Billboard Hot 100 — September 9, 1978
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of September 9, 1978. "Boogie Oogie Oogie" by A Taste Of Honey climbed from #3 to take over the #1 spot from "Grease" by Frankie Valli, which had held it for 2 weeks, on its way to 3 weeks on top. 10 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Beast Of Burden" by The Rolling Stones at #70, which would go on to peak at #8. The biggest climber was "Who Are You" by The Who, up 19 places from #60 to #41.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Boogie Oogie Oogie" by A Taste Of Honey — 1 week at the top so far, 12 weeks on the chart since debuting June 24, 1978.
- New in the top 10: "Summer Nights" by John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John & Cast (up from #15 to #8); "Got To Get You Into My Life" by Earth, Wind & Fire (up from #11 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Blame It On The Boogie" by Mick Jackson, down 33 places from #61 to #94.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Dance With Me" by Peter Brown With Betty Wright, 28 weeks and counting (peak #8).
- Gone from the chart: "Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty after 20 weeks (peak #2); "Use Ta Be My Girl" by The O'Jays after 19 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 | 12 | Boogie Oogie Oogie A Taste Of Honey |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | Three Times A Lady Commodores |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | Hot Blooded Foreigner |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | Hopelessly Devoted To You Olivia Newton-John |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 10 | Kiss You All Over Exile |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | Grease Frankie Valli |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | An Everlasting Love Andy Gibb |
| 8 | 15 | 8 | 6 | Summer Nights John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John & Cast |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | Shame Evelyn "Champagne" King |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | Got To Get You Into My Life Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 11 | 13 | 11 | 14 | Hot Child In The City Nick Gilder |
| 12 | 19 | 12 | 4 | Don't Look Back Boston |
| 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | Fool If You Think It's Over Chris Rea |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 9 | Love Is In The Air John Paul Young |
| 15 | 6 | 1 | 16 | Miss You The Rolling Stones |
| 16 | 18 | 16 | 11 | You And I Rick James |
| 17 | 22 | 17 | 7 | Reminiscing Little River Band |
| 18 | 27 | 18 | 9 | You Needed Me Anne Murray |
| 19 | 26 | 19 | 5 | Hollywood Nights Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
| 20 | 9 | 8 | 16 | Magnet And Steel Walter Egan |
| 21 | 12 | 6 | 15 | Love Will Find A Way Pablo Cruise |
| 22 | 23 | 22 | 12 | Two Tickets To Paradise Eddie Money |
| 23 | 29 | 23 | 7 | Whenever I Call You "Friend" Kenny Loggins |
| 24 | 31 | 24 | 5 | Oh! Darling Robin Gibb |
| 25 | 30 | 25 | 7 | Love Theme From "Eyes Of Laura Mars" (Prisoner) Barbra Streisand |
| 26 | 28 | 26 | 10 | Close The Door Teddy Pendergrass |
| 27 | 17 | 13 | 15 | My Angel Baby Toby Beau |
| 28 | 32 | 28 | 13 | Just What I Needed The Cars |
| 29 | 36 | 29 | 5 | Right Down The Line Gerry Rafferty |
| 30 | 44 | 30 | 4 | Back In The U.s.a. Linda Ronstadt |
| 31 | 33 | 31 | 8 | A Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy The Kinks |
| 32 | 34 | 32 | 8 | Get Off Foxy |
| 33 | 38 | 33 | 6 | Come Together Aerosmith |
| 34 | 35 | 34 | 8 | Think It Over Cheryl Ladd |
| 35 | 45 | 35 | 5 | She's Always A Woman Billy Joel |
| 36 | 42 | 36 | 6 | You Never Done It Like That Captain & Tennille |
| 37 | 41 | 37 | 10 | I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'round) Alicia Bridges |
