Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending January 28, 1978
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  SHORT PEOPLE |
2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | |
| Randy Newman (Warner Bros. 8492) | ||||||
| 2 | BABY COME BACK |
1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | |
| Player (RSO 879) | ||||||
| 3 | WE WILL ROCK YOU + WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS |
3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | |
| Queen (Elektra 45441) | ||||||
| 4 | STAYING ALIVE |
14 | 26 | 31 | 8 | |
| Bee Gees (RSO 885) | ||||||
| 5 | YOU'RE IN MY HEART |
4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | |
| Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8475) | ||||||
| 6 | JUST THE WAY YOU ARE |
8 | 10 | 14 | 12 | |
| Billy Joel (Columbia 10646) | ||||||
| 7 | HERE YOU COME AGAIN |
7 | 8 | 9 | 17 | |
| Dolly Parton (RCA 11123) | ||||||
| 8 | HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE |
5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | |
| Bee Gees (RSO 882) | ||||||
| 9 | DESIREE |
10 | 13 | 19 | 10 | |
| Neil Diamond (Columbia 10657) | ||||||
| 10 | SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH |
13 | 20 | 28 | 10 | |
| Dan Hill (20th Century 2355) | ||||||
| 11 | DANCE, DANCE, DANCE (YOWSAH, YOWSAH, YOWSAH) |
12 | 16 | 29 | 15 | |
| Chic (Atlantic 3435) | ||||||
| 12 | TURN TO STONE |
11 | 15 | 20 | 11 | |
| Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 1099) | ||||||
| 13 | EMOTION |
19 | 23 | 25 | 12 | |
| Samantha Sang (Private Stock 45,178) | ||||||
| 14 | LOVE IS THICKER THAN WATER |
18 | 22 | 24 | 13 | |
| Andy Gibb (RSO 883) | ||||||
| 15 | SLIP SLIDIN' AWAY |
6 | 6 | 7 | 16 | |
| Paul Simon (Columbia 10630) | ||||||
| 16 | COME SAIL AWAY |
9 | 9 | 11 | 21 | |
| Styx (A&M 1977) | ||||||
| 17 | DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD |
21 | 24 | 26 | 13 | |
| Santa Esmeralda (Casablanca 902) | ||||||
| 18 | SERPENTINE FIRE |
22 | 25 | 27 | 13 | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10625) | ||||||
| 19 | (EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND) BACK IN LOVE AGAIN |
16 | 7 | 6 | 20 | |
| L.T.D. (A&M 1974) | ||||||
| 20 | YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE |
15 | 11 | 5 | 23 | |
| Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 8455) | ||||||
| 21 | WHAT'S YOUR NAME |
26 | 30 | 35 | 10 | |
| Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40819) | ||||||
| 22 | YOU CAN'T TURN ME OFF (IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNING ME ON) |
17 | 12 | 13 | 15 | |
| High Inergy (Gordy 7155) | ||||||
| 23 | PEG |
29 | 33 | 37 | 10 | |
| Steely Dan (ABC 12320) | ||||||
| 24 | NATIVE NEW YORKER |
25 | 28 | 32 | 12 | |
| Odyssey (RCA 11129) | ||||||
| 25 | I GO CRAZY |
34 | 41 | 43 | 23 | |
| Paul Davis (Bang 733) | ||||||
| 26 | LOVELY DAY |
30 | 34 | 38 | 11 | |
| Bill Withers (Columbia 10627) | ||||||
| 27 | HEY DEANIE |
27 | 21 | 23 | 12 | |
| Shaun Cassidy (Warner/Curb 8488) | ||||||
| 28 | FFUN |
32 | 37 | 47 | 8 | |
| Con Funk Shun (Mercury 73959) | ||||||
| 29 | BLUE BAYOU |
23 | 14 | 3 | 21 | |
| Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45431) | ||||||
| 30 | I LOVE YOU |
35 | 40 | 45 | 8 | |
| Donna Summer (Casablanca 907) | ||||||
| 31 | LONG LONG WAY FROM HOME |
36 | 42 | 48 | 8 | |
| Foreigner (Atlantic 3439) | ||||||
| 32 | THEME FROM CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND |
39 | 49 | 60 | 6 | |
| John Williams (Arista 0300) | ||||||
| 33 | SENTIMENTAL LADY |
33 | 27 | 12 | 17 | |
| Bob Welch (Capitol 4479) | ||||||
| 34 | STREET CORNER SERENADE |
40 | 45 | 49 | 9 | |
| Wet Willie (Epic 50478) | ||||||
| 35 | THUNDER ISLAND |
42 | 52 | 61 | 7 | |
| Jay Ferguson (Asylum 45444) | ||||||
