| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JULY 15, 1978 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | BAKER STREET Gerry Rafferty (United Artists 1192) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| 2 | SHADOW DANCING Andy Gibb (RSO 893) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| 3 | MISS YOU Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19307) | 4 | 6 | 16 | 8 | |
| 4 | STILL THE SAME Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band (Capitol 4581) | 7 | 11 | 21 | 10 | |
| 5 | USE TA BE MY GIRL O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3642) | 6 | 7 | 14 | 11 | |
| 6 | IT’S A HEARTACHE Bonnie Tyler (RCA 11249) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | |
| 7 | TAKE A CHANCE ON ME Abba (Atlantic 3457) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | |
| 8 | LAST DANCE Donna Summer (Casablanca 926) | 13 | 18 | 25 | 10 | |
| 9 | YOU BELONG TO ME Carly Simon (Elektra 45477) | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | |
| 10 | THE GROOVE LINE Heatwave (Epic 50524) | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | |
| 11 | BLUER THAN BLUE Michael Johnson (EMI America 8001) | 12 | 15 | 17 | 13 | |
| 12 | GREASE Frankie Valli (RSO 897) | 16 | 24 | 32 | 8 | |
| 13 | DANCE WITH ME Peter Brown with Betty Wright (Drive 6269) | 8 | 8 | 11 | 18 | |
| 14 | THREE TIMES A LADY Commodores (Motown 1443) | 18 | 34 | 54 | 4 | |
| 15 | YOU’RE THE ONE THAT I WANT John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (RSO 891) | 11 | 4 | 4 | 16 | |
| 16 | TWO OUT OF THREE AIN’T BAD Meat Loaf (Epic/Cleveland Int’l 50513) | 14 | 9 | 9 | 17 | |
| 17 | LOVE WILL FIND A WAY Pablo Cruise (A&M 2048) | 21 | 33 | 47 | 8 | |
| 18 | RUNAWAY Jefferson Starship (Grunt 11274) | 22 | 28 | 33 | 8 | |
| 19 | I CAN’T STAND THE RAIN Eruption (Ariola America/Hansa 7686) | 19 | 22 | 24 | 16 | |
| 20 | LIFE’S BEEN GOOD Joe Walsh (Asylum 45493) | 28 | 39 | 51 | 7 | |
| 21 | COPACABANA (At The Copa) Barry Manilow (Arista 0339) | 26 | 31 | 40 | 6 | |
| 22 | FOLLOW YOU FOLLOW ME Genesis (Atlantic 3474) | 23 | 25 | 30 | 13 | |
| 23 | MY ANGEL BABY Toby Beau (RCA 11250) | 27 | 32 | 39 | 8 | |
| 24 | WONDERFUL TONIGHT Eric Clapton (RSO 895) | 24 | 26 | 29 | 10 | |
| 25 | ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG Billy Joel (Columbia 10750) | 25 | 27 | 31 | 9 | |
| 26 | MAGNET AND STEEL Walter Egan (Columbia 10719) | 30 | 38 | 46 | 9 | |
| 27 | KING TUT Steve Martin & Toot Uncommons (Warner Bros. 8577) | 31 | 36 | 43 | 9 | |
| 28 | FM (No Static At All) Steely Dan (MCA 40894) | 32 | 35 | 44 | 7 | |
| 29 | I’M NOT GONNA LET IT BOTHER ME TONIGHT Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor 14484) | 33 | 40 | 50 | 6 | |
| 30 | HOT BLOODED Foreigner (Atlantic 3488) | 37 | 55 | — | 3 | |
| 31 | EVERY KINDA PEOPLE Robert Palmer (Island 100) | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | |
| 32 | EVEN NOW Barry Manilow (Arista 0330) | 17 | 17 | 19 | 11 | |
| 33 | BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE Taste Of Honey (Capitol 4565) | 39 | 48 | 56 | 4 | |
| 34 | LOVE IS LIKE OXYGEN Sweet (Capitol 4549) | 29 | 14 | 8 | 21 | |
| 35 | SHAME Evelyn “Champagne” King (RCA 11122) | 42 | 51 | 66 | 8 | |
| 36 | STAY / THE LOAD-OUT Jackson Browne (Asylum 45485) | 41 | 49 | 58 | 6 / 3 | |
| 37 | YOU’RE THE LOVE Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 8551) | 20 | 21 | 22 | 15 | |
| 38 | IF EVER I SEE YOU AGAIN Roberta Flack (Atlantic 3483) | 40 | 46 | 61 | 7 | |
| 39 | I’VE HAD ENOUGH Wings (Capitol 4594) | 46 | 59 | 71 | 5 | |
| 40 | SONGBIRD Barbra Streisand (Columbia 10756) | 44 | 52 | 62 | 6 | |
| 41 | HOPELESSLY DEVOTED TO YOU Olivia Newton-John (RSO 903) | 52 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | FEELS SO GOOD Chuck Mangione (A&M 2001) | 36 | 20 | 7 | 25 | |
| 43 | LOVE OR SOMETHING LIKE IT Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1210) | 48 | 58 | 65 | 7 | |
| 44 | THANK GOD IT’S FRIDAY Love And Kisses (Casablanca 925) | 47 | 50 | 60 | 9 | |
| 45 | STUFF LIKE THAT Quincy Jones (A&M 2043) | 56 | 68 | 76 | 9 | |
| 46 | MR. BLUE SKY Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 5050) | 54 | 63 | 77 | 4 | |
| 47 | CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0324) | 49 | 56 | 63 | 7 | |
| 48 | WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW Dave Mason (Columbia 10749) | 50 | 57 | 64 | 8 | |
| 49 | HOT LOVE, COLD WORLD Bob Welch (Capitol 4588) | 51 | 60 | 68 | 7 | |
| 50 | TWO TICKETS TO PARADISE Eddie Money (Columbia 10765) | 55 | 67 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | YOU Rita Coolidge (A&M 2058) | 65 | 77 | 87 | 4 | |
| 52 | TOO MUCH, TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams (Columbia 10693) | 34 | 16 | 5 | 18 | |
