| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending APRIL 1, 1978 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | NIGHT FEVER Bee Gees (RSO 889) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2 | CAN’T SMILE WITHOUT YOU Barry Manilow (Arista 0305) | 5 | 7 | 11 | 9 | |
| 3 | LAY DOWN SALLY Eric Clapton (RSO 886) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | |
| 4 | STAYIN’ ALIVE Bee Gees (RSO 885) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | |
| 5 | EMOTION Samantha Sang (Private Stock 45,178) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 21 | |
| 6 | THUNDER ISLAND Jay Ferguson (Asylum 45444) | 8 | 10 | 14 | 16 | |
| 7 | I GO CRAZY Paul Davis (Bang 733) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 32 | |
| 8 | JACK AND JILL Raydio (Arista 0283) | 10 | 12 | 17 | 15 | |
| 9 | IF I CAN’T HAVE YOU Yvonne Elliman (RSO 884) | 11 | 14 | 26 | 9 | |
| 10 | DUST IN THE WIND Kansas (Kirshner 4274) | 12 | 13 | 21 | 10 | |
| 11 | SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH Dan Hill (20th Century 2355) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19 | |
| 12 | FALLING LeBlanc & Carr (Big Tree 16100) | 13 | 11 | 12 | 24 | |
| 13 | ALWAYS AND FOREVER Heatwave (Epic 50490) | 15 | 17 | 20 | 15 | |
| 14 | RUNNING ON EMPTY Jackson Browne (Asylum 45460) | 20 | 23 | 31 | 8 | |
| 15 | EBONY EYES Bob Welch (Capitol 4543) | 17 | 20 | 25 | 10 | |
| 16 | GOODBYE GIRL David Gates (Elektra 45450) | 18 | 19 | 23 | 17 | |
| 17 | OUR LOVE Natalie Cole (Capitol 4509) | 19 | 21 | 24 | 12 | |
| 18 | THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND Andrew Gold (Asylum 45456) | 25 | 30 | 36 | 8 | |
| 19 | FLASH LIGHT Parliament (Casablanca 909) | 21 | 29 | 33 | 8 | |
| 20 | BEFORE MY HEART FINDS OUT Gene Cotton (Ariola 7675) | 22 | 25 | 29 | 11 | |
| 21 | LADY LOVE Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int’l 3634) | 23 | 28 | 32 | 11 | |
| 22 | (Love Is) THICKER THAN WATER Andy Gibb (RSO 883) | 9 | 3 | 2 | 22 | |
| 23 | WE’LL NEVER HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE AGAIN England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree 16110) | 27 | 32 | 41 | 6 | |
| 24 | THEME SONG FROM “WHICH WAY IS UP” Stargard (MCA 40825) | 24 | 27 | 30 | 12 | |
| 25 | HOT LEGS Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8535) | 26 | 31 | 34 | 8 | |
| 26 | SWEET TALKIN’ WOMAN Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 1145) | 28 | 33 | 42 | 7 | |
| 27 | COUNT ON ME Jefferson Starship (Grunt 11196) | 32 | 55 | 75 | 4 | |
| 28 | THE CLOSER I GET TO YOU Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 3463) | 33 | 41 | 53 | 8 | |
| 29 | WHAT’S YOUR NAME Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40819) | 14 | 9 | 7 | 19 | |
| 30 | FOOLING YOURSELF (The Angry Young Man) Styx (A&M 2007) | 39 | 46 | 51 | 8 | |
| 31 | THE NAME OF THE GAME Abba (Atlantic 3449) | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | |
| 32 | BABY HOLD ON Eddie Money (Columbia 10663) | 38 | 43 | 49 | 10 | |
| 33 | BOOGIE SHOES KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1025) | 34 | 40 | 45 | 9 | |
| 34 | THE CIRCLE IS SMALL (I Can See It In Your Eyes) Gordon Lightfoot (Warner Bros. 8518) | 37 | 42 | 48 | 8 | |
| 35 | FEELS SO GOOD Chuck Mangione (A&M 2001) | 40 | 45 | 52 | 10 | |
| 36 | IMAGINARY LOVER Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor 14459) | 46 | 56 | 71 | 5 | |
| 37 | DISCO INFERNO Trammps (Atlantic 3389) | 42 | 50 | 57 | 14 | |
| 38 | I’M GONNA TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING Rubicon (20th Century 2362) | 43 | 51 | 63 | 7 | |
| 39 | JUST THE WAY YOU ARE Billy Joel (Columbia 10646) | 29 | 24 | 9 | 21 | |
| 40 | (What A) WONDERFUL WORLD Art Garfunkel with James Taylor & Paul Simon (Columbia 10676) | 30 | 15 | 16 | 11 | |
| 41 | FANTASY Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10688) | 45 | 52 | 59 | 6 | |
| 42 | THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO Rita Coolidge (A&M 2004) | 31 | 18 | 19 | 11 | |
| 43 | LOVE IS LIKE OXYGEN Sweet (Capitol 4549) | 50 | 60 | 64 | 6 | |
| 44 | IT’S YOU THAT I NEED Enchantment (Roadshow 1124) | 36 | 39 | 43 | 9 | |
| 45 | SWEET, SWEET SMILE Carpenters (A&M 2008) | 48 | 53 | 58 | 9 | |
| 46 | PEG Steely Dan (ABC 12320) | 35 | 34 | 8 | 19 | |
| 47 | HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Little River Band (Harvest 4524) | 41 | 22 | 22 | 16 | |
| 48 | MAMMAS DON’T LET YOUR BABIES GROW UP TO BE COWBOYS Waylon & Willie (RCA 11198) | 44 | 47 | 54 | 8 | |
| 49 | WITH A LITTLE LUCK Wings (Capitol 4559) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | LET’S ALL CHANT Michael Zager Band (Private Stock 45,184) | 54 | 63 | 72 | 6 | |
| 51 | TWO DOORS DOWN Dolly Parton (RCA 11240) | 60 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | THIS TIME I’M IN IT FOR LOVE Player (RSO 890) | 61 | 73 | 82 | 4 | |
