Billboard Hot 100 — December 17, 1977
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 17, 1977. "You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone held #1 for a 10th straight week, the last week of its run. 9 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Too Hot Ta Trot" by Commodores at #77, which would go on to peak at #24. The biggest climber was "Sometimes When We Touch" by Dan Hill, up 14 places from #64 to #50.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone — 10 weeks at the top so far, 16 weeks on the chart since debuting September 3, 1977.
- New in the top 10: "Baby Come Back" by Player (up from #11 to #8); "Here You Come Again" by Dolly Parton (up from #12 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me" by Peter Brown, down 38 places from #61 to #99.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Send In The Clowns" by Judy Collins, 24 weeks and counting (peak #19).
- Gone from the chart: "Keep It Comin' Love" by KC And The Sunshine Band after 20 weeks (peak #2); "Brick House" by Commodores after 16 weeks (peak #5); "Cold As Ice" by Foreigner after 21 weeks (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 | 16 | You Light Up My Life Debby Boone |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | How Deep Is Your Love Bee Gees |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | Blue Bayou Linda Ronstadt |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue Crystal Gayle |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | It's So Easy Linda Ronstadt |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | (Every Time I Turn Around) Back In Love Again LTD |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | We're All Alone Rita Coolidge |
| 8 | 11 | 8 | 12 | Baby Come Back Player |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | You Make Loving Fun Fleetwood Mac |
| 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | Here You Come Again Dolly Parton |
| 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | Sentimental Lady Bob Welch |
| 12 | 9 | 4 | 13 | Baby, What A Big Surprise Chicago |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | Slip Slidin' Away Paul Simon |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | Isn't It Time The Babys |
| 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | You Can't Turn Me Off (In The Middle Of Turning Me On) High Inergy |
| 16 | 18 | 16 | 13 | Come Sail Away Styx |
| 17 | 19 | 17 | 8 | You're In My Heart (The Final Acclaim) Rod Stewart |
| 18 | 20 | 18 | 10 | Swingtown The Steve Miller Band |
| 19 | 22 | 19 | 6 | Hey Deanie Shaun Cassidy |
| 20 | 21 | 20 | 12 | Your Smiling Face James Taylor |
| 21 | 6 | 6 | 18 | Heaven On The 7th Floor Paul Nicholas |
| 22 | 26 | 22 | 9 | We Are The Champions Queen |
| 23 | 25 | 23 | 17 | I Go Crazy Paul Davis |
| 24 | 14 | 2 | 22 | Boogie Nights Heatwave |
| 25 | 29 | 25 | 6 | Runaround Sue Leif Garrett |
| 26 | 28 | 26 | 8 | Serpentine Fire Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 27 | 27 | 27 | 11 | She's Not There Santana |
| 28 | 30 | 28 | 6 | My Way Elvis Presley |
| 29 | 34 | 29 | 6 | Short People Randy Newman |
| 30 | 31 | 30 | 10 | The Way I Feel Tonight Bay City Rollers |
| 31 | 32 | 31 | 6 | Just The Way You Are Billy Joel |
| 32 | 36 | 32 | 5 | Turn To Stone Electric Light Orchestra |
| 33 | 35 | 33 | 7 | Gettin' Ready For Love Diana Ross |
| 34 | 24 | 4 | 18 | It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me Barry White |
| 35 | 37 | 35 | 8 | Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) Chic |
| 36 | 38 | 36 | 7 | Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Santa Esmeralda Starring Leroy Gomez |
| 37 | 39 | 37 | 7 | (Love Is) Thicker Than Water Andy Gibb |
| 38 | 41 | 38 | 6 | Point Of Know Return Kansas |
| 39 | 40 | 39 | 7 | As Stevie Wonder |
