Thursday January 19, 1978
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending January 14, 1978



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1   BABY COME BACK 2 3 6 16
Player (RSO 879)
2   HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE 1 1 1 17
Bee Gees (RSO 882)
3   YOU'RE IN MY HEART 4 6 8 13
Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8475)
4   SHORT PEOPLE 8 10 13 10
Randy Newman (Warner Bros. 8492)
5   WE WILL ROCK YOU + WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS 10 11 16 13
Queen (Elektra 45441)
6   SLIP SLIDIN' AWAY 7 8 12 14
Paul Simon (Columbia 10630)
7   (EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND) BACK IN LOVE AGAIN 6 7 10 18
L.T.D. (A&M 1974)
8   HERE YOU COME AGAIN 9 9 15 15
Dolly Parton (RCA 11123)
9   COME SAIL AWAY 11 12 14 19
Styx (A&M 1977)
10   JUST THE WAY YOU ARE 14 15 21 10
Billy Joel (Columbia 10646)
11   YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE 5 5 3 21
Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 8455)
12   YOU CAN'T TURN ME OFF (IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNING ME ON) 13 14 17 13
High Inergy (Gordy 7155)
13   DESIREE 19 23 28 8
Neil Diamond (Columbia 10657)
14   BLUE BAYOU 3 2 2 19  
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45431)
15   TURN TO STONE 20 20 25 9
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 1099)
16   DANCE, DANCE, DANCE (YOWSAH, YOWSAH, YOWSAH) 29 30 34 13  
Chic (Atlantic 3435)
17   POINT OF KNOW RETURN 18 19 22 11
Kansas (Kirshner 4273)
18   RUNAROUND SUE 22 22 24 11
Leif Garrett (Atlantic 3440)
19   THE WAY I FEEL TONIGHT 21 21 23 15
Bay City Rollers (Arista 0272)
20   SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH 28 29 35 8
Dan Hill (20th Century 2355)
21   HEY DEANIE 23 24 27 10
Shaun Cassidy (Warner/Curb 8488)
22   LOVE IS THICKER THAN WATER 24 25 29 11
Andy Gibb (RSO 883)
23   EMOTION 25 26 30 10
Samantha Sang (Private Stock 45,178)
24   DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD 26 27 31 11
Santa Esmeralda (Casablanca 902)
25   SERPENTINE FIRE 27 28 32 11
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10625)
26   STAYING ALIVE 31 32 40 6
Bee Gees (RSO 885)
27   SENTIMENTAL LADY 12 4 5 15  
Bob Welch (Capitol 4479)
28   NATIVE NEW YORKER 32 33 37 10
Odyssey (RCA 11129)
29   IT'S SO EASY 15 13 11 15  
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45438)
30   WHAT'S YOUR NAME 35 36 42 8
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40819)
31   DON'T IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE 16 16 4 24  
Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1016)
32   GETTIN' READY FOR LOVE 33 34 38 12
Diana Ross (Motown 1427)
33   PEG 37 37 41 8
Steely Dan (ABC 12320)
34   LOVELY DAY 38 38 43 9
Bill Withers (Columbia 10627)
35   YOU MAKE LOVING FUN 17 17 7 14  
Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 8483)
36   WE'RE ALL ALONE 30 18 9 19
Rita Coolidge (A&M 1965)
37   FFUN 47 50 65 6
Con Funk Shun (Mercury 73959)
38   ISN'T IT TIME 39 40 20 16
Babys (Chrysalis 2173)
39   HOW CAN I LEAVE YOU AGAIN 41 42 47 9
John Denver (RCA 11036)
40   I LOVE YOU 45 47 60 6
Donna Summer (Casablanca 907)
41   I GO CRAZY 43 44 45 21
Paul Davis (Bang 733)
42   LONG LONG WAY FROM HOME 48 51 57 6
Foreigner (Atlantic 3439)
43   GIRLS' SCHOOL / MULL OF KINTYRE 34 31 33 9
Wings (Capitol 4504)
44   IF YOU'RE NOT BACK IN LOVE BY MONDAY 36 35 36 9
Millie Jackson (Spring 175)
45   STREET CORNER SERENADE 49 48 56 7
Wet Willie (Epic 50478)
46   MIND BENDER 52 53 58 11
Stillwater (Capricorn 0280)
47   HEAVEN'S JUST A SIN AWAY 51 52 55 14
Kendalls (Ovation 1103)
48   (YOU'RE MY) SOUL AND INSPIRATION 50 49 54 9
Donny & Marie Osmond (Polydor 14439)
49   THEME FROM CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND 60 61 76 4  
John Williams (Arista 0300)
50   HEAVEN ON THE 7TH FLOOR 40 39 18 23
Paul Nicholas (RSO 878)
51   BREAKDOWN 58 60 67 7
Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (Shelter 62008)
