Billboard Hot 100 — November 12, 1977
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 12, 1977. "You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone held #1 for a 5th straight week, on its way to 10 weeks on top. 11 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "My Way" by Elvis Presley at #75, which would go on to peak at #22. The biggest climber was "Gettin' Ready For Love" by Diana Ross, up 29 places from #82 to #53.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone — 5 weeks at the top so far, 11 weeks on the chart since debuting September 3, 1977.
- New in the top 10: "How Deep Is Your Love" by Bee Gees (up from #11 to #9); "We're All Alone" by Rita Coolidge (up from #13 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "It Was Almost Like A Song" by Ronnie Milsap, down 42 places from #51 to #93.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "I Just Want To Be Your Everything" by Andy Gibb, 30 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "(your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher And Higher" by Rita Coolidge after 27 weeks (peak #2); "Don't Stop" by Fleetwood Mac after 18 weeks (peak #3); "Strawberry Letter 23" by The Brothers Johnson after 19 weeks (peak #5).
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 | 11 | You Light Up My Life Debby Boone |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 | Boogie Nights Heatwave |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | Nobody Does It Better Carly Simon |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me Barry White |
| 5 | 8 | 5 | 14 | Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue Crystal Gayle |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 15 | I Feel Love Donna Summer |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | Baby, What A Big Surprise Chicago |
| 8 | 10 | 8 | 13 | Heaven On The 7th Floor Paul Nicholas |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | How Deep Is Your Love Bee Gees |
| 10 | 13 | 10 | 9 | We're All Alone Rita Coolidge |
| 11 | 16 | 11 | 10 | Blue Bayou Linda Ronstadt |
| 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | Just Remember I Love You Firefall |
| 13 | 4 | 3 | 17 | That's Rock 'N' Roll Shaun Cassidy |
| 14 | 5 | 5 | 12 | Brick House Commodores |
| 15 | 12 | 1 | 15 | Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band Meco |
| 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | Help Is On Its Way Little River Band |
| 17 | 30 | 17 | 5 | You Make Loving Fun Fleetwood Mac |
| 18 | 19 | 18 | 9 | Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me Peter Brown |
| 19 | 21 | 19 | 11 | Dusic Brick |
| 20 | 22 | 20 | 11 | We Just Disagree Dave Mason |
| 21 | 17 | 6 | 17 | Cold As Ice Foreigner |
| 22 | 29 | 22 | 6 | It's So Easy Linda Ronstadt |
| 23 | 25 | 23 | 19 | Send In The Clowns Judy Collins |
| 24 | 28 | 24 | 7 | Daybreak Barry Manilow |
| 25 | 26 | 25 | 6 | Isn't It Time The Babys |
| 26 | 32 | 26 | 8 | Come Sail Away Styx |
| 27 | 15 | 2 | 16 | Keep It Comin' Love KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 28 | 23 | 23 | 12 | She Did It Eric Carmen |
| 29 | 33 | 29 | 11 | My Fair Share Seals & Crofts |
| 30 | 35 | 30 | 5 | Slip Slidin' Away Paul Simon |
| 31 | 34 | 31 | 12 | I Go Crazy Paul Davis |
| 32 | 36 | 32 | 7 | Your Smiling Face James Taylor |
| 33 | 20 | 13 | 10 | The King Is Gone Ronnie McDowell |
| 34 | 39 | 34 | 7 | Gone Too Far England Dan & John Ford Coley |
| 35 | 42 | 35 | 5 | (Every Time I Turn Around) Back In Love Again LTD |
| 36 | 40 | 36 | 6 | Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft Carpenters |
| 37 | 49 | 37 | 5 | Here You Come Again Dolly Parton |
| 38 | 38 | 38 | 6 | Thunder In My Heart Leo Sayer |
| 39 | 24 | 18 | 12 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) Peter Frampton |
| 40 | 44 | 40 | 5 | Swingtown The Steve Miller Band |
| 41 | 46 | 41 | 6 | She's Not There Santana |
| 42 | 47 | 42 | 7 | Baby Come Back Player |
| 43 | 45 | 43 | 7 | Fair Game Crosby, Stills & Nash |
| 44 | 50 | 44 | 9 | You Can't Turn Me Off (In The Middle Of Turning Me On) High Inergy |
| 45 | 52 | 45 | 5 | Sentimental Lady Bob Welch |
| 46 | 56 | 46 | 5 | The Way I Feel Tonight Bay City Rollers |
| 47 | 57 | 47 | 4 | Draw The Line Aerosmith |
| 48 | 27 | 10 | 21 | Swayin' To The Music (slow Dancin') Johnny Rivers |
| 49 | 31 | 20 | 12 | Surfin' USA Leif Garrett |
| 50 | 43 | 11 | 27 | On And On Stephen Bishop |
| 51 | 62 | 51 | 4 | We Are The Champions Queen |
| 52 | 53 | 52 | 6 | Goin' Places The Jacksons |
| 53 | 82 | 53 | 2 | Gettin' Ready For Love Diana Ross |
| 54 | 74 | 54 | 3 | Don't Ask My Neighbors The Emotions |
| 55 | 37 | 37 | 9 | Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes Jimmy Buffett |
| 56 | 69 | 56 | 3 | You're In My Heart (The Final Acclaim) Rod Stewart |
| 57 | 59 | 57 | 6 | The Happy Girls Helen Reddy |
| 58 | 60 | 58 | 5 | Hard Times Boz Scaggs |
| 59 | 77 | 59 | 3 | Serpentine Fire Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 60 | 41 | 41 | 9 | Doctor Love First Choice |
| 61 | 68 | 36 | 26 | Devil's Gun C.J. & Company |
| 62 | 48 | 1 | 30 | I Just Want To Be Your Everything Andy Gibb |
| 63 | 67 | 63 | 4 | From Graceland To The Promised Land Merle Haggard |
| 64 | 71 | 64 | 4 | Money, Money, Money ABBA |
| 65 | 72 | 65 | 5 | Stone Cold Sober Crawler |
| 66 | 73 | 66 | 6 | Echoes Of Love The Doobie Brothers |
| 67 | 81 | 67 | 2 | As Stevie Wonder |
| 68 | 76 | 68 | 5 | Georgia Rhythm Atlanta Rhythm Section |
| 69 | 80 | 69 | 3 | Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) Chic |
| 70 | 78 | 70 | 5 | Falling LeBlanc & Carr |
| 71 | 84 | 71 | 5 | You're Moving Out Today Carole Bayer Sager |
| 72 | 79 | 52 | 10 | Silver Lady David Soul |
| 73 | 75 | 73 | 4 | Why Do Lovers (Break Each Other's Heart?) Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 74 | 85 | 1 | 17 | I Honestly Love You Olivia Newton-John |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | My Way Elvis Presley |
| 76 | 88 | 76 | 4 | Shake It Well The Dramatics |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Hey Deanie Shaun Cassidy |
| 78 | 89 | 78 | 2 | (Love Is) Thicker Than Water Andy Gibb |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Runaround Sue Leif Garrett |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 2 | Breakdown Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Bloat On Featuring the Bloaters Cheech & Chong |
| 82 | 86 | 82 | 4 | Spaceship Superstar Prism |
| 83 | 87 | 83 | 2 | Heaven's Just A Sin Away The Kendalls |
| 84 | 94 | 84 | 3 | Don't Let The Flame Burn Out Jackie DeShannon |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Point Of Know Return Kansas |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | You Light Up My Life Kacey Cisyk/Original Cast |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Short People Randy Newman |
| 88 | 91 | 88 | 2 | Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Santa Esmeralda Starring Leroy Gomez |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Just The Way You Are Billy Joel |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Still The Lovin' Is Fun B.J. Thomas |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Native New Yorker Odyssey |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Sad Eyes Brooklyn Dreams |
| 93 | 51 | 16 | 22 | It Was Almost Like A Song Ronnie Milsap |
| 94 | 54 | 33 | 17 | I Just Want To Make Love To You Foghat |
| 95 | 58 | 42 | 9 | A Place In The Sun Pablo Cruise |
| 96 | 61 | 18 | 21 | Way Down Elvis Presley |
| 97 | 63 | 7 | 23 | Telephone Line Electric Light Orchestra |
| 98 | 64 | 1 | 23 | Best Of My Love The Emotions |
| 99 | 65 | 36 | 13 | I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You Alan Parsons |
| 100 | 66 | 27 | 15 | I Believe You Dorothy Moore |
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