Billboard Hot 100 — July 22, 1978
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of July 22, 1978. "Shadow Dancing" by Andy Gibb held #1 for a 6th straight week, on its way to 7 weeks on top. 10 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Got To Get You Into My Life" by Earth, Wind & Fire at #80, which would go on to peak at #9. The biggest climber was "An Everlasting Love" by Andy Gibb, up 33 places from #73 to #40.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Shadow Dancing" by Andy Gibb — 6 weeks at the top so far, 15 weeks on the chart since debuting April 15, 1978.
- New in the top 10: "Grease" by Frankie Valli (up from #11 to #6); "Three Times A Lady" by Commodores (up from #21 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Hot Love, Cold World" by Bob Welch, down 26 places from #31 to #57.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Feels So Good" by Chuck Mangione, 24 weeks and counting (peak #4).
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 | 15 | Shadow Dancing Andy Gibb |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | Baker Street Gerry Rafferty |
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | Miss You The Rolling Stones |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | Still The Same Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
| 5 | 10 | 5 | 11 | Last Dance Donna Summer |
| 6 | 11 | 6 | 9 | Grease Frankie Valli |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | The Groove Line Heatwave |
| 8 | 4 | 4 | 13 | Use Ta Be My Girl The O'Jays |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | 14 | Take A Chance On Me ABBA |
| 10 | 21 | 10 | 6 | Three Times A Lady Commodores |
| 11 | 14 | 11 | 8 | Love Will Find A Way Pablo Cruise |
| 12 | 9 | 3 | 18 | It's A Heartache Bonnie Tyler |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 9 | Runaway Jefferson Starship |
| 14 | 20 | 14 | 4 | Hot Blooded Foreigner |
| 15 | 17 | 15 | 7 | Copacabana (at The Copa) Barry Manilow |
| 16 | 8 | 8 | 21 | Dance With Me Peter Brown With Betty Wright |
| 17 | 19 | 17 | 7 | Life's Been Good Joe Walsh |
| 18 | 22 | 18 | 8 | My Angel Baby Toby Beau |
| 19 | 12 | 12 | 14 | Bluer Than Blue Michael Johnson |
| 20 | 26 | 20 | 9 | Magnet And Steel Walter Egan |
| 21 | 28 | 21 | 7 | I'm Not Gonna Let It Bother Me Tonight Atlanta Rhythm Section |
| 22 | 24 | 22 | 12 | Thank God It's Friday Love And Kisses |
| 23 | 23 | 23 | 8 | FM (No Static At All) Steely Dan |
| 24 | 25 | 24 | 10 | If Ever I See You Again Roberta Flack |
| 25 | 29 | 25 | 6 | Songbird Barbra Streisand |
| 26 | 30 | 26 | 9 | King Tut Steve Martin And The Toot Uncommons |
| 27 | 32 | 27 | 7 | Stay/The Load-Out Jackson Browne |
| 28 | 13 | 11 | 19 | Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad Meat Loaf |
| 29 | 16 | 16 | 11 | Wonderful Tonight Eric Clapton |
| 30 | 40 | 30 | 6 | I've Had Enough Wings |
| 31 | 33 | 1 | 17 | You're The One That I Want John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John |
| 32 | 36 | 32 | 9 | Can We Still Be Friends Todd Rundgren |
| 33 | 35 | 33 | 7 | Prove It All Night Bruce Springsteen |
| 34 | 38 | 34 | 8 | Love Or Something Like It Kenny Rogers |
| 35 | 58 | 35 | 3 | Hopelessly Devoted To You Olivia Newton-John |
| 36 | 52 | 36 | 5 | Boogie Oogie Oogie A Taste Of Honey |
| 37 | 46 | 37 | 6 | Shame Evelyn "Champagne" King |
| 38 | 42 | 38 | 7 | Stuff Like That Quincy Jones |
| 39 | 44 | 39 | 8 | Rivers Of Babylon Boney M. |
| 40 | 73 | 40 | 2 | An Everlasting Love Andy Gibb |
| 41 | 45 | 41 | 6 | You're A Part Of Me Gene Cotton With Kim Carnes |
| 42 | 18 | 18 | 20 | I Can't Stand The Rain Eruption |
| 43 | 63 | 43 | 4 | You Rita Coolidge |
