Billboard Hot 100 — November 5, 1977
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 5, 1977. "You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone held #1 for a 4th straight week, on its way to 10 weeks on top. 7 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "As" by Stevie Wonder at #81, which would go on to peak at #36. The biggest climber was "We Are The Champions" by Queen, up 13 places from #75 to #62.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone — 4 weeks at the top so far, 10 weeks on the chart since debuting September 3, 1977.
- New in the top 10: "Baby, What A Big Surprise" by Chicago (up from #11 to #9); "Heaven On The 7th Floor" by Paul Nicholas (up from #12 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Don't Stop" by Fleetwood Mac, down 30 places from #65 to #95.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "I Just Want To Be Your Everything" by Andy Gibb, 29 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Easy" by Commodores after 22 weeks (peak #4); "Handy Man" by James Taylor after 20 weeks (peak #4); "Star Wars (Main Title)" by London Symphony Orchestra 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 | 1 | 1 | 10 | You Light Up My Life Debby Boone |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | Nobody Does It Better Carly Simon |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | Boogie Nights Heatwave |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | That's Rock 'N' Roll Shaun Cassidy |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | Brick House Commodores |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 12 | It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me Barry White |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | I Feel Love Donna Summer |
| 8 | 10 | 8 | 13 | Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue Crystal Gayle |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | Baby, What A Big Surprise Chicago |
| 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | Heaven On The 7th Floor Paul Nicholas |
| 11 | 15 | 11 | 7 | How Deep Is Your Love Bee Gees |
| 12 | 9 | 1 | 14 | Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band Meco |
| 13 | 17 | 13 | 8 | We're All Alone Rita Coolidge |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | Just Remember I Love You Firefall |
| 15 | 5 | 2 | 15 | Keep It Comin' Love KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 16 | 21 | 16 | 9 | Blue Bayou Linda Ronstadt |
| 17 | 14 | 6 | 16 | Cold As Ice Foreigner |
| 18 | 22 | 18 | 14 | Help Is On Its Way Little River Band |
| 19 | 23 | 19 | 8 | Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me Peter Brown |
| 20 | 13 | 13 | 9 | The King Is Gone Ronnie McDowell |
| 21 | 25 | 21 | 10 | Dusic Brick |
| 22 | 26 | 22 | 10 | We Just Disagree Dave Mason |
| 23 | 24 | 23 | 11 | She Did It Eric Carmen |
| 24 | 18 | 18 | 11 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) Peter Frampton |
| 25 | 30 | 25 | 18 | Send In The Clowns Judy Collins |
| 26 | 32 | 26 | 5 | Isn't It Time The Babys |
| 27 | 19 | 10 | 20 | Swayin' To The Music (slow Dancin') Johnny Rivers |
| 28 | 31 | 28 | 6 | Daybreak Barry Manilow |
| 29 | 34 | 29 | 5 | It's So Easy Linda Ronstadt |
| 30 | 40 | 30 | 4 | You Make Loving Fun Fleetwood Mac |
| 31 | 20 | 20 | 11 | Surfin' USA Leif Garrett |
| 32 | 35 | 32 | 7 | Come Sail Away Styx |
| 33 | 36 | 33 | 10 | My Fair Share Seals & Crofts |
| 34 | 37 | 34 | 11 | I Go Crazy Paul Davis |
| 35 | 45 | 35 | 4 | Slip Slidin' Away Paul Simon |
| 36 | 48 | 36 | 6 | Your Smiling Face James Taylor |
| 37 | 38 | 37 | 8 | Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes Jimmy Buffett |
| 38 | 42 | 38 | 5 | Thunder In My Heart Leo Sayer |
| 39 | 47 | 39 | 6 | Gone Too Far England Dan & John Ford Coley |
| 40 | 46 | 40 | 5 | Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft Carpenters |
