Billboard Hot 100 — November 18, 1978
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 18, 1978. "MacArthur Park" by Donna Summer held #1 for a 2nd straight week, on its way to 3 weeks on top. 9 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Too Much Heaven" by Bee Gees at #35, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "Part-Time Love" by Elton John, up 29 places from #63 to #34.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "MacArthur Park" by Donna Summer — 2 weeks at the top so far, 11 weeks on the chart since debuting September 9, 1978.
- New in the top 10: "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" by Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond (up from #16 to #5); "You Never Done It Like That" by Captain & Tennille (up from #11 to #10).
- Highest debut: "Too Much Heaven" by Bee Gees at #35; it would spend 21 weeks on the chart and peak at #1, with 2 weeks at #1.
- Biggest fall: "Prisoner Of Your Love" by Player, down 47 places from #48 to #95.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Hot Child In The City" by Nick Gilder, 24 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Hopelessly Devoted To You" by Olivia Newton-John after 19 weeks (peak #3); "Don't Look Back" by Boston after 13 weeks (peak #4).
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 | 11 | MacArthur Park Donna Summer |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | Double Vision Foreigner |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | How Much I Feel Ambrosia |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 19 | You Needed Me Anne Murray |
| 5 | 16 | 5 | 4 | You Don't Bring Me Flowers Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 24 | Hot Child In The City Nick Gilder |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | 20 | Kiss You All Over Exile |
| 8 | 10 | 8 | 11 | I Just Wanna Stop Gino Vannelli |
| 9 | 7 | 5 | 17 | Whenever I Call You "Friend" Kenny Loggins |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 16 | You Never Done It Like That Captain & Tennille |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | Ready To Take A Chance Again Barry Manilow |
| 12 | 13 | 12 | 20 | I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'round) Alicia Bridges |
| 13 | 21 | 13 | 10 | Sharing The Night Together Dr. Hook |
| 14 | 18 | 14 | 6 | (Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away Andy Gibb |
| 15 | 17 | 15 | 8 | Time Passages Al Stewart |
| 16 | 20 | 16 | 8 | Strange Way Firefall |
| 17 | 19 | 17 | 5 | Alive Again Chicago |
| 18 | 8 | 8 | 11 | Beast Of Burden The Rolling Stones |
| 19 | 39 | 19 | 3 | My Life Billy Joel |
| 20 | 22 | 20 | 14 | Dance (Disco Heat) Sylvester |
| 21 | 23 | 21 | 10 | Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) Styx |
| 22 | 31 | 22 | 5 | Y.M.C.A. Village People |
| 23 | 25 | 23 | 9 | Straight On Heart |
| 24 | 26 | 24 | 13 | Sweet Life Paul Davis |
| 25 | 9 | 9 | 18 | Get Off Foxy |
| 26 | 28 | 26 | 10 | Don't Want To Live Without It Pablo Cruise |
| 27 | 29 | 27 | 10 | Change Of Heart Eric Carmen |
| 28 | 30 | 28 | 10 | One Nation Under A Groove - Part I Funkadelic |
| 29 | 32 | 29 | 6 | The Power Of Gold Dan Fogelberg/Tim Weisberg |
| 30 | 35 | 30 | 5 | How You Gonna See Me Now Alice Cooper |
| 31 | 59 | 31 | 2 | Ooh Baby Baby Linda Ronstadt |
| 32 | 34 | 32 | 10 | Everybody Needs Love Stephen Bishop |
| 33 | 37 | 33 | 7 | Hold The Line Toto |
| 34 | 63 | 34 | 2 | Part-Time Love Elton John |
| 35 | NEW | 35 | 1 | Too Much Heaven Bee Gees |
| 36 | 53 | 36 | 7 | I'm Every Woman Chaka Khan |
| 37 | 54 | 37 | 4 | Le Freak Chic |
| 38 | 41 | 38 | 7 | This Is Love Paul Anka |
| 39 | 45 | 39 | 7 | On The Shelf Donny & Marie Osmond |
| 40 | 40 | 40 | 8 | Like A Sunday In Salem (The Amos & Andy Song) Gene Cotton |
