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