Billboard Hot 100™

Week of January 28, 1978

Billboard Hot 100™

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY FROM DIGITAL MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY LUMINATE AND SALES DATA AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE.

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Baby Come Back

Player

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO

Billboard Hot 100™

Week of January 28, 1978

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Wks on Chart

1
- Baby Come Back
  Player
- 1
- 1
- 18
- - 1
  - 1
  - 18

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO

2
- Short People
  Randy Newman
- 5
- 2
- 12
- - 5
  - 2
  - 12

Producer(s):

L.Waronker, R.Titelman, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

3
- Stayin' Alive
  Bee Gees
- 10
- 3
- 8
- - 10
  - 3
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

B.A.Gibb, R.H.Gibb, M.E.Gibb

Producer(s):

The Bee Gees, K.Richardson, A.Galuten

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO

4
- You're In My Heart (The Final Acclaim)
  Rod Stewart
- 4
- 4
- 14
- - 4
  - 4
  - 14

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

5
- Slip Slidin' Away
  Paul Simon
- 6
- 5
- 16
- - 6
  - 5
  - 16

Producer(s):

P.Simon, P.Ramone, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Gold

6
- We Are The Champions
  Queen
- 8
- 6
- 15
- - 8
  - 6
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

F. Mercury

Producer(s):

Queen

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hollywood

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

7
- How Deep Is Your Love
  Bee Gees
- 2
- 1
- 19
- - 2
  - 1
  - 19

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO

8
- Come Sail Away
  Styx
- 9
- 8
- 19
- - 9
  - 8
  - 19

Producer(s):

Styx, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

9
- Just The Way You Are
  Billy Joel
- 11
- 9
- 12
- - 11
  - 9
  - 12

Producer(s):

P.Ramone, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

10
- (Love Is) Thicker Than Water
  Andy Gibb
- 14
- 10
- 13
- - 14
  - 10
  - 13

Producer(s):

B.Gibb, A.Galuten, K.Richardson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO

11
- Sometimes When We Touch
  Dan Hill
- 15
- 11
- 10
- - 15
  - 11
  - 10

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

20th Century

12
- Hey Deanie
  Shaun Cassidy
- 7
- 7
- 12
- - 7
  - 7
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner/Curb

13
- Here You Come Again
  Dolly Parton
- 3
- 3
- 16
- - 3
  - 3
  - 16

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

RIAA Certification: Platinum

14
- Turn To Stone
  Electric Light Orchestra
- 16
- 14
- 11
- - 16
  - 14
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jet

RIAA Certification: Gold

15
- Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)
  Chic
- 18
- 15
- 14
- - 18
  - 15
  - 14

Producer(s):

N.G.Rodgers, Jr., K.Lehman, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

16
- Serpentine Fire
  Earth, Wind & Fire
- 17
- 16
- 14
- - 17
  - 16
  - 14

Producer(s):

E.Bernstein, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

17
- Emotion
  Samantha Sang
- 23
- 17
- 11
- - 23
  - 17
  - 11

Producer(s):

B.Gibb, A.Galuten, K.Richardson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Private Stock/Unknown

18
- I Go Crazy
  Paul Davis
- 19
- 18
- 23
- - 19
  - 18
  - 23

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bang

19
- Desiree
  Neil Diamond
- 21
- 19
- 9
- - 21
  - 19
  - 9

Producer(s):

B.Gaudio, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

20
- (Every Time I Turn Around) Back In Love Again
  LTD
- 12
- 4
- 16
- - 12
  - 4
  - 16

Producer(s):

Not Listed

21
- Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
  Santa Esmeralda Starring Leroy Gomez
- 24
- 21
- 13
- - 24
  - 21
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca

22
- You Light Up My Life
  Debby Boone
- 22
- 1
- 22
- - 22
  - 1
  - 22

Producer(s):

D.Matthews, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Curb

23
- What's Your Name
  Lynyrd Skynyrd
- 27
- 23
- 9
- - 27
  - 23
  - 9

Producer(s):

N.a., Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

24
- Theme From "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind"
  John Williams
- 39
- 24
- 6
- - 39
  - 24
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

25
- Runaround Sue
  Leif Garrett
- 13
- 13
- 12
- - 13
  - 13
  - 12

Producer(s):