| 44 | 49 | 44 | 5 | Mr. Blue Sky Electric Light Orchestra |
| 45 | 47 | 45 | 6 | I Need To Know Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
| 46 | 53 | 46 | 5 | Two Tickets To Paradise Eddie Money |
| 47 | 48 | 47 | 8 | That Once In A Lifetime Demis Roussos |
| 48 | 56 | 48 | 5 | Macho Man Village People |
| 49 | 79 | 49 | 3 | Fool If You Think It's Over Chris Rea |
| 50 | 27 | 6 | 15 | You Belong To Me Carly Simon |
| 51 | 34 | 8 | 23 | Love Is Like Oxygen Sweet |
| 52 | 62 | 52 | 7 | Hot Child In The City Nick Gilder |
| 53 | 54 | 23 | 14 | Follow You Follow Me Genesis |
| 54 | 59 | 54 | 5 | You Don't Love Me Anymore Eddie Rabbitt |
| 55 | 72 | 55 | 3 | Kiss You All Over Exile |
| 56 | 66 | 56 | 4 | You And I Rick James |
| 57 | 31 | 31 | 8 | Hot Love, Cold World Bob Welch |
| 58 | 37 | 24 | 11 | Only The Good Die Young Billy Joel |
| 59 | 61 | 59 | 5 | New Orleans Ladies Louisiana's LeRoux |
| 60 | 64 | 60 | 6 | Just What I Needed The Cars |
| 61 | 41 | 13 | 16 | Because The Night Patti Smith Group |
| 62 | 39 | 39 | 8 | Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow Dave Mason |
| 63 | 74 | 63 | 3 | Close The Door Teddy Pendergrass |
| 64 | 50 | 32 | 14 | Chattanooga Choo Choo Tuxedo Junction |
| 65 | 68 | 65 | 4 | Only One Love In My Life Ronnie Milsap |
| 66 | 78 | 66 | 2 | Love Is In The Air John Paul Young |
| 67 | 70 | 67 | 6 | Never Let Her Slip Away Andrew Gold |
| 68 | 43 | 43 | 8 | I Don't Wanna Go Joey Travolta |
| 69 | 51 | 18 | 15 | You're The Love Seals & Crofts |
| 70 | 55 | 16 | 18 | Every Kinda People Robert Palmer |
| 71 | 57 | 19 | 12 | Even Now Barry Manilow |
| 72 | 60 | 1 | 17 | Too Much, Too Little, Too Late Johnny Mathis/Deniece Williams |
| 73 | 67 | 4 | 24 | Feels So Good Chuck Mangione |
| 74 | 76 | 74 | 3 | I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'round) Alicia Bridges |
| 75 | 80 | 75 | 7 | Daylight And Darkness Smokey Robinson |
| 76 | 77 | 76 | 4 | Runaway Love Linda Clifford |
| 77 | 85 | 77 | 4 | Ain't Nothing Gonna Keep Me From You Teri DeSario |
| 78 | 88 | 78 | 2 | You Needed Me Anne Murray |
| 79 | 89 | 79 | 2 | Ready Or Not Helen Reddy |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Got To Get You Into My Life Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Time For Me To Fly REO Speedwagon |
| 82 | 69 | 49 | 8 | You Can't Dance England Dan & John Ford Coley |
| 83 | 87 | 83 | 2 | I Can't Wait Any Longer Bill Anderson |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Surrender Cheap Trick |
| 85 | 65 | 65 | 9 | This Night Won't Last Forever Bill LaBounty |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Get Off Foxy |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Think It Over Cheryl Ladd |
| 88 | 90 | 88 | 2 | Break It To Them Gently Burton Cummings |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Wild In The Streets British Lions |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | He's So Fine Kristy And Jimmy McNichol |
| 91 | 92 | 91 | 3 | Makin' Love Climax Blues Band |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | A Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy The Kinks |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Flyin' Prism |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | It's Really You The Tarney/Spencer Band |
| 95 | 95 | 38 | 17 | Dance Across The Floor Jimmy "Bo" Horne |
| 96 | 71 | 1 | 18 | With A Little Luck Wings |
| 97 | 81 | 36 | 10 | Stone Blue Foghat |
| 98 | 97 | 58 | 11 | Roll With The Changes REO Speedwagon |
| 99 | 99 | 67 | 7 | Trans-europe Express Kraftwerk |
| 100 | 83 | 83 | 4 | Anytime Journey |
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