Tuesday September 5, 1978
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending September 2, 1978



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1   THREE TIMES A LADY 1 1 1 11
Commodores (Motown 1443)
2   GREASE 2 2 2 15
Frankie Valli (RSO 897)
3   BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE 7 12 13 11
A Taste Of Honey (Capitol 4565)
4   HOT BLOODED 4 4 7 10
Foreigner (Atlantic 3488)
5   HOPELESSLY DEVOTED TO YOU 6 8 14 9
Grease (RSO 903)
6   AN EVERLASTING LOVE 8 14 17 8
Andy Gibb (RSO 904)
7   MISS YOU 3 3 3 15
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19307)
8   SHAME 11 13 15 15
Evelyn King (RCA 11122)
9   LOVE WILL FIND A WAY 5 5 5 15
Pablo Cruise (A&M 2048)
10   MAGNET & STEEL 9 9 12 16
Walter Egan (Columbia 10719)
11   KISS YOU ALL OVER 14 19 23 9
Exile (Warner/Curb 8589)
12   FOOL IF YOU THINK IT'S OVER 15 17 20 10
Chris Rea (United Artists 1198)
13   SUMMER NIGHTS 18 26 37 5
Grease (RSO 906)
14   DON'T LOOK BACK 27 43 -- 3  
Boston (Epic 50590)
15   GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE 20 23 29 7
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10796)
16   HOT CHILD IN THE CITY 19 25 30 12
Nick Gilder (Chrysalis 2226)
17   YOU 17 20 24 11
Rita Coolidge (A&M 2058)
18   MY ANGEL BABY 10 11 11 15
Toby Beau (RCA 11250)
19   REMINISCING 23 31 45 7
Little River Band (Harvest 4605)
20   TWO TICKETS TO PARADISE 22 24 27 10
Eddie Money (Columbia 10765)
21   CLOSE THE DOOR 24 28 34 10
Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int'l 3648)
22   YOU NEEDED ME 25 33 39 9
Anne Murray (Capitol 4574)
23   YOU AND I 26 30 35 10
Rick James (Gordy 7156)
24   WHENEVER I CALL YOU FRIEND 30 39 53 6
Kenny Loggins (Columbia 10794)
25   LAST DANCE 12 7 4 17  
Donna Summer (Casablanca 926)
26   HOLLYWOOD NIGHTS 33 44 58 4
Bob Seger (Capitol 4618)
27   LOVE IS IN THE AIR 29 34 43 8
John Paul Young (Scotti Bros. 402)
28   JUST WHAT I NEEDED 31 36 42 12
Cars (Elektra 45491)
29   LIFE'S BEEN GOOD 13 6 6 14  
Joe Walsh (Asylum 45493)
30   RIGHT DOWN THE LINE 37 48 61 4
Gerry Rafferty (United Artists 1233)
31   MACHO MAN 28 29 32 11
Village People (Casablanca 922)
32   STUFF LIKE THAT 21 22 26 16  
Quincy Jones (A&M 2043)
33   BACK IN THE U.S.A. 44 63 -- 3  
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45519)
34   COPACABANA 16 10 10 13  
Barry Manilow (Arista 0339)
35   OH! DARLING 49 59 80 4  
Robin Gibb (RSO 907)
36   COME TOGETHER 46 55 64 4
Aerosmith (Columbia 10802)
37   ROCK & ROLL FANTASY 41 49 55 8
Kinks (Arista 0342)
38   GET OFF 45 62 71 6
Foxy (Dash 5046)
39   SHADOW DANCING 32 15 8 21
Andy Gibb (RSO 893)
40   KING TUT 34 21 18 16
Steve Martin (Warner Bros. 8577)
41   TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP 48 53 59 9
Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1214)
42   BAKER STREET 35 18 9 21
Gerry Rafferty (United Artists 1192)
43   PARADISE BY THE DASHBOARD LIGHT 50 56 62 4
Meatloaf (Epic 50588)
44   I'M NOT GONNA LET IT BOTHER ME TONIGHT 36 16 16 13
Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor 14484)
45   LOVE THEME FROM "EYES OF LAURA MARS" (PRISONER) 52 57 66 6
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 10777)
46   STEPPIN' IN A SLIDE ZONE 47 54 65 6
Moody Blues (London 270)
47   WHO ARE YOU 62 -- -- 2  
Who (MCA 40948)
48   YOU NEVER DONE IT LIKE THAT 55 64 76 6
Captain & Tennille (A&M 2063)
49   SHE'S ALWAYS A WOMAN 61 69 79 5  
Billy Joel (Columbia 10788)
50   THINK IT OVER 51 52 60 7
Cheryl Ladd (Capitol 4599)
51   I LOVE THE NIGHTLIFE 60 66 68 10
Alicia Bridges (Polydor 14483)
52   USE TA BE MY GIRL 38 32 19 18  
