Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending April 1, 1978
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | ||
| Bee Gees (RSO 889) | ||||||
| 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 9 | ||
| Barry Manilow (Arista 0305) | ||||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | ||
| Eric Clapton (RSO 886) | ||||||
| 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | ||
| Bee Gees (RSO 885) | ||||||
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 21 | ||
| Samantha Sang (Private Stock 45,178) | ||||||
| 6 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 16 | ||
| Jay Ferguson (Asylum 45444) | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 32 | ||
| Paul Davis (Bang 733) | ||||||
| 8 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 15 | ||
| Raydio (Arista 0283) | ||||||
| 9 | 11 | 14 | 26 | 9 | ||
| Yvonne Elliman (RSO 884) | ||||||
| 10 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 10 | ||
| Kansas (Kirshner 4274) | ||||||
| 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19 | ||
| Dan Hill (20th Century 2355) | ||||||
| 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 24 | ||
| LeBlanc & Carr (Big Tree 16100) | ||||||
| 13 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 15 | ||
| Heatwave (Epic 50490) | ||||||
| 14 | 20 | 23 | 31 | 8 | ||
| Jackson Browne (Asylum 45460) | ||||||
| 15 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 10 | ||
| Bob Welch (Capitol 4543) | ||||||
| 16 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 17 | ||
| David Gates (Elektra 45450) | ||||||
| 17 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 12 | ||
| Natalie Cole (Capitol 4509) | ||||||
| 18 | 25 | 30 | 36 | 8 | ||
| Andrew Gold (Asylum 45456) | ||||||
| 19 | 21 | 29 | 33 | 8 | ||
| Parliament (Casablanca 909) | ||||||
| 20 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 11 | ||
| Gene Cotton (Ariola 7675) | ||||||
| 21 | 23 | 28 | 32 | 11 | ||
| Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int'l 3634) | ||||||
| 22 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 22 | ![]() | |
| Andy Gibb (RSO 883) | ||||||
| 23 | 27 | 32 | 41 | 6 | ||
| England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree 16110) | ||||||
| 24 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 12 | ||
| Stargard (MCA 40825) | ||||||
| 25 | 26 | 31 | 34 | 8 | ||
| Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8535) | ||||||
| 26 | 28 | 33 | 42 | 7 | ||
| Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 1145) | ||||||
| 27 | 32 | 55 | 75 | 4 | ||
| Jefferson Starship (Grunt 11196) | ||||||
| 28 | 33 | 41 | 53 | 8 | ||
| Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 3463) | ||||||
| 29 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 19 | ![]() | |
| Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40819) | ||||||
| 30 | 39 | 46 | 51 | 8 | ||
| Styx (A&M 2007) | ||||||
| 31 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | ![]() | |
| Abba (Atlantic 3449) | ||||||
| 32 | 38 | 43 | 49 | 10 | ||
| Eddie Money (Columbia 10663) | ||||||
| 33 | 34 | 40 | 45 | 9 | ||
| KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1025) | ||||||
| 34 | 37 | 42 | 48 | 8 | ||
| Gordon Lightfoot (Warner Bros. 8518) | ||||||
| 35 | 40 | 45 | 52 | 10 | ||
| Chuck Mangione (A&M 2001) | ||||||
| 36 | 46 | 56 | 71 | 5 | ||
| Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor 14459) | ||||||
| 37 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 14 | ||
| Trammps (Atlantic 3389) | ||||||
| 38 | 43 | 51 | 63 | 7 | ||
| Rubicon (20th Century 2362) | ||||||
| 39 | 29 | 24 | 9 | 21 | ||
| Billy Joel (Columbia 10646) | ||||||
| 40 | 30 | 15 | 16 | 11 | ||
| Art Garfunkel with James Taylor (Columbia 10676) | ||||||
| 41 | 45 | 52 | 59 | 6 | ||
| Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10688) | ||||||
| 42 | 31 | 18 | 19 | 11 | ![]() | |
| Rita Coolidge (A&M 2004) | ||||||
| 43 | 50 | 60 | 64 | 6 | ||
| Sweet (Capitol 4549) | ||||||
| 44 | 36 | 39 | 43 | 9 | ||
| Enchantment (Roadshow 1124) | ||||||
| 45 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 9 | ||
| Carpenters (A&M 2008) | ||||||
| 46 | 35 | 34 | 8 | 19 | ![]() | |
| Steely Dan (ABC 12320) | ||||||
| 47 | 41 | 22 | 22 | 16 | ||
| Little River Band (Harvest 4524) | ||||||
| 48 | 44 | 47 | 54 | 8 | ||
| Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings (RCA 11198) | ||||||
| 49 | 64 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Paul McCartney & Wings (Capitol 4559) | ||||||
| 50 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 6 | ||
| Michael Zager Band (Private Stock 45,184) | ||||||
| 51 | 60 | 75 | -- | 3 | ||
| Dolly Parton (RCA 11240) | ||||||
| 52 | 61 | 73 | 82 | 4 | ||
