Billboard Hot 100 — August 20, 1977
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of August 20, 1977. "Best Of My Love" by The Emotions climbed from #3 to take over the #1 spot from "I Just Want To Be Your Everything" by Andy Gibb, which had held it for 3 weeks, on its way to 4 weeks on top (it would total 5 weeks at #1 across 2 separate runs). 9 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You" by Alan Parsons at #78, which would go on to peak at #36. The biggest climber was "Jungle Love" by The Steve Miller Band, up 13 places from #62 to #49.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Best Of My Love" by The Emotions — 1 week at the top so far, 11 weeks on the chart since debuting June 11, 1977.
- New in the top 10: "Just A Song Before I Go" by Crosby, Stills & Nash (up from #11 to #8).
- Biggest fall: "Feels Like The First Time" by Foreigner, down 27 places from #71 to #98.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Angel In Your Arms" by Hot, 27 weeks and counting (peak #6).
- Gone from the chart: "Got To Give It Up (Pt. I)" by Marvin Gaye after 18 weeks (peak #1).
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 | 3 | 1 | 11 | Best Of My Love The Emotions |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | I Just Want To Be Your Everything Andy Gibb |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | (your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher And Higher Rita Coolidge |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | I'm In You Peter Frampton |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 12 | Easy Commodores |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 19 | Whatcha Gonna Do? Pablo Cruise |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | 18 | Do You Wanna Make Love Peter Mccann |
| 8 | 11 | 8 | 13 | Just A Song Before I Go Crosby, Stills & Nash |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 | You And Me Alice Cooper |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | You Made Me Believe In Magic Bay City Rollers |
| 11 | 13 | 11 | 7 | Don't Stop Fleetwood Mac |
| 12 | 15 | 12 | 10 | Handy Man James Taylor |
| 13 | 23 | 13 | 7 | Float On The Floaters |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | Barracuda Heart |
| 15 | 18 | 15 | 10 | Smoke From A Distant Fire The Sanford/Townsend Band |
| 16 | 20 | 16 | 11 | Telephone Line Electric Light Orchestra |
| 17 | 21 | 17 | 12 | Give A Little Bit Supertramp |
| 18 | 19 | 18 | 12 | Telephone Man Meri Wilson |
| 19 | 22 | 19 | 7 | How Much Love Leo Sayer |
| 20 | 25 | 20 | 11 | Black Betty Ram Jam |
| 21 | 28 | 21 | 7 | Star Wars (Main Title) London Symphony Orchestra |
| 22 | 30 | 22 | 5 | Cold As Ice Foreigner |
| 23 | 27 | 23 | 8 | Strawberry Letter 23 The Brothers Johnson |
| 24 | 26 | 24 | 9 | Swayin' To The Music (slow Dancin') Johnny Rivers |
| 25 | 29 | 25 | 15 | On And On Stephen Bishop |
| 26 | 24 | 18 | 17 | You're My World Helen Reddy |
| 27 | 6 | 4 | 14 | My Heart Belongs To Me Barbra Streisand |
| 28 | 12 | 1 | 15 | Da Doo Ron Ron Shaun Cassidy |
| 29 | 32 | 29 | 6 | Christine Sixteen KISS |
| 30 | 34 | 30 | 4 | Keep It Comin' Love KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 31 | 17 | 1 | 21 | Undercover Angel Alan O'Day |
| 32 | 33 | 32 | 10 | Slide Slave |
| 33 | 39 | 33 | 5 | Edge Of The Universe Bee Gees |
| 34 | 36 | 34 | 8 | Don't Worry Baby B.J. Thomas |
| 35 | 14 | 1 | 16 | Looks Like We Made It Barry Manilow |
| 36 | 38 | 36 | 6 | So You Win Again Hot Chocolate |
| 37 | 37 | 37 | 7 | It's A Crazy World Mac McAnally |
| 38 | 42 | 38 | 5 | Hard Rock Cafe Carole King |
| 39 | 40 | 39 | 7 | Sunflower Glen Campbell |
| 40 | 45 | 40 | 5 | That's Rock 'N' Roll Shaun Cassidy |
| 41 | 44 | 41 | 10 | It Was Almost Like A Song Ronnie Milsap |
