Billboard Hot 100 — January 21, 1978
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of January 21, 1978. "Baby Come Back" by Player held #1 for a 2nd straight week, on its way to 3 weeks on top. 7 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "(What A) Wonderful World" by Art Garfunkel With James Taylor & Paul Simon at #81, which would go on to peak at #17. The biggest climber was "Happy Anniversary" by Little River Band, up 16 places from #53 to #37.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Baby Come Back" by Player — 2 weeks at the top so far, 17 weeks on the chart since debuting October 1, 1977.
- New in the top 10: "Short People" by Randy Newman (up from #15 to #5); "Stayin' Alive" by Bee Gees (up from #17 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "My Way" by Elvis Presley, down 30 places from #35 to #65.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Boogie Nights" by Heatwave, 27 weeks and counting (peak #2).
- Gone from the chart: "Baby, What A Big Surprise" by Chicago after 17 weeks (peak #4); "It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me" by Barry White after 22 weeks (peak #4); "You Make Loving Fun" by Fleetwood Mac after 14 weeks (peak #9).
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 | 17 | Baby Come Back Player |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | How Deep Is Your Love Bee Gees |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | Here You Come Again Dolly Parton |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | You're In My Heart (The Final Acclaim) Rod Stewart |
| 5 | 15 | 5 | 11 | Short People Randy Newman |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | Slip Slidin' Away Paul Simon |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | Hey Deanie Shaun Cassidy |
| 8 | 10 | 8 | 14 | We Are The Champions Queen |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | Come Sail Away Styx |
| 10 | 17 | 10 | 7 | Stayin' Alive Bee Gees |
| 11 | 16 | 11 | 11 | Just The Way You Are Billy Joel |
| 12 | 5 | 4 | 15 | (Every Time I Turn Around) Back In Love Again LTD |
| 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | Runaround Sue Leif Garrett |
| 14 | 20 | 14 | 12 | (Love Is) Thicker Than Water Andy Gibb |
| 15 | 22 | 15 | 9 | Sometimes When We Touch Dan Hill |
| 16 | 18 | 16 | 10 | Turn To Stone Electric Light Orchestra |
| 17 | 19 | 17 | 13 | Serpentine Fire Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 18 | 23 | 18 | 13 | Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) Chic |
| 19 | 21 | 19 | 22 | I Go Crazy Paul Davis |
| 20 | 8 | 8 | 15 | Sentimental Lady Bob Welch |
| 21 | 26 | 21 | 8 | Desiree Neil Diamond |
| 22 | 11 | 1 | 21 | You Light Up My Life Debby Boone |
| 23 | 31 | 23 | 10 | Emotion Samantha Sang |
| 24 | 28 | 24 | 12 | Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Santa Esmeralda Starring Leroy Gomez |
| 25 | 12 | 12 | 19 | You Can't Turn Me Off (In The Middle Of Turning Me On) High Inergy |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | 20 | Blue Bayou Linda Ronstadt |
| 27 | 34 | 27 | 8 | What's Your Name Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| 28 | 29 | 28 | 11 | Point Of Know Return Kansas |
| 29 | 32 | 29 | 11 | Native New Yorker Odyssey |
| 30 | 37 | 30 | 7 | Long, Long Way From Home Foreigner |
| 31 | 25 | 2 | 24 | Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue Crystal Gayle |
| 32 | 36 | 32 | 10 | Peg Steely Dan |
| 33 | 40 | 33 | 6 | Too Hot Ta Trot Commodores |
| 34 | 45 | 34 | 6 | Ffun ConFunkShun |
| 35 | 42 | 35 | 7 | Lovely Day Bill Withers |
| 36 | 38 | 36 | 12 | As Stevie Wonder |
| 37 | 53 | 37 | 6 | Happy Anniversary Little River Band |
| 38 | 39 | 38 | 10 | (You're My) Soul And Inspiration Donny & Marie Osmond |
