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RECOR D S ,. (~ THE SINGLES CHART JANUARY 7, 1978 . . . . . . .WORLD 'MR.D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. TITLE, ARTIST. ARTIST. Label, L•bel , Number, Number, (Distributing (Di1tr ibut ing libe l) TITLE, Label) JAH. JAN. 7 7 31 • 1 YOU YOU LIGHT LIGHT UP UP MY MY LIFE LIFE DEBBY BOONE BOONE DEBBY Warner/Curb WBS WBS 8446 8446 Warner/Curb IWBl (13th I 13th Week) Weeki (WB) 1 1 DIC. DEC. II WU. ON ON WKS. CHAIT CHART Warnet/ Curb 20 20 7 8 8 • 9 DI 10 11 11 12 ID 13 ID 14 ID BLUE BAYOU BAYOU LINDA LINDA RONSTADT/Asylum RONSTADT / Asylum 45431 45431 BLUE SENTIMENTAL LADY LADY BOB BOB WELCH/Capitol WELCH / Capitol 4479 4479 77 SENTIMENTAL DON'T IT IT MAKE MAKE MY MY BROWN BROWN EYES EYES BLUE BLUE CRYSTAL CRYSTAL GAYLE/ GAYLE/ 44 DON'T United Artists Artists 1016 1016 United 11 11 HERE YOU YOU COME COME AGAIN AGAIN DOLLY DOLLY PARTON/RCA PARTON/ RCA 11123 11123 HERE COME SAIL SAIL AWAY AWAY STYX/A&M STYX/ A&M 1977 1977 12 COME 12 88 61 61 14 14 62 62 63 64 64 41 41 13 13 9 9 16 19 19 17 17 9 9 18 23 23 19 25 25 20 26 26 21 18 18 22 22 22 22 23 23 24 24 27 m 28 28 29 29 30 30 31 El 32 32 33 33 DANCE, DANCE, DANCE, DANCE DANCE (YOWSAH, (YOWSAH, YOWSAH, YOWSAH, YOWSAH) YOWSAH) DANCE, CHIC/ Atlantic 3435 3435 CHIC/Atlantic NATIVE NEW NEW YORKER YORKER ODYSSEY/RCA ODYSSEY / RCA 11129 11129 27 NATIVE 27 32 STAYIN' STAYIN' ALIVE ALIVE BEE BEE GEES/RSO GEES/ RSO 885 885 (Polydor) (Polydor) 32 21 21 8 8 11 11 5 5 YOU CAN'T CAN'T TURN TURN ME ME OFF OFF (IN (IN THE THE MIDDLE MIDDLE OF OF TURNING TURNING 14 YOU 14 ME ON) ON) HIGH HIGH INERGY/Gordy INERGY/ Gordy 7155 7155 (Motown) (Motown) 16 16 ME 30 DON'T DON'T LET LET ME ME BE BE MISUNDERSTOOD MISUNDERSTOOD SANTA SANTA ESMERALDA/ ESMERALDA/ 30 Casablanca 902 902 Casablanca 99 15 15 IT'S SO SO EASY EASY LINDA LINDA RONSTADT/Asylum RONSTADT / Asylum 45433 45433 14 14 IT'S 36 EMOTION EMOTION SAMANTHA SAMANTHA SANG/Private SANG/ Private Stock Stock 178 178 9 36 9 35 II GO GO CRAZY CRAZY PAUL PAUL DAVIS/Bang DAVIS/ Bong 733 733 20 20 35 34 GIRLS' GIRLS' SCHOOL/MULL SCHOOL/ MULL OF OF KINTYRE KINTYRE WINGS/Capitol WINGS / Capitol 87 8747 34 47 88 m 34 39 39 (LOVE IS) IS) THICKER THICKER THAN THAN WATER WATER ANDY ANDY GIBB/RSO GIBB/ RSO 883 883 (LOVE m 35 40 40 FFUN CON CON FUNK FUNK SHUN/Mercury