| 38 | 40 | 38 | 7 | Talking In Your Sleep Crystal Gayle |
| 39 | 39 | 39 | 7 | Steppin' In A Slide Zone The Moody Blues |
| 40 | 51 | 40 | 5 | 5.7.0.5. City Boy |
| 41 | 60 | 41 | 3 | Who Are You The Who |
| 42 | 46 | 42 | 5 | Paradise By The Dashboard Light Meat Loaf |
| 43 | 54 | 43 | 5 | Almost Like Being In Love Michael Johnson |
| 44 | 52 | 44 | 6 | I Will Still Love You Stonebolt |
| 45 | 55 | 45 | 4 | Devoted To You Carly Simon & James Taylor |
| 46 | 20 | 3 | 18 | Last Dance Donna Summer |
| 47 | 58 | 47 | 5 | All I See Is Your Face Dan Hill |
| 48 | 21 | 21 | 14 | Stuff Like That Quincy Jones |
| 49 | 25 | 25 | 12 | Macho Man Village People |
| 50 | 64 | 50 | 4 | Badlands Bruce Springsteen |
| 51 | 63 | 51 | 4 | Dance (Disco Heat) Sylvester |
| 52 | 57 | 52 | 5 | Livingston Saturday Night Jimmy Buffett |
| 53 | 24 | 8 | 14 | Copacabana (at The Copa) Barry Manilow |
| 54 | 56 | 54 | 6 | She Loves To Be In Love Charlie |
| 55 | 59 | 55 | 4 | You The McCrarys |
| 56 | 68 | 56 | 3 | Josie Steely Dan |
| 57 | 71 | 57 | 5 | Took The Last Train David Gates |
| 58 | 69 | 58 | 3 | Heartbreaker Dolly Parton |
| 59 | 65 | 59 | 6 | Raise A Little Hell Trooper |
| 60 | 70 | 60 | 4 | Holding On (When Love Is Gone) L.T.D. |
| 61 | 47 | 47 | 7 | You're All I Need To Get By Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams |
| 62 | 73 | 62 | 3 | It's A Laugh Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 63 | 75 | 63 | 3 | Sweet Life Paul Davis |
| 64 | 37 | 25 | 11 | You Rita Coolidge |
| 65 | 48 | 12 | 14 | Life's Been Good Joe Walsh |
| 66 | 77 | 66 | 3 | Shake And Dance With Me ConFunkShun |
| 67 | 50 | 1 | 22 | Shadow Dancing Andy Gibb |
| 68 | 72 | 68 | 4 | Lights Journey |
| 69 | 49 | 30 | 15 | Rivers Of Babylon Boney M. |
| 70 | NEW | 70 | 1 | Beast Of Burden The Rolling Stones |
| 71 | 82 | 71 | 3 | If My Friends Could See Me Now Linda Clifford |
| 72 | 66 | 20 | 14 | Stay/The Load-Out Jackson Browne |
| 73 | 43 | 43 | 11 | Ain't Nothing Gonna Keep Me From You Teri DeSario |
| 74 | 53 | 53 | 8 | Flyin' Prism |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | London Town Wings |
| 76 | 78 | 76 | 4 | Long Hot Summer Nights Wendy Waldman |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Ease On Down The Road Diana Ross & Michael Jackson |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Themes From The Wizard Of Oz Meco |
| 79 | 81 | 79 | 2 | Takin' It Easy Seals & Crofts |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 2 | How Much I Feel Ambrosia |
| 81 | 88 | 81 | 2 | Let's Get Crazy Tonight Rupert Holmes |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Peggy Sue The Beach Boys |
| 83 | 83 | 1 | 24 | You're The One That I Want John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Crazy Feelin' Jefferson Starship |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | MacArthur Park Donna Summer |
| 86 | 86 | 59 | 12 | New Orleans Ladies Louisiana's LeRoux |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | I Just Wanna Stop Gino Vannelli |
| 88 | 92 | 88 | 2 | In For The Night The Dirt Band |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Prisoner Of Your Love Player |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Our Night Shaun Cassidy |
| 91 | 94 | 91 | 2 | Substitute Clout |
| 92 | 62 | 62 | 8 | Surrender Cheap Trick |
| 93 | 67 | 67 | 6 | Arms Of Mary Chilliwack |
| 94 | 61 | 61 | 5 | Blame It On The Boogie Mick Jackson |
| 95 | 95 | 35 | 12 | Mr. Blue Sky Electric Light Orchestra |
| 96 | 96 | 12 | 16 | Runaway Jefferson Starship |
| 97 | 91 | 8 | 28 | Dance With Me Peter Brown With Betty Wright |
| 98 | 98 | 76 | 11 | Runaway Love Linda Clifford |
| 99 | 99 | 70 | 8 | He's So Fine Kristy And Jimmy McNichol |
| 100 | 97 | 4 | 18 | Still The Same Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
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