Friday August 11, 1978
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending August 5, 1978



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1   MISS YOU 1 3 3 11
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19307)
2   GREASE 2 7 12 11
Frankie Valli (RSO 897)
3   THREE TIMES A LADY 6 8 14 7
Commodores (Motown 1443)
4   LAST DANCE 5 6 8 13
Donna Summer (Casablanca 926)
5   SHADOW DANCING 3 2 2 17
Andy Gibb (RSO 893)
6   BAKER STREET 4 1 1 17
Gerry Rafferty (United Artists 1192)
7   LOVE WILL FIND A WAY 9 12 17 11
Pablo Cruise (A&M 2048)
8   LIFE'S BEEN GOOD 12 16 20 10
Joe Walsh (Asylum 45493)
9   USE TA BE MY GIRL 7 5 5 14
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3642)
10   STILL THE SAME 8 4 4 13
Bob Seger (Capitol 4581)
11   HOT BLOODED 17 22 30 6
Foreigner (Atlantic 3488)
12   COPACABANA 14 17 21 9
Barry Manilow (Arista 0339)
13   MY ANGEL BABY 15 18 23 11
Toby Beau (RCA 11250)
14   RUNAWAY 13 14 18 11
Jefferson Starship (Grunt 11274)
15   MAGNET & STEEL 18 21 26 12
Walter Egan (Columbia 10719)
16   TWO OUT OF THREE AIN'T BAD 16 15 16 20
Meatloaf (Epic 50513)
17   BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE 22 26 33 7
A Taste Of Honey (Capitol 4565)
18   KING TUT 20 24 27 12
Steve Martin (Warner Bros. 8577)
19   I'M NOT GONNA LET IT BOTHER ME TONIGHT 21 23 29 9
Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor 14484)
20   SHAME 25 28 35 11
Evelyn King (RCA 11122)
21   HOPELESSLY DEVOTED TO YOU 26 31 41 5
Grease (RSO 903)
22   IT'S A HEARTACHE 11 9 6 20  
Bonnie Tyler (RCA 11249)
23   AN EVERLASTING LOVE 29 45 56 4
Andy Gibb (RSO 904)
24   STAY 27 30 36 9
Jackson Browne (Asylum 45485)
25   BLUER THAN BLUE 10 10 11 16  
Michael Johnson (EMI America 8001)
26   YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT 19 20 15 19
Grease (RSO 891)
27   FOOL IF YOU THINK IT'S OVER 36 46 57 6
Chris Rea (United Artists 1198)
28   I'VE HAD ENOUGH 30 34 39 8
Wings (Capitol 4594)
29   MR. BLUE SKY 31 35 46 7
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 5050)
30   YOU 33 42 51 7
Rita Coolidge (A&M 2058)
31   STUFF LIKE THAT 34 40 45 12
Quincy Jones (A&M 2043)
32   TWO TICKETS TO PARADISE 37 44 50 6
Eddie Money (Columbia 10765)
33   SONGBIRD 35 36 40 9
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 10756)
34   KISS YOU ALL OVER 41 54 65 5
Exile (Warner/Curb 8589)
35   FM 24 25 28 10  
Steely Dan (MCA 40894)
36   GROOVE LINE 28 13 10 17
Heatwave (Epic 50524)
37   MACHO MAN 44 51 58 7
Village People (Casablanca 922)
38   CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS 39 43 47 10
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0324)
39   YOU'RE A PART OF ME 43 50 55 9
Gene Cotton with Kim Carnes (Ariola 7704)
40   GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE 51 64 -- 3  
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10796)
41   CLOSE THE DOOR 48 56 66 6
Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int'l 3648)
42   YOU AND I 49 59 71 6
Rick James (Gordy 7156)
43   TAKE A CHANCE ON ME 23 11 7 16  
Abba (Atlantic 3457)
44   HOT CHILD IN THE CITY 52 67 75 8
Nick Gilder (Chrysalis 2226)
45   DANCE WITH ME 32 19 13 21  
Peter Brown (Drive 6269)
46   LOVE OR SOMETHING LIKE IT 38 39 43 10
Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1210)
47   YOU NEEDED ME 57 68 76 5
Anne Murray (Capitol 4574)
48   YOU BELONG TO ME 42 27 9 17
Carly Simon (Elektra 45477)
49   JUST WHAT I NEEDED 54 62 63 8
Cars (Elektra 45491)
50   LOVE IS IN THE AIR 60 70 78 4
John Paul Young (Scotti Bros. 402)
51   SUMMER NIGHTS -- -- -- 1  
Grease (RSO 906)
52   WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW 40 41 48 11  
Dave Mason (Columbia 10749)
53   I NEED TO KNOW 56 61 70 7
Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (Shelter 62010)
54   RIVERS OF BABYLON 55 60 67 9
Boney M (Sire 1027)
55   ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG 45 33 25 12
Billy Joel (Columbia 10750)
56   WONDERFUL TONIGHT 46 37 24 13
Eric Clapton (RSO 895)