SHUN/ Mercury 73959 73959 FFUN 36 36 33 IF IF YOU'RE YOU'RE NOT NOT BACK BACK IN IN LOVE LOVE BY BY MONDAY MONDAY 33 37 37 9 9 11 (Polydor) 11 (Polydor) MILLIE JACKSON/Spring JACKSON / Spring 175 175 (Polydor) (Polydor) MILLIE 39 BOOGIE BOOGIE NIGHTS NIGHTS HEATWAVE/Epic HEATWAVE/ Epic 88 50370 50370 39 m 608 (Casablanca) (Casablanca) 608 2 2 Shelter 62008 62008 (ABC) (ABC) Shelter 55 17 JACK JACK && JILL JILL RAYDIO/Arista RAYDIO / Aristo 0283 0283 17 43 NOBODY NOBODY DOES DOES IT IT BETTER BETTER CARLY CARLY SIMON/Elektra SIMON/ Elektra 45413 45413 25 25 43 74 CURIOUS CURIOUS MIND MIND (UM, (UM, UM, UM, UM, UM, UM, UM, UM, UM, UM) UM) 74 67 67 45 45 BABY, WHAT WHAT A A BIG BIG SURPRISE SURPRISE CHICAGO/Columbia CHICAGO/ Columbia 33 10620 10620 15 15 BABY, 68 68 68 68 ASK MY MY NEIGHBORS NEIGHBORS EMOTIONS/Columbia EMOTIONS/ Columbia 33 10622 10622 12 12 DON'T ASK DON'T 69 69 69 69 WAS DOG DOG A A DOUGHNUT DOUGHNUT CAT CAT STEVENS/A&M STEVENS/ A&M 1971 1971 WAS 99 70 80 HAPPY HAPPY ANNIVERSARY ANNIVERSARY LITTLE LITTLE RIVER RIVER BAND/Harvest BAND/ Harvest 424 424 80 (Capitol) (Capitol) 2 2 71 71 73 73 AS STEVIE STEVIE WONDER/Tamla WONDER / Tomlo 54291 54291 (Motown) (Motown) AS 82 82 THE LONELIEST LONELIEST MAN MAN ON ON THE THE MOON MOON DAVID DAVID CASTLE/ CASTLE/ THE Parachute 505 505 (Casablanca) (Casablanca) Parachute 57 57 CALLING OCCUPANTS OCCUPANTS OF OF INTERPLANETARY INTERPLANETARY CRAFT CRAFT CALLING 74 83 83 GALAXY WAR/MCA WAR / MCA 40820 40820 GALAXY 75 84 84 LAY DOWN DOWN SALLY SALLY ERIC ERIC CLAPTON/RSO CLAPTON / RSO 886 886 (Polydor) iPolydor) LAY 76 76 78 78 GOODBYE GIRL GIRL DAVID DAVID GATES/Elektra GATES/ Elektra 45450 45450 GOODBYE 85 85 ALWAYS AND AND FOREVER FOREVER HEATWAVE/Epic HEATWAVE / Epic 88 50490 50490 ALWAYS 72 m 73 73 m m m 77 m 79 78 78 JOHNNY RIVERS/Big RIVERS/ Big Tree Tree 16106 JOHNNY 16106 (Atlantic) (Atlantic) 2 2 MIND BENDER BENDER STILLWATER/Capricorn STILLWATER/ Capricorn 0280 0280 MIND 98 BELLE BELLE AL AL GREEN/Hi GREEN / Hi 77505 77505 (Cream) (Cream) 98 4 4 80 80 81 81 82 82 88 88 83 83 14 61 SHE'S SHE'S NOT NOT THERE THERE SANTANA/Columbia SANTANA/ Columbia 33 10616 10616 14 61 LADY LOVE LOU RAWLS/ Philo . Intl. ZS8 3634 (CBS) 3 94 3 94 LADY LOVE LOU RAWLS/Phila. Intl. ZS8 3634 (CBS) 75 YOU YOU TOOK TOOK THE THE WORDS WORDS RIGHT RIGHT OUT OUT OF OF MY MY MOUTH