Billboard Hot 100 — April 23, 1977
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of April 23, 1977. "Don't Leave Me This Way" by Thelma Houston climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Don't Give Up On Us" by David Soul. 10 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "High School Dance" by The Sylvers at #73, which would go on to peak at #17. The biggest climber was "Dreams" by Fleetwood Mac, up 21 places from #77 to #56.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Don't Leave Me This Way" by Thelma Houston — 1 week at the top so far, 19 weeks on the chart since debuting December 18, 1976.
- New in the top 10: "When I Need You" by Leo Sayer (up from #13 to #9); "Right Time Of The Night" by Jennifer Warnes (up from #11 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow" by Tom Jones, down 62 places from #32 to #94.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "I Like Dreamin'" by Kenny Nolan, 25 weeks and counting (peak #3).
- Gone from the chart: "Torn Between Two Lovers" by Mary Macgregor after 22 weeks (peak #1); "Go Your Own Way" by Fleetwood Mac after 15 weeks (peak #10).
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 | 19 | Don't Leave Me This Way Thelma Houston |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | Southern Nights Glen Campbell |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | Hotel California Eagles |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | Don't Give Up On Us David Soul |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | The Things We Do For Love 10cc |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 13 | I've Got Love On My Mind Natalie Cole |
| 7 | 8 | 1 | 20 | Evergreen (Love Theme From "A Star Is Born") Barbra Streisand |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 13 | So In To You Atlanta Rhythm Section |
| 9 | 13 | 9 | 9 | When I Need You Leo Sayer |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | Right Time Of The Night Jennifer Warnes |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | Tryin' To Love Two William Bell |
| 12 | 10 | 1 | 14 | Rich Girl Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 9 | I Wanna Get Next To You Rose Royce |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 10 | Couldn't Get It Right Climax Blues Band |
| 15 | 17 | 15 | 7 | Lido Shuffle Boz Scaggs |
| 16 | 19 | 16 | 6 | Can't Stop Dancin' Captain & Tennille |
| 17 | 20 | 17 | 9 | I'm Your Boogie Man KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 18 | 6 | 1 | 20 | Dancing Queen ABBA |
| 19 | 31 | 19 | 4 | Sir Duke Stevie Wonder |
| 20 | 22 | 20 | 6 | Your Love Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. |
| 21 | 14 | 11 | 18 | Carry On Wayward Son Kansas |
| 22 | 21 | 21 | 11 | The First Cut Is The Deepest Rod Stewart |
| 23 | 27 | 23 | 6 | Calling Dr. Love KISS |
| 24 | 18 | 10 | 11 | Maybe I'm Amazed Wings |
| 25 | 29 | 25 | 10 | Angel In Your Arms Hot |
| 26 | 24 | 24 | 16 | Disco Lucy (i Love Lucy Theme) Wilton Place Street Band |
| 27 | 28 | 27 | 10 | N.y., You Got Me Dancing Andrea True Connection |
| 28 | 42 | 28 | 5 | Lucille Kenny Rogers |
| 29 | 45 | 29 | 5 | Feels Like The First Time Foreigner |
| 30 | 36 | 30 | 6 | Lonely Boy Andrew Gold |
| 31 | 34 | 31 | 7 | Dancin' Man Q |
| 32 | 33 | 32 | 8 | Sometimes Facts Of Life |
| 33 | 38 | 33 | 6 | Hello Stranger Yvonne Elliman |
| 34 | 37 | 34 | 7 | Heard It In A Love Song The Marshall Tucker Band |
| 35 | 39 | 35 | 7 | Uptown Festival (Part 1) Shalamar |
| 36 | 50 | 36 | 2 | Got To Give It Up (Pt. I) Marvin Gaye |
| 37 | 41 | 37 | 5 | Whodunit Tavares |
| 38 | 23 | 3 | 25 | I Like Dreamin' Kenny Nolan |
| 39 | 51 | 39 | 7 | Old Fashioned Boy (You're The One) Stallion |
| 40 | 47 | 40 | 4 | Ain't Gonna Bump No More (with No Big Fat Woman) Joe Tex |
