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FOR WEEK ENDING MAY 27, 1978

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 05/20 06/03 →

The chart file lacks a record this week, put back here from Billboard’s chart history: “It’s A Heartache” (Bonnie Tyler) at 19. The file’s own ranks stand, because the next week’s LAST WEEK column bears them out, so a record put back goes into the rank the file leaves empty.

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	1	3	10	★★ NO. 1 ★★ With A Little LuckWINGS	1
2	3	4	9	Too Much, Too Little, Too LateJOHNNY MATHIS & DENIECE WILLIAMS	2
3	4	6	9	You're The One That I WantJOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN	3
4	6	11	7	Shadow DancingANDY GIBB	4
5	2	2	15	The Closer I Get To YouROBERTA FLACK & DONNY HATHAWAY	2
6	7	12	16	Feels So GoodCHUCK MANGIONE	6
7	5	1	18	If I Can't Have YouYVONNE ELLIMAN	1
8	9	10	13	Imaginary LoverATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION	8
9	8	8	12	Count On MeJEFFERSON STARSHIP	8
10	11	16	12	On BroadwayGEORGE BENSON	10
11	12	13	24	Disco InfernoTRAMMPS	11
12	13	14	12	This Time I'm In It For LovePLAYER	12
13	17	24	6	Take A Chance On MeABBA	13
14	15	17	14	Baby Hold OnEDDIE MONEY	14
15	16	18	15	Love Is Like OxygenSWEET	15
16	10	5	17	Night FeverBEE GEES	1
17	18	20	11	Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)BILLY JOEL	17
18	26	40	6	Baker StreetGERRY RAFFERTY	18
19	20	22	10	It's A HeartacheBONNIE TYLER	19
20	23	26	7	You Belong To MeCARLY SIMON	20
21	14	7	17	Can't Smile Without YouBARRY MANILOW	3
22	27	32	11	Two Out Of Three Ain't BadMEAT LOAF	22
23	28	33	9	Deacon BluesSTEELY DAN	23
24	21	21	10	Werewolves Of LondonWARREN ZEVON	21
25	30	35	10	Every Kinda PeopleROBERT PALMER	25
26	31	36	13	Dance With MePETER BROWN with BETTY WRIGHT	26
27	32	37	8	Because The NightPATTI SMITH GROUP	27
28	22	9	18	Dust In The WindKANSAS	6
29	34	39	8	HeartlessHEART	29
30	25	23	20	Jack And JillRAYDIO	8
31	24	15	21	Lay Down SallyERIC CLAPTON	3
32	37	43	6	Tumbling DiceLINDA RONSTADT	32
33	41	67	6	Bluer Than BlueMICHAEL JOHNSON	33
34	29	25	15	Sweet Talkin' WomanELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA	17
35	42	49	7	You're The LoveSEALS & CROFTS	35
36	19	19	11	Two Doors DownDOLLY PARTON	19
37	44	51	6	Cheeseburger In ParadiseJIMMY BUFFETT	37
38	48	59	5	Oh What A Night For DancingBARRY WHITE	38
39	45	52	5	I Was Only JokingROD STEWART	39
40	43	45	8	StayRUFUS/CHAKA KHAN	40
41	47	53	6	Follow You, Follow MeGENESIS	41
42	50	56	5	Almost SummerCELEBRATION featuring MIKE LOVE	42
43	52	60	4	The Groove LineHEATWAVE	43
44	54	63	5	Use Ta Be My GirlO'JAYS	44
45	53	61	12	I Can't Stand The RainERUPTION	45
46	36	38	13	Let's All ChantTHE MICHAEL ZAGER BAND	36
47	58	73	3	Still The SameBOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND	47
48	51	58	6	Everybody DanceCHIC	48
49	56	64	5	Warm RideRARE EARTH	49
50	57	66	4	Even NowBARRY MANILOW	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	33	30	16	Running On EmptyJACKSON BROWNE	11
52	46	48	7	Since You Been GoneHEAD EAST	46
53	60	70	5	Ca Plane Pour MoiPLASTIC BERTRAND	53
54	39	34	7	EgoELTON JOHN	34
55	62	72	6	Chattanooga Choo ChooTUXEDO JUNCTION	55
56	59	68	9	Dance Across The FloorJIMMY "BO" HORNE	56
57	64	74	3	Only The Good Die YoungBILLY JOEL	57
58	65	75	4	Thank God It's FridayLOVE & KISSES	58
59	49	54	6	The WandererLEIF GARRETT	49
60	67	77	4	You Got ItDIANA ROSS	60
61	68	78	4	You Keep Me DancingSAMANTHA SANG	61
62	69	79	4	Weekend LoverODYSSEY	62
63	70	80	3	Roll With The ChangesREO SPEEDWAGON	63
64	72	82	3	Wonderful TonightERIC CLAPTON	64
65	73	83	3	It's The Same Old SongK.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND	65
66	35	29	20	Our LoveNATALIE COLE	10
67	75	85	3	Last DanceDONNA SUMMER	67
68	76	86	3	I Want You To Be MineKAYAK	68
69	NEW▶		1	★★★ HOT SHOT DEBUT ★★★ GreaseFRANKIE VALLI	69
70	38	31	10	Do You Believe In MagicSHAUN CASSIDY	31
71	40	28	25	Stayin' AliveBEE GEES	1
72	82	—	2	Darlin'PAUL DAVIS featuring SUSAN COLLINS	72
73	83	—	2	Take Me Back To ChicagoCHICAGO	73
74	77	87	3	It's LateQUEEN	74
75	85	—	2	Stone BlueFOGHAT	75
76	NEW▶		1	Miss YouTHE ROLLING STONES	76
77	87	—	2	If Ever I See You AgainROBERTA FLACK	77
78	88	—	2	Hold On To The NightSTARZ	78
79	NEW▶		1	RunawayJEFFERSON STARSHIP	79
80	55	55	5	I Want To LiveJOHN DENVER	55
81	71	62	13	FantasyEARTH, WIND & FIRE	32
82	66	27	16	Flash LightPARLIAMENT	16
83	61	41	10	(I Will Be Your) Shadow In The StreetALLAN CLARKE	41
84	94	—	2	He's So FineJANE OLIVOR	84
85	NEW▶		1	Can We Still Be FriendsTODD RUNDGREN	85
86	NEW▶		1	God Knows/Baby I'm YoursDEBBY BOONE	86
87	NEW▶		1	Magnet And SteelWALTER EGAN	87
88	NEW▶		1	This Night Won't Last ForeverBILL LaBOUNTY	88
89	NEW▶		1	King TutSTEVE MARTIN & THE TOOT UNCOMMONS	89
90	NEW▶		1	Over The RainbowGARY TANNER	90
91	63	57	8	Wheel In The SkyJOURNEY	57
92	78	42	24	Goodbye GirlDAVID GATES	15
93	NEW▶		1	Georgia On My MindWILLIE NELSON	93
94	90	92	3	Stay AwhileCONTINENTAL MINIATURES	90
95	74	76	6	I'm On My WayTHE CAPTAIN & TENNILLE	74
96	79	65	14	We'll Never Have To Say Goodbye AgainENGLAND DAN & JOHN FORD COLEY	9
97	81	81	6	Where Have You Been All My LifeFOTOMAKER	81
98	84	88	4	Runnin' With The DevilVAN HALEN	84
99	95	90	40	I Go CrazyPAUL DAVIS	7
100	98	100	8	Mama Let Him PlayDOUCETTE	72

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.