolt (Parachute 512)
39   SHAME 20 15 14 20  
Evelyn King (RCA 11122)
40   BLUE COLLAR MAN 46 53 65 5
Styx (A&M 2087)
41   ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE 45 47 53 9
Michael Johnson (EMI America 8004)
42   PRISONER OF YOUR LOVE 49 55 61 5
Player (RSO 908)
43   THEMES FROM THE WIZARD OF OZ 47 51 58 6
Meco (Millennium 620)
44   SHARING THE NIGHT TOGETHER 55 67 81 4  
Dr. Hook (Capitol 4621)
45   EASE ON DOWN THE ROAD 53 56 63 6
Diana Ross & Michael Jackson (MCA 40947)
46   FOOL IF YOU THINK IT'S OVER 31 20 10 15  
Chris Rea (United Artists 1198)
47   LONDON TOWN 52 60 70 5
Paul McCartney & Wings (Capitol 4625)
48   MAGNET & STEEL 33 23 17 21  
Walter Egan (Columbia 10719)
49   OH! DARLING 24 25 28 9  
Robin Gibb (RSO 907)
50   EVERYBODY NEEDS LOVE 60 70 79 5
Stephen Bishop (ABC 12406)
51   DON'T WANT TO LIVE WITHOUT IT 65 78 -- 3  
Pablo Cruise (A&M 2076)
52   MISS YOU 38 27 23 20  
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19307)
53   STRAIGHT ON 61 68 78 4
Heart (Portrait 70020)
54   ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE (PT. 1) 67 77 89 4  
Funkadelic (Warner Bros. 8618)
55   5.7.0.5. 57 59 62 13
City Boy (Mercury 73999)
56   LOVE WILL FIND A WAY 40 26 18 20  
Pablo Cruise (A&M 2048)
57   CHANGE OF HEART 64 74 86 4
Eric Carmen (Arista 0354)
58   HOLDING ON (WHEN LOVE IS GONE) 58 62 66 7
L.T.D. (A&M 2057)
59   PARADISE BY THE DASHBOARD LIGHT 43 37 38 9  
Meatloaf (Epic 50588)
60   SUBSTITUTE 63 71 73 6
Clout (Epic 50591)
61   CLOSE THE DOOR 41 32 29 15  
Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int'l 3648)
62   LOVE THEME FROM "EYES OF LAURA MARS" (PRISONER) 54 35 37 11
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 10777)
63   DEVOTED TO YOU 48 50 52 8  
Carly Simon & James Taylor (Elektra 45506)
64   MACHO MAN 62 45 45 16
Village People (Casablanca 922)
65   DANCE (DISCO HEAT) 68 72 74 7
Sylvester (Fantasy 827)
66   RAINING IN MY HEART 76 85 -- 3
Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 8682)
67   LIGHTS 70 73 75 7
Journey (Columbia 10800)
68   GOT TO HAVE LOVING 71 80 90 4
Don Ray (Polydor 14489)
69   LIKE A SUNDAY IN SALEM (THE AMOS & ANDY SONG) 78 -- -- 2
Gene Cotton (Ariola 7723)
70   STRANGE WAY 87 -- -- 2  
Firefall (Atlantic 3518)
71   TIME PASSAGES 86 -- -- 2  
Al Stewart (Arista 0362)
72   SEARCHING FOR A THRILL 81 90 -- 3
Starbuck (United Artists 1245)
73   GREASED LIGHTNING 84 -- -- 2  
Grease (RSO 909)
74   FLYING HIGH 83 -- -- 2
Commodores (Motown 1452)
75   WAVELENGTH 79 87 -- 3
Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 8661)
76   CRAZY FEELIN' 80 88 -- 3
Jefferson Starship (Grunt 11374)
77   LISTEN TO HER HEART 85 94 -- 3
Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (Shelter 62011)
78   CHAMPAGNE JAM 88 -- -- 2
Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor 14504)
79   HEARTBREAKER 56 58 60 8  
Dolly Parton (RCA 11296)
80   DREADLOCK HOLIDAY 90 -- -- 2
10cc (Polydor 14511)
81   RUN FOR HOME 89 -- -- 2
Lindisfarne (Atco 7093)
82   FOREVER AUTUMN 91 95 -- 3
Justin Hayward (Columbia 10799)
83   LIFE'S BEEN GOOD 59 42 34 19  
Joe Walsh (Asylum 45493)
84   PEGGY SUE 66 69 71 6  
Beach Boys (Brother/Reprise 1394)
85   THIS IS LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Paul Anka (RCA 11395)
86   TWO TICKETS TO PARADISE 72 44 30 15  
Eddie Money (Columbia 10765)
87   ON THE SHELF -- -- -- 1  
Donny & Marie Osmond (Polydor 14510)
88   I'M EVERY WOMAN -- -- -- 1  
Chaka Khan (Warner Bros. 8683)
89   THE POWER OF GOLD -- -- -- 1  
Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon 50606)
90   HOLD THE LINE -- -- -- 1  
Toto (Columbia 10830)
91   YOU SHOULD DO IT 93 -- -- 2
Peter Brown with Betty Wright (Drive 6272)
92   HOT SHOT 94 -- -- 2
Karen Young (West End 1211)
93   JUST WHAT I NEEDED 75 48 24 17  
Cars (Elektra 45491)
94   BADLANDS 69 52 54 6  
Bruce Springsteen (Columbia 10801)
95   LOUIE, LOUIE -- -- -- 1  
John Belushi (MCA 40950)
96   THERE'LL NEVER BE -- -- -- 1  
Switch (Gordy 7159)
97   NEW YORK CITY -- -- -- 1  
Zwol (EMI America 8005)
98   WHEN YOU FEEL LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Bob McGilpin (Butterfly 1211)
99   MARTHA (YOUR LOVERS COME AND GO) -- -- -- 1  
Gabriel (Epic 50594)
100   LAST DANCE 74 61 42 22  
Donna Summer (Casablanca 926)

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:

   • "You" by Rita Coolidge (# 73)
   • "Let's Get Crazy Tonight" by Rupert Holmes (# 77)
   • "My Angel Baby" by Toby Beau (# 82)
   • "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" by Beatles (# 92)
   • "Shake And Dance With Me" by Con Funk Shun (# 95)
   • "You" by McCrarys (# 96)
   • "Think It Over" by Cheryl Ladd (# 97)
   • "Rock & Roll Fantasy" by Kinks (# 98)
   • "In For The Night" by Dirt Band (# 99)
   • "Copacabana" by Barry Manilow (#100)

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