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