Billboard Hot 100 — January 14, 1978
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of January 14, 1978. "Baby Come Back" by Player climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "How Deep Is Your Love" by Bee Gees, which had held it for 3 weeks, on its way to 3 weeks on top. 8 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Jack And Jill" by Raydio at #73, which would go on to peak at #8. The biggest climber was "Theme From "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind"" by John Williams, up 23 places from #71 to #48.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Baby Come Back" by Player — 1 week at the top so far, 16 weeks on the chart since debuting October 1, 1977.
- New in the top 10: "Come Sail Away" by Styx (up from #11 to #9); "We Are The Champions" by Queen (up from #13 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Boogie Nights" by Heatwave, down 37 places from #59 to #96.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Boogie Nights" by Heatwave, 26 weeks and counting (peak #2).
- Gone from the chart: "Nobody Does It Better" by Carly Simon after 25 weeks (peak #2); "I Feel Love" by Donna Summer after 23 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 | 2 | 1 | 16 | Baby Come Back Player |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | How Deep Is Your Love Bee Gees |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | Here You Come Again Dolly Parton |
| 4 | 9 | 4 | 12 | You're In My Heart (The Final Acclaim) Rod Stewart |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | (Every Time I Turn Around) Back In Love Again LTD |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 14 | Slip Slidin' Away Paul Simon |
| 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | Hey Deanie Shaun Cassidy |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | Sentimental Lady Bob Welch |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | 17 | Come Sail Away Styx |
| 10 | 13 | 10 | 13 | We Are The Champions Queen |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | 20 | You Light Up My Life Debby Boone |
| 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | You Can't Turn Me Off (In The Middle Of Turning Me On) High Inergy |
| 13 | 3 | 3 | 19 | Blue Bayou Linda Ronstadt |
| 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | Runaround Sue Leif Garrett |
| 15 | 17 | 15 | 10 | Short People Randy Newman |
| 16 | 18 | 16 | 10 | Just The Way You Are Billy Joel |
| 17 | 28 | 17 | 6 | Stayin' Alive Bee Gees |
| 18 | 20 | 18 | 9 | Turn To Stone Electric Light Orchestra |
| 19 | 19 | 19 | 12 | Serpentine Fire Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 20 | 23 | 20 | 11 | (Love Is) Thicker Than Water Andy Gibb |
| 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | I Go Crazy Paul Davis |
| 22 | 25 | 22 | 8 | Sometimes When We Touch Dan Hill |
| 23 | 26 | 23 | 12 | Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) Chic |
| 24 | 24 | 24 | 14 | The Way I Feel Tonight Bay City Rollers |
| 25 | 16 | 2 | 23 | Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue Crystal Gayle |
| 26 | 29 | 26 | 7 | Desiree Neil Diamond |
| 27 | 27 | 27 | 11 | Gettin' Ready For Love Diana Ross |
| 28 | 31 | 28 | 11 | Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Santa Esmeralda Starring Leroy Gomez |
| 29 | 30 | 29 | 10 | Point Of Know Return Kansas |
| 30 | 15 | 5 | 15 | It's So Easy Linda Ronstadt |
| 31 | 37 | 31 | 9 | Emotion Samantha Sang |
| 32 | 33 | 32 | 10 | Native New Yorker Odyssey |
| 33 | 34 | 33 | 9 | Girls' School Wings |
| 34 | 38 | 34 | 7 | What's Your Name Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| 35 | 22 | 22 | 10 | My Way Elvis Presley |
| 36 | 40 | 36 | 9 | Peg Steely Dan |
| 37 | 47 | 37 | 6 | Long, Long Way From Home Foreigner |
| 38 | 42 | 38 | 11 | As Stevie Wonder |
