| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending FEBRUARY 11, 1978 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | STAYIN’ ALIVE Bee Gees (RSO 885) | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | |
| 2 | SHORT PEOPLE Randy Newman (Warner Bros. 8492) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | |
| 3 | JUST THE WAY YOU ARE Billy Joel (Columbia 10646) | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | |
| 4 | BABY COME BACK Player (RSO 879) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20 | |
| 5 | WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS Queen (Elektra 45441) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | |
| 6 | SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH Dan Hill (20th Century 2355) | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | |
| 7 | DANCE, DANCE, DANCE (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) Chic (Atlantic 3435) | 8 | 11 | 12 | 17 | |
| 8 | EMOTION Samantha Sang (Private Stock 45,178) | 10 | 13 | 19 | 14 | |
| 9 | (Love Is) THICKER THAN WATER Andy Gibb (RSO 883) | 11 | 14 | 18 | 15 | |
| 10 | YOU’RE IN MY HEART (The Final Acclaim) Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8475) | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17 | |
| 11 | DESIREE Neil Diamond (Columbia 10657) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | |
| 12 | HERE YOU COME AGAIN Dolly Parton (RCA 11123) | 12 | 7 | 7 | 19 | |
| 13 | HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE Bee Gees (RSO 882) | 13 | 8 | 5 | 21 | |
| 14 | DON’T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD Santa Esmeralda (Casablanca 902) | 14 | 17 | 21 | 15 | |
| 15 | SERPENTINE FIRE Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10625) | 15 | 18 | 22 | 15 | |
| 16 | WHAT’S YOUR NAME Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40819) | 18 | 21 | 26 | 12 | |
| 17 | PEG Steely Dan (ABC 12320) | 19 | 23 | 29 | 12 | |
| 18 | NATIVE NEW YORKER Odyssey (RCA 11129) | 20 | 24 | 25 | 14 | |
| 19 | I GO CRAZY Paul Davis (Bang 733) | 21 | 25 | 34 | 25 | |
| 20 | TURN TO STONE Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 1099) | 17 | 12 | 11 | 13 | |
| 21 | FFUN Con Funk Shun (Mercury 73959) | 23 | 28 | 32 | 10 | |
| 22 | COME SAIL AWAY Styx (A&M 1977) | 22 | 16 | 9 | 23 | |
| 23 | LOVELY DAY Bill Withers (Columbia 10627) | 24 | 26 | 30 | 13 | |
| 24 | THEME FROM “CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND” John Williams (Arista 0300) | 26 | 32 | 39 | 8 | |
| 25 | SLIP SLIDIN’ AWAY Paul Simon (Columbia 10630) | 16 | 15 | 6 | 18 | |
| 26 | I LOVE YOU Donna Summer (Casablanca 907) | 27 | 30 | 35 | 10 | |
| 27 | LONG, LONG WAY FROM HOME Foreigner (Atlantic 3439) | 28 | 31 | 36 | 10 | |
| 28 | STREET CORNER SERENADE Wet Willie (Epic 50478) | 30 | 34 | 40 | 11 | |
| 29 | THUNDER ISLAND Jay Ferguson (Asylum 45444) | 31 | 35 | 42 | 9 | |
| 30 | FALLING LeBlanc & Carr (Big Tree 16100) | 32 | 38 | 48 | 17 | |
| 31 | LAY DOWN SALLY Eric Clapton (RSO 886) | 37 | 49 | 61 | 7 | |
| 32 | THE NAME OF THE GAME Abba (Atlantic 3449) | 36 | 42 | 51 | 8 | |
| 33 | BREAKDOWN Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (Shelter 62008) | 33 | 37 | 43 | 11 | |
| 34 | CURIOUS MIND (Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um) Johnny Rivers (Big Tree 16106) | 34 | 39 | 45 | 9 | |
| 35 | THEME FROM CLOSE ENCOUNTERS Meco (Millennium 608) | 35 | 40 | 47 | 8 | |
| 36 | JACK AND JILL Raydio (Arista 0283) | 40 | 46 | 53 | 8 | |
| 37 | TOO HOT TA TROT Commodores (Motown 1432) | 41 | 47 | 56 | 9 | |
| 38 | ALWAYS AND FOREVER Heatwave (Epic 50490) | 46 | 53 | 64 | 8 | |
| 39 | THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO Rita Coolidge (A&M 2004) | 45 | 55 | 73 | 4 | |
| 40 | (What A) WONDERFUL WORLD Art Garfunkel with James Taylor & Paul Simon (Columbia 10676) | 49 | 59 | 80 | 4 | |
| 41 | HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Little River Band (Harvest 4524) | 44 | 50 | 63 | 9 | |
| 42 | GOODBYE GIRL David Gates (Elektra 45450) | 50 | 56 | 66 | 10 | |
| 43 | MIND BENDER Stillwater (Capricorn 0280) | 43 | 44 | 44 | 15 | |
| 44 | (Every Time I Turn Around) BACK IN LOVE AGAIN L.T.D. (A&M 1974) | 25 | 19 | 16 | 22 | |
| 45 | HEY DEANIE Shaun Cassidy (Warner/Curb 8488) | 29 | 27 | 27 | 14 | |
| 46 | YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 8455) | 38 | 20 | 15 | 25 | |
| 47 | OUR LOVE Natalie Cole (Capitol 4509) | 59 | 70 | 85 | 5 | |
| 48 | POOR POOR PITIFUL ME Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45462) | 62 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | NIGHT FEVER Bee Gees (RSO 889) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | DUST IN THE WIND Kansas (Kirshner 4274) | 64 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | EASY TO LOVE Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 8502) | 51 | 57 | 60 | 10 | |
