Billboard Hot 100 — June 17, 1978
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of June 17, 1978. "Shadow Dancing" by Andy Gibb climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "You're The One That I Want" by John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John, on its way to 7 weeks on top. 9 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Songbird" by Barbra Streisand at #67, which would go on to peak at #25. The biggest climber was "I'm Not Gonna Let It Bother Me Tonight" by Atlanta Rhythm Section, up 24 places from #83 to #59.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Shadow Dancing" by Andy Gibb — 1 week at the top so far, 10 weeks on the chart since debuting April 15, 1978.
- New in the top 10: "You Belong To Me" by Carly Simon (up from #16 to #9); "Love Is Like Oxygen" by Sweet (up from #12 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Night Fever" by Bee Gees, down 63 places from #32 to #95.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Disco Inferno" by The Trammps, 27 weeks and counting (peak #11).
- Gone from the chart: "Stayin' Alive" by Bee Gees after 27 weeks (peak #1); "Can't Smile Without You" by Barry Manilow after 19 weeks (peak #3); "Lay Down Sally" by Eric Clapton after 23 weeks (peak #3).
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 | 10 | Shadow Dancing Andy Gibb |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | You're The One That I Want John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | Baker Street Gerry Rafferty |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | It's A Heartache Bonnie Tyler |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | Too Much, Too Little, Too Late Johnny Mathis/Deniece Williams |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | Take A Chance On Me ABBA |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | Feels So Good Chuck Mangione |
| 8 | 7 | 7 | 15 | On Broadway George Benson |
| 9 | 16 | 9 | 10 | You Belong To Me Carly Simon |
| 10 | 12 | 10 | 18 | Love Is Like Oxygen Sweet |
| 11 | 13 | 11 | 16 | Dance With Me Peter Brown With Betty Wright |
| 12 | 20 | 12 | 8 | Use Ta Be My Girl The O'Jays |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 7 | The Groove Line Heatwave |
| 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad Meat Loaf |
| 15 | 18 | 15 | 11 | Because The Night Patti Smith Group |
| 16 | 22 | 16 | 6 | Still The Same Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
| 17 | 9 | 1 | 13 | With A Little Luck Wings |
| 18 | 21 | 18 | 13 | Every Kinda People Robert Palmer |
| 19 | 19 | 19 | 12 | Deacon Blues Steely Dan |
| 20 | 26 | 20 | 9 | Bluer Than Blue Michael Johnson |
| 21 | 27 | 21 | 10 | You're The Love Seals & Crofts |
| 22 | 28 | 22 | 7 | Even Now Barry Manilow |
| 23 | 29 | 23 | 6 | Last Dance Donna Summer |
| 24 | 25 | 24 | 11 | Heartless Heart |
| 25 | 30 | 25 | 8 | Oh What A Night For Dancing Barry White |
| 26 | 11 | 11 | 17 | Baby Hold On Eddie Money |
| 27 | 14 | 2 | 18 | The Closer I Get To You Roberta Flack With Donny Hathaway |
| 28 | 34 | 28 | 8 | I Was Only Joking Rod Stewart |
| 29 | 35 | 29 | 9 | Follow You Follow Me Genesis |
| 30 | 36 | 30 | 8 | Almost Summer Celebration featuring Mike Love |
| 31 | 37 | 31 | 4 | Miss You The Rolling Stones |
| 32 | 33 | 32 | 9 | Cheeseburger In Paradise Jimmy Buffett |
| 33 | 39 | 33 | 6 | Wonderful Tonight Eric Clapton |
| 34 | 40 | 34 | 15 | I Can't Stand The Rain Eruption |
| 35 | 24 | 11 | 27 | Disco Inferno The Trammps |
| 36 | 10 | 10 | 15 | This Time I'm In It For Love Player |
| 37 | 44 | 37 | 6 | Only The Good Die Young Billy Joel |
| 38 | 41 | 38 | 9 | Everybody Dance Chic |
| 39 | 45 | 39 | 4 | Grease Frankie Valli |
| 40 | 42 | 40 | 8 | Warm Ride Rare Earth |
