| CASH BOX Singles – Looking Ahead | |
| Week ending OCTOBER 7, 1978 | |
| TITLE Artist (Label) | WKS |
| PROMISES Eric Clapton & Band (RSO 910) | 1 |
| ALL I WANNA DO Doucette (Mushroom 7036) | 1 |
| HOT SUMMER NIGHTS Walter Egan (Columbia 10824) | 1 |
| NEW YORK GROOVE Ace Frehley (Casablanca 941) | 1 |
| DRIFTWOOD Moody Blues (London 273) | 1 |
| WHAT GOES UP Alan Parsons Project (Arista 0352) | 4 |
| RETURN TO TOP 100 RETURN TO 1978 |