Saturday April 1, 1978
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending April 1, 1978



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1   NIGHT FEVER 1 1 4 9
Bee Gees (RSO 889)
2   CAN'T SMILE WITHOUT YOU 5 7 11 9
Barry Manilow (Arista 0305)
3   LAY DOWN SALLY 4 5 6 14
Eric Clapton (RSO 886)
4   STAYING ALIVE 3 4 3 17
Bee Gees (RSO 885)
5   EMOTION 2 2 1 21
Samantha Sang (Private Stock 45,178)
6   THUNDER ISLAND 8 10 14 16
Jay Ferguson (Asylum 45444)
7   I GO CRAZY 7 8 10 32
Paul Davis (Bang 733)
8   JACK AND JILL 10 12 17 15
Raydio (Arista 0283)
9   IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU 11 14 26 9
Yvonne Elliman (RSO 884)
10   DUST IN THE WIND 12 13 21 10
Kansas (Kirshner 4274)
11   SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH 6 6 5 19
Dan Hill (20th Century 2355)
12   FALLING 13 11 12 24
LeBlanc & Carr (Big Tree 16100)
13   ALWAYS AND FOREVER 15 17 20 15
Heatwave (Epic 50490)
14   RUNNING ON EMPTY 20 23 31 8
Jackson Browne (Asylum 45460)
15   EBONY EYES 17 20 25 10
Bob Welch (Capitol 4543)
16   GOODBYE GIRL 18 19 23 17
David Gates (Elektra 45450)
17   OUR LOVE 19 21 24 12
Natalie Cole (Capitol 4509)
18   THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND 25 30 36 8
Andrew Gold (Asylum 45456)
19   FLASH LIGHT 21 29 33 8
Parliament (Casablanca 909)
20   BEFORE MY HEART FINDS OUT 22 25 29 11
Gene Cotton (Ariola 7675)
21   LADY LOVE 23 28 32 11
Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int'l 3634)
22   LOVE IS THICKER THAN WATER 9 3 2 22  
Andy Gibb (RSO 883)
23   WE'LL NEVER HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE AGAIN 27 32 41 6
England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree 16110)
24   THEME SONG FROM 'WHICH WAY IS UP' 24 27 30 12
Stargard (MCA 40825)
25   HOT LEGS 26 31 34 8
Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8535)
26   SWEET TALKIN' WOMAN 28 33 42 7
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 1145)
27   COUNT ON ME 32 55 75 4
Jefferson Starship (Grunt 11196)
28   THE CLOSER I GET TO YOU 33 41 53 8
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 3463)
29   WHAT'S YOUR NAME 14 9 7 19  
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40819)
30   FOOLING YOURSELF 39 46 51 8
Styx (A&M 2007)
31   THE NAME OF THE GAME 16 16 18 15  
Abba (Atlantic 3449)
32   BABY HOLD ON 38 43 49 10
Eddie Money (Columbia 10663)
33   BOOGIE SHOES 34 40 45 9
KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1025)
34   THE CIRCLE IS SMALL (I CAN SEE IT IN YOUR EYES) 37 42 48 8
Gordon Lightfoot (Warner Bros. 8518)
35   FEELS SO GOOD 40 45 52 10
Chuck Mangione (A&M 2001)
36   IMAGINARY LOVER 46 56 71 5
Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor 14459)
37   DISCO INFERNO 42 50 57 14
Trammps (Atlantic 3389)
38   I'M GONNA TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING 43 51 63 7
Rubicon (20th Century 2362)
39   JUST THE WAY YOU ARE 29 24 9 21
Billy Joel (Columbia 10646)
40   (WHAT A) WONDERFUL WORLD 30 15 16 11
Art Garfunkel with James Taylor (Columbia 10676)
41   FANTASY 45 52 59 6
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10688)
42   THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO 31 18 19 11  
Rita Coolidge (A&M 2004)
43   LOVE IS LIKE OXYGEN 50 60 64 6
Sweet (Capitol 4549)
44   IT'S YOU THAT I NEED 36 39 43 9
Enchantment (Roadshow 1124)
45   SWEET, SWEET SMILE 48 53 58 9
Carpenters (A&M 2008)
46   PEG 35 34 8 19  
Steely Dan (ABC 12320)
47   HAPPY ANNIVERSARY 41 22 22 16
Little River Band (Harvest 4524)
48   MAMAS, DON'T LET YOUR BABIES GROW UP TO BE COWBOYS 44 47 54 8
Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings (RCA 11198)
49   WITH A LITTLE LUCK 64 -- -- 2  
Paul McCartney & Wings (Capitol 4559)
50   LET'S ALL CHANT 54 63 72 6
Michael Zager Band (Private Stock 45,184)
51   TWO DOORS DOWN 60 75 -- 3
Dolly Parton (RCA 11240)
52   THIS TIME I'M IN IT FOR LOVE 61 73 82 4
Player (RSO 890)
53   ROCKET RIDE 59 64 73 5
Kiss (Casablanca 915)
54   MORE THAN A WOMAN 63 72 83 7
Tavares (Capitol 4500)
55   MOVIN' OUT (ANTHONY'S SONG) 70 83 -- 3  
Billy Joel (Columbia 10708)
56   ON BROADWAY 66 80 -- 3
George Benson (Warner Bros. 8542)
57   ERUPTION + YOU REALLY GOT ME 49 44 47 11
Van Halen (Warner Bros. 8515)