| 53 | PORTRAIT (He Knew) Kansas (Kirshner 4276) | 53 | 53 | 55 | 7 | |
| 54 | BECAUSE THE NIGHT Patti Smith Group (Arista 0318) | 43 | 23 | 10 | 15 | |
| 55 | YOU’RE A PART OF ME Gene Cotton with Kim Carnes (Ariola America 7704) | 62 | 69 | 72 | 6 | |
| 56 | AN EVERLASTING LOVE Andy Gibb (RSO 904) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | FOOL (If You Think It’s Over) Chris Rea (United Artists/Magnet 1198) | 69 | 80 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | MACHO MAN Village People (Casablanca 922) | 67 | 75 | 84 | 4 | |
| 59 | I DON’T WANNA GO Joey Travolta (Millennium 615) | 60 | 61 | 69 | 7 | |
| 60 | I WAS ONLY JOKING Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8568) | 38 | 19 | 20 | 12 | |
| 61 | PROVE IT ALL NIGHT Bruce Springsteen (Columbia 10763) | 66 | 70 | 78 | 4 | |
| 62 | CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO Tuxedo Junction (Butterfly 1205) | 64 | 66 | 70 | 11 | |
| 63 | JUST WHAT I NEEDED Cars (Elektra 45491) | 68 | 74 | 80 | 5 | |
| 64 | HEARTLESS Heart (Mushroom 7031) | 45 | 29 | 18 | 15 | |
| 65 | KISS YOU ALL OVER Exile (Warner/Curb 8589) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | CLOSE THE DOOR Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int’l 3648) | 75 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | RIVERS OF BABYLON Boney M (Sire 1027) | 70 | 71 | 73 | 6 | |
| 68 | THIS NIGHT WON’T LAST FOREVER Bill LaBounty (Warner/Curb 8529) | 72 | 72 | 75 | 9 | |
| 69 | NEW ORLEANS LADIES Louisiana’s Le Roux (Capitol 4586) | 77 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | I NEED TO KNOW Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (Shelter 62010) | 74 | 78 | 88 | 4 | |
| 71 | YOU AND I Rick James (Gordy 7156) | 81 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 72 | RUNAWAY LOVE Linda Clifford (Curtom 0138) | 79 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 73 | NEVER LET HER SLIP AWAY Andrew Gold (Asylum 45489) | 73 | 76 | 85 | 5 | |
| 74 | YOU DON’T LOVE ME ANYMORE Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45488) | 76 | 79 | 83 | 5 | |
| 75 | HOT CHILD IN THE CITY Nick Gilder (Chrysalis 2226) | 82 | 84 | 90 | 5 | |
| 76 | YOU NEEDED ME Anne Murray (Capitol 4574) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | ALMOST SUMMER Celebration Featuring Mike Love (MCA 40891) | 35 | 37 | 38 | 12 | |
| 78 | LOVE IS IN THE AIR John Paul Young (Scotti Brothers 402) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | THAT ONCE IN A LIFETIME Demis Roussos (Mercury 73992) | 80 | 82 | 86 | 8 | |
| 80 | ONLY ONE LOVE IN MY LIFE Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11270) | 85 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 81 | DREAM LOVER Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn 0300) | 83 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 82 | ON BROADWAY George Benson (Warner Bros. 8542) | 57 | 30 | 26 | 18 | |
| 83 | BABY HOLD ON Eddie Money (Columbia 10663) | 61 | 43 | 23 | 25 | |
| 84 | JUST ONE MINUTE MORE Mike Finnigan (Columbia 10741) | 86 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 85 | I LOVE THE NIGHTLIFE (Disco ’Round) Alicia Bridges (Polydor 14483) | 89 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 86 | WITH A LITTLE LUCK Wings (Capitol 4559) | 63 | 44 | 27 | 17 | |
| 87 | IT’S THE SAME OLD SONG KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1028) | 58 | 41 | 41 | 11 | |
| 88 | BREAK IT TO THEM GENTLY Burton Cummings (Portrait 70016) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 89 | TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1214) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | YOU’RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams (Columbia 10772) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | DAYLIGHT AND DARKNESS Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54293) | 92 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 92 | AIN’T NOTHING GONNA KEEP ME FROM YOU Teri DeSario (Casablanca 929) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 93 | WARM RIDE Rare Earth (Prodigal 0640) | 59 | 42 | 42 | 11 | |
| 94 | ON THE WRONG TRACK Kevin Lamb (Arista 0316) | 71 | 73 | 79 | 5 | |
| 95 | SHAKER SONG Spyro Gyra (Amherst 730) | 98 | — | — | 2 | |
| 96 | IT’S REALLY YOU Tarney/Spencer Band (A&M 2049) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | 5.7.0.5. City Boy (Mercury 73999) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | A ROCK ’N’ ROLL FANTASY Kinks (Arista 0342) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | LADY BLUE George Benson (Warner Bros. 8604) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | THE CLOSER I GET TO YOU Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 3463) | 87 | 45 | 28 | 23 | |
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