Saturday July 29, 1978
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending July 29, 1978



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1   MISS YOU 3 3 4 10
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19307)
2   GREASE 7 12 16 10
Frankie Valli (RSO 897)
3   SHADOW DANCING 2 2 1 16
Andy Gibb (RSO 893)
4   BAKER STREET 1 1 2 16
Gerry Rafferty (United Artists 1192)
5   LAST DANCE 6 8 13 12
Donna Summer (Casablanca 926)
6   THREE TIMES A LADY 8 14 18 6
Commodores (Motown 1443)
7   USE TA BE MY GIRL 5 5 6 13
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3642)
8   STILL THE SAME 4 4 7 12
Bob Seger (Capitol 4581)
9   LOVE WILL FIND A WAY 12 17 21 10
Pablo Cruise (A&M 2048)
10   BLUER THAN BLUE 10 11 12 15
Michael Johnson (EMI America 8001)
11   IT'S A HEARTACHE 9 6 3 19
Bonnie Tyler (RCA 11249)
12   LIFE'S BEEN GOOD 16 20 28 9
Joe Walsh (Asylum 45493)
13   RUNAWAY 14 18 22 10
Jefferson Starship (Grunt 11274)
14   COPACABANA 17 21 26 8
Barry Manilow (Arista 0339)
15   MY ANGEL BABY 18 23 27 10
Toby Beau (RCA 11250)
16   TWO OUT OF THREE AIN'T BAD 15 16 14 19
Meatloaf (Epic 50513)
17   HOT BLOODED 22 30 37 5
Foreigner (Atlantic 3488)
18   MAGNET & STEEL 21 26 30 11
Walter Egan (Columbia 10719)
19   YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT 20 15 11 18
Grease (RSO 891)
20   KING TUT 24 27 31 11
Steve Martin (Warner Bros. 8577)
21   I'M NOT GONNA LET IT BOTHER ME TONIGHT 23 29 33 8
Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor 14484)
22   BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE 26 33 39 6
A Taste Of Honey (Capitol 4565)
23   TAKE A CHANCE ON ME 11 7 5 15  
Abba (Atlantic 3457)
24   FM 25 28 32 9
Steely Dan (MCA 40894)
25   SHAME 28 35 42 10
Evelyn King (RCA 11122)
26   HOPELESSLY DEVOTED TO YOU 31 41 52 4
Grease (RSO 903)
27   STAY 30 36 41 8
Jackson Browne (Asylum 45485)
28   GROOVE LINE 13 10 10 16  
Heatwave (Epic 50524)
29   AN EVERLASTING LOVE 45 56 -- 3  
Andy Gibb (RSO 904)
30   I'VE HAD ENOUGH 34 39 46 7
Wings (Capitol 4594)
31   MR. BLUE SKY 35 46 54 6
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 5050)
32   DANCE WITH ME 19 13 8 20  
Peter Brown (Drive 6269)
33   YOU 42 51 65 6
Rita Coolidge (A&M 2058)
34   STUFF LIKE THAT 40 45 56 11
Quincy Jones (A&M 2043)
35   SONGBIRD 36 40 44 8
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 10756)
36   FOOL IF YOU THINK IT'S OVER 46 57 69 5
Chris Rea (United Artists 1198)
37   TWO TICKETS TO PARADISE 44 50 55 5
Eddie Money (Columbia 10765)
38   LOVE OR SOMETHING LIKE IT 39 43 48 9
Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1210)
39   CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS 43 47 49 9
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0324)
40   WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW 41 48 50 10
Dave Mason (Columbia 10749)
41   KISS YOU ALL OVER 54 65 78 4  
Exile (Warner/Curb 8589)
42   YOU BELONG TO ME 27 9 9 16  
Carly Simon (Elektra 45477)
43   YOU'RE A PART OF ME 50 55 62 8
Gene Cotton with Kim Carnes (Ariola 7704)
44   MACHO MAN 51 58 67 6
Village People (Casablanca 922)
45   ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG 33 25 25 11  
Billy Joel (Columbia 10750)
46   WONDERFUL TONIGHT 37 24 24 12
Eric Clapton (RSO 895)
47   I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN 29 19 19 18  
Eruption (Ariola 7686)
48   CLOSE THE DOOR 56 66 75 5
Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int'l 3648)
49   YOU AND I 59 71 81 5
Rick James (Gordy 7156)
50   EVERY KINDA PEOPLE 38 31 15 19  
Robert Palmer (Island 100)
51   GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE 64 -- -- 2  
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10796)
52   HOT CHILD IN THE CITY 67 75 82 7  
Nick Gilder (Chrysalis 2226)
53   PROVE IT ALL NIGHT 57 61 66 6
Bruce Springsteen (Columbia 10763)
54   JUST WHAT I NEEDED 62 63 68 7
Cars (Elektra 45491)
55   RIVERS OF BABYLON 60 67 70 8
Boney M (Sire 1027)
56   I NEED TO KNOW 61 70 74 6
Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (Shelter 62010)
57   YOU NEEDED ME 68 76 84 4  
Anne Murray (Capitol 4574)
58   FOLLOW YOU FOLLOW ME 32 22 23 15  
Genesis (Atlantic 3474)
