Friday March 17, 1978
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending March 11, 1978



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1   EMOTION 2 2 3 18
Samantha Sang (Private Stock 45,178)
2   LOVE IS THICKER THAN WATER 1 3 5 19
Andy Gibb (RSO 883)
3   STAYING ALIVE 3 1 1 14
Bee Gees (RSO 885)
4   NIGHT FEVER 6 13 25 6
Bee Gees (RSO 889)
5   SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH 5 5 4 16
Dan Hill (20th Century 2355)
6   LAY DOWN SALLY 9 12 21 11
Eric Clapton (RSO 886)
7   WHAT'S YOUR NAME 7 8 11 16
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40819)
8   PEG 8 10 14 16
Steely Dan (ABC 12320)
9   JUST THE WAY YOU ARE 4 4 2 18
Billy Joel (Columbia 10646)
10   I GO CRAZY 12 14 16 29
Paul Davis (Bang 733)
11   CAN'T SMILE WITHOUT YOU 17 27 40 6
Barry Manilow (Arista 0305)
12   FALLING 13 17 24 21
LeBlanc & Carr (Big Tree 16100)
13   THEME FROM CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND 14 19 20 12
John Williams (Arista 0300)
14   THUNDER ISLAND 16 20 23 13
Jay Ferguson (Asylum 45444)
15   DANCE, DANCE, DANCE (YOWSAH, YOWSAH, YOWSAH) 11 6 6 21
Chic (Atlantic 3435)
16   (WHAT A) WONDERFUL WORLD 18 21 29 8
Art Garfunkel with James Taylor (Columbia 10676)
17   JACK AND JILL 21 24 30 12
Raydio (Arista 0283)
18   THE NAME OF THE GAME 19 22 27 12
Abba (Atlantic 3449)
19   THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO 20 23 28 8
Rita Coolidge (A&M 2004)
20   ALWAYS AND FOREVER 22 25 32 12
Heatwave (Epic 50490)
21   DUST IN THE WIND 23 32 42 7
Kansas (Kirshner 4274)
22   HAPPY ANNIVERSARY 24 28 36 13
Little River Band (Harvest 4524)
23   GOODBYE GIRL 25 30 38 14
David Gates (Elektra 45450)
24   OUR LOVE 26 33 43 9
Natalie Cole (Capitol 4509)
25   EBONY EYES 27 36 50 7
Bob Welch (Capitol 4543)
26   IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU 32 52 66 6
Yvonne Elliman (RSO 884)
27   POOR, POOR PITIFUL ME 29 35 44 7
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45462)
28   SHORT PEOPLE 10 7 7 18  
Randy Newman (Warner Bros. 8492)
29   BEFORE MY HEART FINDS OUT 36 48 58 8
Gene Cotton (Ariola America 7675)
30   THEME SONG FROM 'WHICH WAY IS UP' 35 45 57 9
Stargard (MCA 40825)
31   RUNNING ON EMPTY 38 58 70 5
Jackson Browne (Asylum 45460)
32   LADY LOVE 37 47 53 8
Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int'l 3634)
33   FLASH LIGHT 47 67 75 5  
Parliament (Casablanca 909)
34   HOT LEGS 40 51 63 5
Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8535)
35   WE WILL ROCK YOU + WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS 15 9 8 21  
Queen (Elektra 45441)
36   THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND 43 54 68 5
Andrew Gold (Asylum 45456)
37   HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE 34 26 13 25
Bee Gees (RSO 882)
38   NATIVE NEW YORKER 28 15 15 18
Odyssey (RCA 11129)
39   BABY COME BACK 30 11 9 24
Player (RSO 879)
40   YOU'RE IN MY HEART 31 16 10 21
Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8475)
41   WE'LL NEVER HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE AGAIN 58 73 -- 3  
England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree 16110)
42   SWEET TALKIN' WOMAN 59 72 81 4  
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 1145)
43   IT'S YOU THAT I NEED 50 57 65 6
Enchantment (Roadshow 1124)
44   EVERYBODY LOVES A RAIN SONG 45 49 55 8
B.J. Thomas (MCA 40854)
45   BOOGIE SHOES 55 64 80 6
KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1025)
46   FFUN 33 18 19 14  
Con Funk Shun (Mercury 73959)
47   ERUPTION + YOU REALLY GOT ME 51 55 62 8
Van Halen (Warner Bros. 8515)
48   THE CIRCLE IS SMALL (I CAN SEE IT IN YOUR EYES) 53 61 71 5
Gordon Lightfoot (Warner Bros. 8518)
49   BABY HOLD ON 54 63 73 7
Eddie Money (Columbia 10663)
50   SILVER DREAMS 52 56 59 7
Babys (Chrysalis 2201)
51   FOOLING YOURSELF 56 66 77 5
Styx (A&M 2007)
52   FEELS SO GOOD 57 65 74 7
Chuck Mangione (A&M 2001)
53   THE CLOSER I GET TO YOU 62 71 79 5
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 3463)
54   MAMAS, DON'T LET YOUR BABIES GROW UP TO BE COWBOYS 68 78 84 5  
Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings (RCA 11198)
