Sunday April 9, 1978
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending April 8, 1978



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1   NIGHT FEVER 1 1 1 10
Bee Gees (RSO 889)
2   CAN'T SMILE WITHOUT YOU 2 5 7 10
Barry Manilow (Arista 0305)
3   LAY DOWN SALLY 3 4 5 15
Eric Clapton (RSO 886)
4   STAYING ALIVE 4 3 4 18
Bee Gees (RSO 885)
5   DUST IN THE WIND 10 12 13 11
Kansas (Kirshner 4274)
6   THUNDER ISLAND 6 8 10 17
Jay Ferguson (Asylum 45444)
7   JACK AND JILL 8 10 12 16
Raydio (Arista 0283)
8   IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU 9 11 14 10
Yvonne Elliman (RSO 884)
9   EMOTION 5 2 2 22
Samantha Sang (Private Stock 45,178)
10   RUNNING ON EMPTY 14 20 23 9
Jackson Browne (Asylum 45460)
11   I GO CRAZY 7 7 8 33
Paul Davis (Bang 733)
12   ALWAYS AND FOREVER 13 15 17 16
Heatwave (Epic 50490)
13   EBONY EYES 15 17 20 11
Bob Welch (Capitol 4543)
14   GOODBYE GIRL 16 18 19 18
David Gates (Elektra 45450)
15   THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND 18 25 30 9
Andrew Gold (Asylum 45456)
16   OUR LOVE 17 19 21 13
Natalie Cole (Capitol 4509)
17   FLASH LIGHT 19 21 29 9
Parliament (Casablanca 909)
18   BEFORE MY HEART FINDS OUT 20 22 25 12
Gene Cotton (Ariola 7675)
19   WE'LL NEVER HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE AGAIN 23 27 32 7
England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree 16110)
20   LADY LOVE 21 23 28 12
Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int'l 3634)
21   THE CLOSER I GET TO YOU 28 33 41 9
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 3463)
22   LOVE IS THICKER THAN WATER 22 9 3 23
Andy Gibb (RSO 883)
23   SWEET TALKIN' WOMAN 26 28 33 8
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 1145)
24   COUNT ON ME 27 32 55 5
Jefferson Starship (Grunt 11196)
25   THEME SONG FROM 'WHICH WAY IS UP' 24 24 27 13
Stargard (MCA 40825)
26   FOOLING YOURSELF 30 39 46 9
Styx (A&M 2007)
27   HOT LEGS 25 26 31 9
Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8535)
28   SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH 11 6 6 20  
Dan Hill (20th Century 2355)
29   BABY HOLD ON 32 38 43 11
Eddie Money (Columbia 10663)
30   IMAGINARY LOVER 36 46 56 6
Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor 14459)
31   FEELS SO GOOD 35 40 45 11
Chuck Mangione (A&M 2001)
32   THE CIRCLE IS SMALL (I CAN SEE IT IN YOUR EYES) 34 37 42 9
Gordon Lightfoot (Warner Bros. 8518)
33   DISCO INFERNO 37 42 50 15
Trammps (Atlantic 3389)
34   I'M GONNA TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING 38 43 51 8
Rubicon (20th Century 2362)
35   FALLING 12 13 11 25  
LeBlanc & Carr (Big Tree 16100)
36   FANTASY 41 45 52 7
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10688)
37   WITH A LITTLE LUCK 49 64 -- 3  
Paul McCartney & Wings (Capitol 4559)
38   LOVE IS LIKE OXYGEN 43 50 60 7
Sweet (Capitol 4549)
39   WHAT'S YOUR NAME 29 14 9 20
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40819)
40   THE NAME OF THE GAME 31 16 16 16
Abba (Atlantic 3449)
41   BOOGIE SHOES 33 34 40 10
KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1025)
42   SWEET, SWEET SMILE 45 48 53 10
Carpenters (A&M 2008)
43   TWO DOORS DOWN 51 60 75 4
Dolly Parton (RCA 11240)
44   LET'S ALL CHANT 50 54 63 7
Michael Zager Band (Private Stock 45,184)
45   THIS TIME I'M IN IT FOR LOVE 52 61 73 5
Player (RSO 890)
46   MOVIN' OUT (ANTHONY'S SONG) 55 70 83 4
Billy Joel (Columbia 10708)
47   ROCKET RIDE 53 59 64 6
Kiss (Casablanca 915)
48   MORE THAN A WOMAN 54 63 72 8
Tavares (Capitol 4500)
49   ON BROADWAY 56 66 80 4
George Benson (Warner Bros. 8542)
50   WEREWOLVES OF LONDON 60 75 -- 3
Warren Zevon (Asylum 45472)
51   TOO MUCH, TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE 61 71 84 4
Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams (Columbia 10693)
52   YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT 65 -- -- 2  
Grease (RSO 891)
53   JUST THE WAY YOU ARE 39 29 24 22  
Billy Joel (Columbia 10646)
54   IT'S YOU THAT I NEED 44 36 39 10
Enchantment (Roadshow 1124)
55   (WHAT A) WONDERFUL WORLD 40 30 15 12  
Art Garfunkel with James Taylor (Columbia 10676)
56   IT'S A HEARTACHE 66 76 -- 3
Bonnie Tyler (RCA 11249)
57   THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO 42 31 18 12  
