| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending OCTOBER 22, 1977 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 8455) | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | |
| 2 | NOBODY DOES IT BETTER Carly Simon (Elektra 45413) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | |
| 3 | STAR WARS THEME/CANTINA BAND Meco (Millennium 604) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | |
| 4 | THAT’S ROCK ’N’ ROLL Shaun Cassidy (Warner/Curb 8423) | 5 | 8 | 12 | 13 | |
| 5 | KEEP IT COMIN’ LOVE KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1023) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |
| 6 | BOOGIE NIGHTS Heatwave (Epic 50370) | 8 | 9 | 13 | 16 | |
| 7 | I FEEL LOVE Donna Summer (Casablanca 884) | 9 | 12 | 15 | 12 | |
| 8 | SWAYIN’ TO THE MUSIC (Slow Dancin’) Johnny Rivers (Big Tree 16094) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 18 | |
| 9 | BRICK HOUSE Commodores (Motown 1425) | 11 | 18 | 27 | 9 | |
| 10 | DON’T IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1016) | 12 | 17 | 29 | 12 | |
| 11 | ON AND ON Stephen Bishop (ABC 12260) | 7 | 6 | 5 | 20 | |
| 12 | IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A SONG Ronnie Milsap (RCA 10976) | 14 | 15 | 20 | 18 | |
| 13 | SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED (I’m Yours) Peter Frampton (A&M 1972) | 15 | 16 | 18 | 9 | |
| 14 | HEAVEN ON THE 7TH FLOOR Paul Nicholas (RSO 878) | 17 | 20 | 24 | 11 | |
| 15 | SHE DID IT Eric Carmen (Arista 0266) | 16 | 19 | 23 | 9 | |
| 16 | JUST REMEMBER I LOVE YOU Firefall (Atlantic 3420) | 20 | 25 | 34 | 11 | |
| 17 | IT’S ECSTASY WHEN YOU LAY DOWN NEXT TO ME Barry White (20th Century 2350) | 22 | 34 | 41 | 8 | |
| 18 | COLD AS ICE Foreigner (Atlantic 3410) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | |
| 19 | BABY, WHAT A BIG SURPRISE Chicago (Columbia 10620) | 26 | 36 | 44 | 5 | |
| 20 | WE’RE ALL ALONE Rita Coolidge (A&M 1965) | 24 | 33 | 39 | 7 | |
| 21 | HELP IS ON ITS WAY Little River Band (Harvest 4428) | 25 | 31 | 37 | 13 | |
| 22 | STRAWBERRY LETTER 23 Brothers Johnson (A&M 1949) | 23 | 22 | 22 | 15 | |
| 23 | DON’T WORRY BABY B.J. Thomas (MCA 40735) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | |
| 24 | WE JUST DISAGREE Dave Mason (Columbia 10575) | 29 | 38 | 48 | 8 | |
| 25 | THE KING IS GONE Ronnie McDowell (Scorpion 135) | 18 | 14 | 16 | 7 | |
| 26 | BLUE BAYOU Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45431) | 32 | 40 | 47 | 7 | |
| 27 | HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE Bee Gees (RSO 882) | 34 | 44 | 59 | 5 | |
| 28 | I BELIEVE YOU Dorothy Moore (Malaco 1042) | 28 | 30 | 33 | 14 | |
| 29 | SURFIN’ USA Leif Garrett (Atlantic 3423) | 31 | 35 | 38 | 9 | |
| 30 | TELEPHONE LINE Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 1000) | 21 | 10 | 6 | 19 | |
| 31 | I WOULDN’T WANT TO BE LIKE YOU Alan Parsons (Arista 0260) | 27 | 28 | 30 | 11 | |
| 32 | SEND IN THE CLOWNS Judy Collins (Elektra 45253) | 39 | 50 | 64 | 14 | |
| 33 | I JUST WANT TO MAKE LOVE TO YOU Foghat (Bearsville 0319) | 38 | 43 | 54 | 8 | |
| 34 | DAYBREAK Barry Manilow (Arista 0273) | 42 | 57 | 73 | 4 | |
| 35 | DON’T STOP Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 8413) | 19 | 5 | 2 | 16 | |
| 36 | FLOAT ON Floaters (ABC 12284) | 30 | 24 | 8 | 18 | |
| 37 | CHANGES IN LATITUDES, CHANGES IN ATTITUDES Jimmy Buffett (ABC 12305) | 43 | 52 | 66 | 6 | |
| 38 | ISN’T IT TIME Babys (Chrysalis 2173) | 51 | 69 | 83 | 4 | |
| 39 | WAY DOWN Elvis Presley (RCA 10998) | 33 | 27 | 25 | 19 | |
| 40 | MY FAIR SHARE Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 8405) | 47 | 55 | 67 | 8 | |
| 41 | THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL George Benson (Arista 0251) | 36 | 29 | 31 | 13 | |
| 42 | YOUR SMILING FACE James Taylor (Columbia 10602) | 49 | 58 | 72 | 4 | |
| 43 | BEST OF MY LOVE Emotions (Columbia 10544) | 45 | 41 | 19 | 19 | |
| 44 | I GO CRAZY Paul Davis (Bang 733) | 46 | 49 | 53 | 9 | |
| 45 | IT’S SO EASY Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45438) | 60 | 73 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | DUSIC Brick (Bang 734) | 52 | 61 | 70 | 8 | |
| 47 | DO YA WANNA GET FUNKY WITH ME Peter Brown (Drive 6258) | 50 | 59 | 68 | 7 | |
| 48 | GONE TOO FAR England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree 16102) | 55 | 65 | 79 | 4 | |
| 49 | THUNDER IN MY HEART Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 8465) | 57 | 67 | 81 | 4 | |
| 50 | A PLACE IN THE SUN Pablo Cruise (A&M 1976) | 59 | 68 | 75 | 5 | |
| 51 | YOU MAKE LOVING FUN Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 8483) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 52 | COME SAIL AWAY Styx (A&M 1977) | 61 | 71 | 76 | 7 | |