| 53 | ROCKET RIDE Kiss (Casablanca 915) | 59 | 64 | 73 | 5 | |
| 54 | MORE THAN A WOMAN Tavares (Capitol 4500) | 63 | 72 | 83 | 7 | |
| 55 | MOVIN’ OUT (Anthony’s Song) Billy Joel (Columbia 10708) | 70 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | ON BROADWAY George Benson (Warner Bros. 8542) | 66 | 80 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | YOU REALLY GOT ME Van Halen (Warner Bros. 8515) | 49 | 44 | 47 | 11 | |
| 58 | POOR POOR PITIFUL ME Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45462) | 51 | 26 | 27 | 10 | |
| 59 | LET ME PARTY WITH YOU (pt. 1) (Party, Party, Party) Bunny Sigler (Gold Mind 4008) | 62 | 71 | 81 | 4 | |
| 60 | WEREWOLVES OF LONDON Warren Zevon (Asylum 45472) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 61 | TOO MUCH, TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams (Columbia 10693) | 71 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 62 | BOOTZILLA Bootsy’s Rubber Band (Warner Bros. 8512) | 67 | 78 | 85 | 5 | |
| 63 | REACHING FOR THE SKY Peabo Bryson (Capitol 4522) | 69 | 79 | 88 | 5 | |
| 64 | WATCHING THE DETECTIVES / ALISON Elvis Costello (Columbia 10696) | 68 | 74 | 84 | 4 | |
| 65 | YOU’RE THE ONE THAT I WANT John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (RSO 891) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | IT’S A HEARTACHE Bonnie Tyler (RCA 11249) | 76 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | THEME FROM “CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND” John Williams (Arista 0300) | 52 | 35 | 13 | 15 | |
| 68 | SITTING IN LIMBO Don Brown (1st American 102) | 73 | 81 | 90 | 4 | |
| 69 | THAT’S YOUR SECRET Sea Level (Capricorn 0287) | 78 | 88 | 93 | 5 | |
| 70 | DON’T COST YOU NOTHING Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 8514) | 74 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS Queen (Elektra 45441) | 47 | 37 | 35 | 24 | |
| 72 | BOMBS AWAY Bob Weir (Arista 0315) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | DANCE WITH ME Peter Brown with Betty Wright (Drive 6269) | 82 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 74 | READY FOR THE TIMES TO GET BETTER Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1136) | 79 | 85 | 89 | 7 | |
| 75 | DANCE, DANCE, DANCE (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) Chic (Atlantic 3435) | 53 | 36 | 15 | 24 | |
| 76 | MAKE YOU FEEL LOVE AGAIN Wet Willie (Epic 50528) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 77 | DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC Shaun Cassidy (Warner/Curb 8533) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 78 | I LOVE MY MUSIC Wild Cherry (Epic/Sweet City 50500) | 83 | 87 | 95 | 4 | |
| 79 | TWO OUT OF THREE AIN’T BAD Meat Loaf (Cleveland Int’l/Epic 50513) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | (I Will Be Your) SHADOW IN THE STREET Allan Clarke (Atlantic 3459) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | EVERY KINDA PEOPLE Robert Palmer (Island 100) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | YOUR LOVE IS SO GOOD FOR ME Diana Ross (Motown 1436) | 87 | 92 | 94 | 5 | |
| 83 | WHEEL IN THE SKY Journey (Columbia 10700) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | YOU’LL LOVE AGAIN Hotel (Mercury 73979) | 84 | 89 | 92 | 5 | |
| 85 | KINGS AND QUEENS Aerosmith (Columbia 10699) | 88 | 91 | — | 3 | |
| 86 | MAMA LET HIM PLAY Doucette (Mushroom 7030) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | DEACON BLUES Steely Dan (ABC 12355) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | A LOVER’S QUESTION Jacky Ward (Mercury 55018) | 91 | 94 | 98 | 5 | |
| 89 | AM I LOSING YOU Manhattans (Columbia 10674) | 92 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 90 | NEVER GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE L.T.D. (A&M 2005) | 93 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 91 | MUSIC, HARMONY AND RHYTHM Brooklyn Dreams (Millennium 610) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | WALK RIGHT BACK Anne Murray (Capitol 4527) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 93 | LITTLE ONE Chicago (Columbia 10683) | 98 | 59 | 62 | 7 | |
| 94 | DANCE ACROSS THE FLOOR Jimmy “Bo” Horne (Sunshine Sound 1003) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | I CAN’T STAND THE RAIN Eruption (Ariola America/Hansa 7686) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | DOWN THE ROAD B.T.O. (Mercury 73987) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE Bee Gees (RSO 882) | 56 | 49 | 37 | 28 | |
| 98 | SHORT PEOPLE Randy Newman (Warner Bros. 8492) | 55 | 38 | 28 | 21 | |
| 99 | BABY COME BACK Player (RSO 879) | 58 | 54 | 39 | 27 | |
| 100 | RUMOUR HAS IT Donna Summer (Casablanca 916) | 72 | 77 | 86 | 4 | |
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