Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending October 14, 1978
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | ||
| Exile (Warner/Curb 8589) | ||||||
| 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18 | ||
| Nick Gilder (Chrysalis 2226) | ||||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | ||
| Little River Band (Harvest 4605) | ||||||
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | ||
| A Taste Of Honey (Capitol 4565) | ||||||
| 5 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | ||
| Anne Murray (Capitol 4574) | ||||||
| 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | ||
| Kenny Loggins (Columbia 10794) | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
| Boston (Epic 50590) | ||||||
| 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | ||
| Grease (RSO 906) | ||||||
| 9 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 10 | ||
| Gerry Rafferty (United Artists 1233) | ||||||
| 10 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 8 | ||
| Who (MCA 40948) | ||||||
| 11 | 17 | 34 | 49 | 6 | ||
| Donna Summer (Casablanca 939) | ||||||
| 12 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 9 | ||
| Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45519) | ||||||
| 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 14 | ||
| John Paul Young (Scotti Bros. 402) | ||||||
| 14 | 19 | 27 | 39 | 6 | ||
| Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19309) | ||||||
| 15 | 18 | 23 | 29 | 12 | ||
| Captain & Tennille (A&M 2063) | ||||||
| 16 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | ||
| Grease (RSO 903) | ||||||
| 17 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 10 | ||
| Bob Seger (Capitol 4618) | ||||||
| 18 | 22 | 30 | 34 | 7 | ||
| Ambrosia (Warner Bros. 8640) | ||||||
| 19 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 11 | ||
| Billy Joel (Columbia 10788) | ||||||
| 20 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 12 | ||
| Foxy (Dash 5046) | ||||||
| 21 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 15 | ||
| Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1214) | ||||||
| 22 | 25 | 29 | 33 | 8 | ||
| Steely Dan (ABC 12404) | ||||||
| 23 | 30 | 42 | 57 | 6 | ||
| Barry Manilow (Arista 0357) | ||||||
| 24 | 27 | 32 | 36 | 16 | ||
| Alicia Bridges (Polydor 14483) | ||||||
| 25 | 31 | 50 | 65 | 4 | ||
| Foreigner (Atlantic 3514) | ||||||
| 26 | 29 | 35 | 40 | 8 | ||
| Hall & Oates (RCA 11371) | ||||||
| 27 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 17 | ![]() | |
| Commodores (Motown 1443) | ||||||
| 28 | 36 | 51 | 63 | 6 | ||
| Gino Vannelli (A&M 2072) | ||||||
| 29 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 16 | ![]() | |
| Foreigner (Atlantic 3488) | ||||||
| 30 | 34 | 39 | 43 | 10 | ||
| Paul Davis (Bang 738) | ||||||
| 31 | 32 | 37 | 41 | 8 | ||
| David Gates (Elektra 45500) | ||||||
| 32 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 10 | ![]() | |
| Aerosmith (Columbia 10802) | ||||||
| 33 | 44 | 55 | 67 | 5 | ![]() | |
| Dr. Hook (Capitol 4621) | ||||||
| 34 | 38 | 44 | 46 | 12 | ||
| Stonebolt (Parachute 512) | ||||||
| 35 | 26 | 15 | 16 | 16 | ||
| Rick James (Gordy 7156) | ||||||
| 36 | 40 | 46 | 53 | 6 | ||
| Styx (A&M 2087) | ||||||
| 37 | 42 | 49 | 55 | 6 | ||
| Player (RSO 908) | ||||||
| 38 | 43 | 47 | 51 | 7 | ||
| Meco (Millennium 620) | ||||||
| 39 | 41 | 45 | 47 | 10 | ||
| Michael Johnson (EMI America 8004) | ||||||
| 40 | 54 | 67 | 77 | 5 | ![]() | |
| Funkadelic (Warner Bros. 8618) | ||||||
| 41 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 14 | ![]() | |
| Andy Gibb (RSO 904) | ||||||
| 42 | 45 | 53 | 56 | 7 | ||
| Diana Ross & Michael Jackson (MCA 40947) | ||||||
| 43 | 47 | 52 | 60 | 6 | ||
| Paul McCartney & Wings (Capitol 4625) | ||||||
| 44 | 51 | 65 | 78 | 4 | ||
| Pablo Cruise (A&M 2076) | ||||||
| 45 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 6 | ||
| Stephen Bishop (ABC 12406) | ||||||
| 46 | 33 | 18 | 11 | 21 | ![]() | |
| Frankie Valli (RSO 897) | ||||||
| 47 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 5 | ||
| Heart (Portrait 70020) | ||||||
| 48 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 10 | ![]() | |
| Dan Hill (20th Century 2378) | ||||||
| 49 | 39 | 20 | 15 | 21 | ||
| Evelyn King (RCA 11122) | ||||||
| 50 | 57 | 64 | 74 | 5 | ||
| Eric Carmen (Arista 0354) | ||||||
| 51 | 37 | 22 | 14 | 13 | ![]() | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10796) | ||||||
| 52 | 55 | 57 | 59 | 14 | ||
