Billboard Hot 100 — January 7, 1978
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of January 7, 1978. "How Deep Is Your Love" by Bee Gees held #1 for a 3rd straight week, the last week of its run. 10 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Theme From Close Encounters" by Meco at #61, which would go on to peak at #25. The biggest climber was "Ffun" by ConFunkShun, up 25 places from #75 to #50.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "How Deep Is Your Love" by Bee Gees — 3 weeks at the top so far, 16 weeks on the chart since debuting September 24, 1977.
- New in the top 10: "You're In My Heart (The Final Acclaim)" by Rod Stewart (up from #11 to #9); "Hey Deanie" by Shaun Cassidy (up from #15 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "She's Not There" by Santana, down 39 places from #54 to #93.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Send In The Clowns" by Judy Collins, 27 weeks and counting (peak #19).
- Gone from the chart: "I Honestly Love You" by Olivia Newton-John after 24 weeks (peak #1); "That's Rock 'N' Roll" by Shaun Cassidy after 24 weeks (peak #3).
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 | How Deep Is Your Love Bee Gees |
| 2 | 6 | 2 | 15 | Baby Come Back Player |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | Blue Bayou Linda Ronstadt |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | (Every Time I Turn Around) Back In Love Again LTD |
| 5 | 8 | 5 | 13 | Here You Come Again Dolly Parton |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | You Light Up My Life Debby Boone |
| 7 | 10 | 7 | 13 | Slip Slidin' Away Paul Simon |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 13 | Sentimental Lady Bob Welch |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | You're In My Heart (The Final Acclaim) Rod Stewart |
| 10 | 15 | 10 | 9 | Hey Deanie Shaun Cassidy |
| 11 | 14 | 11 | 16 | Come Sail Away Styx |
| 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | You Can't Turn Me Off (In The Middle Of Turning Me On) High Inergy |
| 13 | 18 | 13 | 12 | We Are The Champions Queen |
| 14 | 19 | 14 | 9 | Runaround Sue Leif Garrett |
| 15 | 5 | 5 | 14 | It's So Easy Linda Ronstadt |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | 22 | Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue Crystal Gayle |
| 17 | 20 | 17 | 9 | Short People Randy Newman |
| 18 | 28 | 18 | 9 | Just The Way You Are Billy Joel |
| 19 | 24 | 19 | 11 | Serpentine Fire Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 20 | 27 | 20 | 8 | Turn To Stone Electric Light Orchestra |
| 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | I Go Crazy Paul Davis |
| 22 | 22 | 22 | 9 | My Way Elvis Presley |
| 23 | 32 | 23 | 10 | (Love Is) Thicker Than Water Andy Gibb |
| 24 | 26 | 24 | 13 | The Way I Feel Tonight Bay City Rollers |
| 25 | 40 | 25 | 7 | Sometimes When We Touch Dan Hill |
| 26 | 30 | 26 | 11 | Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) Chic |
| 27 | 29 | 27 | 10 | Gettin' Ready For Love Diana Ross |
| 28 | 39 | 28 | 5 | Stayin' Alive Bee Gees |
| 29 | 35 | 29 | 6 | Desiree Neil Diamond |
| 30 | 34 | 30 | 9 | Point Of Know Return Kansas |
| 31 | 33 | 31 | 10 | Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Santa Esmeralda Starring Leroy Gomez |
| 32 | 13 | 13 | 14 | Isn't It Time The Babys |
| 33 | 36 | 33 | 9 | Native New Yorker Odyssey |
| 34 | 37 | 34 | 8 | Girls' School Wings |
| 35 | 16 | 7 | 17 | We're All Alone Rita Coolidge |
| 36 | 17 | 17 | 13 | Swingtown The Steve Miller Band |
| 37 | 41 | 37 | 8 | Emotion Samantha Sang |
| 38 | 52 | 38 | 6 | What's Your Name Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| 39 | 43 | 39 | 8 | (You're My) Soul And Inspiration Donny & Marie Osmond |