MOUTH 75 (HOT SUMMER SUMMER NIGHT) NIGHT) MEATLOAF/Epic/Cleveland MEATLOAF/ Epic/ Cleveland (HOT 50467 10 10 Intl. 88 50467 Intl. 70 HEAVEN'S HEAVEN'S JUST JUST A A SIN SIN AWAY AWAY THE THE KENDALLS/Ovation KENDALLS / Ovotion 1103 1103 12 12 70 El 81 m 84 85 85 86 86 10 10 42 DI 48 48 WHAT'S YOUR YOUR NAME NAME LYNYRD LYNYRD SKYNYRD/MCA SKYNYRD/ MCA 40918 40918 WHAT'S 93 93 38 MY MY WAY WAY ELVIS ELVIS PRESLEY/RCA PRESLEY / RCA 11165 11165 38 89 89 76 76 96 96 96 96 92 92 44 44 47 47 45 45 49 HOW HOW CAN CAN II LEAVE LEAVE YOU YOU AGAIN AGAIN JOHN JOHN DENVER/RCA DENVER/ RCA 11036 11036 66 49 EASY TO TO LOVE LOVE LEO LEO SAYER/Warner SAYER/ Worner Bros. Bros. 8502 8502 52 EASY 66 52 50 LOVELY LOVELY DAY DAY BILL BILL WITHERS/Columbia WITHERS/ Columbia 33 10627 10627 88 50 8 8 97 97 98 98 SEND IN IN THE THE CLOWNS CLOWNS JUDY JUDY COLLINS/Elektra COLLINS/ Elektra 45076 45076 SEND OUR LOVE LOVE NATALIE NATALIE COLE/Capitol COLE/ Capitol 4509 4509 OUR Shodybrook 1041 1041 Shadybrook 77 II FEEL FEEL LOVE LOVE DONNA DONNA SUMMER/Casablanca SUMMER/ Casablanca 884 884 77 95 95 97 97 99 99 16 16 3 3 7 7 2 2 8 8 23 23 SONG STEVE STEVE MARTIN/Warner MARTIN / Worner Bros. Bros. 8503 8503 77 GRANDMOTHER'S SONG GRANDMOTHER'S IT'S ECSTASY ECSTASY WHEN WHEN YOU YOU LAY LAY DOWN DOWN NEXT NEXT TO TO ME ME IT'S BARRY WHITE/20th WHITE / 20th Century Century 2350 2350 19 19 BARRY WE JUST JUST DISAGREE DISAGREE DAVE DAVE MASON/Columbia MASON / Columbia 33 10575 10575 19 19 WE BLOAT ON ON CHEECH CHEECH & & CHONG/Epic/Ode CHONG/ Epic/ Ode 50471 50471 10 10 BLOAT DON'T LET LET THE THE FLAME FLAME BURN BURN OUT OUT JACKIE JACKIE DeSHANNON/ DeSHANNON / DON'T Amherst 725 725 Amherst HARD TIMES TIMES BOZ BOZ SCAGGS/Columbia SCAGGS/ Columbia 33 10606 HARD 10606 100 100 100 SEND SEND IT IT ASHFORD ASHFORD && SIMPSON/Warner SIMPSON / Worner Bros. Bros. 8453 8453 100 99 99 3 3 2 2 SHOUT IT IT OUT OUT LOUD LOUD KISS/Casablanca KISS/ Casablanca 906 906 SHOUT CONTROLLERS/ Juana 3414 3414 (T.K.) (T.K.) CONTROLLERS/Juana YOU MADE MADE ME ME CRAZY CRAZY SAMMY SAMMY HAGAR/Capitol HAGAR/ Capitol 4502 4502 YOU 86 IF IF IT IT DON'T DON'T FIT FIT DON'T DON'T FORCE FORCE IT IT KELLEE KELLEE PATTERSON/ PATTERSON/ 86 94 94 6 6 9 9 43 43 91 91 2 2 LET' S FOOL FOOL AROUND AROUND GENERAL GENERAL JOHNSON/Arista JOHNSON / Arista 0264 0264 LET'S 95 95 12 