Billboard Hot 100 — September 3, 1977
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of September 3, 1977. "Best Of My Love" by The Emotions held #1 for a 3rd straight week, 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 "You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone at #71, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)" by Peter Frampton, up 26 places from #75 to #49.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Best Of My Love" by The Emotions — 3 weeks at the top so far, 13 weeks on the chart since debuting June 11, 1977.
- New in the top 10: "Telephone Line" by Electric Light Orchestra (up from #13 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "It's A Crazy World" by Mac McAnally, down 43 places from #56 to #99.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Undercover Angel" by Alan O'Day, 23 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Margaritaville" by Jimmy Buffett after 22 weeks (peak #8); "Jet Airliner" by The Steve Miller Band after 18 weeks (peak #8).
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 | 13 | Best Of My Love The Emotions |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 20 | I Just Want To Be Your Everything Andy Gibb |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | (your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher And Higher Rita Coolidge |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | Easy Commodores |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | Handy Man James Taylor |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | Float On The Floaters |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | Just A Song Before I Go Crosby, Stills & Nash |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | Don't Stop Fleetwood Mac |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | Strawberry Letter 23 The Brothers Johnson |
| 10 | 13 | 10 | 13 | Telephone Line Electric Light Orchestra |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 15 | Barracuda Heart |
| 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | Smoke From A Distant Fire The Sanford/Townsend Band |
| 13 | 16 | 13 | 9 | Star Wars (Main Title) London Symphony Orchestra |
| 14 | 6 | 6 | 21 | Whatcha Gonna Do? Pablo Cruise |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | Give A Little Bit Supertramp |
| 16 | 20 | 16 | 7 | Cold As Ice Foreigner |
| 17 | 17 | 17 | 9 | How Much Love Leo Sayer |
| 18 | 19 | 18 | 13 | Black Betty Ram Jam |
| 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | On And On Stephen Bishop |
| 20 | 22 | 20 | 11 | Swayin' To The Music (slow Dancin') Johnny Rivers |
| 21 | 24 | 21 | 6 | Keep It Comin' Love KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | 15 | I'm In You Peter Frampton |
| 23 | 30 | 23 | 7 | That's Rock 'N' Roll Shaun Cassidy |
| 24 | 29 | 24 | 10 | Don't Worry Baby B.J. Thomas |
| 25 | 27 | 25 | 8 | Christine Sixteen KISS |
| 26 | 28 | 26 | 7 | Edge Of The Universe Bee Gees |
| 27 | 38 | 27 | 5 | Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band Meco |
| 28 | 18 | 18 | 14 | Telephone Man Meri Wilson |
| 29 | 39 | 29 | 7 | Nobody Does It Better Carly Simon |
| 30 | 40 | 30 | 7 | Boogie Nights Heatwave |
| 31 | 35 | 31 | 12 | It Was Almost Like A Song Ronnie Milsap |
| 32 | 34 | 32 | 8 | So You Win Again Hot Chocolate |
| 33 | 33 | 10 | 14 | You Made Me Believe In Magic Bay City Rollers |
| 34 | 36 | 34 | 7 | Hard Rock Cafe Carole King |
| 35 | 53 | 31 | 11 | Way Down Elvis Presley |
| 36 | 23 | 5 | 20 | Do You Wanna Make Love Peter Mccann |
| 37 | 25 | 9 | 19 | You And Me Alice Cooper |
| 38 | 43 | 38 | 5 | Jungle Love The Steve Miller Band |
| 39 | 42 | 39 | 6 | The Greatest Love Of All George Benson |
| 40 | 44 | 40 | 5 | I Feel Love Donna Summer |