| 41 | 44 | 41 | 8 | Run For Home Lindisfarne |
| 42 | 49 | 42 | 6 | Promises Eric Clapton And His Band |
| 43 | 47 | 43 | 7 | There'll Never Be Switch |
| 44 | 46 | 44 | 8 | Dreadlock Holiday 10cc |
| 45 | 60 | 45 | 4 | We've Got Tonight Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
| 46 | 50 | 46 | 6 | New York Groove Ace Frehley |
| 47 | 52 | 47 | 6 | Instant Replay Dan Hartman |
| 48 | 53 | 48 | 5 | Fun Time Joe Cocker |
| 49 | 56 | 49 | 5 | Can You Fool Glen Campbell |
| 50 | 51 | 50 | 7 | Forever Autumn Justin Hayward |
| 51 | 57 | 51 | 5 | My Best Friend's Girl The Cars |
| 52 | 14 | 14 | 13 | Who Are You The Who |
| 53 | 15 | 3 | 17 | Reminiscing Little River Band |
| 54 | 61 | 54 | 4 | Here Comes The Night Nick Gilder |
| 55 | 55 | 55 | 6 | Hot Summer Nights Walter Egan |
| 56 | 70 | 56 | 2 | Bicycle Race/Fat Bottomed Girls Queen |
| 57 | 24 | 7 | 19 | Love Is In The Air John Paul Young |
| 58 | 68 | 58 | 5 | I Will Be In Love With You Livingston Taylor |
| 59 | 75 | 59 | 2 | Every 1's A Winner Hot Chocolate |
| 60 | 27 | 1 | 22 | Boogie Oogie Oogie A Taste Of Honey |
| 61 | 33 | 20 | 13 | It's A Laugh Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 62 | 69 | 62 | 3 | Blame It On The Boogie The Jacksons |
| 63 | 36 | 18 | 17 | Talking In Your Sleep Crystal Gayle |
| 64 | 38 | 38 | 9 | Flying High Commodores |
| 65 | 72 | 65 | 3 | Mary Jane Rick James |
| 66 | 74 | 66 | 3 | Hold Me, Touch Me Paul Stanley |
| 67 | 73 | 67 | 3 | The Gambler Kenny Rogers |
| 68 | 71 | 68 | 5 | In The Bush Musique |
| 69 | 42 | 42 | 10 | Wavelength Van Morrison |
| 70 | 86 | 70 | 2 | Fire The Pointer Sisters |
| 71 | 81 | 71 | 3 | Take Me To The River Talking Heads |
| 72 | 85 | 72 | 2 | I Was Made For Dancin' Leif Garrett |
| 73 | 83 | 73 | 2 | Don't Hold Back Chanson |
| 74 | 77 | 74 | 3 | Love Me Again Rita Coolidge |
| 75 | 76 | 75 | 4 | It's Over Electric Light Orchestra |
| 76 | 78 | 76 | 4 | The Dream Never Dies Cooper Brothers |
| 77 | 84 | 77 | 2 | Whatever Happened To Benny Santini? Chris Rea |
| 78 | 79 | 78 | 3 | Driftwood The Moody Blues |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | September Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 80 | 80 | 67 | 10 | Substitute Clout |
| 81 | 87 | 81 | 2 | Well All Right Santana |
| 82 | 82 | 82 | 4 | Cuz It's You, Girl James Walsh Gypsy Band |
| 83 | 90 | 83 | 2 | You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth Meat Loaf |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | A Man I'll Never Be Boston |
| 85 | 89 | 85 | 3 | (You Got To Walk And) Don't Look Back Peter Tosh with Mick Jagger |
| 86 | 88 | 67 | 9 | Hot Shot Karen Young |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Don't Cry Out Loud Melissa Manchester |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | #1 Dee Jay Goody Goody |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | One Last Kiss The J. Geils Band |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Shake It Ian Matthews |
| 91 | 91 | 91 | 3 | Only You Loleatta Holloway And Bunny Sigler |
| 92 | 92 | 92 | 4 | Dancing In Paradise El Coco |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Your Sweetness Is My Weakness Barry White |
| 94 | 96 | 94 | 3 | Soft And Wet Prince |
| 95 | 48 | 27 | 11 | Prisoner Of Your Love Player |
| 96 | 64 | 17 | 15 | She's Always A Woman Billy Joel |
| 97 | 66 | 5 | 16 | Summer Nights John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John & Cast |
| 98 | 98 | 47 | 8 | Greased Lightnin' John Travolta |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Free Me From My Freedom/Tie Me To A Tree (Handcuff Me) Bonnie Pointer |
| 100 | 67 | 12 | 15 | Right Down The Line Gerry Rafferty |
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