CASH BOX TOP 100 SINGLES
Week ending December 17, 1977
TW LW 2WK 3WK WKS
1 HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE
Bee Gees (RSO 882) 2 2 3 13
2 DON’T IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE
Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1016) 1 1 2 20
3 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE
Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 8455) 3 3 1 17
4 BLUE BAYOU
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45431) 5 8 10 15
5 WE’RE ALL ALONE
Rita Coolidge (A&M 1965) 6 7 8 15
6 SENTIMENTAL LADY
Bob Welch (Capitol 4479) 11 15 24 11
7 YOU MAKE LOVING FUN
Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 8483) 9 11 16 10
8 BABY COME BACK
Player (RSO 879) 15 18 23 12
9 IT’S SO EASY
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45438) 10 12 14 11
10 HEAVEN ON THE 7TH FLOOR
Paul Nicholas (RSO 878) 7 5 6 19
11 YOU’RE IN MY HEART (The Final Acclaim)
Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8475) 16 23 35 9
12 YOUR SMILING FACE
James Taylor (Columbia 10602) 12 14 18 12
13 SWINGTOWN
Steve Miller Band (Capitol 4496) 13 16 20 10
14 ISN’T IT TIME
Babys (Chrysalis 2173) 8 10 12 12
15 (Every Time I Turn Around) BACK IN LOVE
AGAIN
L.T.D. (A&M 1974) 18 21 28 14
16 BABY, WHAT A BIG SURPRISE
Chicago (Columbia 10620) 4 6 7 13
17 COME SAIL AWAY
Styx (A&M 1977) 19 20 27 15
18 SLIP SLIDIN’ AWAY
Paul Simon (Columbia 10630) 22 27 32 10
19 HERE YOU COME AGAIN
Dolly Parton (RCA 11123) 21 24 34 11
20 SHORT PEOPLE
Randy Newman (Warner Bros. 8492) 26 33 42 6
21 WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS
Queen (Elektra 45441) 25 28 33 9
22 I GO CRAZY
Paul Davis (Bang 733) 23 25 26 17
23 SHE’S NOT THERE
Santana (Columbia 10616) 20 22 29 12
24 YOU CAN’T TURN ME OFF (In The Middle Of
Turning Me On)
High Inergy (Gordy 7155) 29 32 39 9
25 POINT OF KNOW RETURN
Kansas (Kirshner 4273) 27 30 36 7
26 THE WAY I FEEL TONIGHT
Bay City Rollers (Arista 0272) 28 31 38 11
27 RUNAROUND SUE
Leif Garrett (Atlantic 3440) 30 34 40 7
28 CALLING OCCUPANTS OF INTERPLANETARY
CRAFT
Carpenters (A&M 1978) 24 26 30 13
29 TURN TO STONE
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 1099) 32 39 53 5
30 HEY DEANIE
Shaun Cassidy (Warner/Curb 8488) 35 41 51 6
31 MY WAY
Elvis Presley (RCA 11165) 31 35 41 6
32 (Love Is) THICKER THAN WATER
Andy Gibb (RSO 883) 37 40 45 7
33 JUST THE WAY YOU ARE
Billy Joel (Columbia 10646) 39 45 56 6
34 EMOTION
Samantha Sang (Private Stock 45,178) 40 46 54 6
35 DON’T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD
Santa Esmeralda (Casablanca 902) 43 52 65 7
36 DESIREE
Neil Diamond (Columbia 10657) 45 60 75 4
37 SERPENTINE FIRE
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10625) 38 42 52 7
38 GIRLS’ SCHOOL / MULL OF KINTYRE
Wings (Capitol 4504) 41 51 66 5
39 BOOGIE NIGHTS
Heatwave (Epic 50370) 14 4 4 24
40 WE JUST DISAGREE
Dave Mason (Columbia 10575) 36 19 15 16
41 DANCE, DANCE, DANCE (Yowsah, Yowsah,
Yowsah)
Chic (Atlantic 3435) 51 63 74 9
42 NATIVE NEW YORKER
Odyssey (RCA 11129) 47 57 67 6
43 GETTIN’ READY FOR LOVE
Diana Ross (Motown 1427) 46 49 50 8
44 SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH
Dan Hill (20th Century 2355) 60 78 88 4
45 GONE TOO FAR
England Dan & John Ford Coley
(Big Tree 16102) 17 17 19 12
46 IF YOU’RE NOT BACK IN LOVE BY MONDAY
Millie Jackson (Spring 175) 49 59 71 5
47 BLOAT ON FEATURING THE BLOATERS
Cheech & Chong (Ode 50471) 48 58 70 6
48 SEND IN THE CLOWNS
