Wednesday May 3, 1978
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending April 29, 1978



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1   NIGHT FEVER 1 1 1 13
Bee Gees (RSO 889)
2   IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU 4 5 8 13
Yvonne Elliman (RSO 884)
3   CAN'T SMILE WITHOUT YOU 2 2 2 13
Barry Manilow (Arista 0305)
4   THE CLOSER I GET TO YOU 5 14 21 12
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 3463)
5   WITH A LITTLE LUCK 13 19 37 6
Paul McCartney & Wings (Capitol 4559)
6   RUNNING ON EMPTY 7 8 10 12
Jackson Browne (Asylum 45460)
7   JACK AND JILL 6 6 7 19
Raydio (Arista 0283)
8   DUST IN THE WIND 3 3 5 14
Kansas (Kirshner 4274)
9   GOODBYE GIRL 9 11 14 21
David Gates (Elektra 45450)
10   LAY DOWN SALLY 8 4 3 18
Eric Clapton (RSO 886)
11   THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND 11 13 15 12
Andrew Gold (Asylum 45456)
12   YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT 19 30 52 5
Grease (RSO 891)
13   COUNT ON ME 17 21 24 8
Jefferson Starship (Grunt 11196)
14   WE'LL NEVER HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE AGAIN 14 15 19 10
England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree 16110)
15   FLASH LIGHT 15 17 17 12
Parliament (Casablanca 909)
16   IMAGINARY LOVER 22 25 30 9
Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor 14459)
17   FEELS SO GOOD 21 26 31 14
Chuck Mangione (A&M 2001)
18   SWEET TALKIN' WOMAN 18 20 23 11
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 1145)
19   STAYING ALIVE 10 7 4 21
Bee Gees (RSO 885)
20   TOO MUCH, TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE 26 33 51 7
Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams (Columbia 10693)
21   DISCO INFERNO 24 28 33 18
Trammps (Atlantic 3389)
22   SHADOW DANCING 41 51 -- 3  
Andy Gibb (RSO 893)
23   BABY HOLD ON 25 27 29 14
Eddie Money (Columbia 10663)
24   WEREWOLVES OF LONDON 28 39 50 6
Warren Zevon (Asylum 45472)
25   THIS TIME I'M IN IT FOR LOVE 35 40 45 8
Player (RSO 890)
26   MOVIN' OUT (ANTHONY'S SONG) 30 37 46 7
Billy Joel (Columbia 10708)
27   FOOLING YOURSELF 23 24 26 12
Styx (A&M 2007)
28   LOVE IS LIKE OXYGEN 29 35 38 10
Sweet (Capitol 4549)
29   ON BROADWAY 34 41 49 7
George Benson (Warner Bros. 8542)
30   TWO DOORS DOWN 32 36 43 7
Dolly Parton (RCA 11240)
31   IT'S A HEARTACHE 38 47 56 6
Bonnie Tyler (RCA 11249)
32   LET'S ALL CHANT 33 38 44 10
Michael Zager Band (Private Stock 45,184)
33   EGO 39 49 -- 3
Elton John (MCA 40892)
34   EBONY EYES 12 12 13 14  
Bob Welch (Capitol 4543)
35   BEFORE MY HEART FINDS OUT 16 16 18 15  
Gene Cotton (Ariola 7675)
36   DEACON BLUES 48 58 77 5  
Steely Dan (ABC 12355)
37   FANTASY 37 34 36 10
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10688)
38   DANCE WITH ME 42 50 63 7
Peter Brown (Drive 6269)
39   MORE THAN A WOMAN 40 43 48 11
Tavares (Capitol 4500)
40   DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC 47 56 69 6
Shaun Cassidy (Warner/Curb 8533)
41   TWO OUT OF THREE AIN'T BAD 54 62 71 6  
Meatloaf (Epic 50513)
42   EVERY KINDA PEOPLE 55 63 72 6  
Robert Palmer (Island 100)
43   BECAUSE THE NIGHT 56 70 81 4  
Patti Smith Group (Arista 0318)
44   EMOTION 20 10 9 25  
Samantha Sang (Private Stock 45,178)
45   MAKE YOU FEEL LOVE AGAIN 49 59 68 5
Wet Willie (Epic 50528)
46   OUR LOVE 27 18 16 16  
Natalie Cole (Capitol 4509)
47   I'M GONNA TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING 31 32 34 11  
Rubicon (20th Century 2362)
48   THUNDER ISLAND 36 9 6 20  
Jay Ferguson (Asylum 45444)
49   LOVE IS THICKER THAN WATER 43 23 22 26
Andy Gibb (RSO 883)
50   ALWAYS AND FOREVER 44 22 12 19
Heatwave (Epic 50490)
51   HEARTLESS 62 73 82 4  
Heart (Mushroom 7031)
52   YOU BELONG TO ME 71 88 -- 3  
Carly Simon (Elektra 45477)
53   THAT'S YOUR SECRET 58 60 64 9
Sea Level (Capricorn 0287)
54   ROCKET RIDE 46 46 47 9
Kiss (Casablanca 915)
55   BOOGIE SHOES 59 52 41 13
KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1025)
56   AIN'T GONNA EAT OUT MY HEART ANYMORE 60 71 79 4
Angel (Casablanca 914)
