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