Billboard Hot 100 — January 8, 1977
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of January 8, 1977. "You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show)" by Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)" by Rod Stewart, which had held it for 8 weeks. 9 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Go Your Own Way" by Fleetwood Mac at #71, which would go on to peak at #10. The biggest climber was "Moody Blue/she Thinks I Still Care" by Elvis Presley, up 23 places from #82 to #59.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show)" by Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. — 1 week at the top so far, 18 weeks on the chart since debuting September 11, 1976.
- New in the top 10: "Stand Tall" by Burton Cummings (up from #11 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "If Not You" by Dr. Hook, down 42 places from #55 to #97.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "I Never Cry" by Alice Cooper, 22 weeks and counting (peak #12).
- Gone from the chart: "If You Leave Me Now" by Chicago after 21 weeks (peak #1); "Just To Be Close To You" by Commodores after 16 weeks (peak #7).
TW = this week, LW = last week (NEW = first week on the chart), Peak = highest position reached up to this week, Wks = weeks on the chart up to this week.
| TW | LW | Peak | Wks | Song / Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show) Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | You Make Me Feel Like Dancing Leo Sayer |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright) Rod Stewart |
| 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | I Wish Stevie Wonder |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | 12 | Car Wash Rose Royce |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word Elton John |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 12 | Dazz Brick |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | 18 | The Rubberband Man The Spinners |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | After The Lovin' Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 14 | Stand Tall Burton Cummings |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | Hot Line The Sylvers |
| 12 | 13 | 12 | 22 | I Never Cry Alice Cooper |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | Livin' Thing Electric Light Orchestra |
| 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | Love Me Yvonne Elliman |
| 15 | 5 | 5 | 17 | More Than A Feeling Boston |
| 16 | 20 | 16 | 4 | New Kid In Town Eagles |
| 17 | 19 | 17 | 7 | Somebody To Love Queen |
| 18 | 22 | 18 | 7 | Lost Without Your Love Bread |
| 19 | 21 | 19 | 9 | Enjoy Yourself The Jacksons |
| 20 | 28 | 20 | 8 | Walk This Way Aerosmith |
| 21 | 16 | 4 | 16 | Muskrat Love Captain & Tennille |
| 22 | 24 | 22 | 14 | Jeans On David Dundas |
| 23 | 25 | 23 | 13 | Shake Your Rump To The Funk The Bar-Kays |
| 24 | 26 | 24 | 8 | Saturday Nite Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 25 | 27 | 25 | 8 | This Song George Harrison |
| 26 | 30 | 26 | 10 | I Like Dreamin' Kenny Nolan |
| 27 | 29 | 27 | 8 | Torn Between Two Lovers Mary Macgregor |
| 28 | 32 | 28 | 8 | Blinded By The Light Manfred Mann's Earth Band |
| 29 | 17 | 8 | 6 | Nadia's Theme (The Young And The Restless) Barry DeVorzon and Perry Botkin, Jr. |
| 30 | 33 | 30 | 10 | Whispering/Cherchez La Femme/Se Si Bon Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band |
| 31 | 31 | 3 | 17 | Love So Right Bee Gees |
| 32 | 35 | 32 | 7 | Weekend In New England Barry Manilow |
| 33 | 37 | 33 | 7 | Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing Donny & Marie Osmond |
| 34 | 18 | 10 | 14 | Nights Are Forever Without You England Dan & John Ford Coley |
| 35 | 52 | 35 | 4 | Fly Like An Eagle Steve Miller |
| 36 | 40 | 36 | 7 | Drivin' Wheel Foghat |
| 37 | 38 | 37 | 12 | Keep Me Cryin' Al Green |
