Billboard Hot 100 — September 30, 1978
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of September 30, 1978. "Kiss You All Over" by Exile climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Boogie Oogie Oogie" by A Taste Of Honey, which had held it for 3 weeks, on its way to 4 weeks on top. 9 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Greased Lightnin'" by John Travolta at #73, which would go on to peak at #47. The biggest climber was "Double Vision" by Foreigner, up 29 places from #67 to #38.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Kiss You All Over" by Exile — 1 week at the top so far, 13 weeks on the chart since debuting July 8, 1978.
- New in the top 10: "Love Is In The Air" by John Paul Young (up from #11 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Shame" by Evelyn "Champagne" King, down 39 places from #19 to #58.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Shadow Dancing" by Andy Gibb, 25 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Copacabana (at The Copa)" by Barry Manilow after 16 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 | 13 | Kiss You All Over Exile |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | Boogie Oogie Oogie A Taste Of Honey |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | Hopelessly Devoted To You Olivia Newton-John |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | Three Times A Lady Commodores |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | Summer Nights John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John & Cast |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | Don't Look Back Boston |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 17 | Hot Child In The City Nick Gilder |
| 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | Reminiscing Little River Band |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | 12 | Love Is In The Air John Paul Young |
| 10 | 5 | 5 | 12 | An Everlasting Love Andy Gibb |
| 11 | 14 | 11 | 12 | You Needed Me Anne Murray |
| 12 | 16 | 12 | 10 | Whenever I Call You "Friend" Kenny Loggins |
| 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | You And I Rick James |
| 14 | 15 | 14 | 8 | Hollywood Nights Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | 14 | Hot Blooded Foreigner |
| 16 | 18 | 16 | 8 | Oh! Darling Robin Gibb |
| 17 | 12 | 12 | 13 | Fool If You Think It's Over Chris Rea |
| 18 | 20 | 18 | 8 | Right Down The Line Gerry Rafferty |
| 19 | 21 | 19 | 11 | Get Off Foxy |
| 20 | 24 | 20 | 7 | Back In The U.s.a. Linda Ronstadt |
| 21 | 22 | 21 | 10 | Love Theme From "Eyes Of Laura Mars" (Prisoner) Barbra Streisand |
| 22 | 26 | 22 | 8 | She's Always A Woman Billy Joel |
| 23 | 25 | 23 | 9 | Come Together Aerosmith |
| 24 | 28 | 24 | 9 | You Never Done It Like That Captain & Tennille |
| 25 | 50 | 25 | 4 | MacArthur Park Donna Summer |
| 26 | 29 | 26 | 6 | Who Are You The Who |
| 27 | 30 | 27 | 13 | I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'round) Alicia Bridges |
| 28 | 31 | 28 | 10 | Talking In Your Sleep Crystal Gayle |
| 29 | 48 | 29 | 5 | How Much I Feel Ambrosia |
| 30 | 32 | 30 | 8 | 5.7.0.5. City Boy |
| 31 | 35 | 31 | 4 | Beast Of Burden The Rolling Stones |
| 32 | 36 | 32 | 6 | Josie Steely Dan |
| 33 | 46 | 33 | 6 | It's A Laugh Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 34 | 17 | 9 | 11 | Got To Get You Into My Life Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 35 | 37 | 35 | 8 | Almost Like Being In Love Michael Johnson |
| 36 | 38 | 36 | 7 | Devoted To You Carly Simon & James Taylor |
| 37 | 40 | 37 | 6 | Heartbreaker Dolly Parton |
| 38 | 67 | 38 | 2 | Double Vision Foreigner |
| 39 | 43 | 39 | 9 | I Will Still Love You Stonebolt |