| 42 | 43 | 42 | 7 | A Real Mother For Ya Johnny Guitar Watson |
| 43 | 51 | 43 | 3 | Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band Meco |
| 44 | 48 | 44 | 5 | Nobody Does It Better Carly Simon |
| 45 | 47 | 45 | 7 | L.a. Sunshine War |
| 46 | 54 | 46 | 4 | The Greatest Love Of All George Benson |
| 47 | 31 | 31 | 9 | Way Down Elvis Presley |
| 48 | 41 | 41 | 7 | Rock And Roll Never Forgets Bob Seger |
| 49 | 62 | 49 | 3 | Jungle Love The Steve Miller Band |
| 50 | 53 | 50 | 4 | Little Darling (i Need You) The Doobie Brothers |
| 51 | 61 | 51 | 5 | Boogie Nights Heatwave |
| 52 | 64 | 52 | 3 | I Feel Love Donna Summer |
| 53 | 35 | 8 | 21 | Margaritaville Jimmy Buffett |
| 54 | 46 | 1 | 18 | Gonna Fly Now Bill Conti |
| 55 | 66 | 55 | 5 | O-H-I-O Ohio Players |
| 56 | 49 | 41 | 11 | Superman Celi Bee & The Buzzy Bunch |
| 57 | 52 | 14 | 15 | Knowing Me, Knowing You ABBA |
| 58 | 69 | 58 | 3 | Daytime Friends Kenny Rogers |
| 59 | 70 | 59 | 2 | Cat Scratch Fever Ted Nugent |
| 60 | 63 | 60 | 4 | Hurry Sundown Outlaws |
| 61 | 55 | 6 | 27 | Angel In Your Arms Hot |
| 62 | 74 | 36 | 14 | Devil's Gun C.J. & Company |
| 63 | 56 | 26 | 19 | Ariel Dean Friedman |
| 64 | 75 | 64 | 4 | I'm Dreaming Jennifer Warnes |
| 65 | 57 | 33 | 9 | (Remember The Days Of The) Old Schoolyard Cat Stevens |
| 67 | 67 | 52 | 11 | Baby Don't Change Your Mind Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 68 | 66 | 66 | 5 | See You When I Git There Lou Rawls |
| 68 | 73 | 68 | 3 | Help Is On Its Way Little River Band |
| 69 | 58 | 8 | 17 | Jet Airliner The Steve Miller Band |
| 70 | 81 | 70 | 3 | I Believe You Dorothy Moore |
| 71 | 82 | 71 | 3 | Sunshine Enchantment |
| 72 | 76 | 72 | 3 | Hold Tight Vicki Sue Robinson |
| 73 | 84 | 73 | 2 | Just Remember I Love You Firefall |
| 74 | 59 | 21 | 16 | It's Sad To Belong England Dan & John Ford Coley |
| 75 | 65 | 65 | 6 | Down The Hall The 4 Seasons |
| 76 | 50 | 46 | 9 | Walk Right In Dr. Hook |
| 77 | 77 | 77 | 9 | I Can't Help Myself Eddie Rabbitt |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You Alan Parsons |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Heaven On The 7th Floor Paul Nicholas |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 2 | Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue Crystal Gayle |
| 81 | 83 | 81 | 3 | Indian Summer Poco |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Look What You've Done To My Heart Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | You're The Only One Geils |
| 84 | 88 | 84 | 4 | I Believe In Love Kenny Loggins |
| 85 | 89 | 85 | 3 | Good Morning Judge 10cc |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me Barry White |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Can't You See The Marshall Tucker Band |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | The Martian Boogie Brownsville Station |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Nothing But A Breeze Jesse Winchester |
| 90 | 93 | 90 | 3 | For A While Mary Macgregor |
| 91 | 91 | 87 | 8 | Sheena Is A Punk Rocker The Ramones |
| 92 | 92 | 92 | 2 | My Cherie Amour Soul Train Gang |
| 93 | 94 | 93 | 2 | Let's Clean Up The Ghetto Philadelphia International All Stars |
| 94 | 95 | 94 | 2 | Funk It Up (David's Song) Sweet |
| 95 | 96 | 95 | 2 | Make It With You The Whispers |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Turning To You Charlie |
| 97 | 86 | 1 | 19 | Dreams Fleetwood Mac |
| 98 | 71 | 4 | 22 | Feels Like The First Time Foreigner |
| 99 | 72 | 41 | 14 | I Don't Love You Anymore Teddy Pendergrass |
| 100 | 78 | 25 | 16 | Luckenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love) Waylon Jennings |
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