Rita Coolidge (A&M 2004)
58   LET ME PARTY WITH YOU (PT. 1) (PARTY, PARTY, PARTY) 59 62 71 5
Bunny Sigler (Gold Mind 4008)
59   BOOTZILLA 62 67 78 6
Bootsy's Rubber Band (Warner Bros. 8512)
60   REACHING FOR THE SKY 63 69 79 6
Peabo Bryson (Capitol 4522)
61   WATCHING THE DETECTIVES 64 68 74 5
Elvis Costello (Columbia 10705)
62   PEG 46 35 34 20  
Steely Dan (ABC 12320)
63   DANCE WITH ME 73 82 90 4
Peter Brown (Drive 6269)
64   THAT'S YOUR SECRET 69 78 88 6
Sea Level (Capricorn 0287)
65   SITTING IN LIMBO 68 73 81 5
Don Brown (1st American 102)
66   DON'T COST YOU NOTHING 70 74 82 4
Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 8514)
67   BOMBS AWAY 72 80 -- 3
Bob Weir (Arista 0315)
68   MAKE YOU FEEL LOVE AGAIN 76 -- -- 2
Wet Willie (Epic 50528)
69   DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC 77 86 -- 3
Shaun Cassidy (Warner/Curb 8533)
70   READY FOR THE TIMES TO GET BETTER 74 79 85 8
Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1136)
71   TWO OUT OF THREE AIN'T BAD 79 85 -- 3
Meatloaf (Epic 50513)
72   EVERY KINDA PEOPLE 81 90 -- 3
Robert Palmer (Island 100)
73   WHEEL IN THE SKY 83 -- -- 2
Journey (Columbia 10700)
74   I LOVE MY MUSIC 78 83 87 5
Wild Cherry (Epic 50500)
75   (I WILL BE YOUR) SHADOW IN THE STREET 80 89 -- 3
Allan Clarke (Atlantic 3459)
76   YANK ME, CRANK ME -- -- -- 1  
Ted Nugent (Epic 50533)
77   DEACON BLUES 87 -- -- 2
Steely Dan (ABC 12355)
78   YOUR LOVE IS SO GOOD FOR ME 82 87 92 6
Diana Ross (Motown 1436)
79   AIN'T GONNA EAT OUT MY HEART ANYMORE -- -- -- 1  
Angel (Casablanca 914)
80   MAMA LET HIM PLAY 86 -- -- 2
Doucette (Mushroom 7030)
81   BECAUSE THE NIGHT -- -- -- 1  
Patti Smith Group (Arista 0318)
82   HEARTLESS -- -- -- 1  
Heart (Mushroom 7031)
83   YOU'LL LOVE AGAIN 84 84 89 6
Hotel (Mercury 73979)
84   KINGS AND QUEENS 85 88 91 4
Aerosmith (Columbia 10699)
85   NEVER GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE 90 93 98 4
L.T.D. (A&M 2005)
86   YOU GOT THAT RIGHT -- -- -- 1  
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40888)
87   A LOVER'S QUESTION 88 91 94 6
Jacky Ward (Mercury 55018)
88   SINCE YOU BEEN GONE -- -- -- 1  
Head East (A&M 2026)
89   MUSIC, HARMONY AND RHYTHM 91 97 -- 3
Brooklyn Dreams (Millennium 610)
90   LITTLE ONE 93 98 59 8
Chicago (Columbia 10683)
91   DANCE ACROSS THE FLOOR 94 -- -- 2
Jimmy (Bo) Horne (Sunshine Sound 1003)
92   AM I LOSING YOU 89 92 97 4
Manhattans (Columbia 10674)
93   I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN 95 -- -- 2
Eruption (Ariola 7686)
94   DOWN THE ROAD 96 -- -- 2
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73987)
95   I WANT YOU TO BE MINE -- -- -- 1  
Kayak (Janus 274)
96   IT'S A HEARTACHE -- -- -- 1  
Juice Newton (Capitol 4552)
97   ALL THE WAY LOVER -- -- -- 1  
Millie Jackson (Spring 179)
98   ISN'T IT ALWAYS LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Karla Bonoff (Columbia 10710)
99   YOU'RE THE LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 8551)
100   HAPPY ANNIVERSARY 47 41 22 17  
Little River Band (Harvest 4524)

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:

   • "Mamas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys" by Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings (# 48)
   • "Eruption + You Really Got Me" by Van Halen (# 57)
   • "Poor, Poor Pitiful Me" by Linda Ronstadt (# 58)
   • "Theme From Close Encounters Of The Third Kind" by John Williams (# 67)
   • "We Will Rock You + We Are The Champions" by Queen (# 71)
   • "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" by Chic (# 75)
   • "Walk Right Back" by Anne Murray (# 92)
   • "How Deep Is Your Love" by Bee Gees (# 97)
   • "Short People" by Randy Newman (# 98)
   • "Baby Come Back" by Player (# 99)
   • "Rumour Has It" by Donna Summer (#100)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   TURN UP THE MUSIC Sammy Hagar
102   I COULD HAVE LOVED YOU Moments
103   BAKER STREET Gerry Rafferty
104   OCEAN OF THOUGHTS AND DREAMS Dramatics
105   DO YOU WANNA DANCE Ramones
106   OH HOW HAPPY Skyliners
107   NUMBER ONE Eloise Laws
108   I'LL BE WAITING Santana
109   WEEKEND LOVER Odyssey
110   LET'S PUT OUR LOVE BACK TOGETHER Micky Denne & Ken Gold
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