Billboard Hot 100 — May 6, 1978
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of May 6, 1978. "Night Fever" by Bee Gees held #1 for a 8th straight week, the last week of its run. 7 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "The Groove Line" by Heatwave at #70, which would go on to peak at #7. The biggest climber was "You Belong To Me" by Carly Simon, up 27 places from #58 to #31.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Night Fever" by Bee Gees — 8 weeks at the top so far, 14 weeks on the chart since debuting February 4, 1978.
- New in the top 10: "Count On Me" by Jefferson Starship (up from #12 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Thunder Island" by Jay Ferguson, down 42 places from #52 to #94.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "I Go Crazy" by Paul Davis, 37 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 | 14 | Night Fever Bee Gees |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | If I Can't Have You Yvonne Elliman |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | Can't Smile Without You Barry Manilow |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | The Closer I Get To You Roberta Flack With Donny Hathaway |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | With A Little Luck Wings |
| 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | Too Much, Too Little, Too Late Johnny Mathis/Deniece Williams |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | You're The One That I Want John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John |
| 8 | 6 | 3 | 18 | Lay Down Sally Eric Clapton |
| 9 | 7 | 6 | 15 | Dust In The Wind Kansas |
| 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | Count On Me Jefferson Starship |
| 11 | 8 | 8 | 17 | Jack And Jill Raydio |
| 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | Imaginary Lover Atlanta Rhythm Section |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | Feels So Good Chuck Mangione |
| 14 | 22 | 14 | 4 | Shadow Dancing Andy Gibb |
| 15 | 19 | 15 | 21 | Disco Inferno The Trammps |
| 16 | 20 | 16 | 9 | This Time I'm In It For Love Player |
| 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 | Sweet Talkin' Woman Electric Light Orchestra |
| 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | Flash Light Parliament |
| 19 | 25 | 19 | 9 | On Broadway George Benson |
| 20 | 23 | 20 | 8 | Two Doors Down Dolly Parton |
| 21 | 28 | 21 | 12 | Love Is Like Oxygen Sweet |
| 22 | 30 | 22 | 11 | Baby Hold On Eddie Money |
| 23 | 29 | 23 | 8 | Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) Billy Joel |
| 24 | 26 | 24 | 7 | Werewolves Of London Warren Zevon |
| 25 | 31 | 25 | 7 | It's A Heartache Bonnie Tyler |
| 26 | 13 | 1 | 22 | Stayin' Alive Bee Gees |
| 27 | 11 | 11 | 13 | Running On Empty Jackson Browne |
| 28 | 18 | 10 | 17 | Our Love Natalie Cole |
| 29 | 21 | 15 | 21 | Goodbye Girl David Gates |
| 30 | 50 | 30 | 3 | Take A Chance On Me ABBA |
| 31 | 58 | 31 | 4 | You Belong To Me Carly Simon |
| 32 | 33 | 32 | 19 | More Than A Woman Tavares |
| 33 | 36 | 33 | 7 | Do You Believe In Magic Shaun Cassidy |
| 34 | 37 | 34 | 4 | Ego Elton John |
| 35 | 27 | 1 | 27 | (Love Is) Thicker Than Water Andy Gibb |
| 36 | 40 | 36 | 8 | Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad Meat Loaf |
| 37 | 38 | 37 | 10 | Let's All Chant The Michael Zager Band |
| 38 | 41 | 38 | 6 | Deacon Blues Steely Dan |
| 39 | 42 | 39 | 7 | Every Kinda People Robert Palmer |
| 40 | 45 | 40 | 10 | Dance With Me Peter Brown With Betty Wright |
| 41 | 47 | 41 | 5 | Because The Night Patti Smith Group |
