Thursday December 29, 1977
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending December 24, 1977



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1   HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE 1 2 2 14
Bee Gees (RSO 882)
2   BLUE BAYOU 4 5 8 16
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45431)
3   YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE 3 3 3 18
Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 8455)
4   DON'T IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE 2 1 1 21
Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1016)
5   SENTIMENTAL LADY 6 11 15 12
Bob Welch (Capitol 4479)
6   BABY COME BACK 8 15 18 13
Player (RSO 879)
7   YOU MAKE LOVING FUN 7 9 11 11
Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 8483)
8   YOU'RE IN MY HEART 11 16 23 10
Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8475)
9   WE'RE ALL ALONE 5 6 7 16
Rita Coolidge (A&M 1965)
10   (EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND) BACK IN LOVE AGAIN 15 18 21 15
L.T.D. (A&M 1974)
11   IT'S SO EASY 9 10 12 12
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45438)
12   SLIP SLIDIN' AWAY 18 22 27 11
Paul Simon (Columbia 10630)
13   SHORT PEOPLE 20 26 33 7
Randy Newman (Warner Bros. 8492)
14   COME SAIL AWAY 17 19 20 16
Styx (A&M 1977)
15   HERE YOU COME AGAIN 19 21 24 12
Dolly Parton (RCA 11123)
16   WE WILL ROCK YOU + WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS 21 25 28 10
Queen (Elektra 45441)
17   YOU CAN'T TURN ME OFF (IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNING ME ON) 24 29 32 10
High Inergy (Gordy 7155)
18   HEAVEN ON THE 7TH FLOOR 10 7 5 20
Paul Nicholas (RSO 878)
19   SWINGTOWN 13 13 16 11
Steve Miller Band (Capitol 4496)
20   ISN'T IT TIME 14 8 10 13
Babys (Chrysalis 2173)
21   JUST THE WAY YOU ARE 33 39 45 7  
Billy Joel (Columbia 10646)
22   POINT OF KNOW RETURN 25 27 30 8
Kansas (Kirshner 4273)
23   THE WAY I FEEL TONIGHT 26 28 31 12
Bay City Rollers (Arista 0272)
24   RUNAROUND SUE 27 30 34 8
Leif Garrett (Atlantic 3440)
25   TURN TO STONE 29 32 39 6
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 1099)
26   YOUR SMILING FACE 12 12 14 13  
James Taylor (Columbia 10602)
27   HEY DEANIE 30 35 41 7
Shaun Cassidy (Warner/Curb 8488)
28   DESIREE 36 45 60 5
Neil Diamond (Columbia 10657)
29   LOVE IS THICKER THAN WATER 32 37 40 8
Andy Gibb (RSO 883)
30   EMOTION 34 40 46 7
Samantha Sang (Private Stock 45,178)
31   DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD 35 43 52 8
Santa Esmeralda (Casablanca 902)
32   SERPENTINE FIRE 37 38 42 8
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10625)
33   GIRLS' SCHOOL / MULL OF KINTYRE 38 41 51 6
Wings (Capitol 4504)
34   DANCE, DANCE, DANCE (YOWSAH, YOWSAH, YOWSAH) 41 51 63 10
Chic (Atlantic 3435)
35   SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH 44 60 78 5
Dan Hill (20th Century 2355)
36   IF YOU'RE NOT BACK IN LOVE BY MONDAY 46 49 59 6
Millie Jackson (Spring 175)
37   NATIVE NEW YORKER 42 47 57 7
Odyssey (RCA 11129)
38   GETTIN' READY FOR LOVE 43 46 49 9
Diana Ross (Motown 1427)
39   CALLING OCCUPANTS OF INTERPLANETARY CRAFT 28 24 26 14  
Carpenters (A&M 1978)
40   STAYING ALIVE 50 72 -- 3
Bee Gees (RSO 885)
41   PEG 49 58 72 5
Steely Dan (ABC 12320)
42   WHAT'S YOUR NAME 51 62 76 5
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40819)
43   LOVELY DAY 52 57 64 6
Bill Withers (Columbia 10627)
44   BABY WHAT A BIG SURPRISE 16 4 6 14  
Chicago (Columbia 10620)
45   I GO CRAZY 22 23 25 18  
Paul Davis (Bang 733)
46   SHE'S NOT THERE 23 20 22 13  
Santana (Columbia 10616)
47   HOW CAN I LEAVE YOU AGAIN 57 65 77 6
John Denver (RCA 11036)
48   MY WAY 31 31 35 7  
Elvis Presley (RCA 11165)
49   BOOGIE NIGHTS 39 14 4 25
Heatwave (Epic 50370)
50   BLOAT ON FEATURING THE BLOATERS 47 48 58 7
Cheech & Chong (Ode 50471)
51   SEND IN THE CLOWNS 48 50 37 23
Judy Collins (Elektra 45253)
52   WE JUST DISAGREE 40 36 19 17  
Dave Mason (Columbia 10575)
53   GONE TOO FAR 45 17 17 13
England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree 16102)
