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