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