Billboard Hot 100 — December 9, 1978
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 9, 1978. "Le Freak" by Chic climbed from #4 to take over the #1 spot from "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" by Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond (it would total 6 weeks at #1 across 3 separate runs). 9 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Please Come Home For Christmas" by Eagles at #78, which would go on to peak at #18. The biggest climber was "Lotta Love" by Nicolette Larson, up 25 places from #76 to #51.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Le Freak" by Chic — 1 week at the top so far, 7 weeks on the chart since debuting October 28, 1978.
- New in the top 10: "(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away" by Andy Gibb (up from #11 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Blame It On The Boogie" by The Jacksons, down 39 places from #54 to #93.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Hot Child In The City" by Nick Gilder, 27 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Love Is In The Air" by John Paul Young after 21 weeks (peak #7); "Beast Of Burden" by The Rolling Stones after 13 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 | 4 | 1 | 7 | Le Freak Chic |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | MacArthur Park Donna Summer |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | You Don't Bring Me Flowers Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | I Just Wanna Stop Gino Vannelli |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | How Much I Feel Ambrosia |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 23 | I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'round) Alicia Bridges |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 11 | Time Passages Al Stewart |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | My Life Billy Joel |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | Sharing The Night Together Dr. Hook |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | (Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away Andy Gibb |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | Strange Way Firefall |
| 12 | 16 | 12 | 4 | Too Much Heaven Bee Gees |
| 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | Alive Again Chicago |
| 15 | 18 | 15 | 10 | Hold The Line Toto |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 8 | Y.M.C.A. Village People |
| 16 | 17 | 16 | 12 | Straight On Heart |
| 17 | 6 | 2 | 12 | Double Vision Foreigner |
| 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | Sweet Life Paul Davis |
| 19 | 19 | 19 | 13 | Change Of Heart Eric Carmen |
| 20 | 22 | 20 | 8 | How You Gonna See Me Now Alice Cooper |
| 21 | 21 | 21 | 13 | Don't Want To Live Without It Pablo Cruise |
| 22 | 24 | 22 | 5 | Ooh Baby Baby Linda Ronstadt |
| 23 | 27 | 23 | 5 | Part-Time Love Elton John |
| 24 | 25 | 24 | 9 | The Power Of Gold Dan Fogelberg/Tim Weisberg |
| 25 | 29 | 25 | 7 | We've Got Tonight Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
| 26 | 32 | 26 | 9 | Promises Eric Clapton And His Band |
| 27 | 30 | 27 | 10 | I'm Every Woman Chaka Khan |
| 28 | 13 | 1 | 22 | You Needed Me Anne Murray |
| 29 | 23 | 11 | 13 | Ready To Take A Chance Again Barry Manilow |
| 30 | 34 | 30 | 9 | New York Groove Ace Frehley |
| 31 | 41 | 31 | 5 | Bicycle Race/Fat Bottomed Girls Queen |
| 32 | 38 | 32 | 5 | Every 1's A Winner Hot Chocolate |
| 33 | 37 | 33 | 11 | Run For Home Lindisfarne |
| 34 | 26 | 10 | 19 | You Never Done It Like That Captain & Tennille |
| 35 | 52 | 35 | 3 | A Little More Love Olivia Newton-John |
| 36 | 39 | 36 | 10 | There'll Never Be Switch |
| 37 | 40 | 37 | 9 | Instant Replay Dan Hartman |
| 38 | 42 | 38 | 8 | Can You Fool Glen Campbell |
