Billboard Hot 100 — December 24, 1977
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 24, 1977. "How Deep Is Your Love" by Bee Gees climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone, which had held it for 10 weeks, on its way to 3 weeks on top. 6 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Mind Bender" by Stillwater at #79, which would go on to peak at #46. The biggest climber was "Too Hot Ta Trot" by Commodores, up 21 places from #77 to #56.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "How Deep Is Your Love" by Bee Gees — 1 week at the top so far, 14 weeks on the chart since debuting September 24, 1977.
- New in the top 10: "Sentimental Lady" by Bob Welch (up from #11 to #9); "Slip Slidin' Away" by Paul Simon (up from #13 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Dusic" by Brick, down 35 places from #59 to #94.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Send In The Clowns" by Judy Collins, 25 weeks and counting (peak #19).
- Gone from the chart: "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" by Meco after 20 weeks (peak #1).
- Stories that mention this week: The Loudest Year's Quietest Record: Debby Boone's Ten Weeks at No. 1 · Six for Six: The Bee Gees' Unbroken Run at Number One, 1977-1979 · No Room at the Top: America's Christmas Number Ones, 1958-1990.
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 | 2 | 1 | 14 | How Deep Is Your Love Bee Gees |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | You Light Up My Life Debby Boone |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | Blue Bayou Linda Ronstadt |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | (Every Time I Turn Around) Back In Love Again LTD |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | It's So Easy Linda Ronstadt |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 13 | Baby Come Back Player |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | 20 | Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue Crystal Gayle |
| 8 | 10 | 8 | 11 | Here You Come Again Dolly Parton |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | Sentimental Lady Bob Welch |
| 10 | 13 | 10 | 11 | Slip Slidin' Away Paul Simon |
| 11 | 17 | 11 | 9 | You're In My Heart (The Final Acclaim) Rod Stewart |
| 12 | 15 | 12 | 15 | You Can't Turn Me Off (In The Middle Of Turning Me On) High Inergy |
| 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | Isn't It Time The Babys |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | Come Sail Away Styx |
| 15 | 19 | 15 | 7 | Hey Deanie Shaun Cassidy |
| 16 | 7 | 7 | 15 | We're All Alone Rita Coolidge |
| 17 | 18 | 17 | 11 | Swingtown The Steve Miller Band |
| 18 | 22 | 18 | 10 | We Are The Champions Queen |
| 19 | 25 | 19 | 7 | Runaround Sue Leif Garrett |
| 20 | 29 | 20 | 7 | Short People Randy Newman |
| 21 | 9 | 9 | 11 | You Make Loving Fun Fleetwood Mac |
| 22 | 28 | 22 | 7 | My Way Elvis Presley |
| 23 | 23 | 23 | 18 | I Go Crazy Paul Davis |
| 24 | 26 | 24 | 9 | Serpentine Fire Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | 14 | Baby, What A Big Surprise Chicago |
| 26 | 30 | 26 | 11 | The Way I Feel Tonight Bay City Rollers |
| 27 | 32 | 27 | 6 | Turn To Stone Electric Light Orchestra |
| 28 | 31 | 28 | 7 | Just The Way You Are Billy Joel |
| 29 | 33 | 29 | 8 | Gettin' Ready For Love Diana Ross |
| 30 | 35 | 30 | 9 | Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) Chic |
| 31 | 21 | 6 | 19 | Heaven On The 7th Floor Paul Nicholas |
| 32 | 37 | 32 | 8 | (Love Is) Thicker Than Water Andy Gibb |
| 33 | 36 | 33 | 8 | Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Santa Esmeralda Starring Leroy Gomez |
| 34 | 38 | 34 | 7 | Point Of Know Return Kansas |
| 35 | 42 | 35 | 4 | Desiree Neil Diamond |
| 36 | 40 | 36 | 7 | Native New Yorker Odyssey |
| 37 | 41 | 37 | 6 | Girls' School Wings |
| 38 | 20 | 20 | 13 | Your Smiling Face James Taylor |
