Tuesday July 4, 1978
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending July 1, 1978



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1   SHADOW DANCING 1 1 1 12
Andy Gibb (RSO 893)
2   BAKER STREET 2 2 4 12
Gerry Rafferty (United Artists 1192)
3   IT'S A HEARTACHE 3 5 7 15
Bonnie Tyler (RCA 11249)
4   YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT 4 3 3 14
Grease (RSO 891)
5   TAKE A CHANCE ON ME 6 9 15 11
Abba (Atlantic 3457)
6   MISS YOU 16 23 31 6
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19307)
7   USE TA BE MY GIRL 14 21 25 9
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3642)
8   DANCE WITH ME 11 12 14 16
Peter Brown (Drive 6269)
9   TWO OUT OF THREE AIN'T BAD 9 11 13 15
Meatloaf (Epic 50513)
10   YOU BELONG TO ME 12 13 16 12
Carly Simon (Elektra 45477)
11   STILL THE SAME 21 25 28 8
Bob Seger (Capitol 4581)
12   GROOVE LINE 15 17 26 12
Heatwave (Epic 50524)
13   EVERY KINDA PEOPLE 13 15 18 15
Robert Palmer (Island 100)
14   LOVE IS LIKE OXYGEN 8 8 10 19
Sweet (Capitol 4549)
15   BLUER THAN BLUE 17 19 22 11
Michael Johnson (EMI America 8001)
16   TOO MUCH, TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE 5 4 2 16  
Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams (Columbia 10693)
17   EVEN NOW 19 20 23 9
Barry Manilow (Arista 0330)
18   LAST DANCE 25 30 38 8
Donna Summer (Casablanca 926)
19   I WAS ONLY JOKING 20 22 24 10
Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8568)
20   FEELS SO GOOD 7 7 6 23  
Chuck Mangione (A&M 2001)
21   YOU'RE THE LOVE 22 24 27 13
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 8551)
22   I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN 24 27 30 14
Eruption (Ariola 7686)
23   BECAUSE THE NIGHT 10 10 12 13  
Patti Smith Group (Arista 0318)
24   GREASE 32 38 46 6
Frankie Valli (RSO 897)
25   FOLLOW YOU FOLLOW ME 30 34 39 11
Genesis (Atlantic 3474)
26   WONDERFUL TONIGHT 29 33 41 8
Eric Clapton (RSO 895)
27   ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG 31 37 43 7
Billy Joel (Columbia 10750)
28   RUNAWAY 33 40 52 6
Jefferson Starship (Grunt 11274)
29   HEARTLESS 18 18 21 13  
Heart (Mushroom 7031)
30   ON BROADWAY 26 14 11 16
George Benson (Warner Bros. 8542)
31   COPACABANA 40 53 65 4
Barry Manilow (Arista 0339)
32   MY ANGEL BABY 39 48 56 6
Toby Beau (RCA 11250)
33   LOVE WILL FIND A WAY 47 57 72 6  
Pablo Cruise (A&M 2048)
34   THREE TIMES A LADY 54 -- -- 2  
Commodores (Motown 1443)
35   FM 44 56 64 5
Steely Dan (MCA 40894)
36   KING TUT 43 54 61 7
Steve Martin (Warner Bros. 8577)
37   ALMOST SUMMER 38 39 42 10
Celebration Featuring Mike Love (MCA 40891)
38   MAGNET & STEEL 46 55 63 7
Walter Egan (Columbia 10719)
39   LIFE'S BEEN GOOD 51 63 78 5  
Joe Walsh (Asylum 45493)
40   I'M NOT GONNA LET IT BOTHER ME TONIGHT 50 59 69 4
Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor 14484)
41   IT'S THE SAME OLD SONG 41 45 48 9
KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1028)
42   WARM RIDE 42 44 47 9
Rare Earth (Prodigal 0640)
43   BABY HOLD ON 23 6 5 23  
Eddie Money (Columbia 10663)
44   WITH A LITTLE LUCK 27 16 8 15  
Paul McCartney & Wings (Capitol 4559)
45   THE CLOSER I GET TO YOU 28 26 9 21  
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 3463)
46   IF EVER I SEE YOU AGAIN 61 68 76 5  
Roberta Flack (Atlantic 3483)
47   STONE BLUE 49 52 59 7
Foghat (Bearsville 0325)
48   BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE 56 -- -- 2
A Taste Of Honey (Capitol 4565)
49   STAY 58 71 89 4
Jackson Browne (Asylum 45485)
50   THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY 60 65 73 7
Love And Kisses (Casablanca 925)
51   SHAME 66 81 91 6  
Evelyn King (RCA 11122)
52   SONGBIRD 62 78 86 4
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 10756)
53   PORTRAIT-HE KNEW 55 64 71 5
Kansas (Kirshner 4276)
54   DANCE ACROSS THE FLOOR 59 61 51 14
Jimmy (Bo) Horne (Sunshine Sound 1003)
55   HOT BLOODED -- -- -- 1  
Foreigner (Atlantic 3488)
56   CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS 63 70 79 5
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0324)
57   WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW 64 73 77 6
Dave Mason (Columbia 10749)
58   LOVE OR SOMETHING LIKE IT 65 76 85 5
Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1210)
59   I'VE HAD ENOUGH 71 83 -- 3  
Wings (Capitol 4594)
60   HOT LOVE, COLD WORLD 68 72 81 5
Bob Welch (Capitol 4588)
61   I DON'T WANNA GO 69 75 83 5
Joey Travolta (Millennium 615)
62   DEACON BLUES 34 28 17 14  
Steely Dan (ABC 12355)
63   MR. BLUE SKY 77 -- -- 2  
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 5050)
64   DARLIN' 45 46 49 8  
Paul Davis featuring Susan Collins (Bang 736)
65   CHEESEBURGER IN PARADISE 35 29 29 11  
Jimmy Buffett (ABC 12358)
66   CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO 70 77 82 9
Tuxedo Junction (Butterfly 1205)
67   TWO TICKETS TO PARADISE -- -- -- 1  
Eddie Money (Columbia 10765)
68   STUFF LIKE THAT 76 86 96 7
Quincy Jones (A&M 2043)
69   YOU'RE A PART OF ME 72 85 90 4
Gene Cotton with Kim Carnes (Ariola 7704)
70   PROVE IT ALL NIGHT 78 -- -- 2
Bruce Springsteen (Columbia 10763)
71   RIVERS OF BABYLON 73 82 92 4
Boney M (Sire 1027)
72   THIS NIGHT WON'T LAST FOREVER 75 80 84 7
Bill LaBounty (Warner Bros. 8529)
73   ON THE WRONG TRACK 79 88 -- 3
Kevin Lamb (Arista 0316)
74   JUST WHAT I NEEDED 80 89 -- 3
Cars (Elektra 45491)
75   MACHO MAN 84 -- -- 2
Village People (Casablanca 922)
76   NEVER LET HER SLIP AWAY 85 90 -- 3
Andrew Gold (Asylum 45489)
77   YOU 87 -- -- 2
Rita Coolidge (A&M 2058)
78   I NEED TO KNOW 88 -- -- 2
Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (Shelter 62010)
79   YOU DON'T LOVE ME ANYMORE 83 87 -- 3
Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45488)
80   FOOL IF YOU THINK IT'S OVER -- -- -- 1  
Chris Rea (United Artists 1198)
81   YOU CAN'T DANCE 74 79 87 4
England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree 16117)
82   THAT ONCE IN A LIFETIME 86 91 93 6
Demis Roussos (Mercury 73992)
83   IMAGINARY LOVER 36 31 19 18  
Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor 14459)
84   HOT CHILD IN THE CITY 90 100 -- 3
Nick Gilder (Chrysalis 2226)
85   OH WHAT A NIGHT FOR DANCING 37 32 32 11  
Barry White (20th Century 2365)
86   DREAM LOVER -- -- -- 1  
Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn 0300)
87   CLOSE THE DOOR -- -- -- 1  
Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int'l 3648)
88   RUNAWAY LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Linda Clifford (Curtom 0138)
89   JUST ONE MINUTE MORE -- -- -- 1  
Mike Finnigan (Columbia 10741)
90   NEW ORLEANS LADIES -- -- -- 1  
Louisiana's Le Roux (Capitol 4586)
91   TRANS-EUROPE EXPRESS 91 92 94 5
Kraftwerk (Capitol 4460)
92   THIS MAGIC MOMENT 93 94 97 4
Richie Furay (Asylum 45487)
93   I LOVE THE NIGHTLIFE -- -- -- 1  
Alicia Bridges (Polydor 14483)
94   GEORGIA ON MY MIND 97 99 -- 3
Willie Nelson (Columbia 10704)
95   ONLY ONE LOVE IN MY LIFE -- -- -- 1  
Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11270)
96   DAYLIGHT AND DARKNESS -- -- -- 1  
Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54293)
97   YOU AND I -- -- -- 1  
Rick James (Gordy 7156)
98   HE'S SO FINE 67 67 68 7  
Jane Olivor (Columbia 10724)
99   I WANT YOU TO BE MINE 53 50 54 13  
Kayak (Janus 274)
100   DISCO INFERNO 89 35 20 27  
Trammps (Atlantic 3389)

