Billboard Hot 100 — September 24, 1977
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of September 24, 1977. "Best Of My Love" by The Emotions returned to #1 after 1 week away, climbing from #3 to displace "I Just Want To Be Your Everything" by Andy Gibb (it would total 5 weeks at #1 across 2 separate runs). 7 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Baby, What A Big Surprise" by Chicago at #70, which would go on to peak at #4. The biggest climber was "Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me" by Peter Brown, up 23 places from #76 to #53.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Best Of My Love" by The Emotions — 1 week at the top so far, 16 weeks on the chart since debuting June 11, 1977.
- New in the top 10: "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" by Meco (up from #13 to #8); "That's Rock 'N' Roll" by Shaun Cassidy (up from #14 to #9); "Cold As Ice" by Foreigner (up from #12 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Indian Summer" by Poco, down 43 places from #50 to #93.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Whatcha Gonna Do?" by Pablo Cruise, 24 weeks and counting (peak #6).
- Gone from the chart: "Undercover Angel" by Alan O'Day after 25 weeks (peak #1); "Do You Wanna Make Love" by Peter Mccann after 22 weeks (peak #5); "You And Me" by Alice Cooper after 21 weeks (peak #9).
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 | 16 | Best Of My Love The Emotions |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | Float On The Floaters |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | Don't Stop Fleetwood Mac |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | Keep It Comin' Love KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 13 | Strawberry Letter 23 The Brothers Johnson |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | I Just Want To Be Your Everything Andy Gibb |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 16 | Telephone Line Electric Light Orchestra |
| 8 | 13 | 8 | 8 | Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band Meco |
| 9 | 14 | 9 | 10 | That's Rock 'N' Roll Shaun Cassidy |
| 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | Cold As Ice Foreigner |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | 15 | Handy Man James Taylor |
| 12 | 20 | 12 | 10 | Nobody Does It Better Carly Simon |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 20 | On And On Stephen Bishop |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | Swayin' To The Music (slow Dancin') Johnny Rivers |
| 15 | 18 | 15 | 10 | Boogie Nights Heatwave |
| 16 | 23 | 16 | 8 | I Feel Love Donna Summer |
| 17 | 19 | 17 | 13 | Don't Worry Baby B.J. Thomas |
| 18 | 21 | 18 | 14 | Way Down Elvis Presley |
| 19 | 28 | 19 | 5 | Brick House Commodores |
| 20 | 11 | 2 | 21 | (your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher And Higher Rita Coolidge |
| 21 | 35 | 21 | 4 | You Light Up My Life Debby Boone |
| 22 | 24 | 22 | 15 | It Was Almost Like A Song Ronnie Milsap |
| 23 | 27 | 23 | 5 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) Peter Frampton |
| 24 | 26 | 24 | 8 | Jungle Love The Steve Miller Band |
| 25 | 9 | 9 | 15 | Smoke From A Distant Fire The Sanford/Townsend Band |
| 26 | 33 | 26 | 6 | Heaven On The 7th Floor Paul Nicholas |
| 27 | 31 | 27 | 9 | The Greatest Love Of All George Benson |
| 28 | 40 | 28 | 3 | The King Is Gone Ronnie McDowell |
| 29 | 32 | 29 | 8 | Daytime Friends Kenny Rogers |
| 30 | 29 | 17 | 12 | How Much Love Leo Sayer |
| 31 | 34 | 31 | 7 | Cat Scratch Fever Ted Nugent |
| 32 | 37 | 32 | 7 | Just Remember I Love You Firefall |
| 33 | 39 | 33 | 5 | Surfin' USA Leif Garrett |
| 34 | 36 | 34 | 8 | I Believe You Dorothy Moore |
| 35 | 38 | 35 | 5 | Another Star Stevie Wonder |
| 36 | 10 | 10 | 12 | Star Wars (Main Title) London Symphony Orchestra |
| 37 | 41 | 37 | 8 | Help Is On Its Way Little River Band |