59   LOVE IS LIKE OXYGEN 48 34 29 23  
Sweet (Capitol 4549)
60   LOVE IS IN THE AIR 70 78 -- 3
John Paul Young (Scotti Bros. 402)
61   IF EVER I SEE YOU AGAIN 47 38 40 9  
Roberta Flack (Atlantic 3483)
62   THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY 49 44 47 11  
Love And Kisses (Casablanca 925)
63   NEW ORLEANS LADIES 65 69 77 5
Louisiana's Le Roux (Capitol 4586)
64   YOU DON'T LOVE ME ANYMORE 66 74 76 7
Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45488)
65   EVEN NOW 53 32 17 13  
Barry Manilow (Arista 0330)
66   FEELS SO GOOD 58 42 36 27
Chuck Mangione (A&M 2001)
67   TOO MUCH, TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE 63 52 34 20
Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams (Columbia 10693)
68   YOU'RE THE LOVE 55 37 20 17  
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 8551)
69   HOT LOVE, COLD WORLD 52 49 51 9  
Bob Welch (Capitol 4588)
70   NEVER LET HER SLIP AWAY 71 73 73 7
Andrew Gold (Asylum 45489)
71   RUNAWAY LOVE 69 72 79 5
Linda Clifford (Curtom 0138)
72   TIME FOR ME TO FLY 77 -- -- 2
REO Speedwagon (Epic 50582)
73   REMINISCING 87 -- -- 2  
Little River Band (Harvest 4605)
74   I LOVE THE NIGHTLIFE 82 85 89 5
Alicia Bridges (Polydor 14483)
75   YOU'RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY 81 90 -- 3
Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams (Columbia 10772)
76   THINK IT OVER 84 -- -- 2
Cheryl Ladd (Capitol 4599)
77   TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP 79 89 94 4
Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1214)
78   AIN'T NOTHING GONNA KEEP ME FROM YOU 86 92 95 4
Teri DeSario (Casablanca 929)
79   ROCK & ROLL FANTASY 92 98 -- 3  
Kinks (Arista 0342)
80   LOVE THEME FROM "EYES OF LAURA MARS" (PRISONER) -- -- -- 1  
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 10777)
81   ON THE STRIP 89 -- -- 2
Paul Nicholas (RSO 887)
82   BREAK IT TO THEM GENTLY 83 88 91 4
Burton Cummings (Portrait 70016)
83   WHENEVER I CALL YOU FRIEND -- -- -- 1  
Kenny Loggins (Columbia 10794)
84   FLYIN' 88 -- -- 2
Prism (Ariola 7714)
85   STEPPIN' IN A SLIDE ZONE -- -- -- 1  
Moody Blues (London 270)
86   BECAUSE THE NIGHT 74 54 43 17  
Patti Smith Group (Arista 0318)
87   I WILL STILL LOVE YOU -- -- -- 1  
Stonebolt (Parachute 512)
88   YOU NEVER DONE IT LIKE THAT -- -- -- 1  
Captain & Tennille (A&M 2063)
89   GET OFF -- -- -- 1  
Foxy (Dash 5046)
90   SHE LOVES TO BE IN LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Charlie (Janus 276)
91   READY OR NOT 91 -- -- 2
Helen Reddy (Capitol 4582)
92   IT'S REALLY YOU 94 96 -- 3
Tarney/Spencer Band (A&M 2049)
93   5.7.0.5. 95 97 -- 3
City Boy (Mercury 73999)
94   LADY BLUE 96 99 -- 3
George Benson (Warner Bros. 8604)
95   SURRENDER 97 -- -- 2
Cheap Trick (Epic 50570)
96   HE'S SO FINE -- -- -- 1  
Kristy & Jimmy McNichol (RCA 11271)
97   SHAKE AND DANCE WITH ME -- -- -- 1  
Con Funk Shun (Mercury 74008)
98   I WAS ONLY JOKING 75 60 38 14  
Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8568)
99   ON BROADWAY 93 82 57 20
George Benson (Warner Bros. 8542)
100   HEARTLESS 76 64 45 17  
Heart (Mushroom 7031)

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:

   • "This Night Won't Last Forever" by Bill LaBounty (# 72)
   • "Portrait-He Knew" by Kansas (# 73)
   • "Chattanooga Choo Choo" by Tuxedo Junction (# 78)
   • "I Don't Wanna Go" by Joey Travolta (# 80)
   • "Almost Summer" by Celebration Featuring Mike Love (# 85)
   • "Daylight And Darkness" by Smokey Robinson (# 90)
   • "Baby Hold On" by Eddie Money (# 98)
   • "With A Little Luck" by Paul McCartney & Wings (# 99)
   • "Only One Love In My Life" by Ronnie Milsap (#100)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   STOP YOUR WEEPING Dramatics
102   MIDTOWN AMERICAN MAIN STREET GANG Dion
103   STAND BY ME Pousette-Dart Band
104   IF YOU'RE READY (HERE IT COMES) Enchantment
105   ONE MORE NIGHT WITH YOU Sutherland Brothers
106   1 2 3 KIND OF LOVE Wild Cherry
107   IF YOU WANNA DO A DANCE Spinners
108   BLAME IT ON THE BOOGIE Mick Jackson
109   STAY THE NIGHT Jane Olivor
110   BEAUTY SCHOOL DROPOUT Frankie Avalon
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