| Player (RSO 890) | ||||||
| 53 | 59 | 64 | 73 | 5 | ||
| Kiss (Casablanca 915) | ||||||
| 54 | 63 | 72 | 83 | 7 | ||
| Tavares (Capitol 4500) | ||||||
| 55 | 70 | 83 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Billy Joel (Columbia 10708) | ||||||
| 56 | 66 | 80 | -- | 3 | ||
| George Benson (Warner Bros. 8542) | ||||||
| 57 | 49 | 44 | 47 | 11 | ||
| Van Halen (Warner Bros. 8515) | ||||||
| 58 | 51 | 26 | 27 | 10 | ||
| Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45462) | ||||||
| 59 | 62 | 71 | 81 | 4 | ||
| Bunny Sigler (Gold Mind 4008) | ||||||
| 60 | 75 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Warren Zevon (Asylum 45472) | ||||||
| 61 | 71 | 84 | -- | 3 | ||
| Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams (Columbia 10693) | ||||||
| 62 | 67 | 78 | 85 | 5 | ||
| Bootsy's Rubber Band (Warner Bros. 8512) | ||||||
| 63 | 69 | 79 | 88 | 5 | ||
| Peabo Bryson (Capitol 4522) | ||||||
| 64 | 68 | 74 | 84 | 4 | ||
| Elvis Costello (Columbia 10705) | ||||||
| 65 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Grease (RSO 891) | ||||||
| 66 | 76 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Bonnie Tyler (RCA 11249) | ||||||
| 67 | 52 | 35 | 13 | 15 | ![]() | |
| John Williams (Arista 0300) | ||||||
| 68 | 73 | 81 | 90 | 4 | ||
| Don Brown (1st American 102) | ||||||
| 69 | 78 | 88 | 93 | 5 | ||
| Sea Level (Capricorn 0287) | ||||||
| 70 | 74 | 82 | -- | 3 | ||
| Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 8514) | ||||||
| 71 | 47 | 37 | 35 | 24 | ![]() | |
| Queen (Elektra 45441) | ||||||
| 72 | 80 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Bob Weir (Arista 0315) | ||||||
| 73 | 82 | 90 | -- | 3 | ||
| Peter Brown (Drive 6269) | ||||||
| 74 | 79 | 85 | 89 | 7 | ||
| Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1136) | ||||||
| 75 | 53 | 36 | 15 | 24 | ![]() | |
| Chic (Atlantic 3435) | ||||||
| 76 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Wet Willie (Epic 50528) | ||||||
| 77 | 86 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Shaun Cassidy (Warner/Curb 8533) | ||||||
| 78 | 83 | 87 | 95 | 4 | ||
| Wild Cherry (Epic 50500) | ||||||
| 79 | 85 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Meatloaf (Epic 50513) | ||||||
| 80 | 89 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Allan Clarke (Atlantic 3459) | ||||||
| 81 | 90 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Robert Palmer (Island 100) | ||||||
| 82 | 87 | 92 | 94 | 5 | ||
| Diana Ross (Motown 1436) | ||||||
| 83 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Journey (Columbia 10700) | ||||||
| 84 | 84 | 89 | 92 | 5 | ||
| Hotel (Mercury 73979) | ||||||
| 85 | 88 | 91 | -- | 3 | ||
| Aerosmith (Columbia 10699) | ||||||
| 86 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Doucette (Mushroom 7030) | ||||||
| 87 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Steely Dan (ABC 12355) | ||||||
| 88 | 91 | 94 | 98 | 5 | ||
| Jacky Ward (Mercury 55018) | ||||||
| 89 | 92 | 97 | -- | 3 | ||
| Manhattans (Columbia 10674) | ||||||
| 90 | 93 | 98 | -- | 3 | ||
| L.T.D. (A&M 2005) | ||||||
| 91 | 97 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Brooklyn Dreams (Millennium 610) | ||||||
| 92 | 95 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Anne Murray (Capitol 4527) | ||||||
| 93 | 98 | 59 | 62 | 7 | ||
| Chicago (Columbia 10683) | ||||||
| 94 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Jimmy (Bo) Horne (Sunshine Sound 1003) | ||||||
| 95 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Eruption (Ariola 7686) | ||||||
| 96 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73987) | ||||||
| 97 | 56 | 49 | 37 | 28 | ![]() | |
| Bee Gees (RSO 882) | ||||||
| 98 | 55 | 38 | 28 | 21 | ![]() | |
| Randy Newman (Warner Bros. 8492) | ||||||
| 99 | 58 | 54 | 39 | 27 | ![]() | |
| Player (RSO 879) | ||||||
| 100 | 72 | 77 | 86 | 4 | ![]() | |
| Donna Summer (Casablanca 916) | ||||||
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:
• "Before My Heart Finds Out" by Gene Cotton (# 22)
• "Silver Dreams" by Babys (# 57)
• "California" by Debby Boone (# 65)
• "Put Your Head On My Shoulder" by Leif Garrett (# 77)
• "It Amazes Me" by John Denver (# 81)
• "Do I Love You (Yes In Every Way)" by Donna Fargo (# 94)
• "(Any Way That You Want It) I'll Be There" by Starz (# 96)
• "Native New Yorker" by Odyssey (# 99)
• "You're In My Heart" by Rod Stewart (#100)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Ted Nugent | |||||
| 102 | Angel | |||||
| 103 | Sammy Hagar | |||||
| 104 | Millie Jackson | |||||
| 105 | Juice Newton | |||||
| 106 | Kayak | |||||
| 107 | Ramones | |||||
| 108 | Karla Bonoff | |||||
| 109 | Eloise Laws | |||||
| 110 | Patti Smith Group | |||||