| 39 | 52 | 39 | 3 | Stayin' Alive Bee Gees |
| 40 | 50 | 40 | 5 | Sometimes When We Touch Dan Hill |
| 41 | 45 | 41 | 6 | Emotion Samantha Sang |
| 42 | 44 | 42 | 7 | Bloat On Featuring the Bloaters Cheech & Chong |
| 43 | 46 | 43 | 6 | (You're My) Soul And Inspiration Donny & Marie Osmond |
| 44 | 49 | 44 | 6 | Peg Steely Dan |
| 45 | 24 | 2 | 23 | Boogie Nights Heatwave |
| 46 | 56 | 46 | 3 | Lovely Day Bill Withers |
| 47 | 58 | 47 | 3 | Tried To Love Peter Frampton |
| 48 | 48 | 48 | 6 | If You're Not Back In Love By Monday Millie Jackson |
| 49 | 39 | 39 | 8 | As Stevie Wonder |
| 50 | 60 | 50 | 4 | Wrap Your Arms Around Me KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 51 | 47 | 44 | 9 | Don't Ask My Neighbors The Emotions |
| 52 | 62 | 52 | 4 | What's Your Name Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| 53 | 64 | 53 | 5 | How Can I Leave You Again John Denver |
| 54 | 27 | 27 | 12 | She's Not There Santana |
| 55 | 66 | 55 | 4 | Street Corner Serenade Wet Willie |
| 56 | 77 | 56 | 2 | Too Hot Ta Trot Commodores |
| 57 | 34 | 4 | 19 | It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me Barry White |
| 58 | 43 | 32 | 12 | Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft Carpenters |
| 59 | 70 | 59 | 3 | Long, Long Way From Home Foreigner |
| 60 | 51 | 23 | 13 | Gone Too Far England Dan & John Ford Coley |
| 61 | 53 | 12 | 17 | We Just Disagree Dave Mason |
| 62 | 54 | 2 | 23 | Nobody Does It Better Carly Simon |
| 63 | 55 | 19 | 25 | Send In The Clowns Judy Collins |
| 64 | 75 | 64 | 3 | The Next Hundred Years Al Martino |
| 65 | 57 | 6 | 21 | I Feel Love Donna Summer |
| 66 | 68 | 66 | 3 | Easy To Love Leo Sayer |
| 67 | 73 | 67 | 3 | You Make Me Crazy Sammy Hagar |
| 68 | 78 | 65 | 8 | Breakdown Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
| 69 | 69 | 1 | 23 | I Honestly Love You Olivia Newton-John |
| 70 | 79 | 70 | 4 | Rockaway Beach Ramones |
| 71 | 83 | 68 | 11 | Falling LeBlanc & Carr |
| 72 | 74 | 72 | 5 | Any Way You Want Me The Sylvers |
| 73 | 84 | 73 | 2 | Sweet Music Man Kenny Rogers |
| 74 | 80 | 74 | 3 | God Only Knows Marilyn Scott |
| 75 | 85 | 75 | 2 | Ffun ConFunkShun |
| 76 | 76 | 76 | 6 | Was Dog A Doughnut Cat Stevens |
| 77 | 87 | 77 | 2 | I Love You Donna Summer |
| 78 | 88 | 78 | 2 | Thunder Island Jay Ferguson |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 4 | Mind Bender Stillwater |
| 80 | 82 | 80 | 3 | Never My Love Addrisi Brothers |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Theme From "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind" John Williams |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | The Name Of The Game ABBA |
| 83 | 90 | 83 | 2 | If It Don't Fit, Don't Force It Kellee Patterson |
| 84 | 89 | 84 | 2 | Happy Anniversary Little River Band |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Curious Mind (Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um) Johnny Rivers |
| 86 | 81 | 81 | 5 | Ooh Boy Rose Royce |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | What A Difference You've Made In My Life Ronnie Milsap |
| 88 | 93 | 88 | 2 | Goodbye Girl David Gates |
| 89 | 91 | 89 | 5 | Le Spank Le Pamplemousse |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Boats Against The Current Eric Carmen |
| 91 | 92 | 91 | 5 | Cocomotion El Coco |
| 92 | 94 | 92 | 4 | Until Now Bobby Arvon |
| 93 | 95 | 93 | 2 | Don't Let It Show The Alan Parsons Project |
| 94 | 59 | 18 | 17 | Dusic Brick |
| 95 | 61 | 3 | 23 | That's Rock 'N' Roll Shaun Cassidy |
| 96 | 96 | 68 | 9 | Don't Let The Flame Burn Out Jackie DeShannon |
| 97 | 63 | 11 | 20 | Just Remember I Love You Firefall |
| 98 | 65 | 42 | 10 | Draw The Line Aerosmith |
| 99 | 86 | 86 | 6 | More Than A Woman Tavares |
| 100 | 71 | 14 | 21 | Help Is On Its Way Little River Band |
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