| 41 | 43 | 41 | 12 | Dance Across The Floor Jimmy "Bo" Horne |
| 42 | 46 | 42 | 7 | Thank God It's Friday Love And Kisses |
| 43 | 47 | 43 | 9 | Chattanooga Choo Choo Tuxedo Junction |
| 44 | 50 | 44 | 6 | It's The Same Old Song KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 45 | 51 | 45 | 5 | Stone Blue Foghat |
| 46 | 23 | 7 | 16 | Imaginary Lover Atlanta Rhythm Section |
| 47 | 48 | 47 | 8 | Ca Plane Pour Moi Plastic Bertrand |
| 48 | 54 | 48 | 5 | If Ever I See You Again Roberta Flack |
| 49 | 59 | 49 | 4 | Runaway Jefferson Starship |
| 50 | 60 | 50 | 3 | FM (No Static At All) Steely Dan |
| 51 | 52 | 51 | 5 | Darlin' Paul Davis Feat. Susan Collins |
| 52 | 61 | 52 | 3 | My Angel Baby Toby Beau |
| 53 | 62 | 53 | 3 | Love Will Find A Way Pablo Cruise |
| 54 | 64 | 54 | 4 | Can We Still Be Friends Todd Rundgren |
| 55 | 65 | 55 | 3 | Hot Love, Cold World Bob Welch |
| 56 | 66 | 56 | 4 | Magnet And Steel Walter Egan |
| 57 | 67 | 57 | 4 | King Tut Steve Martin And The Toot Uncommons |
| 58 | 68 | 58 | 2 | Copacabana (at The Copa) Barry Manilow |
| 59 | 83 | 59 | 2 | I'm Not Gonna Let It Bother Me Tonight Atlanta Rhythm Section |
| 60 | 71 | 60 | 2 | Life's Been Good Joe Walsh |
| 61 | 72 | 61 | 3 | That Once In A Lifetime Demis Roussos |
| 62 | 69 | 62 | 3 | Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow Dave Mason |
| 63 | 73 | 63 | 2 | Stay/The Load-Out Jackson Browne |
| 64 | 74 | 64 | 3 | I Don't Wanna Go Joey Travolta |
| 65 | 75 | 65 | 3 | So Hard Livin' Without You Airwaves |
| 66 | 76 | 66 | 3 | Rivers Of Babylon Boney M. |
| 67 | NEW | 67 | 1 | Songbird Barbra Streisand |
| 68 | 78 | 68 | 3 | You Can't Dance England Dan & John Ford Coley |
| 69 | 70 | 69 | 4 | Over The Rainbow Gary Tanner |
| 70 | 80 | 70 | 2 | Prove It All Night Bruce Springsteen |
| 71 | 81 | 71 | 2 | Trans-europe Express Kraftwerk |
| 72 | 31 | 1 | 21 | If I Can't Have You Yvonne Elliman |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 1 | Three Times A Lady Commodores |
| 74 | 84 | 74 | 2 | Portrait (He Knew) Kansas |
| 75 | 85 | 75 | 3 | Love Or Something Like It Kenny Rogers |
| 76 | 79 | 76 | 4 | God Knows/Baby, I'm Yours Debby Boone |
| 77 | 77 | 77 | 5 | He's So Fine Jane Olivor |
| 78 | 88 | 78 | 2 | Hot Child In The City Nick Gilder |
| 79 | 82 | 79 | 4 | This Night Won't Last Forever Bill LaBounty |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 2 | Stuff Like That Quincy Jones |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | I've Had Enough Wings |
| 82 | 89 | 82 | 3 | Under The Boardwalk Billy Joe Royal |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | You're A Part Of Me Gene Cotton With Kim Carnes |
| 84 | 86 | 84 | 4 | Georgia On My Mind Willie Nelson |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | I Need To Know Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Never Let Her Slip Away Andrew Gold |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Shame Evelyn "Champagne" King |
| 88 | 92 | 88 | 2 | Daylight And Darkness Smokey Robinson |
| 89 | 58 | 58 | 6 | Roll With The Changes REO Speedwagon |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Just What I Needed The Cars |
| 91 | 91 | 91 | 3 | Midnight Light LeBlanc & Carr |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Shaker Song Spyro Gyra |
| 93 | 38 | 38 | 11 | Stay Rufus/Chaka Khan |
| 94 | 49 | 49 | 7 | You Got It Diana Ross |
| 95 | 32 | 1 | 20 | Night Fever Bee Gees |
| 96 | 55 | 55 | 6 | I Want You To Be Mine Kayak |
| 97 | 56 | 56 | 7 | You Keep Me Dancing Samantha Sang |
| 98 | 63 | 63 | 5 | Take Me Back To Chicago Chicago |
| 99 | 57 | 57 | 7 | Weekend Lover Odyssey |
| 100 | 53 | 17 | 14 | Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) Billy Joel |
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