52   THUNDER ISLAND 61 62 72 5
Jay Ferguson (Asylum 45444)
53   SWINGTOWN 42 41 19 14  
Steve Miller Band (Capitol 4496)
54   CURIOUS MIND (UM, UM, UM, UM, UM, UM) 63 68 78 5
Johnny Rivers (Big Tree 16106)
55   THEME FROM CLOSE ENCOUNTERS 64 69 79 4
Meco (Millennium 608)
56   FALLING 59 59 64 13
LeBlanc & Carr (Big Tree 16100)
57   CALLING OCCUPANTS OF INTERPLANETARY CRAFT 46 45 39 17  
Carpenters (A&M 1978)
58   MY WAY 56 56 48 10
Elvis Presley (RCA 11165)
59   OOH BOY 69 74 84 7
Rose Royce (Whitfield 8491)
60   TRIED TO LOVE 57 58 61 7
Peter Frampton (A&M 1988)
61   SEND IN THE CLOWNS 54 54 51 26
Judy Collins (Elektra 45253)
62   THE NAME OF THE GAME 75 80 86 4  
Abba (Atlantic 3449)
63   JACK AND JILL 73 78 87 4
Raydio (Arista 0283)
64   THE NEXT HUNDRED YEARS 72 77 85 7
Al Martino (Capitol 4508)
65   TOO HOT TA TROT 74 79 88 5
Commodores (Motown 1432)
66   EASY TO LOVE 66 67 74 6
Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 8502)
67   REACH FOR IT 67 70 75 7
George Duke (Epic 50463)
68   YOUR SMILING FACE 44 43 26 16  
James Taylor (Columbia 10602)
69   NEVER MY LOVE 71 75 77 8
Addrisi Brothers (Buddah 587)
70   TAKE ME TO THE KAPTIN 77 82 90 4
Prism (Ariola America 7678)
71   ALWAYS AND FOREVER 78 83 92 4
Heatwave (Epic 50490)
72   LAY DOWN SALLY 79 84 -- 3
Eric Clapton (RSO 886)
73   HAPPY ANNIVERSARY 80 85 95 5
Little River Band (Harvest 4524)
74   SWEET MUSIC MAN 76 76 83 5
Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1095)
75   WE JUST DISAGREE 68 63 52 20
Dave Mason (Columbia 10575)
76   GOODBYE GIRL 81 81 81 6
David Gates (Elektra 45450)
77   BABY WHAT A BIG SURPRISE 53 46 44 17  
Chicago (Columbia 10620)
78   SHE'S NOT THERE 55 55 46 16  
Santana (Columbia 10616)
79   BLOAT ON FEATURING THE BLOATERS 62 57 50 10  
Cheech & Chong (Ode 50471)
80   THE LONELIEST MAN ON THE MOON 85 90 -- 3
David Castle (Parachute 505)
81   COCOMOTION 91 93 99 4
El Coco (AVI 147)
82   DON'T LET IT SHOW 65 66 71 8  
Alan Parsons Project (Arista 0288)
83   BELLE 86 88 91 4
Al Green (Hi 77505)
84   UNTIL NOW 89 91 96 6
Bobby Arvon (First Artists 41000)
85   SOMEBODY'S GOTTA WIN, SOMEBODY'S GOTTA LOSE 88 89 93 4
Controllers (Juana 3414)
86   YOU MAKE ME CRAZY 87 87 89 7
Sammy Hagar (Capitol 4502)
87   IF IT DON'T FIT, DON'T FORCE IT 90 92 94 6
Kellee Patterson (Shady Brook 1041)
88   CRAZY ON YOU 97 97 -- 17
Heart (Mushroom 7021)
89   GALAXY 100 100 -- 3  
War (MCA 40820)
90   AS -- -- 69 8
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54291)
91   GOD ONLY KNOWS 95 95 100 4
Marilyn Scott (Big Tree 16105)
92   25TH OF LAST DECEMBER 93 94 98 5
Roberta Flack (Atlantic 3441)
93   SECOND AVENUE 96 96 97 19
Tim Moore (Asylum 45427)
94   AIN'T GONNA' HURT NOBODY 98 98 -- 3
Brick (Bang 735)
95   COME GO WITH ME 99 99 -- 3
Pockets (Columbia 10632)
96   BOATS AGAINST THE CURRENT -- -- -- 1  
Eric Carmen (Arista 0295)
97   LE SPANK -- -- -- 1  
Le Pamplemousse (AVI 153)
98   LET IT GO, LET IT FLOW -- -- -- 1  
Dave Mason (Columbia 10662)
99   OUR LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Natalie Cole (Capitol 4509)
100   THEME SONG FROM 'WHICH WAY IS UP' -- -- -- 1  
Stargard (MCA 40825)

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:

   • "Boogie Nights" by Heatwave (# 70)
   • "Nobody Does It Better" by Carly Simon (# 82)
   • "Was Dog A Doughnut" by Cat Stevens (# 83)
   • "Don't Let The Flame Burn Out" by Jackie DeShannon (# 84)
   • "Wrap Your Arms Around Me" by KC & Sunshine Band (# 92)
   • "Stone Cold Sober" by Crawler (# 94)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   WHAT A DIFFERENCE YOU'VE MADE IN MY LIFE Ronnie Milsap
102   SHOUT IT OUT LOUD Kiss
103   DON'T CHANGE Hall & Oates
104   STILL THE LOVIN' IS FUN B.J. Thomas
105   BABY, BABY MY LOVE'S ALL FOR YOU Deniece Williams
106   WITH PEN IN HAND Dorothy Moore
107   LOVE ME RIGHT Denise LaSalle
108   FEELS SO GOOD Chuck Mangione
109   CHOOSING YOU Lenny Williams
110   SOFT AND EASY Blackbyrds
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