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