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