57   I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN 47 29 19 19
Eruption (Ariola 7686)
58   PROVE IT ALL NIGHT 53 57 61 7
Bruce Springsteen (Columbia 10763)
59   EVERY KINDA PEOPLE 50 38 31 20
Robert Palmer (Island 100)
60   FOLLOW YOU FOLLOW ME 58 32 22 16
Genesis (Atlantic 3474)
61   LOVE IS LIKE OXYGEN 59 48 34 24
Sweet (Capitol 4549)
62   REMINISCING 73 87 -- 3  
Little River Band (Harvest 4605)
63   IF EVER I SEE YOU AGAIN 61 47 38 10
Roberta Flack (Atlantic 3483)
64   THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY 62 49 44 12
Love And Kisses (Casablanca 925)
65   NEW ORLEANS LADIES 63 65 69 6
Louisiana's Le Roux (Capitol 4586)
66   TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP 77 79 89 5  
Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1214)
67   WHENEVER I CALL YOU FRIEND 83 -- -- 2  
Kenny Loggins (Columbia 10794)
68   ROCK & ROLL FANTASY 79 92 98 4  
Kinks (Arista 0342)
69   THINK IT OVER 76 84 -- 3
Cheryl Ladd (Capitol 4599)
70   LOVE THEME FROM "EYES OF LAURA MARS" (PRISONER) 80 -- -- 2
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 10777)
71   TIME FOR ME TO FLY 72 77 -- 3
REO Speedwagon (Epic 50582)
72   I LOVE THE NIGHTLIFE 74 82 85 6
Alicia Bridges (Polydor 14483)
73   YOU DON'T LOVE ME ANYMORE 64 66 74 8
Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45488)
74   YOU'RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY 75 81 90 4
Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams (Columbia 10772)
75   ON THE STRIP 81 89 -- 3
Paul Nicholas (RSO 887)
76   AIN'T NOTHING GONNA KEEP ME FROM YOU 78 86 92 5
Teri DeSario (Casablanca 929)
77   EVEN NOW 65 53 32 14  
Barry Manilow (Arista 0330)
78   STEPPIN' IN A SLIDE ZONE 85 -- -- 2
Moody Blues (London 270)
79   I WILL STILL LOVE YOU 87 -- -- 2
Stonebolt (Parachute 512)
80   GET OFF 89 -- -- 2
Foxy (Dash 5046)
81   SHE LOVES TO BE IN LOVE 90 -- -- 2
Charlie (Janus 276)
82   FLYIN' 84 88 -- 3
Prism (Ariola 7714)
83   IF YOU WANNA DO A DANCE -- -- -- 1  
Spinners (Atlantic 3493)
84   YOU NEVER DONE IT LIKE THAT 88 -- -- 2
Captain & Tennille (A&M 2063)
85   YOU -- -- -- 1  
McCrarys (Portrait 70014)
86   HE'S SO FINE 96 -- -- 2
Kristy & Jimmy McNichol (RCA 11271)
87   READY OR NOT 91 91 -- 3
Helen Reddy (Capitol 4582)
88   SHE'S ALWAYS A WOMAN -- -- -- 1  
Billy Joel (Columbia 10788)
89   IT'S REALLY YOU 92 94 96 4
Tarney/Spencer Band (A&M 2049)
90   RUMOR AT THE HONKY TONK -- -- -- 1  
Spellbound (EMI America 8002)
91   5.7.0.5. 93 95 97 4
City Boy (Mercury 73999)
92   FEELS SO GOOD 66 58 42 28  
Chuck Mangione (A&M 2001)
93   SURRENDER 95 97 -- 3
Cheap Trick (Epic 50570)
94   TOO MUCH, TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE 67 63 52 21  
Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams (Columbia 10693)
95   SHAKE AND DANCE WITH ME 97 -- -- 2
Con Funk Shun (Mercury 74008)
96   YOU'RE THE LOVE 68 55 37 18  
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 8551)
97   HOT LOVE, COLD WORLD 69 52 49 10  
Bob Welch (Capitol 4588)
98   NEVER LET HER SLIP AWAY 70 71 73 8  
Andrew Gold (Asylum 45489)
99   RUNAWAY LOVE 71 69 72 6  
Linda Clifford (Curtom 0138)
100   BECAUSE THE NIGHT 86 74 54 18  
Patti Smith Group (Arista 0318)

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:

   • "Break It To Them Gently" by Burton Cummings (# 82)
   • "Lady Blue" by George Benson (# 94)
   • "I Was Only Joking" by Rod Stewart (# 98)
   • "On Broadway" by George Benson (# 99)
   • "Heartless" by Heart (#100)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   BLAME IT ON THE BOOGIE Mick Jackson
102   BACK IN MY ARMS AGAIN Genya Ravan
103   RAISE A LITTLE HELL Trooper
104   STAY THE NIGHT Jane Olivor
105   BRANDY O'Jays
106   HOLDING ON (WHEN LOVE IS GONE) L.T.D.
107   SWEET LIFE Paul Davis
108   ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE Michael Johnson
109   LIVINGSTON SATURDAY NIGHT Jimmy Buffett
110   CALIFORNIA NIGHTS Sweet
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