| 36 | POINT OF KNOW RETURN |
24 | 17 | 18 | 13 |  |
| Kansas (Kirshner 4273) | ||||||
| 37 | BREAKDOWN |
43 | 51 | 58 | 9 | |
| Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (Shelter 62008) | ||||||
| 38 | FALLING |
48 | 56 | 59 | 15 | |
| LeBlanc & Carr (Big Tree 16100) | ||||||
| 39 | CURIOUS MIND (UM, UM, UM, UM, UM, UM) |
45 | 54 | 63 | 7 | |
| Johnny Rivers (Big Tree 16106) | ||||||
| 40 | THEME FROM CLOSE ENCOUNTERS |
47 | 55 | 64 | 6 | |
| Meco (Millennium 608) | ||||||
| 41 | RUNAROUND SUE |
20 | 18 | 22 | 13 | |
| Leif Garrett (Atlantic 3440) | ||||||
| 42 | THE NAME OF THE GAME |
51 | 62 | 75 | 6 | |
| Abba (Atlantic 3449) | ||||||
| 43 | THE WAY I FEEL TONIGHT |
28 | 19 | 21 | 17 | |
| Bay City Rollers (Arista 0272) | ||||||
| 44 | MIND BENDER |
44 | 46 | 52 | 13 | |
| Stillwater (Capricorn 0280) | ||||||
| 45 | IT'S SO EASY |
31 | 29 | 15 | 17 | |
| Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45438) | ||||||
| 46 | JACK AND JILL |
53 | 63 | 73 | 6 | |
| Raydio (Arista 0283) | ||||||
| 47 | TOO HOT TA TROT |
56 | 65 | 74 | 7 | |
| Commodores (Motown 1432) | ||||||
| 48 | OOH BOY |
50 | 59 | 69 | 9 | |
| Rose Royce (Whitfield 8491) | ||||||
| 49 | LAY DOWN SALLY |
61 | 72 | 79 | 5 |  |
| Eric Clapton (RSO 886) | ||||||
| 50 | HAPPY ANNIVERSARY |
63 | 73 | 80 | 7 | |
| Little River Band (Harvest 4524) | ||||||
| 51 | DON'T IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE |
37 | 31 | 16 | 26 | |
| Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1016) | ||||||
| 52 | GETTIN' READY FOR LOVE |
41 | 32 | 33 | 14 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown 1427) | ||||||
| 53 | ALWAYS AND FOREVER |
64 | 71 | 78 | 6 | |
| Heatwave (Epic 50490) | ||||||
| 54 | HEAVEN'S JUST A SIN AWAY |
49 | 47 | 51 | 16 | |
| Kendalls (Ovation 1103) | ||||||
| 55 | THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO |
73 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Rita Coolidge (A&M 2004) | ||||||
| 56 | GOODBYE GIRL |
66 | 76 | 81 | 8 | |
| David Gates (Elektra 45450) | ||||||
| 57 | EASY TO LOVE |
60 | 66 | 66 | 8 | |
| Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 8502) | ||||||
| 58 | THE NEXT HUNDRED YEARS |
59 | 64 | 72 | 9 | |
| Al Martino (Capitol 4508) | ||||||
| 59 | (WHAT A) WONDERFUL WORLD |
80 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Art Garfunkel with James Taylor (Columbia 10676) | ||||||
| 60 | TAKE ME TO THE KAPTIN |
62 | 70 | 77 | 6 | |
| Prism (Ariola America 7678) | ||||||
| 61 | SWEET MUSIC MAN |
68 | 74 | 76 | 7 | |
| Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1095) | ||||||
| 62 | REACH FOR IT |
65 | 67 | 67 | 9 | |
| George Duke (Epic 50463) | ||||||
| 63 | ISN'T IT TIME |
52 | 38 | 39 | 18 | |
| Babys (Chrysalis 2173) | ||||||
| 64 | HEAVEN ON THE 7TH FLOOR |
58 | 50 | 40 | 25 | |
| Paul Nicholas (RSO 878) | ||||||
| 65 | UNTIL NOW |
74 | 84 | 89 | 8 | |
| Bobby Arvon (First Artists 41000) | ||||||
| 66 | MY WAY |
67 | 58 | 56 | 12 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA 11165) | ||||||
| 67 | GALAXY |
78 | 89 | 100 | 5 | |
| War (MCA 40820) | ||||||
| 68 | COCOMOTION |
71 | 81 | 91 | 6 | |
| El Coco (AVI 147) | ||||||
| 69 | CRAZY ON YOU |
79 | 88 | 97 | 19 | |
| Heart (Mushroom 7021) | ||||||
| 70 | OUR LOVE |
85 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
| Natalie Cole (Capitol 4509) | ||||||
| 71 | TRIED TO LOVE |
69 | 60 | 57 | 9 | |
| Peter Frampton (A&M 1988) | ||||||
| 72 | HOW CAN I LEAVE YOU AGAIN |
38 | 39 | 41 | 11 | |
| John Denver (RCA 11036) | ||||||
| 73 | (YOU'RE MY) SOUL AND INSPIRATION |
46 | 48 | 50 | 11 | |
| Donny & Marie Osmond (Polydor 14439) | ||||||
| 74 | THE LONELIEST MAN ON THE MOON |
77 | 80 | 85 | 5 | |
| David Castle (Parachute 505) | ||||||
