Billboard Hot 100 — November 4, 1978
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 4, 1978. "You Needed Me" by Anne Murray climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Hot Child In The City" by Nick Gilder. 12 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "My Life" by Billy Joel at #69, which would go on to peak at #3. The biggest climber was "(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away" by Andy Gibb, up 20 places from #46 to #26.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "You Needed Me" by Anne Murray — 1 week at the top so far, 17 weeks on the chart since debuting July 15, 1978.
- New in the top 10: "Beast Of Burden" by The Rolling Stones (up from #11 to #9); "Get Off" by Foxy (up from #13 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Ease On Down The Road" by Diana Ross & Michael Jackson, down 56 places from #41 to #97.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Hot Child In The City" by Nick Gilder, 22 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Three Times A Lady" by Commodores after 20 weeks (peak #1); "An Everlasting Love" by Andy Gibb after 16 weeks (peak #5).
- Stories that mention this week: Doves, Then Crazy: Prince's Long Climb and the Summer of 1984.
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 | 17 | You Needed Me Anne Murray |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | MacArthur Park Donna Summer |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | Reminiscing Little River Band |
| 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | Double Vision Foreigner |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | Whenever I Call You "Friend" Kenny Loggins |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | Hot Child In The City Nick Gilder |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | 18 | Kiss You All Over Exile |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | How Much I Feel Ambrosia |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | Beast Of Burden The Rolling Stones |
| 10 | 13 | 10 | 16 | Get Off Foxy |
| 11 | 8 | 7 | 17 | Love Is In The Air John Paul Young |
| 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | You Never Done It Like That Captain & Tennille |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 8 | Ready To Take A Chance Again Barry Manilow |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | Who Are You The Who |
| 15 | 18 | 15 | 18 | I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'round) Alicia Bridges |
| 16 | 22 | 16 | 9 | I Just Wanna Stop Gino Vannelli |
| 17 | 10 | 1 | 20 | Boogie Oogie Oogie A Taste Of Honey |
| 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | Talking In Your Sleep Crystal Gayle |
| 19 | 24 | 19 | 6 | Time Passages Al Stewart |
| 20 | 21 | 20 | 11 | It's A Laugh Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 21 | 40 | 21 | 3 | Alive Again Chicago |
| 22 | 35 | 22 | 6 | Strange Way Firefall |
| 23 | 25 | 23 | 8 | Sharing The Night Together Dr. Hook |
| 24 | 26 | 24 | 12 | Dance (Disco Heat) Sylvester |
| 25 | 31 | 25 | 8 | Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) Styx |
| 26 | 46 | 26 | 4 | (Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away Andy Gibb |
| 27 | 28 | 27 | 9 | Prisoner Of Your Love Player |
| 28 | 33 | 28 | 11 | Sweet Life Paul Davis |
| 29 | 32 | 29 | 7 | Straight On Heart |
| 30 | 30 | 30 | 13 | Took The Last Train David Gates |
| 31 | 48 | 31 | 2 | You Don't Bring Me Flowers Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond |
| 32 | 38 | 32 | 8 | Don't Want To Live Without It Pablo Cruise |
| 33 | 37 | 33 | 8 | Change Of Heart Eric Carmen |
| 34 | 43 | 34 | 8 | One Nation Under A Groove - Part I Funkadelic |
| 35 | 36 | 35 | 9 | Themes From The Wizard Of Oz Meco |
| 36 | 39 | 36 | 8 | Everybody Needs Love Stephen Bishop |
| 37 | 12 | 5 | 14 | Summer Nights John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John & Cast |
| 38 | 42 | 38 | 7 | Flying High Commodores |
| 39 | 27 | 17 | 13 | She's Always A Woman Billy Joel |
| 40 | 52 | 40 | 4 | The Power Of Gold Dan Fogelberg/Tim Weisberg |
| 41 | 17 | 12 | 13 | Right Down The Line Gerry Rafferty |
| 42 | 58 | 42 | 3 | How You Gonna See Me Now Alice Cooper |
| 43 | 44 | 43 | 8 | Champagne Jam Atlanta Rhythm Section |
| 44 | 45 | 44 | 7 | Got To Have Loving Don Ray |
| 45 | 49 | 45 | 8 | Wavelength Van Morrison |
| 46 | 56 | 46 | 5 | This Is Love Paul Anka |
| 47 | 51 | 47 | 6 | Raining In My Heart Leo Sayer |
| 48 | 54 | 48 | 6 | Like A Sunday In Salem (The Amos & Andy Song) Gene Cotton |
| 49 | 53 | 49 | 6 | Dreadlock Holiday 10cc |
| 50 | 20 | 4 | 12 | Don't Look Back Boston |
| 51 | 57 | 51 | 6 | Run For Home Lindisfarne |
| 52 | 62 | 52 | 5 | On The Shelf Donny & Marie Osmond |
| 53 | 61 | 53 | 5 | Hold The Line Toto |
| 54 | 55 | 54 | 7 | You Should Do It Peter Brown With Betty Wright |
| 55 | 63 | 55 | 5 | There'll Never Be Switch |
| 56 | 64 | 56 | 5 | I'm Every Woman Chaka Khan |
| 57 | 68 | 57 | 5 | Forever Autumn Justin Hayward |
| 58 | 59 | 58 | 6 | Searching For A Thrill Starbuck |
| 59 | 67 | 59 | 4 | Promises Eric Clapton And His Band |
| 60 | 70 | 60 | 4 | New York Groove Ace Frehley |
| 61 | 71 | 61 | 4 | Hot Summer Nights Walter Egan |
| 62 | 72 | 62 | 4 | Instant Replay Dan Hartman |
| 63 | 66 | 63 | 5 | Do You Feel All Right KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 64 | 73 | 64 | 3 | Fun Time Joe Cocker |
| 65 | 65 | 65 | 5 | Mellow Lovin' Judy Cheeks |
| 66 | 74 | 66 | 3 | Can You Fool Glen Campbell |
| 67 | 75 | 67 | 3 | My Best Friend's Girl The Cars |
| 68 | 76 | 68 | 3 | Y.M.C.A. Village People |
| 69 | NEW | 69 | 1 | My Life Billy Joel |
| 70 | 82 | 70 | 2 | Le Freak Chic |
| 71 | 83 | 71 | 2 | Here Comes The Night Nick Gilder |
| 72 | 79 | 72 | 3 | I Will Be In Love With You Livingston Taylor |
| 73 | 84 | 73 | 2 | We've Got Tonight Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
| 74 | 23 | 16 | 12 | Back In The U.s.a. Linda Ronstadt |
| 75 | 80 | 75 | 3 | In The Bush Musique |
| 76 | 77 | 76 | 8 | New York City Zwol |
| 77 | 78 | 68 | 10 | Lights Journey |
| 78 | 29 | 29 | 14 | I Will Still Love You Stonebolt |
| 79 | 34 | 3 | 18 | Hopelessly Devoted To You Olivia Newton-John |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 2 | It's Over Electric Light Orchestra |
| 81 | 81 | 81 | 3 | So Young, So Bad Starz |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Blame It On The Boogie The Jacksons |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Mary Jane Rick James |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | The Gambler Kenny Rogers |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Hold Me, Touch Me Paul Stanley |
| 86 | 86 | 86 | 2 | Get Back Billy Preston |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Love Me Again Rita Coolidge |
| 88 | 92 | 88 | 2 | The Dream Never Dies Cooper Brothers |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Driftwood The Moody Blues |
| 90 | NEW | 67 | 8 | Substitute Clout |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Take Me To The River Talking Heads |
| 92 | 94 | 92 | 2 | Cuz It's You, Girl James Walsh Gypsy Band |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | (You Got To Walk And) Don't Look Back Peter Tosh with Mick Jagger |
| 94 | 98 | 94 | 2 | Dancing In Paradise El Coco |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Only You Loleatta Holloway And Bunny Sigler |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Soft And Wet Prince |
| 97 | 41 | 41 | 9 | Ease On Down The Road Diana Ross & Michael Jackson |
| 98 | 47 | 47 | 6 | Greased Lightnin' John Travolta |
| 99 | 50 | 26 | 11 | Josie Steely Dan |
| 100 | 60 | 12 | 13 | Hollywood Nights Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
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