Billboard Hot 100 — October 15, 1977
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of October 15, 1977. "You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone climbed from #3 to take over the #1 spot from "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" by Meco, which had held it for 2 weeks, on its way to 10 weeks on top. 13 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "You Make Loving Fun" by Fleetwood Mac at #73, which would go on to peak at #9. The biggest climber was "Daybreak" by Barry Manilow, up 21 places from #66 to #45.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone — 1 week at the top so far, 7 weeks on the chart since debuting September 3, 1977.
- New in the top 10: "I Feel Love" by Donna Summer (up from #13 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Baby Love" by Mother's Finest, down 42 places from #58 to #100.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "I Just Want To Be Your Everything" by Andy Gibb, 26 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Da Doo Ron Ron" by Shaun Cassidy after 22 weeks (peak #1); "I'm In You" by Peter Frampton after 20 weeks (peak #2); "Whatcha Gonna Do?" by Pablo Cruise after 26 weeks (peak #6).
- Stories that mention this week: The Loudest Year's Quietest Record: Debby Boone's Ten Weeks at No. 1.
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 | 7 | You Light Up My Life Debby Boone |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | Keep It Comin' Love KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | Nobody Does It Better Carly Simon |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | That's Rock 'N' Roll Shaun Cassidy |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band Meco |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 13 | Boogie Nights Heatwave |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 13 | Cold As Ice Foreigner |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | Brick House Commodores |
| 9 | 13 | 9 | 11 | I Feel Love Donna Summer |
| 10 | 10 | 1 | 26 | I Just Want To Be Your Everything Andy Gibb |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 17 | Swayin' To The Music (slow Dancin') Johnny Rivers |
| 12 | 11 | 11 | 23 | On And On Stephen Bishop |
| 13 | 20 | 13 | 10 | Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue Crystal Gayle |
| 14 | 19 | 14 | 9 | It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me Barry White |
| 15 | 17 | 15 | 6 | The King Is Gone Ronnie McDowell |
| 16 | 18 | 16 | 18 | It Was Almost Like A Song Ronnie Milsap |
| 17 | 6 | 1 | 19 | Best Of My Love The Emotions |
| 18 | 14 | 7 | 19 | Telephone Line Electric Light Orchestra |
| 19 | 22 | 19 | 9 | Heaven On The 7th Floor Paul Nicholas |
| 20 | 21 | 20 | 8 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) Peter Frampton |
| 21 | 25 | 21 | 8 | Surfin' USA Leif Garrett |
| 22 | 26 | 22 | 10 | Just Remember I Love You Firefall |
| 23 | 15 | 3 | 15 | Don't Stop Fleetwood Mac |
| 24 | 34 | 24 | 4 | How Deep Is Your Love Bee Gees |
| 25 | 16 | 5 | 16 | Strawberry Letter 23 The Brothers Johnson |
| 26 | 31 | 26 | 11 | Help Is On Its Way Little River Band |
| 27 | 28 | 27 | 11 | I Believe You Dorothy Moore |
| 28 | 27 | 18 | 17 | Way Down Elvis Presley |
| 29 | 33 | 29 | 8 | She Did It Eric Carmen |
| 30 | 23 | 23 | 11 | Jungle Love The Steve Miller Band |
| 31 | 35 | 31 | 7 | Dusic Brick |
| 32 | 42 | 32 | 5 | We're All Alone Rita Coolidge |
| 33 | 37 | 33 | 5 | Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me Peter Brown |
| 34 | 38 | 34 | 7 | We Just Disagree Dave Mason |
| 35 | 45 | 35 | 4 | Baby, What A Big Surprise Chicago |
| 36 | 40 | 36 | 6 | Blue Bayou Linda Ronstadt |
| 37 | 41 | 37 | 13 | I Just Want To Make Love To You Foghat |
| 38 | 24 | 24 | 12 | The Greatest Love Of All George Benson |
| 39 | 30 | 30 | 10 | Cat Scratch Fever Ted Nugent |
| 40 | 44 | 36 | 15 | Send In The Clowns Judy Collins |