| 41 | 26 | 18 | 19 | You're My World Helen Reddy |
| 42 | 47 | 42 | 5 | Daytime Friends Kenny Rogers |
| 43 | 31 | 1 | 23 | Undercover Angel Alan O'Day |
| 44 | 49 | 44 | 4 | Cat Scratch Fever Ted Nugent |
| 45 | 45 | 45 | 7 | O-H-I-O Ohio Players |
| 46 | 52 | 36 | 16 | Devil's Gun C.J. & Company |
| 47 | 58 | 47 | 5 | I Believe You Dorothy Moore |
| 48 | 46 | 45 | 9 | L.a. Sunshine War |
| 49 | 75 | 49 | 2 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) Peter Frampton |
| 50 | 54 | 50 | 6 | I'm Dreaming Jennifer Warnes |
| 51 | 61 | 51 | 5 | Sunshine Enchantment |
| 52 | 62 | 52 | 4 | Just Remember I Love You Firefall |
| 53 | 51 | 1 | 17 | Da Doo Ron Ron Shaun Cassidy |
| 54 | 69 | 54 | 3 | Heaven On The 7th Floor Paul Nicholas |
| 55 | 68 | 55 | 5 | Help Is On Its Way Little River Band |
| 56 | 66 | 56 | 3 | I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You Alan Parsons |
| 57 | 32 | 32 | 12 | Slide Slave |
| 58 | 72 | 58 | 2 | Brick House Commodores |
| 59 | 70 | 59 | 4 | Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue Crystal Gayle |
| 60 | 71 | 60 | 3 | Look What You've Done To My Heart Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. |
| 61 | 74 | 61 | 2 | Another Star Stevie Wonder |
| 62 | 37 | 4 | 16 | My Heart Belongs To Me Barbra Streisand |
| 63 | 50 | 39 | 9 | Sunflower Glen Campbell |
| 64 | 41 | 41 | 9 | A Real Mother For Ya Johnny Guitar Watson |
| 65 | 48 | 48 | 6 | Little Darling (i Need You) The Doobie Brothers |
| 66 | 79 | 66 | 5 | Indian Summer Poco |
| 67 | 67 | 67 | 5 | Hold Tight Vicki Sue Robinson |
| 68 | 55 | 1 | 18 | Looks Like We Made It Barry Manilow |
| 69 | 80 | 69 | 2 | Surfin' USA Leif Garrett |
| 70 | 81 | 70 | 2 | The Right Feeling At The Wrong Time Hot |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | You Light Up My Life Debby Boone |
| 72 | 82 | 72 | 6 | I Believe In Love Kenny Loggins |
| 73 | 84 | 73 | 2 | She Did It Eric Carmen |
| 74 | 77 | 74 | 3 | It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me Barry White |
| 75 | 78 | 75 | 5 | Good Morning Judge 10cc |
| 76 | 73 | 26 | 21 | Ariel Dean Friedman |
| 77 | 88 | 77 | 3 | The Martian Boogie Brownsville Station |
| 78 | 89 | 78 | 2 | I Go Crazy Paul Davis |
| 79 | 63 | 1 | 20 | Gonna Fly Now Bill Conti |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | We Just Disagree Dave Mason |
| 81 | 85 | 81 | 3 | Can't You See The Marshall Tucker Band |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | My Fair Share Seals & Crofts |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Hold On Wild Cherry |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Dusic Brick |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Hound Dog Man (Play It Again) Lenny LeBlanc |
| 86 | 87 | 86 | 10 | Sheena Is A Punk Rocker The Ramones |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | It's In His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song) Kate Taylor |
| 88 | 83 | 83 | 3 | You're The Only One Geils |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Dog Days Atlanta Rhythm Section |
| 90 | 95 | 90 | 2 | Sail Away Sam Neely |
| 91 | 91 | 91 | 4 | Let's Clean Up The Ghetto Philadelphia International All Stars |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | C'est La Vie Greg Lake |
| 93 | 93 | 93 | 4 | Funk It Up (David's Song) Sweet |
| 94 | 94 | 94 | 4 | Make It With You The Whispers |
| 95 | 76 | 66 | 7 | See You When I Git There Lou Rawls |
| 96 | 96 | 96 | 2 | Ma Baker Boney M. |
| 97 | 99 | 97 | 2 | If I Have To Go Away Jigsaw |
| 98 | 64 | 41 | 13 | Superman Celi Bee & The Buzzy Bunch |
| 99 | 56 | 37 | 9 | It's A Crazy World Mac McAnally |
| 100 | 86 | 86 | 3 | Nothing But A Breeze Jesse Winchester |
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