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