Billboard Hot 100 — July 8, 1978
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of July 8, 1978. "Shadow Dancing" by Andy Gibb held #1 for a 4th straight week, on its way to 7 weeks on top. 6 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Hopelessly Devoted To You" by Olivia Newton-John at #68, which would go on to peak at #3. The biggest climber was "Three Times A Lady" by Commodores, up 23 places from #49 to #26.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Shadow Dancing" by Andy Gibb — 4 weeks at the top so far, 13 weeks on the chart since debuting April 15, 1978.
- New in the top 10: "Miss You" by The Rolling Stones (up from #14 to #7).
- Biggest fall: "On Broadway" by George Benson, down 42 places from #58 to #100.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Feels So Good" by Chuck Mangione, 22 weeks and counting (peak #4).
- Gone from the chart: "The Closer I Get To You" by Roberta Flack With Donny Hathaway after 20 weeks (peak #2); "This Time I'm In It For Love" by Player after 17 weeks (peak #10).
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 | 13 | Shadow Dancing Andy Gibb |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | Baker Street Gerry Rafferty |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | Take A Chance On Me ABBA |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | Use Ta Be My Girl The O'Jays |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 9 | Still The Same Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | It's A Heartache Bonnie Tyler |
| 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | Miss You The Rolling Stones |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 19 | Dance With Me Peter Brown With Betty Wright |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | The Groove Line Heatwave |
| 10 | 6 | 6 | 13 | You Belong To Me Carly Simon |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 17 | Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad Meat Loaf |
| 12 | 15 | 12 | 12 | Bluer Than Blue Michael Johnson |
| 13 | 17 | 13 | 9 | Last Dance Donna Summer |
| 14 | 11 | 1 | 15 | You're The One That I Want John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John |
| 15 | 8 | 8 | 21 | Love Is Like Oxygen Sweet |
| 16 | 26 | 16 | 7 | Grease Frankie Valli |
| 17 | 21 | 17 | 9 | Wonderful Tonight Eric Clapton |
| 18 | 24 | 18 | 18 | I Can't Stand The Rain Eruption |
| 19 | 13 | 13 | 14 | Because The Night Patti Smith Group |
| 20 | 28 | 20 | 7 | Runaway Jefferson Starship |
| 21 | 30 | 21 | 6 | Love Will Find A Way Pablo Cruise |
| 22 | 42 | 22 | 5 | Copacabana (at The Copa) Barry Manilow |
| 23 | 31 | 23 | 5 | Life's Been Good Joe Walsh |
| 24 | 25 | 24 | 9 | Only The Good Die Young Billy Joel |
| 25 | 29 | 25 | 10 | Thank God It's Friday Love And Kisses |
| 26 | 49 | 26 | 4 | Three Times A Lady Commodores |
| 27 | 33 | 27 | 8 | If Ever I See You Again Roberta Flack |
| 28 | 34 | 28 | 6 | FM (No Static At All) Steely Dan |
| 29 | 37 | 29 | 6 | My Angel Baby Toby Beau |
| 30 | 52 | 30 | 2 | Hot Blooded Foreigner |
| 31 | 39 | 31 | 7 | Magnet And Steel Walter Egan |
| 32 | 32 | 32 | 12 | Chattanooga Choo Choo Tuxedo Junction |
| 33 | 38 | 33 | 6 | Hot Love, Cold World Bob Welch |
| 34 | 40 | 34 | 4 | Songbird Barbra Streisand |
| 35 | 41 | 35 | 7 | King Tut Steve Martin And The Toot Uncommons |
| 36 | 43 | 36 | 5 | I'm Not Gonna Let It Bother Me Tonight Atlanta Rhythm Section |
| 37 | 44 | 37 | 7 | Can We Still Be Friends Todd Rundgren |
| 38 | 45 | 38 | 5 | Stay/The Load-Out Jackson Browne |
| 39 | 47 | 39 | 6 | Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow Dave Mason |