| 52 | CAN’T SMILE WITHOUT YOU Barry Manilow (Arista 0305) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | COCOMOTION El Coco (AVI 147) | 58 | 68 | 71 | 8 | |
| 54 | GALAXY War (MCA 40820) | 57 | 67 | 78 | 7 | |
| 55 | THE NEXT HUNDRED YEARS Al Martino (Capitol 4508) | 55 | 58 | 59 | 11 | |
| 56 | TAKE ME TO THE KAPTIN Prism (Ariola America 7678) | 56 | 60 | 62 | 8 | |
| 57 | BLUE BAYOU Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45431) | 47 | 29 | 23 | 23 | |
| 58 | LET IT GO, LET IT FLOW Dave Mason (Columbia 10662) | 68 | 78 | 88 | 5 | |
| 59 | LADY LOVE Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int’l 3634) | 67 | 77 | 87 | 4 | |
| 60 | UNTIL NOW Bobby Arvon (First Artists 41000) | 63 | 65 | 74 | 10 | |
| 61 | REACH FOR IT George Duke (Epic 50463) | 61 | 62 | 65 | 11 | |
| 62 | EVERYBODY LOVES A RAIN SONG B.J. Thomas (MCA 40854) | 70 | 79 | 89 | 4 | |
| 63 | EBONY EYES Bob Welch (Capitol 4543) | 78 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 64 | SENTIMENTAL LADY Bob Welch (Capitol 4479) | 42 | 33 | 33 | 19 | |
| 65 | POINT OF KNOW RETURN Kansas (Kirshner 4273) | 48 | 36 | 24 | 15 | |
| 66 | SILVER DREAMS Babys (Chrysalis 2201) | 73 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | THEME SONG FROM “WHICH WAY IS UP” Stargard (MCA 40825) | 79 | 86 | 96 | 5 | |
| 68 | SO LONG Firefall (Atlantic 3452) | 72 | 80 | 90 | 4 | |
| 69 | CRAZY ON YOU Heart (Mushroom 7021) | 69 | 69 | 79 | 21 | |
| 70 | BEFORE MY HEART FINDS OUT Gene Cotton (Ariola America 7675) | 81 | 89 | 98 | 4 | |
| 71 | YOU REALLY GOT ME Van Halen (Warner Bros. 8515) | 80 | 87 | 97 | 4 | |
| 72 | SWEET MUSIC MAN Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1095) | 60 | 61 | 68 | 9 | |
| 73 | IT’S YOU THAT I NEED Enchantment (Roadshow 1124) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | STORYBOOK CHILDREN (Daybreak) Bette Midler (Atlantic 3431) | 84 | 94 | 99 | 4 | |
| 75 | IF I CAN’T HAVE YOU Yvonne Elliman (RSO 884) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | AIN’T GONNA’ HURT NOBODY Brick (Bang 735) | 82 | 92 | 92 | 7 | |
| 77 | HOT LEGS Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8535) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 78 | THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND Andrew Gold (Asylum 45456) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | SWEET, SWEET SMILE Carpenters (A&M 2008) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | BOOGIE SHOES KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1025) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | BABY HOLD ON Eddie Money (Columbia 10663) | 92 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 82 | FEELS SO GOOD Chuck Mangione (A&M 2001) | 85 | 91 | — | 3 | |
| 83 | THE CIRCLE IS SMALL (I Can See It In Your Eyes) Gordon Lightfoot (Warner Bros. 8518) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | FLASH LIGHT Parliament (Casablanca 909) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | CALIFORNIA Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 8511) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | RUNNING ON EMPTY Jackson Browne (Asylum 45460) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | FOOLING YOURSELF (The Angry Young Man) Styx (A&M 2007) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | DISCO INFERNO Trammps (Atlantic 3389) | — | — | — | 7 | |
| 89 | THE CLOSER I GET TO YOU Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 3463) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | I CAN’T HOLD ON Karla Bonoff (Columbia 10618) | 90 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 91 | YOU BROUGHT THE WOMAN OUT OF ME Hot (Big Tree 16108) | 94 | 99 | — | 3 | |
| 92 | BOATS AGAINST THE CURRENT Eric Carmen (Arista 0295) | 93 | 95 | 95 | 5 | |
| 93 | NEVER HAD A LOVE Pablo Cruise (A&M 1999) | 95 | 100 | — | 3 | |
| 94 | LOVE ME RIGHT Denise LaSalle (ABC 12312) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 95 | BABY, BABY MY LOVE’S ALL FOR YOU Deniece Williams (Columbia 10648) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 96 | HOLLYWOOD Boz Scaggs (Columbia 10679) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 97 | SHOUT IT OUT B.T. Express (Columbia 10649) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | MAMMAS DON’T LET YOUR BABIES GROW UP TO BE COWBOYS Waylon & Willie (RCA 11198) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | WHAT’S YOUR NAME, WHAT’S YOUR NUMBER Andrea True Connection (Buddah 582) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 100 | YOU CAN’T TURN ME OFF (In The Middle Of Turning Me On) High Inergy (Gordy 7155) | 39 | 22 | 17 | 17 | |
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