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FOR WEEK ENDING JANUARY 7, 1978

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 12/31/77 01/14 →

2 WKS AGO agrees with LAST WEEK this week. The chart file has no 2 WKS AGO figure, so the archive takes it from the LAST WEEK column of the week before, 12/31/1977. That week was the frozen repeat of 12/24/1977 in Billboard’s year-end double issue, so both columns name the 12/24 chart.

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	1	1	16	★★ NO. 1 ★★ How Deep Is Your LoveBEE GEES	1
2	6	6	15	Baby Come BackPLAYER	2
3	3	3	18	Blue BayouLINDA RONSTADT	3
4	4	4	13	(Everytime I Turn Around) Back In Love AgainL.T.D.	4
5	8	8	13	Here You Come AgainDOLLY PARTON	5
6	2	2	19	You Light Up My LifeDEBBY BOONE	1
7	10	10	13	Slip Slidin' AwayPAUL SIMON	7
8	9	9	13	Sentimental LadyBOB WELCH	8
9	11	11	11	You're In My Heart (The Final Acclaim)ROD STEWART	9
10	15	15	9	Hey DeanieSHAUN CASSIDY	10
11	14	14	16	Come Sail AwaySTYX	11
12	12	12	17	You Can't Turn Me Off (In The Middle Of Turning Me On)HIGH INERGY	12
13	18	18	12	We Are The ChampionsQUEEN	13
14	19	19	9	Runaround SueLEIF GARRETT	14
15	5	5	14	It's So EasyLINDA RONSTADT	5
16	7	7	22	Don't It Make My Brown Eyes BlueCRYSTAL GAYLE	2
17	20	20	9	Short PeopleRANDY NEWMAN	17
18	28	28	9	Just The Way You AreBILLY JOEL	18
19	24	24	11	Serpentine FireEARTH, WIND & FIRE	19
20	27	27	8	Turn To StoneELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA	20
21	23	23	20	I Go CrazyPAUL DAVIS	21
22	22	22	9	My WayELVIS PRESLEY	22
23	32	32	10	(Love Is) Thicker Than WaterANDY GIBB	23
24	26	26	13	The Way I Feel TonightBAY CITY ROLLERS	24
25	40	40	7	Sometimes When We TouchDAN HILL	25
26	30	30	11	Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)CHIC	26
27	29	29	10	Gettin' Ready For LoveDIANA ROSS	27
28	39	39	5	Stayin' AliveBEE GEES	28
29	35	35	6	DesireeNEIL DIAMOND	29
30	34	34	9	Point Of Know ReturnKANSAS	30
31	33	33	10	Don't Let Me Be MisunderstoodSANTA ESMERALDA starring LEROY GOMEZ	31
32	13	13	14	Isn't It TimeTHE BABYS	13
33	36	36	9	Native New YorkerODYSSEY	33
34	37	37	8	Girls' SchoolWINGS	34
35	16	16	17	We're All AloneRITA COOLIDGE	7
36	17	17	13	SwingtownTHE STEVE MILLER BAND	17
37	41	41	8	EmotionSAMANTHA SANG	37
38	52	52	6	What's Your NameLYNYRD SKYNYRD	38
39	43	43	8	(You're My) Soul And InspirationDONNY OSMOND & MARIE OSMOND	39
40	44	44	8	PegSTEELY DAN	40
41	42	42	9	Bloat On Featuring The BloatersCHEECH & CHONG	41
42	49	49	10	AsSTEVIE WONDER	39
43	47	47	5	Tried To LovePETER FRAMPTON	43
44	48	48	8	If You're Not Back In Love By MondayMILLIE JACKSON	44
45	46	46	5	Lovely DayBILL WITHERS	45
46	53	53	7	How Can I Leave You AgainJOHN DENVER	46
47	59	59	5	Long, Long Way From HomeFOREIGNER	47
48	50	50	6	Wrap Your Arms Around MeK.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND	48
