Billboard Hot 100 — October 1, 1977
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of October 1, 1977. "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" by Meco climbed from #8 to take over the #1 spot from "Best Of My Love" by The Emotions, on its way to 2 weeks on top. 10 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Could Heaven Ever Be Like This (Part 1)" by Idris Muhammad at #80, which would go on to peak at #76. The biggest climber was "How Deep Is Your Love" by Bee Gees, up 34 places from #83 to #49.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" by Meco — 1 week at the top so far, 9 weeks on the chart since debuting August 6, 1977.
- New in the top 10: "Nobody Does It Better" by Carly Simon (up from #12 to #6).
- Biggest fall: "Give A Little Bit" by Supertramp, down 51 places from #48 to #99.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Whatcha Gonna Do?" by Pablo Cruise, 25 weeks and counting (peak #6).
- Gone from the chart: "You Made Me Believe In Magic" by Bay City Rollers after 17 weeks (peak #10).
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 | 8 | 1 | 9 | Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band Meco |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | Keep It Comin' Love KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | Don't Stop Fleetwood Mac |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | Best Of My Love The Emotions |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | Strawberry Letter 23 The Brothers Johnson |
| 6 | 12 | 6 | 11 | Nobody Does It Better Carly Simon |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | Telephone Line Electric Light Orchestra |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | That's Rock 'N' Roll Shaun Cassidy |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | Cold As Ice Foreigner |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | 24 | I Just Want To Be Your Everything Andy Gibb |
| 11 | 15 | 11 | 11 | Boogie Nights Heatwave |
| 12 | 13 | 12 | 21 | On And On Stephen Bishop |
| 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | Swayin' To The Music (slow Dancin') Johnny Rivers |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 9 | I Feel Love Donna Summer |
| 15 | 21 | 15 | 5 | You Light Up My Life Debby Boone |
| 16 | 19 | 16 | 6 | Brick House Commodores |
| 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | Don't Worry Baby B.J. Thomas |
| 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | Way Down Elvis Presley |
| 19 | 2 | 2 | 13 | Float On The Floaters |
| 20 | 22 | 20 | 16 | It Was Almost Like A Song Ronnie Milsap |
| 21 | 28 | 21 | 4 | The King Is Gone Ronnie McDowell |
| 22 | 23 | 22 | 6 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) Peter Frampton |
| 23 | 24 | 23 | 9 | Jungle Love The Steve Miller Band |
| 24 | 26 | 24 | 7 | Heaven On The 7th Floor Paul Nicholas |
| 25 | 27 | 25 | 10 | The Greatest Love Of All George Benson |
| 26 | 41 | 26 | 7 | It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me Barry White |
| 27 | 11 | 4 | 16 | Handy Man James Taylor |
| 28 | 29 | 28 | 9 | Daytime Friends Kenny Rogers |
| 29 | 33 | 29 | 6 | Surfin' USA Leif Garrett |
| 30 | 32 | 30 | 8 | Just Remember I Love You Firefall |
| 31 | 31 | 31 | 8 | Cat Scratch Fever Ted Nugent |
| 32 | 34 | 32 | 9 | I Believe You Dorothy Moore |
| 33 | 35 | 33 | 6 | Another Star Stevie Wonder |
| 34 | 38 | 34 | 8 | Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue Crystal Gayle |
| 35 | 37 | 35 | 9 | Help Is On Its Way Little River Band |
| 36 | 39 | 36 | 6 | She Did It Eric Carmen |
| 37 | 40 | 37 | 7 | I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You Alan Parsons |
| 38 | 20 | 2 | 22 | (your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher And Higher Rita Coolidge |
| 39 | 25 | 9 | 16 | Smoke From A Distant Fire The Sanford/Townsend Band |
