| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MARCH 11, 1978 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | EMOTION Samantha Sang (Private Stock 45,178) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 18 | |
| 2 | (Love Is) THICKER THAN WATER Andy Gibb (RSO 883) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 19 | |
| 3 | STAYIN’ ALIVE Bee Gees (RSO 885) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| 4 | NIGHT FEVER Bee Gees (RSO 889) | 6 | 13 | 25 | 6 | |
| 5 | SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH Dan Hill (20th Century 2355) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | |
| 6 | LAY DOWN SALLY Eric Clapton (RSO 886) | 9 | 12 | 21 | 11 | |
| 7 | WHAT’S YOUR NAME Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40819) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 16 | |
| 8 | PEG Steely Dan (ABC 12320) | 8 | 10 | 14 | 16 | |
| 9 | JUST THE WAY YOU ARE Billy Joel (Columbia 10646) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | |
| 10 | I GO CRAZY Paul Davis (Bang 733) | 12 | 14 | 16 | 29 | |
| 11 | CAN’T SMILE WITHOUT YOU Barry Manilow (Arista 0305) | 17 | 27 | 40 | 6 | |
| 12 | FALLING LeBlanc & Carr (Big Tree 16100) | 13 | 17 | 24 | 21 | |
| 13 | THEME FROM “CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND” John Williams (Arista 0300) | 14 | 19 | 20 | 12 | |
| 14 | THUNDER ISLAND Jay Ferguson (Asylum 45444) | 16 | 20 | 23 | 13 | |
| 15 | DANCE, DANCE, DANCE (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) Chic (Atlantic 3435) | 11 | 6 | 6 | 21 | |
| 16 | (What A) WONDERFUL WORLD Art Garfunkel with James Taylor & Paul Simon (Columbia 10676) | 18 | 21 | 29 | 8 | |
| 17 | JACK AND JILL Raydio (Arista 0283) | 21 | 24 | 30 | 12 | |
| 18 | THE NAME OF THE GAME Abba (Atlantic 3449) | 19 | 22 | 27 | 12 | |
| 19 | THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO Rita Coolidge (A&M 2004) | 20 | 23 | 28 | 8 | |
| 20 | ALWAYS AND FOREVER Heatwave (Epic 50490) | 22 | 25 | 32 | 12 | |
| 21 | DUST IN THE WIND Kansas (Kirshner 4274) | 23 | 32 | 42 | 7 | |
| 22 | HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Little River Band (Harvest 4524) | 24 | 28 | 36 | 13 | |
| 23 | GOODBYE GIRL David Gates (Elektra 45450) | 25 | 30 | 38 | 14 | |
| 24 | OUR LOVE Natalie Cole (Capitol 4509) | 26 | 33 | 43 | 9 | |
| 25 | EBONY EYES Bob Welch (Capitol 4543) | 27 | 36 | 50 | 7 | |
| 26 | IF I CAN’T HAVE YOU Yvonne Elliman (RSO 884) | 32 | 52 | 66 | 6 | |
| 27 | POOR POOR PITIFUL ME Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45462) | 29 | 35 | 44 | 7 | |
| 28 | SHORT PEOPLE Randy Newman (Warner Bros. 8492) | 10 | 7 | 7 | 18 | |
| 29 | BEFORE MY HEART FINDS OUT Gene Cotton (Ariola America 7675) | 36 | 48 | 58 | 8 | |
| 30 | THEME SONG FROM “WHICH WAY IS UP” Stargard (MCA 40825) | 35 | 45 | 57 | 9 | |
| 31 | RUNNING ON EMPTY Jackson Browne (Asylum 45460) | 38 | 58 | 70 | 5 | |
| 32 | LADY LOVE Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int’l 3634) | 37 | 47 | 53 | 8 | |
| 33 | FLASH LIGHT Parliament (Casablanca 909) | 47 | 67 | 75 | 5 | |
| 34 | HOT LEGS Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8535) | 40 | 51 | 63 | 5 | |
| 35 | WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS Queen (Elektra 45441) | 15 | 9 | 8 | 21 | |
| 36 | THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND Andrew Gold (Asylum 45456) | 43 | 54 | 68 | 5 | |
| 37 | HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE Bee Gees (RSO 882) | 34 | 26 | 13 | 25 | |
| 38 | NATIVE NEW YORKER Odyssey (RCA 11129) | 28 | 15 | 15 | 18 | |
| 39 | BABY COME BACK Player (RSO 879) | 30 | 11 | 9 | 24 | |
| 40 | YOU’RE IN MY HEART (The Final Acclaim) Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8475) | 31 | 16 | 10 | 21 | |
| 41 | WE’LL NEVER HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE AGAIN England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree 16110) | 58 | 73 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | SWEET TALKIN’ WOMAN Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 1145) | 59 | 72 | 81 | 4 | |
| 43 | IT’S YOU THAT I NEED Enchantment (Roadshow 1124) | 50 | 57 | 65 | 6 | |
| 44 | EVERYBODY LOVES A RAIN SONG B.J. Thomas (MCA 40854) | 45 | 49 | 55 | 8 | |
| 45 | BOOGIE SHOES KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1025) | 55 | 64 | 80 | 6 | |
| 46 | FFUN Con Funk Shun (Mercury 73959) | 33 | 18 | 19 | 14 | |
| 47 | YOU REALLY GOT ME Van Halen (Warner Bros. 8515) | 51 | 55 | 62 | 8 | |
| 48 | THE CIRCLE IS SMALL (I Can See It In Your Eyes) Gordon Lightfoot (Warner Bros. 8518) | 53 | 61 | 71 | 5 | |
| 49 | BABY HOLD ON Eddie Money (Columbia 10663) | 54 | 63 | 73 | 7 | |
| 50 | SILVER DREAMS Babys (Chrysalis 2201) | 52 | 56 | 59 | 7 | |
| 51 | FOOLING YOURSELF (The Angry Young Man) Styx (A&M 2007) | 56 | 66 | 77 | 5 | |
