Thursday April 27, 1978
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending April 22, 1978



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1   NIGHT FEVER 1 1 1 12
Bee Gees (RSO 889)
2   CAN'T SMILE WITHOUT YOU 2 2 2 12
Barry Manilow (Arista 0305)
3   DUST IN THE WIND 3 5 10 13
Kansas (Kirshner 4274)
4   IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU 5 8 9 12
Yvonne Elliman (RSO 884)
5   THE CLOSER I GET TO YOU 14 21 28 11
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 3463)
6   JACK AND JILL 6 7 8 18
Raydio (Arista 0283)
7   RUNNING ON EMPTY 8 10 14 11
Jackson Browne (Asylum 45460)
8   LAY DOWN SALLY 4 3 3 17
Eric Clapton (RSO 886)
9   GOODBYE GIRL 11 14 16 20
David Gates (Elektra 45450)
10   STAYING ALIVE 7 4 4 20
Bee Gees (RSO 885)
11   THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND 13 15 18 11
Andrew Gold (Asylum 45456)
12   EBONY EYES 12 13 15 13
Bob Welch (Capitol 4543)
13   WITH A LITTLE LUCK 19 37 49 5
Paul McCartney & Wings (Capitol 4559)
14   WE'LL NEVER HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE AGAIN 15 19 23 9
England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree 16110)
15   FLASH LIGHT 17 17 19 11
Parliament (Casablanca 909)
16   BEFORE MY HEART FINDS OUT 16 18 20 14
Gene Cotton (Ariola 7675)
17   COUNT ON ME 21 24 27 7
Jefferson Starship (Grunt 11196)
18   SWEET TALKIN' WOMAN 20 23 26 10
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 1145)
19   YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT 30 52 65 4  
Grease (RSO 891)
20   EMOTION 10 9 5 24
Samantha Sang (Private Stock 45,178)
21   FEELS SO GOOD 26 31 35 13
Chuck Mangione (A&M 2001)
22   IMAGINARY LOVER 25 30 36 8
Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor 14459)
23   FOOLING YOURSELF 24 26 30 11
Styx (A&M 2007)
24   DISCO INFERNO 28 33 37 17
Trammps (Atlantic 3389)
25   BABY HOLD ON 27 29 32 13
Eddie Money (Columbia 10663)
26   TOO MUCH, TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE 33 51 61 6
Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams (Columbia 10693)
27   OUR LOVE 18 16 17 15
Natalie Cole (Capitol 4509)
28   WEREWOLVES OF LONDON 39 50 60 5  
Warren Zevon (Asylum 45472)
29   LOVE IS LIKE OXYGEN 35 38 43 9
Sweet (Capitol 4549)
30   MOVIN' OUT (ANTHONY'S SONG) 37 46 55 6
Billy Joel (Columbia 10708)
31   I'M GONNA TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING 32 34 38 10
Rubicon (20th Century 2362)
32   TWO DOORS DOWN 36 43 51 6
Dolly Parton (RCA 11240)
33   LET'S ALL CHANT 38 44 50 9
Michael Zager Band (Private Stock 45,184)
34   ON BROADWAY 41 49 56 6
George Benson (Warner Bros. 8542)
35   THIS TIME I'M IN IT FOR LOVE 40 45 52 7
Player (RSO 890)
36   THUNDER ISLAND 9 6 6 19  
Jay Ferguson (Asylum 45444)
37   FANTASY 34 36 41 9
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10688)
38   IT'S A HEARTACHE 47 56 66 5
Bonnie Tyler (RCA 11249)
39   EGO 49 -- -- 2
Elton John (MCA 40892)
40   MORE THAN A WOMAN 43 48 54 10
Tavares (Capitol 4500)
41   SHADOW DANCING 51 -- -- 2
Andy Gibb (RSO 893)
42   DANCE WITH ME 50 63 73 6
Peter Brown (Drive 6269)
43   LOVE IS THICKER THAN WATER 23 22 22 25  
Andy Gibb (RSO 883)
44   ALWAYS AND FOREVER 22 12 13 18  
Heatwave (Epic 50490)
45   I GO CRAZY 29 11 7 35  
Paul Davis (Bang 733)
46   ROCKET RIDE 46 47 53 8
Kiss (Casablanca 915)
47   DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC 56 69 77 5
Shaun Cassidy (Warner/Curb 8533)
48   DEACON BLUES 58 77 87 4
Steely Dan (ABC 12355)
49   MAKE YOU FEEL LOVE AGAIN 59 68 76 4
Wet Willie (Epic 50528)
50   THE CIRCLE IS SMALL (I CAN SEE IT IN YOUR EYES) 31 32 34 11  
Gordon Lightfoot (Warner Bros. 8518)
51   LADY LOVE 44 20 21 14
Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int'l 3634)
52   SWEET, SWEET SMILE 42 42 45 12
Carpenters (A&M 2008)
53   THEME SONG FROM 'WHICH WAY IS UP' 45 25 24 15
Stargard (MCA 40825)
54   TWO OUT OF THREE AIN'T BAD 62 71 79 5
Meatloaf (Epic 50513)
55   EVERY KINDA PEOPLE 63 72 81 5
Robert Palmer (Island 100)
56   BECAUSE THE NIGHT 70 81 -- 3  
Patti Smith Group (Arista 0318)
57   HOT LEGS 48 27 25 11
Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8535)
58   THAT'S YOUR SECRET 60 64 69 8
Sea Level (Capricorn 0287)
59   BOOGIE SHOES 52 41 33 12
KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1025)
60   AIN'T GONNA EAT OUT MY HEART ANYMORE 71 79 -- 3  
Angel (Casablanca 914)
61   (I WILL BE YOUR) SHADOW IN THE STREET 68 75 80 5
Allan Clarke (Atlantic 3459)
62   HEARTLESS 73 82 -- 3  
Heart (Mushroom 7031)
63   BOMBS AWAY 65 67 72 5
Bob Weir (Arista 0315)
64   WHAT'S YOUR NAME 53 39 29 22  
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40819)
65   YANK ME, CRANK ME 69 76 -- 3
Ted Nugent (Epic 50533)
66   WHEEL IN THE SKY 72 73 83 4
Journey (Columbia 10700)
67   READY FOR THE TIMES TO GET BETTER 67 70 74 10
Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1136)
68   DON'T COST YOU NOTHING 66 66 70 6
Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 8514)
69   THE NAME OF THE GAME 54 40 31 18  
Abba (Atlantic 3449)
70   LET ME PARTY WITH YOU (PT. 1) (PARTY, PARTY, PARTY) 55 58 59 7  
Bunny Sigler (Gold Mind 4008)
71   YOU BELONG TO ME 88 -- -- 2  
Carly Simon (Elektra 45477)
72   MAMA LET HIM PLAY 76 80 86 4
Doucette (Mushroom 7030)
73   YOU GOT THAT RIGHT 77 86 -- 3
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40888)
74   YOU'LL LOVE AGAIN 78 83 84 8
Hotel (Mercury 73979)
75   SINCE YOU BEEN GONE 79 88 -- 3
Head East (A&M 2026)
76   BAKER STREET 87 -- -- 2  
Gerry Rafferty (United Artists 1192)
77   A LOVER'S QUESTION 83 87 88 8
Jacky Ward (Mercury 55018)
78   TAKE A CHANCE ON ME -- -- -- 1  
Abba (Atlantic 3457)
79   I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN 85 93 95 4
Eruption (Ariola 7686)
80   MUSIC, HARMONY AND RHYTHM 84 89 91 5
Brooklyn Dreams (Millennium 610)
81   NEVER GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE 81 85 90 6
L.T.D. (A&M 2005)
82   DANCE ACROSS THE FLOOR 86 91 94 4
Jimmy (Bo) Horne (Sunshine Sound 1003)
83   SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH 74 28 11 22
Dan Hill (20th Century 2355)
84   TUMBLING DICE -- -- -- 1  
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45479)
85   CHEESEBURGER IN PARADISE -- -- -- 1  
Jimmy Buffett (ABC 12358)
86   STAY -- -- -- 1  
Rufus & Chaka Khan (ABC 12349)
87   I WANT TO LIVE -- -- -- 1  
John Denver (RCA 11267)
88   BLUER THAN BLUE -- -- -- 1  
Michael Johnson (EMI America 8001)
89   OH WHAT A NIGHT FOR DANCING -- -- -- 1  
Barry White (20th Century 2365)
90   GROOVE LINE 100 -- -- 2
Heatwave (Epic 50524)
91   I WANT YOU TO BE MINE 91 95 -- 3
Kayak (Janus 274)
92   ALL THE WAY LOVER 94 97 -- 3
Millie Jackson (Spring 179)
93   OCEAN OF THOUGHTS AND DREAMS 97 -- -- 2
Dramatics (ABC 12331)
94   ISN'T IT ALWAYS LOVE 95 98 -- 3
Karla Bonoff (Columbia 10710)
95   YOU'RE THE LOVE 96 99 -- 3
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 8551)
96   DO YOU WANNA DANCE 99 -- -- 2
Ramones (Sire 1017)
97   I COULD HAVE LOVED YOU 98 -- -- 2
Moments (Stang 5075)
98   FOLLOW YOU FOLLOW ME -- -- -- 1  
Genesis (Atlantic 3474)
99   FALLING 57 35 12 27  
LeBlanc & Carr (Big Tree 16100)
100   WATCHING THE DETECTIVES 61 61 64 7  
Elvis Costello (Columbia 10705)

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:

   • "Sitting In Limbo" by Don Brown (# 64)
   • "Your Love Is So Good For Me" by Diana Ross (# 75)
   • "Kings And Queens" by Aerosmith (# 80)
   • "Just The Way You Are" by Billy Joel (# 82)
   • "Little One" by Chicago (# 89)
   • "It's You That I Need" by Enchantment (# 90)
   • "Down The Road" by Bachman-Turner Overdrive (# 92)
   • "It's A Heartache" by Juice Newton (# 93)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   TURN UP THE MUSIC Sammy Hagar
102   WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFE Fotomaker
103   GIVE A LITTLE Robert John
104   OH HOW HAPPY Skyliners
105   I LOVE HER, SHE LOVES ME NRBQ
106   NUMBER ONE Eloise Laws
107   I'LL BE WAITING Santana
108   WEEKEND LOVER Odyssey
109   LET'S PUT OUR LOVE BACK TOGETHER Micky Denne & Ken Gold
110   ALMOST SUMMER Celebration Featuring Mike Love
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