12 2 2 3 3 91 91 92 92 GETTIN' READY READY FOR FOR LOVE LOVE DIANA DIANA ROSS/Motown ROSS/ Motown 1427 1427 GETTIN' 2 2 87 SWEET SWEET MUSIC MUSIC MAN MAN KENNY KENNY ROGERS/United ROGERS/ United Artists Artists 1095 1095 87 15 15 42 42 4 4 79 TOO TOO HOT HOT TA TA TROT TROT COMMODORES/Motown COMMODORES/ Motown 1432 1432 79 90 SOMEBODY'S SOMEBODY'S GOTTA GOTTA WIN, WIN, SOMEBODY'S SOMEBODY'S GOTTA GOTTA LOSE LOSE 90 41 41 9 9 4 4 90 90 33 33 14 CARPENTERS/ A&M 1978 1978 14 CARPENTERS/A&M 44 12 12 YOU MAKE MAKE LOVING LOVING FUN FUN FLEETWOOD FLEETWOOD MAC/ MAC/ 37 YOU 37 Worner Bros. Bros. 8483 8483 Warner 13 13 66 65 65 4 4 4 SWINGTOWN STEVE STEVE MILLER M ILLER BAND/Capitol BAND/ Capitol 4496 4496 SWINGTOWN 24 24 40 40 m m 64 64 93 93 46 46 46 47 47 44 44 88 88 89 89 39 STREET CORNER CORNER SERENADE SERENADE WET WET WILLIE/Epic WILLIE / Epic 88 50478 50478 STREET 59 59 57 57 87 87 31 ISN'T ISN'T IT IT TIME TIME THE THE BABYS/Chrysalis BABYS/ Chrysolis 2173 2173 31 THEME FROM FROM "CLOSE "CLOSE ENCOUNTERS ENCOUNTERS OF OF THE THE THIRD THIRD KIND" KIND" THEME 0300 JOHN WILLIAMS/Arista WILLIAMS / Arista 0300 JOHN 56 56 8 8 38 38 m m m • 24 26 26 29 29 63 63 13 13 SERPENTINE FIRE FIRE EARTH, EARTH, WIND WIND && FIRE/Columbia FIRE/ Columbia 33 10625 10625 13 13 SERPENTINE TURN TO STONE ELO/ Jet JT 1099 (UAI 8 TURN TO STONE ELO/Jet JT 1099 (UA) 8 WE'RE ALL ALONE RITA COOLIDGE / A&M 1965 18 18 WE'RE ALL ALONE RITA COOLIDGE/A&M 1965 HEY DEANIE DEANIE SHAUN SHAUN CASSIDY/Warner/Curb CASSIDY / Worner/ Curb 8488 84B8 (WB) (WB) 9 9 HEY DESIREE NEIL NEIL DIAMOND/Columbia DIAMOND/ Columbia 33 10657 10657 6 6 DESIREE SOMETIMES WHEN WHEN WE WE TOUCH TOUCH DAN DAN HILL/20th HILL/ 20th Century Century 2355 2355 7 7 SOMETIMES POINT OF OF KNOW KNOW RETURN RETURN KANSAS/Kirshner KANSAS/ Kirshner 4273 4273 (CBS) (CBS) 10 10 POINT RUNAROUND SUE SUE LEIF LEIF GARRETT/Atlantic GARRETT/ Atlantic 3440 3440 9 9 RUNAROUND THE WAY WAY II FEEL FEEL TONIGHT TONIGHT BAY BAY CITY CITY ROLLERS/Arista ROLLERS/ Arista 0272 0272 12 12 THE 25 BJ 62 62 55 REACH FOR FOR IT IT GEORGE GEORGE DUKE/Epic DUKE/ Epic 88 50463 50463 8 8 REACH LET IT IT SHOW SHOW ALAN ALAN PARSONS PARSONS PROJECT/Arista PROJECT/ Arista 0288 0288 66 65 DON'T DON'T LET 65 THE NEXT NEXT HUNDRED HUNDRED YEARS YEARS AL AL MARTINO/Capitol MARTINO/ Capitol 4508 4508 6 67 THE 6 