| 75 | DUST IN THE WIND |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Kansas (Kirshner 4274) | ||||||
| 76 | POOR, POOR PITIFUL ME |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45462) | ||||||
| 77 | LADY LOVE |
87 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int'l 3634) | ||||||
| 78 | LET IT GO, LET IT FLOW |
88 | 98 | -- | 3 | |
| Dave Mason (Columbia 10662) | ||||||
| 79 | EVERYBODY LOVES A RAIN SONG |
89 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| B.J. Thomas (MCA 40854) | ||||||
| 80 | SO LONG |
90 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Firefall (Atlantic 3452) | ||||||
| 81 | IF IT DON'T FIT, DON'T FORCE IT |
82 | 87 | 90 | 8 | |
| Kellee Patterson (Shady Brook 1041) | ||||||
| 82 | SILVER DREAMS |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Babys (Chrysalis 2201) | ||||||
| 83 | YOU MAKE ME CRAZY |
83 | 86 | 87 | 9 | |
| Sammy Hagar (Capitol 4502) | ||||||
| 84 | BELLE |
81 | 83 | 86 | 6 | |
| Al Green (Hi 77505) | ||||||
| 85 | GIRLS' SCHOOL / MULL OF KINTYRE |
57 | 43 | 34 | 11 | |
| Wings (Capitol 4504) | ||||||
| 86 | THEME SONG FROM 'WHICH WAY IS UP' |
96 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
| Stargard (MCA 40825) | ||||||
| 87 | ERUPTION + YOU REALLY GOT ME |
97 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Van Halen (Warner Bros. 8515) | ||||||
| 88 | GOD ONLY KNOWS |
91 | 91 | 95 | 6 | |
| Marilyn Scott (Big Tree 16105) | ||||||
| 89 | BEFORE MY HEART FINDS OUT |
98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Gene Cotton (Ariola America 7675) | ||||||
| 90 | EBONY EYES |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bob Welch (Capitol 4543) | ||||||
| 91 | FEELS SO GOOD |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Chuck Mangione (A&M 2001) | ||||||
| 92 | AIN'T GONNA' HURT NOBODY |
92 | 94 | 98 | 5 | |
| Brick (Bang 735) | ||||||
| 93 | WHAT A DIFFERENCE YOU'VE MADE IN MY LIFE |
100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11146) | ||||||
| 94 | STORYBOOK CHILDREN (DAYBREAK) |
99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Bette Midler (Atlantic 3431) | ||||||
| 95 | BOATS AGAINST THE CURRENT |
95 | 96 | -- | 3 | |
| Eric Carmen (Arista 0295) | ||||||
| 96 | AS |
86 | 90 | -- | 10 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54291) | ||||||
| 97 | BABY HOLD ON |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Eddie Money (Columbia 10663) | ||||||
| 98 | I CAN'T HOLD ON |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Karla Bonoff (Columbia 10618) | ||||||
| 99 | YOU BROUGHT THE WOMAN OUT OF ME |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Hot (Big Tree 16108) | ||||||
| 100 | NEVER HAD A LOVE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Pablo Cruise (A&M 1999) | ||||||
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:
• "You Make Loving Fun" by Fleetwood Mac (# 54)
• "We're All Alone" by Rita Coolidge (# 55)
• "Swingtown" by Steve Miller Band (# 70)
• "If You're Not Back In Love By Monday" by Millie Jackson (# 72)
• "Never My Love" by Addrisi Brothers (# 75)
• "Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft" by Carpenters (# 76)
• "Somebody's Gotta Win, Somebody's Gotta Lose" by Controllers (# 84)
• "Second Avenue" by Tim Moore (# 93)
• "Come Go With Me" by Pockets (# 94)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | SHOUT IT OUT LOUD |
Kiss | ||||
| 102 | IT'S YOU THAT I NEED |
Enchantment | ||||
| 103 | WITH PEN IN HAND |
Dorothy Moore | ||||
| 104 | LOVE ME RIGHT |
Denise LaSalle | ||||
| 105 | BABY, BABY MY LOVE'S ALL FOR YOU |
Deniece Williams | ||||
| 106 | SOFT AND EASY |
Blackbyrds | ||||
| 107 | TOUCH AND GONE |
Gary Wright | ||||
| 108 | WHAT'S YOUR NAME, WHAT'S YOUR NUMBER |
Andrea True Connection | ||||
| 109 | SHOUTING OUT LOVE |
Emotions | ||||
| 110 | SHOUT IT OUT |
B.T. Express | ||||