| 39 | 44 | 39 | 8 | My Best Friend's Girl The Cars |
| 40 | 50 | 40 | 5 | I Was Made For Dancin' Leif Garrett |
| 41 | 51 | 41 | 5 | Fire The Pointer Sisters |
| 42 | 47 | 42 | 8 | I Will Be In Love With You Livingston Taylor |
| 43 | 43 | 43 | 8 | Fun Time Joe Cocker |
| 44 | 46 | 44 | 7 | Here Comes The Night Nick Gilder |
| 45 | 49 | 45 | 5 | Don't Hold Back Chanson |
| 46 | 53 | 46 | 6 | The Gambler Kenny Rogers |
| 47 | 48 | 47 | 10 | Forever Autumn Justin Hayward |
| 48 | 56 | 48 | 6 | Take Me To The River Talking Heads |
| 49 | 58 | 49 | 4 | September Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 50 | 60 | 50 | 4 | A Man I'll Never Be Boston |
| 51 | 76 | 51 | 3 | Lotta Love Nicolette Larson |
| 52 | 55 | 52 | 6 | Mary Jane Rick James |
| 53 | 57 | 53 | 6 | Hold Me, Touch Me Paul Stanley |
| 54 | 66 | 54 | 4 | Shake It Ian Matthews |
| 55 | 65 | 55 | 4 | One Last Kiss The J. Geils Band |
| 56 | 67 | 56 | 4 | Don't Cry Out Loud Melissa Manchester |
| 57 | 35 | 35 | 10 | This Is Love Paul Anka |
| 58 | 79 | 58 | 2 | Home And Dry Gerry Rafferty |
| 59 | 63 | 59 | 6 | Driftwood The Moody Blues |
| 60 | 70 | 60 | 3 | You Thrill Me Exile |
| 61 | 62 | 61 | 8 | In The Bush Musique |
| 62 | 64 | 62 | 5 | You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth Meat Loaf |
| 63 | 28 | 1 | 27 | Hot Child In The City Nick Gilder |
| 64 | 33 | 28 | 13 | One Nation Under A Groove - Part I Funkadelic |
| 65 | 31 | 19 | 17 | Dance (Disco Heat) Sylvester |
| 66 | 78 | 66 | 2 | Got To Be Real Cheryl Lynn |
| 67 | 69 | 67 | 7 | The Dream Never Dies Cooper Brothers |
| 68 | 36 | 21 | 13 | Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) Styx |
| 69 | 75 | 69 | 4 | Your Sweetness Is My Weakness Barry White |
| 70 | 72 | 70 | 5 | Well All Right Santana |
| 71 | 73 | 71 | 7 | Cuz It's You, Girl James Walsh Gypsy Band |
| 72 | 45 | 1 | 23 | Kiss You All Over Exile |
| 73 | 84 | 73 | 2 | Radioactive Gene Simmons |
| 74 | 74 | 38 | 10 | On The Shelf Donny & Marie Osmond |
| 75 | 77 | 44 | 11 | Got To Have Loving Don Ray |
| 76 | 85 | 76 | 2 | Miles Away Fotomaker |
| 77 | 86 | 77 | 2 | Easy Driver Kenny Loggins |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Please Come Home For Christmas Eagles |
| 79 | 83 | 79 | 3 | You've Really Got A Hold On Me Eddie Money |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 2 | Light The Sky On Fire Jefferson Starship |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Love Don't Live Here Anymore Rose Royce |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | You Need A Woman Tonight Captain & Tennille |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | I Believe You Carpenters |
| 84 | 88 | 84 | 2 | Mañana Jimmy Buffett |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | I Don't Wanna Lose You Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Soul Man Blues Brothers |
| 87 | 92 | 87 | 3 | The Wedding Song (There Is Love) Mary Macgregor |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Baby I'm Burnin' Dolly Parton |
| 89 | 89 | 89 | 4 | Free Me From My Freedom/Tie Me To A Tree (Handcuff Me) Bonnie Pointer |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Lost In Your Love John Paul Young |
| 91 | 93 | 91 | 3 | Let The Song Last Forever Dan Hill |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Dancing In The City Marshall Hain |
| 93 | 54 | 54 | 6 | Blame It On The Boogie The Jacksons |
| 94 | 59 | 32 | 13 | Everybody Needs Love Stephen Bishop |
| 95 | 61 | 5 | 20 | Whenever I Call You "Friend" Kenny Loggins |
| 96 | 96 | 9 | 21 | Get Off Foxy |
| 97 | 68 | 68 | 6 | Love Me Again Rita Coolidge |
| 98 | 80 | 67 | 12 | Hot Shot Karen Young |
| 99 | 82 | 82 | 4 | #1 Dee Jay Goody Goody |
| 100 | 100 | 3 | 20 | Reminiscing Little River Band |
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