Billboard Hot 100 — September 16, 1978
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of September 16, 1978. "Boogie Oogie Oogie" by A Taste Of Honey held #1 for a 2nd straight week, on its way to 3 weeks on top. 12 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Ready To Take A Chance Again" by Barry Manilow at #70, which would go on to peak at #11. The biggest climber was "Beast Of Burden" by The Rolling Stones, up 18 places from #70 to #52.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Boogie Oogie Oogie" by A Taste Of Honey — 2 weeks at the top so far, 13 weeks on the chart since debuting June 24, 1978.
- New in the top 10: "Don't Look Back" by Boston (up from #12 to #8).
- Biggest fall: "Raise A Little Hell" by Trooper, down 36 places from #59 to #95.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Shadow Dancing" by Andy Gibb, 23 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "You're The One That I Want" by John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John after 24 weeks (peak #1); "Still The Same" by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band after 18 weeks (peak #4); "Dance With Me" by Peter Brown With Betty Wright after 28 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 | 1 | 1 | 13 | Boogie Oogie Oogie A Taste Of Honey |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | Three Times A Lady Commodores |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | Hot Blooded Foreigner |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | Hopelessly Devoted To You Olivia Newton-John |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | Kiss You All Over Exile |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | An Everlasting Love Andy Gibb |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | Summer Nights John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John & Cast |
| 8 | 12 | 8 | 5 | Don't Look Back Boston |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | Got To Get You Into My Life Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | Shame Evelyn "Champagne" King |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | Hot Child In The City Nick Gilder |
| 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | Fool If You Think It's Over Chris Rea |
| 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | Love Is In The Air John Paul Young |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | You And I Rick James |
| 15 | 17 | 15 | 8 | Reminiscing Little River Band |
| 16 | 18 | 16 | 10 | You Needed Me Anne Murray |
| 17 | 19 | 17 | 6 | Hollywood Nights Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
| 18 | 6 | 1 | 17 | Grease Frankie Valli |
| 19 | 23 | 19 | 8 | Whenever I Call You "Friend" Kenny Loggins |
| 20 | 15 | 1 | 17 | Miss You The Rolling Stones |
| 21 | 24 | 21 | 6 | Oh! Darling Robin Gibb |
| 22 | 20 | 8 | 17 | Magnet And Steel Walter Egan |
| 23 | 25 | 23 | 8 | Love Theme From "Eyes Of Laura Mars" (Prisoner) Barbra Streisand |
| 24 | 29 | 24 | 6 | Right Down The Line Gerry Rafferty |
| 25 | 26 | 25 | 11 | Close The Door Teddy Pendergrass |
| 26 | 30 | 26 | 5 | Back In The U.s.a. Linda Ronstadt |
| 27 | 28 | 27 | 14 | Just What I Needed The Cars |
| 28 | 32 | 28 | 9 | Get Off Foxy |
| 29 | 33 | 29 | 7 | Come Together Aerosmith |
| 30 | 31 | 30 | 9 | A Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy The Kinks |
| 31 | 35 | 31 | 6 | She's Always A Woman Billy Joel |
| 32 | 36 | 32 | 7 | You Never Done It Like That Captain & Tennille |
| 33 | 37 | 33 | 11 | I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'round) Alicia Bridges |
| 34 | 38 | 34 | 8 | Talking In Your Sleep Crystal Gayle |
| 35 | 41 | 35 | 4 | Who Are You The Who |
| 36 | 40 | 36 | 6 | 5.7.0.5. City Boy |
| 37 | 21 | 6 | 16 | Love Will Find A Way Pablo Cruise |
| 38 | 22 | 22 | 13 | Two Tickets To Paradise Eddie Money |
| 39 | 27 | 13 | 16 | My Angel Baby Toby Beau |