| 40 | 44 | 40 | 7 | Dance (Disco Heat) Sylvester |
| 41 | 41 | 41 | 8 | All I See Is Your Face Dan Hill |
| 42 | 42 | 42 | 7 | Badlands Bruce Springsteen |
| 43 | 39 | 39 | 8 | Paradise By The Dashboard Light Meat Loaf |
| 44 | 47 | 44 | 8 | Took The Last Train David Gates |
| 45 | 23 | 1 | 19 | Grease Frankie Valli |
| 46 | 53 | 46 | 3 | Ready To Take A Chance Again Barry Manilow |
| 47 | 49 | 47 | 6 | Sweet Life Paul Davis |
| 48 | 55 | 48 | 4 | London Town Wings |
| 49 | 51 | 49 | 7 | Holding On (When Love Is Gone) L.T.D. |
| 50 | 56 | 50 | 4 | Ease On Down The Road Diana Ross & Michael Jackson |
| 51 | 58 | 51 | 4 | Themes From The Wizard Of Oz Meco |
| 52 | 59 | 52 | 3 | Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) Styx |
| 53 | 65 | 53 | 4 | I Just Wanna Stop Gino Vannelli |
| 54 | 54 | 54 | 6 | If My Friends Could See Me Now Linda Clifford |
| 55 | 63 | 55 | 4 | Prisoner Of Your Love Player |
| 56 | 64 | 56 | 4 | Crazy Feelin' Jefferson Starship |
| 57 | 66 | 57 | 3 | Sharing The Night Together Dr. Hook |
| 58 | 19 | 9 | 16 | Shame Evelyn "Champagne" King |
| 59 | 61 | 59 | 4 | Peggy Sue The Beach Boys |
| 60 | 69 | 60 | 3 | Everybody Needs Love Stephen Bishop |
| 61 | 70 | 61 | 3 | Wavelength Van Morrison |
| 62 | 71 | 62 | 3 | Change Of Heart Eric Carmen |
| 63 | 27 | 27 | 16 | Just What I Needed The Cars |
| 64 | 33 | 1 | 19 | Miss You The Rolling Stones |
| 65 | 75 | 65 | 3 | Champagne Jam Atlanta Rhythm Section |
| 66 | 76 | 66 | 3 | Don't Want To Live Without It Pablo Cruise |
| 67 | 77 | 67 | 3 | One Nation Under A Groove - Part I Funkadelic |
| 68 | 79 | 68 | 2 | Straight On Heart |
| 69 | 34 | 8 | 19 | Magnet And Steel Walter Egan |
| 70 | 45 | 45 | 7 | You The McCrarys |
| 71 | 83 | 71 | 3 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band/With A Little Help From My Friends The Beatles |
| 72 | 74 | 72 | 5 | Let's Get Crazy Tonight Rupert Holmes |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 1 | Greased Lightnin' John Travolta |
| 74 | 85 | 74 | 2 | Flying High Commodores |
| 75 | 52 | 25 | 13 | Close The Door Teddy Pendergrass |
| 76 | 86 | 76 | 2 | You Should Do It Peter Brown With Betty Wright |
| 77 | 87 | 77 | 2 | Got To Have Loving Don Ray |
| 78 | 88 | 78 | 2 | Listen To Her Heart Tom Petty |
| 79 | 81 | 79 | 5 | Substitute Clout |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 2 | Brandy The O'Jays |
| 81 | 84 | 81 | 3 | Hot Shot Karen Young |
| 82 | 78 | 25 | 15 | Macho Man Village People |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Like A Sunday In Salem (The Amos & Andy Song) Gene Cotton |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Searching For A Thrill Starbuck |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Time Passages Al Stewart |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Strange Way Firefall |
| 87 | 89 | 87 | 2 | What Goes Up The Alan Parsons Project |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Raining In My Heart Leo Sayer |
| 89 | 91 | 89 | 3 | New York City Zwol |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Run For Home Lindisfarne |
| 91 | 94 | 91 | 2 | When You Feel Love Bob Mcgilpin |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Dreadlock Holiday 10cc |
| 93 | 93 | 93 | 2 | The Joker Snail |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Louie, Louie John Belushi |
| 95 | 57 | 34 | 11 | Think It Over Cheryl Ladd |
| 96 | 96 | 1 | 25 | Shadow Dancing Andy Gibb |
| 97 | 60 | 60 | 6 | Shake And Dance With Me ConFunkShun |
| 98 | 98 | 3 | 21 | Last Dance Donna Summer |
| 99 | 62 | 30 | 11 | A Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy The Kinks |
| 100 | 68 | 6 | 18 | Love Will Find A Way Pablo Cruise |
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