Billboard Hot 100 — April 8, 1978
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of April 8, 1978. "Night Fever" by Bee Gees held #1 for a 4th straight week, on its way to 8 weeks on top. 8 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Make You Feel Love Again" by Wet Willie at #78, which would go on to peak at #45. The biggest climber was "With A Little Luck" by Wings, up 40 places from #57 to #17.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Night Fever" by Bee Gees — 4 weeks at the top so far, 10 weeks on the chart since debuting February 4, 1978.
- New in the top 10: "Jack And Jill" by Raydio (up from #11 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Little One" by Chicago, down 48 places from #44 to #92.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "I Go Crazy" by Paul Davis, 33 weeks and counting (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 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Night Fever Bee Gees |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | Stayin' Alive Bee Gees |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | Lay Down Sally Eric Clapton |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | Can't Smile Without You Barry Manilow |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | If I Can't Have You Yvonne Elliman |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | Emotion Samantha Sang |
| 7 | 10 | 7 | 11 | Dust In The Wind Kansas |
| 8 | 8 | 1 | 23 | (Love Is) Thicker Than Water Andy Gibb |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 | Thunder Island Jay Ferguson |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | Jack And Jill Raydio |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | Our Love Natalie Cole |
| 12 | 14 | 12 | 7 | We'll Never Have To Say Goodbye Again England Dan & John Ford Coley |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 8 | The Closer I Get To You Roberta Flack With Donny Hathaway |
| 14 | 17 | 14 | 11 | Ebony Eyes Bob Welch |
| 15 | 18 | 15 | 9 | Running On Empty Jackson Browne |
| 16 | 20 | 16 | 17 | Goodbye Girl David Gates |
| 17 | 57 | 17 | 3 | With A Little Luck Wings |
| 18 | 19 | 18 | 14 | Always And Forever Heatwave |
| 19 | 30 | 19 | 5 | Count On Me Jefferson Starship |
| 20 | 22 | 20 | 9 | Flash Light Parliament |
| 21 | 21 | 21 | 11 | Theme Song From "Which Way Is Up" Stargard |
| 22 | 23 | 22 | 8 | Sweet Talkin' Woman Electric Light Orchestra |
| 23 | 24 | 23 | 10 | Before My Heart Finds Out Gene Cotton |
| 24 | 25 | 24 | 12 | Lady Love Lou Rawls |
| 25 | 29 | 25 | 9 | Feels So Good Chuck Mangione |
| 26 | 27 | 26 | 9 | Thank You For Being A Friend Andrew Gold |
| 27 | 36 | 27 | 6 | Imaginary Lover Atlanta Rhythm Section |
| 28 | 7 | 7 | 33 | I Go Crazy Paul Davis |
| 29 | 37 | 29 | 17 | Disco Inferno The Trammps |
| 30 | 65 | 30 | 2 | You're The One That I Want John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John |
| 31 | 13 | 13 | 26 | Falling LeBlanc & Carr |
| 32 | 43 | 32 | 7 | I'm Gonna Take Care Of Everything Rubicon |
| 33 | 34 | 33 | 9 | The Circle Is Small (I Can See It In Your Eyes) Gordon Lightfoot |
| 34 | 38 | 34 | 8 | Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man) Styx |
| 35 | 35 | 35 | 9 | Boogie Shoes KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 36 | 46 | 36 | 4 | Two Doors Down Dolly Parton |
| 37 | 39 | 37 | 5 | This Time I'm In It For Love Player |
| 38 | 40 | 38 | 6 | Fantasy Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 39 | 16 | 3 | 22 | Just The Way You Are Billy Joel |
| 40 | 42 | 40 | 7 | Baby Hold On Eddie Money |
| 41 | 54 | 41 | 4 | Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) Billy Joel |
| 42 | 49 | 42 | 8 | Love Is Like Oxygen Sweet |
