Billboard Hot 100 — March 4, 1978
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of March 4, 1978. "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water" by Andy Gibb climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Stayin' Alive" by Bee Gees, which had held it for 4 weeks, on its way to 2 weeks on top. 11 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Imaginary Lover" by Atlanta Rhythm Section at #70, which would go on to peak at #7. The biggest climber was "We'll Never Have To Say Goodbye Again" by England Dan & John Ford Coley, up 20 places from #70 to #50.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water" by Andy Gibb — 1 week at the top so far, 18 weeks on the chart since debuting November 5, 1977.
- New in the top 10: "I Go Crazy" by Paul Davis (up from #11 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Ffun" by ConFunkShun, down 33 places from #23 to #56.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "I Go Crazy" by Paul Davis, 28 weeks and counting (peak #9).
- Gone from the chart: "Slip Slidin' Away" by Paul Simon after 20 weeks (peak #5); "Hey Deanie" by Shaun Cassidy after 16 weeks (peak #7).
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 | 18 | (Love Is) Thicker Than Water Andy Gibb |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | Stayin' Alive Bee Gees |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | Sometimes When We Touch Dan Hill |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | Emotion Samantha Sang |
| 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | Night Fever Bee Gees |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) Chic |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | Lay Down Sally Eric Clapton |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | 17 | Just The Way You Are Billy Joel |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | 28 | I Go Crazy Paul Davis |
| 10 | 10 | 1 | 24 | How Deep Is Your Love Bee Gees |
| 11 | 7 | 4 | 20 | We Are The Champions Queen |
| 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | Peg Steely Dan |
| 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | Theme From "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind" John Williams |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | The Name Of The Game ABBA |
| 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | What's Your Name Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| 16 | 18 | 16 | 12 | Thunder Island Jay Ferguson |
| 17 | 27 | 17 | 5 | Can't Smile Without You Barry Manilow |
| 18 | 20 | 18 | 12 | Happy Anniversary Little River Band |
| 19 | 14 | 2 | 17 | Short People Randy Newman |
| 20 | 24 | 20 | 7 | (What A) Wonderful World Art Garfunkel With James Taylor & Paul Simon |
| 21 | 28 | 21 | 21 | Falling LeBlanc & Carr |
| 22 | 26 | 22 | 8 | The Way You Do The Things You Do Rita Coolidge |
| 23 | 31 | 23 | 8 | Our Love Natalie Cole |
| 24 | 15 | 1 | 23 | Baby Come Back Player |
| 25 | 29 | 25 | 9 | Always And Forever Heatwave |
| 26 | 34 | 26 | 6 | Dust In The Wind Kansas |
| 27 | 35 | 27 | 6 | Ebony Eyes Bob Welch |
| 28 | 32 | 28 | 8 | Jack And Jill Raydio |
| 29 | 40 | 29 | 6 | If I Can't Have You Yvonne Elliman |
| 30 | 33 | 30 | 12 | Goodbye Girl David Gates |
| 31 | 19 | 4 | 19 | You're In My Heart (The Final Acclaim) Rod Stewart |
| 32 | 36 | 32 | 6 | Poor Poor Pitiful Me Linda Ronstadt |
| 33 | 38 | 33 | 4 | Flash Light Parliament |
| 34 | 42 | 34 | 6 | Theme Song From "Which Way Is Up" Stargard |
| 35 | 45 | 35 | 5 | Before My Heart Finds Out Gene Cotton |
| 36 | 39 | 36 | 7 | Lady Love Lou Rawls |
| 37 | 22 | 20 | 13 | Long, Long Way From Home Foreigner |
| 38 | 21 | 21 | 17 | Native New Yorker Odyssey |
| 39 | 51 | 39 | 4 | Thank You For Being A Friend Andrew Gold |
| 40 | 49 | 40 | 4 | Running On Empty Jackson Browne |
| 41 | 47 | 41 | 6 | You Really Got Me Van Halen |
| 42 | 52 | 42 | 4 | Hot Legs Rod Stewart |
| 43 | 44 | 43 | 7 | Everybody Loves A Rain Song B.J. Thomas |
| 44 | 50 | 44 | 5 | It's You That I Need Enchantment |
| 45 | 46 | 45 | 7 | Let It Go, Let It Flow Dave Mason |
| 46 | 61 | 46 | 3 | Sweet Talkin' Woman Electric Light Orchestra |
| 47 | 57 | 47 | 4 | Boogie Shoes KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 48 | 25 | 25 | 9 | Theme From Close Encounters Meco |
| 49 | 59 | 49 | 4 | Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys Waylon & Willie |
| 50 | 70 | 50 | 2 | We'll Never Have To Say Goodbye Again England Dan & John Ford Coley |
| 51 | 55 | 51 | 5 | Hollywood Boz Scaggs |
| 52 | 62 | 52 | 4 | The Circle Is Small (I Can See It In Your Eyes) Gordon Lightfoot |
| 53 | 63 | 53 | 4 | California Debby Boone |
| 54 | 54 | 54 | 5 | Silver Dreams The Babys |
| 55 | 66 | 55 | 4 | Feels So Good Chuck Mangione |
| 56 | 23 | 23 | 12 | Ffun ConFunkShun |
| 57 | 68 | 53 | 12 | Disco Inferno The Trammps |
| 58 | 30 | 15 | 18 | Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Santa Esmeralda Starring Leroy Gomez |
| 59 | 65 | 59 | 8 | Storybook Children (Daybreak) Bette Midler |
| 60 | 71 | 60 | 3 | Love Is Like Oxygen Sweet |
| 61 | 64 | 61 | 5 | Sweet, Sweet Smile Carpenters |
| 62 | 72 | 62 | 4 | Little One Chicago |
| 63 | 74 | 63 | 3 | The Closer I Get To You Roberta Flack With Donny Hathaway |
| 64 | 37 | 24 | 12 | Too Hot Ta Trot Commodores |
| 65 | 41 | 16 | 14 | Desiree Neil Diamond |
| 66 | 78 | 66 | 3 | Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man) Styx |
| 67 | 48 | 30 | 14 | Street Corner Serenade Wet Willie |
| 68 | 53 | 39 | 9 | Galaxy War |
| 69 | 58 | 58 | 15 | Le Spank Le Pamplemousse |
| 70 | NEW | 70 | 1 | Imaginary Lover Atlanta Rhythm Section |
| 71 | 75 | 71 | 5 | You Brought The Woman Out Of Me Hot |
| 72 | 84 | 72 | 2 | Baby Hold On Eddie Money |
| 73 | 77 | 73 | 3 | Let's Live Together Cazz |
| 74 | 85 | 74 | 2 | I'm Gonna Take Care Of Everything Rubicon |
| 75 | 76 | 75 | 14 | Until Now Bobby Arvon |
| 76 | 82 | 76 | 4 | I Can't Hold On Karla Bonoff |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Fantasy Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 78 | 88 | 78 | 2 | Honey Don't Leave L.a. James Taylor |
| 79 | 89 | 79 | 2 | Rocket Ride KISS |
| 80 | 86 | 80 | 10 | More Than A Woman Tavares |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | It Amazes Me John Denver |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Put Your Head On My Shoulder Leif Garrett |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Rumour Has It Donna Summer |
| 84 | 91 | 84 | 2 | I Love My Music Wild Cherry |
| 85 | 87 | 85 | 8 | Love Me Right Denise LaSalle |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Your Love Is So Good For Me Diana Ross |
| 87 | 97 | 87 | 2 | Let Me Party With You (Part 1) (Party, Party, Party) Bunny Sigler |
| 88 | 93 | 88 | 2 | Ready For The Times To Get Better Crystal Gayle |
| 89 | 92 | 89 | 2 | That's Your Secret Sea Level |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Let's All Chant The Michael Zager Band |
| 91 | 95 | 91 | 2 | We Fell In Love While Dancing Bill Brandon |
| 92 | 98 | 92 | 2 | Dancin' Fever Claudja Barry |
| 93 | 96 | 84 | 9 | Come Go With Me Pockets |
| 94 | 94 | 94 | 3 | Psycho Killer Talking Heads |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Dance With Me Peter Brown With Betty Wright |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Disco Rufus Stargard |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Love Is All You Need High Inergy |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Woman To Woman Barbara Mandrell |
| 99 | 83 | 44 | 15 | Cocomotion El Coco |
| 100 | 100 | 66 | 14 | Rockaway Beach Ramones |
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