M.Lloyd, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

26
- Native New Yorker
  Odyssey
- 29
- 26
- 12
- - 29
  - 26
  - 12

Producer(s):

S.Linzer, C.Calello, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Unknown

27
- Long, Long Way From Home
  Foreigner
- 30
- 27
- 8
- - 30
  - 27
  - 8

Producer(s):

J.Sinclair, G.Lyons, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

28
- Peg
  Steely Dan
- 32
- 28
- 11
- - 32
  - 28
  - 11

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC/Unknown

29
- Too Hot Ta Trot
  Commodores
- 33
- 29
- 7
- - 33
  - 29
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

30
- Ffun
  ConFunkShun
- 34
- 30
- 7
- - 34
  - 30
  - 7

Producer(s):

S.scarborough, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/Unknown

31
- Sentimental Lady
  Bob Welch
- 20
- 8
- 16
- - 20
  - 8
  - 16

Producer(s):

L.Buckingham, C.McVie, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

32
- Lovely Day
  Bill Withers
- 35
- 32
- 8
- - 35
  - 32
  - 8

Producer(s):

W.Withers, Jr., C.McDonald, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

33
- Theme From Close Encounters
  Meco
- 40
- 33
- 4
- - 40
  - 33
  - 4

Producer(s):

M.Monardo, T.Bongiovi, H.Wheeler

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Millennium/Unknown

34
- Happy Anniversary
  Little River Band
- 37
- 34
- 7
- - 37
  - 34
  - 7

Producer(s):

J.Boylan, Little River Band, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Harvest/Unknown

35
- You Can't Turn Me Off (In The Middle Of Turning Me On)
  High Inergy
- 25
- 12
- 20
- - 25
  - 12
  - 20

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy

36
- Easy To Love
  Leo Sayer
- 41
- 36
- 8
- - 41
  - 36
  - 8

Producer(s):

R.Perry, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

37
- Thunder Island
  Jay Ferguson
- 45
- 37
- 7
- - 45
  - 37
  - 7

Producer(s):

B.Szymczyk, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum/Unknown

38
- Street Corner Serenade
  Wet Willie
- 42
- 38
- 9
- - 42
  - 38
  - 9

Producer(s):

G.Lyons, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

39
- The Name Of The Game
  ABBA
- 44
- 39
- 6
- - 44
  - 39
  - 6

Producer(s):

B.Anderson, B.Ulvaeus, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

40
- I Love You
  Donna Summer
- 47
- 40
- 7
- - 47
  - 40
  - 7

Producer(s):

G.Moroder, P.Belotte, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca/Unknown

41
- Blue Bayou
  Linda Ronstadt
- 26
- 3
- 21
- - 26
  - 3
  - 21

Producer(s):

T.Neehan, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum/Unknown

42
- Falling
  LeBlanc & Carr
- 48
- 42
- 16
- - 48
  - 42
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Tree

43
- Always And Forever
  Heatwave
- 50
- 43
- 4
- - 50
  - 43
  - 4

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

44
- Sweet Music Man
  Kenny Rogers
- 46
- 44
- 7
- - 46
  - 44
  - 7

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists

45
- Lay Down Sally
  Eric Clapton
- 51
- 45
- 4
- - 51
  - 45
  - 4

Producer(s):

G.Johns, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO/Unknown

46
- Curious Mind (Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um)
  Johnny Rivers
- 52
- 46
- 6
- - 52
  - 46
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Tree

47
- Galaxy
  War
- 54
- 47
- 4
- - 54
  - 47
  - 4

Producer(s):

J.Goldstein, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

48
- Breakdown
  Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
- 53
- 48
- 13
- - 53
  - 48
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

T.E.Petty

Producer(s):

D.Cordell

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Shelter/Unknown

49
- Point Of Know Return
  Kansas
- 28
- 28
- 12
- - 28
  - 28
  - 12

Producer(s):

J.Glixman, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kirshner/Unknown

50
- Cocomotion
  El Coco
- 60
- 50
- 10
- - 60
  - 50
  - 10

Producer(s):

M.Lew, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Avi/Unknown

51
- Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
  Crystal Gayle
- 31
- 2
- 25
- - 31
  - 2
  - 25

Producer(s):

L.Butler, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists/Unknown

52
- Jack And Jill
  Raydio
- 63
- 52
- 3
- - 63
  - 52
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

R.Parker, Jr.