| 53 | JUNGLE LOVE Steve Miller Band (Capitol 4466) | 40 | 26 | 17 | 12 | |
| 54 | BABY COME BACK Player (RSO 879) | 65 | 80 | 89 | 4 | |
| 55 | LOVE GUN Kiss (Casablanca 895) | 58 | 63 | 71 | 5 | |
| 56 | I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING Andy Gibb (RSO 872) | 37 | 23 | 10 | 27 | |
| 57 | SHE’S NOT THERE Santana (Columbia 10616) | 67 | 78 | 86 | 4 | |
| 58 | DRAW THE LINE Aerosmith (Columbia 10637) | 66 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | CALLING OCCUPANTS OF INTERPLANETARY CRAFT Carpenters (A&M 1978) | 62 | 70 | 78 | 5 | |
| 60 | (Every Time I Turn Around) BACK IN LOVE AGAIN L.T.D. (A&M 1974) | 69 | 77 | 92 | 6 | |
| 61 | SLIP SLIDIN’ AWAY Paul Simon (Columbia 10630) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | SWINGTOWN Steve Miller Band (Capitol 4496) | 77 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | CAT SCRATCH FEVER Ted Nugent (Epic 50425) | 35 | 21 | 21 | 14 | |
| 64 | SENTIMENTAL LADY Bob Welch (Capitol 4479) | 76 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | HERE YOU COME AGAIN Dolly Parton (RCA 11123) | 74 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 66 | SILVER LADY David Soul (Private Stock 45,163) | 71 | 76 | 84 | 4 | |
| 67 | DEVIL’S GUN C.J. & Co. (Westbound 55400) | 68 | 72 | 77 | 13 | |
| 68 | STAR WARS (Main Title) John Williams/London Symphony Orchestra (20th Century 2345) | 53 | 39 | 32 | 15 | |
| 69 | GOIN’ PLACES Jacksons (Epic/Philadelphia Int’l 50454) | 78 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | FAIR GAME Crosby, Stills & Nash (Atlantic 3432) | 73 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | FROM GRACELAND TO THE PROMISED LAND Merle Haggard (MCA 40804) | 75 | 79 | 87 | 4 | |
| 72 | YOU’RE MOVING OUT TODAY Carole Bayer Sager (Elektra 45422) | 80 | 84 | 91 | 6 | |
| 73 | HARD TIMES Boz Scaggs (Columbia 10606) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS Queen (Elektra 45441) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | THE WAY I FEEL TONIGHT Bay City Rollers (Arista 0272) | 84 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 76 | ANOTHER STAR Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54286) | 44 | 37 | 36 | 9 | |
| 77 | RED HOT Robert Gordon (Private Stock 45,156) | 81 | 85 | 90 | 6 | |
| 78 | MONEY, MONEY, MONEY Abba (Atlantic 3434) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | YOU’RE IN MY HEART (The Final Acclaim) Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8475) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | SMOKE FROM A DISTANT FIRE Sanford/Townsend Band (Warner Bros. 8370) | 41 | 32 | 26 | 18 | |
| 81 | DO YOUR DANCE (pt. 1) Rose Royce (Whitfield 8440) | 85 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 82 | LITTLE QUEEN Heart (Portrait 70008) | 48 | 51 | 55 | 7 | |
| 83 | BE MY LADY Meters (Warner Bros. 8434) | 86 | 87 | 93 | 6 | |
| 84 | TEN TO EIGHT David Castle (Parachute 501) | 87 | 92 | 96 | 4 | |
| 85 | THE HAPPY GIRLS Helen Reddy (Capitol 4487) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | ECHOES OF LOVE Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 8471) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 87 | BABY LOVE Mother’s Finest (Epic 50407) | 89 | 91 | 94 | 5 | |
| 88 | YOU CAN’T TURN ME OFF (In The Middle Of Turning Me On) High Inergy (Gordy 7155) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | AVENGING ANNIE Roger Daltrey (MCA 40800) | 91 | 95 | 98 | 4 | |
| 90 | STONE COLD SOBER Crawler (Epic 50442) | 92 | 93 | 97 | 4 | |
| 91 | GEORGIA RHYTHM Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor 14432) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | SHAKE IT WELL Dramatics (ABC 12299) | 94 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 93 | DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT (It’s Caught Me In Its Spotlight) Thin Lizzy (Mercury 73945) | 95 | 99 | 100 | 4 | |
| 94 | STARTED OUT DANCING, ENDED UP MAKING LOVE Alan O’Day (Pacific 002) | 96 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 95 | HEAVEN’S JUST A SIN AWAY Kendalls (Ovation 1103) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 96 | WHY DO LOVERS (Break Each Other’s Heart?) Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA 11132) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | CAN’T IT ALL BE LOVE Randy Edelman (Arista 0268) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | FALLING LeBlanc & Carr (Big Tree 16100) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | SCHOOL’S BACK Philadelphia (Warner Bros. 8470) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 100 | DANCE, DANCE, DANCE (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) Chic (Atlantic 3435) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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