67 SHORT PEOPLE PEOPLE RANDY RANDY NEWMAN/Warner NEWMAN / Worner Bros. Bros. 8492 8492 SHORT 10 HEAVEN HEAVEN ON ON THE THE SEVENTH SEVENTH FLOOR FLOOR PAUL PAUL NICHOLAS/ NICHOLAS/ 10 RSO 878 878 (Polydor) (Polydor) RSO 54 6 6 60 60 16 16 24 24 56 56 60 60 21 21 m DI m 21 53 53 52 ID 9 9 m 15 15 m FALLING LeBLANC LeBLANC && CARR/Big CARR/ Big Tree Tree 1600 1600 (Atlantic) (Atlantic) FALLING 24 24 17 17 LTD / A&M 1974 1974 14 14 LTD/A&M SLIP SLIDIN' SLIDIN' AWAY AWAY PAUL PAUL SIMON/Columbia SIMON / Columbia 33 10630 10630 SLIP JUST THE THE WAY WAY YOU YOU ARE ARE BILLY BILLY JOEL/Columbia JOEL/ Columbia 33 10646 10646 JUST 17 17 Polydor 14439 14439 Polydor 58 58 BREAKDOWN TOM TOM PETTY PETTY & & THE THE HEARTBREAKERS/ HEARTBREAKERS/ BREAKDOWN 11 11 (EVERY TIME TIME II TURN TURN AROUND) AROUND) BACK BACK IN IN LOVE LOVE AGAIN AGAIN (EVERY 20 20 7 7 55 (YOU'RE (YOU'RE MY) MY) SOUL SOUL && INSPIRATION INSPIRATION DONNY DONNY & & MARIE/ MARIE/ 55 66 66 15 15 13 WE WE ARE ARE THE THE CHAMPIONS/WE CHAMPIONS/ WE WILL WILL ROCK ROCK YOU YOU QUEEN/ QUEEN / 13 45441 12 Elektra 45441 12 Elektra 5 5 WRAP YOUR YOUR ARMS ARMS AROUND AROUND ME ME KC KC & & THE THE SUNSHINE SUNSHINE WRAP BAND/ T.K. 1022 1022 BAND/T.K. 59 HOW DEEP DEEP IS IS YOUR YOUR LOVE LOVE BEE BEE GEES/RSO GEES/ RSO 882 (Polydor) 15 HOW 882 (Polydor) 15 YOU'RE IN IN MY MYHEART HEART (THE (THE FINAL FINAL ACCLAIM) ACCLAIM) ROD ROD STEWART/ STEWART/ YOU'RE 6 6 51 51 14 14 2 2 I5I 4 4 50 50 9 9 72 72 3 3 Bros . 8475 8475 Warner Bros. Warner LONG, LONG LONG WAY WAY FROM FROM HOME HOME FOREIGNER/Atlantic FOREIGNER/ Atlantic 3439 3439 LONG, 58 BABY COME COME BACK BACK PLAYER/RSO PLAYER/ RSO 870 870 (Polydor) (Polydor) BABY 6 6 54 54 PEG STEELY STEELY DAN/ABC DAN/ ABC 12320 12320 7 7 PEG LOVE YOU YOU DONNA DONNA SUMMER/Casablanca SUMMER/ Casablanca 907 907 4 4 II LOVE THUNDER ISLAND ISLAND JAY JAY FERGUSON/Asylum FERGUSON / Asylum 45444 45444 4 4 THUNDER TRIED TO TO LOVE LOVE PETER PETER FRAMPTON/A&M FRAMPTON/ A&M 1988 1988 55 TRIED YOUR SMILING FACE JAMES TAYLOR/ Columbia 3 10602 19 19 YOUR SMILING FACE JAMES TAYLOR/Columbia 3 10602 THEME FROM FROM 'CLOSE 'CLOSE ENCOUNTERS' ENCOUNTERS' MECO/Millennium MECO/ Millennium THEME 33 4 53 OOH OOH BOY BOY ROSE ROSE ROYCE/Whitfield ROYCE / Whitfield 8491 8491 (WB) (WB) 53 51 51 2 2 Ill 48 48 49 49 6 6 13 13 14 14 ].