Billboard Hot 100 — April 16, 1977
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of April 16, 1977. "Don't Give Up On Us" by David Soul climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Dancing Queen" by ABBA. 8 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Got To Give It Up (Pt. I)" by Marvin Gaye at #50, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "Show You The Way To Go" by The Jacksons, up 27 places from #90 to #63.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Don't Give Up On Us" by David Soul — 1 week at the top so far, 12 weeks on the chart since debuting January 29, 1977.
- Biggest fall: "Magical Mystery Tour" by Ambrosia, down 56 places from #39 to #95.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "I Like Dreamin'" by Kenny Nolan, 24 weeks and counting (peak #3).
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 | 12 | Don't Give Up On Us David Soul |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 18 | Don't Leave Me This Way Thelma Houston |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | Southern Nights Glen Campbell |
| 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | Hotel California Eagles |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | The Things We Do For Love 10cc |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | Dancing Queen ABBA |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 12 | I've Got Love On My Mind Natalie Cole |
| 8 | 9 | 1 | 19 | Evergreen (Love Theme From "A Star Is Born") Barbra Streisand |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | So In To You Atlanta Rhythm Section |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | 13 | Rich Girl Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 11 | 15 | 11 | 12 | Right Time Of The Night Jennifer Warnes |
| 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | Tryin' To Love Two William Bell |
| 13 | 17 | 13 | 8 | When I Need You Leo Sayer |
| 14 | 11 | 11 | 17 | Carry On Wayward Son Kansas |
| 15 | 18 | 15 | 8 | I Wanna Get Next To You Rose Royce |
| 16 | 27 | 16 | 9 | Couldn't Get It Right Climax Blues Band |
| 17 | 21 | 17 | 6 | Lido Shuffle Boz Scaggs |
| 18 | 12 | 10 | 10 | Maybe I'm Amazed Wings |
| 19 | 23 | 19 | 5 | Can't Stop Dancin' Captain & Tennille |
| 20 | 25 | 20 | 8 | I'm Your Boogie Man KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 21 | 22 | 21 | 10 | The First Cut Is The Deepest Rod Stewart |
| 22 | 28 | 22 | 5 | Your Love Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. |
| 23 | 19 | 3 | 24 | I Like Dreamin' Kenny Nolan |
| 24 | 24 | 24 | 15 | Disco Lucy (i Love Lucy Theme) Wilton Place Street Band |
| 25 | 26 | 25 | 19 | Free Deniece Williams |
| 26 | 13 | 2 | 18 | Fly Like An Eagle Steve Miller |
| 27 | 31 | 27 | 5 | Calling Dr. Love KISS |
| 28 | 32 | 28 | 9 | N.y., You Got Me Dancing Andrea True Connection |
| 29 | 35 | 29 | 9 | Angel In Your Arms Hot |
| 30 | 30 | 30 | 10 | At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up) Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan |
| 31 | 48 | 31 | 3 | Sir Duke Stevie Wonder |
| 32 | 16 | 15 | 15 | Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow Tom Jones |
| 33 | 37 | 33 | 7 | Sometimes Facts Of Life |
| 34 | 38 | 34 | 6 | Dancin' Man Q |
| 35 | 20 | 20 | 12 | Sam Olivia Newton-John |
| 36 | 41 | 36 | 5 | Lonely Boy Andrew Gold |
| 37 | 42 | 37 | 6 | Heard It In A Love Song The Marshall Tucker Band |
| 38 | 50 | 38 | 5 | Hello Stranger Yvonne Elliman |
| 39 | 45 | 39 | 6 | Uptown Festival (Part 1) Shalamar |