55   LET IT GO, LET IT FLOW 49 53 54 9
Dave Mason (Columbia 10662)
56   THEME FROM CLOSE ENCOUNTERS 39 29 31 12  
Meco (Millennium 608)
57   DISCO INFERNO 65 70 78 11
Trammps (Atlantic 3389)
58   SWEET, SWEET SMILE 61 62 69 6
Carpenters (A&M 2008)
59   FANTASY 77 87 -- 3  
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10688)
60   UNTIL NOW 60 59 60 14
Bobby Arvon (First Artists 41000)
61   CALIFORNIA 64 69 76 5
Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 8511)
62   LITTLE ONE 72 84 94 4
Chicago (Columbia 10683)
63   I'M GONNA TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING 73 82 92 4
Rubicon (20th Century 2362)
64   LOVE IS LIKE OXYGEN 76 85 -- 3  
Sweet (Capitol 4549)
65   HERE YOU COME AGAIN 41 31 12 23  
Dolly Parton (RCA 11123)
66   HOLLYWOOD 67 75 85 6
Boz Scaggs (Columbia 10679)
67   DESIREE 42 34 17 16  
Neil Diamond (Columbia 10657)
68   PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER 78 86 -- 3
Leif Garrett (Atlantic 3466)
69   STREET CORNER SERENADE 48 39 26 15  
Wet Willie (Epic 50478)
70   I CAN'T HOLD ON 75 81 86 7
Karla Bonoff (Columbia 10618)
71   IMAGINARY LOVER 81 -- -- 2
Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor 14459)
72   LET'S ALL CHANT 80 88 -- 3
Michael Zager Band (Private Stock 45,184)
73   ROCKET RIDE 83 -- -- 2
Kiss (Casablanca 915)
74   HONEY DON'T LEAVE L.A. 84 -- -- 2
James Taylor (Columbia 10689)
75   COUNT ON ME -- -- -- 1  
Jefferson Starship (Grunt 11196)
76   COME SAIL AWAY 46 38 22 27  
Styx (A&M 1977)
77   DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD 44 37 18 19  
Santa Esmeralda (Casablanca 902)
78   BREAKDOWN 63 40 33 15  
Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (Shelter 62008)
79   STORYBOOK CHILDREN (DAYBREAK) 66 68 72 8  
Bette Midler (Atlantic 3431)
80   LE SPANK 82 92 96 5
Le Pamplemousse (AVI 153)
81   LET ME PARTY WITH YOU (PT. 1) (PARTY, PARTY, PARTY) -- -- -- 1  
Bunny Sigler (Gold Mind 4008)
82   THIS TIME I'M IN IT FOR LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Player (RSO 890)
83   MORE THAN A WOMAN 86 91 93 4
Tavares (Capitol 4500)
84   WATCHING THE DETECTIVES -- -- -- 1  
Elvis Costello (Columbia 10705)
85   BOOTZILLA 92 -- -- 2
Bootsy's Rubber Band (Warner Bros. 8512)
86   RUMOUR HAS IT -- -- -- 1  
Donna Summer (Casablanca 916)
87   IT AMAZES ME 95 100 -- 3
John Denver (RCA 11214)
88   REACHING FOR THE SKY 93 -- -- 2
Peabo Bryson (Capitol 4522)
89   READY FOR THE TIMES TO GET BETTER 90 95 99 4
Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1136)
90   SITTING IN LIMBO -- -- -- 1  
Don Brown (1st American 102)
91   LET'S HAVE SOME FUN 91 94 98 4
Bar-Kays (Mercury 73971)
92   YOU'LL LOVE AGAIN 94 -- -- 2
Hotel (Mercury 73979)
93   THAT'S YOUR SECRET 96 -- -- 2
Sea Level (Capricorn 0287)
94   YOUR LOVE IS SO GOOD FOR ME 97 -- -- 2
Diana Ross (Motown 1436)
95   I LOVE MY MUSIC -- -- -- 1  
Wild Cherry (Epic 50500)
96   LET'S LIVE TOGETHER 98 -- -- 2
Cazz (Number 1 Record 210)
97   WOMAN TO WOMAN -- -- -- 1  
Barbara Mandrell (ABC/Dot 17736)
98   A LOVER'S QUESTION 99 -- -- 2
Jacky Ward (Mercury 55018)
99   TOO HOT TA TROT 71 43 37 13  
Commodores (Motown 1432)
100   CURIOUS MIND (UM, UM, UM, UM, UM, UM) 69 41 34 13  
Johnny Rivers (Big Tree 16106)

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:

   • "Serpentine Fire" by Earth, Wind & Fire (# 70)
   • "Long Long Way From Home" by Foreigner (# 74)
   • "Galaxy" by War (# 79)
   • "You Brought The Woman Out Of Me" by Hot (# 85)
   • "Cocomotion" by El Coco (# 87)
   • "Love Me Right" by Denise LaSalle (# 88)
   • "Shout It Out" by B.T. Express (# 89)
   • "I Love You" by Donna Summer (#100)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   ON THE STRIP Paul Nicholas
102   AIN'T GONNA' HURT NOBODY Brick
103   AM I LOSING YOU Manhattans
104   EASY COME, EASY GO Spinners
105   STARLIGHT Cory Wells
106   THE HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN Santa Esmeralda
107   TWO OUT OF THREE AIN'T BAD Meatloaf
108   DO I LOVE YOU (YES IN EVERY WAY) Donna Fargo
109   WALK RIGHT BACK Anne Murray
110   BOMBS AWAY Bob Weir
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