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