| CASH BOX Singles – Looking Ahead | |
| Week ending DECEMBER 9, 1978 | |
| TITLE Artist (Label) | WKS |
| MANANA Jimmy Buffett (ABC 12428) | 1 |
| DON’T YOU LET ME DOWN Peter Criss (Casablanca 952) | 1 |
| BABY I’M BURNIN’ Dolly Parton (RCA 11420) | 1 |
| NOT FADE AWAY Tanya Tucker (MCA 40976) | 1 |
| RETURN TO TOP 100 RETURN TO 1978 |