| 38 | 42 | 38 | 7 | Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue Crystal Gayle |
| 39 | 44 | 39 | 5 | She Did It Eric Carmen |
| 40 | 43 | 40 | 6 | I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You Alan Parsons |
| 41 | 54 | 41 | 6 | It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me Barry White |
| 42 | 17 | 4 | 17 | Easy Commodores |
| 43 | 22 | 7 | 18 | Just A Song Before I Go Crosby, Stills & Nash |
| 44 | 60 | 44 | 4 | Dusic Brick |
| 45 | 45 | 45 | 8 | Sunshine Enchantment |
| 46 | 25 | 11 | 18 | Barracuda Heart |
| 47 | 58 | 47 | 5 | I Go Crazy Paul Davis |
| 48 | 48 | 15 | 17 | Give A Little Bit Supertramp |
| 49 | 59 | 49 | 4 | We Just Disagree Dave Mason |
| 50 | 30 | 30 | 10 | Hard Rock Cafe Carole King |
| 51 | 46 | 25 | 11 | Christine Sixteen KISS |
| 52 | 49 | 18 | 16 | Black Betty Ram Jam |
| 53 | 76 | 53 | 2 | Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me Peter Brown |
| 54 | 51 | 51 | 6 | Look What You've Done To My Heart Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. |
| 55 | 66 | 55 | 4 | It's In His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song) Kate Taylor |
| 56 | 56 | 36 | 19 | Devil's Gun C.J. & Company |
| 57 | 70 | 57 | 10 | I Just Want To Make Love To You Foghat |
| 58 | 65 | 58 | 4 | Hound Dog Man (Play It Again) Lenny LeBlanc |
| 59 | 64 | 59 | 6 | The Martian Boogie Brownsville Station |
| 60 | 62 | 45 | 10 | O-H-I-O Ohio Players |
| 61 | 63 | 61 | 4 | Hold On Wild Cherry |
| 62 | 72 | 62 | 3 | Silver Lady David Soul |
| 63 | 47 | 26 | 10 | Edge Of The Universe Bee Gees |
| 64 | 74 | 64 | 3 | Blue Bayou Linda Ronstadt |
| 65 | 69 | 65 | 4 | Dog Days Atlanta Rhythm Section |
| 66 | 68 | 66 | 9 | I Believe In Love Kenny Loggins |
| 67 | 78 | 67 | 2 | We're All Alone Rita Coolidge |
| 68 | 73 | 68 | 4 | My Fair Share Seals & Crofts |
| 69 | 71 | 69 | 8 | Good Morning Judge 10cc |
| 70 | NEW | 70 | 1 | Baby, What A Big Surprise Chicago |
| 71 | 82 | 71 | 2 | Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes Jimmy Buffett |
| 72 | 85 | 72 | 3 | Baby Love Mother's Finest |
| 73 | 83 | 73 | 2 | Do Your Dance - Part 1 Rose Royce |
| 74 | 79 | 74 | 3 | My Own Way To Rock Burton Cummings |
| 75 | 77 | 75 | 6 | Can't You See The Marshall Tucker Band |
| 76 | 87 | 76 | 2 | Needles And Pins Smokie |
| 77 | 88 | 77 | 2 | A Place In The Sun Pablo Cruise |
| 78 | 89 | 78 | 2 | Little Queen Heart |
| 79 | 80 | 79 | 3 | Love Me One More Time (Just For Old Times Sake) Karen Nelson And Billy T |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 2 | Doctor Love First Choice |
| 81 | 81 | 81 | 13 | Sheena Is A Punk Rocker The Ramones |
| 82 | 86 | 82 | 2 | Does She Do It Like She Dances Addrisi Brothers |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | How Deep Is Your Love Bee Gees |
| 84 | 55 | 10 | 17 | You Made Me Believe In Magic Bay City Rollers |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Love Gun KISS |
| 86 | 91 | 86 | 2 | You Can't Turn Me Off (In The Middle Of Turning Me On) High Inergy |
| 87 | 53 | 6 | 24 | Whatcha Gonna Do? Pablo Cruise |
| 88 | NEW | 36 | 12 | Send In The Clowns Judy Collins |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Come Sail Away Styx |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Ten To Eight David Castle |
| 91 | 92 | 91 | 3 | Some Enchanted Evening Jane Olivor |
| 92 | 94 | 67 | 8 | Hold Tight Vicki Sue Robinson |
| 93 | 50 | 50 | 8 | Indian Summer Poco |
| 94 | 52 | 31 | 11 | So You Win Again Hot Chocolate |
| 95 | 95 | 41 | 12 | A Real Mother For Ya Johnny Guitar Watson |
| 96 | 57 | 2 | 18 | I'm In You Peter Frampton |
| 97 | 61 | 18 | 22 | You're My World Helen Reddy |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | I've Never Been To Me Charlene |
| 99 | 67 | 65 | 5 | The Right Feeling At The Wrong Time Hot |
| 100 | 100 | 1 | 20 | Da Doo Ron Ron Shaun Cassidy |
See more charts from 1977 or browse the 1970s.
Prefer the app? Get Top Hits Finder on Google Play to explore all 1,600+ charts on your phone.