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:

   • "Roll With The Changes" by REO Speedwagon (# 48)
   • "Everybody Dance" by Chic (# 52)
   • "Ca Plane Pour Moi" by Plastic Bertrand (# 57)
   • "You Keep Me Dancing" by Samantha Sang (# 81)
   • "So Hard Livin' Without You" by Airwaves (# 82)
   • "Take It Off The Top" by Dixie Dregs (# 92)
   • "Midnight Light" by LeBlanc & Carr (# 94)
   • "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" by Billy Joel (# 95)
   • "This Time I'm In It For Love" by Player (# 96)
   • "Night Fever" by Bee Gees (# 98)
   • "If I Can't Have You" by Yvonne Elliman (# 99)
   • "Count On Me" by Jefferson Starship (#100)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   ANYTIME Journey
102   SOMEONE TO LAY DOWN BESIDE ME Karla Bonoff
103   ANNIE MAE Natalie Cole
104   MIDTOWN AMERICAN MAIN STREET GANG Dion
105   SURRENDER Cheap Trick
106   TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP Crystal Gayle
107   MANHATTAN SKYLINE David Shire
108   AIN'T NOTHING GONNA KEEP ME FROM YOU Teri DeSario
109   SHAKER SONG Spyro Gyra
110   STAND BY ME Pousette-Dart Band
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