| 38 | 43 | 19 | 18 | Free Bird Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| 39 | 39 | 39 | 11 | Do What You Want, Be What You Are Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 40 | 51 | 40 | 5 | Evergreen (Love Theme From "A Star Is Born") Barbra Streisand |
| 41 | 62 | 41 | 4 | Hard Luck Woman KISS |
| 42 | 42 | 42 | 8 | What Can I Say Boz Scaggs |
| 43 | 47 | 43 | 6 | I Like To Do It KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 44 | 46 | 44 | 6 | Someone To Lay Down Beside Me Linda Ronstadt |
| 45 | 49 | 45 | 9 | It Keeps You Runnin' The Doobie Brothers |
| 46 | 23 | 9 | 21 | You Are The Woman Firefall |
| 47 | 53 | 47 | 6 | Living Next Door To Alice Smokie |
| 48 | 50 | 48 | 7 | Do It To My Mind Johnny Bristol |
| 49 | 59 | 49 | 5 | Night Moves Bob Seger |
| 50 | 60 | 50 | 6 | You've Got Me Runnin' Gene Cotton |
| 51 | 36 | 36 | 9 | Mademoiselle Styx |
| 52 | 54 | 52 | 8 | 9,999,999 Tears Dickey Lee |
| 53 | 34 | 20 | 15 | Love Ballad L.T.D. |
| 54 | 56 | 54 | 5 | Yesterday's Hero Bay City Rollers |
| 55 | 67 | 55 | 5 | Save It For A Rainy Day Stephen Bishop |
| 56 | 66 | 56 | 5 | Dancing Queen ABBA |
| 57 | 41 | 7 | 19 | Beth/Detroit Rock City KISS |
| 58 | 44 | 44 | 9 | Flight '76 The Walter Murphy Band |
| 59 | 82 | 59 | 3 | Moody Blue/she Thinks I Still Care Elvis Presley |
| 60 | 70 | 60 | 4 | Spring Affair/Winter Melody Donna Summer |
| 61 | 63 | 61 | 10 | Slow Dancing Funky Kings |
| 62 | 72 | 62 | 4 | Dreamboat Annie Heart |
| 63 | 65 | 63 | 6 | Man Smart, Woman Smarter Robert Palmer |
| 64 | 84 | 64 | 5 | Year Of The Cat Al Stewart |
| 65 | 75 | 65 | 4 | Don't Leave Me This Way Thelma Houston |
| 66 | 76 | 66 | 4 | Happier Paul Anka |
| 67 | 77 | 67 | 10 | Open Sesame - Part 1 Kool & The Gang |
| 68 | 58 | 34 | 11 | Don't Take Away The Music Tavares |
| 69 | 79 | 69 | 3 | Baby, You Look Good To Me Tonight John Denver |
| 70 | 69 | 10 | 17 | Do You Feel Like We Do Peter Frampton |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | Go Your Own Way Fleetwood Mac |
| 72 | 74 | 72 | 5 | Free Deniece Williams |
| 73 | 73 | 73 | 4 | Lucky Man Starbuck |
| 74 | 48 | 1 | 22 | Disco Duck (Part I) Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots |
| 75 | 61 | 60 | 11 | Baby Boy Mary Kay Place As Loretta Haggers |
| 76 | 87 | 76 | 3 | Carry On Wayward Son Kansas |
| 77 | 88 | 77 | 3 | When Love Is New Arthur Prysock |
| 78 | 68 | 2 | 20 | The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald Gordon Lightfoot |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | In The Mood Henhouse Five Plus Too |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 3 | Ha Cha Cha (funktion) Brass Construction |
| 81 | 89 | 81 | 3 | C.b. Savage Rod Hart |
| 82 | 83 | 82 | 6 | Caledonia Robin Trower |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Be My Girl The Dramatics |
| 84 | 45 | 24 | 13 | Hello Old Friend Eric Clapton |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Fancy Dancer Commodores |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | The Things We Do For Love 10cc |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Hail! Hail! Rock And Roll! Starland Vocal Band |
| 88 | 93 | 88 | 3 | Prisoner (Captured By Your Eyes) L.A. Jets |
| 89 | 91 | 89 | 5 | White Bird David Laflamme |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow Tom Jones |
| 91 | 80 | 80 | 4 | I Can't Ask For Anymore Than You Cliff Richard |
| 92 | 94 | 92 | 5 | Love Bug Bumble Bee Unlimited |
| 93 | 95 | 93 | 3 | Feelings Walter Jackson |
| 94 | 97 | 94 | 3 | Spend Some Time Elvin Bishop Featuring Mickey Thomas |
| 95 | 98 | 95 | 3 | (She's Just A) Fallen Angel Starz |
| 96 | 96 | 96 | 3 | Hey Baby J.J. Cale |
| 97 | 55 | 55 | 7 | If Not You Dr. Hook |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Fly By Night/In The Mood Rush |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Disco Lucy (i Love Lucy Theme) Wilton Place Street Band |
| 100 | 100 | 17 | 20 | The Best Disco In Town The Ritchie Family |
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