Judy Collins (Elektra 45253) 50 37 17 22
49 PEG
Steely Dan (ABC 12320) 58 72 89 4
50 STAYIN’ ALIVE
Bee Gees (RSO 885) 72 -- -- 2
51 WHAT’S YOUR NAME
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40819) 62 76 85 4
52 LOVELY DAY
Bill Withers (Columbia 10627) 57 64 79 5
53 JUST REMEMBER I LOVE YOU
Firefall (Atlantic 3420) 34 9 9 19
54 STAR WARS THEME/CANTINA BAND
Meco (Millennium 604) 42 29 11 21
55 IT’S ECSTASY WHEN YOU LAY DOWN NEXT
TO ME
Barry White (20th Century 2350) 44 36 13 16
56 NOBODY DOES IT BETTER
Carly Simon (Elektra 45413) 33 13 5 22
57 HOW CAN I LEAVE YOU AGAIN
John Denver (RCA 11036) 65 77 87 5
58 I FEEL LOVE
Donna Summer (Casablanca 884) 55 47 31 20
59 HEAVEN’S JUST A SIN AWAY
Kendalls (Ovation 1103) 63 66 69 10
60 I HONESTLY LOVE YOU
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40811) 64 65 64 20
61 DAYBREAK
Barry Manilow (Arista 0273) 53 43 22 12
62 STONE COLD SOBER
Crawler (Epic 50442) 68 70 73 12
63 (You’re My) SOUL AND INSPIRATION
Donny & Marie Osmond (Polydor 14439) 73 79 83 5
64 MIND BENDER
Stillwater (Capricorn 0280) 70 74 81 7
65 STREET CORNER SERENADE
Wet Willie (Epic 50478) 75 82 -- 3
66 SAD EYES
Brooklyn Dreams (Millennium 606) 69 73 76 6
67 LONG, LONG WAY FROM HOME
Foreigner (Atlantic 3439) 77 -- -- 2
68 TRIED TO LOVE
Peter Frampton (A&M 1988) 74 83 -- 3
69 AS
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54291) 71 75 80 6
70 SWAYIN’ TO THE MUSIC (Slow Dancin’)
Johnny Rivers (Big Tree 16094) 61 56 49 26
71 I LOVE YOU
Donna Summer (Casablanca 907) 82 -- -- 2
72 FALLING
LeBlanc & Carr (Big Tree 16100) 78 85 91 9
73 DON’T LET THE FLAME BURN OUT
Jackie DeShannon (Amherst 725) 76 80 84 8
74 WAS DOG A DOUGHNUT
Cat Stevens (A&M 1971) 79 86 93 5
75 FFUN
Con Funk Shun (Mercury 73959) 85 -- -- 2
76 HELP IS ON ITS WAY
Little River Band (Harvest 4428) 52 38 21 21
77 MY FAIR SHARE
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 8405) 54 44 25 16
78 DON’T LET IT SHOW
Alan Parsons Project (Arista 0288) 81 88 95 4
79 CLOSER TO THE HEART
Rush (Mercury 73958) 80 81 82 8
80 BREAKDOWN
Tom Petty & Heartbreakers
(Shelter 62008) 87 97 -- 3
81 DON’T ASK MY NEIGHBORS
Emotions (Columbia 10622) 83 84 92 6
82 NEVER MY LOVE
Addrisi Brothers (Buddah 587) 84 89 97 4
83 REACH FOR IT
George Duke (Epic 50463) 89 100 -- 3
84 EASY TO LOVE
Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 8502) 90 -- -- 2
85 WRAP YOUR ARMS AROUND ME
KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1022) 86 94 100 4
86 THUNDER ISLAND
Jay Ferguson (Asylum 45444) -- -- -- 1
87 THE NEXT HUNDRED YEARS
Al Martino (Capitol 4508) 91 93 -- 3
88 CURIOUS MIND (Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um)
Johnny Rivers (Big Tree 16106) -- -- -- 1
89 SWEET MUSIC MAN
Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1095) -- -- -- 1
90 GOODBYE GIRL
David Gates (Elektra 45450) 100 -- -- 2
91 TIME BOMB
Lake (Columbia 10614) 88 90 94 7
92 YOU MAKE ME CRAZY
Sammy Hagar (Capitol 4502) 95 96 -- 3
93 OOH BOY
Rose Royce (Whitfield 8491) 93 98 -- 3
94 IF IT DON’T FIT, DON’T FORCE IT
Kellee Patterson (Shady Brook 1041) 96 -- -- 2
95 STILL THE LOVIN’ IS FUN
B.J. Thomas (MCA 40812) 92 95 99 4
96 SECOND AVENUE
Tim Moore (Asylum 45427) 98 -- -- 15
97 UNTIL NOW
Bobby Arvon (First Artists 41000) 99 -- -- 2
98 TOO HOT TA TROT
Commodores (Motown 1432) -- -- -- 1
99 25TH OF LAST DECEMBER
Roberta Flack (Atlantic 3441) -- -- -- 1
100 HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
Little River Band (Harvest 4524) -- -- -- 1