54   (YOU'RE MY) SOUL AND INSPIRATION 63 73 79 6
Donny & Marie Osmond (Polydor 14439)
55   HEAVEN'S JUST A SIN AWAY 59 63 66 11
Kendalls (Ovation 1103)
56   STREET CORNER SERENADE 65 75 82 4
Wet Willie (Epic 50478)
57   LONG LONG WAY FROM HOME 67 77 -- 3
Foreigner (Atlantic 3439)
58   MIND BENDER 64 70 74 8
Stillwater (Capricorn 0280)
59   NOBODY DOES IT BETTER 56 33 13 23
Carly Simon (Elektra 45413)
60   I LOVE YOU 71 82 -- 3  
Donna Summer (Casablanca 907)
61   TRIED TO LOVE 68 74 83 4
Peter Frampton (A&M 1988)
62   STONE COLD SOBER 62 68 70 13
Crawler (Epic 50442)
63   IT'S ECSTASY WHEN YOU LAY DOWN NEXT TO ME 55 44 36 17
Barry White (20th Century 2350)
64   FALLING 72 78 85 10
LeBlanc & Carr (Big Tree 16100)
65   FFUN 75 85 -- 3
Con Funk Shun (Mercury 73959)
66   I FEEL LOVE 58 55 47 21
Donna Summer (Casablanca 884)
67   BREAKDOWN 80 87 97 4  
Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (Shelter 62008)
68   WAS DOG A DOUGHNUT 74 79 86 6
Cat Stevens (A&M 1971)
69   AS 69 71 75 7
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54291)
70   DON'T LET THE FLAME BURN OUT 73 76 80 9
Jackie DeShannon (Amherst 725)
71   DON'T LET IT SHOW 78 81 88 5
Alan Parsons Project (Arista 0288)
72   THUNDER ISLAND 86 -- -- 2  
Jay Ferguson (Asylum 45444)
73   DON'T ASK MY NEIGHBORS 81 83 84 7
Emotions (Columbia 10622)
74   EASY TO LOVE 84 90 -- 3
Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 8502)
75   REACH FOR IT 83 89 100 4
George Duke (Epic 50463)
76   THEME FROM CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND -- -- -- 1  
John Williams (Arista 0300)
77   NEVER MY LOVE 82 84 89 5
Addrisi Brothers (Buddah 587)
78   CURIOUS MIND (UM, UM, UM, UM, UM, UM) 88 -- -- 2
Johnny Rivers (Big Tree 16106)
79   THEME FROM CLOSE ENCOUNTERS -- -- -- 1  
Meco (Millennium 608)
80   WRAP YOUR ARMS AROUND ME 85 86 94 5
KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1022b)
81   GOODBYE GIRL 90 100 -- 3
David Gates (Elektra 45450)
82   JUST REMEMBER I LOVE YOU 53 34 9 20  
Firefall (Atlantic 3420)
83   SWEET MUSIC MAN 89 -- -- 2
Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1095)
84   OOH BOY 93 93 98 4
Rose Royce (Whitfield 8491)
85   THE NEXT HUNDRED YEARS 87 91 93 4
Al Martino (Capitol 4508)
86   THE NAME OF THE GAME -- -- -- 1  
Abba (Atlantic 3449)
87   JACK AND JILL -- -- -- 1  
Raydio (Arista 0283)
88   TOO HOT TA TROT 98 -- -- 2
Commodores (Motown 1432)
89   YOU MAKE ME CRAZY 92 95 96 4
Sammy Hagar (Capitol 4502)
90   TAKE ME TO THE KAPTIN -- -- -- 1  
Prism (Ariola America 7678)
91   BELLE -- -- -- 1  
Al Green (Hi 77505)
92   ALWAYS AND FOREVER -- -- -- 1  
Heatwave (Epic 50490)
93   SOMEBODY'S GOTTA WIN, SOMEBODY'S GOTTA LOSE -- -- -- 1  
Controllers (Juana 3414)
94   IF IT DON'T FIT, DON'T FORCE IT 94 96 -- 3
Kellee Patterson (Shady Brook 1041)
95   HAPPY ANNIVERSARY 100 -- -- 2
Little River Band (Harvest 4524)
96   UNTIL NOW 97 99 -- 3
Bobby Arvon (First Artists 41000)
97   SECOND AVENUE 96 98 -- 16
Tim Moore (Asylum 45427)
98   25TH OF LAST DECEMBER 99 -- -- 2
Roberta Flack (Atlantic 3441)
99   COCOMOTION -- -- -- 1  
El Coco (AVI 147)
100   GOD ONLY KNOWS -- -- -- 1  
Marilyn Scott (Big Tree 16105)

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:

   • "Star Wars Theme-Cantina Band" by Meco (# 54)
   • "I Honestly Love You" by Olivia Newton-John (# 60)
   • "Daybreak" by Barry Manilow (# 61)
   • "Sad Eyes" by Brooklyn Dreams (# 66)
   • "Slow Dancing" by Johnny Rivers (# 70)
   • "Help Is On Its Way" by Little River Band (# 76)
   • "My Fair Share" by Seals & Crofts (# 77)
   • "Closer To The Heart" by Rush (# 79)
   • "Time Bomb" by Lake (# 91)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   CHOOSING YOU Lenny Williams
102   CRAZY ON YOU Heart
103   COME GO WITH ME Pockets
104   LE SPANK Le Pamplemousse
105   AIN'T GONNA' HURT NOBODY Brick
106   YOU TOOK THE WORDS RIGHT OUT OF MY MOUTH Meatloaf
107   GALAXY War
108   STILL THE LOVIN' IS FUN B.J. Thomas
109   BOATS AGAINST THE CURRENT Eric Carmen
110   DON'T CHANGE Hall & Oates
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