Sunday October 22, 1978
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending October 21, 1978



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1   HOT CHILD IN THE CITY 2 5 6 19
Nick Gilder (Chrysalis 2226)
2   KISS YOU ALL OVER 1 1 2 16
Exile (Warner/Curb 8589)
3   REMINISCING 3 4 5 14
Little River Band (Harvest 4605)
4   YOU NEEDED ME 5 8 10 16
Anne Murray (Capitol 4574)
5   WHENEVER I CALL YOU FRIEND 6 9 11 13
Kenny Loggins (Columbia 10794)
6   BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE 4 2 1 18
A Taste Of Honey (Capitol 4565)
7   MACARTHUR PARK 11 17 34 7
Donna Summer (Casablanca 939)
8   RIGHT DOWN THE LINE 9 11 13 11
Gerry Rafferty (United Artists 1233)
9   WHO ARE YOU 10 12 17 9
Who (MCA 40948)
10   BEAST OF BURDEN 14 19 27 7
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19309)
11   BACK IN THE U.S.A. 12 15 19 10
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45519)
12   YOU NEVER DONE IT LIKE THAT 15 18 23 13
Captain & Tennille (A&M 2063)
13   LOVE IS IN THE AIR 13 14 16 15
John Paul Young (Scotti Bros. 402)
14   HOW MUCH I FEEL 18 22 30 8
Ambrosia (Warner Bros. 8640)
15   DOUBLE VISION 25 31 50 5
Foreigner (Atlantic 3514)
16   DON'T LOOK BACK 7 7 7 10
Boston (Epic 50590)
17   READY TO TAKE A CHANCE AGAIN 23 30 42 7
Barry Manilow (Arista 0357)
18   SHE'S ALWAYS A WOMAN 19 21 26 12
Billy Joel (Columbia 10788)
19   TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP 21 24 28 16
Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1214)
20   GET OFF 20 23 25 13
Foxy (Dash 5046)
21   JOSIE 22 25 29 9
Steely Dan (ABC 12404)
22   I LOVE THE NIGHTLIFE 24 27 32 17
Alicia Bridges (Polydor 14483)
23   I JUST WANNA STOP 28 36 51 7
Gino Vannelli (A&M 2072)
24   IT'S A LAUGH 26 29 35 9
Hall & Oates (RCA 11371)
25   SUMMER NIGHTS 8 3 3 12  
Grease (RSO 906)
26   HOPELESSLY DEVOTED TO YOU 16 6 4 16
Grease (RSO 903)
27   SWEET LIFE 30 34 39 11
Paul Davis (Bang 738)
28   SHARING THE NIGHT TOGETHER 33 44 55 6
Dr. Hook (Capitol 4621)
29   HOLLYWOOD NIGHTS 17 13 14 11  
Bob Seger (Capitol 4618)
30   TOOK THE LAST TRAIN 31 32 37 9
David Gates (Elektra 45500)
31   I WILL STILL LOVE YOU 34 38 44 13
Stonebolt (Parachute 512)
32   BLUE COLLAR MAN 36 40 46 7
Styx (A&M 2087)
33   PRISONER OF YOUR LOVE 37 42 49 7
Player (RSO 908)
34   ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE (PT. 1) 40 54 67 6
Funkadelic (Warner Bros. 8618)
35   THEMES FROM THE WIZARD OF OZ 38 43 47 8
Meco (Millennium 620)
36   THREE TIMES A LADY 27 10 8 18
Commodores (Motown 1443)
37   ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE 39 41 45 11
Michael Johnson (EMI America 8004)
38   DON'T WANT TO LIVE WITHOUT IT 44 51 65 5
Pablo Cruise (A&M 2076)
39   STRAIGHT ON 47 53 61 6
Heart (Portrait 70020)
40   EASE ON DOWN THE ROAD 42 45 53 8
Diana Ross & Michael Jackson (MCA 40947)
41   EVERYBODY NEEDS LOVE 45 50 60 7
Stephen Bishop (ABC 12406)
42   LONDON TOWN 43 47 52 7
Paul McCartney & Wings (Capitol 4625)
43   ALIVE AGAIN -- -- -- 1  
Chicago (Columbia 10845)
44   CHANGE OF HEART 50 57 64 6
Eric Carmen (Arista 0354)
45   YOU AND I 35 26 15 17
Rick James (Gordy 7156)
46   TIME PASSAGES 59 71 86 4  
Al Stewart (Arista 0362)
47   DANCE (DISCO HEAT) 55 65 68 9
Sylvester (Fantasy 827)
48   HOT BLOODED 29 16 9 17  
Foreigner (Atlantic 3488)
49   COME TOGETHER 32 20 21 11  
Aerosmith (Columbia 10802)
50   STRANGE WAY 63 70 87 4  
Firefall (Atlantic 3518)
51   RAINING IN MY HEART 58 66 76 5
Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 8682)
52   5.7.0.5. 52 55 57 15
City Boy (Mercury 73999)
53   LIKE A SUNDAY IN SALEM (THE AMOS & ANDY SONG) 61 69 78 4
