Thursday March 23, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending March 18, 1978



TWLW2WK3WKWKS
1   NIGHT FEVER 4 6 13 7
Bee Gees (RSO 889)
2   EMOTION 1 2 2 19
Samantha Sang (Private Stock 45,178)
3   LOVE IS THICKER THAN WATER 2 1 3 20
Andy Gibb (RSO 883)
4   STAYING ALIVE 3 3 1 15
Bee Gees (RSO 885)
5   LAY DOWN SALLY 6 9 12 12
Eric Clapton (RSO 886)
6   SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH 5 5 5 17
Dan Hill (20th Century 2355)
7   CAN'T SMILE WITHOUT YOU 11 17 27 7
Barry Manilow (Arista 0305)
8   I GO CRAZY 10 12 14 30
Paul Davis (Bang 733)
9   WHAT'S YOUR NAME 7 7 8 17
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40819)
10   THUNDER ISLAND 14 16 20 14
Jay Ferguson (Asylum 45444)
11   FALLING 12 13 17 22
LeBlanc & Carr (Big Tree 16100)
12   JACK AND JILL 17 21 24 13
Raydio (Arista 0283)
13   DUST IN THE WIND 21 23 32 8
Kansas (Kirshner 4274)
14   IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU 26 32 52 7  
Yvonne Elliman (RSO 884)
15   (WHAT A) WONDERFUL WORLD 16 18 21 9
Art Garfunkel with James Taylor (Columbia 10676)
16   THE NAME OF THE GAME 18 19 22 13
Abba (Atlantic 3449)
17   ALWAYS AND FOREVER 20 22 25 13
Heatwave (Epic 50490)
18   THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO 19 20 23 9
Rita Coolidge (A&M 2004)
19   GOODBYE GIRL 23 25 30 15
David Gates (Elektra 45450)
20   EBONY EYES 25 27 36 8
Bob Welch (Capitol 4543)
21   OUR LOVE 24 26 33 10
Natalie Cole (Capitol 4509)
22   HAPPY ANNIVERSARY 22 24 28 14
Little River Band (Harvest 4524)
23   RUNNING ON EMPTY 31 38 58 6
Jackson Browne (Asylum 45460)
24   JUST THE WAY YOU ARE 9 4 4 19  
Billy Joel (Columbia 10646)
25   BEFORE MY HEART FINDS OUT 29 36 48 9
Gene Cotton (Ariola America 7675)
26   POOR, POOR PITIFUL ME 27 29 35 8
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45462)
27   THEME SONG FROM 'WHICH WAY IS UP' 30 35 45 10
Stargard (MCA 40825)
28   LADY LOVE 32 37 47 9
Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int'l 3634)
29   FLASH LIGHT 33 47 67 6
Parliament (Casablanca 909)
30   THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND 36 43 54 6
Andrew Gold (Asylum 45456)
31   HOT LEGS 34 40 51 6
Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8535)
32   WE'LL NEVER HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE AGAIN 41 58 73 4
England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree 16110)
33   SWEET TALKIN' WOMAN 42 59 72 5
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 1145)
34   PEG 8 8 10 17  
Steely Dan (ABC 12320)
35   THEME FROM CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND 13 14 19 13  
John Williams (Arista 0300)
36   DANCE, DANCE, DANCE (YOWSAH, YOWSAH, YOWSAH) 15 11 6 22  
Chic (Atlantic 3435)
37   WE WILL ROCK YOU + WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS 35 15 9 22
Queen (Elektra 45441)
38   SHORT PEOPLE 28 10 7 19
Randy Newman (Warner Bros. 8492)
39   IT'S YOU THAT I NEED 43 50 57 7
Enchantment (Roadshow 1124)
40   BOOGIE SHOES 45 55 64 7
KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1025)
41   THE CLOSER I GET TO YOU 53 62 71 6  
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 3463)
42   THE CIRCLE IS SMALL (I CAN SEE IT IN YOUR EYES) 48 53 61 6
Gordon Lightfoot (Warner Bros. 8518)
43   BABY HOLD ON 49 54 63 8
Eddie Money (Columbia 10663)
44   ERUPTION + YOU REALLY GOT ME 47 51 55 9
Van Halen (Warner Bros. 8515)
45   FEELS SO GOOD 52 57 65 8
Chuck Mangione (A&M 2001)
46   FOOLING YOURSELF 51 56 66 6
Styx (A&M 2007)
47   MAMAS, DON'T LET YOUR BABIES GROW UP TO BE COWBOYS 54 68 78 6
Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings (RCA 11198)
48   SILVER DREAMS 50 52 56 8
Babys (Chrysalis 2201)
49   HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE 37 34 26 26  
Bee Gees (RSO 882)
50   DISCO INFERNO 57 65 70 12
Trammps (Atlantic 3389)
51   I'M GONNA TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING 63 73 82 5  
Rubicon (20th Century 2362)
52   FANTASY 59 77 87 4
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10688)
53   SWEET, SWEET SMILE 58 61 62 7
Carpenters (A&M 2008)
54   BABY COME BACK 39 30 11 25  
Player (RSO 879)
55   COUNT ON ME 75 -- -- 2  
Jefferson Starship (Grunt 11196)
56   IMAGINARY LOVER 71 81 -- 3  
Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor 14459)
57   CALIFORNIA 61 64 69 6
Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 8511)
58   NATIVE NEW YORKER 38 28 15 19  
Odyssey (RCA 11129)
59   LITTLE ONE 62 72 84 5
Chicago (Columbia 10683)
60   LOVE IS LIKE OXYGEN 64 76 85 4
Sweet (Capitol 4549)
61   YOU'RE IN MY HEART 40 31 16 22  
Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8475)
62   EVERYBODY LOVES A RAIN SONG 44 45 49 9  
B.J. Thomas (MCA 40854)
63   LET'S ALL CHANT 72 80 88 4
Michael Zager Band (Private Stock 45,184)
64   ROCKET RIDE 73 83 -- 3
Kiss (Casablanca 915)
65   HOLLYWOOD 66 67 75 7
Boz Scaggs (Columbia 10679)
66   PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER 68 78 86 4
Leif Garrett (Atlantic 3466)
67   FFUN 46 33 18 15  
Con Funk Shun (Mercury 73959)
68   THEME FROM CLOSE ENCOUNTERS 56 39 29 13  
Meco (Millennium 608)
69   I CAN'T HOLD ON 70 75 81 8
Karla Bonoff (Columbia 10618)
70   HONEY DON'T LEAVE L.A. 74 84 -- 3
James Taylor (Columbia 10689)
71   LET ME PARTY WITH YOU (PT. 1) (PARTY, PARTY, PARTY) 81 -- -- 2
Bunny Sigler (Gold Mind 4008)
72   MORE THAN A WOMAN 83 86 91 5  
Tavares (Capitol 4500)
73   THIS TIME I'M IN IT FOR LOVE 82 -- -- 2
Player (RSO 890)
74   WATCHING THE DETECTIVES 84 -- -- 2
Elvis Costello (Columbia 10705)
75   TWO DOORS DOWN -- -- -- 1  
Dolly Parton (RCA 11240)
76   STORYBOOK CHILDREN (DAYBREAK) 79 66 68 9
Bette Midler (Atlantic 3431)
77   RUMOUR HAS IT 86 -- -- 2
Donna Summer (Casablanca 916)
78   BOOTZILLA 85 92 -- 3
Bootsy's Rubber Band (Warner Bros. 8512)
79   REACHING FOR THE SKY 88 93 -- 3
Peabo Bryson (Capitol 4522)
80   ON BROADWAY -- -- -- 1  
George Benson (Warner Bros. 8542)
81   SITTING IN LIMBO 90 -- -- 2
Don Brown (1st American 102)
82   DON'T COST YOU NOTHING -- -- -- 1  
Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 8514)
83   MOVIN' OUT (ANTHONY'S SONG) -- -- -- 1  
Billy Joel (Columbia 10708)
84   TOO MUCH, TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE -- -- -- 1  
Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams (Columbia 10693)
85   READY FOR THE TIMES TO GET BETTER 89 90 95 5
Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1136)
86   IT AMAZES ME 87 95 100 4
John Denver (RCA 11214)
87   I LOVE MY MUSIC 95 -- -- 2
Wild Cherry (Epic 50500)
88   THAT'S YOUR SECRET 93 96 -- 3
Sea Level (Capricorn 0287)
89   YOU'LL LOVE AGAIN 92 94 -- 3
Hotel (Mercury 73979)
90   DANCE WITH ME -- -- -- 1  
Peter Brown (Drive 6269)
91   KINGS AND QUEENS -- -- -- 1  
Aerosmith (Columbia 10699)
92   YOUR LOVE IS SO GOOD FOR ME 94 97 -- 3
Diana Ross (Motown 1436)
93   WOMAN TO WOMAN 97 -- -- 2
Barbara Mandrell (ABC/Dot 17736)
94   A LOVER'S QUESTION 98 99 -- 3
Jacky Ward (Mercury 55018)
95   HERE YOU COME AGAIN 65 41 31 24  
Dolly Parton (RCA 11123)
96   (ANY WAY THAT YOU WANT IT) I'LL BE THERE -- -- -- 1  
Starz (Capitol 4546)
97   AM I LOSING YOU -- -- -- 1  
Manhattans (Columbia 10674)
98   NEVER GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE -- -- -- 1  
L.T.D. (A&M 2005)
99   DO I LOVE YOU (YES IN EVERY WAY) -- -- -- 1  
Donna Fargo (Warner Bros. 8509)
100   LE SPANK 80 82 92 6  
Le Pamplemousse (AVI 153)

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:

   • "Let It Go, Let It Flow" by Dave Mason (# 55)
   • "Until Now" by Bobby Arvon (# 60)
   • "Desiree" by Neil Diamond (# 67)
   • "Street Corner Serenade" by Wet Willie (# 69)
   • "Come Sail Away" by Styx (# 76)
   • "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" by Santa Esmeralda (# 77)
   • "Breakdown" by Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (# 78)
   • "Let's Have Some Fun" by Bar-Kays (# 91)
   • "Let's Live Together" by Cazz (# 96)
   • "Too Hot Ta Trot" by Commodores (# 99)
   • "Curious Mind (Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um)" by Johnny Rivers (#100)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   BOMBS AWAY Bob Weir
102   WEREWOLVES OF LONDON Warren Zevon
103   FALLIN' Ronnie McDowell
104   TWO OUT OF THREE AIN'T BAD Meatloaf
105   STARLIGHT Cory Wells
106   THE HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN Santa Esmeralda
107   WALK RIGHT BACK Anne Murray
108   DANCE ACROSS THE FLOOR Jimmy (Bo) Horne
109   DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC Shaun Cassidy
110   THE PASSENGER Allan Clarke
  Copyright © 2014-2024, All Rights Reserved   •   Privacy Policy   •   Contact Us