58   POOR, POOR PITIFUL ME 51 26 27 10
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45462)
59   LET ME PARTY WITH YOU (PT. 1) (PARTY, PARTY, PARTY) 62 71 81 4
Bunny Sigler (Gold Mind 4008)
60   WEREWOLVES OF LONDON 75 -- -- 2  
Warren Zevon (Asylum 45472)
61   TOO MUCH, TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE 71 84 -- 3
Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams (Columbia 10693)
62   BOOTZILLA 67 78 85 5
Bootsy's Rubber Band (Warner Bros. 8512)
63   REACHING FOR THE SKY 69 79 88 5
Peabo Bryson (Capitol 4522)
64   WATCHING THE DETECTIVES 68 74 84 4
Elvis Costello (Columbia 10705)
65   YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT -- -- -- 1  
Grease (RSO 891)
66   IT'S A HEARTACHE 76 -- -- 2
Bonnie Tyler (RCA 11249)
67   THEME FROM CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND 52 35 13 15  
John Williams (Arista 0300)
68   SITTING IN LIMBO 73 81 90 4
Don Brown (1st American 102)
69   THAT'S YOUR SECRET 78 88 93 5
Sea Level (Capricorn 0287)
70   DON'T COST YOU NOTHING 74 82 -- 3
Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 8514)
71   WE WILL ROCK YOU + WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS 47 37 35 24  
Queen (Elektra 45441)
72   BOMBS AWAY 80 -- -- 2
Bob Weir (Arista 0315)
73   DANCE WITH ME 82 90 -- 3
Peter Brown (Drive 6269)
74   READY FOR THE TIMES TO GET BETTER 79 85 89 7
Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1136)
75   DANCE, DANCE, DANCE (YOWSAH, YOWSAH, YOWSAH) 53 36 15 24  
Chic (Atlantic 3435)
76   MAKE YOU FEEL LOVE AGAIN -- -- -- 1  
Wet Willie (Epic 50528)
77   DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC 86 -- -- 2
Shaun Cassidy (Warner/Curb 8533)
78   I LOVE MY MUSIC 83 87 95 4
Wild Cherry (Epic 50500)
79   TWO OUT OF THREE AIN'T BAD 85 -- -- 2
Meatloaf (Epic 50513)
80   (I WILL BE YOUR) SHADOW IN THE STREET 89 -- -- 2
Allan Clarke (Atlantic 3459)
81   EVERY KINDA PEOPLE 90 -- -- 2
Robert Palmer (Island 100)
82   YOUR LOVE IS SO GOOD FOR ME 87 92 94 5
Diana Ross (Motown 1436)
83   WHEEL IN THE SKY -- -- -- 1  
Journey (Columbia 10700)
84   YOU'LL LOVE AGAIN 84 89 92 5
Hotel (Mercury 73979)
85   KINGS AND QUEENS 88 91 -- 3
Aerosmith (Columbia 10699)
86   MAMA LET HIM PLAY -- -- -- 1  
Doucette (Mushroom 7030)
87   DEACON BLUES -- -- -- 1  
Steely Dan (ABC 12355)
88   A LOVER'S QUESTION 91 94 98 5
Jacky Ward (Mercury 55018)
89   AM I LOSING YOU 92 97 -- 3
Manhattans (Columbia 10674)
90   NEVER GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE 93 98 -- 3
L.T.D. (A&M 2005)
91   MUSIC, HARMONY AND RHYTHM 97 -- -- 2
Brooklyn Dreams (Millennium 610)
92   WALK RIGHT BACK 95 -- -- 2
Anne Murray (Capitol 4527)
93   LITTLE ONE 98 59 62 7
Chicago (Columbia 10683)
94   DANCE ACROSS THE FLOOR -- -- -- 1  
Jimmy (Bo) Horne (Sunshine Sound 1003)
95   I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN -- -- -- 1  
Eruption (Ariola 7686)
96   DOWN THE ROAD -- -- -- 1  
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73987)
97   HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE 56 49 37 28  
Bee Gees (RSO 882)
98   SHORT PEOPLE 55 38 28 21  
Randy Newman (Warner Bros. 8492)
99   BABY COME BACK 58 54 39 27  
Player (RSO 879)
100   RUMOUR HAS IT 72 77 86 4  
Donna Summer (Casablanca 916)

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:

   • "Before My Heart Finds Out" by Gene Cotton (# 22)
   • "Silver Dreams" by Babys (# 57)
   • "California" by Debby Boone (# 65)
   • "Put Your Head On My Shoulder" by Leif Garrett (# 77)
   • "It Amazes Me" by John Denver (# 81)
   • "Do I Love You (Yes In Every Way)" by Donna Fargo (# 94)
   • "(Any Way That You Want It) I'll Be There" by Starz (# 96)
   • "Native New Yorker" by Odyssey (# 99)
   • "You're In My Heart" by Rod Stewart (#100)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   YANK ME, CRANK ME Ted Nugent
102   FLYING WITH BROKEN WINGS Angel
103   TURN UP THE MUSIC Sammy Hagar
104   ALL THE WAY LOVER Millie Jackson
105   IT'S A HEARTACHE Juice Newton
106   I WANT YOU TO BE MINE Kayak
107   DO YOU WANNA DANCE Ramones
108   ISN'T IT ALWAYS LOVE Karla Bonoff
109   NUMBER ONE Eloise Laws
110   BECAUSE THE NIGHT Patti Smith Group
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