Billboard Hot 100 — August 12, 1978
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of August 12, 1978. "Three Times A Lady" by Commodores climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Miss You" by The Rolling Stones, on its way to 2 weeks on top. 13 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Oh! Darling" by Robin Gibb at #68, which would go on to peak at #15. The biggest climber was "Reminiscing" by Little River Band, up 22 places from #56 to #34.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Three Times A Lady" by Commodores — 1 week at the top so far, 9 weeks on the chart since debuting June 17, 1978.
- New in the top 10: "Boogie Oogie Oogie" by A Taste Of Honey (up from #17 to #6); "Copacabana (at The Copa)" by Barry Manilow (up from #12 to #8); "Magnet And Steel" by Walter Egan (up from #11 to #9); "An Everlasting Love" by Andy Gibb (up from #16 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "It's A Heartache" by Bonnie Tyler, down 52 places from #46 to #98.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Dance With Me" by Peter Brown With Betty Wright, 24 weeks and counting (peak #8).
- Gone from the chart: "Love Is Like Oxygen" by Sweet after 25 weeks (peak #8).
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 | 9 | Three Times A Lady Commodores |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | Grease Frankie Valli |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | Last Dance Donna Summer |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | Miss You The Rolling Stones |
| 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | Hot Blooded Foreigner |
| 6 | 17 | 6 | 8 | Boogie Oogie Oogie A Taste Of Honey |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 11 | Love Will Find A Way Pablo Cruise |
| 8 | 12 | 8 | 10 | Copacabana (at The Copa) Barry Manilow |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | 12 | Magnet And Steel Walter Egan |
| 10 | 16 | 10 | 5 | An Everlasting Love Andy Gibb |
| 11 | 18 | 11 | 6 | Hopelessly Devoted To You Olivia Newton-John |
| 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | Life's Been Good Joe Walsh |
| 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | My Angel Baby Toby Beau |
| 14 | 15 | 14 | 10 | I'm Not Gonna Let It Bother Me Tonight Atlanta Rhythm Section |
| 15 | 5 | 1 | 18 | Shadow Dancing Andy Gibb |
| 16 | 6 | 2 | 17 | Baker Street Gerry Rafferty |
| 17 | 19 | 17 | 12 | King Tut Steve Martin And The Toot Uncommons |
| 18 | 27 | 18 | 6 | Kiss You All Over Exile |
| 19 | 23 | 19 | 9 | Shame Evelyn "Champagne" King |
| 20 | 21 | 20 | 10 | Stay/The Load-Out Jackson Browne |
| 21 | 26 | 21 | 6 | Fool If You Think It's Over Chris Rea |
| 22 | 7 | 4 | 16 | Use Ta Be My Girl The O'Jays |
| 23 | 10 | 4 | 14 | Still The Same Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
| 24 | 34 | 24 | 10 | Hot Child In The City Nick Gilder |
| 25 | 25 | 25 | 9 | I've Had Enough Wings |
| 26 | 28 | 26 | 10 | Stuff Like That Quincy Jones |
| 27 | 30 | 27 | 7 | You Rita Coolidge |
| 28 | 33 | 28 | 7 | You And I Rick James |
| 29 | 39 | 29 | 4 | Got To Get You Into My Life Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 30 | 32 | 30 | 8 | Two Tickets To Paradise Eddie Money |
| 31 | 37 | 31 | 8 | Macho Man Village People |
| 32 | 40 | 32 | 5 | Love Is In The Air John Paul Young |
| 33 | 35 | 33 | 11 | Rivers Of Babylon Boney M. |
| 34 | 56 | 34 | 3 | Reminiscing Little River Band |
| 35 | 36 | 35 | 8 | Mr. Blue Sky Electric Light Orchestra |
| 36 | 38 | 36 | 9 | You're A Part Of Me Gene Cotton With Kim Carnes |
| 37 | 20 | 7 | 15 | The Groove Line Heatwave |
| 38 | 22 | 12 | 12 | Runaway Jefferson Starship |
| 39 | 43 | 39 | 9 | Just What I Needed The Cars |
| 40 | 45 | 40 | 6 | Close The Door Teddy Pendergrass |
| 41 | 24 | 3 | 17 | Take A Chance On Me ABBA |
| 42 | 42 | 1 | 20 | You're The One That I Want John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John |
| 43 | 55 | 43 | 5 | You Needed Me Anne Murray |