| 52 | FEELS SO GOOD Chuck Mangione (A&M 2001) | 57 | 65 | 74 | 7 | |
| 53 | THE CLOSER I GET TO YOU Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 3463) | 62 | 71 | 79 | 5 | |
| 54 | MAMMAS DON’T LET YOUR BABIES GROW UP TO BE COWBOYS Waylon & Willie (RCA 11198) | 68 | 78 | 84 | 5 | |
| 55 | LET IT GO, LET IT FLOW Dave Mason (Columbia 10662) | 49 | 53 | 54 | 9 | |
| 56 | THEME FROM CLOSE ENCOUNTERS Meco (Millennium 608) | 39 | 29 | 31 | 12 | |
| 57 | DISCO INFERNO Trammps (Atlantic 3389) | 65 | 70 | 78 | 11 | |
| 58 | SWEET, SWEET SMILE Carpenters (A&M 2008) | 61 | 62 | 69 | 6 | |
| 59 | FANTASY Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10688) | 77 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | UNTIL NOW Bobby Arvon (First Artists 41000) | 60 | 59 | 60 | 14 | |
| 61 | CALIFORNIA Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 8511) | 64 | 69 | 76 | 5 | |
| 62 | LITTLE ONE Chicago (Columbia 10683) | 72 | 84 | 94 | 4 | |
| 63 | I’M GONNA TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING Rubicon (20th Century 2362) | 73 | 82 | 92 | 4 | |
| 64 | LOVE IS LIKE OXYGEN Sweet (Capitol 4549) | 76 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | HERE YOU COME AGAIN Dolly Parton (RCA 11123) | 41 | 31 | 12 | 23 | |
| 66 | HOLLYWOOD Boz Scaggs (Columbia 10679) | 67 | 75 | 85 | 6 | |
| 67 | DESIREE Neil Diamond (Columbia 10657) | 42 | 34 | 17 | 16 | |
| 68 | PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER Leif Garrett (Atlantic 3466) | 78 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 69 | STREET CORNER SERENADE Wet Willie (Epic 50478) | 48 | 39 | 26 | 15 | |
| 70 | I CAN’T HOLD ON Karla Bonoff (Columbia 10618) | 75 | 81 | 86 | 7 | |
| 71 | IMAGINARY LOVER Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor 14459) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | LET’S ALL CHANT Michael Zager Band (Private Stock 45,184) | 80 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 73 | ROCKET RIDE Kiss (Casablanca 915) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | HONEY DON’T LEAVE L.A. James Taylor (Columbia 10689) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | COUNT ON ME Jefferson Starship (Grunt 11196) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 76 | COME SAIL AWAY Styx (A&M 1977) | 46 | 38 | 22 | 27 | |
| 77 | DON’T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD Santa Esmeralda (Casablanca 902) | 44 | 37 | 18 | 19 | |
| 78 | BREAKDOWN Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (Shelter 62008) | 63 | 40 | 33 | 15 | |
| 79 | STORYBOOK CHILDREN (Daybreak) Bette Midler (Atlantic 3431) | 66 | 68 | 72 | 8 | |
| 80 | LE SPANK Le Pamplemousse (AVI 153) | 82 | 92 | 96 | 5 | |
| 81 | LET ME PARTY WITH YOU (pt. 1) (Party, Party, Party) Bunny Sigler (Gold Mind 4008) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | THIS TIME I’M IN IT FOR LOVE Player (RSO 890) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | MORE THAN A WOMAN Tavares (Capitol 4500) | 86 | 91 | 93 | 4 | |
| 84 | WATCHING THE DETECTIVES / ALISON Elvis Costello (Columbia 10705) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | BOOTZILLA Bootsy’s Rubber Band (Warner Bros. 8512) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 86 | RUMOUR HAS IT Donna Summer (Casablanca 916) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | IT AMAZES ME John Denver (RCA 11214) | 95 | 100 | — | 3 | |
| 88 | REACHING FOR THE SKY Peabo Bryson (Capitol 4522) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 89 | READY FOR THE TIMES TO GET BETTER Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1136) | 90 | 95 | 99 | 4 | |
| 90 | SITTING IN LIMBO Don Brown (1st American 102) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | LET’S HAVE SOME FUN Bar-Kays (Mercury 73971) | 91 | 94 | 98 | 4 | |
| 92 | YOU’LL LOVE AGAIN Hotel (Mercury 73979) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 93 | THAT’S YOUR SECRET Sea Level (Capricorn 0287) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 94 | YOUR LOVE IS SO GOOD FOR ME Diana Ross (Motown 1436) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 95 | I LOVE MY MUSIC Wild Cherry (Epic/Sweet City 50500) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | LET’S LIVE TOGETHER Cazz (Number 1 Record 210) | 98 | — | — | 2 | |
| 97 | WOMAN TO WOMAN Barbara Mandrell (ABC/Dot 17736) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | A LOVER’S QUESTION Jacky Ward (Mercury 55018) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 99 | TOO HOT TA TROT Commodores (Motown 1432) | 71 | 43 | 37 | 13 | |
| 100 | CURIOUS MIND (Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um) Johnny Rivers (Big Tree 16106) | 69 | 41 | 34 | 13 | |
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