| 40 | 42 | 40 | 6 | Native New Yorker Odyssey |
| 41 | 46 | 41 | 5 | Girls' School Wings |
| 42 | 47 | 42 | 3 | Desiree Neil Diamond |
| 43 | 43 | 32 | 11 | Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft Carpenters |
| 44 | 45 | 44 | 6 | Bloat On Featuring the Bloaters Cheech & Chong |
| 45 | 50 | 45 | 5 | Emotion Samantha Sang |
| 46 | 57 | 46 | 5 | (You're My) Soul And Inspiration Donny & Marie Osmond |
| 47 | 44 | 44 | 8 | Don't Ask My Neighbors The Emotions |
| 48 | 54 | 48 | 5 | If You're Not Back In Love By Monday Millie Jackson |
| 49 | 60 | 49 | 5 | Peg Steely Dan |
| 50 | 64 | 50 | 4 | Sometimes When We Touch Dan Hill |
| 51 | 23 | 23 | 12 | Gone Too Far England Dan & John Ford Coley |
| 52 | 65 | 52 | 2 | Stayin' Alive Bee Gees |
| 53 | 33 | 12 | 16 | We Just Disagree Dave Mason |
| 54 | 48 | 2 | 22 | Nobody Does It Better Carly Simon |
| 55 | 49 | 19 | 24 | Send In The Clowns Judy Collins |
| 56 | 67 | 56 | 2 | Lovely Day Bill Withers |
| 57 | 51 | 6 | 20 | I Feel Love Donna Summer |
| 58 | 70 | 58 | 2 | Tried To Love Peter Frampton |
| 59 | 52 | 18 | 16 | Dusic Brick |
| 60 | 71 | 60 | 3 | Wrap Your Arms Around Me KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 61 | 56 | 3 | 22 | That's Rock 'N' Roll Shaun Cassidy |
| 62 | 73 | 62 | 3 | What's Your Name Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| 63 | 55 | 11 | 19 | Just Remember I Love You Firefall |
| 64 | 75 | 64 | 4 | How Can I Leave You Again John Denver |
| 65 | 59 | 42 | 9 | Draw The Line Aerosmith |
| 66 | 77 | 66 | 3 | Street Corner Serenade Wet Willie |
| 67 | 58 | 58 | 9 | From Graceland To The Promised Land Merle Haggard |
| 68 | 74 | 68 | 2 | Easy To Love Leo Sayer |
| 69 | 66 | 1 | 22 | I Honestly Love You Olivia Newton-John |
| 70 | 81 | 70 | 2 | Long, Long Way From Home Foreigner |
| 71 | 53 | 14 | 20 | Help Is On Its Way Little River Band |
| 72 | 72 | 72 | 3 | Grandmother's Song Steve Martin |
| 73 | 84 | 73 | 2 | You Make Me Crazy Sammy Hagar |
| 74 | 80 | 74 | 4 | Any Way You Want Me The Sylvers |
| 75 | 86 | 75 | 2 | The Next Hundred Years Al Martino |
| 76 | 78 | 76 | 5 | Was Dog A Doughnut Cat Stevens |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Too Hot Ta Trot Commodores |
| 78 | 89 | 65 | 7 | Breakdown Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
| 79 | 85 | 79 | 3 | Rockaway Beach Ramones |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 2 | God Only Knows Marilyn Scott |
| 81 | 82 | 81 | 4 | Ooh Boy Rose Royce |
| 82 | 83 | 82 | 2 | Never My Love Addrisi Brothers |
| 83 | 88 | 68 | 10 | Falling LeBlanc & Carr |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Sweet Music Man Kenny Rogers |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Ffun ConFunkShun |
| 86 | 87 | 86 | 5 | More Than A Woman Tavares |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | I Love You Donna Summer |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Thunder Island Jay Ferguson |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Happy Anniversary Little River Band |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | If It Don't Fit, Don't Force It Kellee Patterson |
| 91 | 91 | 91 | 4 | Le Spank Le Pamplemousse |
| 92 | 93 | 92 | 4 | Cocomotion El Coco |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Goodbye Girl David Gates |
| 94 | 96 | 94 | 3 | Until Now Bobby Arvon |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Don't Let It Show The Alan Parsons Project |
| 96 | 68 | 68 | 8 | Don't Let The Flame Burn Out Jackie DeShannon |
| 97 | 76 | 76 | 4 | Closer To The Heart Rush |
| 98 | 62 | 1 | 20 | Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band Meco |
| 99 | 61 | 18 | 14 | Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me Peter Brown |
| 100 | 69 | 69 | 7 | Heaven's Just A Sin Away The Kendalls |
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