Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending December 9, 1978
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | ||
| Barbra & Neil (Columbia 10840) | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | ||
| Gino Vannelli (A&M 2072) | ||||||
| 3 | 17 | 27 | 38 | 7 | ![]() | |
| Chic (Atlantic 3519) | ||||||
| 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 13 | ||
| Dr. Hook (Capitol 4621) | ||||||
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | ||
| Donna Summer (Casablanca 939) | ||||||
| 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 24 | ||
| Alicia Bridges (Polydor 14483) | ||||||
| 7 | 11 | 18 | 27 | 4 | ||
| Bee Gees (RSO 913) | ||||||
| 8 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 9 | ||
| Andy Gibb (RSO 911) | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | ||
| Al Stewart (Arista 0362) | ||||||
| 10 | 13 | 17 | 25 | 6 | ||
| Billy Joel (Columbia 10853) | ||||||
| 11 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 11 | ||
| Firefall (Atlantic 3518) | ||||||
| 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | ||
| Ambrosia (Warner Bros. 8640) | ||||||
| 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 8 | ||
| Chicago (Columbia 10845) | ||||||
| 14 | 20 | 25 | 33 | 10 | ||
| Toto (Columbia 10830) | ||||||
| 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | ||
| Paul Davis (Bang 738) | ||||||
| 16 | 21 | 26 | 36 | 8 | ||
| Village People (Casablanca 945) | ||||||
| 17 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 26 | ![]() | |
| Nick Gilder (Chrysalis 2226) | ||||||
| 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 13 | ||
| Heart (Portrait 70020) | ||||||
| 19 | 25 | 34 | 50 | 5 | ||
| Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45546) | ||||||
| 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 13 | ||
| Eric Carmen (Arista 0354) | ||||||
| 21 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 23 | ![]() | |
| Exile (Warner/Curb 8589) | ||||||
| 22 | 27 | 32 | 44 | 6 | ||
| Elton John (MCA 40973) | ||||||
| 23 | 26 | 29 | 35 | 8 | ||
| Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 8695) | ||||||
| 24 | 30 | 33 | 41 | 9 | ||
| Eric Clapton (RSO 910) | ||||||
| 25 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 10 | ||
| Chaka Khan (Warner Bros. 8683) | ||||||
| 26 | 32 | 37 | 51 | 7 | ||
| Bob Seger (Capitol 4653) | ||||||
| 27 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 14 | ![]() | |
| Barry Manilow (Arista 0357) | ||||||
| 28 | 33 | 40 | 62 | 5 | ||
| Queen (Elektra 45541) | ||||||
| 29 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 12 | ||
| Foreigner (Atlantic 3514) | ||||||
| 30 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 12 | ![]() | |
| Pablo Cruise (A&M 2076) | ||||||
| 31 | 37 | 41 | 45 | 9 | ||
| Ace Frehley (Casablanca 941) | ||||||
| 32 | 36 | 43 | 48 | 9 | ||
| Dan Hartman (Blue Sky 2772) | ||||||
| 33 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 10 | ||
| Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon 50606) | ||||||
| 34 | 46 | 58 | 79 | 4 | ![]() | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC 10854) | ||||||
| 35 | 44 | 54 | 67 | 5 | ||
| Hot Chocolate (Infinity 50002) | ||||||
| 36 | 40 | 44 | 49 | 11 | ||
| Lindisfarne (Atco 7093) | ||||||
| 37 | 43 | 50 | 56 | 8 | ||
| Livingston Taylor (Epic 50604) | ||||||
| 38 | 42 | 45 | 47 | 12 | ||
| Justin Hayward (Columbia 10799) | ||||||
| 39 | 41 | 46 | 52 | 8 | ||
| Glen Campbell (Capitol 4584) | ||||||
| 40 | 49 | 60 | 72 | 5 | ||
| Pointer Sisters (Planet 45901) | ||||||
| 41 | 52 | 69 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40975) | ||||||
| 42 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 23 | ![]() | |
| Anne Murray (Capitol 4574) | ||||||
| 43 | 35 | 30 | 31 | 16 | ||
| Sylvester (Fantasy 827) | ||||||
| 44 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 13 | ![]() | |
| Funkadelic (Warner Bros. 8618) | ||||||
| 45 | 47 | 51 | 58 | 6 | ||
| Nick Gilder (Chrysalis 2264) | ||||||
| 46 | 56 | 63 | 71 | 6 | ||
| Chanson (Ariola 7717) | ||||||
| 47 | 54 | 59 | 65 | 6 | ||
| Paul Stanley (Casablanca 940) | ||||||
| 48 | 50 | 52 | 59 | 10 | ||
| Switch (Gordy 7159) | ||||||
| 49 | 51 | 55 | 66 | 6 | ||
| Leif Garrett (Scotti Bros. 403) | ||||||
| 50 | 65 | 83 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Nicolette Larson (Warner Bros. 8664) | ||||||
| 51 | 34 | 20 | 11 | 20 | ![]() | |
| Kenny Loggins (Columbia 10794) | ||||||
| 52 | 67 | 85 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Ian Matthews (Mushroom 7039) | ||||||