| 40 | 44 | 40 | 8 | Peg Steely Dan |
| 41 | 42 | 41 | 9 | Bloat On Featuring the Bloaters Cheech & Chong |
| 42 | 49 | 39 | 10 | As Stevie Wonder |
| 43 | 47 | 43 | 5 | Tried To Love Peter Frampton |
| 44 | 48 | 44 | 8 | If You're Not Back In Love By Monday Millie Jackson |
| 45 | 46 | 45 | 5 | Lovely Day Bill Withers |
| 46 | 53 | 46 | 7 | How Can I Leave You Again John Denver |
| 47 | 59 | 47 | 5 | Long, Long Way From Home Foreigner |
| 48 | 50 | 48 | 6 | Wrap Your Arms Around Me KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 49 | 56 | 49 | 4 | Too Hot Ta Trot Commodores |
| 50 | 75 | 50 | 4 | Ffun ConFunkShun |
| 51 | 21 | 9 | 13 | You Make Loving Fun Fleetwood Mac |
| 52 | 64 | 52 | 5 | The Next Hundred Years Al Martino |
| 53 | 55 | 53 | 6 | Street Corner Serenade Wet Willie |
| 54 | 25 | 4 | 16 | Baby, What A Big Surprise Chicago |
| 55 | 66 | 55 | 5 | Easy To Love Leo Sayer |
| 56 | 31 | 6 | 21 | Heaven On The 7th Floor Paul Nicholas |
| 57 | 68 | 57 | 10 | Breakdown Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
| 58 | 38 | 20 | 15 | Your Smiling Face James Taylor |
| 59 | 45 | 2 | 25 | Boogie Nights Heatwave |
| 60 | 71 | 60 | 13 | Falling LeBlanc & Carr |
| 61 | NEW | 61 | 1 | Theme From Close Encounters Meco |
| 62 | 73 | 62 | 4 | Sweet Music Man Kenny Rogers |
| 63 | 77 | 63 | 4 | I Love You Donna Summer |
| 64 | 84 | 64 | 4 | Happy Anniversary Little River Band |
| 65 | 67 | 65 | 5 | You Make Me Crazy Sammy Hagar |
| 66 | 78 | 66 | 4 | Thunder Island Jay Ferguson |
| 67 | 82 | 67 | 3 | The Name Of The Game ABBA |
| 68 | 79 | 68 | 6 | Mind Bender Stillwater |
| 69 | 74 | 69 | 5 | God Only Knows Marilyn Scott |
| 70 | 70 | 70 | 6 | Rockaway Beach Ramones |
| 71 | 81 | 71 | 3 | Theme From "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind" John Williams |
| 72 | 72 | 72 | 7 | Any Way You Want Me The Sylvers |
| 73 | 85 | 73 | 3 | Curious Mind (Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um) Johnny Rivers |
| 74 | 76 | 74 | 8 | Was Dog A Doughnut Cat Stevens |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | Lay Down Sally Eric Clapton |
| 76 | 51 | 44 | 11 | Don't Ask My Neighbors The Emotions |
| 77 | 57 | 4 | 21 | It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me Barry White |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Always And Forever Heatwave |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Galaxy War |
| 80 | 86 | 80 | 7 | Ooh Boy Rose Royce |
| 81 | 83 | 81 | 4 | If It Don't Fit, Don't Force It Kellee Patterson |
| 82 | NEW | 35 | 14 | Crazy On You Heart |
| 83 | 91 | 83 | 7 | Cocomotion El Coco |
| 84 | 89 | 84 | 7 | Le Spank Le Pamplemousse |
| 85 | 87 | 85 | 3 | What A Difference You've Made In My Life Ronnie Milsap |
| 86 | 88 | 86 | 4 | Goodbye Girl David Gates |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Reach For It George Duke |
| 88 | 90 | 88 | 3 | Boats Against The Current Eric Carmen |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | The Loneliest Man On The Moon David Castle |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Take Me To The Kaptin Prism |
| 91 | 92 | 91 | 6 | Until Now Bobby Arvon |
| 92 | 93 | 92 | 4 | Don't Let It Show The Alan Parsons Project |
| 93 | 54 | 27 | 14 | She's Not There Santana |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Come Go With Me Pockets |
| 95 | 58 | 32 | 14 | Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft Carpenters |
| 96 | 61 | 12 | 19 | We Just Disagree Dave Mason |
| 97 | 63 | 19 | 27 | Send In The Clowns Judy Collins |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Belle Al Green |
| 99 | 62 | 2 | 25 | Nobody Does It Better Carly Simon |
| 100 | 65 | 6 | 23 | I Feel Love Donna Summer |
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