Billboard Hot 100 — February 18, 1978
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of February 18, 1978. "Stayin' Alive" by Bee Gees held #1 for a 3rd straight week, on its way to 4 weeks on top. 8 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Sweet Talkin' Woman" by Electric Light Orchestra at #78, which would go on to peak at #17. The biggest climber was "Night Fever" by Bee Gees, up 15 places from #32 to #17.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Stayin' Alive" by Bee Gees — 3 weeks at the top so far, 11 weeks on the chart since debuting December 10, 1977.
- Biggest fall: "So Long" by Firefall, down 42 places from #48 to #90.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "I Go Crazy" by Paul Davis, 26 weeks and counting (peak #12).
- Gone from the chart: "Blue Bayou" by Linda Ronstadt after 23 weeks (peak #3); "Sentimental Lady" by Bob Welch after 18 weeks (peak #8).
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 | 11 | Stayin' Alive Bee Gees |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 16 | (Love Is) Thicker Than Water Andy Gibb |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | Just The Way You Are Billy Joel |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | We Are The Champions Queen |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 13 | Sometimes When We Touch Dan Hill |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 14 | Emotion Samantha Sang |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 17 | Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) Chic |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | 15 | Short People Randy Newman |
| 9 | 7 | 1 | 21 | Baby Come Back Player |
| 10 | 10 | 1 | 22 | How Deep Is Your Love Bee Gees |
| 11 | 18 | 11 | 7 | Lay Down Sally Eric Clapton |
| 12 | 14 | 12 | 26 | I Go Crazy Paul Davis |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | Peg Steely Dan |
| 14 | 20 | 14 | 9 | Theme From "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind" John Williams |
| 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Santa Esmeralda Starring Leroy Gomez |
| 16 | 11 | 4 | 17 | You're In My Heart (The Final Acclaim) Rod Stewart |
| 17 | 32 | 17 | 3 | Night Fever Bee Gees |
| 18 | 19 | 18 | 12 | What's Your Name Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| 19 | 27 | 19 | 10 | Thunder Island Jay Ferguson |
| 20 | 21 | 20 | 11 | Long, Long Way From Home Foreigner |
| 21 | 22 | 21 | 15 | Native New Yorker Odyssey |
| 22 | 28 | 22 | 9 | The Name Of The Game ABBA |
| 23 | 25 | 23 | 10 | Ffun ConFunkShun |
| 24 | 24 | 24 | 10 | Too Hot Ta Trot Commodores |
| 25 | 26 | 25 | 7 | Theme From Close Encounters Meco |
| 26 | 29 | 26 | 10 | Happy Anniversary Little River Band |
| 27 | 16 | 16 | 12 | Desiree Neil Diamond |
| 28 | 34 | 28 | 6 | The Way You Do The Things You Do Rita Coolidge |
| 29 | 33 | 29 | 5 | (What A) Wonderful World Art Garfunkel With James Taylor & Paul Simon |
| 30 | 31 | 30 | 12 | Street Corner Serenade Wet Willie |
| 31 | 13 | 13 | 17 | Serpentine Fire Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 32 | 35 | 32 | 19 | Falling LeBlanc & Carr |
| 33 | 36 | 33 | 7 | Always And Forever Heatwave |
| 34 | 45 | 34 | 3 | Can't Smile Without You Barry Manilow |
| 35 | 38 | 35 | 6 | Our Love Natalie Cole |
| 36 | 39 | 36 | 6 | Jack And Jill Raydio |
| 37 | 43 | 37 | 10 | Goodbye Girl David Gates |
| 38 | 46 | 38 | 4 | Dust In The Wind Kansas |
| 39 | 40 | 39 | 7 | Galaxy War |
| 40 | 42 | 40 | 16 | Breakdown Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