| 53 | 55 | 57 | 63 | 7 | ||
| Cars (Elektra 45537) | ||||||
| 54 | 64 | 72 | 85 | 5 | ||
| Melissa Manchester (Arista 0373) | ||||||
| 55 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 5 | ||
| Boston (Epic 50638) | ||||||
| 56 | 62 | 65 | 78 | 5 | ||
| Rick James (Gordy 7162) | ||||||
| 57 | 69 | 78 | 90 | 4 | ![]() | |
| Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1250) | ||||||
| 58 | 60 | 62 | 68 | 8 | ||
| James Walsh Gypsy Band (RCA 11403) | ||||||
| 59 | 39 | 38 | 34 | 20 | ![]() | |
| Foxy (Dash 5046) | ||||||
| 60 | 63 | 66 | 69 | 9 | ||
| Cooper Brothers (Capricorn 0308) | ||||||
| 61 | 72 | 82 | 92 | 6 | ![]() | |
| Talking Heads (Sire 1032) | ||||||
| 62 | 71 | 80 | 87 | 4 | ||
| J. Geils Band (EMI America 8007) | ||||||
| 63 | 66 | 67 | 70 | 6 | ||
| Jacksons (Epic 50595) | ||||||
| 64 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 5 | ||
| Barry White (20th Century 2380) | ||||||
| 65 | 74 | 81 | 88 | 5 | ||
| Meatloaf (Epic 50634) | ||||||
| 66 | 38 | 28 | 13 | 14 | ![]() | |
| Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19309) | ||||||
| 67 | 80 | 90 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Gerry Rafferty (United Artists 1266) | ||||||
| 68 | 70 | 75 | 77 | 6 | ||
| Moody Blues (London 273) | ||||||
| 69 | 48 | 35 | 16 | 20 | ![]() | |
| Captain & Tennille (A&M 2063) | ||||||
| 70 | 73 | 79 | 89 | 4 | ||
| Exile (Warner/Curb 8711) | ||||||
| 71 | 83 | 95 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Cheryl Lynn (Columbia 10808) | ||||||
| 72 | 82 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Gene Simmons (Casablanca 951) | ||||||
| 73 | 77 | 87 | 97 | 4 | ||
| Fotomaker (Atlantic 3531) | ||||||
| 74 | 85 | 94 | 98 | 4 | ![]() | |
| Rose Royce (Whitfield 8712) | ||||||
| 75 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Eagles (Asylum 45555) | ||||||
| 76 | 88 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Captain & Tennille (A&M 2106) | ||||||
| 77 | 81 | 89 | -- | 3 | ||
| Carpenters (A&M 2097) | ||||||
| 78 | 58 | 61 | 64 | 9 | ![]() | |
| Musique (Prelude 71110) | ||||||
| 79 | 45 | 48 | 53 | 9 | ![]() | |
| Joe Cocker (Asylum 45540) | ||||||
| 80 | 89 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Eddie Money (Columbia 10842) | ||||||
| 81 | 90 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Jefferson Starship (Grunt 11426) | ||||||
| 82 | 53 | 39 | 20 | 14 | ![]() | |
| Styx (A&M 2087) | ||||||
| 83 | 61 | 42 | 30 | 16 | ![]() | |
| Who (MCA 40948) | ||||||
| 84 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Blues Brothers (Atlantic 3545) | ||||||
| 85 | 57 | 36 | 24 | 21 | ![]() | |
| Little River Band (Harvest 4605) | ||||||
| 86 | 75 | 49 | 37 | 11 | ![]() | |
| Gene Cotton (Ariola 7723) | ||||||
| 87 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Nigel Olsson (Bang 740) | ||||||
| 88 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Kenny Loggins (Columbia 10866) | ||||||
| 89 | 76 | 47 | 29 | 14 | ![]() | |
| Stephen Bishop (ABC 12406) | ||||||
| 90 | 78 | 64 | 42 | 23 | ![]() | |
| Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1214) | ||||||
| 91 | 93 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Raes (A&M 2091) | ||||||
| 92 | 79 | 56 | 40 | 25 | ![]() | |
| A Taste Of Honey (Capitol 4565) | ||||||
| 93 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Marshall Hain (Harvest 4648) | ||||||
| 94 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Carly Simon (Elektra 45544) | ||||||
| 95 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| John Paul Young (Scotti Bros. 405) | ||||||
| 96 | 97 | 99 | -- | 3 | ||
| Don Williams (ABC 12425) | ||||||
| 97 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Gene Chandler (Chi-Sound 2386) | ||||||
| 98 | 86 | 70 | 43 | 19 | ![]() | |
| Billy Joel (Columbia 10788) | ||||||
| 99 | 84 | 53 | 55 | 10 | ![]() | |
| Donny & Marie Osmond (Polydor 14510) | ||||||
| 100 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Peaches & Herb (Polydor/MVP 14514) | ||||||
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:
• "Right Down The Line" by Gerry Rafferty (# 87)
• "Ease On Down The Road" by Diana Ross & Michael Jackson (# 91)
• "It's A Laugh" by Hall & Oates (# 92)
• "Dreadlock Holiday" by 10cc (# 94)
• "Love Me Again" by Rita Coolidge (# 95)
• "Hot Summer Nights" by Walter Egan (# 96)
• "Back In The U.S.A." by Linda Ronstadt (# 98)
• "Whatever Happened To Benny Santini?" by Chris Rea (# 99)
• "Prisoner Of Your Love" by Player (#100)