| 40 | 44 | 40 | 5 | Dusic Brick |
| 41 | 53 | 41 | 3 | Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me Peter Brown |
| 42 | 49 | 42 | 5 | We Just Disagree Dave Mason |
| 43 | 30 | 17 | 13 | How Much Love Leo Sayer |
| 44 | 36 | 10 | 13 | Star Wars (Main Title) London Symphony Orchestra |
| 45 | 47 | 45 | 6 | I Go Crazy Paul Davis |
| 46 | 42 | 4 | 18 | Easy Commodores |
| 47 | 57 | 47 | 11 | I Just Want To Make Love To You Foghat |
| 48 | 43 | 7 | 19 | Just A Song Before I Go Crosby, Stills & Nash |
| 49 | 83 | 49 | 2 | How Deep Is Your Love Bee Gees |
| 50 | 55 | 50 | 5 | It's In His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song) Kate Taylor |
| 51 | 64 | 51 | 4 | Blue Bayou Linda Ronstadt |
| 52 | 67 | 52 | 3 | We're All Alone Rita Coolidge |
| 53 | 45 | 45 | 9 | Sunshine Enchantment |
| 54 | 88 | 36 | 13 | Send In The Clowns Judy Collins |
| 55 | 46 | 11 | 19 | Barracuda Heart |
| 56 | 56 | 36 | 20 | Devil's Gun C.J. & Company |
| 57 | 62 | 57 | 4 | Silver Lady David Soul |
| 58 | 58 | 58 | 5 | Hound Dog Man (Play It Again) Lenny LeBlanc |
| 59 | 70 | 59 | 2 | Baby, What A Big Surprise Chicago |
| 60 | 71 | 60 | 3 | Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes Jimmy Buffett |
| 61 | 73 | 61 | 3 | Do Your Dance - Part 1 Rose Royce |
| 62 | 72 | 62 | 4 | Baby Love Mother's Finest |
| 63 | 63 | 26 | 11 | Edge Of The Universe Bee Gees |
| 64 | 65 | 64 | 5 | Dog Days Atlanta Rhythm Section |
| 65 | 77 | 65 | 3 | A Place In The Sun Pablo Cruise |
| 66 | 66 | 66 | 10 | I Believe In Love Kenny Loggins |
| 67 | 78 | 67 | 3 | Little Queen Heart |
| 68 | 68 | 68 | 5 | My Fair Share Seals & Crofts |
| 69 | 80 | 69 | 3 | Doctor Love First Choice |
| 70 | 76 | 70 | 3 | Needles And Pins Smokie |
| 71 | 50 | 30 | 11 | Hard Rock Cafe Carole King |
| 72 | 52 | 18 | 17 | Black Betty Ram Jam |
| 73 | 51 | 25 | 12 | Christine Sixteen KISS |
| 74 | 74 | 74 | 4 | My Own Way To Rock Burton Cummings |
| 75 | 85 | 75 | 2 | Love Gun KISS |
| 76 | 54 | 51 | 7 | Look What You've Done To My Heart Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. |
| 77 | 60 | 45 | 11 | O-H-I-O Ohio Players |
| 78 | 89 | 78 | 2 | Come Sail Away Styx |
| 79 | 79 | 79 | 4 | Love Me One More Time (Just For Old Times Sake) Karen Nelson And Billy T |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Could Heaven Ever Be Like This (Part 1) Idris Muhammad |
| 81 | 82 | 81 | 3 | Does She Do It Like She Dances Addrisi Brothers |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Daybreak Barry Manilow |
| 83 | 86 | 83 | 3 | You Can't Turn Me Off (In The Middle Of Turning Me On) High Inergy |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Be My Lady The Meters |
| 85 | 90 | 85 | 2 | Ten To Eight David Castle |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Gone Too Far England Dan & John Ford Coley |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Red Hot Robert Gordon With Link Wray |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Your Smiling Face James Taylor |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Fair Game Crosby, Stills & Nash |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Baby Come Back Player |
| 91 | 87 | 6 | 25 | Whatcha Gonna Do? Pablo Cruise |
| 92 | 92 | 67 | 9 | Hold Tight Vicki Sue Robinson |
| 93 | 61 | 61 | 5 | Hold On Wild Cherry |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Disco 9000 Johnnie Taylor |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Started Out Dancing, Ended Up Making Love Alan O'Day |
| 96 | 96 | 2 | 19 | I'm In You Peter Frampton |
| 97 | 59 | 59 | 7 | The Martian Boogie Brownsville Station |
| 98 | 98 | 98 | 2 | I've Never Been To Me Charlene |
| 99 | 48 | 15 | 18 | Give A Little Bit Supertramp |
| 100 | 100 | 1 | 21 | Da Doo Ron Ron Shaun Cassidy |
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