| 41 | 52 | 41 | 4 | Poor Poor Pitiful Me Linda Ronstadt |
| 42 | 12 | 7 | 15 | Hey Deanie Shaun Cassidy |
| 43 | 53 | 43 | 4 | Ebony Eyes Bob Welch |
| 44 | 50 | 44 | 5 | Lady Love Lou Rawls |
| 45 | 23 | 13 | 14 | Turn To Stone Electric Light Orchestra |
| 46 | 49 | 46 | 12 | Mind Bender Stillwater |
| 47 | 30 | 30 | 11 | Lovely Day Bill Withers |
| 48 | 58 | 48 | 5 | Let It Go, Let It Flow Dave Mason |
| 49 | 60 | 49 | 5 | Everybody Loves A Rain Song B.J. Thomas |
| 50 | 63 | 50 | 4 | Theme Song From "Which Way Is Up" Stargard |
| 51 | 37 | 37 | 10 | I Love You Donna Summer |
| 52 | 47 | 5 | 19 | Slip Slidin' Away Paul Simon |
| 53 | 65 | 53 | 4 | If I Can't Have You Yvonne Elliman |
| 54 | 54 | 31 | 15 | Shout It Out Loud KISS |
| 55 | 44 | 44 | 13 | Cocomotion El Coco |
| 56 | 61 | 56 | 6 | What's Your Name, What's Your Number Andrea True Connection |
| 57 | 68 | 57 | 3 | Before My Heart Finds Out Gene Cotton |
| 58 | 69 | 58 | 4 | You Really Got Me Van Halen |
| 59 | 59 | 59 | 7 | Take Me To The Kaptin Prism |
| 60 | 71 | 60 | 3 | It's You That I Need Enchantment |
| 61 | 64 | 61 | 13 | Le Spank Le Pamplemousse |
| 62 | 72 | 62 | 2 | Running On Empty Jackson Browne |
| 63 | 73 | 63 | 2 | Thank You For Being A Friend Andrew Gold |
| 64 | 41 | 41 | 9 | Curious Mind (Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um) Johnny Rivers |
| 65 | 75 | 65 | 3 | Silver Dreams The Babys |
| 66 | 76 | 66 | 3 | Hollywood Boz Scaggs |
| 67 | 77 | 67 | 6 | Storybook Children (Daybreak) Bette Midler |
| 68 | 78 | 68 | 3 | Sweet, Sweet Smile Carpenters |
| 69 | 51 | 8 | 22 | Come Sail Away Styx |
| 70 | 74 | 70 | 3 | Home Bound Ted Nugent |
| 71 | 81 | 71 | 2 | Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys Waylon & Willie |
| 72 | 82 | 72 | 2 | Hot Legs Rod Stewart |
| 73 | 83 | 73 | 2 | Boogie Shoes KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 74 | 84 | 74 | 2 | California Debby Boone |
| 75 | 85 | 75 | 2 | The Circle Is Small (I Can See It In Your Eyes) Gordon Lightfoot |
| 76 | 87 | 76 | 2 | Feels So Good Chuck Mangione |
| 77 | 79 | 77 | 3 | You Brought The Woman Out Of Me Hot |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Sweet Talkin' Woman Electric Light Orchestra |
| 79 | 90 | 79 | 2 | Flash Light Parliament |
| 80 | 80 | 80 | 12 | Until Now Bobby Arvon |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Love Is Like Oxygen Sweet |
| 82 | NEW | 53 | 10 | Disco Inferno The Trammps |
| 83 | 88 | 83 | 2 | Little One Chicago |
| 84 | 86 | 84 | 7 | Come Go With Me Pockets |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Let's Live Together Cazz |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | The Closer I Get To You Roberta Flack With Donny Hathaway |
| 87 | 89 | 87 | 4 | Never Had A Love Pablo Cruise |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man) Styx |
| 89 | 91 | 89 | 6 | Love Me Right Denise LaSalle |
| 90 | 48 | 48 | 6 | So Long Firefall |
| 91 | 92 | 91 | 6 | 1,000 Laughs Eloise Laws |
| 92 | 93 | 92 | 4 | Ain't Gonna' Hurt Nobody Brick |
| 93 | 94 | 93 | 2 | I Can't Hold On Karla Bonoff |
| 94 | NEW | 86 | 8 | More Than A Woman Tavares |
| 95 | 55 | 3 | 19 | Here You Come Again Dolly Parton |
| 96 | 56 | 1 | 25 | You Light Up My Life Debby Boone |
| 97 | 62 | 4 | 19 | (Every Time I Turn Around) Back In Love Again LTD |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Psycho Killer Talking Heads |
| 99 | 70 | 70 | 5 | Supernature Cerrone |
| 100 | 66 | 66 | 12 | Rockaway Beach Ramones |
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