| 39 | 48 | 39 | 5 | Theme From "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind" John Williams |
| 40 | 50 | 40 | 3 | Theme From Close Encounters Meco |
| 41 | 46 | 41 | 7 | Easy To Love Leo Sayer |
| 42 | 47 | 42 | 8 | Street Corner Serenade Wet Willie |
| 43 | 43 | 43 | 10 | If You're Not Back In Love By Monday Millie Jackson |
| 44 | 57 | 44 | 5 | The Name Of The Game ABBA |
| 45 | 54 | 45 | 6 | Thunder Island Jay Ferguson |
| 46 | 51 | 46 | 6 | Sweet Music Man Kenny Rogers |
| 47 | 52 | 47 | 6 | I Love You Donna Summer |
| 48 | 56 | 48 | 15 | Falling LeBlanc & Carr |
| 49 | 24 | 24 | 15 | The Way I Feel Tonight Bay City Rollers |
| 50 | 59 | 50 | 3 | Always And Forever Heatwave |
| 51 | 61 | 51 | 3 | Lay Down Sally Eric Clapton |
| 52 | 62 | 52 | 5 | Curious Mind (Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um) Johnny Rivers |
| 53 | 55 | 53 | 12 | Breakdown Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
| 54 | 69 | 54 | 3 | Galaxy War |
| 55 | 27 | 27 | 12 | Gettin' Ready For Love Diana Ross |
| 56 | 67 | 56 | 3 | Reach For It George Duke |
| 57 | 30 | 5 | 16 | It's So Easy Linda Ronstadt |
| 58 | 64 | 58 | 8 | Mind Bender Stillwater |
| 59 | 33 | 33 | 10 | Girls' School Wings |
| 60 | 72 | 60 | 9 | Cocomotion El Coco |
| 61 | 63 | 61 | 7 | God Only Knows Marilyn Scott |
| 62 | 65 | 62 | 7 | You Make Me Crazy Sammy Hagar |
| 63 | 73 | 63 | 2 | Jack And Jill Raydio |
| 64 | 75 | 64 | 6 | Goodbye Girl David Gates |
| 65 | 35 | 22 | 11 | My Way Elvis Presley |
| 66 | 68 | 66 | 8 | Rockaway Beach Ramones |
| 67 | 44 | 44 | 9 | How Can I Leave You Again John Denver |
| 68 | 71 | 35 | 16 | Crazy On You Heart |
| 69 | 41 | 41 | 7 | Tried To Love Peter Frampton |
| 70 | 58 | 13 | 16 | Isn't It Time The Babys |
| 71 | 83 | 71 | 2 | So Long Firefall |
| 72 | 49 | 49 | 7 | The Next Hundred Years Al Martino |
| 73 | 84 | 73 | 2 | The Way You Do The Things You Do Rita Coolidge |
| 74 | 78 | 74 | 9 | Ooh Boy Rose Royce |
| 75 | 79 | 75 | 3 | Take Me To The Kaptin Prism |
| 76 | 88 | 76 | 2 | Our Love Natalie Cole |
| 77 | 60 | 7 | 19 | We're All Alone Rita Coolidge |
| 78 | 82 | 78 | 9 | Le Spank Le Pamplemousse |
| 79 | 81 | 79 | 6 | If It Don't Fit, Don't Force It Kellee Patterson |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 2 | What's Your Name, What's Your Number Andrea True Connection |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | (What A) Wonderful World Art Garfunkel With James Taylor & Paul Simon |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Lady Love Lou Rawls |
| 83 | 87 | 83 | 3 | Belle Al Green |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Let It Go, Let It Flow Dave Mason |
| 85 | NEW | 31 | 11 | Shout It Out Loud KISS |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Touch And Gone Gary Wright |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Everybody Loves A Rain Song B.J. Thomas |
| 88 | 91 | 88 | 8 | Until Now Bobby Arvon |
| 89 | 93 | 89 | 2 | Storybook Children (Daybreak) Bette Midler |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Supernature Cerrone |
| 91 | 92 | 91 | 3 | Come Go With Me Pockets |
| 92 | 66 | 17 | 15 | Swingtown The Steve Miller Band |
| 93 | 95 | 93 | 2 | Love Me Right Denise LaSalle |
| 94 | 80 | 80 | 5 | What A Difference You've Made In My Life Ronnie Milsap |
| 95 | 97 | 95 | 2 | 1,000 Laughs Eloise Laws |
| 96 | 94 | 20 | 17 | Your Smiling Face James Taylor |
| 97 | 98 | 72 | 9 | Any Way You Want Me The Sylvers |
| 98 | 86 | 6 | 23 | Heaven On The 7th Floor Paul Nicholas |
| 99 | 99 | 44 | 13 | Don't Ask My Neighbors The Emotions |
| 100 | 96 | 2 | 27 | Boogie Nights Heatwave |
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