| 41 | 41 | 41 | 8 | Doctor Love First Choice |
| 42 | 52 | 42 | 4 | (Every Time I Turn Around) Back In Love Again LTD |
| 43 | 28 | 11 | 26 | On And On Stephen Bishop |
| 44 | 54 | 44 | 4 | Swingtown The Steve Miller Band |
| 45 | 49 | 45 | 6 | Fair Game Crosby, Stills & Nash |
| 46 | 56 | 46 | 5 | She's Not There Santana |
| 47 | 50 | 47 | 6 | Baby Come Back Player |
| 48 | 27 | 1 | 29 | I Just Want To Be Your Everything Andy Gibb |
| 49 | 59 | 49 | 4 | Here You Come Again Dolly Parton |
| 50 | 58 | 50 | 8 | You Can't Turn Me Off (In The Middle Of Turning Me On) High Inergy |
| 51 | 29 | 16 | 21 | It Was Almost Like A Song Ronnie Milsap |
| 52 | 64 | 52 | 4 | Sentimental Lady Bob Welch |
| 53 | 57 | 53 | 5 | Goin' Places The Jacksons |
| 54 | 33 | 33 | 16 | I Just Want To Make Love To You Foghat |
| 55 | 39 | 39 | 8 | Do Your Dance - Part 1 Rose Royce |
| 56 | 67 | 56 | 4 | The Way I Feel Tonight Bay City Rollers |
| 57 | 68 | 57 | 3 | Draw The Line Aerosmith |
| 58 | 43 | 42 | 8 | A Place In The Sun Pablo Cruise |
| 59 | 60 | 59 | 5 | The Happy Girls Helen Reddy |
| 60 | 62 | 60 | 4 | Hard Times Boz Scaggs |
| 61 | 44 | 18 | 20 | Way Down Elvis Presley |
| 62 | 75 | 62 | 3 | We Are The Champions Queen |
| 63 | 63 | 7 | 22 | Telephone Line Electric Light Orchestra |
| 64 | 51 | 1 | 22 | Best Of My Love The Emotions |
| 65 | 53 | 36 | 12 | I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You Alan Parsons |
| 66 | 55 | 27 | 14 | I Believe You Dorothy Moore |
| 67 | 78 | 67 | 3 | From Graceland To The Promised Land Merle Haggard |
| 68 | 71 | 36 | 25 | Devil's Gun C.J. & Company |
| 69 | 80 | 69 | 2 | You're In My Heart (The Final Acclaim) Rod Stewart |
| 70 | 61 | 61 | 7 | Love Gun KISS |
| 71 | 82 | 71 | 3 | Money, Money, Money ABBA |
| 72 | 74 | 72 | 4 | Stone Cold Sober Crawler |
| 73 | 76 | 73 | 5 | Echoes Of Love The Doobie Brothers |
| 74 | 86 | 74 | 2 | Don't Ask My Neighbors The Emotions |
| 75 | 83 | 75 | 3 | Why Do Lovers (Break Each Other's Heart?) Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 76 | 79 | 76 | 4 | Georgia Rhythm Atlanta Rhythm Section |
| 77 | 87 | 77 | 2 | Serpentine Fire Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 78 | 81 | 78 | 4 | Falling LeBlanc & Carr |
| 79 | 77 | 52 | 9 | Silver Lady David Soul |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 2 | Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) Chic |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | As Stevie Wonder |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Gettin' Ready For Love Diana Ross |
| 83 | 84 | 83 | 3 | Time Bomb Lake |
| 84 | 85 | 84 | 4 | You're Moving Out Today Carole Bayer Sager |
| 85 | NEW | 1 | 16 | I Honestly Love You Olivia Newton-John |
| 86 | 88 | 86 | 3 | Spaceship Superstar Prism |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Heaven's Just A Sin Away The Kendalls |
| 88 | 92 | 88 | 3 | Shake It Well The Dramatics |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | (Love Is) Thicker Than Water Andy Gibb |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Breakdown Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Santa Esmeralda Starring Leroy Gomez |
| 92 | 94 | 92 | 5 | It Ain't Love Tom Powers |
| 93 | 100 | 68 | 7 | Ten To Eight David Castle |
| 94 | 91 | 91 | 2 | Don't Let The Flame Burn Out Jackie DeShannon |
| 95 | 65 | 3 | 18 | Don't Stop Fleetwood Mac |
| 96 | 66 | 5 | 19 | Strawberry Letter 23 The Brothers Johnson |
| 97 | 93 | 93 | 2 | We Never Danced To A Love Song The Manhattans |
| 98 | 72 | 23 | 14 | Jungle Love The Steve Miller Band |
| 99 | 99 | 2 | 27 | (your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher And Higher Rita Coolidge |
| 100 | 98 | 73 | 6 | Started Out Dancing, Ended Up Making Love Alan O'Day |
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