Sunday February 5, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending February 4, 1978



TWLW2WK3WKWKS
1   STAYING ALIVE 4 14 26 9
Bee Gees (RSO 885)
2   SHORT PEOPLE 1 2 4 13
Randy Newman (Warner Bros. 8492)
3   BABY COME BACK 2 1 1 19
Player (RSO 879)
4   JUST THE WAY YOU ARE 6 8 10 13
Billy Joel (Columbia 10646)
5   WE WILL ROCK YOU + WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS 3 3 5 16
Queen (Elektra 45441)
6   YOU'RE IN MY HEART 5 4 3 16
Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8475)
7   SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH 10 13 20 11
Dan Hill (20th Century 2355)
8   DANCE, DANCE, DANCE (YOWSAH, YOWSAH, YOWSAH) 11 12 16 16
Chic (Atlantic 3435)
9   DESIREE 9 10 13 11
Neil Diamond (Columbia 10657)
10   EMOTION 13 19 23 13
Samantha Sang (Private Stock 45,178)
11   LOVE IS THICKER THAN WATER 14 18 22 14
Andy Gibb (RSO 883)
12   HERE YOU COME AGAIN 7 7 8 18
Dolly Parton (RCA 11123)
13   HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE 8 5 2 20
Bee Gees (RSO 882)
14   DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD 17 21 24 14
Santa Esmeralda (Casablanca 902)
15   SERPENTINE FIRE 18 22 25 14
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10625)
16   SLIP SLIDIN' AWAY 15 6 6 17
Paul Simon (Columbia 10630)
17   TURN TO STONE 12 11 15 12
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 1099)
18   WHAT'S YOUR NAME 21 26 30 11
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40819)
19   PEG 23 29 33 11
Steely Dan (ABC 12320)
20   NATIVE NEW YORKER 24 25 28 13
Odyssey (RCA 11129)
21   I GO CRAZY 25 34 41 24
Paul Davis (Bang 733)
22   COME SAIL AWAY 16 9 9 22
Styx (A&M 1977)
23   FFUN 28 32 37 9
Con Funk Shun (Mercury 73959)
24   LOVELY DAY 26 30 34 12
Bill Withers (Columbia 10627)
25   (EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND) BACK IN LOVE AGAIN 19 16 7 21
L.T.D. (A&M 1974)
26   THEME FROM CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND 32 39 49 7
John Williams (Arista 0300)
27   I LOVE YOU 30 35 40 9
Donna Summer (Casablanca 907)
28   LONG LONG WAY FROM HOME 31 36 42 9
Foreigner (Atlantic 3439)
29   HEY DEANIE 27 27 21 13
Shaun Cassidy (Warner/Curb 8488)
30   STREET CORNER SERENADE 34 40 45 10
Wet Willie (Epic 50478)
31   THUNDER ISLAND 35 42 52 8
Jay Ferguson (Asylum 45444)
32   FALLING 38 48 56 16
LeBlanc & Carr (Big Tree 16100)
33   BREAKDOWN 37 43 51 10
Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (Shelter 62008)
34   CURIOUS MIND (UM, UM, UM, UM, UM, UM) 39 45 54 8
Johnny Rivers (Big Tree 16106)
35   THEME FROM CLOSE ENCOUNTERS 40 47 55 7
Meco (Millennium 608)
36   THE NAME OF THE GAME 42 51 62 7
Abba (Atlantic 3449)
37   LAY DOWN SALLY 49 61 72 6  
Eric Clapton (RSO 886)
38   YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE 20 15 11 24  
Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 8455)
39   YOU CAN'T TURN ME OFF (IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNING ME ON) 22 17 12 16  
High Inergy (Gordy 7155)
40   JACK AND JILL 46 53 63 7
Raydio (Arista 0283)
41   TOO HOT TA TROT 47 56 65 8
Commodores (Motown 1432)
42   SENTIMENTAL LADY 33 33 27 18
Bob Welch (Capitol 4479)
43   MIND BENDER 44 44 46 14
Stillwater (Capricorn 0280)
44   HAPPY ANNIVERSARY 50 63 73 8
Little River Band (Harvest 4524)
45   THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO 55 73 -- 3
Rita Coolidge (A&M 2004)
46   ALWAYS AND FOREVER 53 64 71 7
Heatwave (Epic 50490)
47   BLUE BAYOU 29 23 14 22  
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45431)
48   POINT OF KNOW RETURN 36 24 17 14  
Kansas (Kirshner 4273)
49   (WHAT A) WONDERFUL WORLD 59 80 -- 3
Art Garfunkel with James Taylor (Columbia 10676)
50   GOODBYE GIRL 56 66 76 9
David Gates (Elektra 45450)
51   EASY TO LOVE 57 60 66 9
Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 8502)
52   OOH BOY 48 50 59 10
Rose Royce (Whitfield 8491)
53   RUNAROUND SUE 41 20 18 14  
Leif Garrett (Atlantic 3440)
54   IT'S SO EASY 45 31 29 18
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45438)
55   THE NEXT HUNDRED YEARS 58 59 64 10
Al Martino (Capitol 4508)
56   TAKE ME TO THE KAPTIN 60 62 70 7
Prism (Ariola America 7678)
57   GALAXY 67 78 89 6
War (MCA 40820)
58   COCOMOTION 68 71 81 7
El Coco (AVI 147)
59   OUR LOVE 70 85 99 4  
Natalie Cole (Capitol 4509)
60   SWEET MUSIC MAN 61 68 74 8
Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1095)
61   REACH FOR IT 62 65 67 10
George Duke (Epic 50463)
62   POOR, POOR PITIFUL ME 76 -- -- 2  
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45462)
63   UNTIL NOW 65 74 84 9
Bobby Arvon (First Artists 41000)
64   DUST IN THE WIND 75 -- -- 2  
Kansas (Kirshner 4274)
65   THE WAY I FEEL TONIGHT 43 28 19 18  
Bay City Rollers (Arista 0272)
66   DON'T IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE 51 37 31 27  
Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1016)
67   LADY LOVE 77 87 -- 3
Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int'l 3634)
68   LET IT GO, LET IT FLOW 78 88 98 4
Dave Mason (Columbia 10662)
69   CRAZY ON YOU 69 79 88 20
Heart (Mushroom 7021)
70   EVERYBODY LOVES A RAIN SONG 79 89 -- 3
B.J. Thomas (MCA 40854)
71   NIGHT FEVER -- -- -- 1  
Bee Gees (RSO 889)
72   SO LONG 80 90 -- 3
Firefall (Atlantic 3452)
73   SILVER DREAMS 82 -- -- 2
Babys (Chrysalis 2201)
74   CAN'T SMILE WITHOUT YOU -- -- -- 1  
Barry Manilow (Arista 0305)
75   ISN'T IT TIME 63 52 38 19  
Babys (Chrysalis 2173)
76   GETTIN' READY FOR LOVE 52 41 32 15  
Diana Ross (Motown 1427)
77   IF IT DON'T FIT, DON'T FORCE IT 81 82 87 9
Kellee Patterson (Shady Brook 1041)
78   EBONY EYES 90 -- -- 2  
Bob Welch (Capitol 4543)
79   THEME SONG FROM 'WHICH WAY IS UP' 86 96 100 4
Stargard (MCA 40825)
80   ERUPTION + YOU REALLY GOT ME 87 97 -- 3
Van Halen (Warner Bros. 8515)
81   BEFORE MY HEART FINDS OUT 89 98 -- 3
Gene Cotton (Ariola America 7675)
82   AIN'T GONNA' HURT NOBODY 92 92 94 6
Brick (Bang 735)
83   IT'S YOU THAT I NEED -- -- -- 1  
Enchantment (Roadshow 1124)
84   STORYBOOK CHILDREN (DAYBREAK) 94 99 -- 3
Bette Midler (Atlantic 3431)
85   FEELS SO GOOD 91 -- -- 2
Chuck Mangione (A&M 2001)
86   BOOGIE SHOES -- -- -- 1  
KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1025)
87   IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU -- -- -- 1  
Yvonne Elliman (RSO 884)
88   SWEET, SWEET SMILE -- -- -- 1  
Carpenters (A&M 2008)
89   WHAT A DIFFERENCE YOU'VE MADE IN MY LIFE 93 100 -- 3
Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11146)
90   I CAN'T HOLD ON 98 -- -- 2
Karla Bonoff (Columbia 10618)
91   GOD ONLY KNOWS 88 91 91 7
Marilyn Scott (Big Tree 16105)
92   BABY HOLD ON 97 -- -- 2
Eddie Money (Columbia 10663)
93   BOATS AGAINST THE CURRENT 95 95 96 4
Eric Carmen (Arista 0295)
94   YOU BROUGHT THE WOMAN OUT OF ME 99 -- -- 2
Hot (Big Tree 16108)
95   NEVER HAD A LOVE 100 -- -- 2
Pablo Cruise (A&M 1999)
96   LOVE ME RIGHT -- -- -- 1  
Denise LaSalle (ABC 12312)
97   BABY, BABY MY LOVE'S ALL FOR YOU -- -- -- 1  
Deniece Williams (Columbia 10648)
98   HEAVEN ON THE 7TH FLOOR 64 58 50 26  
Paul Nicholas (RSO 878)
99   HOLLYWOOD -- -- -- 1  
Boz Scaggs (Columbia 10679)
100   WHAT'S YOUR NAME, WHAT'S YOUR NUMBER -- -- -- 1  
Andrea True Connection (Buddah 582)