Producer(s):

R.Parker,Jr.

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

53
- Goodbye Girl
  David Gates
- 64
- 53
- 7
- - 64
  - 53
  - 7

Producer(s):

D.Gates, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/Unknown

54
- Mind Bender
  Stillwater
- 58
- 54
- 9
- - 58
  - 54
  - 9

Producer(s):

B.Buie, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capricorn/Unknown

55
- As
  Stevie Wonder
- 36
- 36
- 13
- - 36
  - 36
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla

56
- Reach For It
  George Duke
- 56
- 56
- 4
- - 56
  - 56
  - 4

Producer(s):

G.Duke, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

57
- The Way I Feel Tonight
  Bay City Rollers
- 49
- 24
- 16
- - 49
  - 24
  - 16

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

58
- The Way You Do The Things You Do
  Rita Coolidge
- 73
- 58
- 3
- - 73
  - 58
  - 3

Producer(s):

D.Anderle, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

59
- It's So Easy
  Linda Ronstadt
- 57
- 5
- 17
- - 57
  - 5
  - 17

Producer(s):

P.Asher, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum/Unknown

60
- So Long
  Firefall
- 71
- 60
- 3
- - 71
  - 60
  - 3

Producer(s):

J.Mason, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

61
- God Only Knows
  Marilyn Scott
- 61
- 61
- 8
- - 61
  - 61
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Tree

62
- Our Love
  Natalie Cole
- 76
- 62
- 3
- - 76
  - 62
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

63
- If You're Not Back In Love By Monday
  Millie Jackson
- 43
- 43
- 11
- - 43
  - 43
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Spring

64
- Crazy On You
  Heart
- 68
- 35
- 17
- - 68
  - 35
  - 17

Songwriter(s):

A.Wilson, N.Wilson, R.Fisher

Producer(s):

M.Flicker

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mushroom/Unknown

65
- Take Me To The Kaptin
  Prism
- 75
- 65
- 4
- - 75
  - 65
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ariola America

66
- Rockaway Beach
  Ramones
- 66
- 66
- 9
- - 66
  - 66
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sire

67
- Gettin' Ready For Love
  Diana Ross
- 55
- 27
- 13
- - 55
  - 27
  - 13

Producer(s):

S.Wonder, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown/Unknown

68
- (What A) Wonderful World
  Art Garfunkel With James Taylor & Paul Simon
- 81
- 68
- 2
- - 81
  - 68
  - 2

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

69
- Shout It Out Loud
  KISS
- 85
- 31
- 12
- - 85
  - 31
  - 12

Producer(s):

Bob Ezrin, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca

70
- The Next Hundred Years
  Al Martino
- 72
- 49
- 8
- - 72
  - 49
  - 8

Producer(s):

J.diamond, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

71
- Lady Love
  Lou Rawls
- 82
- 71
- 2
- - 82
  - 71
  - 2

Producer(s):

S.Marshall, V.Gray, J.Faith

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

72
- Ooh Boy
  Rose Royce
- 74
- 72
- 10
- - 74
  - 72
  - 10

Producer(s):

N.Whitfield, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Whitfield/Unknown

73
- Let It Go, Let It Flow
  Dave Mason
- 84
- 73
- 2
- - 84
  - 73
  - 2

Producer(s):

D.Mason, R.Nevison, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

74
- Le Spank
  Le Pamplemousse
- 78
- 74
- 10
- - 78
  - 74
  - 10

Producer(s):

M.Lewis, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Avi/Unknown

75
- If It Don't Fit, Don't Force It
  Kellee Patterson
- 79
- 75
- 7
- - 79
  - 75
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Shady Brook

76
- What's Your Name, What's Your Number
  Andrea True Connection
- 80
- 76
- 3
- - 80
  - 76
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Buddah

77
- (You're My) Soul And Inspiration
  Donny & Marie Osmond
- 38
- 38
- 11
- - 38
  - 38
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor/Kolob

78 NEW
NEW
- Poor Poor Pitiful Me
  Linda Ronstadt
- -
- 78
- 1
- - -
  - 78
  - 1

Producer(s):