| 44 | 44 | 11 | 22 | Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad Meat Loaf |
| 45 | 57 | 45 | 4 | A Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy The Kinks |
| 46 | 66 | 46 | 2 | Summer Nights John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John & Cast |
| 47 | 29 | 29 | 12 | Can We Still Be Friends Todd Rundgren |
| 48 | 59 | 48 | 4 | Think It Over Cheryl Ladd |
| 49 | 63 | 49 | 4 | Get Off Foxy |
| 50 | 62 | 50 | 7 | Ain't Nothing Gonna Keep Me From You Teri DeSario |
| 51 | 31 | 8 | 24 | Dance With Me Peter Brown With Betty Wright |
| 52 | 41 | 41 | 9 | I Need To Know Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
| 53 | 60 | 39 | 11 | Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow Dave Mason |
| 54 | 58 | 54 | 6 | I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'round) Alicia Bridges |
| 55 | 65 | 55 | 3 | Love Theme From "Eyes Of Laura Mars" (Prisoner) Barbra Streisand |
| 56 | 49 | 25 | 9 | Songbird Barbra Streisand |
| 57 | 50 | 22 | 15 | Thank God It's Friday Love And Kisses |
| 58 | 70 | 58 | 3 | Talking In Your Sleep Crystal Gayle |
| 59 | 69 | 59 | 3 | You're All I Need To Get By Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams |
| 60 | 76 | 60 | 3 | Steppin' In A Slide Zone The Moody Blues |
| 61 | 72 | 61 | 3 | If You Wanna Do A Dance The Spinners |
| 62 | 64 | 62 | 4 | Time For Me To Fly REO Speedwagon |
| 63 | 51 | 32 | 11 | Love Or Something Like It Kenny Rogers |
| 64 | 52 | 16 | 14 | Wonderful Tonight Eric Clapton |
| 65 | 80 | 65 | 3 | Whenever I Call You "Friend" Kenny Loggins |
| 66 | 81 | 66 | 2 | Come Together Aerosmith |
| 67 | 83 | 67 | 2 | You Never Done It Like That Captain & Tennille |
| 68 | NEW | 68 | 1 | Oh! Darling Robin Gibb |
| 69 | 71 | 69 | 4 | Surrender Cheap Trick |
| 70 | 74 | 70 | 4 | He's So Fine Kristy And Jimmy McNichol |
| 71 | 75 | 71 | 3 | On The Strip Paul Nicholas |
| 72 | 82 | 72 | 4 | Flyin' Prism |
| 73 | 73 | 73 | 5 | Ready Or Not Helen Reddy |
| 74 | 84 | 74 | 2 | Arms Of Mary Chilliwack |
| 75 | 86 | 75 | 2 | I Will Still Love You Stonebolt |
| 76 | 88 | 76 | 2 | She Loves To Be In Love Charlie |
| 77 | 77 | 76 | 7 | Runaway Love Linda Clifford |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Hollywood Nights Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Right Down The Line Gerry Rafferty |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 2 | Raise A Little Hell Trooper |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | 5.7.0.5. City Boy |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Paradise By The Dashboard Light Meat Loaf |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | California Nights Sweet |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | She's Always A Woman Billy Joel |
| 85 | 85 | 85 | 5 | Break It To Them Gently Burton Cummings |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Almost Like Being In Love Michael Johnson |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Blame It On The Boogie Mick Jackson |
| 88 | 92 | 88 | 4 | It's Really You The Tarney/Spencer Band |
| 89 | 91 | 59 | 8 | New Orleans Ladies Louisiana's LeRoux |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Livingston Saturday Night Jimmy Buffett |
| 91 | 87 | 87 | 4 | Wild In The Streets British Lions |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | All I See Is Your Face Dan Hill |
| 93 | 97 | 32 | 17 | Chattanooga Choo Choo Tuxedo Junction |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Back In My Arms Again Genya Ravan |
| 95 | 61 | 47 | 11 | That Once In A Lifetime Demis Roussos |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Took The Last Train David Gates |
| 97 | 54 | 24 | 13 | If Ever I See You Again Roberta Flack |
| 98 | 46 | 3 | 21 | It's A Heartache Bonnie Tyler |
| 99 | 67 | 6 | 18 | You Belong To Me Carly Simon |
| 100 | 89 | 89 | 3 | Rumor At The Honky Tonk Spellbound |
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