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