57   (I WILL BE YOUR) SHADOW IN THE STREET 61 68 75 6
Allan Clarke (Atlantic 3459)
58   LADY LOVE 51 44 20 15
Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int'l 3634)
59   I GO CRAZY 45 29 11 36  
Paul Davis (Bang 733)
60   TAKE A CHANCE ON ME 78 -- -- 2  
Abba (Atlantic 3457)
61   WHEEL IN THE SKY 66 72 73 5
Journey (Columbia 10700)
62   SWEET, SWEET SMILE 52 42 42 13
Carpenters (A&M 2008)
63   BAKER STREET 76 87 -- 3  
Gerry Rafferty (United Artists 1192)
64   YANK ME, CRANK ME 65 69 76 4
Ted Nugent (Epic 50533)
65   THEME SONG FROM 'WHICH WAY IS UP' 53 45 25 16  
Stargard (MCA 40825)
66   READY FOR THE TIMES TO GET BETTER 67 67 70 11
Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1136)
67   THE CIRCLE IS SMALL (I CAN SEE IT IN YOUR EYES) 50 31 32 12  
Gordon Lightfoot (Warner Bros. 8518)
68   YOU GOT THAT RIGHT 73 77 86 4
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40888)
69   MAMA LET HIM PLAY 72 76 80 5
Doucette (Mushroom 7030)
70   I WAS ONLY JOKING -- -- -- 1  
Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8568)
71   YOU'LL LOVE AGAIN 74 78 83 9
Hotel (Mercury 73979)
72   SINCE YOU BEEN GONE 75 79 88 4
Head East (A&M 2026)
73   I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN 79 85 93 5
Eruption (Ariola 7686)
74   CHEESEBURGER IN PARADISE 85 -- -- 2  
Jimmy Buffett (ABC 12358)
75   TUMBLING DICE 84 -- -- 2
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45479)
76   STAY 86 -- -- 2
Rufus & Chaka Khan (ABC 12349)
77   I WANT TO LIVE 87 -- -- 2
John Denver (RCA 11267)
78   BLUER THAN BLUE 88 -- -- 2
Michael Johnson (EMI America 8001)
79   DANCE ACROSS THE FLOOR 82 86 91 5
Jimmy (Bo) Horne (Sunshine Sound 1003)
80   MUSIC, HARMONY AND RHYTHM 80 84 89 6
Brooklyn Dreams (Millennium 610)
81   OH WHAT A NIGHT FOR DANCING 89 -- -- 2
Barry White (20th Century 2365)
82   GROOVE LINE 90 100 -- 3
Heatwave (Epic 50524)
83   THE WANDERER -- -- -- 1  
Leif Garrett (Atlantic 3476)
84   YOU'RE THE LOVE 95 96 99 4  
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 8551)
85   ALMOST SUMMER -- -- -- 1  
Celebration Featuring Mike Love (MCA 40891)
86   FOLLOW YOU FOLLOW ME 98 -- -- 2  
Genesis (Atlantic 3474)
87   I WANT YOU TO BE MINE 91 91 95 4
Kayak (Janus 274)
88   ALL THE WAY LOVER 92 94 97 4
Millie Jackson (Spring 179)
89   OCEAN OF THOUGHTS AND DREAMS 93 97 -- 3
Dramatics (ABC 12331)
90   ISN'T IT ALWAYS LOVE 94 95 98 4
Karla Bonoff (Columbia 10710)
91   DO YOU WANNA DANCE 96 99 -- 3
Ramones (Sire 1017)
92   BOMBS AWAY 63 65 67 6  
Bob Weir (Arista 0315)
93   LET ME PARTY WITH YOU (PT. 1) (PARTY, PARTY, PARTY) 70 55 58 8  
Bunny Sigler (Gold Mind 4008)
94   WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFE -- -- -- 1  
Fotomaker (Atlantic 3471)
95   GIVE A LITTLE -- -- -- 1  
Robert John (Ariola 7693)
96   OH HOW HAPPY -- -- -- 1  
Skyliners (RCA 11243)
97   WEEKEND LOVER -- -- -- 1  
Odyssey (RCA 11245)
98   I'M ON MY WAY -- -- -- 1  
Captain & Tennille (A&M 2027)
99   AFRICANISM / GIMME SOME LOVIN' -- -- -- 1  
Kongas (Polydor 14461)
100   DON'T COST YOU NOTHING 68 66 66 7  
Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 8514)

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:

   • "Hot Legs" by Rod Stewart (# 57)
   • "What's Your Name" by Lynyrd Skynyrd (# 64)
   • "The Name Of The Game" by Abba (# 69)
   • "A Lover's Question" by Jacky Ward (# 77)
   • "Never Get Enough Of Your Love" by L.T.D. (# 81)
   • "Sometimes When We Touch" by Dan Hill (# 83)
   • "I Could Have Loved You" by Moments (# 97)
   • "Falling" by LeBlanc & Carr (# 99)
   • "Watching The Detectives" by Elvis Costello (#100)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   CRYING IN MY SLEEP Art Garfunkel
102   OH ATLANTA Little Feat
103   GET IT UP Aerosmith
104   TAKE ME TO THE NEXT PHASE Isley Brothers
105   I LOVE HER, SHE LOVES ME NRBQ
106   IT'S LATE Queen
107   NUMBER ONE Eloise Laws
108   LET'S PUT OUR LOVE BACK TOGETHER Micky Denne & Ken Gold
109   CA PLANE POUR MOI Plastic Bertrand
110   WARM RIDE Rare Earth
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