49	56	56	4	Too Hot Ta TrotCOMMODORES	49
50	75	75	4	FfunCON FUNK SHUN	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	21	21	13	You Make Loving FunFLEETWOOD MAC	9
52	64	64	5	The Next Hundred YearsAL MARTINO	52
53	55	55	6	Street Corner SerenadeWET WILLIE	53
54	25	25	16	Baby, What A Big SurpriseCHICAGO	4
55	66	66	5	Easy To LoveLEO SAYER	55
56	31	31	21	Heaven On The 7th FloorPAUL NICHOLAS	6
57	68	68	10	BreakdownTOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS	57
58	38	38	15	Your Smiling FaceJAMES TAYLOR	20
59	45	45	25	Boogie NightsHEATWAVE	2
60	71	71	13	FallingLeBLANC & CARR	60
61	NEW▶		1	★★★ HOT SHOT DEBUT ★★★ Theme From Close EncountersMECO	61
62	73	73	4	Sweet Music ManKENNY ROGERS	62
63	77	77	4	I Love YouDONNA SUMMER	63
64	84	84	4	Happy AnniversaryLITTLE RIVER BAND	64
65	67	67	5	You Make Me CrazySAMMY HAGAR	65
66	78	78	4	Thunder IslandJAY FERGUSON	66
67	82	82	3	The Name Of The GameABBA	67
68	79	79	6	Mind BenderSTILLWATER	68
69	74	74	5	God Only KnowsMARILYN SCOTT	69
70	70	70	6	Rockaway BeachRAMONES	70
71	81	81	3	Theme From Close Encounters Of The Third KindJOHN WILLIAMS	71
72	72	72	7	Any Way You Want MeSYLVERS	72
73	85	85	3	Curious Mind (Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um)JOHNNY RIVERS	73
74	76	76	8	Was Dog A DoughnutCAT STEVENS	74
75	NEW▶		1	Lay Down SallyERIC CLAPTON	75
76	51	51	11	Don't Ask My NeighborsEMOTIONS	44
77	57	57	21	It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To MeBARRY WHITE	4
78	NEW▶		1	Always And ForeverHEATWAVE	78
79	NEW▶		1	GalaxyWAR	79
80	86	86	7	Ooh BoyROSE ROYCE	80
81	83	83	4	If It Don't Fit, Don't Force ItKELLEE PATTERSON	81
82	RE-ENTRY		14	Crazy On YouHEART	35
83	91	91	7	CocomotionEL COCO	83
84	89	89	7	Le SpankLE PAMPLEMOUSSE	84
85	87	87	3	What A Difference You've Made In My LifeRONNIE MILSAP	85
86	88	88	4	Goodbye GirlDAVID GATES	86
87	NEW▶		1	Reach For ItGEORGE DUKE	87
88	90	90	3	Boats Against The CurrentERIC CARMEN	88
89	NEW▶		1	The Loneliest Man On The MoonDAVID CASTLE	89
90	NEW▶		1	Take Me To The KaptinPRISM	90
91	92	92	6	Until NowBOBBY ARVON	91
92	93	93	4	Don't Let It ShowTHE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT	92
93	54	54	14	She's Not ThereSANTANA	27
94	NEW▶		1	Come Go With MePOCKETS	94
95	58	58	14	Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary CraftCARPENTERS	32
96	61	61	19	We Just DisagreeDAVE MASON	12
97	63	63	27	Send In The ClownsJUDY COLLINS	19
98	NEW▶		1	BelleAL GREEN	98
99	62	62	25	Nobody Does It BetterCARLY SIMON	2
100	65	65	23	I Feel LoveDONNA SUMMER	6

Bullets and Hot Shot Debuts before 1980 are inferred from the chart's movement, not read off the page: a bullet for a record that is new, back, up on last week, or at last week's rank for the second week running; the Hot Shot Debut is the week's highest new entry. The first Hot 100, 8/4/1958, has none.