| 43 | 45 | 43 | 15 | More Than A Woman Tavares |
| 44 | 48 | 44 | 7 | Rocket Ride KISS |
| 45 | 47 | 45 | 10 | Sweet, Sweet Smile Carpenters |
| 46 | 52 | 46 | 5 | On Broadway George Benson |
| 47 | 51 | 47 | 7 | Let Me Party With You (Part 1) (Party, Party, Party) Bunny Sigler |
| 48 | 32 | 1 | 29 | How Deep Is Your Love Bee Gees |
| 49 | 50 | 49 | 6 | Your Love Is So Good For Me Diana Ross |
| 50 | 56 | 50 | 6 | Let's All Chant The Michael Zager Band |
| 51 | 69 | 51 | 2 | Too Much, Too Little, Too Late Johnny Mathis/Deniece Williams |
| 52 | 63 | 52 | 3 | Do You Believe In Magic Shaun Cassidy |
| 53 | 64 | 53 | 3 | Werewolves Of London Warren Zevon |
| 54 | 28 | 28 | 9 | Hot Legs Rod Stewart |
| 55 | 55 | 55 | 6 | Rumour Has It Donna Summer |
| 56 | 68 | 56 | 3 | It's A Heartache Bonnie Tyler |
| 57 | 61 | 57 | 5 | Never Get Enough Of Your Love L.T.D. |
| 58 | 62 | 58 | 7 | That's Your Secret Sea Level |
| 59 | 59 | 59 | 6 | It Amazes Me John Denver |
| 60 | 31 | 6 | 24 | Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) Chic |
| 61 | 72 | 61 | 3 | Music, Harmony And Rhythm Brooklyn Dreams |
| 62 | 66 | 62 | 7 | Ready For The Times To Get Better Crystal Gayle |
| 63 | 73 | 63 | 4 | Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad Meat Loaf |
| 64 | 26 | 3 | 20 | Sometimes When We Touch Dan Hill |
| 65 | 33 | 33 | 10 | It's You That I Need Enchantment |
| 66 | 41 | 17 | 12 | (What A) Wonderful World Art Garfunkel With James Taylor & Paul Simon |
| 67 | 77 | 67 | 3 | Every Kinda People Robert Palmer |
| 68 | 74 | 68 | 3 | (I Will Be Your) Shadow In The Street Allan Clarke |
| 69 | 71 | 69 | 7 | I Love My Music Wild Cherry |
| 70 | 70 | 70 | 5 | Kings And Queens Aerosmith |
| 71 | 81 | 71 | 2 | Yank Me, Crank Me Ted Nugent |
| 72 | 75 | 72 | 4 | Bombs Away Bob Weir |
| 73 | 87 | 73 | 6 | Dance With Me Peter Brown With Betty Wright |
| 74 | 86 | 74 | 2 | Deacon Blues Steely Dan |
| 75 | 76 | 75 | 7 | Dancin' Fever Claudja Barry |
| 76 | 78 | 76 | 4 | Sitting In Limbo Don Brown |
| 77 | 89 | 77 | 2 | Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore Angel |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Make You Feel Love Again Wet Willie |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Heartless Heart |
| 80 | 80 | 80 | 7 | We Fell In Love While Dancing Bill Brandon |
| 81 | 83 | 81 | 4 | I Love You, I Love You, I Love You Ronnie McDowell |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Because The Night Patti Smith Group |
| 83 | 84 | 83 | 5 | Don't Cost You Nothing Ashford & Simpson |
| 84 | 90 | 84 | 2 | Dance Across The Floor Jimmy "Bo" Horne |
| 85 | 85 | 1 | 28 | Baby Come Back Player |
| 86 | 88 | 86 | 2 | House Of The Rising Sun Santa Esmeralda |
| 87 | 91 | 87 | 5 | I Can't Stand The Rain Eruption |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Mama Let Him Play Doucette |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Wheel In The Sky Journey |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | It's A Heartache Juice Newton |
| 91 | 96 | 4 | 25 | We Are The Champions Queen |
| 92 | 44 | 44 | 9 | Little One Chicago |
| 93 | 97 | 16 | 17 | Happy Anniversary Little River Band |
| 94 | 94 | 42 | 9 | Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys Waylon & Willie |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Stay Rufus/Chaka Khan |
| 96 | 53 | 36 | 11 | You Really Got Me Van Halen |
| 97 | 60 | 12 | 16 | The Name Of The Game ABBA |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Africanism/Gimme Some Lovin' Kongas |
| 99 | 58 | 58 | 6 | Put Your Head On My Shoulder Leif Garrett |
| 100 | 67 | 49 | 10 | Hollywood Boz Scaggs |
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