| 41 | 48 | 41 | 6 | Cherry Baby Starz |
| 42 | 44 | 42 | 10 | There Will Come A Day (I'm Gonna Happen To You) Smokey Robinson |
| 43 | 43 | 43 | 6 | You're Throwing A Good Love Away The Spinners |
| 44 | 54 | 44 | 5 | Cinderella Firefall |
| 45 | 46 | 45 | 7 | My Sweet Lady John Denver |
| 46 | 40 | 39 | 14 | Spring Rain Silvetti |
| 47 | 30 | 30 | 11 | At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up) Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan |
| 48 | 26 | 2 | 19 | Fly Like An Eagle Steve Miller |
| 49 | 61 | 49 | 4 | Margaritaville Jimmy Buffett |
| 50 | 60 | 50 | 8 | I Think We're Alone Now The Rubinoos |
| 51 | 62 | 51 | 6 | (Theme from) Charlie's Angels Henry Mancini And His Orchestra |
| 52 | 63 | 52 | 3 | Show You The Way To Go The Jacksons |
| 53 | 65 | 53 | 10 | Dancin' Crown Heights Affair |
| 54 | 58 | 54 | 4 | Sleepwalker The Kinks |
| 55 | 68 | 55 | 4 | Love's Grown Deep Kenny Nolan |
| 56 | 77 | 56 | 2 | Dreams Fleetwood Mac |
| 57 | 67 | 57 | 6 | You Take My Heart Away James Darren |
| 58 | 59 | 58 | 4 | Sing Tony Orlando & Dawn |
| 59 | 72 | 59 | 3 | Slow Dancin' Don't Turn Me On Addrisi Brothers |
| 60 | 70 | 60 | 3 | Back In The Saddle Aerosmith |
| 61 | 71 | 61 | 5 | Slowdown John Miles |
| 62 | 73 | 62 | 3 | You Are On My Mind Chicago |
| 63 | 74 | 63 | 3 | The Whistler Jethro Tull |
| 64 | 69 | 64 | 7 | I Wanna Do It To You Jerry Butler |
| 65 | 75 | 65 | 4 | Sub-rosa Subway/calling Occupants Klaatu |
| 66 | 49 | 49 | 6 | Tie Your Mother Down Queen |
| 67 | 78 | 67 | 4 | Undercover Angel Alan O'Day |
| 68 | 25 | 25 | 20 | Free Deniece Williams |
| 69 | 79 | 69 | 3 | Hold Back The Night Graham Parker And The Rumour |
| 70 | 53 | 53 | 8 | Disco Inferno The Trammps |
| 71 | 82 | 71 | 2 | Hooked On You Bread |
| 72 | 86 | 72 | 2 | Ariel Dean Friedman |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 1 | High School Dance The Sylvers |
| 74 | 85 | 74 | 2 | Everybody Be Dancin' Starbuck |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | On The Border Al Stewart |
| 76 | 76 | 76 | 3 | Sound And Vision David Bowie |
| 77 | 80 | 77 | 3 | Brooklyn Cody Jameson |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | This Girl (Has Turned Into A Woman) Mary Macgregor |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Mainstreet Bob Seger |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Gonna Fly Now (Theme From "Rocky") Maynard Ferguson |
| 81 | 81 | 4 | 7 | Night Moves Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
| 82 | 88 | 82 | 2 | Down To The Station B.W. Stevenson |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | That Magic Touch Angel |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Gonna Fly Now Bill Conti |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Do You Wanna Make Love Peter Mccann |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | This Is The Way That I Feel Marie Osmond |
| 87 | 89 | 87 | 5 | It Feels So Good To Be Loved So Bad The Manhattans |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | I Just Want To Be Your Everything Andy Gibb |
| 89 | 93 | 89 | 2 | Whatcha Gonna Do? Pablo Cruise |
| 90 | 90 | 90 | 2 | Sad Girl Carl Graves |
| 91 | 92 | 91 | 5 | Arrested For Driving While Blind ZZ Top |
| 92 | 94 | 92 | 3 | You're Movin' Out Today Bette Midler |
| 93 | 100 | 93 | 4 | Deeply Anson Williams |
| 94 | 32 | 15 | 16 | Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow Tom Jones |
| 95 | 35 | 20 | 13 | Sam Olivia Newton-John |
| 96 | 52 | 52 | 7 | Do What You Wanna Do T-Connection |
| 97 | 55 | 55 | 9 | Sailing Ships Mesa |
| 98 | 64 | 12 | 15 | Boogie Child Bee Gees |
| 99 | 66 | 25 | 13 | Gloria Enchantment |
| 100 | 57 | 24 | 12 | Do Ya Electric Light Orchestra |
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