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