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:

   • "Heaven's Just A Sin Away" by Kendalls (# 54)
   • "My Way" by Elvis Presley (# 66)
   • "Tried To Love" by Peter Frampton (# 71)
   • "How Can I Leave You Again" by John Denver (# 72)
   • "(You're My) Soul And Inspiration" by Donny & Marie Osmond (# 73)
   • "The Loneliest Man On The Moon" by David Castle (# 74)
   • "You Make Me Crazy" by Sammy Hagar (# 83)
   • "Belle" by Al Green (# 84)
   • "Girls' School / Mull Of Kintyre" by Wings (# 85)
   • "As" by Stevie Wonder (# 96)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   SHOUT IT OUT B.T. Express
102   SOFT AND EASY Blackbyrds
103   MAMAS, DON'T LET YOUR BABIES GROW UP TO BE COWBOYS Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings
104   TOUCH AND GONE Gary Wright
105   SHOUTING OUT LOVE Emotions
106   CALIFORNIA Debby Boone
107   LITTLE ONE Chicago
108   FLASH LIGHT Parliament
109   THE CIRCLE IS SMALL (I CAN SEE IT IN YOUR EYES) Gordon Lightfoot
110   I'M GONNA TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING Rubicon
  Copyright © 2014-2024, All Rights Reserved   •   Privacy Policy   •   Contact Us