| 40 | 18 | 18 | 13 | You're The Love Seals & Crofts |
| 41 | 51 | 41 | 5 | Prove It All Night Bruce Springsteen |
| 42 | 16 | 16 | 16 | Every Kinda People Robert Palmer |
| 43 | 19 | 19 | 10 | Even Now Barry Manilow |
| 44 | 46 | 44 | 6 | I Don't Wanna Go Joey Travolta |
| 45 | 55 | 45 | 6 | Love Or Something Like It Kenny Rogers |
| 46 | 48 | 46 | 6 | Rivers Of Babylon Boney M. |
| 47 | 20 | 1 | 15 | Too Much, Too Little, Too Late Johnny Mathis/Deniece Williams |
| 48 | 61 | 48 | 4 | I've Had Enough Wings |
| 49 | 50 | 49 | 6 | You Can't Dance England Dan & John Ford Coley |
| 50 | 60 | 50 | 5 | Stuff Like That Quincy Jones |
| 51 | 53 | 51 | 6 | That Once In A Lifetime Demis Roussos |
| 52 | 22 | 22 | 11 | I Was Only Joking Rod Stewart |
| 53 | 63 | 53 | 4 | You're A Part Of Me Gene Cotton With Kim Carnes |
| 54 | 23 | 23 | 12 | Follow You Follow Me Genesis |
| 55 | 65 | 55 | 4 | I Need To Know Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
| 56 | 66 | 56 | 4 | Shame Evelyn "Champagne" King |
| 57 | 27 | 4 | 22 | Feels So Good Chuck Mangione |
| 58 | 36 | 36 | 8 | Stone Blue Foghat |
| 59 | 69 | 59 | 3 | Mr. Blue Sky Electric Light Orchestra |
| 60 | 35 | 35 | 9 | It's The Same Old Song KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 61 | 56 | 1 | 16 | With A Little Luck Wings |
| 62 | 72 | 62 | 3 | Boogie Oogie Oogie A Taste Of Honey |
| 63 | 73 | 63 | 3 | Two Tickets To Paradise Eddie Money |
| 64 | 68 | 64 | 5 | Hot Child In The City Nick Gilder |
| 65 | 67 | 65 | 7 | This Night Won't Last Forever Bill LaBounty |
| 66 | 76 | 66 | 3 | Macho Man Village People |
| 67 | 70 | 67 | 4 | Just What I Needed The Cars |
| 68 | NEW | 68 | 1 | Hopelessly Devoted To You Olivia Newton-John |
| 69 | 79 | 69 | 3 | You Don't Love Me Anymore Eddie Rabbitt |
| 70 | 54 | 38 | 15 | Dance Across The Floor Jimmy "Bo" Horne |
| 71 | 81 | 71 | 3 | New Orleans Ladies Louisiana's LeRoux |
| 72 | 75 | 72 | 4 | Never Let Her Slip Away Andrew Gold |
| 73 | 83 | 73 | 2 | You Rita Coolidge |
| 74 | 64 | 64 | 5 | Portrait (He Knew) Kansas |
| 75 | 78 | 75 | 3 | Dream Lover The Marshall Tucker Band |
| 76 | 86 | 76 | 2 | You And I Rick James |
| 77 | 59 | 19 | 15 | Deacon Blues Steely Dan |
| 78 | 88 | 78 | 2 | Only One Love In My Life Ronnie Milsap |
| 79 | 89 | 79 | 2 | Runaway Love Linda Clifford |
| 80 | 62 | 24 | 14 | Heartless Heart |
| 81 | 82 | 81 | 5 | Daylight And Darkness Smokey Robinson |
| 82 | 84 | 82 | 3 | On The Wrong Track Kevin Lamb |
| 83 | 85 | 83 | 2 | Anytime Journey |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Close The Door Teddy Pendergrass |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Kiss You All Over Exile |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'round) Alicia Bridges |
| 87 | 57 | 28 | 11 | Almost Summer Celebration featuring Mike Love |
| 88 | 91 | 88 | 2 | Ain't Nothing Gonna Keep Me From You Teri DeSario |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Fool If You Think It's Over Chris Rea |
| 90 | 74 | 74 | 7 | God Knows/Baby, I'm Yours Debby Boone |
| 91 | 87 | 58 | 9 | Roll With The Changes REO Speedwagon |
| 92 | 71 | 24 | 11 | Oh What A Night For Dancing Barry White |
| 93 | 80 | 67 | 5 | Trans-europe Express Kraftwerk |
| 94 | 77 | 39 | 11 | Warm Ride Rare Earth |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Makin' Love Climax Blues Band |
| 96 | 90 | 90 | 4 | Shaker Song Spyro Gyra |
| 97 | 93 | 62 | 6 | So Hard Livin' Without You Airwaves |
| 98 | 96 | 77 | 8 | He's So Fine Jane Olivor |
| 99 | 95 | 11 | 20 | Baby Hold On Eddie Money |
| 100 | 58 | 7 | 18 | On Broadway George Benson |
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