| City Boy (Mercury 73999) | ||||||
| 53 | 46 | 31 | 20 | 16 | ||
| Chris Rea (United Artists 1198) | ||||||
| 54 | 48 | 33 | 23 | 22 | ||
| Walter Egan (Columbia 10719) | ||||||
| 55 | 65 | 68 | 72 | 8 | ||
| Sylvester (Fantasy 827) | ||||||
| 56 | 58 | 58 | 62 | 8 | ||
| L.T.D. (A&M 2057) | ||||||
| 57 | 60 | 63 | 71 | 7 | ||
| Clout (Epic 50591) | ||||||
| 58 | 66 | 76 | 85 | 4 | ||
| Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 8682) | ||||||
| 59 | 71 | 86 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Al Stewart (Arista 0362) | ||||||
| 60 | 68 | 71 | 80 | 5 | ||
| Don Ray (Polydor 14489) | ||||||
| 61 | 69 | 78 | -- | 3 | ||
| Gene Cotton (Ariola 7723) | ||||||
| 62 | 52 | 38 | 27 | 21 | ||
| Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19307) | ||||||
| 63 | 70 | 87 | -- | 3 | ||
| Firefall (Atlantic 3518) | ||||||
| 64 | 72 | 81 | 90 | 4 | ||
| Starbuck (United Artists 1245) | ||||||
| 65 | 56 | 40 | 26 | 21 | ||
| Pablo Cruise (A&M 2048) | ||||||
| 66 | 73 | 84 | -- | 3 | ||
| Grease (RSO 909) | ||||||
| 67 | 74 | 83 | -- | 3 | ||
| Commodores (Motown 1452) | ||||||
| 68 | 49 | 24 | 25 | 10 | ![]() | |
| Robin Gibb (RSO 907) | ||||||
| 69 | 78 | 88 | -- | 3 | ||
| Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor 14504) | ||||||
| 70 | 80 | 90 | -- | 3 | ||
| 10cc (Polydor 14511) | ||||||
| 71 | 82 | 91 | 95 | 4 | ![]() | |
| Justin Hayward (Columbia 10799) | ||||||
| 72 | 75 | 79 | 87 | 4 | ||
| Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 8661) | ||||||
| 73 | 77 | 85 | 94 | 4 | ||
| Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (Shelter 62011) | ||||||
| 74 | 76 | 80 | 88 | 4 | ||
| Jefferson Starship (Grunt 11374) | ||||||
| 75 | 85 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Paul Anka (RCA 11395) | ||||||
| 76 | 88 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Chaka Khan (Warner Bros. 8683) | ||||||
| 77 | 87 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Donny & Marie Osmond (Polydor 14510) | ||||||
| 78 | 81 | 89 | -- | 3 | ||
| Lindisfarne (Atco 7093) | ||||||
| 79 | 89 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon 50606) | ||||||
| 80 | 79 | 56 | 58 | 9 | ||
| Dolly Parton (RCA 11296) | ||||||
| 81 | 90 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Toto (Columbia 10830) | ||||||
| 82 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Andy Gibb (RSO 911) | ||||||
| 83 | 61 | 41 | 32 | 16 | ![]() | |
| Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int'l 3648) | ||||||
| 84 | 59 | 43 | 37 | 10 | ![]() | |
| Meatloaf (Epic 50588) | ||||||
| 85 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Ace Frehley (Casablanca 941) | ||||||
| 86 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Walter Egan (Columbia 10824) | ||||||
| 87 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Dan Hartman (Blue Sky 2772) | ||||||
| 88 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Eric Clapton (RSO 910) | ||||||
| 89 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Joe Cocker (Asylum 45540) | ||||||
| 90 | 92 | 94 | -- | 3 | ||
| Karen Young (West End 1211) | ||||||
| 91 | 99 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Gabriel (Epic 50594) | ||||||
| 92 | 95 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| John Belushi (MCA 40950) | ||||||
| 93 | 96 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Switch (Gordy 7159) | ||||||
| 94 | 98 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Bob McGilpin (Butterfly 1211) | ||||||
| 95 | 97 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Zwol (EMI America 8005) | ||||||
| 96 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Musique (Prelude 71110) | ||||||
| 97 | 64 | 62 | 45 | 17 | ![]() | |
| Village People (Casablanca 922) | ||||||
| 98 | 93 | 75 | 48 | 18 | ||
| Cars (Elektra 45491) | ||||||
| 99 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Cooper Brothers (Capricorn 0308) | ||||||
| 100 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Doucette (Mushroom 7036) | ||||||
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:
• "Love Theme From "Eyes Of Laura Mars" (Prisoner)" by Barbra Streisand (# 62)
• "Devoted To You" by Carly Simon & James Taylor (# 63)
• "Lights" by Journey (# 67)
• "Life's Been Good" by Joe Walsh (# 83)
• "Peggy Sue" by Beach Boys (# 84)
• "Two Tickets To Paradise" by Eddie Money (# 86)
• "You Should Do It" by Peter Brown with Betty Wright (# 91)
• "Badlands" by Bruce Springsteen (# 94)
• "Last Dance" by Donna Summer (#100)