Gene Cotton (Ariola 7723)
54   HOLDING ON (WHEN LOVE IS GONE) 56 58 58 9
L.T.D. (A&M 2057)
55   SEARCHING FOR A THRILL 64 72 81 5
Starbuck (United Artists 1245)
56   SUBSTITUTE 57 60 63 8
Clout (Epic 50591)
57   GREASED LIGHTNING 66 73 84 4
Grease (RSO 909)
58   GOT TO HAVE LOVING 60 68 71 6
Don Ray (Polydor 14489)
59   SHAME 49 39 20 22
Evelyn King (RCA 11122)
60   FLYING HIGH 67 74 83 4
Commodores (Motown 1452)
61   DREADLOCK HOLIDAY 70 80 90 4
10cc (Polydor 14511)
62   AN EVERLASTING LOVE 41 28 12 15  
Andy Gibb (RSO 904)
63   FOREVER AUTUMN 71 82 91 5
Justin Hayward (Columbia 10799)
64   (OUR LOVE) DON'T THROW IT ALL AWAY 82 -- -- 2  
Andy Gibb (RSO 911)
65   GREASE 46 33 18 22  
Frankie Valli (RSO 897)
66   CHAMPAGNE JAM 69 78 88 4
Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor 14504)
67   I'M EVERY WOMAN 76 88 -- 3
Chaka Khan (Warner Bros. 8683)
68   THE POWER OF GOLD 79 89 -- 3  
Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon 50606)
69   ON THE SHELF 77 87 -- 3
Donny & Marie Osmond (Polydor 14510)
70   WAVELENGTH 72 75 79 5
Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 8661)
71   RUN FOR HOME 78 81 89 4
Lindisfarne (Atco 7093)
72   HOLD THE LINE 81 90 -- 3
Toto (Columbia 10830)
73   CRAZY FEELIN' 74 76 80 5
Jefferson Starship (Grunt 11374)
74   THIS IS LOVE 75 85 -- 3
Paul Anka (RCA 11395)
75   PROMISES 88 -- -- 2  
Eric Clapton (RSO 910)
76   HOT SUMMER NIGHTS 86 -- -- 2
Walter Egan (Columbia 10824)
77   NEW YORK GROOVE 85 -- -- 2
Ace Frehley (Casablanca 941)
78   INSTANT REPLAY 87 -- -- 2
Dan Hartman (Blue Sky 2772)
79   LISTEN TO HER HEART 73 77 85 5
Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (Shelter 62011)
80   FUN TIME 89 -- -- 2
Joe Cocker (Asylum 45540)
81   MISS YOU 62 52 38 22  
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19307)
82   MAGNET & STEEL 54 48 33 23  
Walter Egan (Columbia 10719)
83   OH! DARLING 68 49 24 11  
Robin Gibb (RSO 907)
84   HOW YOU GONNA SEE ME NOW -- -- -- 1  
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 8695)
85   CAN YOU FOOL -- -- -- 1  
Glen Campbell (Capitol 4584)
86   CUZ IT'S YOU, GIRL -- -- -- 1  
James Walsh Gypsy Band (RCA 11403)
87   I WILL BE IN LOVE WITH YOU -- -- -- 1  
Livingston Taylor (Epic 50604)
88   YMCA -- -- -- 1  
Village People (Casablanca 945)
89   MARTHA (YOUR LOVERS COME AND GO) 91 99 -- 3
Gabriel (Epic 50594)
90   SO YOUNG, SO BAD -- -- -- 1  
Starz (Capitol 4637)
91   THERE'LL NEVER BE 93 96 -- 3
Switch (Gordy 7159)
92   LOUIE, LOUIE 92 95 -- 3
John Belushi (MCA 40950)
93   NEW YORK CITY 95 97 -- 3
Zwol (EMI America 8005)
94   WHEN YOU FEEL LOVE 94 98 -- 3
Bob McGilpin (Butterfly 1211)
95   IN THE BUSH 96 -- -- 2
Musique (Prelude 71110)
96   GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE 51 37 22 14  
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10796)
97   THE DREAM NEVER DIES 99 -- -- 2
Cooper Brothers (Capricorn 0308)
98   ALL I WANNA DO 100 -- -- 2
Doucette (Mushroom 7036)
99   SOFT AND WET -- -- -- 1  
Prince (Warner Bros. 8619)
100   HOT SHOT 90 92 94 4
Karen Young (West End 1211)

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:

   • "All I See Is Your Face" by Dan Hill (# 48)
   • "Fool If You Think It's Over" by Chris Rea (# 53)
   • "Love Will Find A Way" by Pablo Cruise (# 65)
   • "Heartbreaker" by Dolly Parton (# 80)
   • "Close The Door" by Teddy Pendergrass (# 83)
   • "Paradise By The Dashboard Light" by Meatloaf (# 84)
   • "Macho Man" by Village People (# 97)
   • "Just What I Needed" by Cars (# 98)

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