| 39 | 39 | 39 | 9 | (You're My) Soul And Inspiration Donny & Marie Osmond |
| 40 | 49 | 40 | 5 | Too Hot Ta Trot Commodores |
| 41 | 43 | 41 | 6 | Tried To Love Peter Frampton |
| 42 | 45 | 42 | 6 | Lovely Day Bill Withers |
| 43 | 44 | 43 | 9 | If You're Not Back In Love By Monday Millie Jackson |
| 44 | 46 | 44 | 8 | How Can I Leave You Again John Denver |
| 45 | 50 | 45 | 5 | Ffun ConFunkShun |
| 46 | 55 | 46 | 6 | Easy To Love Leo Sayer |
| 47 | 53 | 47 | 7 | Street Corner Serenade Wet Willie |
| 48 | 71 | 48 | 4 | Theme From "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind" John Williams |
| 49 | 52 | 49 | 6 | The Next Hundred Years Al Martino |
| 50 | 61 | 50 | 2 | Theme From Close Encounters Meco |
| 51 | 62 | 51 | 5 | Sweet Music Man Kenny Rogers |
| 52 | 63 | 52 | 5 | I Love You Donna Summer |
| 53 | 64 | 53 | 5 | Happy Anniversary Little River Band |
| 54 | 66 | 54 | 5 | Thunder Island Jay Ferguson |
| 55 | 57 | 55 | 11 | Breakdown Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
| 56 | 60 | 56 | 14 | Falling LeBlanc & Carr |
| 57 | 67 | 57 | 4 | The Name Of The Game ABBA |
| 58 | 32 | 13 | 15 | Isn't It Time The Babys |
| 59 | 78 | 59 | 2 | Always And Forever Heatwave |
| 60 | 35 | 7 | 18 | We're All Alone Rita Coolidge |
| 61 | 75 | 61 | 2 | Lay Down Sally Eric Clapton |
| 62 | 73 | 62 | 4 | Curious Mind (Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um) Johnny Rivers |
| 63 | 69 | 63 | 6 | God Only Knows Marilyn Scott |
| 64 | 68 | 64 | 7 | Mind Bender Stillwater |
| 65 | 65 | 65 | 6 | You Make Me Crazy Sammy Hagar |
| 66 | 36 | 17 | 14 | Swingtown The Steve Miller Band |
| 67 | 87 | 67 | 2 | Reach For It George Duke |
| 68 | 70 | 68 | 7 | Rockaway Beach Ramones |
| 69 | 79 | 69 | 2 | Galaxy War |
| 70 | 74 | 70 | 9 | Was Dog A Doughnut Cat Stevens |
| 71 | 82 | 35 | 15 | Crazy On You Heart |
| 72 | 83 | 72 | 8 | Cocomotion El Coco |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 1 | Jack And Jill Raydio |
| 74 | 41 | 41 | 10 | Bloat On Featuring the Bloaters Cheech & Chong |
| 75 | 86 | 75 | 5 | Goodbye Girl David Gates |
| 76 | 48 | 48 | 7 | Wrap Your Arms Around Me KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 77 | 51 | 9 | 14 | You Make Loving Fun Fleetwood Mac |
| 78 | 80 | 78 | 8 | Ooh Boy Rose Royce |
| 79 | 90 | 79 | 2 | Take Me To The Kaptin Prism |
| 80 | 85 | 80 | 4 | What A Difference You've Made In My Life Ronnie Milsap |
| 81 | 81 | 81 | 5 | If It Don't Fit, Don't Force It Kellee Patterson |
| 82 | 84 | 82 | 8 | Le Spank Le Pamplemousse |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | So Long Firefall |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | The Way You Do The Things You Do Rita Coolidge |
| 85 | 54 | 4 | 17 | Baby, What A Big Surprise Chicago |
| 86 | 56 | 6 | 22 | Heaven On The 7th Floor Paul Nicholas |
| 87 | 98 | 87 | 2 | Belle Al Green |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Our Love Natalie Cole |
| 89 | 89 | 89 | 2 | The Loneliest Man On The Moon David Castle |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | What's Your Name, What's Your Number Andrea True Connection |
| 91 | 91 | 91 | 7 | Until Now Bobby Arvon |
| 92 | 94 | 92 | 2 | Come Go With Me Pockets |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Storybook Children (Daybreak) Bette Midler |
| 94 | 58 | 20 | 16 | Your Smiling Face James Taylor |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Love Me Right Denise LaSalle |
| 96 | 59 | 2 | 26 | Boogie Nights Heatwave |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | 1,000 Laughs Eloise Laws |
| 98 | 72 | 72 | 8 | Any Way You Want Me The Sylvers |
| 99 | 76 | 44 | 12 | Don't Ask My Neighbors The Emotions |
| 100 | 77 | 4 | 22 | It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me Barry White |
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