| 42 | 43 | 42 | 7 | (I Will Be Your) Shadow In The Street Allan Clarke |
| 43 | 49 | 43 | 5 | Heartless Heart |
| 44 | 48 | 44 | 6 | Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore Angel |
| 45 | 46 | 45 | 5 | Make You Feel Love Again Wet Willie |
| 46 | 44 | 29 | 12 | Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man) Styx |
| 47 | 32 | 32 | 10 | Fantasy Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 48 | 24 | 9 | 11 | We'll Never Have To Say Goodbye Again England Dan & John Ford Coley |
| 49 | 34 | 3 | 25 | Emotion Samantha Sang |
| 50 | 60 | 50 | 3 | Tumbling Dice Linda Ronstadt |
| 51 | 61 | 51 | 5 | Stay Rufus/Chaka Khan |
| 52 | 35 | 14 | 15 | Ebony Eyes Bob Welch |
| 53 | 67 | 53 | 3 | Baker Street Gerry Rafferty |
| 54 | 39 | 25 | 13 | Thank You For Being A Friend Andrew Gold |
| 55 | 66 | 55 | 4 | Since You Been Gone Head East |
| 56 | 68 | 56 | 4 | You're The Love Seals & Crofts |
| 57 | 59 | 18 | 18 | Always And Forever Heatwave |
| 58 | 62 | 58 | 5 | Wheel In The Sky Journey |
| 59 | 55 | 1 | 33 | How Deep Is Your Love Bee Gees |
| 60 | 70 | 60 | 2 | I Was Only Joking Rod Stewart |
| 61 | 71 | 61 | 3 | Follow You Follow Me Genesis |
| 62 | 51 | 24 | 16 | Lady Love Lou Rawls |
| 63 | 75 | 63 | 3 | Cheeseburger In Paradise Jimmy Buffett |
| 64 | 74 | 64 | 3 | The Wanderer Leif Garrett |
| 65 | 82 | 65 | 2 | I Want To Live John Denver |
| 66 | 77 | 66 | 2 | Almost Summer Celebration featuring Mike Love |
| 67 | 57 | 57 | 7 | Music, Harmony And Rhythm Brooklyn Dreams |
| 68 | 80 | 68 | 3 | Everybody Dance Chic |
| 69 | 73 | 69 | 9 | I Can't Stand The Rain Eruption |
| 70 | NEW | 70 | 1 | The Groove Line Heatwave |
| 71 | 81 | 71 | 6 | You'll Love Again Hotel |
| 72 | 76 | 72 | 6 | Dance Across The Floor Jimmy "Bo" Horne |
| 73 | 83 | 73 | 2 | Use Ta Be My Girl The O'Jays |
| 74 | 84 | 74 | 2 | Warm Ride Rare Earth |
| 75 | 90 | 75 | 2 | Oh What A Night For Dancing Barry White |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | Even Now Barry Manilow |
| 77 | 87 | 77 | 3 | Bluer Than Blue Michael Johnson |
| 78 | 78 | 58 | 6 | Yank Me, Crank Me Ted Nugent |
| 79 | 86 | 79 | 3 | I'm On My Way Captain & Tennille |
| 80 | 95 | 80 | 2 | Ca Plane Pour Moi Plastic Bertrand |
| 81 | 91 | 81 | 3 | Chattanooga Choo Choo Tuxedo Junction |
| 82 | 85 | 82 | 3 | Where Have You Been All My Life Fotomaker |
| 83 | 63 | 7 | 37 | I Go Crazy Paul Davis |
| 84 | 88 | 84 | 5 | Africanism/Gimme Some Lovin' Kongas |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Thank God It's Friday Love And Kisses |
| 86 | 89 | 86 | 4 | Do You Wanna Dance Ramones |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | You Got It Diana Ross |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | You Keep Me Dancing Samantha Sang |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Weekend Lover Odyssey |
| 90 | 54 | 23 | 14 | Before My Heart Finds Out Gene Cotton |
| 91 | 96 | 1 | 32 | Baby Come Back Player |
| 92 | 92 | 3 | 26 | Just The Way You Are Billy Joel |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Runnin' With The Devil Van Halen |
| 94 | 52 | 9 | 21 | Thunder Island Jay Ferguson |
| 95 | 56 | 43 | 11 | Let Me Party With You (Part 1) (Party, Party, Party) Bunny Sigler |
| 96 | 64 | 28 | 11 | I'm Gonna Take Care Of Everything Rubicon |
| 97 | 65 | 6 | 28 | Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) Chic |
| 98 | 69 | 69 | 4 | You Got That Right Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| 99 | 79 | 79 | 9 | Don't Cost You Nothing Ashford & Simpson |
| 100 | 72 | 72 | 5 | Mama Let Him Play Doucette |
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