| 40 | 42 | 40 | 6 | Paradise By The Dashboard Light Meat Loaf |
| 41 | 43 | 41 | 6 | Almost Like Being In Love Michael Johnson |
| 42 | 45 | 42 | 5 | Devoted To You Carly Simon & James Taylor |
| 43 | 47 | 43 | 6 | All I See Is Your Face Dan Hill |
| 44 | 44 | 44 | 7 | I Will Still Love You Stonebolt |
| 45 | 50 | 45 | 5 | Badlands Bruce Springsteen |
| 46 | 55 | 46 | 5 | You The McCrarys |
| 47 | 51 | 47 | 5 | Dance (Disco Heat) Sylvester |
| 48 | 58 | 48 | 4 | Heartbreaker Dolly Parton |
| 49 | 56 | 49 | 4 | Josie Steely Dan |
| 50 | 57 | 50 | 6 | Took The Last Train David Gates |
| 51 | 62 | 51 | 4 | It's A Laugh Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 52 | 70 | 52 | 2 | Beast Of Burden The Rolling Stones |
| 53 | 60 | 53 | 5 | Holding On (When Love Is Gone) L.T.D. |
| 54 | 54 | 54 | 7 | She Loves To Be In Love Charlie |
| 55 | 46 | 3 | 19 | Last Dance Donna Summer |
| 56 | 63 | 56 | 4 | Sweet Life Paul Davis |
| 57 | 52 | 52 | 6 | Livingston Saturday Night Jimmy Buffett |
| 58 | 34 | 34 | 9 | Think It Over Cheryl Ladd |
| 59 | 39 | 39 | 8 | Steppin' In A Slide Zone The Moody Blues |
| 60 | 48 | 21 | 15 | Stuff Like That Quincy Jones |
| 61 | 71 | 61 | 4 | If My Friends Could See Me Now Linda Clifford |
| 62 | 49 | 25 | 13 | Macho Man Village People |
| 63 | 80 | 63 | 3 | How Much I Feel Ambrosia |
| 64 | 66 | 64 | 4 | Shake And Dance With Me ConFunkShun |
| 65 | 75 | 65 | 2 | London Town Wings |
| 66 | 77 | 66 | 2 | Ease On Down The Road Diana Ross & Michael Jackson |
| 67 | 53 | 8 | 15 | Copacabana (at The Copa) Barry Manilow |
| 68 | 78 | 68 | 2 | Themes From The Wizard Of Oz Meco |
| 69 | 69 | 30 | 16 | Rivers Of Babylon Boney M. |
| 70 | NEW | 70 | 1 | Ready To Take A Chance Again Barry Manilow |
| 71 | 73 | 43 | 12 | Ain't Nothing Gonna Keep Me From You Teri DeSario |
| 72 | 82 | 72 | 2 | Peggy Sue The Beach Boys |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 1 | Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) Styx |
| 74 | 84 | 74 | 2 | Crazy Feelin' Jefferson Starship |
| 75 | 85 | 75 | 2 | MacArthur Park Donna Summer |
| 76 | 89 | 76 | 2 | Prisoner Of Your Love Player |
| 77 | 87 | 77 | 2 | I Just Wanna Stop Gino Vannelli |
| 78 | 81 | 78 | 3 | Let's Get Crazy Tonight Rupert Holmes |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Sharing The Night Together Dr. Hook |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 2 | Our Night Shaun Cassidy |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Wavelength Van Morrison |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Everybody Needs Love Stephen Bishop |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Change Of Heart Eric Carmen |
| 84 | 86 | 59 | 13 | New Orleans Ladies Louisiana's LeRoux |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Champagne Jam Atlanta Rhythm Section |
| 86 | 88 | 86 | 3 | In For The Night The Dirt Band |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band/With A Little Help From My Friends The Beatles |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Don't Want To Live Without It Pablo Cruise |
| 89 | 91 | 89 | 3 | Substitute Clout |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | One Nation Under A Groove - Part I Funkadelic |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Hot Shot Karen Young |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | New York City Zwol |
| 93 | 61 | 47 | 8 | You're All I Need To Get By Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams |
| 94 | 79 | 79 | 3 | Takin' It Easy Seals & Crofts |
| 95 | 59 | 59 | 7 | Raise A Little Hell Trooper |
| 96 | 64 | 25 | 12 | You Rita Coolidge |
| 97 | 65 | 12 | 15 | Life's Been Good Joe Walsh |
| 98 | 67 | 1 | 23 | Shadow Dancing Andy Gibb |
| 99 | 68 | 68 | 5 | Lights Journey |
| 100 | 72 | 20 | 15 | Stay/The Load-Out Jackson Browne |
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