| 41 | 43 | 41 | 8 | I Go Crazy Paul Davis |
| 42 | 48 | 42 | 5 | Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes Jimmy Buffett |
| 43 | 47 | 43 | 5 | Do Your Dance - Part 1 Rose Royce |
| 44 | 53 | 44 | 5 | A Place In The Sun Pablo Cruise |
| 45 | 66 | 45 | 3 | Daybreak Barry Manilow |
| 46 | 56 | 46 | 7 | My Fair Share Seals & Crofts |
| 47 | 59 | 47 | 5 | Doctor Love First Choice |
| 48 | 54 | 36 | 22 | Devil's Gun C.J. & Company |
| 49 | 32 | 32 | 8 | Another Star Stevie Wonder |
| 50 | 29 | 2 | 15 | Float On The Floaters |
| 51 | 39 | 17 | 16 | Don't Worry Baby B.J. Thomas |
| 52 | 57 | 52 | 6 | Silver Lady David Soul |
| 53 | 36 | 36 | 9 | I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You Alan Parsons |
| 54 | 46 | 4 | 18 | Handy Man James Taylor |
| 55 | 49 | 49 | 7 | It's In His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song) Kate Taylor |
| 56 | 67 | 56 | 4 | Come Sail Away Styx |
| 57 | 55 | 10 | 15 | Star Wars (Main Title) London Symphony Orchestra |
| 58 | 51 | 2 | 24 | (your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher And Higher Rita Coolidge |
| 59 | 71 | 59 | 2 | Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft Carpenters |
| 60 | 50 | 28 | 11 | Daytime Friends Kenny Rogers |
| 61 | 64 | 61 | 4 | Love Gun KISS |
| 62 | 72 | 62 | 3 | Gone Too Far England Dan & John Ford Coley |
| 63 | 73 | 63 | 3 | Your Smiling Face James Taylor |
| 64 | 75 | 64 | 3 | Fair Game Crosby, Stills & Nash |
| 65 | 77 | 65 | 2 | It's So Easy Linda Ronstadt |
| 66 | 79 | 66 | 2 | Thunder In My Heart Leo Sayer |
| 67 | 52 | 9 | 18 | Smoke From A Distant Fire The Sanford/Townsend Band |
| 68 | 80 | 68 | 3 | Baby Come Back Player |
| 69 | 82 | 69 | 2 | Isn't It Time The Babys |
| 70 | 60 | 17 | 15 | How Much Love Leo Sayer |
| 71 | 61 | 4 | 20 | Easy Commodores |
| 72 | 62 | 62 | 5 | Little Queen Heart |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 1 | You Make Loving Fun Fleetwood Mac |
| 74 | 84 | 74 | 3 | Started Out Dancing, Ended Up Making Love Alan O'Day |
| 75 | 83 | 75 | 4 | Ten To Eight David Castle |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | Swingtown The Steve Miller Band |
| 77 | 88 | 77 | 2 | She's Not There Santana |
| 78 | 89 | 78 | 2 | Goin' Places The Jacksons |
| 79 | 81 | 79 | 5 | You Can't Turn Me Off (In The Middle Of Turning Me On) High Inergy |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 2 | The Happy Girls Helen Reddy |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Slip Slidin' Away Paul Simon |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Here You Come Again Dolly Parton |
| 83 | 85 | 83 | 3 | Red Hot Robert Gordon With Link Wray |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Hard Times Boz Scaggs |
| 85 | 87 | 85 | 2 | Echoes Of Love The Doobie Brothers |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Stone Cold Sober Crawler |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Falling LeBlanc & Carr |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | (Every Time I Turn Around) Back In Love Again LTD |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | The Way I Feel Tonight Bay City Rollers |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Sentimental Lady Bob Welch |
| 91 | 95 | 91 | 2 | Heaven On Earth (So Fine) The Spinners |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Georgia Rhythm Atlanta Rhythm Section |
| 93 | 93 | 93 | 2 | Avenging Annie Roger Daltrey |
| 94 | 98 | 94 | 2 | It Ain't Love Tom Powers |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | You're Moving Out Today Carole Bayer Sager |
| 96 | 65 | 7 | 21 | Just A Song Before I Go Crosby, Stills & Nash |
| 97 | 63 | 26 | 13 | Edge Of The Universe Bee Gees |
| 98 | 68 | 68 | 5 | Needles And Pins Smokie |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | My Eyes Get Blurry Kenny Nolan |
| 100 | 58 | 58 | 6 | Baby Love Mother's Finest |
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