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3642)
53   MR. BLUE SKY 39 27 28 11  
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 5050)
54   STAY 43 38 22 13  
Jackson Browne (Asylum 45485)
55   NEW ORLEANS LADIES 58 61 63 10
Louisiana's Le Roux (Capitol 4586)
56   JOSIE 69 -- -- 2  
Steely Dan (ABC 12404)
57   I WILL STILL LOVE YOU 64 71 73 6
Stonebolt (Parachute 512)
58   ALL I SEE IS YOUR FACE 65 72 81 4
Dan Hill (20th Century 2378)
59   YOU 63 65 77 5
McCrarys (Portrait 70014)
60   STILL THE SAME 42 37 21 17  
Bob Seger (Capitol 4581)
61   SHE LOVES TO BE IN LOVE 66 68 72 6
Charlie (Janus 276)
62   SWEET LIFE 70 77 85 4
Paul Davis (Bang 738)
63   TOOK THE LAST TRAIN 74 -- -- 2  
David Gates (Elektra 45500)
64   ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE 72 82 87 4
Michael Johnson (EMI America 8004)
65   FLYIN' 68 70 74 7
Prism (Ariola 7714)
66   HOW MUCH I FEEL -- -- -- 1  
Ambrosia (Warner Bros. 8640)
67   BADLANDS -- -- -- 1  
Bruce Springsteen (Columbia 10801)
68   BLAME IT ON THE BOOGIE 75 85 -- 3
Mick Jackson (Atco 7091)
69   DEVOTED TO YOU 81 90 -- 3  
Carly Simon & James Taylor (Elektra 45506)
70   SHAKE AND DANCE WITH ME 77 87 92 6
Con Funk Shun (Mercury 74008)
71   5.7.0.5. 78 81 86 8
City Boy (Mercury 73999)
72   HEARTBREAKER 79 88 -- 3
Dolly Parton (RCA 11296)
73   RAISE A LITTLE HELL 71 74 82 4
Trooper (MCA 40924)
74   IT'S A LAUGH 83 -- -- 2
Hall & Oates (RCA 11371)
75   THEMES FROM THE WIZARD OF OZ -- -- -- 1  
Meco (Millennium 620)
76   BRANDY 76 79 84 4
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3652)
77   LIVINGSTON SATURDAY NIGHT 80 89 100 4
Jimmy Buffett (ABC 12391)
78   IT'S A HEARTACHE 53 40 33 24  
Bonnie Tyler (RCA 11249)
79   LIGHTS 87 -- -- 2
Journey (Columbia 10800)
80   LET'S GET CRAZY TONIGHT 88 -- -- 2
Rupert Holmes (Private Stock 45,199)
81   EASE ON DOWN THE ROAD -- -- -- 1  
Diana Ross & Michael Jackson (MCA 40947)
82   TWO OUT OF THREE AIN'T BAD 54 41 31 24  
Meatloaf (Epic 50513)
83   PEGGY SUE -- -- -- 1  
Beach Boys (Brother/Reprise 1394)
84   YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT 57 45 36 23  
Grease (RSO 891)
85   HOLDING ON (WHEN LOVE IS GONE) 94 -- -- 2
L.T.D. (A&M 2057)
86   DANCE (DISCO HEAT) 99 -- -- 2  
Sylvester (Fantasy 827)
87   IN FOR THE NIGHT 89 -- -- 2
Dirt Band (United Artists 1228)
88   CALIFORNIA NIGHTS 91 92 96 4
Sweet (Capitol 4610)
89   LONG HOT SUMMER NIGHTS 93 94 98 4
Wendy Waldman (Warner Bros. 8617)
90   SUBSTITUTE -- -- -- 1  
Clout (Epic 50591)
91   YOU'RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY 67 67 69 8  
Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams (Columbia 10772)
92   RUNAWAY 56 42 25 15  
Jefferson Starship (Grunt 11274)
93   IF YOU WANNA DO A DANCE 73 75 78 5  
Spinners (Atlantic 3493)
94   YOU'RE A PART OF ME 40 35 38 13  
Gene Cotton with Kim Carnes (Ariola 7704)
95   GROOVE LINE 84 51 46 21  
Heatwave (Epic 50524)
96   SONGBIRD 85 46 41 13  
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 10756)
97   I'VE HAD ENOUGH 86 50 44 12  
Wings (Capitol 4594)
98   TIME FOR ME TO FLY 82 76 70 7  
REO Speedwagon (Epic 50582)
99   ARMS OF MARY 92 93 97 4
Chilliwack (Mushroom 7033)
100   AIN'T NOTHING GONNA KEEP ME FROM YOU 59 60 67 9  
Teri DeSario (Casablanca 929)

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:

   • "Back In My Arms Again" by Genya Ravan (# 90)
   • "Can We Still Be Friends" by Todd Rundgren (# 95)
   • "Dance With Me" by Peter Brown (# 96)
   • "Bluer Than Blue" by Michael Johnson (# 97)
   • "FM" by Steely Dan (# 98)
   • "Take A Chance On Me" by Abba (#100)

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