| 40 | 40 | 39 | 13 | Spring Rain Silvetti |
| 41 | 47 | 41 | 4 | Whodunit Tavares |
| 42 | 54 | 42 | 4 | Lucille Kenny Rogers |
| 43 | 53 | 43 | 5 | You're Throwing A Good Love Away The Spinners |
| 44 | 44 | 44 | 9 | There Will Come A Day (I'm Gonna Happen To You) Smokey Robinson |
| 45 | 56 | 45 | 4 | Feels Like The First Time Foreigner |
| 46 | 46 | 46 | 6 | My Sweet Lady John Denver |
| 47 | 60 | 47 | 3 | Ain't Gonna Bump No More (with No Big Fat Woman) Joe Tex |
| 48 | 58 | 48 | 5 | Cherry Baby Starz |
| 49 | 49 | 49 | 5 | Tie Your Mother Down Queen |
| 50 | NEW | 50 | 1 | Got To Give It Up (Pt. I) Marvin Gaye |
| 51 | 61 | 51 | 6 | Old Fashioned Boy (You're The One) Stallion |
| 52 | 52 | 52 | 6 | Do What You Wanna Do T-Connection |
| 53 | 59 | 53 | 7 | Disco Inferno The Trammps |
| 54 | 65 | 54 | 4 | Cinderella Firefall |
| 55 | 55 | 55 | 8 | Sailing Ships Mesa |
| 56 | 33 | 1 | 22 | Torn Between Two Lovers Mary Macgregor |
| 57 | 29 | 24 | 11 | Do Ya Electric Light Orchestra |
| 58 | 73 | 58 | 3 | Sleepwalker The Kinks |
| 59 | 69 | 59 | 3 | Sing Tony Orlando & Dawn |
| 60 | 66 | 60 | 7 | I Think We're Alone Now The Rubinoos |
| 61 | 72 | 61 | 3 | Margaritaville Jimmy Buffett |
| 62 | 70 | 62 | 5 | (Theme from) Charlie's Angels Henry Mancini And His Orchestra |
| 63 | 90 | 63 | 2 | Show You The Way To Go The Jacksons |
| 64 | 64 | 12 | 14 | Boogie Child Bee Gees |
| 65 | 71 | 65 | 9 | Dancin' Crown Heights Affair |
| 66 | 63 | 25 | 12 | Gloria Enchantment |
| 67 | 78 | 67 | 5 | You Take My Heart Away James Darren |
| 68 | 79 | 68 | 3 | Love's Grown Deep Kenny Nolan |
| 69 | 76 | 69 | 6 | I Wanna Do It To You Jerry Butler |
| 70 | 84 | 70 | 2 | Back In The Saddle Aerosmith |
| 71 | 81 | 71 | 4 | Slowdown John Miles |
| 72 | 82 | 72 | 2 | Slow Dancin' Don't Turn Me On Addrisi Brothers |
| 73 | 83 | 73 | 2 | You Are On My Mind Chicago |
| 74 | 85 | 74 | 2 | The Whistler Jethro Tull |
| 75 | 75 | 75 | 3 | Sub-rosa Subway/calling Occupants Klaatu |
| 76 | 86 | 76 | 2 | Sound And Vision David Bowie |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Dreams Fleetwood Mac |
| 78 | 88 | 78 | 3 | Undercover Angel Alan O'Day |
| 79 | 89 | 79 | 2 | Hold Back The Night Graham Parker And The Rumour |
| 80 | 87 | 80 | 2 | Brooklyn Cody Jameson |
| 81 | 34 | 4 | 6 | Night Moves Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Hooked On You Bread |
| 83 | 57 | 57 | 7 | "Roots" Medley Quincy Jones |
| 84 | 36 | 36 | 8 | Love In 'C' Minor - Pt. I Cerrone |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Everybody Be Dancin' Starbuck |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Ariel Dean Friedman |
| 87 | 93 | 87 | 7 | Romeo Mr. Big |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Down To The Station B.W. Stevenson |
| 89 | 91 | 89 | 4 | It Feels So Good To Be Loved So Bad The Manhattans |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Sad Girl Carl Graves |
| 91 | 95 | 83 | 4 | Rock And Roll Star Champagne |
| 92 | 92 | 92 | 4 | Arrested For Driving While Blind ZZ Top |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Whatcha Gonna Do? Pablo Cruise |
| 94 | 98 | 94 | 2 | You're Movin' Out Today Bette Midler |
| 95 | 39 | 39 | 8 | Magical Mystery Tour Ambrosia |
| 96 | 80 | 25 | 20 | Living Next Door To Alice Smokie |
| 97 | 43 | 43 | 7 | Phantom Writer Gary Wright |
| 98 | 51 | 10 | 15 | Go Your Own Way Fleetwood Mac |
| 99 | 68 | 53 | 15 | Be My Girl The Dramatics |
| 100 | 94 | 94 | 3 | Deeply Anson Williams |
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