P.Asher, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum/Unknown

79
- Supernature
  Cerrone
- 90
- 79
- 2
- - 90
  - 79
  - 2

Producer(s):

Cerrone, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cotillion/Unknown

80
- Touch And Gone
  Gary Wright
- 86
- 80
- 2
- - 86
  - 80
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

81 NEW
NEW
- Dust In The Wind
  Kansas
- -
- 81
- 1
- - -
  - 81
  - 1

Producer(s):

J.Glixman, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kirshner/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

82
- Everybody Loves A Rain Song
  B.J. Thomas
- 87
- 82
- 2
- - 87
  - 82
  - 2

Producer(s):

C.Moman, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

83
- Belle
  Al Green
- 83
- 83
- 4
- - 83
  - 83
  - 4

Producer(s):

A.Green, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hi (Cream)/Unknown

84
- Until Now
  Bobby Arvon
- 88
- 84
- 9
- - 88
  - 84
  - 9

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

First Artists

85
- Storybook Children (Daybreak)
  Bette Midler
- 89
- 85
- 3
- - 89
  - 85
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

86
- My Way
  Elvis Presley
- 65
- 22
- 12
- - 65
  - 22
  - 12

Producer(s):

E.Presley, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Unknown

87
- How Can I Leave You Again
  John Denver
- 67
- 44
- 10
- - 67
  - 44
  - 10

Producer(s):

M.Okun, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Unknown

88 NEW
NEW
- Ebony Eyes
  Bob Welch
- -
- 88
- 1
- - -
  - 88
  - 1

Producer(s):

J.Carter, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

89 NEW
NEW
- If I Can't Have You
  Yvonne Elliman
- -
- 89
- 1
- - -
  - 89
  - 1

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO

90
- Come Go With Me
  Pockets
- 91
- 90
- 4
- - 91
  - 90
  - 4

Producer(s):

V.White, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

91 NEW
NEW
- You Really Got Me
  Van Halen
- -
- 91
- 1
- - -
  - 91
  - 1

Songwriter(s):

R.Davies

Producer(s):

T.Templeman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

92
- Love Me Right
  Denise LaSalle
- 93
- 92
- 3
- - 93
  - 92
  - 3

Producer(s):

D.LaSalle, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC/Unknown

93
- 1,000 Laughs
  Eloise Laws
- 95
- 93
- 3
- - 95
  - 93
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC

94 NEW
NEW
- Never Had A Love
  Pablo Cruise
- -
- 94
- 1
- - -
  - 94
  - 1

Producer(s):

B.Schnee, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

95
- Girls' School
  Wings
- 59
- 33
- 11
- - 59
  - 33
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

96 NEW
NEW
- Ain't Gonna' Hurt Nobody
  Brick
- -
- 96
- 1
- - -
  - 96
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bang

97 NEW
NEW
- Theme Song From "Which Way Is Up"
  Stargard
- -
- 97
- 1
- - -
  - 97
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

98
- You Make Me Crazy
  Sammy Hagar
- 62
- 62
- 8
- - 62
  - 62
  - 8

Producer(s):

Carter, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

99
- We're All Alone
  Rita Coolidge
- 77
- 7
- 20
- - 77
  - 7
  - 20

Producer(s):

D.Anderle, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

100
- Tried To Love
  Peter Frampton
- 69
- 41
- 8
- - 69
  - 41
  - 8

Producer(s):

P.Frampton, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

Billboard Hot 100™

Week of January 28, 1978

Billboard Hot 100™

Baby Come Back

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Billboard Hot 100™

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Baby Come Back

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Short People

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stayin' Alive

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

You're In My Heart (The Final Acclaim)

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Slip Slidin' Away

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

We Are The Champions

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

How Deep Is Your Love

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Come Sail Away

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Just The Way You Are

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

(Love Is) Thicker Than Water

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sometimes When We Touch

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hey Deanie

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Here You Come Again

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Turn To Stone

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Serpentine Fire

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Emotion

Producer(s):

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I Go Crazy

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Desiree

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

(Every Time I Turn Around) Back In Love Again

Producer(s):

Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

Imprint/Promotion Label:

You Light Up My Life

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

What's Your Name

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Theme From "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind"

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Runaround Sue

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label: