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These are all the Top Songs of 1977.
*Note: Based on the Nolan Method, these are the year-end songs that represented the best songs of 1977. The Nolan Method ranking system was formulated by lead Top40Weekly contributor Jarrett Nolan and is based on a point system for an artistβs chart performance on Billboard charts. Be sure to check out our Year in Music snapshot of what was happening in the world of Top 40 music in this decade. Written by radio and music industry veteran Ed Osborne, each overview highlights the important trends and some of the representative songs and artists that shaped the music landscape and occupied the Top 40 charts during this decade of music.
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 8th January, 1977
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 YOU DONβT HAVE TO BE A STAR (To Be In My Show) ββ’β Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC)-18 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 4 YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING ββ’β Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-12 (2)
3 1 TONIGHTβS THE NIGHT (Gonna Be Alright) ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-15 (1)
4 7 I WISH ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-6 (4)
5 9 CAR WASH ββ’β Rose Royce (MCA)-12 (5)
6 6 SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD ββ’β Elton John (Rocket)-9 (6)
7 8 DAZZ ββ’β Brick (Bang)-12 (7)
8 3 THE RUBBERBAND MAN ββ’β The Spinners (Atlantic)-18 (2)
9 10 AFTER THE LOVINβ ββ’β Engelbert Humperdinck (Epic)-12 (9)
10 11 STAND TALL ββ’β Burton Cummings (Portrait)-14 (10)
11 12 HOT LINE ββ’β The Sylvers (Capitol)-14 (11)
12 13 I NEVER CRY ββ’β Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-22 (12)
13 15 LIVINβ THING ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists)-12 (13)
14 14 LOVE ME ββ’β Yvonne Elliman (RSO)-15 (14)
15 5 MORE THAN A FEELING ββ’β Boston (Epic)-17 (5)
16 20 NEW KID IN TOWN ββ’β Eagles (Asylum)-4 (16)
17 19 SOMEBODY TO LOVE ββ’β Queen (Elektra)-7 (17)
18 22 LOST WITHOUT YOUR LOVE ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-7 (18)
19 21 ENJOY YOURSELF ββ’β The Jacksons (Epic)-9 (19)
20 28 WALK THIS WAY ββ’β Aerosmith (Columbia)-8 (20)
21 16 MUSKRAT LOVE ββ’β The Captain and Tennille (A&M)-16 (4)
22 24 JEANS ON ββ’β David Dundas (Chrysalis)-14 (22)
23 25 SHAKE YOUR RUMP TO THE FUNK ββ’β The Bar-Kays (Mercury)-13 (23)
24 26 SATURDAY NITE ββ’β Earth, Wind and Fire (Columbia)-8 (24)
25 27 THIS SONG ββ’β George Harrison (Dark Horse)-8 (25)
26 30 I LIKE DREAMINβ ββ’β Kenny Nolan (20th Century)-10 (26)
27 29 TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS ββ’β Mary MacGregor (Ariola America)-8 (27)
28 32 BLINDED BY THE LIGHT ββ’β Manfred Mannβs Earth Band (Warner Brothers)-8 (28)
29 17 NADIAβS THEME (The Young and the Restless) ββ’β Barry DeVorzon and Perry Botkin, Jr. (A&M)-20 (8)
30 33 WHISPERING / CHERCHEZ LA FEMME / SE SI BON (Medley) ββ’β Dr. Buzzardβs Original βSavannahβ Band (RCA)-10 (30)
31 31 LOVE SO RIGHT ββ’β Bee Gees (RSO)-17 (3)
32 35 WEEKEND IN NEW ENGLAND ββ’β Barry Manilow (Arista)-7 (32)
33 37 AINβT NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING ββ’β Donny and Marie Osmond (Polydor)-7 (33)
34 18 NIGHTS ARE FOREVER WITHOUT YOU ββ’β England Dan and John Ford Coley (Big Tree)-14 (10)
35 52 FLY LIKE AN EAGLE ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-4 (35)
36 40 DRIVINβ WHEEL ββ’β Foghat (Bearsville)-7 (36)
37 38 KEEP ME CRYINβ ββ’β Al Green (Hi)-12 (37)
38 43 FREE BIRD (Live Version) ββ’β Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA)-6 (38)
39 39 DO WHAT YOU WANT, BE WHAT YOU ARE ββ’β Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA)-11 (39)
40 51 LOVE THEME FROM βA STAR IS BORNβ (Evergreen) ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-5 (40)
OFF THE CHARTS
46 23 YOU ARE THE WOMAN ββ’β Firefall (Atlantic)-21 (9)
51 36 MADEMOISELLE ββ’β Styx (A&M)-9 (36)
53 34 LOVE BALLAD ββ’β L.T.D. (A&M)-15 (20)
POWER PLAYS
41 62 HARD LUCK WOMAN ββ’β Kiss (Casablanca)-4 (41)
42 42 WHAT CAN I SAY ββ’β Boz Scaggs (Columbia)-8 (42)
43 47 I LIKE TO DO IT ββ’β K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-6 (43)
44 46 SOMEONE TO LAY DOWN BESIDE ME ββ’β Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)-6 (44)
45 49 IT KEEPS YOU RUNNINβ ββ’β The Doobie Brothers (Warner Brothers)-9 (45)
47 53 LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ALICE ββ’β Smokie (RSO)-6 (47)
48 50 DO IT TO MY MIND ββ’β Johnny Bristol (Atlantic)-7 (48)
49 59 NIGHT MOVES ββ’β Bob Seger (Capitol)-5 (49)
50 60 YOUβVE GOT ME RUNNINβ ββ’β Gene Cotton (ABC)-6 (50)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
71 β GO YOUR OWN WAY ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-1 (71)
79 β IN THE MOOD ββ’β Henhouse Five Plus Too (Warner Brothers)-1 (79)
83 β BE MY GIRL ββ’β The Dramatics (ABC)-1 (83)
85 β FANCY DANCER ββ’β The Commodores (Motown)-1 (85)
86 β THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE ββ’β 10cc (Mercury)-1 (86)
87 β HAIL HAIL ROCK AND ROLL ββ’β The Starland Vocal Band (Windsong)-1 (87)
90 β SAY YOUβLL STAY UNTIL TOMORROW ββ’β Tom Jones (Epic)-1 (90)
98 β FLY BY NIGHT / IN THE MOOD (Medley) ββ’β Rush (Mercury)-1 (98)
99 β DISCO LUCY (βI Love Lucyβ Theme) ββ’β The Wilton Place Street Band (Island)-1 (99)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 15th January, 1977Β
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING ββ’β Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-13 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 4 I WISH ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-7 (2)
3 5 CAR WASH ββ’β Rose Royce (MCA)-13 (3)
4 1 YOU DONβT HAVE TO BE A STAR (To Be In My Show) ββ’β Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC)-19 (1)
5 7 DAZZ ββ’β Brick (Bang)-13 (5)
6 3 TONIGHTβS THE NIGHT (Gonna Be Alright) ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-16 (1)
7 6 SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD ββ’β Elton John (Rocket)-10 (6)
8 11 HOT LINE ββ’β The Sylvers (Capitol)-15 (8)
9 9 AFTER THE LOVINβ ββ’β Engelbert Humperdinck (Epic)-13 (9)
10 10 STAND TALL ββ’β Burton Cummings (Portrait)-15 (10)
11 8 THE RUBBERBAND MAN ββ’β The Spinners (Atlantic)-19 (2)
12 16 NEW KID IN TOWN ββ’β Eagles (Asylum)-5 (12)
13 13 LIVINβ THING ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists)-13 (13)
14 20 WALK THIS WAY ββ’β Aerosmith (Columbia)-9 (14)
15 17 SOMEBODY TO LOVE ββ’β Queen (Elektra)-8 (15)
16 18 LOST WITHOUT YOUR LOVE ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-8 (16)
17 19 ENJOY YOURSELF ββ’β The Jacksons (Epic)-10 (17)
18 14 LOVE ME ββ’β Yvonne Elliman (RSO)-16 (14)
19 28 BLINDED BY THE LIGHT ββ’β Manfred Mannβs Earth Band (Warner Brothers)-9 (19)
20 27 TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS ββ’β Mary MacGregor (Ariola America)-9 (20)
21 26 I LIKE DREAMINβ ββ’β Kenny Nolan (20th Century)-11 (21)
22 22 JEANS ON ββ’β David Dundas (Chrysalis)-15 (22)
23 23 SHAKE YOUR RUMP TO THE FUNK ββ’β The Bar-Kays (Mercury)-14 (23)
24 24 SATURDAY NITE ββ’β Earth, Wind and Fire (Columbia)-9 (24)
25 25 THIS SONG ββ’β George Harrison (Dark Horse)-9 (25)
26 32 WEEKEND IN NEW ENGLAND ββ’β Barry Manilow (Arista)-8 (26)
27 12 I NEVER CRY ββ’β Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-23 (12)
28 35 FLY LIKE AN EAGLE ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-5 (28)
29 15 MORE THAN A FEELING ββ’β Boston (Epic)-18 (5)
30 30 WHISPERING / CHERCHEZ LA FEMME / SE SI BON (Medley) ββ’β Dr. Buzzardβs Original βSavannahβ Band (RCA)-11 (30)
31 33 AINβT NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING ββ’β Donny and Marie Osmond (Polydor)-8 (31)
32 21 MUSKRAT LOVE ββ’β The Captain and Tennille (A&M)-17 (4)
33 41 HARD LUCK WOMAN ββ’β Kiss (Casablanca)-5 (33)
34 36 DRIVINβ WHEEL ββ’β Foghat (Bearsville)-8 (34)
35 40 LOVE THEME FROM βA STAR IS BORNβ (Evergreen) ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-6 (35)
36 49 NIGHT MOVES ββ’β Bob Seger (Capitol)-6 (36)
37 29 NADIAβS THEME (The Young and the Restless) ββ’β Barry DeVorzon and Perry Botkin, Jr. (A&M)-21 (8)
38 38 FREE BIRD (Live Version) ββ’β Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA)-7 (38)
39 34 NIGHTS ARE FOREVER WITHOUT YOU ββ’β England Dan and John Ford Coley (Big Tree)-15 (10)
40 31 LOVE SO RIGHT ββ’β Bee Gees (RSO)-18 (3)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
51 37 KEEP ME CRYINβ ββ’β Al Green (Hi)-13 (37)
53 39 DO WHAT YOU WANT, BE WHAT YOU ARE ββ’β Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA)-12 (39)
POWER PLAYS
41 56 DANCING QUEEN ββ’β Abba (Atlantic)-6 (41)
42 43 I LIKE TO DO IT ββ’β K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-7 (42)
43 45 IT KEEPS YOU RUNNINβ ββ’β The Doobie Brothers (Warner Brothers)-10 (43)
44 44 SOMEONE TO LAY DOWN BESIDE ME ββ’β Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)-7 (44)
45 55 SAVE IT FOR A RAINY DAY ββ’β Stephen Bishop (ABC)-6 (45)
46 47 LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ALICE ββ’β Smokie (RSO)-7 (46)
47 50 YOUβVE GOT ME RUNNINβ ββ’β Gene Cotton (ABC)-7 (47)
48 48 DO IT TO MY MIND ββ’β Johnny Bristol (Atlantic)-8 (48)
49 42 WHAT CAN I SAY β Boz Scaggs (Columbia)-9 (42)
50 64 YEAR OF THE CAT ββ’β Al Stewart (Janus)-6 (50)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
72 β BABY DONβT YOU KNOW ββ’β Wild Cherry (Epic)-1 (72)
77 β DIS-GORILLA (Part 1) ββ’β Rick Dees and His Cast Of Idiots (RSO)-1 (77)
84 β BOOGIE CHILD ββ’β Β Bee Gees (RSO)-1 (84)
92 β I DONβT WANNA LOSE YOUR LOVE / FLOWERS ββ’β The Emotions (Columbia)-11 (51)
96 β PIRATE ββ’β Cher (Warner Brothers)-1 (96)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 22nd January, 1977Β
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 I WISH ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-8 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 3 CAR WASH ββ’β Rose Royce (MCA)-14 (2)
3 1 YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING ββ’β Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-14 (1)
4 5 DAZZ ββ’β Brick (Bang)-14 (4)
5 4 YOU DONβT HAVE TO BE A STAR (To Be In My Show) ββ’β Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC)-20 (1)
6 8 HOT LINE ββ’β The Sylvers (Capitol)-16 (6)
7 12 NEW KID IN TOWN ββ’β Eagles (Asylum)-6 (7)
8 9 AFTER THE LOVINβ ββ’β Engelbert Humperdinck (Epic)-14 (8)
9 19 BLINDED BY THE LIGHT ββ’β Manfred Mannβs Earth Band (Warner Brothers)-10 (9)
10 20 TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS ββ’β Mary MacGregor (Ariola America)-10 (10)
11 6 TONIGHTβS THE NIGHT (Gonna Be Alright) ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-17 (1)
12 14 WALK THIS WAY ββ’β Aerosmith (Columbia)-10 (12)
13 15 SOMEBODY TO LOVE ββ’β Queen (Elektra)-9 (13)
14 16 LOST WITHOUT YOUR LOVE ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-9 (14)
15 17 ENJOY YOURSELF ββ’β The Jacksons (Epic)-11 (15)
16 21 I LIKE DREAMINβ ββ’β Kenny Nolan (20th Century)-12 (16)
17 13 LIVINβ THING ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists)-14 (13)
18 28 FLY LIKE AN EAGLE ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-6 (18)
19 22 JEANS ON ββ’β David Dundas (Chrysalis)-16 (19)
20 35 LOVE THEME FROM βA STAR IS BORNβ (Evergreen) ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-7 (20)
21 26 WEEKEND IN NEW ENGLAND ββ’β Barry Manilow (Arista)-9 (21)
22 24 SATURDAY NITE ββ’β Earth, Wind and Fire (Columbia)-10 (22)
23 7 SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD ββ’β Elton John (Rocket)-11 (6)
24 10 STAND TALL ββ’β Burton Cummings (Portrait)-16 (10)
25 33 HARD LUCK WOMAN ββ’β Kiss (Casablanca)-6 (25)
26 27 I NEVER CRY ββ’β Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-24 (12)
27 31 AINβT NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING ββ’β Donny and Marie Osmond (Polydor)-9 (27)
28 30 WHISPERING / CHERCHEZ LA FEMME / SE SI BON (Medley) ββ’β Dr. Buzzardβs Original βSavannahβ Band (RCA)-12 (28)
29 36 NIGHT MOVES ββ’β Bob Seger (Capitol)-7 (29)
30 11 THE RUBBERBAND MAN ββ’β The Spinners (Atlantic)-20 (2)
31 23 SHAKE YOUR RUMP TO THE FUNK ββ’β The Bar-Kays (Mercury)-15 (23)
32 25 THIS SONG ββ’β George Harrison (Dark Horse)-10 (25)
33 41 DANCING QUEEN ββ’β Abba (Atlantic)-7 (33)
34 18 LOVE ME ββ’β Yvonne Elliman (RSO)-17 (14)
35 45 SAVE IT FOR A RAINY DAY ββ’β Stephen Bishop (ABC)-7 (35)
36 50 YEAR OF THE CAT ββ’β Al Stewart (Janus)-7 (36)
37 47 YOUβVE GOT ME RUNNINβ ββ’β Gene Cotton (ABC)-8 (37)
38 57 GO YOUR OWN WAY ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-3 (38)
39 43 IT KEEPS YOU RUNNINβ ββ’β The Doobie Brothers (Warner Brothers)-11 (39)
40 46 LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ALICE ββ’β Smokie (RSO)-8 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
45 32 MUSKRAT LOVE ββ’β The Captain and Tennille (A&M)-18 (4)
48 29 MORE THAN A FEELING ββ’β Boston (Epic)-19 (5)
53 34 DRIVINβ WHEEL ββ’β Foghat (Bearsville)-9 (34)
54 37 NADIAβS THEME (The Young and the Restless) ββ’β Barry DeVorzon and Perry Botkin, Jr. (A&M)-22 (8)
56 40 LOVE SO RIGHT ββ’β Bee Gees (RSO)-19 (3)
63 38 FREE BIRD (Live Version) ββ’β Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA)-8 (38)
64 39 NIGHTS ARE FOREVER WITHOUT YOU ββ’β England Dan and John Ford Coley (Big Tree)-16 (10)
POWER PLAYS
41 42 I LIKE TO DO IT ββ’β K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-8 (41)
42 44 SOMEONE TO LAY DOWN BESIDE ME ββ’β Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)-8 (42)
43 55 DONβT LEAVE ME THIS WAY ββ’β Thelma Houston (Tamla)-6 (43)
44 54 DREAMBOAT ANNIE ββ’β Heart (Mushroom)-6 (44)
46 56 MOODY BLUE / SHE THINKS I STILL CARE ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-5 (46)
47 48 DO IT TO MY MIND ββ’β Johnny Bristol (Atlantic)-9 (47)
49 49 WHAT CAN I SAY ββ’β Boz Scaggs (Columbia)-10 (42)
50 63 THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE ββ’β 10cc (Mercury)-3 (50)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
80 β DARLINβ DARLINβ BABY (Sweet, Tender, Love) ββ’β The OβJays (Philadelphia International)-1 (80)
81 β RICH GIRL ββ’β Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA)-1 (81)
83 β BLESS THE BEASTS AND THE CHILDREN ββ’β Barry DeVorzon and Perry Botkin, Jr. (A&M)-1 (83)
84 β I JUST CANβT SAY NO TO YOU ββ’β Parker McGee (Big Tree)-1 (84)
85 β YOU KNOW LIKE I KNOW ββ’β The Ozark Mountain Daredevils (A&M)-1 (85)
87 β DADDY COOL ββ’β Boney M (Atco)-1 (87)
88 β SHAKEY GROUND ββ’β Phoebe Snow (Columbia)-1 (88)
96 β SPRING RAIN ββ’β Silvetti (Salsoul)-1 (96)
98 β SORRY / THATβS THE TROUBLE ββ’β Grace Jones (Beam Junction)-1 (98)
99 β THEME FROM KING KONG (Part 1) ββ’β The Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century)-1 (99)
100 β UP YOUR NOSE WITH A RUBBER HOSE ββ’β Gabriel Kaplan (Elektra)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 29th January, 1977Β
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 CAR WASH ββ’β Rose Royce (MCA)-15 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 I WISH ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-9 (1)
3 4 DAZZ ββ’β Brick (Bang)-15 (3)
4 3 YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING ββ’β Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-15 (1)
5 6 HOT LINE ββ’β The Sylvers (Capitol)-17 (5)
6 7 NEW KID IN TOWN ββ’β Eagles (Asylum)-7 (6)
7 10 TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS ββ’β Mary MacGregor (Ariola America)-11 (7)
8 9 BLINDED BY THE LIGHT ββ’β Manfred Mannβs Earth Band (Warner Brothers)-11 (8)
9 20 LOVE THEME FROM βA STAR IS BORNβ (Evergreen) ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-8 (9)
10 12 WALK THIS WAY ββ’β Aerosmith (Columbia)-11 (10)
11 15 ENJOY YOURSELF ββ’β The Jacksons (Epic)-12 (11)
12 14 LOST WITHOUT YOUR LOVE ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-10 (12)
13 13 SOMEBODY TO LOVE ββ’β Queen (Elektra)-10 (13)
14 16 I LIKE DREAMINβ ββ’β Kenny Nolan (20th Century)-13 (14)
15 18 FLY LIKE AN EAGLE ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-7 (15)
16 21 WEEKEND IN NEW ENGLAND ββ’β Barry Manilow (Arista)-10 (16)
17 19 JEANS ON ββ’β David Dundas (Chrysalis)-17 (17)
18 5 YOU DONβT HAVE TO BE A STAR (To Be In My Show) ββ’β Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC)-21 (1)
19 8 AFTER THE LOVINβ ββ’β Engelbert Humperdinck (Epic)-15 (8)
20 25 HARD LUCK WOMAN ββ’β Kiss (Casablanca)-7 (20)
21 22 SATURDAY NITE ββ’β Earth, Wind and Fire (Columbia)-11 (21)
22 11 TONIGHTβS THE NIGHT (Gonna Be Alright) ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-18 (1)
23 27 AINβT NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING ββ’β Donny and Marie Osmond (Polydor)-10 (23)
24 36 YEAR OF THE CAT ββ’β Al Stewart (Janus)-8 (24)
25 29 NIGHT MOVES ββ’β Bob Seger (Capitol)-8 (25)
26 33 DANCING QUEEN ββ’β Abba (Atlantic)-8 (26)
27 28 WHISPERING / CHERCHEZ LA FEMME / SE SI BON (Medley) ββ’β Dr. Buzzardβs Original βSavannahβ Band (RCA)-13 (27)
28 17 LIVINβ THING ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists)-15 (13)
29 24 STAND TALL ββ’β Burton Cummings (Portrait)-17 (10)
30 43 DONβT LEAVE ME THIS WAY ββ’β Thelma Houston (Tamla)-7 (30)
31 35 SAVE IT FOR A RAINY DAY ββ’β Stephen Bishop (ABC)-8 (31)
32 38 GO YOUR OWN WAY ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-4 (32)
33 23 SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD ββ’β Elton John (Rocket)-12 (6)
34 26 I NEVER CRY ββ’β Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-25 (12)
35 37 YOUβVE GOT ME RUNNINβ ββ’β Gene Cotton (ABC)-9 (35)
36 40 LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ALICE ββ’β Smokie (RSO)-9 (36)
37 39 IT KEEPS YOU RUNNINβ ββ’β The Doobie Brothers (Warner Brothers)-12 (37)
38 57 BOOGIE CHILD ββ’β Bee Gees (RSO)-3 (38)
39 41 I LIKE TO DO IT ββ’β K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-9 (39)
40 50 THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE ββ’β 10cc (Mercury)-4 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
47 30 THE RUBBERBAND MAN ββ’β The Spinners (Atlantic)-21 (2)
50 34 LOVE ME ββ’β Yvonne Elliman (RSO)-18 (14)
59 31 SHAKE YOUR RUMP TO THE FUNK ββ’β The Bar-Kays (Mercury)-16 (23)
64 32 THIS SONG ββ’β George Harrison (Dark Horse)-11 (25)
POWER PLAYS
41 51 IN THE MOOD ββ’β Henhouse Five Plus Too (Warner Brothers)-4 (41)
42 46 MOODY BLUE / SHE THINKS I STILL CARE ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-6 (42)
43 44 DREAMBOAT ANNIE ββ’β Heart (Mushroom)-7 (43)
44 47 DO IT TO MY MIND ββ’β Johnny Bristol (Atlantic)-10 (44)
45 55 CARRY ON WAYWARD SON ββ’β Kansas (Kirshner)-6 (45)
46 42 SOMEONE TO LAY DOWN BESIDE ME β Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)-9 (42)
48 49 WHAT CAN I SAY ββ’β Boz Scaggs (Columbia)-11 (42)
49 59 BABY DONβT YOU KNOW ββ’β Wild Cherry (Epic)-3 (49)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
62 β LONG TIME ββ’β Boston (Epic)-1 (62)
66 β CRACKERBOX PALACE ββ’β George Harrison (Dark Horse)-1 (66)
72 β SAM ββ’β Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-1 (72)
74 β DONβT GIVE UP ON US ββ’β David Soul (Private Stock)-1 (74)
79 β FEEL THE BEAT (Everybody Disco) ββ’β The Ohio Players (Mercury)-1 (79)
81 β RIGHT TIME OF THE NIGHT ββ’β Jennifer Warnes (Arista)-1 (81)
84 β IβVE GOT LOVE ON MY MIND ββ’β Natalie Cole (Capitol)-1 (84)
85 β REACH ββ’β Orleans (Asylum)-1 (85)
89 β SO IN TO YOU ββ’β The Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor)-1 (89)
90 β HEY BABY ββ’β Ringo Starr (Atlantic)-1 (90)
91 β GLORIA ββ’β Enchantment (United Artists)-1 (91)
99 β TURN LOOSE OF MY LEG ββ’β Jim Stafford (Warner Brothers / Curb)-1 (99)
100 β LOVE TO THE WORLD ββ’β L.T.D. (A&M)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 5th February, 1977Β
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 7 TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS ββ’β Mary MacGregor (Ariola America)-12 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 CAR WASH ββ’β Rose Royce (MCA)-16 (1)
3 3 DAZZ ββ’β Brick (Bang)-16 (3)
4 6 NEW KID IN TOWN ββ’β Eagles (Asylum)-8 (4)
5 5 HOT LINE ββ’β The Sylvers (Capitol)-18 (5)
6 8 BLINDED BY THE LIGHT ββ’β Manfred Mannβs Earth Band (Warner Brothers)-12 (6)
7 9 LOVE THEME FROM βA STAR IS BORNβ (Evergreen) ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-9 (7)
8 2 I WISH ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-10 (1)
9 11 ENJOY YOURSELF ββ’β The Jacksons (Epic)-13 (9)
10 10 WALK THIS WAY ββ’β Aerosmith (Columbia)-12 (10)
11 12 LOST WITHOUT YOUR LOVE ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-11 (11)
12 14 I LIKE DREAMINβ ββ’β Kenny Nolan (20th Century)-14 (12)
13 15 FLY LIKE AN EAGLE ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-8 (13)
14 16 WEEKEND IN NEW ENGLAND ββ’β Barry Manilow (Arista)-11 (14)
15 4 YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING ββ’β Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-16 (1)
16 13 SOMEBODY TO LOVE ββ’β Queen (Elektra)-11 (13)
17 17 JEANS ON ββ’β David Dundas (Chrysalis)-18 (17)
18 20 HARD LUCK WOMAN ββ’β Kiss (Casablanca)-8 (18)
19 26 DANCING QUEEN ββ’β Abba (Atlantic)-9 (19)
20 24 YEAR OF THE CAT ββ’β Al Stewart (Janus)-9 (20)
21 23 AINβT NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING ββ’β Donny and Marie Osmond (Polydor)-11 (21)
22 25 NIGHT MOVES ββ’β Bob Seger (Capitol)-9 (22)
23 18 YOU DONβT HAVE TO BE A STAR (To Be In My Show) ββ’β Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC)-22 (1)
24 19 AFTER THE LOVINβ ββ’β Engelbert Humperdinck (Epic)-16 (8)
25 38 BOOGIE CHILD ββ’β Bee Gees (RSO)-4 (25)
26 30 DONβT LEAVE ME THIS WAY ββ’β Thelma Houston (Tamla)-8 (26)
27 31 SAVE IT FOR A RAINY DAY ββ’β Stephen Bishop (ABC)-9 (27)
28 32 GO YOUR OWN WAY ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-5 (28)
29 21 SATURDAY NITE ββ’β Earth, Wind and Fire (Columbia)-12 (21)
30 22 TONIGHTβS THE NIGHT (Gonna Be Alright) ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-19 (1)
31 29 STAND TALL ββ’β Burton Cummings (Portrait)-18 (10)
32 36 LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ALICE ββ’β Smokie (RSO)-10 (32)
33 35 YOUβVE GOT ME RUNNINβ ββ’β Gene Cotton (ABC)-10 (33)
34 28 LIVINβ THING ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists)-16 (13)
35 40 THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE ββ’β 10cc (Mercury)-5 (35)
36 45 CARRY ON WAYWARD SON ββ’β Kansas (Kirshner)-7 (36)
37 39 I LIKE TO DO IT ββ’β K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-10 (37)
38 71 RICH GIRL ββ’β Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA)-3 (38)
39 42 MOODY BLUE / SHE THINKS I STILL CARE ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-7 (39)
40 41 IN THE MOOD ββ’β Henhouse Five Plus Too (Warner Brothers)-5 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
41 27 WHISPERING / CHERCHEZ LA FEMME / SE SI BON (Medley) ββ’β Dr. Buzzardβs Original βSavannahβ Band (RCA)-14 (27)
50 33 SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD ββ’β Elton John (Rocket)-13 (6)
51 34 I NEVER CRY ββ’β Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-26 (12)
55 37 IT KEEPS YOU RUNNINβ ββ’β The Doobie Brothers (Warner Brothers)-13 (37)
POWER PLAYS
42 43 DREAMBOAT ANNIE ββ’β Heart (Mushroom)-8 (42)
43 44 DO IT TO MY MIND ββ’β Johnny Bristol (Atlantic)-11 (43)
44 62 LONG TIME ββ’β Boston (Epic)-2 (44)
45 49 BABY DONβT YOU KNOW ββ’β Wild Cherry (Epic)-4 (45)
46 57 FANCY DANCER ββ’β The Commodores (Motown)-5 (46)
47 52 WINTER MELODY / SPRING AFFAIR ββ’β Donna Summer (Casablanca)-8 (47)
48 58 SAY YOUβLL STAY UNTIL TOMORROW ββ’β Tom Jones (Epic)-5 (48)
49 66 CRACKERBOX PALACE ββ’β George Harrison (Dark Horse)-2 (49)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
64 β HERE COME THOSE TEARS AGAIN ββ’β Jackson Browne (Asylum)-1 (64)
83 β KONG ββ’β Dickie Goodman (Shock)-1 (83)
84 β DO YA ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists)-1 (84)
86 β HERE IS WHERE YOUR LOVE BELONGS ββ’β The Sons Of Champlin (Ariola America)-1 (86)
88 β LOOK INTO YOUR HEART ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-1 (88)
89 β SOMETHINβ βBOUT βCHA ββ’β Latimore (Glades)-1 (89)
90 β IβLL ALWAYS CALL YOUR NAME ββ’β Little River Band (Harvest)-1 (90)
95 β DREAMINβΒ ββ’β Loleatta Holloway (Gold Mind)-1 (95)
99 β ASHES AND SAND ββ’β Johnny Rivers (Soul City)-1 (99)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 12th February, 1977Β
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS ββ’β Mary MacGregor (Ariola America)-13 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 4 NEW KID IN TOWN ββ’β Eagles (Asylum)-9 (2)
3 6 BLINDED BY THE LIGHT ββ’β Manfred Mannβs Earth Band (Warner Brothers)-13 (3)
4 2 CAR WASH ββ’β Rose Royce (MCA)-17 (1)
5 7 LOVE THEME FROM βA STAR IS BORNβ (Evergreen) ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-10 (5)
6 3 DAZZ ββ’β Brick (Bang)-17 (3)
7 9 ENJOY YOURSELF ββ’β The Jacksons (Epic)-14 (7)
8 8 I WISH ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-11 (1)
9 12 I LIKE DREAMINβ ββ’β Kenny Nolan (20th Century)-15 (9)
10 11 LOST WITHOUT YOUR LOVE ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-12 (10)
11 13 FLY LIKE AN EAGLE ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-9 (11)
12 5 HOT LINE ββ’β The Sylvers (Capitol)-19 (5)
13 14 WEEKEND IN NEW ENGLAND ββ’β Barry Manilow (Arista)-12 (13)
14 22 NIGHT MOVES ββ’β Bob Seger (Capitol)-10 (14)
15 20 YEAR OF THE CAT ββ’β Al Stewart (Janus)-10 (15)
16 19 DANCING QUEEN ββ’β Abba (Atlantic)-10 (16)
17 18 HARD LUCK WOMAN ββ’β Kiss (Casablanca)-9 (17)
18 10 WALK THIS WAY ββ’β Aerosmith (Columbia)-13 (10)
19 15 YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING ββ’β Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-17 (1)
20 28 GO YOUR OWN WAY ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-6 (20)
21 21 AINβT NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING ββ’β Donny and Marie Osmond (Polydor)-12 (21)
22 25 BOOGIE CHILD ββ’β Bee Gees (RSO)-5 (22)
23 17 JEANS ON ββ’β David Dundas (Chrysalis)-19 (17)
24 26 DONβT LEAVE ME THIS WAY ββ’β Thelma Houston (Tamla)-9 (24)
25 27 SAVE IT FOR A RAINY DAY ββ’β Stephen Bishop (ABC)-10 (25)
26 23 YOU DONβT HAVE TO BE A STAR (To Be In My Show) ββ’β Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC)-23 (1)
27 35 THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE ββ’β 10cc (Mercury)-6 (27)
28 38 RICH GIRL ββ’β Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA)-4 (28)
29 32 LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ALICE ββ’β Smokie (RSO)-11 (29)
30 36 CARRY ON WAYWARD SON ββ’β Kansas (Kirshner)-8 (30)
31 16 SOMEBODY TO LOVE ββ’β Queen (Elektra)-12 (13)
32 44 LONG TIME ββ’β Boston (Epic)-3 (32)
33 24 AFTER THE LOVINβ ββ’β Engelbert Humperdinck (Epic)-17 (8)
34 29 SATURDAY NITE ββ’β Earth, Wind and Fire (Columbia)-13 (21)
35 30 TONIGHTβS THE NIGHT (Gonna Be Alright) ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-20 (1)
36 31 STAND TALL ββ’β Burton Cummings (Portrait)-19 (10)
37 39 MOODY BLUE / SHE THINKS I STILL CARE ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-8 (37)
38 34 LIVINβ THING ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists)-17 (13)
39 49 CRACKERBOX PALACE ββ’β George Harrison (Dark Horse)-3 (39)
40 48 SAY YOUβLL STAY UNTIL TOMORROW ββ’β Tom Jones (Epic)-6 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
41 40 IN THE MOOD ββ’β Henhouse Five Plus Too (Warner Brothers)-6 (40)
47 37 I LIKE TO DO IT ββ’β K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-11 (37)
49 33 YOUβVE GOT ME RUNNINβ ββ’β Gene Cotton (ABC)-11 (33)
POWER PLAYS
42 46 FANCY DANCER ββ’β The Commodores (Motown)-6 (42)
43 45 BABY DONβT YOU KNOW ββ’β Wild Cherry (Epic)-5 (43)
44 41 WHISPERING / CHERCHEZ LA FEMME / SE SI BON (Medley) β Dr. Buzzardβs Original βSavannahβ Band (RCA)-15 (27)
45 42 DREAMBOAT ANNIE β Heart (Mushroom)-9 (42)
46 60 DONβT GIVE UP ON US ββ’β David Soul (Private Stock)-3 (46)
48 64 HERE COME THOSE TEARS AGAIN ββ’β Jackson Browne (Asylum)-2 (48)
50 61 SAM ββ’β Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-3 (50)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
56 β BITE YOUR LIP (Get Up and Dance) ββ’β Elton John (Rocket)-1 (56)
59 β MAYBE IβM AMAZED ββ’β Wings (Capitol)-1 (59)
77 β THE FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-1 (77)
85 β DEDICATION ββ’β The Bay City Rollers (Arista)-1 (85)
86 β AT MIDNIGHT (My Love Will Lift You Up) ββ’β Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC)-1 (86)
89 β TOO HOT TO STOP (Part 1) ββ’β The Bar-Kays (Mercury)-1 (89)
90 β REACHING FOR THE WORLD ββ’β Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes (ABC)-1 (90)
96 β SOUTHERN NIGHTS ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-1 (96)
99 β MY PEARL ββ’β Automatic Man (Island)-1 (99)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 19th February, 1977Β
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 3 BLINDED BY THE LIGHT ββ’β Manfred Mannβs Earth Band (Warner Brothers)-14 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 2 NEW KID IN TOWN ββ’β Eagles (Asylum)-10 (2)
3 1 TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS ββ’β Mary MacGregor (Ariola America)-14 (1)
4 5 LOVE THEME FROM βA STAR IS BORNβ (Evergreen) ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-11 (4)
5 9 I LIKE DREAMINβ ββ’β Kenny Nolan (20th Century)-16 (5)
6 7 ENJOY YOURSELF ββ’β The Jacksons (Epic)-15 (6)
7 4 CAR WASH ββ’β Rose Royce (MCA)-18 (1)
8 11 FLY LIKE AN EAGLE ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-10 (8)
9 10 LOST WITHOUT YOUR LOVE ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-13 (9)
10 14 NIGHT MOVES ββ’β Bob Seger (Capitol)-11 (10)
11 13 WEEKEND IN NEW ENGLAND ββ’β Barry Manilow (Arista)-13 (11)
12 8 I WISH ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-12 (1)
13 15 YEAR OF THE CAT ββ’β Al Stewart (Janus)-11 (13)
14 16 DANCING QUEEN ββ’β Abba (Atlantic)-11 (14)
15 6 DAZZ ββ’β Brick (Bang)-18 (3)
16 17 HARD LUCK WOMAN ββ’β Kiss (Casablanca)-10 (16)
17 20 GO YOUR OWN WAY ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-7 (17)
18 22 BOOGIE CHILD ββ’β Bee Gees (RSO)-6 (18)
19 24 DONβT LEAVE ME THIS WAY ββ’β Thelma Houston (Tamla)-10 (19)
20 19 YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING ββ’β Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-18 (1)
21 28 RICH GIRL ββ’β Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA)-5 (21)
22 25 SAVE IT FOR A RAINY DAY ββ’β Stephen Bishop (ABC)-11 (22)
23 27 THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE ββ’β 10cc (Mercury)-7 (23)
24 12 HOT LINE ββ’β The Sylvers (Capitol)-20 (5)
25 30 CARRY ON WAYWARD SON ββ’β Kansas (Kirshner)-9 (25)
26 18 WALK THIS WAY ββ’β Aerosmith (Columbia)-14 (10)
27 29 LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ALICE ββ’β Smokie (RSO)-12 (27)
28 32 LONG TIME ββ’β Boston (Epic)-4 (28)
29 26 YOU DONβT HAVE TO BE A STAR (To Be In My Show) ββ’β Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC)-24 (1)
30 23 JEANS ON ββ’β David Dundas (Chrysalis)-20 (17)
31 46 DONβT GIVE UP ON US ββ’β David Soul (Private Stock)-4 (31)
32 31 SOMEBODY TO LOVE ββ’β Queen (Elektra)-13 (13)
33 33 AFTER THE LOVINβ ββ’β Engelbert Humperdinck (Epic)-18 (8)
34 39 CRACKERBOX PALACE ββ’β George Harrison (Dark Horse)-4 (34)
35 37 MOODY BLUE / SHE THINKS I STILL CARE ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-9 (35)
36 40 SAY YOUβLL STAY UNTIL TOMORROW ββ’β Tom Jones (Epic)-7 (36)
37 59 MAYBE IβM AMAZED ββ’β Wings (Capitol)-2 (37)
38 48 HERE COME THOSE TEARS AGAIN ββ’β Jackson Browne (Asylum)-3 (38)
39 42 FANCY DANCER ββ’β The Commodores (Motown)-7 (39)
40 50 SAM ββ’β Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-4 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
44 34 SATURDAY NITE ββ’β Earth, Wind and Fire (Columbia)-14 (21)
45 35 TONIGHTβS THE NIGHT (Gonna Be Alright) ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-21 (1)
48 36 STAND TALL ββ’β Burton Cummings (Portrait)-20 (10)
53 38 LIVINβ THING ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists)-18 (13)
67 21 AINβT NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING ββ’β Donny and Marie Osmond (Polydor)-13 (21)
POWER PLAYS
41 56 BITE YOUR LIP (Get Up and Dance) ββ’β Elton John (Rocket)-2 (41)
42 52 I JUST CANβT SAY NO TO YOU ββ’β Parker McGee (Big Tree)-5 (42)
43 44 WHISPERING / CHERCHEZ LA FEMME / SE SI BON (Medley) β Dr. Buzzardβs Original βSavannahβ Band (RCA)-16 (27)
46 77 THE FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-2 (46)
47 60 SO IN TO YOU ββ’β The Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor)-4 (47)
49 54 FREE Β ββ’β Deniece Williams (Columbia)-11 (49)
50 62 IβVE GOT LOVE ON MY MIND ββ’β Natalie Cole (Capitol)-4 (50)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
72 β ALL STRUNG OUT ON YOU ββ’β John Travolta (Midland International)-1 (72)
75 β YOU + ME = LOVE / LETβS GO DOWN TO THE DISCO ββ’β The Undisputed Truth (Whitfield)-1 (75)
83 β RACE AMONG THE RUINS ββ’β Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)-1 (83)
84 β IβM SCARED ββ’β Burton Cummings (Portrait)-1 (84)
85 β TRYING TO LOVE TWO ββ’β William Bell (Mercury)-1 (85)
87 β WELCOME TO OUR WORLD (Of Merry Music) ββ’β Mass Production (Cotillion)-1 (87)
88 β N.Y., YOU GOT ME DANCING ββ’β The Andrea True Connection (Buddah)-1 (88)
90 β ANGEL IN YOUR ARMS ββ’β Hot (Big Tree)-1 (90)
91 β DANCINβ ββ’β The Crown Heights Affair (De-Lite)-1 (91)
94 β COULDNβT GET IT RIGHT ββ’β The Climax Blues Band (Sire)-1 (94)
95 β THERE WILL COME A DAY (Iβm Gonna Happen To You) ββ’β Smokey Robinson (Tamla)-1 (95)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 26th February, 1977Β
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 NEW KID IN TOWN ββ’β Eagles (Asylum)-11 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 4 LOVE THEME FROM βA STAR IS BORNβ (Evergreen) ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-12 (2)
3 1 BLINDED BY THE LIGHT ββ’β Manfred Mannβs Earth Band (Warner Brothers)-15 (1)
4 8 FLY LIKE AN EAGLE ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-11 (4)
5 5 I LIKE DREAMINβ ββ’β Kenny Nolan (20th Century)-17 (5)
6 6 ENJOY YOURSELF ββ’β The Jacksons (Epic)-16 (6)
7 3 TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS ββ’β Mary MacGregor (Ariola America)-15 (1)
8 10 NIGHT MOVES ββ’β Bob Seger (Capitol)-12 (8)
9 14 DANCING QUEEN ββ’β Abba (Atlantic)-12 (9)
10 11 WEEKEND IN NEW ENGLAND ββ’β Barry Manilow (Arista)-14 (10)
11 13 YEAR OF THE CAT ββ’β Al Stewart (Janus)-12 (11)
12 7 CAR WASH ββ’β Rose Royce (MCA)-19 (1)
13 12 I WISH ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-13 (1)
14 17 GO YOUR OWN WAY ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-8 (14)
15 16 HARD LUCK WOMAN ββ’β Kiss (Casablanca)-11 (15)
16 18 BOOGIE CHILD ββ’β Bee Gees (RSO)-7 (16)
17 19 DONβT LEAVE ME THIS WAY ββ’β Thelma Houston (Tamla)-11 (17)
18 21 RICH GIRL ββ’β Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA)-6 (18)
19 23 THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE ββ’β 10cc (Mercury)-8 (19)
20 9 LOST WITHOUT YOUR LOVE ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-14 (9)
21 25 CARRY ON WAYWARD SON ββ’β Kansas (Kirshner)-10 (21)
22 22 SAVE IT FOR A RAINY DAY ββ’β Stephen Bishop (ABC)-12 (22)
23 20 YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING ββ’β Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-19 (1)
24 28 LONG TIME ββ’β Boston (Epic)-5 (24)
25 27 LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ALICE ββ’β Smokie (RSO)-13 (25)
26 37 MAYBE IβM AMAZED ββ’β Wings (Capitol)-3 (26)
27 31 DONβT GIVE UP ON US ββ’β David Soul (Private Stock)-5 (27)
28 36 SAY YOUβLL STAY UNTIL TOMORROW ββ’β Tom Jones (Epic)-8 (28)
29 15 DAZZ ββ’β Brick (Bang)-19 (3)
30 34 CRACKERBOX PALACE ββ’β George Harrison (Dark Horse)-5 (30)
31 24 HOT LINE ββ’β The Sylvers (Capitol)-21 (5)
32 41 BITE YOUR LIP (Get Up and Dance) ββ’β Elton John (Rocket)-3 (32)
33 35 MOODY BLUE / SHE THINKS I STILL CARE ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-10 (33)
34 38 HERE COME THOSE TEARS AGAIN ββ’β Jackson Browne (Asylum)-4 (34)
35 26 WALK THIS WAY ββ’β Aerosmith (Columbia)-15 (10)
36 40 SAM ββ’β Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-5 (36)
37 47 SO IN TO YOU ββ’β The Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor)-5 (37)
38 46 THE FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-3 (38)
39 54 RIGHT TIME OF THE NIGHT ββ’β Jennifer Warnes (Arista)-5 (39)
40 50 IβVE GOT LOVE ON MY MIND ββ’β Natalie Cole (Capitol)-5 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
45 29 YOU DONβT HAVE TO BE A STAR (To Be In My Show) ββ’β Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC)-25 (1)
47 33 AFTER THE LOVINβ ββ’β Engelbert Humperdinck (Epic)-19 (8)
48 30 JEANS ON ββ’β David Dundas (Chrysalis)-21 (17)
49 32 SOMEBODY TO LOVE ββ’β Queen (Elektra)-14 (13)
56 39 FANCY DANCER ββ’β The Commodores (Motown)-8 (39)
POWER PLAYS
41 49 FREE Β ββ’β Deniece Williams (Columbia)-12 (41)
42 42 I JUST CANβT SAY NO TO YOU ββ’β Parker McGee (Big Tree)-6 (42)
43 43 WHISPERING / CHERCHEZ LA FEMME / SE SI BON (Medley) β Dr. Buzzardβs Original βSavannahβ Band (RCA)-17 (27)
44 55 DISCO LUCY (βI Love Lucyβ Theme) ββ’β The Wilton Place Street Band (Island)-8 (44)
46 57 DO YA ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists)-4 (46)
50 60 GLORIA ββ’β Enchantment (United Artists)-5 (50)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
72 β HOTEL CALIFORNIA ββ’β Eagles (Asylum)-1 (72)
79 β LOVE IN βCβ MINOR (Part 1) ββ’β The Heart and Soul Orchestra (Casablanca)-1 (79)
81 β WHEN I NEED YOU ββ’β Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-1 (81)
84 β IβM YOUR BOOGIE MAN / WRAP YOUR ARMS AROUND ME ββ’β K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-1 (84)
85 β LOVE IN βCβ MINOR (Part 1) ββ’β Cerrone (Cotillion)-1 (85)
89 β I WANNA GET NEXT TO YOU ββ’β Rose Royce (MCA)-1 (89)
90 β MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR ββ’β Ambrosia (20th Century)-1 (90)
92 β BODYHEAT (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (Polydor)-1 (92)
94 β LOVE IS BETTER IN THE A.M. (Part 1) ββ’β Johnnie Taylor (Columbia)-1 (94)
95 β SAILING SHIPS ββ’β Mesa (Ariola America)-1 (95)
98 β THEME FROM βROCKYβ (Gonna Fly Now) ββ’β Rhythm Heritage (ABC)-1 (98)
99 β RITZY MAMBO ββ’β The Salsoul Orchestra (Salsoul)-1 (99)
100 β DANCE LITTLE LADY DANCE ββ’β Danny White (Rocky Coast)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 5th March, 1977Β
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 LOVE THEME FROM βA STAR IS BORNβ (Evergreen) ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-13 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 NEW KID IN TOWN ββ’β Eagles (Asylum)-12 (1)
3 4 FLY LIKE AN EAGLE ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-12 (3)
4 5 I LIKE DREAMINβ ββ’β Kenny Nolan (20th Century)-18 (4)
5 3 BLINDED BY THE LIGHT ββ’β Manfred Mannβs Earth Band (Warner Brothers)-16 (1)
6 8 NIGHT MOVES ββ’β Bob Seger (Capitol)-13 (6)
7 9 DANCING QUEEN ββ’β Abba (Atlantic)-13 (7)
8 11 YEAR OF THE CAT ββ’β Al Stewart (Janus)-13 (8)
9 7 TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS ββ’β Mary MacGregor (Ariola America)-16 (1)
10 10 WEEKEND IN NEW ENGLAND ββ’β Barry Manilow (Arista)-15 (10)
11 14 GO YOUR OWN WAY ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-9 (11)
12 18 RICH GIRL ββ’β Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA)-7 (12)
13 17 DONβT LEAVE ME THIS WAY ββ’β Thelma Houston (Tamla)-12 (13)
14 16 BOOGIE CHILD ββ’β Bee Gees (RSO)-8 (14)
15 19 THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE ββ’β 10cc (Mercury)-9 (15)
16 6 ENJOY YOURSELF ββ’β The Jacksons (Epic)-17 (6)
17 13 I WISH ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-14 (1)
18 21 CARRY ON WAYWARD SON ββ’β Kansas (Kirshner)-11 (18)
19 12 CAR WASH ββ’β Rose Royce (MCA)-20 (1)
20 26 MAYBE IβM AMAZED ββ’β Wings (Capitol)-4 (20)
21 15 HARD LUCK WOMAN ββ’β Kiss (Casablanca)-12 (15)
22 24 LONG TIME ββ’β Boston (Epic)-6 (22)
23 27 DONβT GIVE UP ON US ββ’β David Soul (Private Stock)-6 (23)
24 28 SAY YOUβLL STAY UNTIL TOMORROW ββ’β Tom Jones (Epic)-9 (24)
25 25 LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ALICE ββ’β Smokie (RSO)-14 (25)
26 30 CRACKERBOX PALACE ββ’β George Harrison (Dark Horse)-6 (26)
27 40 IβVE GOT LOVE ON MY MIND ββ’β Natalie Cole (Capitol)-6 (27)
28 32 BITE YOUR LIP (Get Up and Dance) ββ’β Elton John (Rocket)-4 (28)
29 37 SO IN TO YOU ββ’β The Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor)-6 (29)
30 34 HERE COME THOSE TEARS AGAIN ββ’β Jackson Browne (Asylum)-5 (30)
31 33 MOODY BLUE / SHE THINKS I STILL CARE ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-11 (31)
32 36 SAM ββ’β Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-6 (32)
33 31 HOT LINE ββ’β The Sylvers (Capitol)-22 (5)
34 38 THE FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-4 (34)
35 39 RIGHT TIME OF THE NIGHT ββ’β Jennifer Warnes (Arista)-6 (35)
36 22 SAVE IT FOR A RAINY DAY ββ’β Stephen Bishop (ABC)-13 (22)
37 41 FREE Β ββ’β Deniece Williams (Columbia)-13 (37)
38 46 DO YA ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists)-5 (38)
39 65 SOUTHERN NIGHTS ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-4 (39)
40 50 GLORIA ββ’β Enchantment (United Artists)-6 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
46 20 LOST WITHOUT YOUR LOVE ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-15 (9)
50 23 YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING ββ’β Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-20 (1)
53 29 DAZZ ββ’β Brick (Bang)-20 (3)
54 35 WALK THIS WAY ββ’β Aerosmith (Columbia)-16 (10)
POWER PLAYS
41 44 DISCO LUCY (βI Love Lucyβ Theme) ββ’β The Wilton Place Street Band (Island)-9 (41)
42 43 WHISPERING / CHERCHEZ LA FEMME / SE SI BON (Medley) ββ’β Dr. Buzzardβs Original βSavannahβ Band (RCA)-18 (27)
43 54 SPRING RAIN ββ’β Silvetti (Salsoul)-7 (43)
44 42 I JUST CANβT SAY NO TO YOU ββ’β Parker McGee (Big Tree)-7 (42)
45 55 AT MIDNIGHT (My Love Will Lift You Up) ββ’β Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC)-4 (45)
47 57 SOMETHINβ βBOUT βCHA ββ’β Latimore (Glades)-5 (47)
48 52 KONG ββ’β Dickie Goodman (Shock)-5 (48)
49 62 ALL STRUNG OUT ON YOU ββ’β John Travolta (Midland International)-3 (49)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
81 β PHANTOM WRITER ββ’β Gary Wright (Warner Brothers)-1 (81)
87 β βROOTSβ MEDLEY (Motherland / Theme From βRootsβ) ββ’β Quincy Jones (A&M)-1 (87)
88 β SOMETIMES ββ’β The Facts Of Life (Kayvette)-1 (88)
90 β DISCO INFERNO ββ’β The Trammps (Atlantic)-1 (90)
92 β ROMEO ββ’β Mr. Big (Arista)-1 (92)
94 β FIRE SIGN ββ’β Cory Braverman (Phantom)-1 (94)
95 β I THINK WEβRE ALONE NOW ββ’β The Rubinoos (Beserkley)-1 (95)
97 β TRY IT ON ββ’β Exile (Atco)-1 (97)
99 β IT AINβT EASY COMINβ DOWN ββ’β Charlene (Duncan) (Prodigal)-1 (99)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 12th March, 1977Β
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 LOVE THEME FROM βA STAR IS BORNβ (Evergreen) ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-14 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 FLY LIKE AN EAGLE ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-13 (2)
3 4 I LIKE DREAMINβ ββ’β Kenny Nolan (20th Century)-19 (3)
4 6 NIGHT MOVES ββ’β Bob Seger (Capitol)-14 (4)
5 5 BLINDED BY THE LIGHT ββ’β Manfred Mannβs Earth Band (Warner Brothers)-17 (1)
6 7 DANCING QUEEN ββ’β Abba (Atlantic)-14 (6)
7 9 TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS ββ’β Mary MacGregor (Ariola America)-17 (1)
8 8 YEAR OF THE CAT ββ’β Al Stewart (Janus)-14 (8)
9 12 RICH GIRL ββ’β Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA)-8 (9)
10 11 GO YOUR OWN WAY ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-10 (10)
11 13 DONβT LEAVE ME THIS WAY ββ’β Thelma Houston (Tamla)-13 (11)
12 14 BOOGIE CHILD ββ’β Bee Gees (RSO)-9 (12)
13 15 THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE ββ’β 10cc (Mercury)-10 (13)
14 2 NEW KID IN TOWN ββ’β Eagles (Asylum)-13 (1)
15 20 MAYBE IβM AMAZED ββ’β Wings (Capitol)-5 (15)
16 18 CARRY ON WAYWARD SON ββ’β Kansas (Kirshner)-12 (16)
17 23 DONβT GIVE UP ON US ββ’β David Soul (Private Stock)-7 (17)
18 10 WEEKEND IN NEW ENGLAND ββ’β Barry Manilow (Arista)-16 (10)
19 24 SAY YOUβLL STAY UNTIL TOMORROW ββ’β Tom Jones (Epic)-10 (19)
20 27 IβVE GOT LOVE ON MY MIND ββ’β Natalie Cole (Capitol)-7 (20)
21 29 SO IN TO YOU ββ’β The Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor)-7 (21)
22 22 LONG TIME ββ’β Boston (Epic)-7 (22)
23 16 ENJOY YOURSELF ββ’β The Jacksons (Epic)-18 (6)
24 26 CRACKERBOX PALACE ββ’β George Harrison (Dark Horse)-7 (24)
25 25 LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ALICE ββ’β Smokie (RSO)-15 (25)
26 32 SAM ββ’β Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-7 (26)
27 30 HERE COME THOSE TEARS AGAIN ββ’β Jackson Browne (Asylum)-6 (27)
28 28 BITE YOUR LIP (Get Up and Dance) ββ’β Elton John (Rocket)-5 (28)
29 35 RIGHT TIME OF THE NIGHT ββ’β Jennifer Warnes (Arista)-7 (29)
30 39 SOUTHERN NIGHTS ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-5 (30)
31 34 THE FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-5 (31)
32 17 I WISH ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-15 (1)
33 38 DO YA ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists)-6 (33)
34 37 FREE ββ’β Deniece Williams (Columbia)-14 (34)
35 52 HOTEL CALIFORNIA ββ’β Eagles (Asylum)-3 (35)
36 40 GLORIA ββ’β Enchantment (United Artists)-7 (36)
37 41 DISCO LUCY (βI Love Lucyβ Theme) ββ’β The Wilton Place Street Band (Island)-10 (37)
38 19 CAR WASH ββ’β Rose Royce (MCA)-21 (1)
39 45 AT MIDNIGHT (My Love Will Lift You Up) ββ’β Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC)-5 (39)
40 55 TRYING TO LOVE TWO ββ’β William Bell (Mercury)-4 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
44 31 MOODY BLUE / SHE THINKS I STILL CARE ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-12 (31)
47 33 HOT LINE ββ’β The Sylvers (Capitol)-23 (5)
48 21 HARD LUCK WOMAN ββ’β Kiss (Casablanca)-13 (15)
49 36 SAVE IT FOR A RAINY DAY ββ’β Stephen Bishop (ABC)-14 (22)
POWER PLAYS
41 43 SPRING RAIN ββ’β Silvetti (Salsoul)-8 (41)
42 49 ALL STRUNG OUT ON YOU ββ’β John Travolta (Midland International)-4 (42)
43 47 SOMETHINβ βBOUT βCHA ββ’β Latimore (Glades)-6 (43)
45 42 WHISPERING / CHERCHEZ LA FEMME / SE SI BON (Medley) ββ’β Dr. Buzzardβs Original βSavannahβ Band (RCA)-19 (27)
46 56 WINTER MELODY / SPRING AFFAIR ββ’β Donna Summer (Casablanca)-13 (46)
50 79 I WANNA GET NEXT TO YOU ββ’β Rose Royce (MCA)-3 (50)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
72 β LIDO SHUFFLE ββ’β Boz Scaggs (Columbia)-1 (72)
75 β MY SWEET LADY ββ’β John Denver (RCA)-1 (75)
78 β HEARD IT IN A LOVE SONG ββ’β The Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn)-1 (78)
80 β DANCINβ MAN ββ’β Q (Epic)-1 (80)
85 β YOUR OWN SPECIAL WAY ββ’β Genesis (Atco)-1 (85)
86 β UPTOWN FESTIVAL (Motown Medley) (Part 1) ββ’β Shalamar (Soul Train)-1 (86)
87 β DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO ββ’β T-Connection (Dash)-1 (87)
90 β WAKE UP AND BE SOMEBODY ββ’β Brainstorm (Tabu)-1 (90)
95 β I WANNA DO IT TO YOU ββ’β Jerry Butler (Motown)-1 (95)
96 β OLD FASHIONED BOY (Youβre the One) ββ’β Stallion (Casablanca)-1 (96)
98 β TIME IS MOVINβ ββ’β The Blackbyrds (Fantasy)-1 (98)
100 β FOR ELISE ββ’β The Philarmonics (Capricorn)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 19th March, 1977Β
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 LOVE THEME FROM βA STAR IS BORNβ (Evergreen) ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-15 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 FLY LIKE AN EAGLE ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-14 (2)
3 9 RICH GIRL ββ’β Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA)-9 (3)
4 4 NIGHT MOVES ββ’β Bob Seger (Capitol)-15 (4)
5 6 DANCING QUEEN ββ’β Abba (Atlantic)-15 (5)
6 3 I LIKE DREAMINβ ββ’β Kenny Nolan (20th Century)-20 (3)
7 7 TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS ββ’β Mary MacGregor (Ariola America)-18 (1)
8 17 DONβT GIVE UP ON US ββ’β David Soul (Private Stock)-8 (8)
9 11 DONβT LEAVE ME THIS WAY ββ’β Thelma Houston (Tamla)-14 (9)
10 10 GO YOUR OWN WAY ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-11 (10)
11 13 THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE ββ’β 10cc (Mercury)-11 (11)
12 12 BOOGIE CHILD ββ’β Β Bee Gees (RSO)-10 (12)
13 15 MAYBE IβM AMAZED ββ’β Wings (Capitol)-6 (13)
14 20 IβVE GOT LOVE ON MY MIND ββ’β Natalie Cole (Capitol)-8 (14)
15 16 CARRY ON WAYWARD SON ββ’β Kansas (Kirshner)-13 (15)
16 21 SO IN TO YOU ββ’β The Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor)-8 (16)
17 19 SAY YOUβLL STAY UNTIL TOMORROW ββ’β Tom Jones (Epic)-11 (17)
18 5 BLINDED BY THE LIGHT ββ’β Manfred Mannβs Earth Band (Warner Brothers)-18 (1)
19 35 HOTEL CALIFORNIA ββ’β Eagles (Asylum)-4 (19)
20 24 CRACKERBOX PALACE ββ’β George Harrison (Dark Horse)-8 (20)
21 30 SOUTHERN NIGHTS ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-6 (21)
22 22 LONG TIME ββ’β Boston (Epic)-8 (22)
23 27 HERE COME THOSE TEARS AGAIN ββ’β Jackson Browne (Asylum)-7 (23)
24 26 SAM ββ’β Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-8 (24)
25 29 RIGHT TIME OF THE NIGHT ββ’β Jennifer Warnes (Arista)-8 (25)
26 8 YEAR OF THE CAT ββ’β Al Stewart (Janus)-15 (8)
27 14 NEW KID IN TOWN ββ’β Eagles (Asylum)-14 (1)
28 33 DO YA ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists)-7 (28)
29 31 THE FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-6 (29)
30 34 FREE ββ’β Deniece Williams (Columbia)-15 (30)
31 18 WEEKEND IN NEW ENGLAND ββ’β Barry Manilow (Arista)-17 (10)
32 36 GLORIA ββ’β Enchantment (United Artists)-8 (32)
33 40 TRYING TO LOVE TWO ββ’β William Bell (Mercury)-5 (33)
34 37 DISCO LUCY (βI Love Lucyβ Theme) ββ’β The Wilton Place Street Band (Island)-11 (34)
35 39 AT MIDNIGHT (My Love Will Lift You Up) ββ’β Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC)-6 (35)
36 23 ENJOY YOURSELF ββ’β The Jacksons (Epic)-19 (6)
37 72 LIDO SHUFFLE ββ’β Boz Scaggs (Columbia)-2 (37)
38 42 ALL STRUNG OUT ON YOU ββ’β John Travolta (Midland International)-5 (38)
39 41 SPRING RAIN ββ’β Silvetti (Salsoul)-9 (39)
40 50 I WANNA GET NEXT TO YOU ββ’β Rose Royce (MCA)-4 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
41 32 I WISH ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-16 (1)
49 25 LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ALICE ββ’β Smokie (RSO)-16 (25)
52 28 BITE YOUR LIP (Get Up and Dance) ββ’β Elton John (Rocket)-6 (28)
53 38 CAR WASH ββ’β Rose Royce (MCA)-22 (1)
POWER PLAYS
42 43 SOMETHINβ βBOUT βCHA ββ’β Latimore (Glades)-7 (42)
43 46 WINTER MELODY / SPRING AFFAIR ββ’β Donna Summer (Casablanca)-14 (43)
44 54 N.Y., YOU GOT ME DANCING ββ’β The Andrea True Connection (Buddah)-5 (44)
45 64 LOVE IN βCβ MINOR (Part 1) ββ’β Cerrone (Cotillion)-4 (45)
46 59 WHEN I NEED YOU ββ’β Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-4 (46)
47 57 LOVE IN βCβ MINOR (Part 1) ββ’β The Heart and Soul Orchestra (Casablanca)-4 (47)
48 58 YOU + ME = LOVE / LETβS GO DOWN TO THE DISCO ββ’β The Undisputed Truth (Whitfield)-5 (48)
50 63 COULDNβT GET IT RIGHT ββ’β The Climax Blues Band (Sire)-5 (50)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
71 β CALLING DR. LOVE ββ’β Kiss (Casablanca)-1 (71)
75 β CANβT STOP DANCINβ ββ’β The Captain and Tennille (A&M)-1 (75)
77 β YOUR LOVE ββ’β Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC)-1 (77)
80 β TIE YOUR MOTHER DOWN ββ’β Queen (Elektra)-1 (80)
83 β LONELY BOY ββ’β Andrew Gold (Asylum)-1 (83)
84 β YOUβRE THROWING A GOOD LOVE AWAY ββ’β The Spinners (Atlantic)-1 (84)
87 β HELLO STRANGER ββ’β Yvonne Elliman (RSO)-1 (87)
88 β IF YOUβVE GOT THE TIME ββ’β The Babys (Chrysalis)-1 (88)
90 β CHERRY BABY ββ’β Starz (Capitol)-1 (90)
95 β (Theme From) CHARLIEβS ANGELS ββ’β Henry Mancini and His Orchestra (RCA)-1 (95)
96 β YOU TAKE MY HEART AWAY ββ’β James Darren (Private Stock)-1 (96)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 26th March, 1977Β
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 3 RICH GIRL ββ’β Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA)-10 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 LOVE THEME FROM βA STAR IS BORNβ (Evergreen) ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-16 (1)
3 5 DANCING QUEEN ββ’β Abba (Atlantic)-16 (3)
4 8 DONβT GIVE UP ON US ββ’β David Soul (Private Stock)-9 (4)
5 9 DONβT LEAVE ME THIS WAY ββ’β Thelma Houston (Tamla)-15 (5)
6 2 FLY LIKE AN EAGLE ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-15 (2)
7 4 NIGHT MOVES ββ’β Bob Seger (Capitol)-16 (4)
8 11 THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE ββ’β 10cc (Mercury)-12 (8)
9 6 I LIKE DREAMINβ ββ’β Kenny Nolan (20th Century)-21 (3)
10 7 TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS ββ’β Mary MacGregor (Ariola America)-19 (1)
11 13 MAYBE IβM AMAZED ββ’β Wings (Capitol)-7 (11)
12 14 IβVE GOT LOVE ON MY MIND ββ’β Natalie Cole (Capitol)-9 (12)
13 15 CARRY ON WAYWARD SON ββ’β Kansas (Kirshner)-14 (13)
14 16 SO IN TO YOU ββ’β The Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor)-9 (14)
15 17 SAY YOUβLL STAY UNTIL TOMORROW ββ’β Tom Jones (Epic)-12 (15)
16 21 SOUTHERN NIGHTS ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-7 (16)
17 19 HOTEL CALIFORNIA ββ’β Eagles (Asylum)-5 (17)
18 10 GO YOUR OWN WAY ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-12 (10)
19 20 CRACKERBOX PALACE ββ’β George Harrison (Dark Horse)-9 (19)
20 12 BOOGIE CHILD ββ’β Bee Gees (RSO)-11 (12)
21 25 RIGHT TIME OF THE NIGHT ββ’β Jennifer Warnes (Arista)-9 (21)
22 24 SAM ββ’β Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-9 (22)
23 23 HERE COME THOSE TEARS AGAIN ββ’β Jackson Browne (Asylum)-8 (23)
24 33 TRYING TO LOVE TWO ββ’β William Bell (Mercury)-6 (24)
25 28 DO YA ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists)-8 (25)
26 32 GLORIA ββ’β Enchantment (United Artists)-9 (26)
27 29 THE FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-7 (27)
28 30 FREE ββ’β Deniece Williams (Columbia)-16 (28)
29 18 BLINDED BY THE LIGHT ββ’β Manfred Mannβs Earth Band (Warner Brothers)-19 (1)
30 34 DISCO LUCY (βI Love Lucyβ Theme) ββ’β The Wilton Place Street Band (Island)-12 (30)
31 26 YEAR OF THE CAT ββ’β Al Stewart (Janus)-16 (8)
32 37 LIDO SHUFFLE ββ’β Boz Scaggs (Columbia)-3 (32)
33 35 AT MIDNIGHT (My Love Will Lift You Up) ββ’β Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC)-7 (33)
34 38 ALL STRUNG OUT ON YOU ββ’β John Travolta (Midland International)-6 (34)
35 46 WHEN I NEED YOU ββ’β Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-5 (35)
36 40 I WANNA GET NEXT TO YOU ββ’β Rose Royce (MCA)-5 (36)
37 50 COULDNβT GET IT RIGHT ββ’β The Climax Blues Band (Sire)-6 (37)
38 42 SOMETHINβ βBOUT βCHA ββ’β Latimore (Glades)-8 (38)
39 45 LOVE IN βCβ MINOR (Part 1) ββ’β Cerrone (Cotillion)-5 (39)
40 44 N.Y., YOU GOT ME DANCING ββ’β The Andrea True Connection (Buddah)-6 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
42 39 SPRING RAIN ββ’β Silvetti (Salsoul)-10 (39)
43 22 LONG TIME ββ’β Boston (Epic)-9 (22)
51 27 NEW KID IN TOWN ββ’β Eagles (Asylum)-15 (1)
52 31 WEEKEND IN NEW ENGLAND ββ’β Barry Manilow (Arista)-18 (10)
54 36 ENJOY YOURSELF ββ’β The Jacksons (Epic)-20 (6)
POWER PLAYS
41 51 IβM YOUR BOOGIE MAN / WRAP YOUR ARMS AROUND ME ββ’β K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-5 (41)
44 54 MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR ββ’β Ambrosia (20th Century)-5 (44)
45 75 CANβT STOP DANCINβ ββ’β The Captain and Tennille (A&M)-2 (45)
46 47 LOVE IN βCβ MINOR (Part 1) ββ’β The Heart and Soul Orchestra (Casablanca)-5 (46)
47 58 PHANTOM WRITER ββ’β Gary Wright (Warner Brothers)-4 (47)
48 48 YOU + ME = LOVE / LETβS GO DOWN TO THE DISCO ββ’β The Undisputed Truth (Whitfield)-6 (48)
49 59 ANGEL IN YOUR ARMS ββ’β Hot (Big Tree)-6 (49)
50 77 YOUR LOVE ββ’β Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC)-2 (50)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
71 β WHODUNIT ββ’β Tavares (Capitol)-1 (71)
73 β IβLL BE STANDING BY ββ’β Foghat (Bearsville)-1 (73)
83 β LUCILLE ββ’β Kenny Rogers (United Artists)-1 (83)
84 β ROCK AND ROLL STAR ββ’β Champagne (Ariola America)-1 (84)
89 β FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME ββ’β Foreigner (Atlantic)-1 (89)
90 β CINDERELLA ββ’β Firefall (Atlantic)-1 (90)
91 β IT FEELS SO GOOD TO BE LOVED SO BAD ββ’β The Manhattans (Columbia)-1 (91)
93 β SIX PACKS A DAY ββ’β Billy Lemmons (Ariola America)-1 (93)
94 β ARRESTED FOR DRIVING WHILE BLIND ββ’β ZZ Top (London)-1 (94)
96 β SLOWDOWN ββ’β John Miles (London)-1 (96)
98 β PART TIME LOVE ββ’β Kerry Chater (Warner Brothers)-1 (98)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 2nd April, 1977Β
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 RICH GIRL ββ’β Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA)-11 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 DANCING QUEEN ββ’β Abba (Atlantic)-17 (2)
3 4 DONβT GIVE UP ON US ββ’β David Soul (Private Stock)-10 (3)
4 5 DONβT LEAVE ME THIS WAY ββ’β Thelma Houston (Tamla)-16 (4)
5 2 LOVE THEME FROM βA STAR IS BORNβ (Evergreen) ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-17 (1)
6 16 SOUTHERN NIGHTS ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-8 (6)
7 8 THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE ββ’β 10cc (Mercury)-13 (7)
8 17 HOTEL CALIFORNIA ββ’β Eagles (Asylum)-6 (8)
9 12 IβVE GOT LOVE ON MY MIND ββ’β Natalie Cole (Capitol)-10 (9)
10 11 MAYBE IβM AMAZED ββ’β Wings (Capitol)-8 (10)
11 13 CARRY ON WAYWARD SON ββ’β Kansas (Kirshner)-15 (11)
12 14 SO IN TO YOU ββ’β The Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor)-10 (12)
13 6 FLY LIKE AN EAGLE ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-16 (2)
14 9 I LIKE DREAMINβ ββ’β Kenny Nolan (20th Century)-22 (3)
15 15 SAY YOUβLL STAY UNTIL TOMORROW ββ’β Tom Jones (Epic)-13 (15)
16 10 TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS ββ’β Mary MacGregor (Ariola America)-20 (1)
17 7 NIGHT MOVES ββ’β Bob Seger (Capitol)-17 (4)
18 24 TRYING TO LOVE TWO ββ’β William Bell (Mercury)-7 (18)
19 21 RIGHT TIME OF THE NIGHT ββ’β Jennifer Warnes (Arista)-10 (19)
20 22 SAM ββ’β Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-10 (20)
21 35 WHEN I NEED YOU ββ’β Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-6 (21)
22 36 I WANNA GET NEXT TO YOU ββ’β Rose Royce (MCA)-6 (22)
23 27 THE FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-8 (23)
24 25 DO YA ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists)-9 (24)
25 26 GLORIA ββ’β Enchantment (United Artists)-10 (25)
26 32 LIDO SHUFFLE ββ’β Boz Scaggs (Columbia)-4 (26)
27 28 FREE ββ’β Deniece Williams (Columbia)-17 (27)
28 30 DISCO LUCY (βI Love Lucyβ Theme) ββ’β The Wilton Place Street Band (Island)-13 (28)
29 18 GO YOUR OWN WAY ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-13 (10)
30 45 CANβT STOP DANCINβ ββ’β The Captain and Tennille (A&M)-3 (30)
31 33 AT MIDNIGHT (My Love Will Lift You Up) ββ’β Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC)-8 (31)
32 50 YOUR LOVE ββ’β Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC)-3 (32)
33 37 COULDNβT GET IT RIGHT ββ’β The Climax Blues Band (Sire)-7 (33)
34 34 ALL STRUNG OUT ON YOU ββ’β John Travolta (Midland International)-7 (34)
35 41 IβM YOUR BOOGIE MAN / WRAP YOUR ARMS AROUND ME ββ’β K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-6 (35)
36 40 N.Y., YOU GOT ME DANCING ββ’β The Andrea True Connection (Buddah)-7 (36)
37 38 SOMETHINβ βBOUT βCHA ββ’β Latimore (Glades)-9 (37)
38 39 LOVE IN βCβ MINOR (Part 1) ββ’β Cerrone (Cotillion)-6 (38)
39 44 MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR ββ’β Ambrosia (20th Century)-6 (39)
40 49 ANGEL IN YOUR ARMS ββ’β Hot (Big Tree)-7 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
41 19 CRACKERBOX PALACE ββ’β George Harrison (Dark Horse)-10 (19)
43 20 BOOGIE CHILD ββ’β Bee Gees (RSO)-12 (12)
50 29 BLINDED BY THE LIGHT ββ’β Manfred Mannβs Earth Band (Warner Brothers)-20 (1)
51 31 YEAR OF THE CAT ββ’β Al Stewart (Janus)-17 (8)
54 23 HERE COME THOSE TEARS AGAIN ββ’β Jackson Browne (Asylum)-9 (23)
POWER PLAYS
42 42 SPRING RAIN ββ’β Silvetti (Salsoul)-11 (39)
44 55 DANCINβ MAN ββ’β Q (Epic)-4 (44)
45 47 PHANTOM WRITER ββ’β Gary Wright (Warner Brothers)-5 (45)
46 56 SOMETIMES ββ’β The Facts Of Life (Kayvette)-5 (46)
47 57 HEARD IT IN A LOVE SONG ββ’β The Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn)-4 (47)
48 58 CALLING DR. LOVE ββ’β Kiss (Casablanca)-3 (48)
49 46 LOVE IN βCβ MINOR (Part 1) ββ’β The Heart and Soul Orchestra (Casablanca)-6 (46)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
74 β SIR DUKE ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-1 (74)
80 β AINβT GONNA BUMP NO MORE (With No Big Fat Woman) ββ’β Joe Tex (Epic)-1 (80)
84 β MARGARITAVILLE ββ’β Jimmy Buffett (ABC)-1 (84)
85 β SUB-ROSA SUBWAY / CALLING OCCUPANTS ββ’β Klaatu (Capitol)-1 (85)
86 β SLEEPWALKER ββ’β The Kinks (Arista)-1 (86)
89 β SING ββ’β Tony Orlando and Dawn (Elektra)-1 (89)
90 β LOVEβS GROWN DEEP ββ’β Kenny Nolan (20th Century)-1 (90)
95 β DEEPLY ββ’β Anson Williams (Chelsea)-1 (95)
98 β UNDERCOVER ANGEL ββ’β Alan OβDay (Pacific)-1 (98)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 9th April, 1977Β
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 DANCING QUEEN ββ’β Abba (Atlantic)-18 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 3 DONβT GIVE UP ON US ββ’β David Soul (Private Stock)-11 (2)
3 4 DONβT LEAVE ME THIS WAY ββ’β Thelma Houston (Tamla)-17 (3)
4 1 RICH GIRL ββ’β Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA)-12 (1)
5 6 SOUTHERN NIGHTS ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-9 (5)
6 7 THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE ββ’β 10cc (Mercury)-14 (6)
7 8 HOTEL CALIFORNIA ββ’β Eagles (Asylum)-7 (7)
8 9 IβVE GOT LOVE ON MY MIND ββ’β Natalie Cole (Capitol)-11 (8)
9 5 LOVE THEME FROM βA STAR IS BORNβ (Evergreen) ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-18 (1)
10 12 SO IN TO YOU ββ’β The Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor)-11 (10)
11 11 CARRY ON WAYWARD SON ββ’β Kansas (Kirshner)-16 (11)
12 10 MAYBE IβM AMAZED ββ’β Wings (Capitol)-9 (10)
13 13 FLY LIKE AN EAGLE ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-17 (2)
14 18 TRYING TO LOVE TWO ββ’β William Bell (Mercury)-8 (14)
15 19 RIGHT TIME OF THE NIGHT ββ’β Jennifer Warnes (Arista)-11 (15)
16 15 SAY YOUβLL STAY UNTIL TOMORROW ββ’β Tom Jones (Epic)-14 (15)
17 21 WHEN I NEED YOU ββ’β Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-7 (17)
18 22 I WANNA GET NEXT TO YOU ββ’β Rose Royce (MCA)-7 (18)
19 14 I LIKE DREAMINβ ββ’β Kenny Nolan (20th Century)-23 (3)
20 20 SAM ββ’β Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-11 (20)
21 26 LIDO SHUFFLE ββ’β Boz Scaggs (Columbia)-5 (21)
22 23 THE FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-9 (22)
23 30 CANβT STOP DANCINβ ββ’β The Captain and Tennille (A&M)-4 (23)
24 28 DISCO LUCY (βI Love Lucyβ Theme) ββ’β The Wilton Place Street Band (Island)-14 (24)
25 35 IβM YOUR BOOGIE MAN / WRAP YOUR ARMS AROUND ME ββ’β K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-7 (25)
26 27 FREE ββ’β Deniece Williams (Columbia)-18 (26)
27 33 COULDNβT GET IT RIGHT ββ’β The Climax Blues Band (Sire)-8 (27)
28 32 YOUR LOVE ββ’β Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC)-4 (28)
29 24 DO YA ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists)-10 (24)
30 31 AT MIDNIGHT (My Love Will Lift You Up) ββ’β Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC)-9 (30)
31 48 CALLING DR. LOVE ββ’β Kiss (Casablanca)-4 (31)
32 36 N.Y., YOU GOT ME DANCING ββ’β The Andrea True Connection (Buddah)-8 (32)
33 16 TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS ββ’β Mary MacGregor (Ariola America)-21 (1)
34 17 NIGHT MOVES ββ’β Bob Seger (Capitol)-18 (4)
35 40 ANGEL IN YOUR ARMS ββ’β Hot (Big Tree)-8 (35)
36 38 LOVE IN βCβ MINOR (Part 1) ββ’β Cerrone (Cotillion)-7 (36)
37 46 SOMETIMES ββ’β The Facts Of Life (Kayvette)-6 (37)
38 44 DANCINβ MAN ββ’β Q (Epic)-5 (38)
39 39 MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR ββ’β Ambrosia (20th Century)-7 (39)
40 42 SPRING RAIN ββ’β Silvetti (Salsoul)-12 (39)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
51 29 GO YOUR OWN WAY ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-14 (10)
63 25 GLORIA ββ’β Enchantment (United Artists)-11 (25)
96 34 ALL STRUNG OUT ON YOU ββ’β John Travolta (Midland International)-8 (34)
100 37 SOMETHINβ βBOUT βCHA ββ’β Latimore (Glades)-10 (37)
POWER PLAYS
41 57 LONELY BOY ββ’β Andrew Gold (Asylum)-4 (41)
42 47 HEARD IT IN A LOVE SONG ββ’β The Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn)-5 (42)
43 45 PHANTOM WRITER ββ’β Gary Wright (Warner Brothers)-6 (43)
44 56 THERE WILL COME A DAY (Iβm Gonna Happen To You) ββ’β Smokey Robinson (Tamla)-8 (44)
45 55 UPTOWN FESTIVAL (Motown Medley) (Part 1) ββ’β Shalamar (Soul Train)-5 (45)
46 58 MY SWEET LADY ββ’β John Denver (RCA)-5 (46)
47 60 WHODUNIT ββ’β Tavares (Capitol)-3 (47)
48 74 SIR DUKE ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-2 (48)
49 59 TIE YOUR MOTHER DOWN ββ’β Queen (Elektra)-4 (49)
50 65 HELLO STRANGER ββ’β Yvonne Elliman (RSO)-4 (50)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
82 β SLOW DANCINβ DONβT TURN ME ON ββ’β The Addrisi Brothers (Buddah)-1 (82)
83 β YOU ARE ON MY MIND ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-1 (83)
84 β BACK IN THE SADDLE ββ’β Aerosmith (Columbia)-1 (84)
85 β THE WHISTLER ββ’β Jethro Tull (Chrysalis)-1 (85)
86 β SOUND AND VISION ββ’β David Bowie (RCA)-1 (86)
87 β BROOKLYN ββ’β Cody Jameson (Atco)-1 (87)
89 β HOLD BACK THE NIGHT ββ’β Graham Parker and the Rumour (Mercury)-1 (89)
90 β SHOW YOU THE WAY TO GO ββ’β The Jacksons (Epic)-1 (90)
98 β YOUβRE MOVINβ OUT TODAY ββ’β Bette Midler (Atlantic)-1 (98)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 16th April, 1977Β
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 DONβT GIVE UP ON US ββ’β David Soul (Private Stock)-12 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 3 DONβT LEAVE ME THIS WAY ββ’β Thelma Houston (Tamla)-18 (2)
3 5 SOUTHERN NIGHTS ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-10 (3)
4 7 HOTEL CALIFORNIA ββ’β Eagles (Asylum)-8 (4)
5 6 THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE ββ’β 10cc (Mercury)-15 (5)
6 1 DANCING QUEEN ββ’β Abba (Atlantic)-19 (1)
7 8 IβVE GOT LOVE ON MY MIND ββ’β Natalie Cole (Capitol)-12 (7)
8 9 LOVE THEME FROM βA STAR IS BORNβ (Evergreen) ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-19 (1)
9 10 SO IN TO YOU ββ’β The Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor)-12 (9)
10 4 RICH GIRL ββ’β Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA)-13 (1)
11 15 RIGHT TIME OF THE NIGHT ββ’β Jennifer Warnes (Arista)-12 (11)
12 14 TRYING TO LOVE TWO ββ’β William Bell (Mercury)-9 (12)
13 17 WHEN I NEED YOU ββ’β Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-8 (13)
14 11 CARRY ON WAYWARD SON ββ’β Kansas (Kirshner)-17 (11)
15 18 I WANNA GET NEXT TO YOU ββ’β Rose Royce (MCA)-8 (15)
16 27 COULDNβT GET IT RIGHT ββ’β The Climax Blues Band (Sire)-9 (16)
17 21 LIDO SHUFFLE ββ’β Boz Scaggs (Columbia)-6 (17)
18 12 MAYBE IβM AMAZED ββ’β Wings (Capitol)-10 (10)
19 23 CANβT STOP DANCINβ ββ’β The Captain and Tennille (A&M)-5 (19)
20 25 IβM YOUR BOOGIE MAN / WRAP YOUR ARMS AROUND ME ββ’β K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-8 (20)
21 22 THE FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-10 (21)
22 28 YOUR LOVE ββ’β Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC)-5 (22)
23 19 I LIKE DREAMINβ ββ’β Kenny Nolan (20th Century)-24 (3)
24 24 DISCO LUCY (βI Love Lucyβ Theme) ββ’β The Wilton Place Street Band (Island)-15 (24)
25 26 FREE ββ’β Deniece Williams (Columbia)-19 (25)
26 13 FLY LIKE AN EAGLE ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-18 (2)
27 31 CALLING DR. LOVE ββ’β Kiss (Casablanca)-5 (27)
28 32 N.Y., YOU GOT ME DANCING ββ’β The Andrea True Connection (Buddah)-9 (28)
29 35 ANGEL IN YOUR ARMS ββ’β Hot (Big Tree)-9 (29)
30 30 AT MIDNIGHT (My Love Will Lift You Up) ββ’β Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC)-10 (30)
31 48 SIR DUKE ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-3 (31)
32 16 SAY YOUβLL STAY UNTIL TOMORROW ββ’β Tom Jones (Epic)-15 (15)
33 37 SOMETIMES ββ’β The Facts Of Life (Kayvette)-7 (33)
34 38 DANCINβ MAN ββ’β Q (Epic)-6 (34)
35 20 SAM ββ’β Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-12 (20)
36 41 LONELY BOY ββ’β Andrew Gold (Asylum)-5 (36)
37 42 HEARD IT IN A LOVE SONG ββ’β The Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn)-6 (37)
38 50 HELLO STRANGER ββ’β Yvonne Elliman (RSO)-5 (38)
39 45 UPTOWN FESTIVAL (Motown Medley) (Part 1) ββ’β Shalamar (Soul Train)-6 (39)
40 40 SPRING RAIN ββ’β Silvetti (Salsoul)-13 (39)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
56 33 TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS ββ’β Mary MacGregor (Ariola America)-22 (1)
57 29 DO YA ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists)-11 (24)
81 34 NIGHT MOVES ββ’β Bob Seger (Capitol)-19 (4)
84 36 LOVE IN βCβ MINOR (Part 1) ββ’β Cerrone (Cotillion)-8 (36)
95 39 MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR ββ’β Ambrosia (20th Century)-8 (39)
POWER PLAYS
41 47 WHODUNIT ββ’β Tavares (Capitol)-4 (41)
42 54 LUCILLE ββ’β Kenny Rogers (United Artists)-4 (42)
43 53 YOUβRE THROWING A GOOD LOVE AWAY ββ’β The Spinners (Atlantic)-5 (43)
44 44 THERE WILL COME A DAY (Iβm Gonna Happen To You) ββ’β Smokey Robinson (Tamla)-9 (44)
45 56 FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME ββ’β Foreigner (Atlantic)-4 (45)
46 46 MY SWEET LADY ββ’β John Denver (RCA)-6 (46)
47 60 AINβT GONNA BUMP NO MORE (With No Big Fat Woman) ββ’β Joe Tex (Epic)-3 (47)
48 58 CHERRY BABY ββ’β Starz (Capitol)-5 (48)
49 49 TIE YOUR MOTHER DOWN ββ’β Queen (Elektra)-5 (49)
50 β GOT TO GIVE IT UP (Part 1) ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-1 (50)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
50 β GOT TO GIVE IT UP (Part 1) ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-1 (50)
77 β DREAMS ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-1 (77)
82 β HOOKED ON YOU ββ’β Bread (Elektra)-1 (82)
85 β EVERYBODY BE DANCINβ ββ’β Starbuck (Private Stock)-1 (85)
86 β ARIEL ββ’β Dean Friedman (Lifesong)-1 (86)
88 β DOWN TO THE STATION ββ’β B.W. Stevenson (Warner Brothers)-1 (88)
90 β SAD GIRL ββ’β Carl Graves (Ariola America)-1 (90)
93 β WHATCHA GONNA DO? ββ’β Pablo Cruise (A&M)-1 (93)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 23rd April, 1977Β
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 DONβT LEAVE ME THIS WAY ββ’β Thelma Houston (Tamla)-19 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 3 SOUTHERN NIGHTS ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-11 (2)
3 4 HOTEL CALIFORNIA ββ’β Eagles (Asylum)-9 (3)
4 1 DONβT GIVE UP ON US ββ’β David Soul (Private Stock)-13 (1)
5 5 THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE ββ’β 10cc (Mercury)-16 (5)
6 7 IβVE GOT LOVE ON MY MIND ββ’β Natalie Cole (Capitol)-13 (6)
7 8 LOVE THEME FROM βA STAR IS BORNβ (Evergreen) ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-20 (1)
8 9 SO IN TO YOU ββ’β The Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor)-13 (8)
9 13 WHEN I NEED YOU ββ’β Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-9 (9)
10 11 RIGHT TIME OF THE NIGHT ββ’β Jennifer Warnes (Arista)-13 (10)
11 12 TRYING TO LOVE TWO ββ’β William Bell (Mercury)-10 (11)
12 10 RICH GIRL ββ’β Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA)-14 (1)
13 15 I WANNA GET NEXT TO YOU ββ’β Rose Royce (MCA)-9 (13)
14 16 COULDNβT GET IT RIGHT ββ’β The Climax Blues Band (Sire)-10 (14)
15 17 LIDO SHUFFLE ββ’β Boz Scaggs (Columbia)-7 (15)
16 19 CANβT STOP DANCINβ ββ’β The Captain and Tennille (A&M)-6 (16)
17 20 IβM YOUR BOOGIE MAN / WRAP YOUR ARMS AROUND ME ββ’β K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-9 (17)
18 6 DANCING QUEEN ββ’β Abba (Atlantic)-20 (1)
19 31 SIR DUKE ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-4 (19)
20 22 YOUR LOVE ββ’β Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC)-6 (20)
21 14 CARRY ON WAYWARD SON ββ’β Kansas (Kirshner)-18 (11)
22 21 THE FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-11 (21)
23 27 CALLING DR. LOVE ββ’β Kiss (Casablanca)-6 (23)
24 18 MAYBE IβM AMAZED ββ’β Wings (Capitol)-11 (10)
25 29 ANGEL IN YOUR ARMS ββ’β Hot (Big Tree)-10 (25)
26 24 DISCO LUCY (βI Love Lucyβ Theme) ββ’β The Wilton Place Street Band (Island)-16 (24)
27 28 N.Y., YOU GOT ME DANCING ββ’β The Andrea True Connection (Buddah)-10 (27)
28 42 LUCILLE ββ’β Kenny Rogers (United Artists)-5 (28)
29 45 FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME ββ’β Foreigner (Atlantic)-5 (29)
30 36 LONELY BOY ββ’β Andrew Gold (Asylum)-6 (30)
31 34 DANCINβ MAN ββ’β Q (Epic)-7 (31)
32 33 SOMETIMES ββ’β The Facts Of Life (Kayvette)-8 (32)
33 38 HELLO STRANGER ββ’β Yvonne Elliman (RSO)-6 (33)
34 37 HEARD IT IN A LOVE SONG ββ’β The Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn)-7 (34)
35 39 UPTOWN FESTIVAL (Motown Medley) (Part 1) ββ’β Shalamar (Soul Train)-7 (35)
36 50 GOT TO GIVE IT UP (Part 1) ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-2 (36)
37 41 WHODUNIT ββ’β Tavares (Capitol)-5 (37)
38 23 I LIKE DREAMINβ ββ’β Kenny Nolan (20th Century)-25 (3)
39 51 OLD FASHIONED BOY (Youβre the One) ββ’β Stallion (Casablanca)-7 (39)
40 47 AINβT GONNA BUMP NO MORE (With No Big Fat Woman) ββ’β Joe Tex (Epic)-4 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
46 40 SPRING RAIN ββ’β Silvetti (Salsoul)-14 (39)
47 30 AT MIDNIGHT (My Love Will Lift You Up) ββ’β Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC)-11 (30)
48 26 FLY LIKE AN EAGLE ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-19 (2)
68 25 FREE Β ββ’β Deniece Williams (Columbia)-20 (25)
94 32 SAY YOUβLL STAY UNTIL TOMORROW ββ’β Tom Jones (Epic)-16 (15)
95 35 SAM ββ’β Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-13 (20)
POWER PLAYS
41 48 CHERRY BABY ββ’β Starz (Capitol)-6 (41)
42 44 THERE WILL COME A DAY (Iβm Gonna Happen To You) ββ’β Smokey Robinson (Tamla)-10 (42)
43 43 YOUβRE THROWING A GOOD LOVE AWAY ββ’β The Spinners (Atlantic)-6 (43)
44 54 CINDERELLA ββ’β Firefall (Atlantic)-5 (44)
45 46 MY SWEET LADY ββ’β John Denver (RCA)-7 (45)
49 61 MARGARITAVILLE ββ’β Jimmy Buffett (ABC)-4 (49)
50 60 I THINK WEβRE ALONE NOW ββ’β The Rubinoos (Beserkley)-8 (50)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
73 β HIGH SCHOOL DANCE ββ’β The Sylvers (Capitol)-1 (73)
75 β ON THE BORDER ββ’β Al Stewart (Janus)-1 (75)
78 β THIS GIRL (Has Turned Into a Woman) ββ’β Mary MacGregor (Ariola America)-1 (78)
79 β MAINSTREET ββ’β Bob Seger (Capitol)-1 (79)
80 β GONNA FLY NOW (Theme From βRockyβ) ββ’β Maynard Ferguson (Columbia)-1 (80)
83 β THAT MAGIC TOUCH ββ’β Angel (Casablanca)-1 (83)
84 β GONNA FLY NOW (Theme From βRockyβ) ββ’β Bill Conti (United Artists)-1 (84)
85 β DO YOU WANNA MAKE LOVE ββ’β Peter McCann (20th Century)-1 (85)
86 β THIS IS THE WAY THAT I FEEL ββ’β Marie Osmond (Polydor)-1 (86)
88 β I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING ββ’β Andy Gibb (RSO)-1 (88)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 30th April, 1977Β
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 SOUTHERN NIGHTS ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-12 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 3 HOTEL CALIFORNIA ββ’β Eagles (Asylum)-10 (2)
3 1 DONβT LEAVE ME THIS WAY ββ’β Thelma Houston (Tamla)-20 (1)
4 9 WHEN I NEED YOU ββ’β Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-10 (4)
5 6 IβVE GOT LOVE ON MY MIND ββ’β Natalie Cole (Capitol)-14 (5)
6 4 DONβT GIVE UP ON US ββ’β David Soul (Private Stock)-14 (1)
7 8 SO IN TO YOU ββ’β The Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor)-14 (7)
8 10 RIGHT TIME OF THE NIGHT ββ’β Jennifer Warnes (Arista)-14 (8)
9 19 SIR DUKE ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-5 (9)
10 11 TRYING TO LOVE TWO ββ’β William Bell (Mercury)-11 (10)
11 13 I WANNA GET NEXT TO YOU ββ’β Rose Royce (MCA)-10 (11)
12 14 COULDNβT GET IT RIGHT ββ’β The Climax Blues Band (Sire)-11 (12)
13 15 LIDO SHUFFLE ββ’β Boz Scaggs (Columbia)-8 (13)
14 16 CANβT STOP DANCINβ ββ’β The Captain and Tennille (A&M)-7 (14)
15 17 IβM YOUR BOOGIE MAN / WRAP YOUR ARMS AROUND ME ββ’β K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-10 (15)
16 20 YOUR LOVE ββ’β Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC)-7 (16)
17 7 LOVE THEME FROM βA STAR IS BORNβ (Evergreen) ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-21 (1)
18 12 RICH GIRL ββ’β Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA)-15 (1)
19 5 THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE ββ’β 10cc (Mercury)-17 (5)
20 23 CALLING DR. LOVE ββ’β Kiss (Casablanca)-7 (20)
21 28 LUCILLE ββ’β Kenny Rogers (United Artists)-6 (21)
22 30 LONELY BOY ββ’β Andrew Gold (Asylum)-7 (22)
23 25 ANGEL IN YOUR ARMS ββ’β Hot (Big Tree)-11 (23)
24 33 HELLO STRANGER ββ’β Yvonne Elliman (RSO)-7 (24)
25 29 FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME ββ’β Foreigner (Atlantic)-6 (25)
26 31 DANCINβ MAN ββ’β Q (Epic)-8 (26)
27 18 DANCING QUEEN ββ’β Abba (Atlantic)-21 (1)
28 40 AINβT GONNA BUMP NO MORE (With No Big Fat Woman) ββ’β Joe Tex (Epic)-5 (28)
29 36 GOT TO GIVE IT UP (Part 1) ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-3 (29)
30 34 HEARD IT IN A LOVE SONG ββ’β The Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn)-8 (30)
31 32 SOMETIMES ββ’β The Facts Of Life (Kayvette)-9 (31)
32 37 WHODUNIT ββ’β Tavares (Capitol)-6 (32)
33 35 UPTOWN FESTIVAL (Motown Medley) (Part 1) ββ’β Shalamar (Soul Train)-8 (33)
34 21 CARRY ON WAYWARD SON ββ’β Kansas (Kirshner)-19 (11)
35 41 CHERRY BABY ββ’β Starz (Capitol)-7 (35)
36 56 DREAMS ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-3 (36)
37 39 OLD FASHIONED BOY (Youβre the One) ββ’β Stallion (Casablanca)-8 (37)
38 44 CINDERELLA ββ’β Firefall (Atlantic)-6 (38)
39 45 MY SWEET LADY ββ’β John Denver (RCA)-8 (39)
40 24 MAYBE IβM AMAZED ββ’β Wings (Capitol)-12 (10)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
46 38 I LIKE DREAMINβ ββ’β Kenny Nolan (20th Century)-26 (3)
56 22 THE FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-12 (21)
57 26 DISCO LUCY (βI Love Lucyβ Theme) ββ’β The Wilton Place Street Band (Island)-17 (24)
65 27 N.Y., YOU GOT ME DANCING ββ’β The Andrea True Connection (Buddah)-11 (27)
POWER PLAYS
41 49 MARGARITAVILLE ββ’β Jimmy Buffett (ABC)-5 (41)
42 52 SHOW YOU THE WAY TO GO ββ’β The Jacksons (Epic)-4 (42)
43 53 DANCINβ ββ’β The Crown Heights Affair (De-Lite)-11 (43)
44 55 LOVEβS GROWN DEEP ββ’β Kenny Nolan (20th Century)-5 (44)
45 51 (Theme From) CHARLIEβS ANGELS ββ’β Henry Mancini and His Orchestra (RCA)-7 (45)
47 50 I THINK WEβRE ALONE NOW ββ’β The Rubinoos (Beserkley)-9 (47)
48 59 SLOW DANCINβ DONβT TURN ME ON ββ’β The Addrisi Brothers (Buddah)-4 (48)
49 62 YOU ARE ON MY MIND ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-4 (49)
50 60 BACK IN THE SADDLE ββ’β Aerosmith (Columbia)-4 (50)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
71 β JET AIRLINER ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-1 (71)
76 β FLY AT NIGHT ββ’β Chilliwack (Mushroom)-1 (76)
77 β SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT ββ’β Manfred Mannβs Earth Band (Warner Brothers)-1 (77) *
80 β YOU AND ME ββ’β Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-1 (80)
83 β YOUβRE MY WORLD ββ’β Helen Reddy (Capitol)-1 (83)
89 β MY BEST FRIENDβS WIFE ββ’β Paul Anka (United Artists)-1 (89)
90 β SOLSBURY HILL ββ’β Peter Gabriel (Atco)-1 (90)
94 β I GOTTA KEEP DANCINβ ββ’β Carrie (Lucas) (Soul Train)-1 (94)
96 β I CAUGHT YOUR ACT ββ’β The Hues Corporation (Warner Brothers)-1 (96)
98 β THEME FROM βROCKYβ (Gonna Fly Now) ββ’β Current (Playboy)-1 (98)
* Editorβs Note: This is the second time Manfred Mannβs Earth Band charted with βSpirit In The Night.β The first version charted in 1976, spending 3 weeks on the chart and peaking at #97. It featured Mick Rogers as the lead vocalist. This new version features Chris Thompson handling the lead vocals and would eventually peak at #40. This is the second single by Manfred Mannβs Earth Band to be written by Bruce Springsteen. The first was βBlinded By The lightβ, which debuted at #95 on November 20, 1976.
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 7th May, 1977Β
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 HOTEL CALIFORNIA ββ’β Eagles (Asylum)-11 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 4 WHEN I NEED YOU ββ’β Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-11 (2)
3 1 SOUTHERN NIGHTS ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-13 (1)
4 9 SIR DUKE ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-6 (4)
5 3 DONβT LEAVE ME THIS WAY ββ’β Thelma Houston (Tamla)-21 (1)
6 8 RIGHT TIME OF THE NIGHT ββ’β Jennifer Warnes (Arista)-15 (6)
7 7 SO IN TO YOU ββ’β The Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor)-15 (7)
8 5 IβVE GOT LOVE ON MY MIND ββ’β Natalie Cole (Capitol)-15 (5)
9 12 COULDNβT GET IT RIGHT ββ’β The Climax Blues Band (Sire)-12 (9)
10 11 I WANNA GET NEXT TO YOU ββ’β Rose Royce (MCA)-11 (10)
11 15 IβM YOUR BOOGIE MAN / WRAP YOUR ARMS AROUND ME ββ’β K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-11 (11)
12 13 LIDO SHUFFLE ββ’β Boz Scaggs (Columbia)-9 (12)
13 14 CANβT STOP DANCINβ ββ’β The Captain and Tennille (A&M)-8 (13)
14 29 GOT TO GIVE IT UP (Part 1) ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-4 (14)
15 16 YOUR LOVE ββ’β Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC)-8 (15)
16 6 DONβT GIVE UP ON US ββ’β David Soul (Private Stock)-15 (1)
17 21 LUCILLE ββ’β Kenny Rogers (United Artists)-7 (17)
18 20 CALLING DR. LOVE ββ’β Kiss (Casablanca)-8 (18)
19 24 HELLO STRANGER ββ’β Yvonne Elliman (RSO)-8 (19)
20 22 LONELY BOY ββ’β Andrew Gold (Asylum)-8 (20)
21 23 ANGEL IN YOUR ARMS ββ’β Hot (Big Tree)-12 (21)
22 25 FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME ββ’β Foreigner (Atlantic)-7 (22)
23 10 TRYING TO LOVE TWO ββ’β William Bell (Mercury)-12 (10)
24 28 AINβT GONNA BUMP NO MORE (With No Big Fat Woman) ββ’β Joe Tex (Epic)-6 (24)
25 26 DANCINβ MAN ββ’β Q (Epic)-9 (25)
26 36 DREAMS ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-4 (26)
27 30 HEARD IT IN A LOVE SONG ββ’β The Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn)-9 (27)
28 32 WHODUNIT ββ’β Tavares (Capitol)-7 (28)
29 58 GONNA FLY NOW (Theme From βRockyβ) ββ’β Bill Conti (United Artists)-3 (29)
30 18 RICH GIRL ββ’β Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA)-16 (1)
31 17 LOVE THEME FROM βA STAR IS BORNβ (Evergreen) ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-22 (1)
32 33 UPTOWN FESTIVAL (Motown Medley) (Part 1) ββ’β Shalamar (Soul Train)-9 (32)
33 35 CHERRY BABY ββ’β Starz (Capitol)-8 (33)
34 39 MY SWEET LADY ββ’β John Denver (RCA)-9 (34)
35 42 SHOW YOU THE WAY TO GO ββ’β The Jacksons (Epic)-5 (35)
36 38 CINDERELLA ββ’β Firefall (Atlantic)-7 (36)
37 41 MARGARITAVILLE ββ’β Jimmy Buffett (ABC)-6 (37)
38 50 BACK IN THE SADDLE ββ’β Aerosmith (Columbia)-5 (38)
39 44 LOVEβS GROWN DEEP ββ’β Kenny Nolan (20th Century)-6 (39)
40 54 UNDERCOVER ANGEL ββ’β Alan OβDay (Pacific)-6 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
43 19 THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE ββ’β 10cc (Mercury)-18 (5)
45 27 DANCING QUEEN ββ’β Abba (Atlantic)-22 (1)
68 34 CARRY ON WAYWARD SON ββ’β Kansas (Kirshner)-20 (11)
96 31 SOMETIMES ββ’β The Facts Of Life (Kayvette)-10 (31)
97 37 OLD FASHIONED BOY (Youβre the One) ββ’β Stallion (Casablanca)-9 (37)
99 40 MAYBE IβM AMAZED ββ’β Wings (Capitol)-13 (10)
POWER PLAYS
41 48 SLOW DANCINβ DONβT TURN ME ON ββ’β The Addrisi Brothers (Buddah)-5 (41)
42 43 DANCINβ ββ’β The Crown Heights Affair (De-Lite)-12 (42)
44 51 SLOWDOWN ββ’β John Miles (London)-7 (44)
46 47 I THINK WEβRE ALONE NOW ββ’β The Rubinoos (Beserkley)-10 (46)
47 59 ARIEL ββ’β Dean Friedman (Lifesong)-4 (47)
48 52 SLEEPWALKER ββ’β The Kinks (Arista)-6 (48)
49 49 YOU ARE ON MY MIND ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-5 (49)
50 60 HIGH SCHOOL DANCE ββ’β The Sylvers (Capitol)-3 (50)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
73 β BACK TOGETHER AGAIN ββ’β Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA)-1 (73)
78 β HOLLYWOOD ββ’β Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC)-1 (78)
82 β GOING IN WITH MY EYES OPEN ββ’β David Soul (Private Stock)-1 (82)
85 β ITβS SAD TO BELONG ββ’β England Dan and John Ford Coley (Big Tree)-1 (85)
87 β LUCKENBACH, TEXAS (Back To the Basics Of love) ββ’β Waylon Jennings (RCA)-1 (87)
88 β LOOKS LIKE WE MADE IT ββ’β Barry Manilow (Arista)-1 (88)
89 β (Your Love Has Lifted Me) HIGHER AND HIGHER ββ’β Rita Coolidge (A&M)-1 (89)
90 β THE PRIDE (Part 1) ββ’β The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-1 (90)
91 β CAPTURE YOUR HEART ββ’β Blue (Rocket)-1 (91)
93 β ON AND ON ββ’β Stephen Bishop (ABC)-1 (93)
94 β YOU + ME = LOVE / LETβS GO DOWN TO THE DISCO ββ’β The Undisputed Truth (Whitfield)-8 (48)
98 β I NEED A MAN ββ’β Grace Jones (Beam Junction)-1 (98)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 14th May, 1977Β
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 WHEN I NEED YOU ββ’β Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-12 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 4 SIR DUKE ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-7 (2)
3 1 HOTEL CALIFORNIA ββ’β Eagles (Asylum)-12 (1)
4 3 SOUTHERN NIGHTS ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-14 (1)
5 9 COULDNβT GET IT RIGHT ββ’β The Climax Blues Band (Sire)-13 (5)
6 6 RIGHT TIME OF THE NIGHT ββ’β Jennifer Warnes (Arista)-16 (6)
7 7 SO IN TO YOU ββ’β The Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor)-16 (7)
8 11 IβM YOUR BOOGIE MAN / WRAP YOUR ARMS AROUND ME ββ’β K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-12 (8)
9 14 GOT TO GIVE IT UP (Part 1) ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-5 (9)
10 10 I WANNA GET NEXT TO YOU ββ’β Rose Royce (MCA)-12 (10)
11 12 LIDO SHUFFLE ββ’β Boz Scaggs (Columbia)-10 (11)
12 17 LUCILLE ββ’β Kenny Rogers (United Artists)-8 (12)
13 13 CANβT STOP DANCINβ ββ’β The Captain and Tennille (A&M)-9 (13)
14 26 DREAMS ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-5 (14)
15 20 LONELY BOY ββ’β Andrew Gold (Asylum)-9 (15)
16 18 CALLING DR. LOVE ββ’β Kiss (Casablanca)-9 (16)
17 19 HELLO STRANGER ββ’β Yvonne Elliman (RSO)-9 (17)
18 8 IβVE GOT LOVE ON MY MIND ββ’β Natalie Cole (Capitol)-16 (5)
19 22 FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME ββ’β Foreigner (Atlantic)-8 (19)
20 21 ANGEL IN YOUR ARMS ββ’β Hot (Big Tree)-13 (20)
21 29 GONNA FLY NOW (Theme From βRockyβ) ββ’β Bill Conti (United Artists)-4 (21)
22 24 AINβT GONNA BUMP NO MORE (With No Big Fat Woman) ββ’β Joe Tex (Epic)-7 (22)
23 25 DANCINβ MAN ββ’β Q (Epic)-10 (23)
24 5 DONβT LEAVE ME THIS WAY ββ’β Thelma Houston (Tamla)-22 (1)
25 27 HEARD IT IN A LOVE SONG ββ’β The Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn)-10 (25)
26 28 WHODUNIT ββ’β Tavares (Capitol)-8 (26)
27 15 YOUR LOVE ββ’β Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC)-9 (15)
28 40 UNDERCOVER ANGEL ββ’β Alan OβDay (Pacific)-7 (28)
29 35 SHOW YOU THE WAY TO GO ββ’β The Jacksons (Epic)-6 (29)
30 32 UPTOWN FESTIVAL (Motown Medley) (Part 1) ββ’β Shalamar (Soul Train)-10 (30)
31 16 DONβT GIVE UP ON US ββ’β David Soul (Private Stock)-16 (1)
32 34 MY SWEET LADY ββ’β John Denver (RCA)-10 (32)
33 37 MARGARITAVILLE ββ’β Jimmy Buffett (ABC)-7 (33)
34 36 CINDERELLA ββ’β Firefall (Atlantic)-8 (34)
35 39 LOVEβS GROWN DEEP ββ’β Kenny Nolan (20th Century)-7 (35)
36 41 SLOW DANCINβ DONβT TURN ME ON ββ’β The Addrisi Brothers (Buddah)-6 (36)
37 54 MAINSTREET ββ’β Bob Seger (Capitol)-4 (37)
38 38 BACK IN THE SADDLE ββ’β Aerosmith (Columbia)-6 (38)
39 55 JET AIRLINER ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-3 (39)
40 44 SLOWDOWN ββ’β John Miles (London)-8 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
44 30 RICH GIRL ββ’β Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA)-17 (1)
53 33 CHERRY BABY ββ’β Starz (Capitol)-9 (33)
54 23 TRYING TO LOVE TWO ββ’β William Bell (Mercury)-13 (10)
57 31 LOVE THEME FROM βA STAR IS BORNβ (Evergreen) ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-23 (1)
POWER PLAYS
41 50 HIGH SCHOOL DANCE ββ’β The Sylvers (Capitol)-4 (41)
42 47 ARIEL ββ’β Dean Friedman (Lifesong)-5 (42)
43 51 EVERYBODY BE DANCINβ ββ’β Starbuck (Private Stock)-5 (43)
45 46 I THINK WEβRE ALONE NOW ββ’β The Rubinoos (Beserkley)-11 (45)
46 58 GONNA FLY NOW (Theme From βRockyβ) ββ’β Maynard Ferguson (Columbia)-4 (46)
47 60 ON THE BORDER ββ’β Al Stewart (Janus)-4 (47)
48 61 DO YOU WANNA MAKE LOVE ββ’β Peter McCann (20th Century)-4 (48)
49 64 I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING ββ’β Andy Gibb (RSO)-4 (49)
50 65 THIS IS THE WAY THAT I FEEL ββ’β Marie Osmond (Polydor)-4 (50)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
73 β LIFE IN THE FAST LANE ββ’β Eagles (Asylum)-1 (73)
80 β KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU ββ’β Abba (Atlantic)-1 (80)
86 β PEACE OF MIND ββ’β Boston (Epic)-1 (86)
89 β DA DOO RON RON ββ’β Shaun Cassidy (Warner Brothers / Curb)-1 (89)
95 β HOT TO TROT ββ’β Wild Cherry (Epic)-1 (95)
96 β ALL THE KIDS ON THE STREET ββ’β The Hollywood Stars (Arista)-1 (96)
97 β FEEL THE NEED ββ’β The Detroit Emeralds (Westbound)-1 (97)
98 β DANCE AND SHAKE YOUR TAMBOURINE ββ’β The Universal Robot Band (Red Greg)-1 (98)
99 β FREDDIE ββ’β Charlene (Duncan) (Prodigal)-1 (99)
100 β DISCOMANIA ββ’β The Lovers (Marlin)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 21st May, 1977Β
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 SIR DUKE ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-8 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 WHEN I NEED YOU ββ’β Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-13 (1)
3 5 COULDNβT GET IT RIGHT ββ’β The Climax Blues Band (Sire)-14 (3)
4 8 IβM YOUR BOOGIE MAN / WRAP YOUR ARMS AROUND ME ββ’β K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-13 (4)
5 9 GOT TO GIVE IT UP (Part 1) ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-6 (5)
6 14 DREAMS ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-6 (6)
7 21 GONNA FLY NOW (Theme From βRockyβ) ββ’β Bill Conti (United Artists)-5 (7)
8 3 HOTEL CALIFORNIA ββ’β Eagles (Asylum)-13 (1)
9 4 SOUTHERN NIGHTS ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-15 (1)
10 12 LUCILLE ββ’β Kenny Rogers (United Artists)-9 (10)
11 11 LIDO SHUFFLE ββ’β Boz Scaggs (Columbia)-11 (11)
12 15 LONELY BOY ββ’β Andrew Gold (Asylum)-10 (12)
13 6 RIGHT TIME OF THE NIGHT ββ’β Jennifer Warnes (Arista)-17 (6)
14 19 FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME ββ’β Foreigner (Atlantic)-9 (14)
15 17 HELLO STRANGER ββ’β Yvonne Elliman (RSO)-10 (15)
16 16 CALLING DR. LOVE ββ’β Kiss (Casablanca)-10 (16)
17 7 SO IN TO YOU ββ’β The Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor)-17 (7)
18 20 ANGEL IN YOUR ARMS ββ’β Hot (Big Tree)-14 (18)
19 28 UNDERCOVER ANGEL ββ’β Alan OβDay (Pacific)-8 (19)
20 22 AINβT GONNA BUMP NO MORE (With No Big Fat Woman) ββ’β Joe Tex (Epic)-8 (20)
21 25 HEARD IT IN A LOVE SONG ββ’β The Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn)-11 (21)
22 10 I WANNA GET NEXT TO YOU ββ’β Rose Royce (MCA)-13 (10)
23 23 DANCINβ MAN ββ’β Q (Epic)-11 (23)
24 26 WHODUNIT ββ’β Tavares (Capitol)-9 (24)
25 18 IβVE GOT LOVE ON MY MIND ββ’β Natalie Cole (Capitol)-17 (5)
26 13 CANβT STOP DANCINβ ββ’β The Captain and Tennille (A&M)-10 (13)
27 30 UPTOWN FESTIVAL (Motown Medley) (Part 1) ββ’β Shalamar (Soul Train)-11 (27)
28 29 SHOW YOU THE WAY TO GO ββ’β The Jacksons (Epic)-7 (28)
29 33 MARGARITAVILLE ββ’β Jimmy Buffett (ABC)-8 (29)
30 39 JET AIRLINER ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-4 (30)
31 35 LOVEβS GROWN DEEP ββ’β Kenny Nolan (20th Century)-8 (31)
32 36 SLOW DANCINβ DONβT TURN ME ON ββ’β The Addrisi Brothers (Buddah)-7 (32)
33 37 MAINSTREET ββ’β Bob Seger (Capitol)-5 (33)
34 24 DONβT LEAVE ME THIS WAY ββ’β Thelma Houston (Tamla)-23 (1)
35 41 HIGH SCHOOL DANCE ββ’β The Sylvers (Capitol)-5 (35)
36 40 SLOWDOWN ββ’β John Miles (London)-9 (36)
37 42 ARIEL ββ’β Dean Friedman (Lifesong)-6 (37)
38 48 DO YOU WANNA MAKE LOVE ββ’β Peter McCann (20th Century)-5 (38)
39 43 EVERYBODY BE DANCINβ ββ’β Starbuck (Private Stock)-6 (39)
40 27 YOUR LOVE ββ’β Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC)-10 (15)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
47 31 DONβT GIVE UP ON US ββ’β David Soul (Private Stock)-17 (1)
57 32 MY SWEET LADY ββ’β John Denver (RCA)-11 (32)
58 34 CINDERELLA ββ’β Firefall (Atlantic)-9 (34)
59 38 BACK IN THE SADDLE ββ’β Aerosmith (Columbia)-7 (38)
POWER PLAYS
41 46 GONNA FLY NOW (Theme From βRockyβ) ββ’β Maynard Ferguson (Columbia)-5 (41)
42 47 ON THE BORDER ββ’β Al Stewart (Janus)-5 (42)
43 50 THIS IS THE WAY THAT I FEEL ββ’β Marie Osmond (Polydor)-5 (43)
44 49 I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING ββ’β Andy Gibb (RSO)-5 (44)
45 55 SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT ββ’β Manfred Mannβs Earth Band (Warner Brothers)-4 (45)
46 56 THIS GIRL (Has Turned Into a Woman) ββ’β Mary MacGregor (Ariola America)-5 (46)
48 59 BACK TOGETHER AGAIN ββ’β Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA)-3 (48)
49 66 LOOKS LIKE WE MADE IT ββ’β Barry Manilow (Arista)-3 (49)
50 61 DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO ββ’β T-Connection (Dash)-11 (50)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
52 β MY HEART BELONGS TO ME ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-1 (52)
77 β ALL YOU GET FROM LOVE IS A LOVE SONG ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-1 (77)
81 β THE PRETENDER ββ’β Jackson Browne (Asylum)-1 (81)
84 β RUNAWAY ββ’β Bonnie Raitt (Warner Brothers)-1 (84)
86 β BURNINβ SKY ββ’β Bad Company (Swan Song)-1 (86)
87 β WATCH CLOSELY NOW ββ’β Kris Kristofferson (Columbia)-1 (87)
89 β PEOPLE IN LOVE ββ’β 10cc (Mercury)-1 (89)
90 β I DONβT LOVE YOU ANYMORE ββ’β Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia International)-1 (90)
92 β ON AND ON ββ’β Stephen Bishop (ABC)-2 (92)
98 β DEVILβS GUN ββ’β C.J. and Co. (Westbound)-1 (98)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 28th May, 1977Β
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 SIR DUKE ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-9 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 WHEN I NEED YOU ββ’β Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-14 (1)
3 4 IβM YOUR BOOGIE MAN / WRAP YOUR ARMS AROUND ME ββ’β K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-14 (3)
4 6 DREAMS ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-7 (4)
5 5 GOT TO GIVE IT UP (Part 1) ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-7 (5)
6 7 GONNA FLY NOW (Theme From βRockyβ) ββ’β Bill Conti (United Artists)-6 (6)
7 3 COULDNβT GET IT RIGHT ββ’β The Climax Blues Band (Sire)-15 (3)
8 10 LUCILLE ββ’β Kenny Rogers (United Artists)-10 (8)
9 12 LONELY BOY ββ’β Andrew Gold (Asylum)-11 (9)
10 14 FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME ββ’β Foreigner (Atlantic)-10 (10)
11 8 HOTEL CALIFORNIA ββ’β Eagles (Asylum)-14 (1)
12 9 SOUTHERN NIGHTS ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-16 (1)
13 18 ANGEL IN YOUR ARMS ββ’β Hot (Big Tree)-15 (13)
14 19 UNDERCOVER ANGEL ββ’β Alan OβDay (Pacific)-9 (14)
15 15 HELLO STRANGER ββ’β Yvonne Elliman (RSO)-11 (15)
16 20 AINβT GONNA BUMP NO MORE (With No Big Fat Woman) ββ’β Joe Tex (Epic)-9 (16)
17 21 HEARD IT IN A LOVE SONG ββ’β The Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn)-12 (17)
18 11 LIDO SHUFFLE ββ’β Boz Scaggs (Columbia)-12 (11)
19 13 RIGHT TIME OF THE NIGHT ββ’β Jennifer Warnes (Arista)-18 (6)
20 30 JET AIRLINER ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-5 (20)
21 17 SO IN TO YOU ββ’β The Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor)-18 (7)
22 16 CALLING DR. LOVE ββ’β Kiss (Casablanca)-11 (16)
23 24 WHODUNIT ββ’β Tavares (Capitol)-10 (23)
24 29 MARGARITAVILLE ββ’β Jimmy Buffett (ABC)-9 (24)
25 33 MAINSTREET ββ’β Bob Seger (Capitol)-6 (25)
26 27 UPTOWN FESTIVAL (Motown Medley) (Part 1) ββ’β Shalamar (Soul Train)-12 (26)
27 32 SLOW DANCINβ DONβT TURN ME ON ββ’β The Addrisi Brothers (Buddah)-8 (27)
28 53 LIFE IN THE FAST LANE ββ’β Eagles (Asylum)-3 (28)
29 35 HIGH SCHOOL DANCE ββ’β The Sylvers (Capitol)-6 (29)
30 38 DO YOU WANNA MAKE LOVE ββ’β Peter McCann (20th Century)-6 (30)
31 31 LOVEβS GROWN DEEP ββ’β Kenny Nolan (20th Century)-9 (31)
32 37 ARIEL ββ’β Dean Friedman (Lifesong)-7 (32)
33 49 LOOKS LIKE WE MADE IT ββ’β Barry Manilow (Arista)-4 (33)
34 48 BACK TOGETHER AGAIN ββ’β Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA)-4 (34)
35 41 GONNA FLY NOW (Theme From βRockyβ) ββ’β Maynard Ferguson (Columbia)-6 (35)
36 36 SLOWDOWN ββ’β John Miles (London)-10 (36)
37 44 I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING ββ’β Andy Gibb (RSO)-6 (37)
38 39 EVERYBODY BE DANCINβ ββ’β Starbuck (Private Stock)-7 (38)
39 25 IβVE GOT LOVE ON MY MIND ββ’β Natalie Cole (Capitol)-18 (5)
40 52 MY HEART BELONGS TO ME ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-2 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
47 22 I WANNA GET NEXT TO YOU ββ’β Rose Royce (MCA)-14 (10)
57 23 DANCINβ MAN ββ’β Q (Epic)-12 (23)
61 28 SHOW YOU THE WAY TO GO ββ’β The Jacksons (Epic)-8 (28)
62 26 CANβT STOP DANCINβ ββ’β The Captain and Tennille (A&M)-11 (13)
64 34 DONβT LEAVE ME THIS WAY ββ’β Thelma Houston (Tamla)-24 (1)
65 40 YOUR LOVE ββ’β Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC)-11 (15)
POWER PLAYS
41 43 THIS IS THE WAY THAT I FEEL ββ’β Marie Osmond (Polydor)-6 (41)
42 42 ON THE BORDER ββ’β Al Stewart (Janus)-6 (42)
43 45 SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT ββ’β Manfred Mannβs Earth Band (Warner Brothers)-5 (43)
44 54 HOLLYWOOD ββ’β Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC)-4 (44)
45 56 WHATCHA GONNA DO? ββ’β Pablo Cruise (A&M)-7 (45)
46 46 THIS GIRL (Has Turned Into a Woman) ββ’β Mary MacGregor (Ariola America)-6 (46)
48 50 DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO ββ’β T-Connection (Dash)-12 (48)
49 62 LUCKENBACH, TEXAS (Back To the Basics Of love) ββ’β Waylon Jennings (RCA)-4 (49)
50 55 YOUβRE MY WORLD ββ’β Helen Reddy (Capitol)-5 (50)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
68 β IβM IN YOU ββ’β Peter Frampton (A&M)-1 (68)
84 β BARRACUDA ββ’β Heart (Portrait)-1 (84)
85 β AMARILLO ββ’β Neil Sedaka (Elektra)-1 (85)
86 β JUST A SONG BEFORE I GO ββ’β Crosby, Stills and Nash (Atlantic)-1 (86)
93 β SO HIGH (Rock Me Baby and Roll Me Away) ββ’β Dave Mason (Columbia)-1 (93)
96 β RIDINβ THE STORM OUT ββ’β REO Speedwagon (Epic)-1 (96)
98 β WHILE IβM ALONE ββ’β Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol)-1 (98)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 4th June, 1977Β
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 SIR DUKE ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-10 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 IβM YOUR BOOGIE MAN / WRAP YOUR ARMS AROUND ME ββ’β K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-15 (2)
3 4 DREAMS ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-8 (3)
4 5 GOT TO GIVE IT UP (Part 1) ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-8 (4)
5 6 GONNA FLY NOW (Theme From βRockyβ) ββ’β Bill Conti (United Artists)-7 (5)
6 7 COULDNβT GET IT RIGHT ββ’β The Climax Blues Band (Sire)-16 (3)
7 8 LUCILLE ββ’β Kenny Rogers (United Artists)-11 (7)
8 9 LONELY BOY ββ’β Andrew Gold (Asylum)-12 (8)
9 10 FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME ββ’β Foreigner (Atlantic)-11 (9)
10 2 WHEN I NEED YOU ββ’β Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-15 (1)
11 14 UNDERCOVER ANGEL ββ’β Alan OβDay (Pacific)-10 (11)
12 13 ANGEL IN YOUR ARMS ββ’β Hot (Big Tree)-16 (12)
13 11 HOTEL CALIFORNIA ββ’β Eagles (Asylum)-15 (1)
14 16 AINβT GONNA BUMP NO MORE (With No Big Fat Woman) ββ’β Joe Tex (Epic)-10 (14)
15 17 HEARD IT IN A LOVE SONG ββ’β The Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn)-13 (15)
16 20 JET AIRLINER ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-6 (16)
17 15 HELLO STRANGER ββ’β Yvonne Elliman (RSO)-12 (15)
18 12 SOUTHERN NIGHTS ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-17 (1)
19 28 LIFE IN THE FAST LANE ββ’β Eagles (Asylum)-4 (19)
20 33 LOOKS LIKE WE MADE IT ββ’β Barry Manilow (Arista)-5 (20)
21 24 MARGARITAVILLE ββ’β Jimmy Buffett (ABC)-10 (21)
22 23 WHODUNIT ββ’β Tavares (Capitol)-11 (22)
23 27 SLOW DANCINβ DONβT TURN ME ON ββ’β The Addrisi Brothers (Buddah)-9 (23)
24 25 MAINSTREET ββ’β Bob Seger (Capitol)-7 (24)
25 26 UPTOWN FESTIVAL (Motown Medley) (Part 1) ββ’β Shalamar (Soul Train)-13 (25)
26 30 DO YOU WANNA MAKE LOVE ββ’β Peter McCann (20th Century)-7 (26)
27 29 HIGH SCHOOL DANCE ββ’β The Sylvers (Capitol)-7 (27)
28 31 LOVEβS GROWN DEEP ββ’β Kenny Nolan (20th Century)-10 (28)
29 32 ARIEL ββ’β Dean Friedman (Lifesong)-8 (29)
30 40 MY HEART BELONGS TO ME ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-3 (30)
31 34 BACK TOGETHER AGAIN ββ’β Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA)-5 (31)
32 37 I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING ββ’β Andy Gibb (RSO)-7 (32)
33 51 DA DOO RON RON ββ’β Shaun Cassidy (Warner Brothers / Curb)-4 (33)
34 35 GONNA FLY NOW (Theme From βRockyβ) ββ’β Maynard Ferguson (Columbia)-7 (34)
35 36 SLOWDOWN ββ’β John Miles (London)-11 (35)
36 18 LIDO SHUFFLE ββ’β Boz Scaggs (Columbia)-13 (11)
37 44 HOLLYWOOD ββ’β Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC)-5 (37)
38 53 KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU ββ’β Abba (Atlantic)-4 (38)
39 41 THIS IS THE WAY THAT I FEEL ββ’β Marie Osmond (Polydor)-7 (39)
40 43 SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT ββ’β Manfred Mannβs Earth Band (Warner Brothers)-6 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
52 19 RIGHT TIME OF THE NIGHT ββ’β Jennifer Warnes (Arista)-19 (6)
53 22 CALLING DR. LOVE ββ’β Kiss (Casablanca)-12 (16)
54 39 IβVE GOT LOVE ON MY MIND ββ’β Natalie Cole (Capitol)-19 (5)
57 21 SO IN TO YOU ββ’β The Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor)-19 (7)
59 38 EVERYBODY BE DANCINβ ββ’β Starbuck (Private Stock)-8 (38)
POWER PLAYS
41 45 WHATCHA GONNA DO? ββ’β Pablo Cruise (A&M)-8 (41)
42 49 LUCKENBACH, TEXAS (Back To the Basics Of love) ββ’β Waylon Jennings (RCA)-5 (42)
43 55 (Your Love Has Lifted Me) HIGHER AND HIGHER ββ’β Rita Coolidge (A&M)-5 (43)
44 54 ITβS SAD TO BELONG ββ’β England Dan and John Ford Coley (Big Tree)-5 (44)
45 52 PEACE OF MIND ββ’β Boston (Epic)-4 (45)
46 56 YOU AND ME ββ’β Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-6 (46)
47 50 YOUβRE MY WORLD ββ’β Helen Reddy (Capitol)-6 (47)
48 48 DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO ββ’β T-Connection (Dash)-13 (48)
49 68 IβM IN YOU ββ’β Peter Frampton (A&M)-2 (49)
50 59 YOUβRE MOVINβ OUT TODAY ββ’β Bette Midler (Atlantic)-9 (50)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
69 β YOU MADE ME BELIEVE IN MAGIC ββ’β The Bay City Rollers (Arista)-1 (69)
77 β GIVE A LITTLE BIT ββ’β Supertramp (A&M)-1 (77)
78 β EASY ββ’β The Commodores (Motown)-1 (78)
80 β NEON NITES ββ’β The Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor)-1 (80)
82 β IF ITβS THE LAST THING I DO ββ’β Thelma Houston (Tamla)-1 (82)
84 β THE KILLING OF GEORGIE (Parts 1 and 2) ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-1 (84)
85 β TELEPHONE MAN ββ’β Meri Wilson (GRT)-1 (85)
87 β DONβT TURN THE LIGHT OUT ββ’β Cliff Richard (Rocket)-1 (87)
90 β LOSE AGAIN ββ’β Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)-1 (90)
92 β IβM GOING DOWN ββ’β Rose Royce (MCA)-1 (92)
98 β LADY (Put the Light On Me) ββ’β Brownsville Station (Private Stock)-1 (98)
99 β ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK A HEART ββ’β Bobby Vinton (ABC)-1 (99)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 11th June, 1977
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)Β
1 2 IβM YOUR BOOGIE MAN / WRAP YOUR ARMS AROUND ME ββ’β K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-16 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 3 DREAMS ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-9 (2)
3 4 GOT TO GIVE IT UP (Part 1) ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-9 (3)
4 5 GONNA FLY NOW (Theme From βRockyβ) ββ’β Bill Conti (United Artists)-8 (4)
5 9 FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME ββ’β Foreigner (Atlantic)-12 (5)
6 7 LUCILLE ββ’β Kenny Rogers (United Artists)-12 (6)
7 8 LONELY BOY ββ’β Andrew Gold (Asylum)-13 (7)
8 11 UNDERCOVER ANGEL ββ’β Alan OβDay (Pacific)-11 (8)
9 1 SIR DUKE ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-11 (1)
10 6 COULDNβT GET IT RIGHT ββ’β The Climax Blues Band (Sire)-17 (3)
11 12 ANGEL IN YOUR ARMS ββ’β Hot (Big Tree)-17 (11)
12 14 AINβT GONNA BUMP NO MORE (With No Big Fat Woman) ββ’β Joe Tex (Epic)-11 (12)
13 16 JET AIRLINER ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-7 (13)
14 15 HEARD IT IN A LOVE SONG ββ’β The Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn)-14 (14)
15 19 LIFE IN THE FAST LANE ββ’β Eagles (Asylum)-5 (15)
16 10 WHEN I NEED YOU ββ’β Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-16 (1)
17 13 HOTEL CALIFORNIA ββ’β Eagles (Asylum)-16 (1)
18 20 LOOKS LIKE WE MADE IT ββ’β Barry Manilow (Arista)-6 (18)
19 21 MARGARITAVILLE ββ’β Jimmy Buffett (ABC)-11 (19)
20 33 DA DOO RON RON ββ’β Shaun Cassidy (Warner Brothers / Curb)-5 (20)
21 23 SLOW DANCINβ DONβT TURN ME ON ββ’β The Addrisi Brothers (Buddah)-10 (21)
22 30 MY HEART BELONGS TO ME ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-4 (22)
23 26 DO YOU WANNA MAKE LOVE ββ’β Peter McCann (20th Century)-8 (23)
24 28 LOVEβS GROWN DEEP ββ’β Kenny Nolan (20th Century)-11 (24)
25 27 HIGH SCHOOL DANCE ββ’β The Sylvers (Capitol)-8 (25)
26 32 I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING ββ’β Andy Gibb (RSO)-8 (26)
27 29 ARIEL ββ’β Dean Friedman (Lifesong)-9 (27)
28 31 BACK TOGETHER AGAIN ββ’β Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA)-6 (28)
29 17 HELLO STRANGER ββ’β Yvonne Elliman (RSO)-13 (15)
30 34 GONNA FLY NOW (Theme From βRockyβ) ββ’β Maynard Ferguson (Columbia)-8 (30)
31 49 IβM IN YOU ββ’β Peter Frampton (A&M)-3 (31)
32 18 SOUTHERN NIGHTS ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-18 (1)
33 37 HOLLYWOOD ββ’β Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC)-6 (33)
34 35 SLOWDOWN ββ’β John Miles (London)-12 (34)
35 38 KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU ββ’β Abba (Atlantic)-5 (35)
36 47 YOUβRE MY WORLD ββ’β Helen Reddy (Capitol)-7 (36)
37 43 (Your Love Has Lifted Me) HIGHER AND HIGHER ββ’β Rita Coolidge (A&M)-6 (37)
38 42 LUCKENBACH, TEXAS (Back To the Basics Of love) ββ’β Waylon Jennings (RCA)-6 (38)
39 41 WHATCHA GONNA DO? ββ’β Pablo Cruise (A&M)-9 (39)
40 46 YOU AND ME ββ’β Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-7 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
43 22 WHODUNIT ββ’β Tavares (Capitol)-12 (22)
45 25 UPTOWN FESTIVAL (Motown Medley) (Part 1) ββ’β Shalamar (Soul Train)-14 (25)
48 24 MAINSTREET ββ’β Bob Seger (Capitol)-8 (24)
49 36 LIDO SHUFFLE ββ’β Boz Scaggs (Columbia)-14 (11)
50 39 THIS IS THE WAYΒ THATΒ I FEEL ββ’β Marie Osmond (Polydor)-8 (39)
51 40 SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT ββ’β Manfred Mannβs Earth Band (Warner Brothers)-7 (40)
POWER PLAYS
41 44 ITβS SAD TO BELONG ββ’β England Dan and John Ford Coley (Big Tree)-6 (41)
42 45 PEACE OF MIND ββ’β Boston (Epic)-5 (42)
44 55 ALL YOU GET FROM LOVE IS A LOVE SONG ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-4 (44)
46 48 DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO ββ’β T-Connection (Dash)-14 (46)
47 50 YOUβRE MOVINβ OUT TODAY ββ’β Bette Midler (Atlantic)-10 (47)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
80 β COME IN FROM THE RAIN ββ’β The Captain and Tennille (A&M)-1 (80)
81 β TELEPHONE LINE ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists / Jet)-1 (81)
82 β BEST OF MY LOVE ββ’β The Emotions (Columbia)-1 (82)
84 β SUPERMAN ββ’β Celi Bee and the Buzzy Bunch (Apa)-1 (84)
86 β LAND OF MAKE BELIEVE ββ’β Chuck Mangione with the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra and Esther Satterfield (Mercury)-1 (86)
87 β BABY DONβT CHANGE YOUR MIND ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Buddah)-1 (87)
90 β SAVE ME ββ’β Merrilee Rush (United Artists)-1 (90)
92 β BLACK BETTY ββ’β Ram Jam (Epic)-1 (92)
99 β ONLY THE LUCKY ββ’β Walter Egan (Columbia)-1 (99)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 18th June, 1977Β
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 DREAMS ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-10 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 3 GOT TO GIVE IT UP (Part 1) ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-10 (2)
3 4 GONNA FLY NOW (Theme From βRockyβ) ββ’β Bill Conti (United Artists)-9 (3)
4 5 FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME ββ’β Foreigner (Atlantic)-13 (4)
5 6 LUCILLE ββ’β Kenny Rogers (United Artists)-13 (5)
6 8 UNDERCOVER ANGEL ββ’β Alan OβDay (Pacific)-12 (6)
7 7 LONELY BOY ββ’β Andrew Gold (Asylum)-14 (7)
8 1 IβM YOUR BOOGIE MAN / WRAP YOUR ARMS AROUND ME ββ’β K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-17 (1)
9 9 SIR DUKE ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-12 (1)
10 11 ANGEL IN YOUR ARMS ββ’β Hot (Big Tree)-18 (10)
11 13 JET AIRLINER ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-8 (11)
12 12 AINβT GONNA BUMP NO MORE (With No Big Fat Woman) ββ’β Joe Tex (Epic)-12 (12)
13 15 LIFE IN THE FAST LANE ββ’β Eagles (Asylum)-6 (13)
14 14 HEARD IT IN A LOVE SONG ββ’β The Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn)-15 (14)
15 18 LOOKS LIKE WE MADE IT ββ’β Barry Manilow (Arista)-7 (15)
16 20 DA DOO RON RON ββ’β Shaun Cassidy (Warner Brothers / Curb)-6 (16)
17 19 MARGARITAVILLE ββ’β Jimmy Buffett (ABC)-12 (17)
18 22 MY HEART BELONGS TO ME ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-5 (18)
19 23 DO YOU WANNA MAKE LOVE ββ’β Peter McCann (20th Century)-9 (19)
20 21 SLOW DANCINβ DONβT TURN ME ON ββ’β The Addrisi Brothers (Buddah)-11 (20)
21 26 I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING ββ’β Andy Gibb (RSO)-9 (21)
22 24 LOVEβS GROWN DEEP ββ’β Kenny Nolan (20th Century)-12 (22)
23 25 HIGH SCHOOL DANCE ββ’β The Sylvers (Capitol)-9 (23)
24 10 COULDNβT GET IT RIGHT ββ’β The Climax Blues Band (Sire)-18 (3)
25 31 IβM IN YOU ββ’β Peter Frampton (A&M)-4 (25)
26 16 WHEN I NEED YOU ββ’β Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-17 (1)
27 27 ARIEL ββ’β Dean Friedman (Lifesong)-10 (27)
28 28 BACK TOGETHER AGAIN ββ’β Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA)-7 (28)
29 30 GONNA FLY NOW (Theme From βRockyβ) ββ’β Maynard Ferguson (Columbia)-9 (29)
30 17 HOTEL CALIFORNIA ββ’β Eagles (Asylum)-17 (1)
31 35 KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU ββ’β Abba (Atlantic)-6 (31)
32 33 HOLLYWOOD ββ’β Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC)-7 (32)
33 37 (Your Love Has Lifted Me) HIGHER AND HIGHER ββ’β Rita Coolidge (A&M)-7 (33)
34 36 YOUβRE MY WORLD ββ’β Helen Reddy (Capitol)-8 (34)
35 39 WHATCHA GONNA DO? ββ’β Pablo Cruise (A&M)-10 (35)
36 38 LUCKENBACH, TEXAS (Back To the Basics Of love) ββ’β Waylon Jennings (RCA)-7 (36)
37 40 YOU AND ME ββ’β Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-8 (37)
38 42 PEACE OF MIND ββ’β Boston (Epic)-6 (38)
39 41 ITβS SAD TO BELONG ββ’β England Dan and John Ford Coley (Big Tree)-7 (39)
40 44 ALL YOU GET FROM LOVE IS A LOVE SONG ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-5 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
44 34 SLOWDOWN ββ’β John Miles (London)-13 (34)
49 29 HELLO STRANGER ββ’β Yvonne Elliman (RSO)-14 (15)
53 32 SOUTHERN NIGHTS ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-19 (1)
POWER PLAYS
41 53 PEOPLE IN LOVE ββ’β 10cc (Mercury)-5 (41)
42 57 YOU MADE ME BELIEVE IN MAGIC ββ’β The Bay City Rollers (Arista)-3 (42)
43 47 YOUβRE MOVINβ OUT TODAY ββ’β Bette Midler (Atlantic)-11 (43)
45 45 UPTOWN FESTIVAL (Motown Medley) (Part 1) β Shalamar (Soul Train)-15 (25)
46 46 DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO ββ’β T-Connection (Dash)-15 (46)
47 64 EASY ββ’β The Commodores (Motown)-3 (47)
48 60 BARRACUDA ββ’β Heart (Portrait)-4 (48)
50 62 AMARILLO ββ’β Neil Sedaka (Elektra)-4 (50)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
80 β HANDY MAN ββ’β James Taylor (Columbia)-1 (80)
82 β SMOKE FROM A DISTANT FIRE ββ’β The Sanford / Townsend Band (Warner Brothers)-1 (82)
83 β SEASIDE WOMAN ββ’β Suzy and the Red Stripes (Epic)-1 (83)Β *
84 β HERE COMES SUMMER ββ’β Wildfire (Casablanca)-1 (84)
85 β SLIDE ββ’β Slave (Cotillion)-1 (85)
88 β BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-1 (88)
89 β MAKING A GOOD THING BETTER ββ’β Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-1 (89)
90 β IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A SONG ββ’β Ronnie Milsap (RCA)-1 (90)
92 β LIGHT OF A CLEAR BLUE MORNING ββ’β Dolly Parton (RCA)-1 (92)
* EDITORβS NOTE: Β Suzy and the Red Stripes is actually Linda McCartney and Wings
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 25th June, 1977Β
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 GOT TO GIVE IT UP (Part 1) ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-11 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 3 GONNA FLY NOW (Theme From βRockyβ) ββ’β Bill Conti (United Artists)-10 (2)
3 6 UNDERCOVER ANGEL ββ’β Alan OβDay (Pacific)-13 (3)
4 4 FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME ββ’β Foreigner (Atlantic)-14 (4)
5 5 LUCILLE ββ’β Kenny Rogers (United Artists)-14 (5)
6 1 DREAMS ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-11 (1)
7 7 LONELY BOY ββ’β Andrew Gold (Asylum)-15 (7)
8 16 DA DOO RON RON ββ’β Shaun Cassidy (Warner Brothers / Curb)-7 (8)
9 10 ANGEL IN YOUR ARMS ββ’β Hot (Big Tree)-19 (9)
10 11 JET AIRLINER ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-9 (10)
11 13 LIFE IN THE FAST LANE ββ’β Eagles (Asylum)-7 (11)
12 17 MARGARITAVILLE ββ’β Jimmy Buffett (ABC)-13 (12)
13 15 LOOKS LIKE WE MADE IT ββ’β Barry Manilow (Arista)-8 (13)
14 18 MY HEART BELONGS TO ME ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-6 (14)
15 21 I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING ββ’β Andy Gibb (RSO)-10 (15)
16 19 DO YOU WANNA MAKE LOVE ββ’β Peter McCann (20th Century)-10 (16)
17 14 HEARD IT IN A LOVE SONG ββ’β The Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn)-16 (14)
18 25 IβM IN YOU ββ’β Peter Frampton (A&M)-5 (18)
19 8 IβM YOUR BOOGIE MAN / WRAP YOUR ARMS AROUND ME ββ’β K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-18 (1)
20 20 SLOW DANCINβ DONβT TURN ME ON ββ’β The Addrisi Brothers (Buddah)-12 (20)
21 23 HIGH SCHOOL DANCE ββ’β The Sylvers (Capitol)-10 (21)
22 22 LOVEβS GROWN DEEP ββ’β Kenny Nolan (20th Century)-13 (22)
23 33 (Your Love Has Lifted Me) HIGHER AND HIGHER ββ’β Rita Coolidge (A&M)-8 (23)
24 35 WHATCHA GONNA DO? ββ’β Pablo Cruise (A&M)-11 (24)
25 9 SIR DUKE ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-13 (1)
26 27 ARIEL ββ’β Dean Friedman (Lifesong)-11 (26)
27 31 KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU ββ’β Abba (Atlantic)-7 (27)
28 29 GONNA FLY NOW (Theme From βRockyβ) ββ’β Maynard Ferguson (Columbia)-10 (28)
29 37 YOU AND ME ββ’β Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-9 (29)
30 12 AINβT GONNA BUMP NO MORE (With No Big Fat Woman) ββ’β Joe Tex (Epic)-13 (12)
31 34 YOUβRE MY WORLD ββ’β Helen Reddy (Capitol)-9 (31)
32 36 LUCKENBACH, TEXAS (Back To the Basics Of love) ββ’β Waylon Jennings (RCA)-8 (32)
33 26 WHEN I NEED YOU ββ’β Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-18 (1)
34 42 YOU MADE ME BELIEVE IN MAGIC ββ’β The Bay City Rollers (Arista)-4 (34)
35 39 ITβS SAD TO BELONG ββ’β England Dan and John Ford Coley (Big Tree)-8 (35)
36 40 ALL YOU GET FROM LOVE IS A LOVE SONG ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-6 (36)
37 24 COULDNβT GET IT RIGHT ββ’β The Climax Blues Band (Sire)-19 (3)
38 38 PEACE OF MIND ββ’β Boston (Epic)-7 (38)
39 47 EASY ββ’β The Commodores (Motown)-4 (39)
40 41 PEOPLE IN LOVE ββ’β 10cc (Mercury)-6 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
56 28 BACK TOGETHER AGAIN ββ’β Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA)-8 (28)
58 30 HOTEL CALIFORNIA ββ’β Eagles (Asylum)-18 (1)
63 32 HOLLYWOOD ββ’β Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC)-8 (32)
POWER PLAYS
41 48 BARRACUDA ββ’β Heart (Portrait)-5 (41)
42 43 YOUβRE MOVINβ OUT TODAY ββ’β Bette Midler (Atlantic)-12 (42)
43 51 JUST A SONG BEFORE I GO ββ’β Crosby, Stills and Nash (Atlantic)-5 (43)
44 50 AMARILLO ββ’β Neil Sedaka (Elektra)-5 (44)
45 45 UPTOWN FESTIVAL (Motown Medley) (Part 1) β Shalamar (Soul Train)-16 (25)
46 59 THE KILLING OF GEORGIE (Parts 1 and 2) ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-4 (46)
47 60 DEVILβS GUN ββ’β C.J. and Co. (Westbound)-6 (47)
48 55 NEON NITES ββ’β The Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor)-4 (48)
49 62 TELEPHONE MAN ββ’β Meri Wilson (GRT)-4 (49)
50 70 BEST OF MY LOVE ββ’β The Emotions (Columbia)-3 (50)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
70 β WAY DOWN ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-1 (70)
78 β LIVINβ IN THE LIFE ββ’β The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-1 (78)
82 β (Remember the Days Of the) OLD SCHOOLYARD ββ’β Cat Stevens (A&M)-1 (82)
83 β SING IT, SHOUT IT ββ’β Starz (Capitol)-1 (83)
84 β WALK RIGHT IN ββ’β Dr. Hook (Capitol)-1 (84)
86 β THE DOODLE SONG ββ’β Frankie Miller (Chrysalis)-1 (86)
88 β SWAYINβ TO THE MUSIC (Slow Dancinβ) ββ’β Johnny Rivers (Big Tree)-1 (88)
90 β THIS WILL BE A NIGHT TO REMEMBER ββ’β Eddie Holman (Salsoul)-1 (90)
94 β GOOD THING MAN ββ’β Frank Lucas (ICA)-1 (94)
98 β I CANβT HELP MYSELF ββ’β Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra)-1 (98)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 2nd July, 1977
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 GONNA FLY NOW (Theme From βRockyβ) ββ’β Bill Conti (United Artists)-11 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 3 UNDERCOVER ANGEL ββ’β Alan OβDay (Pacific)-14 (2)
3 1 GOT TO GIVE IT UP (Part 1) ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-12 (1)
4 8 DA DOO RON RON ββ’β Shaun Cassidy (Warner Brothers / Curb)-8 (4)
5 13 LOOKS LIKE WE MADE IT ββ’β Barry Manilow (Arista)-9 (5)
6 6 DREAMS ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-12 (1)
7 15 I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING ββ’β Andy Gibb (RSO)-11 (7)
8 9 ANGEL IN YOUR ARMS ββ’β Hot (Big Tree)-20 (8)
9 10 JET AIRLINER ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-10 (9)
10 12 MARGARITAVILLE ββ’β Jimmy Buffett (ABC)-14 (10)
11 11 LIFE IN THE FAST LANE ββ’β Eagles (Asylum)-8 (11)
12 14 MY HEART BELONGS TO ME ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-7 (12)
13 16 DO YOU WANNA MAKE LOVE ββ’β Peter McCann (20th Century)-11 (13)
14 4 FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME ββ’β Foreigner (Atlantic)-15 (4)
15 18 IβM IN YOU ββ’β Peter Frampton (A&M)-6 (15)
16 7 LONELY BOY ββ’β Andrew Gold (Asylum)-16 (7)
17 5 LUCILLE ββ’β Kenny Rogers (United Artists)-15 (5)
18 23 (Your Love Has Lifted Me) HIGHER AND HIGHER ββ’β Rita Coolidge (A&M)-9 (18)
19 21 HIGH SCHOOL DANCE ββ’β The Sylvers (Capitol)-11 (19)
20 24 WHATCHA GONNA DO? ββ’β Pablo Cruise (A&M)-12 (20)
21 22 LOVEβS GROWN DEEP ββ’β Kenny Nolan (20th Century)-14 (21)
22 29 YOU AND ME ββ’β Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-10 (22)
23 17 HEARD IT IN A LOVE SONG ββ’β The Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn)-17 (14)
24 27 KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU ββ’β Abba (Atlantic)-8 (24)
25 25 SIR DUKE ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-14 (1)
26 34 YOU MADE ME BELIEVE IN MAGIC ββ’β The Bay City Rollers (Arista)-5 (26)
27 31 YOUβRE MY WORLD ββ’β Helen Reddy (Capitol)-10 (27)
28 32 LUCKENBACH, TEXAS (Back To the Basics Of love) ββ’β Waylon Jennings (RCA)-9 (28)
29 19 IβM YOUR BOOGIE MAN / WRAP YOUR ARMS AROUND ME ββ’β K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-19 (1)
30 50 BEST OF MY LOVE ββ’β The Emotions (Columbia)-4 (30)
31 35 ITβS SAD TO BELONG ββ’β England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree)-9 (31)
32 39 EASY ββ’β The Commodores (Motown)-5 (32)
33 20 SLOW DANCINβ DONβT TURN ME ON ββ’β The Addrisi Brothers (Buddah)-13 (20)
34 41 BARRACUDA ββ’β Heart (Portrait)-6 (34)
35 36 ALL YOU GET FROM LOVE IS A LOVE SONG ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-7 (35)
36 28 GONNA FLY NOW (Theme From βRockyβ) ββ’β Maynard Ferguson (Columbia)-11 (28)
37 43 JUST A SONG BEFORE I GO ββ’β Crosby, Stills & Nash (Atlantic)-6 (37)
38 49 TELEPHONE MAN ββ’β Meri Wilson (GRT)-5 (38)
39 53 GIVE A LITTLE BIT ββ’β Supertramp (A&M)-5 (39)
40 46 THE KILLING OF GEORGIE (Parts 1 & 2) ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-5 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
47 26 ARIEL ββ’β Dean Friedman (Lifesong)-12 (26)
48 30 AINβT GONNA BUMP NO MORE (With No Big Fat Woman) ββ’β Joe Tex (Epic)-14 (12)
52 33 WHEN I NEED YOU ββ’β Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-19 (1)
58 37 COULDNβT GET IT RIGHT ββ’β The Climax Blues Band (Sire)-20 (3)
65 38 PEACE OF MIND ββ’β Boston (Epic)-8 (38)
78 40 PEOPLE IN LOVE ββ’β 10cc (Mercury)-7 (40)
POWER PLAYS
41 47 DEVILβS GUN ββ’β C.J. and Co. (Westbound)-7 (41)
42 48 NEON NITES ββ’β The Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor)-5 (42)
43 51 I DONβT LOVE YOU ANYMORE ββ’β Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia International)-7 (43)
44 44 AMARILLO ββ’β Neil Sedaka (Elektra)-6 (44)
45 54 TELEPHONE LINE ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists / Jet)-4 (45)
46 42 YOUβRE MOVINβ OUT TODAY ββ’β Bette Midler (Atlantic)-13 (42)
49 70 WAY DOWN ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-2 (49)
50 60 HANDY MAN ββ’β James Taylor (Columbia)-3 (50)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
71 β STRAWBERRY LETTER 23 ββ’β The Brothers Johnson (A&M)-1 (71)
81 β SOMETHING ABOUT YOU ββ’β LeBlanc and Carr (Big Tree)-1 (81)
82 β GONNA LOVE YOU MORE ββ’β George Benson (Warner Brothers)-1 (82)
85 β PLATINUM HEROES ββ’β Bruce Foster (Millennium)-1 (85)
86 β DONβT WORRY BABY ββ’β B.J. Thomas (MCA)-1 (86)
93 β SAVE ME ββ’β Donna McDaniel (Midsong International)-1 (93)
99 β SHEENA IS A PUNK ROCKER ββ’β The Ramones (Sire)-1 (99)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 9th July, 1977Β
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 UNDERCOVER ANGEL ββ’β Alan OβDay (Pacific)-15 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 4 DA DOO RON RON ββ’β Shaun Cassidy (Warner Brothers / Curb)-9 (2)
3 5 LOOKS LIKE WE MADE IT ββ’β Barry Manilow (Arista)-10 (3)
4 1 GONNA FLY NOW (Theme From βRockyβ) ββ’β Bill Conti (United Artists)-12 (1)
5 7 I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING ββ’β Andy Gibb (RSO)-12 (5)
6 3 GOT TO GIVE IT UP (Part 1) ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-13 (1)
7 8 ANGEL IN YOUR ARMS ββ’β Hot (Big Tree)-21 (7)
8 9 JET AIRLINER ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-11 (8)
9 10 MARGARITAVILLE ββ’β Jimmy Buffett (ABC)-15 (9)
10 12 MY HEART BELONGS TO ME ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-8 (10)
11 15 IβM IN YOU ββ’β Peter Frampton (A&M)-7 (11)
12 13 DO YOU WANNA MAKE LOVE ββ’β Peter McCann (20th Century)-12 (12)
13 6 DREAMS ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-13 (1)
14 30 BEST OF MY LOVE ββ’β The Emotions (Columbia)-5 (14)
15 18 (Your Love Has Lifted Me) HIGHER AND HIGHER ββ’β Rita Coolidge (A&M)-10 (15)
16 20 WHATCHA GONNA DO? ββ’β Pablo Cruise (A&M)-13 (16)
17 22 YOU AND ME ββ’β Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-11 (17)
18 19 HIGH SCHOOL DANCE ββ’β The Sylvers (Capitol)-12 (18)
19 24 KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU ββ’β Abba (Atlantic)-9 (19)
20 21 LOVEβS GROWN DEEP ββ’β Kenny Nolan (20th Century)-15 (20)
21 11 LIFE IN THE FAST LANE ββ’β Eagles (Asylum)-9 (11)
22 26 YOU MADE ME BELIEVE IN MAGIC ββ’β The Bay City Rollers (Arista)-6 (22)
23 14 FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME ββ’β Foreigner (Atlantic)-16 (4)
24 27 YOUβRE MY WORLD ββ’β Helen Reddy (Capitol)-11 (24)
25 17 LUCILLE ββ’β Kenny Rogers (United Artists)-16 (5)
26 31 ITβS SAD TO BELONG ββ’β England Dan and John Ford Coley (Big Tree)-10 (26)
27 28 LUCKENBACH, TEXAS (Back To the Basics Of love) ββ’β Waylon Jennings (RCA)-10 (27)
28 32 EASY ββ’β The Commodores (Motown)-6 (28)
29 29 IβM YOUR BOOGIE MAN / WRAP YOUR ARMS AROUND ME ββ’β K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-20 (1)
30 34 BARRACUDA ββ’β Heart (Portrait)-7 (30)
31 16 LONELY BOY ββ’β Andrew Gold (Asylum)-17 (7)
32 23 HEARD IT IN A LOVE SONG ββ’β The Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn)-18 (14)
33 37 JUST A SONG BEFORE I GO ββ’β Crosby, Stills and Nash (Atlantic)-7 (33)
34 38 TELEPHONE MAN ββ’β Meri Wilson (GRT)-6 (34)
35 39 GIVE A LITTLE BIT ββ’β Supertramp (A&M)-6 (35)
36 40 THE KILLING OF GEORGIE (Parts 1 and 2) ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-6 (36)
37 25 SIR DUKE ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-15 (1)
38 41 DEVILβS GUN ββ’β C.J. and Co. (Westbound)-8 (38)
39 45 TELEPHONE LINE ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists / Jet)-5 (39)
40 50 HANDY MAN ββ’β James Taylor (Columbia)-4 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
46 33 SLOW DANCINβ DONβT TURN ME ON ββ’β The Addrisi Brothers (Buddah)-14 (20)
67 35 ALL YOU GET FROM LOVE IS A LOVE SONG ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-8 (35)
68 36 GONNA FLY NOW (Theme From βRockyβ) ββ’β Maynard Ferguson (Columbia)-12 (28)
POWER PLAYS
41 47 ARIEL ββ’β Dean Friedman (Lifesong)-13 (26)
42 42 NEON NITES ββ’β The Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor)-6 (42)
43 43 I DONβT LOVE YOU ANYMORE ββ’β Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia International)-8 (43)
44 49 WAY DOWN ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-3 (44)
45 54 SMOKE FROM A DISTANT FIRE ββ’β The Sanford / Townsend Band (Warner Brothers)-4 (45)
47 60 BLACK BETTY ββ’β Ram Jam (Epic)-5 (47)
48 51 SUPERMAN ββ’β Celi Bee and the Buzzy Bunch (Apa)-5 (48)
49 59 HERE COMES SUMMER ββ’β Wildfire (Casablanca)-4 (49)
50 44 AMARILLO ββ’β Neil Sedaka (Elektra)-7 (44)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
72 β DONβT STOP ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-1 (72)
77 β HOW MUCH LOVE ββ’β Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-1 (77)
81 β FLOAT ON ββ’β The Floaters (ABC)-1 (81)
83 β ITβS A CRAZY WORLD ββ’β Mac McAnally (Ariola America)-1 (83)
84 β L.A. SUNSHINE ββ’β War (Blue Note)-1 (84)
85 β ROCK AND ROLL NEVER FORGETS ββ’β Bob Seger (Capitol)-1 (85)
86 β SUNFLOWER ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-1 (86)
89 β STAR WARS (Main Title) ββ’β The London Symphony Orchestra / John Williams (20th Century)-1 (89)
90 β A REAL MOTHER FOR YA ββ’β Johnny βGuitarβ Watson (DJM)-1 (90)
97 β SINCE I FELL FOR YOU / IβM FALLING IN LOVE (Medley) ββ’β Hodges, James and Smith (London)-1 (97)
98 β GOODBYE MY FRIEND ββ’β Engelbert Humperdinck (Epic)-1 (98)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 16th July, 1977Β
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 DA DOO RON RON ββ’β Shaun Cassidy (Warner Brothers / Curb)-10 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 3 LOOKS LIKE WE MADE IT ββ’β Barry Manilow (Arista)-11 (2)
3 1 UNDERCOVER ANGEL ββ’β Alan OβDay (Pacific)-16 (1)
4 5 I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING ββ’β Andy Gibb (RSO)-13 (4)
5 11 IβM IN YOU ββ’β Peter Frampton (A&M)-8 (5)
6 7 ANGEL IN YOUR ARMS ββ’β Hot (Big Tree)-22 (6)
7 10 MY HEART BELONGS TO ME ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-9 (7)
8 8 JET AIRLINER ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-12 (8)
9 9 MARGARITAVILLE ββ’β Jimmy Buffett (ABC)-16 (9)
10 12 DO YOU WANNA MAKE LOVE ββ’β Peter McCann (20th Century)-13 (10)
11 4 GONNA FLY NOW (Theme From βRockyβ) ββ’β Bill Conti (United Artists)-13 (1)
12 14 BEST OF MY LOVE ββ’β The Emotions (Columbia)-6 (12)
13 15 (Your Love Has Lifted Me) HIGHER AND HIGHER ββ’β Rita Coolidge (A&M)-11 (13)
14 16 WHATCHA GONNA DO? ββ’β Pablo Cruise (A&M)-14 (14)
15 17 YOU AND ME ββ’β Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-12 (15)
16 19 KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU ββ’β Abba (Atlantic)-10 (16)
17 18 HIGH SCHOOL DANCE ββ’β The Sylvers (Capitol)-13 (17)
18 22 YOU MADE ME BELIEVE IN MAGIC ββ’β The Bay City Rollers (Arista)-7 (18)
19 6 GOT TO GIVE IT UP (Part 1) ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-14 (1)
20 24 YOUβRE MY WORLD ββ’β Helen Reddy (Capitol)-12 (20)
21 28 EASY ββ’β The Commodores (Motown)-7 (21)
22 13 DREAMS ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-14 (1)
23 26 ITβS SAD TO BELONG ββ’β England Dan and John Ford Coley (Big Tree)-11 (23)
24 21 LIFE IN THE FAST LANE ββ’β Eagles (Asylum)-10 (11)
25 27 LUCKENBACH, TEXAS (Back To the Basics Of love) ββ’β Waylon Jennings (RCA)-11 (25)
26 30 BARRACUDA ββ’β Heart (Portrait)-8 (26)
27 23 FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME ββ’β Foreigner (Atlantic)-17 (4)
28 20 LOVEβS GROWN DEEP ββ’β Kenny Nolan (20th Century)-16 (20)
29 33 JUST A SONG BEFORE I GO ββ’β Crosby, Stills and Nash (Atlantic)-8 (29)
30 34 TELEPHONE MAN ββ’β Meri Wilson (GRT)-7 (30)
31 35 GIVE A LITTLE BIT ββ’β Supertramp (A&M)-7 (31)
32 36 THE KILLING OF GEORGIE (Parts 1 and 2) ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-7 (32)
33 39 TELEPHONE LINE ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists / Jet)-6 (33)
34 40 HANDY MAN ββ’β James Taylor (Columbia)-5 (34)
35 25 LUCILLE ββ’β Kenny Rogers (United Artists)-17 (5)
36 38 DEVILβS GUN ββ’β C.J. and Co. (Westbound)-9 (36)
37 41 ARIEL ββ’β Dean Friedman (Lifesong)-14 (26)
38 29 IβM YOUR BOOGIE MAN / WRAP YOUR ARMS AROUND ME ββ’β K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-21 (1)
39 45 SMOKE FROM A DISTANT FIRE ββ’β The Sanford / Townsend Band (Warner Brothers)-5 (39)
40 44 WAY DOWN ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-4 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
56 31 LONELY BOY ββ’β Andrew Gold (Asylum)-18 (7)
64 32 HEARD IT IN A LOVE SONG ββ’β The Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn)-19 (14)
65 37 SIR DUKE ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-16 (1)
POWER PLAYS
41 43 I DONβT LOVE YOU ANYMORE ββ’β Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia International)-9 (41)
42 47 BLACK BETTY ββ’β Ram Jam (Epic)-6 (42)
43 53 ON AND ON ββ’β Stephen Bishop (ABC)-10 (43)
44 54 SLIDE ββ’β Slave (Cotillion)-5 (44)
45 56 (Remember the Days Of the) OLD SCHOOLYARD ββ’β Cat Stevens (A&M)-4 (45)
46 57 LIVINβ IN THE LIFE ββ’β The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-4 (46)
47 48 SUPERMAN ββ’β Celi Bee and the Buzzy Bunch (Apa)-6 (47)
48 58 LADY (Put the Light On Me) ββ’β Brownsville Station (Private Stock)-7 (48)
49 49 HERE COMES SUMMER ββ’β Wildfire (Casablanca)-5 (49)
50 60 STRAWBERRY LETTER 23 ββ’β The Brothers Johnson (A&M)-3 (50)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
77 β CHRISTINE SIXTEEN ββ’β Kiss (Casablanca)-1 (77)
81 β IN THE MIDDLE ββ’β Tim Moore (Asylum)-1 (81)
83 β SO YOU WIN AGAIN ββ’β Hot Chocolate (Big Tree)-1 (83)
86 β EVERYBODY OUGHT TO BE IN LOVE ββ’β Paul Anka (United Artists)-1 (86)
89 β DOWN THE HALL ββ’β The Four Seasons (Warner Brothers / Curb)-1 (89)
93 β FLAME ββ’β Steve Sperry (Mercury)-1 (93)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 23rd July, 1977Β
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 LOOKS LIKE WE MADE IT ββ’β Barry Manilow (Arista)-12 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 4 I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING ββ’β Andy Gibb (RSO)-14 (2)
3 1 DA DOO RON RON ββ’β Shaun Cassidy (Warner Brothers / Curb)-11 (1)
4 5 IβM IN YOU ββ’β Peter Frampton (A&M)-9 (4)
5 7 MY HEART BELONGS TO ME ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-10 (5)
6 6 ANGEL IN YOUR ARMS ββ’β Hot (Big Tree)-23 (6)
7 3 UNDERCOVER ANGEL ββ’β Alan OβDay (Pacific)-17 (1)
8 9 MARGARITAVILLE ββ’β Jimmy Buffett (ABC)-17 (8)
9 10 DO YOU WANNA MAKE LOVE ββ’β Peter McCann (20th Century)-14 (9)
10 12 BEST OF MY LOVE ββ’β The Emotions (Columbia)-7 (10)
11 13 (Your Love Has Lifted Me) HIGHER AND HIGHER ββ’β Rita Coolidge (A&M)-12 (11)
12 14 WHATCHA GONNA DO? ββ’β Pablo Cruise (A&M)-15 (12)
13 15 YOU AND ME ββ’β Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-13 (13)
14 16 KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU ββ’β Abba (Atlantic)-11 (14)
15 8 JET AIRLINER ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-13 (8)
16 18 YOU MADE ME BELIEVE IN MAGIC ββ’β The Bay City Rollers (Arista)-8 (16)
17 21 EASY ββ’β The Commodores (Motown)-8 (17)
18 20 YOUβRE MY WORLD ββ’β Helen Reddy (Capitol)-13 (18)
19 11 GONNA FLY NOW (Theme From βRockyβ) ββ’β Bill Conti (United Artists)-14 (1)
20 19 GOT TO GIVE IT UP (Part 1) ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-15 (1)
21 23 ITβS SAD TO BELONG ββ’β England Dan and John Ford Coley (Big Tree)-12 (21)
22 17 HIGH SCHOOL DANCE ββ’β The Sylvers (Capitol)-14 (17)
23 26 BARRACUDA ββ’β Heart (Portrait)-9 (23)
24 29 JUST A SONG BEFORE I GO ββ’β Crosby, Stills and Nash (Atlantic)-9 (24)
25 25 LUCKENBACH, TEXAS (Back To the Basics Of love) ββ’β Waylon Jennings (RCA)-12 (25)
26 34 HANDY MAN ββ’β James Taylor (Columbia)-6 (26)
27 31 GIVE A LITTLE BIT ββ’β Supertramp (A&M)-8 (27)
28 30 TELEPHONE MAN ββ’β Meri Wilson (GRT)-8 (28)
29 33 TELEPHONE LINE ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists / Jet)-7 (29)
30 32 THE KILLING OF GEORGIE (Parts 1 and 2) ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-8 (30)
31 60 DONβT STOP ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-3 (31)
32 22 DREAMS ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-15 (1)
33 37 ARIEL ββ’β Dean Friedman (Lifesong)-15 (26)
34 55 HOW MUCH LOVE ββ’β Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-3 (34)
35 39 SMOKE FROM A DISTANT FIRE ββ’β The Sanford / Townsend Band (Warner Brothers)-6 (35)
36 40 WAY DOWN ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-5 (36)
37 43 ON AND ON ββ’β Stephen Bishop (ABC)-11 (37)
38 42 BLACK BETTY ββ’β Ram Jam (Epic)-7 (38)
39 44 SLIDE ββ’β Slave (Cotillion)-6 (39)
40 45 (Remember the Days Of the) OLD SCHOOLYARD ββ’β Cat Stevens (A&M)-5 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
41 27 FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME ββ’β Foreigner (Atlantic)-18 (4)
51 24 LIFE IN THE FAST LANE ββ’β Eagles (Asylum)-11 (11)
52 28 LOVEβS GROWN DEEP ββ’β Kenny Nolan (20th Century)-17 (20)
56 35 LUCILLE ββ’β Kenny Rogers (United Artists)-18 (5)
58 38 IβM YOUR BOOGIE MAN / WRAP YOUR ARMS AROUND ME ββ’β K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-22 (1)
59 36 DEVILβS GUN ββ’β C.J. and Co. (Westbound)-10 (36)
POWER PLAYS
42 46 LIVINβ IN THE LIFE ββ’β The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-5 (42)
43 53 SWAYINβ TO THE MUSIC (Slow Dancinβ) ββ’β Johnny Rivers (Big Tree)-5 (43)
44 50 STRAWBERRY LETTER 23 ββ’β The Brothers Johnson (A&M)-4 (44)
45 47 SUPERMAN ββ’β Celi Bee and the Buzzy Bunch (Apa)-7 (45)
46 48 LADY (Put the Light On Me) ββ’β Brownsville Station (Private Stock)-8 (46)
47 51 IF ITβS THE LAST THING I DO ββ’β Thelma Houston (Tamla)-8 (47)
48 58 SOMETHING ABOUT YOU ββ’β LeBlanc and Carr (Big Tree)-4 (48)
49 52 WALK RIGHT IN ββ’β Dr. Hook (Capitol)-5 (49)
50 61 FLOAT ON ββ’β The Floaters (ABC)-3 (50)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
76 β EDGE OF THE UNIVERSE ββ’β Bee Gees (RSO)-1 (76)
77 β THATβS ROCK βNβ ROLL ββ’β Shaun Cassidy (Warner Brothers / Curb)-1 (77)
81 β COLD AS ICE ββ’β Foreigner (Atlantic)-1 (81)
83 β NOBODY DOES IT BETTER ββ’β Carly Simon (Elektra)-1 (83)
84 β HARD ROCK CAFE ββ’β Carole King (Capitol)-1 (84)
86 β SEE YOU WHEN I GIT THERE ββ’β Lou Rawls (Philadelphia International)-1 (86)
88 β PARTY LIGHTS ββ’β Natalie Cole (Capitol)-1 (88)
90 β O-H-I-O ββ’β The Ohio Players (Mercury)-1 (90)
93 β BOOGIE NIGHTS ββ’β Heatwave (Epic)-1 (93)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 30th July, 1977Β
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING ββ’β Andy Gibb (RSO)-15 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 4 IβM IN YOU ββ’β Peter Frampton (A&M)-10 (2)
3 1 LOOKS LIKE WE MADE IT ββ’β Barry Manilow (Arista)-13 (1)
4 5 MY HEART BELONGS TO ME ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-11 (4)
5 3 DA DOO RON RON ββ’β Shaun Cassidy (Warner Brothers / Curb)-12 (1)
6 10 BEST OF MY LOVE ββ’β The Emotions (Columbia)-8 (6)
7 9 DO YOU WANNA MAKE LOVE ββ’β Peter McCann (20th Century)-15 (7)
8 8 MARGARITAVILLE ββ’β Jimmy Buffett (ABC)-18 (8)
9 11 (Your Love Has Lifted Me) HIGHER AND HIGHER ββ’β Rita Coolidge (A&M)-13 (9)
10 12 WHATCHA GONNA DO? ββ’β Pablo Cruise (A&M)-16 (10)
11 13 YOU AND ME ββ’β Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-14 (11)
12 16 YOU MADE ME BELIEVE IN MAGIC ββ’β The Bay City Rollers (Arista)-9 (12)
13 17 EASY ββ’β The Commodores (Motown)-9 (13)
14 14 KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU ββ’β Abba (Atlantic)-12 (14)
15 7 UNDERCOVER ANGEL ββ’β Alan OβDay (Pacific)-18 (1)
16 6 ANGEL IN YOUR ARMS ββ’β Hot (Big Tree)-24 (6)
17 24 JUST A SONG BEFORE I GO ββ’β Crosby, Stills and Nash (Atlantic)-10 (17)
18 18 YOUβRE MY WORLD ββ’β Helen Reddy (Capitol)-14 (18)
19 26 HANDY MAN ββ’β James Taylor (Columbia)-7 (19)
20 23 BARRACUDA ββ’β Heart (Portrait)-10 (20)
21 15 JET AIRLINER ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-14 (8)
22 31 DONβT STOP ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-4 (22)
23 21 ITβS SAD TO BELONG ββ’β England Dan and John Ford Coley (Big Tree)-13 (21)
24 28 TELEPHONE MAN ββ’β Meri Wilson (GRT)-9 (24)
25 27 GIVE A LITTLE BIT ββ’β Supertramp (A&M)-9 (25)
26 29 TELEPHONE LINE ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists / Jet)-8 (26)
27 34 HOW MUCH LOVE ββ’β Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-4 (27)
28 19 GONNA FLY NOW (Theme From βRockyβ) ββ’β Bill Conti (United Artists)-15 (1)
29 35 SMOKE FROM A DISTANT FIRE ββ’β The Sanford / Townsend Band (Warner Brothers)-7 (29)
30 20 GOT TO GIVE IT UP (Part 1) ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-16 (1)
31 38 BLACK BETTY ββ’β Ram Jam (Epic)-8 (31)
32 37 ON AND ON ββ’β Stephen Bishop (ABC)-12 (32)
33 33 ARIEL ββ’β Dean Friedman (Lifesong)-16 (26)
34 40 (Remember the Days Of the) OLD SCHOOLYARD ββ’β Cat Stevens (A&M)-6 (34)
35 36 WAY DOWN ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-6 (35)
36 43 SWAYINβ TO THE MUSIC (Slow Dancinβ) ββ’β Johnny Rivers (Big Tree)-6 (36)
37 44 STRAWBERRY LETTER 23 ββ’β The Brothers Johnson (A&M)-5 (37)
38 39 SLIDE ββ’β Slave (Cotillion)-7 (38)
39 54 CHRISTINE SIXTEEN ββ’β Kiss (Casablanca)-3 (39)
40 50 FLOAT ON ββ’β The Floaters (ABC)-4 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
42 30 THE KILLING OF GEORGIE (Parts 1 and 2) ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-9 (30)
44 25 LUCKENBACH, TEXAS (Back To the Basics Of love) ββ’β Waylon Jennings (RCA)-13 (25)
47 22 HIGH SCHOOL DANCE ββ’β The Sylvers (Capitol)-15 (17)
53 32 DREAMS ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-16 (1)
POWER PLAYS
41 42 LIVINβ IN THE LIFE ββ’β The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-6 (41)
43 53 DONβT WORRY BABY ββ’β B.J. Thomas (MCA)-5 (43)
45 45 SUPERMAN ββ’β Celi Bee and the Buzzy Bunch (Apa)-8 (45)
46 46 LADY (Put the Light On Me) ββ’β Brownsville Station (Private Stock)-9 (46)
48 48 SOMETHING ABOUT YOU ββ’β LeBlanc and Carr (Big Tree)-5 (48)
49 49 WALK RIGHT IN ββ’β Dr. Hook (Capitol)-6 (49)
50 62 SUNFLOWER ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-4 (50)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
77 β LITTLE DARLING (I Need You) ββ’β The Doobie Brothers (Warner Brothers)-1 (77)
82 β KEEP IT COMINβ LOVE ββ’β K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-1 (82)
84 β IβM DREAMING ββ’β Jennifer Warnes (Arista)-1 (84)
86 β HURRY SUNDOWN ββ’β The Outlaws (Arista)-1 (86)
92 β ITβS UNCANNY ββ’β Daryl Hall and John Oates (Atlantic)-1 (92)
94 β THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL ββ’β George Benson (Arista)-1 (94)
95 β I BELIEVE IN LOVE ββ’β Kenny Loggins (Columbia)-1 (95)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 6th August, 1977Β
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING ββ’β Andy Gibb (RSO)-16 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 IβM IN YOU ββ’β Peter Frampton (A&M)-11 (2)
3 6 BEST OF MY LOVE ββ’β The Emotions (Columbia)-9 (3)
4 4 MY HEART BELONGS TO ME ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-12 (4)
5 7 DO YOU WANNA MAKE LOVE ββ’β Peter McCann (20th Century)-16 (5)
6 5 DA DOO RON RON ββ’β Shaun Cassidy (Warner Brothers / Curb)-13 (1)
7 9 (Your Love Has Lifted Me) HIGHER AND HIGHER ββ’β Rita Coolidge (A&M)-14 (7)
8 13 EASY ββ’β The Commodores (Motown)-10 (8)
9 10 WHATCHA GONNA DO? ββ’β Pablo Cruise (A&M)-17 (9)
10 11 YOU AND ME ββ’β Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-15 (10)
11 12 YOU MADE ME BELIEVE IN MAGIC ββ’β The Bay City Rollers (Arista)-10 (11)
12 3 LOOKS LIKE WE MADE IT ββ’β Barry Manilow (Arista)-14 (1)
13 17 JUST A SONG BEFORE I GO ββ’β Crosby, Stills and Nash (Atlantic)-11 (13)
14 15 UNDERCOVER ANGEL ββ’β Alan OβDay (Pacific)-19 (1)
15 8 MARGARITAVILLE ββ’β Jimmy Buffett (ABC)-19 (8)
16 22 DONβT STOP ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-5 (16)
17 19 HANDY MAN ββ’β James Taylor (Columbia)-8 (17)
18 20 BARRACUDA ββ’β Heart (Portrait)-11 (18)
19 14 KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU ββ’β Abba (Atlantic)-13 (14)
20 24 TELEPHONE MAN ββ’β Meri Wilson (GRT)-10 (20)
21 16 ANGEL IN YOUR ARMS ββ’β Hot (Big Tree)-25 (6)
22 26 TELEPHONE LINE ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists / Jet)-9 (22)
23 25 GIVE A LITTLE BIT ββ’β Supertramp (A&M)-10 (23)
24 27 HOW MUCH LOVE ββ’β Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-5 (24)
25 18 YOUβRE MY WORLD ββ’β Helen Reddy (Capitol)-15 (18)
26 29 SMOKE FROM A DISTANT FIRE ββ’β The Sanford / Townsend Band (Warner Brothers)-8 (26)
27 31 BLACK BETTY ββ’β Ram Jam (Epic)-9 (27)
28 36 SWAYINβ TO THE MUSIC (Slow Dancinβ) ββ’β Johnny Rivers (Big Tree)-7 (28)
29 40 FLOAT ON ββ’β The Floaters (ABC)-5 (29)
30 32 ON AND ON ββ’β Stephen Bishop (ABC)-13 (30)
31 35 WAY DOWN ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-7 (31)
32 33 ARIEL ββ’β Dean Friedman (Lifesong)-17 (26)
33 34 (Remember the Days Of the) OLD SCHOOLYARD ββ’β Cat Stevens (A&M)-7 (33)
34 37 STRAWBERRY LETTER 23 ββ’β The Brothers Johnson (A&M)-6 (34)
35 39 CHRISTINE SIXTEEN ββ’β Kiss (Casablanca)-4 (35)
36 38 SLIDE ββ’β Slave (Cotillion)-8 (36)
37 21 JET AIRLINER ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-15 (8)
38 23 ITβS SAD TO BELONG ββ’β England Dan and John Ford Coley (Big Tree)-14 (21)
39 43 DONβT WORRY BABY ββ’β B.J. Thomas (MCA)-6 (39)
40 41 LIVINβ IN THE LIFE ββ’β The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-7 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
47 28 GONNA FLY NOW (Theme From βRockyβ) ββ’β Bill Conti (United Artists)-16 (1)
55 30 GOT TO GIVE IT UP (Part 1) ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-17 (1)
POWER PLAYS
41 45 SUPERMAN ββ’β Celi Bee and the Buzzy Bunch (Apa)-9 (41)
42 52 STAR WARS (Main Title) ββ’β The London Symphony Orchestra / John Williams (20th Century)-5 (42)
43 55 ROCK AND ROLL NEVER FORGETS ββ’β Bob Seger (Capitol)-5 (43)
44 51 ITβS A CRAZY WORLD ββ’β Mac McAnally (Ariola America)-5 (44)
45 50 SUNFLOWER ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-5 (45)
46 49 WALK RIGHT IN ββ’β Dr. Hook (Capitol)-7 (46)
48 60 COLD AS ICE ββ’β Foreigner (Atlantic)-3 (48)
49 59 A REAL MOTHER FOR YA ββ’β Johnny βGuitarβ Watson (DJM)-5 (49)
50 62 SO YOU WIN AGAIN ββ’β Hot Chocolate (Big Tree)-4 (50)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
71 β βSTAR WARSβ THEME / CANTINA BAND (Medley) ββ’β Meco (Millennium)-1 (71)
82 β DAYTIME FRIENDS ββ’β Kenny Rogers (United Artists)-1 (82)
83 β JUNGLE LOVE ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-1 (83)
84 β HELP IS ON ITS WAY ββ’β Little River Band (Harvest)-1 (84)
86 β I FEEL LOVE ββ’β Donna Summer (Casablanca)-1 (86)
88 β INDIAN SUMMER ββ’β Poco (ABC)-1 (88)
90 β HOLD TIGHT ββ’β Vicki Sue Robinson (RCA)-1 (90)
92 β I BELIEVE YOU ββ’β Dorothy Moore (Malaco)-1 (92)
93 β GOOD MORNING JUDGE ββ’β 10cc (Mercury)-1 (93)
95 β SUNSHINE ββ’β Enchantment (Roadshow)-1 (95)
97 β FOR A WHILE ββ’β Mary MacGregor (Ariola America)-1 (97)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 13th August, 1977Β
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING ββ’β Andy Gibb (RSO)-17 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 IβM IN YOU ββ’β Peter Frampton (A&M)-12 (2)
3 3 BEST OF MY LOVE ββ’β The Emotions (Columbia)-10 (3)
4 7 (Your Love Has Lifted Me) HIGHER AND HIGHER ββ’β Rita Coolidge (A&M)-15 (4)
5 5 DO YOU WANNA MAKE LOVE ββ’β Peter McCann (20th Century)-17 (5)
6 4 MY HEART BELONGS TO ME ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-13 (4)
7 8 EASY ββ’β The Commodores (Motown)-11 (7)
8 9 WHATCHA GONNA DO? ββ’β Pablo Cruise (A&M)-18 (8)
9 10 YOU AND ME ββ’β Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-16 (9)
10 11 YOU MADE ME BELIEVE IN MAGIC ββ’β The Bay City Rollers (Arista)-11 (10)
11 13 JUST A SONG BEFORE I GO ββ’β Crosby, Stills and Nash (Atlantic)-12 (11)
12 6 DA DOO RON RON ββ’β Shaun Cassidy (Warner Brothers / Curb)-14 (1)
13 16 DONβT STOP ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-6 (13)
14 12 LOOKS LIKE WE MADE IT ββ’β Barry Manilow (Arista)-15 (1)
15 17 HANDY MAN ββ’β James Taylor (Columbia)-9 (15)
16 18 BARRACUDA ββ’β Heart (Portrait)-12 (16)
17 14 UNDERCOVER ANGEL ββ’β Alan OβDay (Pacific)-20 (1)
18 26 SMOKE FROM A DISTANT FIRE ββ’β The Sanford / Townsend Band (Warner Brothers)-9 (18)
19 20 TELEPHONE MAN ββ’β Meri Wilson (GRT)-11 (19)
20 22 TELEPHONE LINE ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists / Jet)-10 (20)
21 23 GIVE A LITTLE BIT ββ’β Supertramp (A&M)-11 (21)
22 24 HOW MUCH LOVE ββ’β Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-6 (22)
23 29 FLOAT ON ββ’β The Floaters (ABC)-6 (23)
24 25 YOUβRE MY WORLD ββ’β Helen Reddy (Capitol)-16 (18)
25 27 BLACK BETTY ββ’β Ram Jam (Epic)-10 (25)
26 28 SWAYINβ TO THE MUSIC (Slow Dancinβ) ββ’β Johnny Rivers (Big Tree)-8 (26)
27 34 STRAWBERRY LETTER 23 ββ’β The Brothers Johnson (A&M)-7 (27)
28 42 STAR WARS (Main Title) ββ’β The London Symphony Orchestra / John Williams (20th Century)-6 (28)
29 30 ON AND ON ββ’β Stephen Bishop (ABC)-14 (29)
30 48 COLD AS ICE ββ’β Foreigner (Atlantic)-4 (30)
31 31 WAY DOWN ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-8 (31)
32 35 CHRISTINE SIXTEEN ββ’β Kiss (Casablanca)-5 (32)
33 36 SLIDE ββ’β Slave (Cotillion)-9 (33)
34 68 KEEP IT COMINβ LOVE ββ’β K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-3 (34)
35 15 MARGARITAVILLE ββ’β Jimmy Buffett (ABC)-20 (8)
36 39 DONβT WORRY BABY ββ’β B.J. Thomas (MCA)-7 (36)
37 44 ITβS A CRAZY WORLD ββ’β Mac McAnally (Ariola America)-6 (37)
38 50 SO YOU WIN AGAIN ββ’β Hot Chocolate (Big Tree)-5 (38)
39 54 EDGE OF THE UNIVERSE ββ’β Bee Gees (RSO)-4 (39)
40 45 SUNFLOWER ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-6 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
52 19 KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU ββ’β Abba (Atlantic)-14 (14)
55 21 ANGEL IN YOUR ARMS ββ’β Hot (Big Tree)-26 (6)
56 32 ARIEL ββ’β Dean Friedman (Lifesong)-18 (26)
57 33 (Remember the Days Of the) OLD SCHOOLYARD ββ’β Cat Stevens (A&M)-8 (33)
58 37 JET AIRLINER ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-16 (8)
59 38 ITβS SAD TO BELONG ββ’β England Dan and John Ford Coley (Big Tree)-15 (21)
99 40 LIVINβ IN THE LIFE ββ’β The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-8 (40)
POWER PLAYS
41 43 ROCK AND ROLL NEVER FORGETS ββ’β Bob Seger (Capitol)-6 (41)
42 52 HARD ROCK CAFE ββ’β Carole King (Capitol)-4 (42)
43 49 A REAL MOTHER FOR YA ββ’β Johnny βGuitarβ Watson (DJM)-6 (43)
44 51 IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A SONG ββ’β Ronnie Milsap (RCA)-9 (44)
45 56 THATβS ROCK βNβ ROLL ββ’β Shaun Cassidy (Warner Brothers / Curb)-4 (45)
46 47 GONNA FLY NOW (Theme From βRockyβ) ββ’β Bill Conti (United Artists)-17 (1)
47 53 L.A. SUNSHINE ββ’β War (Blue Note)-6 (47)
48 61 NOBODY DOES IT BETTER ββ’β Carly Simon (Elektra)-4 (48)
49 41 SUPERMAN ββ’β Celi Bee and the Buzzy Bunch (Apa)-10 (41)
50 46 WALK RIGHT IN ββ’β Dr. Hook (Capitol)-8 (46)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
70 β CAT SCRATCH FEVER ββ’β Ted Nugent (Epic)-1 (70)
84 β JUST REMEMBER I LOVE YOU ββ’β Firefall (Atlantic)-1 (84)
90 β DONβT IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE ββ’β Crystal Gayle (United Artists)-1 (90)
92 β MY CHERIE AMOUR ββ’β The Soul Train Gang (Soul Train)-1 (92)
94 β LETβS CLEAN UP THE GHETTO ββ’β The Philadelphia International All Stars (Philadelphia International)-1 (94)
95 β FUNK IT UP (Davidβs Song) ββ’β Sweet (Capitol)-1 (95)
96 β MAKE IT WITH YOU ββ’β The Whispers (Soul Train)-1 (96)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 20th August, 1977Β
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 3 BEST OF MY LOVE ββ’β The Emotions (Columbia)-11 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING ββ’β Andy Gibb (RSO)-18 (1)
3 4 (Your Love Has Lifted Me) HIGHER AND HIGHER ββ’β Rita Coolidge (A&M)-16 (3)
4 2 IβM IN YOU ββ’β Peter Frampton (A&M)-13 (2)
5 7 EASY ββ’β The Commodores (Motown)-12 (5)
6 8 WHATCHA GONNA DO? ββ’β Pablo Cruise (A&M)-19 (6)
7 5 DO YOU WANNA MAKE LOVE ββ’β Peter McCann (20th Century)-18 (5)
8 11 JUST A SONG BEFORE I GO ββ’β Crosby, Stills and Nash (Atlantic)-13 (8)
9 9 YOU AND ME ββ’β Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-17 (9)
10 10 YOU MADE ME BELIEVE IN MAGIC ββ’β The Bay City Rollers (Arista)-12 (10)
11 13 DONβT STOP ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-7 (11)
12 15 HANDY MAN ββ’β James Taylor (Columbia)-10 (12)
13 23 FLOAT ON ββ’β The Floaters (ABC)-7 (13)
14 16 BARRACUDA ββ’β Heart (Portrait)-13 (14)
15 18 SMOKE FROM A DISTANT FIRE ββ’β The Sanford / Townsend Band (Warner Brothers)-10 (15)
16 20 TELEPHONE LINE ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists / Jet)-11 (16)
17 21 GIVE A LITTLE BIT ββ’β Supertramp (A&M)-12 (17)
18 19 TELEPHONE MAN ββ’β Meri Wilson (GRT)-12 (18)
19 22 HOW MUCH LOVE ββ’β Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-7 (19)
20 25 BLACK BETTY ββ’β Ram Jam (Epic)-11 (20)
21 28 STAR WARS (Main Title) ββ’β The London Symphony Orchestra / John Williams (20th Century)-7 (21)
22 30 COLD AS ICE ββ’β Foreigner (Atlantic)-5 (22)
23 27 STRAWBERRY LETTER 23 ββ’β The Brothers Johnson (A&M)-8 (23)
24 26 SWAYINβ TO THE MUSIC (Slow Dancinβ) ββ’β Johnny Rivers (Big Tree)-9 (24)
25 29 ON AND ON ββ’β Stephen Bishop (ABC)-15 (25)
26 24 YOUβRE MY WORLD ββ’β Helen Reddy (Capitol)-17 (18)
27 6 MY HEART BELONGS TO ME ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-14 (4)
28 12 DA DOO RON RON ββ’β Shaun Cassidy (Warner Brothers / Curb)-15 (1)
29 32 CHRISTINE SIXTEEN ββ’β Kiss (Casablanca)-6 (29)
30 34 KEEP IT COMINβ LOVE ββ’β K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-4 (30)
31 17 UNDERCOVER ANGEL ββ’β Alan OβDay (Pacific)-21 (1)
32 33 SLIDE ββ’β Slave (Cotillion)-10 (32)
33 39 EDGE OF THE UNIVERSE ββ’β Bee Gees (RSO)-5 (33)
34 36 DONβT WORRY BABY ββ’β B.J. Thomas (MCA)-8 (34)
35 14 LOOKS LIKE WE MADE IT ββ’β Barry Manilow (Arista)-16 (1)
36 38 SO YOU WIN AGAIN ββ’β Hot Chocolate (Big Tree)-6 (36)
37 37 ITβS A CRAZY WORLD ββ’β Mac McAnally (Ariola America)-7 (37)
38 42 HARD ROCK CAFE ββ’β Carole King (Capitol)-5 (38)
39 40 SUNFLOWER ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-7 (39)
40 45 THATβS ROCK βNβ ROLL ββ’β Shaun Cassidy (Warner Brothers / Curb)-5 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
47 31 WAY DOWN ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-9 (31)
53 35 MARGARITAVILLE ββ’β Jimmy Buffett (ABC)-21 (8)
POWER PLAYS
41 44 IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A SONG ββ’β Ronnie Milsap (RCA)-10 (41)
42 43 A REAL MOTHER FOR YA ββ’β Johnny βGuitarβ Watson (DJM)-7 (42)
43 51 βSTAR WARSβ THEME / CANTINA BAND (Medley) ββ’β Meco (Millennium)-3 (43)
44 48 NOBODY DOES IT BETTER ββ’β Carly Simon (Elektra)-5 (44)
45 47 L.A. SUNSHINE ββ’β War (Blue Note)-7 (45)
46 54 THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL ββ’β George Benson (Arista)-4 (46)
48 41 ROCK AND ROLL NEVER FORGETS ββ’β Bob Seger (Capitol)-7 (41)
49 62 JUNGLE LOVE ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-3 (49)
50 53 LITTLE DARLING (I Need You) ββ’β The Doobie Brothers (Warner Brothers)-4 (50)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
78 β I WOULDNβT WANT TO BE LIKE YOU ββ’β The Alan Parsons Project (Arista)-1 (78)
79 β HEAVEN ON THE 7th FLOOR ββ’β Paul Nicholas (RSO)-1 (79)
82 β LOOK WHAT YOUβVE DONE TO MY HEART ββ’β Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC)-1 (82)
83 β YOUβRE THE ONLY ONE ββ’β Geils (Atlantic)-1 (83)
86 β ITβS ECSTASY WHEN YOU LAY DOWN NEXT TO ME ββ’β Barry White (20th Century)-1 (86)
87 β CANβT YOU SEE ββ’β The Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn)-1 (87)
88 β THE MARTIAN BOOGIE ββ’β Brownsville Station (Private Stock)-1 (88)
89 β NOTHING BUT A BREEZE ββ’β Jesse Winchester (Bearsville)-1 (89)
96 β TURNING TO YOU ββ’β Charlie (Janus)-1 (96)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 27th August, 1977Β
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 BEST OF MY LOVE ββ’β The Emotions (Columbia)-12 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING ββ’β Andy Gibb (RSO)-19 (1)
3 3 (Your Love Has Lifted Me) HIGHER AND HIGHER ββ’β Rita Coolidge (A&M)-17 (3)
4 5 EASY ββ’β The Commodores (Motown)-13 (4)
5 12 HANDY MAN ββ’β James Taylor (Columbia)-11 (5)
6 6 WHATCHA GONNA DO? ββ’β Pablo Cruise (A&M)-20 (6)
7 8 JUST A SONG BEFORE I GO ββ’β Crosby, Stills and Nash (Atlantic)-14 (7)
8 13 FLOAT ON ββ’β The Floaters (ABC)-8 (8)
9 11 DONβT STOP ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-8 (9)
10 23 STRAWBERRY LETTER 23 ββ’β The Brothers Johnson (A&M)-9 (10)
11 4 IβM IN YOU ββ’β Peter Frampton (A&M)-14 (2)
12 14 BARRACUDA ββ’β Heart (Portrait)-14 (12)
13 16 TELEPHONE LINE ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists / Jet)-12 (13)
14 15 SMOKE FROM A DISTANT FIRE ββ’β The Sanford / Townsend Band (Warner Brothers)-11 (14)
15 17 GIVE A LITTLE BIT ββ’β Supertramp (A&M)-13 (15)
16 21 STAR WARS (Main Title) ββ’β The London Symphony Orchestra / John Williams (20th Century)-8 (16)
17 19 HOW MUCH LOVE ββ’β Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-8 (17)
18 18 TELEPHONE MAN ββ’β Meri Wilson (GRT)-13 (18)
19 20 BLACK BETTY ββ’β Ram Jam (Epic)-12 (19)
20 22 COLD AS ICE ββ’β Foreigner (Atlantic)-6 (20)
21 25 ON AND ON ββ’β Stephen Bishop (ABC)-16 (21)
22 24 SWAYINβ TO THE MUSIC (Slow Dancinβ) ββ’β Johnny Rivers (Big Tree)-10 (22)
23 7 DO YOU WANNA MAKE LOVE ββ’β Peter McCann (20th Century)-19 (5)
24 30 KEEP IT COMINβ LOVE ββ’β K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-5 (24)
25 9 YOU AND ME ββ’β Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-18 (9)
26 26 YOUβRE MY WORLD ββ’β Helen Reddy (Capitol)-18 (18)
27 29 CHRISTINE SIXTEEN ββ’β Kiss (Casablanca)-7 (27)
28 33 EDGE OF THE UNIVERSE ββ’β Bee Gees (RSO)-6 (28)
29 34 DONβT WORRY BABY ββ’β B.J. Thomas (MCA)-9 (29)
30 40 THATβS ROCK βNβ ROLL ββ’β Shaun Cassidy (Warner Brothers / Curb)-6 (30)
31 31 UNDERCOVER ANGEL ββ’β Alan OβDay (Pacific)-22 (1)
32 32 SLIDE ββ’β Slave (Cotillion)-11 (32)
33 10 YOU MADE ME BELIEVE IN MAGIC ββ’β The Bay City Rollers (Arista)-13 (10)
34 36 SO YOU WIN AGAIN ββ’β Hot Chocolate (Big Tree)-7 (34)
35 41 IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A SONG ββ’β Ronnie Milsap (RCA)-11 (35)
36 38 HARD ROCK CAFE ββ’β Carole King (Capitol)-6 (36)
37 27 MY HEART BELONGS TO ME ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-15 (4)
38 43 βSTAR WARSβ THEME / CANTINA BAND (Medley) ββ’β Meco (Millennium)-4 (38)
39 44 NOBODY DOES IT BETTER ββ’β Carly Simon (Elektra)-6 (39)
40 51 BOOGIE NIGHTS ββ’β Heatwave (Epic)-6 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
50 39 SUNFLOWER ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-8 (39)
51 28 DA DOO RON RON ββ’β Shaun Cassidy (Warner Brothers / Curb)-16 (1)
55 35 LOOKS LIKE WE MADE IT ββ’β Barry Manilow (Arista)-17 (1)
56 37 ITβS A CRAZY WORLD ββ’β Mac McAnally (Ariola America)-8 (37)
POWER PLAYS
41 42 A REAL MOTHER FOR YA ββ’β Johnny βGuitarβ Watson (DJM)-8 (41)
42 46 THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL ββ’β George Benson (Arista)-5 (42)
43 49 JUNGLE LOVE ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-4 (43)
44 52 I FEEL LOVE ββ’β Donna Summer (Casablanca)-4 (44)
45 55 O-H-I-O ββ’β The Ohio Players (Mercury)-6 (45)
46 45 L.A. SUNSHINE ββ’β War (Blue Note)-8 (45)
47 58 DAYTIME FRIENDS ββ’β Kenny Rogers (United Artists)-4 (47)
48 50 LITTLE DARLING (I Need You) ββ’β The Doobie Brothers (Warner Brothers)-5 (48)
49 59 CAT SCRATCH FEVER ββ’β Ted Nugent (Epic)-3 (49)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
72 β BRICK HOUSE ββ’β Commodores (Motown)-1 (72)
74 β ANOTHER STAR ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-1 (74)
75 β SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED (Iβm Yours) ββ’β Peter Frampton (A&M)-1 (75)
80 β SURFINβ USA ββ’β Leif Garrett (Atlantic)-1 (80)
81 β THE RIGHT FEELING AT THE WRONG TIME ββ’β Hot (Big Tree)-1 (81)
84 β SHE DID IT ββ’β Eric Carmen (Arista)-1 (84)
89 β I GO CRAZY ββ’β Paul Davis (Bang)-1 (89)
95 β SAIL AWAY ββ’β Sam Neely (Elektra)-1 (95)
96 β MA BAKER ββ’β Boney M (Atlantic)-1 (96)
99 β IF I HAVE TO GO AWAY ββ’β Jigsaw (20th Century)-1 (99)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 3rd September, 1977Β
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 BEST OF MY LOVE ββ’β The Emotions (Columbia)-13 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING ββ’β Andy Gibb (RSO)-20 (1)
3 3 (Your Love Has Lifted Me) HIGHER AND HIGHER ββ’β Rita Coolidge (A&M)-18 (3)
4 4 EASY ββ’β The Commodores (Motown)-14 (4)
5 5 HANDY MAN ββ’β James Taylor (Columbia)-12 (5)
6 8 FLOAT ON ββ’β The Floaters (ABC)-9 (6)
7 7 JUST A SONG BEFORE I GO ββ’β Crosby, Stills and Nash (Atlantic)-15 (7)
8 9 DONβT STOP ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-9 (8)
9 10 STRAWBERRY LETTER 23 ββ’β The Brothers Johnson (A&M)-10 (9)
10 13 TELEPHONE LINE ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists / Jet)-13 (10)
11 12 BARRACUDA ββ’β Heart (Portrait)-15 (11)
12 14 SMOKE FROM A DISTANT FIRE ββ’β The Sanford / Townsend Band (Warner Brothers)-12 (12)
13 16 STAR WARS (Main Title) ββ’β The London Symphony Orchestra / John Williams (20th Century)-9 (13)
14 6 WHATCHA GONNA DO? ββ’β Pablo Cruise (A&M)-21 (6)
15 15 GIVE A LITTLE BIT ββ’β Supertramp (A&M)-14 (15)
16 20 COLD AS ICE ββ’β Foreigner (Atlantic)-7 (16)
17 17 HOW MUCH LOVE ββ’β Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-9 (17)
18 19 BLACK BETTY ββ’β Ram Jam (Epic)-13 (18)
19 21 ON AND ON ββ’β Stephen Bishop (ABC)-17 (19)
20 22 SWAYINβ TO THE MUSIC (Slow Dancinβ) ββ’β Johnny Rivers (Big Tree)-11 (20)
21 24 KEEP IT COMINβ LOVE ββ’β K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-6 (21)
22 11 IβM IN YOU ββ’β Peter Frampton (A&M)-15 (2)
23 30 THATβS ROCK βNβ ROLL ββ’β Shaun Cassidy (Warner Brothers / Curb)-7 (23)
24 29 DONβT WORRY BABY ββ’β B.J. Thomas (MCA)-10 (24)
25 27 CHRISTINE SIXTEEN ββ’β Kiss (Casablanca)-8 (25)
26 28 EDGE OF THE UNIVERSE ββ’β Bee Gees (RSO)-7 (26)
27 38 βSTAR WARSβ THEME / CANTINA BAND (Medley) ββ’β Meco (Millennium)-5 (27)
28 18 TELEPHONE MAN ββ’β Meri Wilson (GRT)-14 (18)
29 39 NOBODY DOES IT BETTER ββ’β Carly Simon (Elektra)-7 (29)
30 40 BOOGIE NIGHTS ββ’β Heatwave (Epic)-7 (30)
31 35 IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A SONG ββ’β Ronnie Milsap (RCA)-12 (31)
32 34 SO YOU WIN AGAIN ββ’β Hot Chocolate (Big Tree)-8 (32)
33 33 YOU MADE ME BELIEVE IN MAGIC ββ’β The Bay City Rollers (Arista)-14 (10)
34 36 HARD ROCK CAFE ββ’β Carole King (Capitol)-7 (34)
35 53 WAY DOWN ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-11 (31)
36 23 DO YOU WANNA MAKE LOVE ββ’β Peter McCann (20th Century)-20 (5)
37 25 YOU AND ME ββ’β Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-19 (9)
38 43 JUNGLE LOVE ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-5 (38)
39 42 THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL ββ’β George Benson (Arista)-6 (39)
40 44 I FEEL LOVE ββ’β Donna Summer (Casablanca)-5 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
41 26 YOUβRE MY WORLD ββ’β Helen Reddy (Capitol)-19 (18)
43 31 UNDERCOVER ANGEL ββ’β Alan OβDay (Pacific)-23 (1)
57 32 SLIDE ββ’β Slave (Cotillion)-12 (32)
62 37 MY HEART BELONGS TO ME ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-16 (4)
POWER PLAYS
42 47 DAYTIME FRIENDS ββ’β Kenny Rogers (United Artists)-5 (42)
44 49 CAT SCRATCH FEVER ββ’β Ted Nugent (Epic)-4 (44)
45 45 O-H-I-O ββ’β The Ohio Players (Mercury)-7 (45)
46 52 DEVILβS GUN ββ’β C.J. and Co. (Westbound)-16 (36)
47 58 I BELIEVE YOU ββ’β Dorothy Moore (Malaco)-5 (47)
48 46 L.A. SUNSHINE ββ’β War (Blue Note)-9 (45)
49 75 SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED (Iβm Yours) ββ’β Peter Frampton (A&M)-2 (49)
50 54 IβM DREAMING ββ’β Jennifer Warnes (Arista)-6 (50)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
71 β YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE ββ’β Debby Boone (Warner Brothers / Curb)-1 (71)
80 β WE JUST DISAGREE ββ’β Dave Mason (Columbia)-1 (80)
82 β MY FAIR SHARE ββ’β Seals and Crofts (Warner Brothers)-1 (82)
83 β HOLD ON ββ’β Wild Cherry (Epic)-1 (83)
84 β DUSIC ββ’β Brick (Bang)-1 (84)
85 β HOUND DOG MAN (Play It Again) ββ’β Lenny LeBlanc (Big Tree)-1 (85)
87 β ITβS IN HIS KISS (The Shoop Shoop Song) ββ’β Kate Taylor (Columbia)-1 (87)
89 β DOG DAYS ββ’β The Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor)-1 (89)
92 β CβEST LA VIE ββ’β Greg Lake (Atlantic)-1 (92)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 10th September, 1977Β
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 BEST OF MY LOVE ββ’β The Emotions (Columbia)-14 (4 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 (Your Love Has Lifted Me) HIGHER AND HIGHER ββ’β Rita Coolidge (A&M)-19 (2)
3 2 I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING ββ’β Andy Gibb (RSO)-21 (1)
4 5 HANDY MAN ββ’β James Taylor (Columbia)-13 (4)
5 6 FLOAT ON ββ’β The Floaters (ABC)-10 (5)
6 8 DONβT STOP ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-10 (6)
7 4 EASY ββ’β The Commodores (Motown)-15 (4)
8 9 STRAWBERRY LETTER 23 ββ’β The Brothers Johnson (A&M)-11 (8)
9 10 TELEPHONE LINE ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists / Jet)-14 (9)
10 12 SMOKE FROM A DISTANT FIRE ββ’β The Sanford / Townsend Band (Warner Brothers)-13 (10)
11 13 STAR WARS (Main Title) ββ’β The London Symphony Orchestra / John Williams (20th Century)-10 (11)
12 7 JUST A SONG BEFORE I GO ββ’β Crosby, Stills and Nash (Atlantic)-16 (7)
13 11 BARRACUDA ββ’β Heart (Portrait)-16 (11)
14 16 COLD AS ICE ββ’β Foreigner (Atlantic)-8 (14)
15 21 KEEP IT COMINβ LOVE ββ’β K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-7 (15)
16 19 ON AND ON ββ’β Stephen Bishop (ABC)-18 (16)
17 20 SWAYINβ TO THE MUSIC (Slow Dancinβ) ββ’β Johnny Rivers (Big Tree)-12 (17)
18 27 βSTAR WARSβ THEME / CANTINA BAND (Medley) ββ’β Meco (Millennium)-6 (18)
19 23 THATβS ROCK βNβ ROLL ββ’β Shaun Cassidy (Warner Brothers / Curb)-8 (19)
20 24 DONβT WORRY BABY ββ’β B.J. Thomas (MCA)-11 (20)
21 17 HOW MUCH LOVE ββ’β Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-10 (17)
22 30 BOOGIE NIGHTS ββ’β Heatwave (Epic)-8 (22)
23 29 NOBODY DOES IT BETTER ββ’β Carly Simon (Elektra)-8 (23)
24 35 WAY DOWN ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-12 (24)
25 25 CHRISTINE SIXTEEN ββ’β Kiss (Casablanca)-9 (25)
26 26 EDGE OF THE UNIVERSE ββ’β Bee Gees (RSO)-8 (26)
27 15 GIVE A LITTLE BIT ββ’β Supertramp (A&M)-15 (15)
28 31 IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A SONG ββ’β Ronnie Milsap (RCA)-13 (28)
29 40 I FEEL LOVE ββ’β Donna Summer (Casablanca)-6 (29)
30 38 JUNGLE LOVE ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-6 (30)
31 32 SO YOU WIN AGAIN ββ’β Hot Chocolate (Big Tree)-9 (31)
32 34 HARD ROCK CAFE ββ’β Carole King (Capitol)-8 (32)
33 49 SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED (Iβm Yours) ββ’β Peter Frampton (A&M)-3 (33)
34 18 BLACK BETTY ββ’β Ram Jam (Epic)-14 (18)
35 39 THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL ββ’β George Benson (Arista)-7 (35)
36 42 DAYTIME FRIENDS ββ’β Kenny Rogers (United Artists)-6 (36)
37 14 WHATCHA GONNA DO? ββ’β Pablo Cruise (A&M)-22 (6)
38 44 CAT SCRATCH FEVER ββ’β Ted Nugent (Epic)-5 (38)
39 33 YOU MADE ME BELIEVE IN MAGIC ββ’β The Bay City Rollers (Arista)-15 (10)
40 47 I BELIEVE YOU ββ’β Dorothy Moore (Malaco)-6 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
46 22 IβM IN YOU ββ’β Peter Frampton (A&M)-16 (2)
52 37 YOU AND ME ββ’β Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-20 (9)
53 28 TELEPHONE MAN ββ’β Meri Wilson (GRT)-15 (18)
57 36 DO YOU WANNA MAKE LOVE ββ’β Peter McCann (20th Century)-21 (5)
POWER PLAYS
41 52 JUST REMEMBER I LOVE YOU ββ’β Firefall (Atlantic)-5 (41)
42 58 BRICK HOUSE ββ’β Commodores (Motown)-3 (42)
43 46 DEVILβS GUN ββ’β C.J. and Co. (Westbound)-17 (36)
44 54 HEAVEN ON THE 7th FLOOR ββ’β Paul Nicholas (RSO)-4 (44)
45 55 HELP IS ON ITSΒ WAY ββ’β Little River Band (Harvest)-6 (45)
47 51 SUNSHINE ββ’β Enchantment (Roadshow)-6 (47)
48 59 DONβT IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE ββ’β Crystal Gayle (United Artists)-5 (48)
49 61 ANOTHER STAR ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-3 (49)
50 50 IβM DREAMING ββ’β Jennifer Warnes (Arista)-7 (50)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
78 β I JUST WANT TO MAKE LOVE TO YOU (Live Version) ββ’β Foghat (Bearsville)-1 (78)
82 β SILVER LADY ββ’β David Soul (Private Stock)-1 (82)
84 β BLUE BAYOU ββ’β Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)-1 (84)
85 β LOVE ME ONE MORE TIME (Just For Old Times Sake) ββ’β Karen Nelson and Billy T (Amherst)-1 (85)
89 β THE KING IS GONE ββ’β Ronnie McDowell (Scorpion)-1 (89)
90 β MY OWN WAY TO ROCK ββ’β Burton Cummings (Portrait)-1 (90)
94 β SOME ENCHANTED EVENING ββ’β Jane Olivor (Columbia)-1 (94)
96 β BABY LOVE ββ’β Motherβs Finest (Epic)-1 (96)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 17th September, 1977Β
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 3 I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING ββ’β Andy Gibb (RSO)-22 (4 weeks at #1) (1)
2 5 FLOAT ON ββ’β The Floaters (ABC)-11 (2)
3 1 BEST OF MY LOVE ββ’β The Emotions (Columbia)-15 (1)
4 4 HANDY MAN ββ’β James Taylor (Columbia)-14 (4)
5 6 DONβT STOP ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-11 (5)
6 15 KEEP IT COMINβ LOVE ββ’β K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-8 (6)
7 8 STRAWBERRY LETTER 23 ββ’β The Brothers Johnson (A&M)-12 (7)
8 9 TELEPHONE LINE ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists / Jet)-15 (8)
9 10 SMOKE FROM A DISTANT FIRE ββ’β The Sanford / Townsend Band (Warner Brothers)-14 (9)
10 11 STAR WARS (Main Title) ββ’β The London Symphony Orchestra / John Williams (20th Century)-11 (10)
11 2 (Your Love Has Lifted Me) HIGHER AND HIGHER ββ’β Rita Coolidge (A&M)-20 (2)
12 14 COLD AS ICE ββ’β Foreigner (Atlantic)-9 (12)
13 18 βSTAR WARSβ THEME / CANTINA BAND (Medley) ββ’β Meco (Millennium)-7 (13)
14 19 THATβS ROCK βNβ ROLL ββ’β Shaun Cassidy (Warner Brothers / Curb)-9 (14)
15 16 ON AND ON ββ’β Stephen Bishop (ABC)-19 (15)
16 17 SWAYINβ TO THE MUSIC (Slow Dancinβ) ββ’β Johnny Rivers (Big Tree)-13 (16)
17 7 EASY ββ’β The Commodores (Motown)-16 (4)
18 22 BOOGIE NIGHTS ββ’β Heatwave (Epic)-9 (18)
19 20 DONβT WORRY BABY ββ’β B.J. Thomas (MCA)-12 (19)
20 23 NOBODY DOES IT BETTER ββ’β Carly Simon (Elektra)-9 (20)
21 24 WAY DOWN ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-13 (21)
22 12 JUST A SONG BEFORE I GO ββ’β Crosby, Stills and Nash (Atlantic)-17 (7)
23 29 I FEEL LOVE ββ’β Donna Summer (Casablanca)-7 (23)
24 28 IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A SONG ββ’β Ronnie Milsap (RCA)-14 (24)
25 13 BARRACUDA ββ’β Heart (Portrait)-17 (11)
26 30 JUNGLE LOVE ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-7 (26)
27 33 SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED (Iβm Yours) ββ’β Peter Frampton (A&M)-4 (27)
28 42 BRICK HOUSE ββ’β Commodores (Motown)-4 (28)
29 21 HOW MUCH LOVE ββ’β Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-11 (17)
30 32 HARD ROCK CAFE ββ’β Carole King (Capitol)-9 (30)
31 35 THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL ββ’β George Benson (Arista)-8 (31)
32 36 DAYTIME FRIENDS ββ’β Kenny Rogers (United Artists)-7 (32)
33 44 HEAVEN ON THE 7th FLOOR ββ’β Paul Nicholas (RSO)-5 (33)
34 38 CAT SCRATCH FEVER ββ’β Ted Nugent (Epic)-6 (34)
35 58 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE ββ’β Debby Boone (Warner Brothers / Curb)-3 (35)
36 40 I BELIEVE YOU ββ’β Dorothy Moore (Malaco)-7 (36)
37 41 JUST REMEMBER I LOVE YOU ββ’β Firefall (Atlantic)-6 (37)
38 49 ANOTHER STAR ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-4 (38)
39 59 SURFINβ USA ββ’β Leif Garrett (Atlantic)-4 (39)
40 89 THE KING IS GONE ββ’β Ronnie McDowell (Scorpion)-2 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
46 25 CHRISTINE SIXTEEN ββ’β Kiss (Casablanca)-10 (25)
47 26 EDGE OF THE UNIVERSE ββ’β Bee Gees (RSO)-9 (26)
48 27 GIVE A LITTLE BIT ββ’β Supertramp (A&M)-16 (15)
49 34 BLACK BETTY ββ’β Ram Jam (Epic)-15 (18)
52 31 SO YOU WIN AGAIN ββ’β Hot Chocolate (Big Tree)-10 (31)
53 37 WHATCHA GONNA DO? ββ’β Pablo Cruise (A&M)-23 (6)
55 39 YOU MADE ME BELIEVE IN MAGIC ββ’β The Bay City Rollers (Arista)-16 (10)
POWER PLAYS
41 45 HELP IS ON ITS WAY ββ’β Little River Band (Harvest)-7 (41)
42 48 DONβT IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE ββ’β Crystal Gayle (United Artists)-6 (42)
43 51 I WOULDNβT WANT TO BE LIKE YOU ββ’β The Alan Parsons Project (Arista)-5 (43)
44 54 SHE DID IT ββ’β Eric Carmen (Arista)-4 (44)
45 47 SUNSHINE ββ’β Enchantment (Roadshow)-7 (45)
50 56 INDIAN SUMMER ββ’β Poco (ABC)-7 (50)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
76 β DO YA WANNA GET FUNKY WITH ME ββ’β Peter Brown (Drive)-1 (76)
78 β WEβRE ALL ALONE ββ’β Rita Coolidge (A&M)-1 (78)
82 β CHANGES IN LATITUDES, CHANGES IN ATTITUDES ββ’β Jimmy Buffett (ABC)-1 (82)
83 β DO YOUR DANCE (Part 1) ββ’β Rose Royce (Whitfield)-1 (83)
86 β DOES SHE DO IT LIKE SHE DANCES ββ’β The Addrisi Brothers (Buddah)-1 (86)
87 β NEEDLES AND PINS ββ’β Smokie (RSO)-1 (87)
88 β A PLACE IN THE SUN ββ’β Pablo Cruise (A&M)-1 (88)
89 β LITTLE QUEEN ββ’β Heart (Portrait)-1 (89)
90 β DOCTOR LOVE ββ’β First Choice (Gold Mind)-1 (90)
91 β YOU CANβT TURN ME OFF (In the Middle Of Turning Me On) ββ’β High Inergy (Gordy)-1 (91)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 24th September, 1977Β
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 3 BEST OF MY LOVE ββ’β The Emotions (Columbia)-16 (5 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 FLOAT ON ββ’β The Floaters (ABC)-12 (2)
3 5 DONβT STOP ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-12 (3)
4 6 KEEP IT COMINβ LOVE ββ’β K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-9 (4)
5 7 STRAWBERRY LETTER 23 ββ’β The Brothers Johnson (A&M)-13 (5)
6 1 I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING ββ’β Andy Gibb (RSO)-23 (1)
7 8 TELEPHONE LINE ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists / Jet)-16 (7)
8 13 βSTAR WARSβ THEME / CANTINA BAND (Medley) ββ’β Meco (Millennium)-8 (8)
9 14 THATβS ROCK βNβ ROLL ββ’β Shaun Cassidy (Warner Brothers / Curb)-10 (9)
10 12 COLD AS ICE ββ’β Foreigner (Atlantic)-10 (10)
11 4 HANDY MAN ββ’β James Taylor (Columbia)-15 (4)
12 20 NOBODY DOES IT BETTER ββ’β Carly Simon (Elektra)-10 (12)
13 15 ON AND ON ββ’β Stephen Bishop (ABC)-20 (13)
14 16 SWAYINβ TO THE MUSIC (Slow Dancinβ) ββ’β Johnny Rivers (Big Tree)-14 (14)
15 18 BOOGIE NIGHTS ββ’β Heatwave (Epic)-10 (15)
16 23 I FEEL LOVE ββ’β Donna Summer (Casablanca)-8 (16)
17 19 DONβT WORRY BABY ββ’β B.J. Thomas (MCA)-13 (17)
18 21 WAY DOWN ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-14 (18)
19 28 BRICK HOUSE ββ’β Commodores (Motown)-5 (19)
20 11 (Your Love Has Lifted Me) HIGHER AND HIGHER ββ’β Rita Coolidge (A&M)-21 (2)
21 35 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE ββ’β Debby Boone (Warner Brothers / Curb)-4 (21)
22 24 IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A SONG ββ’β Ronnie Milsap (RCA)-15 (22)
23 27 SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED (Iβm Yours) ββ’β Peter Frampton (A&M)-5 (23)
24 26 JUNGLE LOVE ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-8 (24)
25 9 SMOKE FROM A DISTANT FIRE ββ’β The Sanford / Townsend Band (Warner Brothers)-15 (9)
26 33 HEAVEN ON THE 7th FLOOR ββ’β Paul Nicholas (RSO)-6 (26)
27 31 THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL ββ’β George Benson (Arista)-9 (27)
28 40 THE KING IS GONE ββ’β Ronnie McDowell (Scorpion)-3 (28)
29 32 DAYTIME FRIENDS ββ’β Kenny Rogers (United Artists)-8 (29)
30 29 HOW MUCH LOVE ββ’β Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-12 (17)
31 34 CAT SCRATCH FEVER ββ’β Ted Nugent (Epic)-7 (31)
32 37 JUST REMEMBER I LOVE YOU ββ’β Firefall (Atlantic)-7 (32)
33 39 SURFINβ USA ββ’β Leif Garrett (Atlantic)-5 (33)
34 36 I BELIEVE YOU ββ’β Dorothy Moore (Malaco)-8 (34)
35 38 ANOTHER STAR ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-5 (35)
36 10 STAR WARS (Main Title) ββ’β The London Symphony Orchestra / John Williams (20th Century)-12 (10)
37 41 HELP IS ON ITS WAY ββ’β Little River Band (Harvest)-8 (37)
38 42 DONβT IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE ββ’β Crystal Gayle (United Artists)-7 (38)
39 44 SHE DID IT ββ’β Eric Carmen (Arista)-5 (39)
40 43 I WOULDNβT WANT TO BE LIKE YOU ββ’β The Alan Parsons Project (Arista)-6 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
42 17 EASY ββ’β The Commodores (Motown)-17 (4)
43 22 JUST A SONG BEFORE I GO ββ’β Crosby, Stills and Nash (Atlantic)-18 (7)
46 25 BARRACUDA ββ’β Heart (Portrait)-18 (11)
50 30 HARD ROCK CAFE ββ’β Carole King (Capitol)-10 (30)
POWER PLAYS
41 54 ITβS ECSTASY WHEN YOU LAY DOWN NEXT TO ME ββ’β Barry White (20th Century)-6 (41)
44 60 DUSIC ββ’β Brick (Bang)-4 (44)
45 45 SUNSHINE ββ’β Enchantment (Roadshow)-8 (45)
47 58 I GO CRAZY ββ’β Paul Davis (Bang)-5 (47)
48 48 GIVE A LITTLE BIT ββ’β Supertramp (A&M)-17 (15)
49 59 WE JUST DISAGREE ββ’β Dave Mason (Columbia)-4 (49)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
70 β BABY, WHAT A BIG SURPRISE ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-1 (70)
83 β HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE ββ’β Bee Gees (RSO)-1 (83)
85 β LOVE GUN ββ’β Kiss (Casablanca)-1 (85)
88 β SEND IN THE CLOWNS ββ’β Judy Collins (Elektra)-12 (36)
89 β COME SAIL AWAY ββ’β Styx (A&M)-1 (89)
90 β TEN TO EIGHT ββ’β David Castle (Parachute)-1 (90)
98 β IβVE NEVER BEEN TO ME ββ’β Charlene (Duncan) (Prodigal)-1 (98)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 1st October, 1977
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 8 βSTAR WARSβ THEME / CANTINA BAND (Medley) ββ’β Meco (Millennium)-9 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 4 KEEP IT COMINβ LOVE ββ’β K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-10 (2)
3 3 DONβT STOP ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-13 (3)
4 1 BEST OF MY LOVE ββ’β The Emotions (Columbia)-17 (1)
5 5 STRAWBERRY LETTER 23 ββ’β The Brothers Johnson (A&M)-14 (5)
6 12 NOBODY DOES IT BETTER ββ’β Carly Simon (Elektra)-11 (6)
7 7 TELEPHONE LINE ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists / Jet)-17 (7)
8 9 THATβS ROCK βNβ ROLL ββ’β Shaun Cassidy (Warner Brothers / Curb)-11 (8)
9 10 COLD AS ICE ββ’β Foreigner (Atlantic)-11 (9)
10 6 I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING ββ’β Andy Gibb (RSO)-24 (1)
11 15 BOOGIE NIGHTS ββ’β Heatwave (Epic)-11 (11)
12 13 ON AND ON ββ’β Stephen Bishop (ABC)-21 (12)
13 14 SWAYINβ TO THE MUSIC (Slow Dancinβ) ββ’β Johnny Rivers (Big Tree)-15 (13)
14 16 I FEEL LOVE ββ’β Donna Summer (Casablanca)-9 (14)
15 21 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE ββ’β Debby Boone (Warner Brothers / Curb)-5 (15)
16 19 BRICK HOUSE ββ’β Commodores (Motown)-6 (16)
17 17 DONβT WORRY BABY ββ’β B.J. Thomas (MCA)-14 (17)
18 18 WAY DOWN ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-15 (18)
19 2 FLOAT ON ββ’β The Floaters (ABC)-13 (2)
20 22 IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A SONG ββ’β Ronnie Milsap (RCA)-16 (20)
21 28 THE KING IS GONE ββ’β Ronnie McDowell (Scorpion)-4 (21)
22 23 SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED (Iβm Yours) ββ’β Peter Frampton (A&M)-6 (22)
23 24 JUNGLE LOVE ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-9 (23)
24 26 HEAVEN ON THE 7th FLOOR ββ’β Paul Nicholas (RSO)-7 (24)
25 27 THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL ββ’β George Benson (Arista)-10 (25)
26 41 ITβS ECSTASY WHEN YOU LAY DOWN NEXT TO ME ββ’β Barry White (20th Century)-7 (26)
27 11 HANDY MAN ββ’β James Taylor (Columbia)-16 (4)
28 29 DAYTIME FRIENDS ββ’β Kenny Rogers (United Artists)-9 (28)
29 33 SURFINβ USA ββ’β Leif Garrett (Atlantic)-6 (29)
30 32 JUST REMEMBER I LOVE YOU ββ’β Firefall (Atlantic)-8 (30)
31 31 CAT SCRATCH FEVER ββ’β Ted Nugent (Epic)-8 (31)
32 34 I BELIEVE YOU ββ’β Dorothy Moore (Malaco)-9 (32)
33 35 ANOTHER STAR ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-6 (33)
34 38 DONβT IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE ββ’β Crystal Gayle (United Artists)-8 (34)
35 37 HELP IS ON ITS WAY ββ’β Little River Band (Harvest)-9 (35)
36 39 SHE DID IT ββ’β Eric Carmen (Arista)-6 (36)
37 40 I WOULDNβT WANT TO BE LIKE YOU ββ’β The Alan Parsons Project (Arista)-7 (37)
38 20 (Your Love Has Lifted Me) HIGHER AND HIGHER ββ’β Rita Coolidge (A&M)-22 (2)
39 25 SMOKE FROM A DISTANT FIRE ββ’β The Sanford / Townsend Band (Warner Brothers)-16 (9)
40 44 DUSIC ββ’β Brick (Bang)-5 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
43 30 HOW MUCH LOVE ββ’β Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-13 (17)
44 36 STAR WARS (Main Title) ββ’β The London Symphony Orchestra / John Williams (20th Century)-13 (10)
POWER PLAYS
41 53 DO YA WANNA GET FUNKY WITH ME ββ’β Peter Brown (Drive)-3 (41)
42 49 WE JUST DISAGREE ββ’β Dave Mason (Columbia)-5 (42)
45 47 I GO CRAZY ββ’β Paul Davis (Bang)-6 (45)
46 42 EASY ββ’β The Commodores (Motown)-18 (4)
47 57 I JUST WANT TO MAKE LOVE TO YOU (Live Version) ββ’β Foghat (Bearsville)-4 (47)
48 43 JUST A SONG BEFORE I GO ββ’β Crosby, Stills and Nash (Atlantic)-19 (7)
49 83 HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE ββ’β Bee Gees (RSO)-2 (49)
50 55 ITβS IN HIS KISS (The Shoop Shoop Song) ββ’β Kate Taylor (Columbia)-5 (50)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
80 β COULD HEAVEN EVER BE LIKE THIS (Part 1) ββ’β Idris Muhammad (Kudu)-1 (80)
82 β DAYBREAK ββ’β Barry Manilow (Arista)-1 (82)
84 β BE MY LADY ββ’β The Meters (Warner Brothers)-1 (84)
86 β GONE TOO FAR ββ’β England Dan and John Ford Coley (Big Tree)-1 (86)
87 β RED HOT ββ’β Robert Gordon with Link Wray (Private Stock)-1 (87)
88 β YOUR SMILING FACE ββ’β James Taylor (Columbia)-1 (88)
89 β FAIR GAME ββ’β Crosby, Stills and Nash (Atlantic)-1 (89)
90 β BABY COME BACK ββ’β Player (RSO)-1 (90)
94 β DISCO 9000 ββ’β Johnnie Taylor (Columbia)-1 (94)
95 β STARTED OUT DANCING, ENDED UP MAKING LOVE ββ’β Alan OβDay (Pacific)-1 (95)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 8th October, 1977
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 βSTAR WARSβ THEME / CANTINA BAND (Medley) ββ’β Meco (Millennium)-10 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 KEEP IT COMINβ LOVE ββ’β K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-11 (2)
3 15 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE ββ’β Debby Boone (Warner Brothers / Curb)-6 (3)
4 6 NOBODY DOES IT BETTER ββ’β Carly Simon (Elektra)-12 (4)
5 8 THATβS ROCK βNβ ROLL ββ’β Shaun Cassidy (Warner Brothers / Curb)-12 (5)
6 4 BEST OF MY LOVE ββ’β The Emotions (Columbia)-18 (1)
7 11 BOOGIE NIGHTS ββ’β Heatwave (Epic)-12 (7)
8 9 COLD AS ICE ββ’β Foreigner (Atlantic)-12 (8)
9 16 BRICK HOUSE ββ’β Commodores (Motown)-7 (9)
10 10 I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING ββ’β Andy Gibb (RSO)-25 (1)
11 12 ON AND ON ββ’β Stephen Bishop (ABC)-22 (11)
12 13 SWAYINβ TO THE MUSIC (Slow Dancinβ) ββ’β Johnny Rivers (Big Tree)-16 (12)
13 14 I FEEL LOVE ββ’β Donna Summer (Casablanca)-10 (13)
14 7 TELEPHONE LINE ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists / Jet)-18 (7)
15 3 DONβT STOP ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-14 (3)
16 5 STRAWBERRY LETTER 23 ββ’β The Brothers Johnson (A&M)-15 (5)
17 21 THE KING IS GONE ββ’β Ronnie McDowell (Scorpion)-5 (17)
18 20 IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A SONG ββ’β Ronnie Milsap (RCA)-17 (18)
19 26 ITβS ECSTASY WHEN YOU LAY DOWN NEXT TO ME ββ’β Barry White (20th Century)-8 (19)
20 34 DONβT IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE ββ’β Crystal Gayle (United Artists)-9 (20)
21 22 SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED (Iβm Yours) ββ’β Peter Frampton (A&M)-7 (21)
22 24 HEAVEN ON THE 7th FLOOR ββ’β Paul Nicholas (RSO)-8 (22)
23 23 JUNGLE LOVE ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-10 (23)
24 25 THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL ββ’β George Benson (Arista)-11 (24)
25 29 SURFINβ USA ββ’β Leif Garrett (Atlantic)-7 (25)
26 30 JUST REMEMBER I LOVE YOU ββ’β Firefall (Atlantic)-9 (26)
27 18 WAY DOWN ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-16 (18)
28 32 I BELIEVE YOU ββ’β Dorothy Moore (Malaco)-10 (28)
29 19 FLOAT ON ββ’β The Floaters (ABC)-14 (2)
30 31 CAT SCRATCH FEVER ββ’β Ted Nugent (Epic)-9 (30)
31 35 HELP IS ON ITS WAY ββ’β Little River Band (Harvest)-10 (31)
32 33 ANOTHER STAR ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-7 (32)
33 36 SHE DID IT ββ’β Eric Carmen (Arista)-7 (33)
34 49 HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE ββ’β Bee Gees (RSO)-3 (34)
35 40 DUSIC ββ’β Brick (Bang)-6 (35)
36 37 I WOULDNβT WANT TO BE LIKE YOU ββ’β The Alan Parsons Project (Arista)-8 (36)
37 41 DO YA WANNA GET FUNKY WITH ME ββ’β Peter Brown (Drive)-4 (37)
38 42 WE JUST DISAGREE ββ’β Dave Mason (Columbia)-6 (38)
39 17 DONβT WORRY BABY ββ’β B.J. Thomas (MCA)-15 (17)
40 51 BLUE BAYOU ββ’β Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)-5 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
46 27 HANDY MAN ββ’β James Taylor (Columbia)-17 (4)
50 28 DAYTIME FRIENDS ββ’β Kenny Rogers (United Artists)-10 (28)
51 38 (Your Love Has Lifted Me) HIGHER AND HIGHER ββ’β Rita Coolidge (A&M)-23 (2)
52 39 SMOKE FROM A DISTANT FIRE ββ’β The Sanford / Townsend Band (Warner Brothers)-17 (9)
POWER PLAYS
41 47 I JUST WANT TO MAKE LOVE TO YOU (Live Version) ββ’β Foghat (Bearsville)-5 (41)
42 52 WEβRE ALL ALONE ββ’β Rita Coolidge (A&M)-4 (42)
43 45 I GO CRAZY ββ’β Paul Davis (Bang)-7 (43)
44 54 SEND IN THE CLOWNS ββ’β Judy Collins (Elektra)-14 (36)
45 59 BABY, WHAT A BIG SURPRISE ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-3 (45)
47 61 DO YOUR DANCE (Part 1) ββ’β Rose Royce (Whitfield)-4 (47)
48 60 CHANGES IN LATITUDES, CHANGES IN ATTITUDES ββ’β Jimmy Buffett (ABC)-4 (48)
49 50 ITβS IN HIS KISS (The Shoop Shoop Song) ββ’β Kate Taylor (Columbia)-6 (49)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
71 β CALLING OCCUPANTS OF INTERPLANETARY CRAFT ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-1 (71)
77 β ITβS SO EASY ββ’β Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)-1 (77)
79 β THUNDER IN MY HEART ββ’β Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-1 (79)
82 β ISNβT IT TIME ββ’β The Babys (Chrysalis)-1 (82)
87 β ECHOES OF LOVE ββ’β The Doobie Brothers (Warner Brothers)-1 (87)
88 β SHEβS NOT THERE ββ’β Santana (Columbia)-1 (88)
89 β GOINβ PLACES ββ’β The Jacksons (Epic)-1 (89)
90 β THE HAPPY GIRLS ββ’β Helen Reddy (Capitol)-1 (90)
93 β AVENGING ANNIE ββ’β Roger Daltrey (MCA)-1 (93)
95 β HEAVEN ON EARTH (So Fine) ββ’β The Spinners (Atlantic)-1 (95)
98 β IT AINβT LOVE ββ’β Tom Powers (Big Tree)-1 (98)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 15th October, 1977Β
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 3 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE ββ’β Debby Boone (Warner Brothers / Curb)-7 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 2 KEEP IT COMINβ LOVE ββ’β K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-12 (2)
3 4 NOBODY DOES IT BETTER ββ’β Carly Simon (Elektra)-13 (3)
4 5 THATβS ROCK βNβ ROLL ββ’β Shaun Cassidy (Warner Brothers / Curb)-13 (4)
5 1 βSTAR WARSβ THEME / CANTINA BAND (Medley) ββ’β Meco (Millennium)-11 (1)
6 7 BOOGIE NIGHTS ββ’β Heatwave (Epic)-13 (6)
7 8 COLD AS ICE ββ’β Foreigner (Atlantic)-13 (7)
8 9 BRICK HOUSE ββ’β Commodores (Motown)-8 (8)
9 13 I FEEL LOVE ββ’β Donna Summer (Casablanca)-11 (9)
10 10 I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING ββ’β Andy Gibb (RSO)-26 (1)
11 12 SWAYINβ TO THE MUSIC (Slow Dancinβ) ββ’β Johnny Rivers (Big Tree)-17 (11)
12 11 ON AND ON ββ’β Stephen Bishop (ABC)-23 (11)
13 20 DONβT IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE ββ’β Crystal Gayle (United Artists)-10 (13)
14 19 ITβS ECSTASY WHEN YOU LAY DOWN NEXT TO ME ββ’β Barry White (20th Century)-9 (14)
15 17 THE KING IS GONE ββ’β Ronnie McDowell (Scorpion)-6 (15)
16 18 IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A SONG ββ’β Ronnie Milsap (RCA)-18 (16)
17 6 BEST OF MY LOVE ββ’β The Emotions (Columbia)-19 (1)
18 14 TELEPHONE LINE ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists / Jet)-19 (7)
19 22 HEAVEN ON THE 7th FLOOR ββ’β Paul Nicholas (RSO)-9 (19)
20 21 SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED (Iβm Yours) ββ’β Peter Frampton (A&M)-8 (20)
21 25 SURFINβ USA ββ’β Leif Garrett (Atlantic)-8 (21)
22 26 JUST REMEMBER I LOVE YOU ββ’β Firefall (Atlantic)-10 (22)
23 15 DONβT STOP ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-15 (3)
24 34 HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE ββ’β Bee Gees (RSO)-4 (24)
25 16 STRAWBERRY LETTER 23 ββ’β The Brothers Johnson (A&M)-16 (5)
26 31 HELP IS ON ITS WAY ββ’β Little River Band (Harvest)-11 (26)
27 28 I BELIEVE YOU ββ’β Dorothy Moore (Malaco)-11 (27)
28 27 WAY DOWN ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-17 (18)
29 33 SHE DID IT ββ’β Eric Carmen (Arista)-8 (29)
30 23 JUNGLE LOVE ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-11 (23)
31 35 DUSIC ββ’β Brick (Bang)-7 (31)
32 42 WEβRE ALL ALONE ββ’β Rita Coolidge (A&M)-5 (32)
33 37 DO YA WANNA GET FUNKY WITH ME ββ’β Peter Brown (Drive)-5 (33)
34 38 WE JUST DISAGREE ββ’β Dave Mason (Columbia)-7 (34)
35 45 BABY, WHAT A BIG SURPRISE ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-4 (35)
36 40 BLUE BAYOU ββ’β Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)-6 (36)
37 41 I JUST WANT TO MAKE LOVE TO YOU (Live Version) ββ’β Foghat (Bearsville)-6 (37)
38 24 THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL ββ’β George Benson (Arista)-12 (24)
39 30 CAT SCRATCH FEVER ββ’β Ted Nugent (Epic)-10 (30)
40 44 SEND IN THE CLOWNS ββ’β Judy Collins (Elektra)-15 (36)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
49 32 ANOTHER STAR ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-8 (32)
50 29 FLOAT ON ββ’β The Floaters (ABC)-15 (2)
51 39 DONβT WORRY BABY ββ’β B.J. Thomas (MCA)-16 (17)
53 36 I WOULDNβT WANT TO BE LIKE YOU ββ’β The Alan Parsons Project (Arista)-9 (36)
POWER PLAYS
41 43 I GO CRAZY ββ’β Paul Davis (Bang)-8 (41)
42 48 CHANGES IN LATITUDES, CHANGES IN ATTITUDES ββ’β Jimmy Buffett (ABC)-5 (42)
43 47 DO YOUR DANCE (Part 1) ββ’β Rose Royce (Whitfield)-5 (43)
44 53 A PLACE IN THE SUN ββ’β Pablo Cruise (A&M)-5 (44)
45 66 DAYBREAK ββ’β Barry Manilow (Arista)-3 (45)
46 56 MY FAIR SHARE ββ’β Seals and Crofts (Warner Brothers)-7 (46)
47 59 DOCTOR LOVE ββ’β First Choice (Gold Mind)-5 (47)
48 54 DEVILβS GUN ββ’β C.J. and Co. (Westbound)-22 (36)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
73 β YOU MAKE LOVING FUN ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-1 (73)
76 β SWINGTOWN ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-1 (76)
81 β SLIP SLIDINβ AWAY ββ’β Paul Simon (Columbia)-1 (81)
82 β HERE YOU COME AGAIN ββ’β Dolly Parton (RCA)-1 (82)
84 β HARD TIMES ββ’β Boz Scaggs (Columbia)-1 (84)
86 β STONE COLD SOBER ββ’β Crawler (Epic)-1 (86)
87 β FALLING ββ’β LeBlanc and Carr (Big Tree)-1 (87)
88 β (Every Time I Turn Around) BACK IN LOVE AGAIN ββ’β L.T.D. (A&M)-1 (88)
89 β THE WAY I FEEL TONIGHT ββ’β The Bay City Rollers (Arista)-1 (89)
90 β SENTIMENTAL LADY ββ’β Bob Welch (Capitol)-1 (90)
92 β GEORGIA RHYTHM ββ’β The Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor)-1 (92)
95 β YOUβRE MOVING OUT TODAY ββ’β Carole Bayer Sager (Elektra)-1 (95)
99 β MY EYES GET BLURRY ββ’β Kenny Nolan (20th Century)-1 (99)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 22nd October, 1977Β
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE ββ’β Debby Boone (Warner Brothers / Curb)-8 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 NOBODY DOES IT BETTER ββ’β Carly Simon (Elektra)-14 (2)
3 4 THATβS ROCK βNβ ROLL ββ’β Shaun Cassidy (Warner Brothers / Curb)-14 (3)
4 2 KEEP IT COMINβ LOVE ββ’β K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-13 (2)
5 6 BOOGIE NIGHTS ββ’β Heatwave (Epic)-14 (5)
6 7 COLD AS ICE ββ’β Foreigner (Atlantic)-14 (6)
7 8 BRICK HOUSE ββ’β Commodores (Motown)-9 (7)
8 9 I FEEL LOVE ββ’β Donna Summer (Casablanca)-12 (8)
9 5 βSTAR WARSβ THEME / CANTINA BAND (Medley) ββ’β Meco (Millennium)-12 (1)
10 11 SWAYINβ TO THE MUSIC (Slow Dancinβ) ββ’β Johnny Rivers (Big Tree)-18 (10)
11 14 ITβS ECSTASY WHEN YOU LAY DOWN NEXT TO ME ββ’β Barry White (20th Century)-10 (11)
12 13 DONβT IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE ββ’β Crystal Gayle (United Artists)-11 (12)
13 15 THE KING IS GONE ββ’β Ronnie McDowell (Scorpion)-7 (13)
14 19 HEAVEN ON THE 7th FLOOR ββ’β Paul Nicholas (RSO)-10 (14)
15 10 I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING ββ’β Andy Gibb (RSO)-27 (1)
16 16 IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A SONG ββ’β Ronnie Milsap (RCA)-19 (16)
17 35 BABY, WHAT A BIG SURPRISE ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-5 (17)
18 22 JUST REMEMBER I LOVE YOU ββ’β Firefall (Atlantic)-11 (18)
19 20 SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED (Iβm Yours) ββ’β Peter Frampton (A&M)-9 (19)
20 24 HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE ββ’β Bee Gees (RSO)-5 (20)
21 21 SURFINβ USA ββ’β Leif Garrett (Atlantic)-9 (21)
22 12 ON AND ON ββ’β Stephen Bishop (ABC)-24 (11)
23 17 BEST OF MY LOVE ββ’β The Emotions (Columbia)-20 (1)
24 26 HELP IS ON ITS WAY ββ’β Little River Band (Harvest)-12 (24)
25 29 SHE DID IT ββ’β Eric Carmen (Arista)-9 (25)
26 32 WEβRE ALL ALONE ββ’β Rita Coolidge (A&M)-6 (26)
27 27 I BELIEVE YOU ββ’β Dorothy Moore (Malaco)-12 (27)
28 31 DUSIC ββ’β Brick (Bang)-8 (28)
29 33 DO YA WANNA GET FUNKY WITH ME ββ’β Peter Brown (Drive)-6 (29)
30 34 WE JUST DISAGREE ββ’β Dave Mason (Columbia)-8 (30)
31 18 TELEPHONE LINE ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists / Jet)-20 (7)
32 36 BLUE BAYOU ββ’β Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)-7 (32)
33 37 I JUST WANT TO MAKE LOVE TO YOU (Live Version) ββ’β Foghat (Bearsville)-7 (33)
34 23 DONβT STOP ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-16 (3)
35 25 STRAWBERRY LETTER 23 ββ’β The Brothers Johnson (A&M)-17 (5)
36 40 SEND IN THE CLOWNS ββ’β Judy Collins (Elektra)-16 (36)
37 45 DAYBREAK ββ’β Barry Manilow (Arista)-4 (37)
38 42 CHANGES IN LATITUDES, CHANGES IN ATTITUDES ββ’β Jimmy Buffett (ABC)-6 (38)
39 46 MY FAIR SHARE ββ’β Seals and Crofts (Warner Brothers)-8 (39)
40 43 DO YOUR DANCE (Part 1) ββ’β Rose Royce (Whitfield)-6 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
44 38 THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL ββ’β George Benson (Arista)-13 (24)
45 28 WAY DOWN ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-18 (18)
56 30 JUNGLE LOVE ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-12 (23)
62 39 CAT SCRATCH FEVER ββ’β Ted Nugent (Epic)-11 (30)
POWER PLAYS
41 41 I GO CRAZY ββ’β Paul Davis (Bang)-9 (41)
42 44 A PLACE IN THE SUN ββ’β Pablo Cruise (A&M)-6 (42)
43 47 DOCTOR LOVE ββ’β First Choice (Gold Mind)-6 (43)
46 66 THUNDER IN MY HEART ββ’β Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-3 (46)
47 59 CALLING OCCUPANTS OF INTERPLANETARY CRAFT ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-3 (47)
48 48 DEVILβS GUN ββ’β C.J. and Co. (Westbound)-23 (36)
49 65 ITβS SO EASY ββ’β Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)-3 (49)
50 56 COME SAIL AWAY ββ’β Styx (A&M)-5 (50)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
79 β DRAW THE LINE ββ’β Aerosmith (Columbia)-1 (79)
84 β MONEY, MONEY, MONEY ββ’β Abba (Atlantic)-1 (84)
85 β WHY DO LOVERS (Break Each Otherβs Heart) ββ’β Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA)-1 (85)
86 β TIME BOMB ββ’β Lake (Columbia)-1 (86)
87 β WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS / WE WILL ROCK YOU ββ’β Queen (Elektra)-1 (87)
90 β FROM GRACELAND TO THE PROMISED LAND ββ’β Merle Haggard (MCA)-1 (90)
93 β SPACESHIP SUPERSTAR ββ’β Prism (Ariola America)-1 (93)
96 β SHAKE IT WELL ββ’β The Dramatics (ABC)-1 (96)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 29th October, 1977Β
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE ββ’β Debby Boone (Warner Brothers / Curb)-9 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 NOBODY DOES IT BETTER ββ’β Carly Simon (Elektra)-15 (2)
3 3 THATβS ROCK βNβ ROLL ββ’β Shaun Cassidy (Warner Brothers / Curb)-15 (3)
4 5 BOOGIE NIGHTS ββ’β Heatwave (Epic)-15 (4)
5 4 KEEP IT COMINβ LOVE ββ’β K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-14 (2)
6 7 BRICK HOUSE ββ’β Commodores (Motown)-10 (6)
7 8 I FEEL LOVE ββ’β Donna Summer (Casablanca)-13 (7)
8 11 ITβS ECSTASY WHEN YOU LAY DOWN NEXT TO ME ββ’β Barry White (20th Century)-11 (8)
9 9 βSTAR WARSβ THEME / CANTINA BAND (Medley) ββ’β Meco (Millennium)-13 (1)
10 12 DONβT IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE ββ’β Crystal Gayle (United Artists)-12 (10)
11 17 BABY, WHAT A BIG SURPRISE ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-6 (11)
12 14 HEAVEN ON THE 7th FLOOR ββ’β Paul Nicholas (RSO)-11 (12)
13 13 THE KING IS GONE ββ’β Ronnie McDowell (Scorpion)-8 (13)
14 6 COLD AS ICE ββ’β Foreigner (Atlantic)-15 (6)
15 20 HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE ββ’β Bee Gees (RSO)-6 (15)
16 18 JUST REMEMBER I LOVE YOU ββ’β Firefall (Atlantic)-12 (16)
17 26 WEβRE ALL ALONE ββ’β Rita Coolidge (A&M)-7 (17)
18 19 SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED (Iβm Yours) ββ’β Peter Frampton (A&M)-10 (18)
19 10 SWAYINβ TO THE MUSIC (Slow Dancinβ) ββ’β Johnny Rivers (Big Tree)-19 (10)
20 21 SURFINβ USA ββ’β Leif Garrett (Atlantic)-10 (20)
21 32 BLUE BAYOU ββ’β Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)-8 (21)
22 24 HELP IS ON ITS WAY ββ’β Little River Band (Harvest)-13 (22)
23 29 DO YA WANNA GET FUNKY WITH ME ββ’β Peter Brown (Drive)-7 (23)
24 25 SHE DID IT ββ’β Eric Carmen (Arista)-10 (24)
25 28 DUSIC ββ’β Brick (Bang)-9 (25)
26 30 WE JUST DISAGREE ββ’β Dave Mason (Columbia)-9 (26)
27 15 I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING ββ’β Andy Gibb (RSO)-28 (1)
28 22 ON AND ON ββ’β Stephen Bishop (ABC)-25 (11)
29 16 IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A SONG ββ’β Ronnie Milsap (RCA)-20 (16)
30 36 SEND IN THE CLOWNS ββ’β Judy Collins (Elektra)-17 (30)
31 37 DAYBREAK ββ’β Barry Manilow (Arista)-5 (31)
32 58 ISNβT IT TIME ββ’β The Babys (Chrysalis)-4 (32)
33 33 I JUST WANT TO MAKE LOVE TO YOU (Live Version) ββ’β Foghat (Bearsville)-8 (33)
34 49 ITβS SO EASY ββ’β Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)-4 (34)
35 50 COME SAIL AWAY ββ’β Styx (A&M)-6 (35)
36 39 MY FAIR SHARE ββ’β Seals and Crofts (Warner Brothers)-9 (36)
37 41 I GO CRAZY ββ’β Paul Davis (Bang)-10 (37)
38 38 CHANGES IN LATITUDES, CHANGES IN ATTITUDES ββ’β Jimmy Buffett (ABC)-7 (38)
39 40 DO YOUR DANCE (Part 1) ββ’β Rose Royce (Whitfield)-7 (39)
40 60 YOU MAKE LOVING FUN ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-3 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
51 23 BEST OF MY LOVE ββ’β The Emotions (Columbia)-21 (1)
55 27 I BELIEVE YOU ββ’β Dorothy Moore (Malaco)-13 (27)
63 31 TELEPHONE LINE ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists / Jet)-21 (7)
65 34 DONβT STOP ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-17 (3)
66 35 STRAWBERRY LETTER 23 ββ’β The Brothers Johnson (A&M)-18 (5)
POWER PLAYS
41 43 DOCTOR LOVE ββ’β First Choice (Gold Mind)-7 (41)
42 46 THUNDER IN MY HEART ββ’β Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-4 (42)
43 42 A PLACE IN THE SUN ββ’β Pablo Cruise (A&M)-7 (42)
44 45 WAY DOWN ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-19 (18)
45 63 SLIP SLIDINβ AWAY ββ’β Paul Simon (Columbia)-3 (45)
46 47 CALLING OCCUPANTS OF INTERPLANETARY CRAFT ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-4 (46)
47 51 GONE TOO FAR ββ’β England Dan and John Ford Coley (Big Tree)-5 (47)
48 52 YOUR SMILING FACE ββ’β James Taylor (Columbia)-5 (48)
49 54 FAIR GAME ββ’β Crosby, Stills and Nash (Atlantic)-5 (49)
50 55 BABY COME BACK ββ’β Player (RSO)-5 (50)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
80 β YOUβRE IN MY HEART (The Final Acclaim) ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-1 (80)
86 β DONβT ASK MY NEIGHBORS ββ’β The Emotions (Columbia)-1 (86)
87 β SERPENTINE FIRE ββ’β Earth, Wind and Fire (Columbia)-1 (87)
90 β DANCE, DANCE, DANCE (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) ββ’β Chic (Atlantic)-1 (90)
91 β DONβT LET THE FLAME BURN OUT ββ’β Jackie DeShannon (Amherst)-1 (91)
93 β WE NEVER DANCED TO A LOVE SONG ββ’β The Manhattans (Columbia)-1 (93)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 5th November, 1977Β
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE ββ’β Debby Boone (Warner Brothers / Curb)-10 (4 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 NOBODY DOES IT BETTER ββ’β Carly Simon (Elektra)-16 (2)
3 4 BOOGIE NIGHTS ββ’β Heatwave (Epic)-16 (3)
4 3 THATβS ROCK βNβ ROLL ββ’β Shaun Cassidy (Warner Brothers / Curb)-16 (3)
5 6 BRICK HOUSE ββ’β Commodores (Motown)-11 (5)
6 8 ITβS ECSTASY WHEN YOU LAY DOWN NEXT TO ME ββ’β Barry White (20th Century)-12 (6)
7 7 I FEEL LOVE ββ’β Donna Summer (Casablanca)-14 (7)
8 10 DONβT IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE ββ’β Crystal Gayle (United Artists)-13 (8)
9 11 BABY, WHAT A BIG SURPRISE ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-7 (9)
10 12 HEAVEN ON THE 7th FLOOR ββ’β Paul Nicholas (RSO)-12 (10)
11 15 HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE ββ’β Bee Gees (RSO)-7 (11)
12 9 βSTAR WARSβ THEME / CANTINA BAND (Medley) ββ’β Meco (Millennium)-14 (1)
13 17 WEβRE ALL ALONE ββ’β Rita Coolidge (A&M)-8 (13)
14 16 JUST REMEMBER I LOVE YOU ββ’β Firefall (Atlantic)-13 (14)
15 5 KEEP IT COMINβ LOVE ββ’β K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-15 (2)
16 21 BLUE BAYOU ββ’β Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)-9 (16)
17 14 COLD AS ICE ββ’β Foreigner (Atlantic)-16 (6)
18 22 HELP IS ON ITS WAY ββ’β Little River Band (Harvest)-14 (18)
19 23 DO YA WANNA GET FUNKY WITH ME ββ’β Peter Brown (Drive)-8 (19)
20 13 THE KING IS GONE ββ’β Ronnie McDowell (Scorpion)-9 (13)
21 25 DUSIC ββ’β Brick (Bang)-10 (21)
22 26 WE JUST DISAGREE ββ’β Dave Mason (Columbia)-10 (22)
23 24 SHE DID IT ββ’β Eric Carmen (Arista)-11 (23)
24 18 SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED (Iβm Yours) ββ’β Peter Frampton (A&M)-11 (18)
25 30 SEND IN THE CLOWNS ββ’β Judy Collins (Elektra)-18 (25)
26 32 ISNβT IT TIME ββ’β The Babys (Chrysalis)-5 (26)
27 19 SWAYINβ TO THE MUSIC (Slow Dancinβ) ββ’β Johnny Rivers (Big Tree)-20 (10)
28 31 DAYBREAK ββ’β Barry Manilow (Arista)-6 (28)
29 34 ITβS SO EASY ββ’β Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)-5 (29)
30 40 YOU MAKE LOVING FUN ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-4 (30)
31 20 SURFINβ USA ββ’β Leif Garrett (Atlantic)-11 (20)
32 35 COME SAIL AWAY ββ’β Styx (A&M)-7 (32)
33 36 MY FAIR SHARE ββ’β Seals and Crofts (Warner Brothers)-10 (33)
34 37 I GO CRAZY ββ’β Paul Davis (Bang)-11 (34)
35 45 SLIP SLIDINβ AWAY ββ’β Paul Simon (Columbia)-4 (35)
36 48 YOUR SMILING FACE ββ’β James Taylor (Columbia)-6 (36)
37 38 CHANGES IN LATITUDES, CHANGES IN ATTITUDES ββ’β Jimmy Buffett (ABC)-8 (37)
38 42 THUNDER IN MY HEART ββ’β Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-5 (38)
39 47 GONE TOO FAR ββ’β England Dan and John Ford Coley (Big Tree)-6 (39)
40 46 CALLING OCCUPANTS OF INTERPLANETARY CRAFT ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-5 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
43 28 ON AND ON ββ’β Stephen Bishop (ABC)-26 (11)
48 27 I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING ββ’β Andy Gibb (RSO)-29 (1)
51 29 IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A SONG ββ’β Ronnie Milsap (RCA)-21 (16)
54 33 I JUST WANT TO MAKE LOVE TO YOU (Live Version) ββ’β Foghat (Bearsville)-9 (33)
55 39 DO YOUR DANCE (Part 1) ββ’β Rose Royce (Whitfield)-8 (39)
POWER PLAYS
41 41 DOCTOR LOVE ββ’β First Choice (Gold Mind)-8 (41)
42 52 (Every Time I Turn Around) BACK IN LOVE AGAIN ββ’β L.T.D. (A&M)-4 (42)
44 54 SWINGTOWN ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-4 (44)
45 49 FAIR GAME ββ’β Crosby, Stills and Nash (Atlantic)-6 (45)
46 56 SHEβS NOT THERE ββ’β Santana (Columbia)-5 (46)
47 50 BABY COME BACK ββ’β Player (RSO)-6 (47)
49 59 HERE YOU COME AGAIN ββ’β Dolly Parton (RCA)-4 (49)
50 58 YOU CANβT TURN ME OFF (In the Middle Of Turning Me On) ββ’β High Inergy (Gordy)-8 (50)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
81 β AS ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-1 (81)
82 β GETTINβ READY FOR LOVE ββ’β Diana Ross (Motown)-1 (82)
85 β I HONESTLY LOVE YOU ββ’β Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-16 (1)
87 β HEAVENβS JUST A SIN AWAY ββ’β The Kendalls (Ovation)-1 (87)
89 β (Love Is) THICKER THAN WATER ββ’β Andy Gibb (RSO)-1 (89)
90 β BREAKDOWN ββ’β Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (Shelter)-1 (90)
91 β DONβT LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD ββ’β Santa Esmeralda Starring Leroy Gomez (Casablanca)-1 (91)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 12th November, 1977Β
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE ββ’β Debby Boone (Warner Brothers / Curb)-11 (5 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 BOOGIE NIGHTS ββ’β Heatwave (Epic)-17 (2)
3 2 NOBODY DOES IT BETTER ββ’β Carly Simon (Elektra)-17 (2)
4 6 ITβS ECSTASY WHEN YOU LAY DOWN NEXT TO ME ββ’β Barry White (20th Century)-13 (4)
5 8 DONβT IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE ββ’β Crystal Gayle (United Artists)-14 (5)
6 7 I FEEL LOVE ββ’β Donna Summer (Casablanca)-15 (6)
7 9 BABY, WHAT A BIG SURPRISE ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-8 (7)
8 10 HEAVEN ON THE 7th FLOOR ββ’β Paul Nicholas (RSO)-13 (8)
9 11 HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE ββ’β Bee Gees (RSO)-8 (9)
10 13 WEβRE ALL ALONE ββ’β Rita Coolidge (A&M)-9 (10)
11 16 BLUE BAYOU ββ’β Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)-10 (11)
12 14 JUST REMEMBER I LOVE YOU ββ’β Firefall (Atlantic)-14 (12)
13 4 THATβS ROCK βNβ ROLL ββ’β Shaun Cassidy (Warner Brothers / Curb)-17 (3)
14 5 BRICK HOUSE ββ’β Commodores (Motown)-12 (5)
15 12 βSTAR WARSβ THEME / CANTINA BAND (Medley) ββ’β Meco (Millennium)-15 (1)
16 18 HELP IS ON ITS WAY ββ’β Little River Band (Harvest)-15 (16)
17 30 YOU MAKE LOVING FUN ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-5 (17)
18 19 DO YA WANNA GET FUNKY WITH ME ββ’β Peter Brown (Drive)-9 (18)
19 21 DUSIC ββ’β Brick (Bang)-11 (19)
20 22 WE JUST DISAGREE ββ’β Dave Mason (Columbia)-11 (20)
21 17 COLD AS ICE ββ’β Foreigner (Atlantic)-17 (6)
22 29 ITβS SO EASY ββ’β Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)-6 (22)
23 25 SEND IN THE CLOWNS ββ’β Judy Collins (Elektra)-19 (23)
24 28 DAYBREAK ββ’β Barry Manilow (Arista)-7 (24)
25 26 ISNβT IT TIME ββ’β The Babys (Chrysalis)-6 (25)
26 32 COME SAIL AWAY ββ’β Styx (A&M)-8 (26)
27 15 KEEP IT COMINβ LOVE ββ’β K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-16 (2)
28 23 SHE DID IT ββ’β Eric Carmen (Arista)-12 (23)
29 33 MY FAIR SHARE ββ’β Seals and Crofts (Warner Brothers)-11 (29)
30 35 SLIP SLIDINβ AWAY ββ’β Paul Simon (Columbia)-5 (30)
31 34 I GO CRAZY ββ’β Paul Davis (Bang)-12 (31)
32 36 YOUR SMILING FACE ββ’β James Taylor (Columbia)-7 (32)
33 20 THE KING IS GONE ββ’β Ronnie McDowell (Scorpion)-10 (13)
34 39 GONE TOO FAR ββ’β England Dan and John Ford Coley (Big Tree)-7 (34)
35 42 (Every Time I Turn Around) BACK IN LOVE AGAIN ββ’β L.T.D. (A&M)-5 (35)
36 40 CALLING OCCUPANTS OF INTERPLANETARY CRAFT ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-6 (36)
37 49 HERE YOU COME AGAIN ββ’β Dolly Parton (RCA)-5 (37)
38 38 THUNDER IN MY HEART ββ’β Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-6 (38)
39 24 SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED (Iβm Yours) ββ’β Peter Frampton (A&M)-12 (18)
40 44 SWINGTOWN ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-5 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
48 27 SWAYINβ TO THE MUSIC (Slow Dancinβ) ββ’β Johnny Rivers (Big Tree)-21 (10)
49 31 SURFINβ USA ββ’β Leif Garrett (Atlantic)-12 (20)
55 37 CHANGES IN LATITUDES, CHANGES IN ATTITUDES ββ’β Jimmy Buffett (ABC)-9 (37)
POWER PLAYS
41 46 SHEβS NOT THERE ββ’β Santana (Columbia)-6 (41)
42 47 BABY COME BACK ββ’β Player (RSO)-7 (42)
43 45 FAIR GAME ββ’β Crosby, Stills and Nash (Atlantic)-7 (43)
44 50 YOU CANβT TURN ME OFF (In the Middle Of Turning Me On) ββ’β High Inergy (Gordy)-9 (44)
45 52 SENTIMENTAL LADY ββ’β Bob Welch (Capitol)-5 (45)
46 56 THE WAY I FEEL TONIGHT ββ’β The Bay City Rollers (Arista)-5 (46)
47 57 DRAW THE LINE ββ’β Aerosmith (Columbia)-4 (47)
50 43 ON AND ON ββ’β Stephen Bishop (ABC)-27 (11)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
75 β MY WAY ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-1 (75)
77 β HEY DEANIE ββ’β Shaun Cassidy (Warner Brothers / Curb)-1 (77)
79 β RUNAROUND SUE ββ’β Leif Garrett (Atlantic)-1 (79)
81 β BLOAT ON (Featuring the Bloaters) ββ’β Cheech and Chong (Ode)-1 (81)
85 β POINT OF KNOW RETURN ββ’β Kansas (Kirshner)-1 (85)
86 β YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE ββ’β Original Cast (Kacey Cisyk) (Arista)-1 (86)
87 β SHORT PEOPLE ββ’β Randy Newman (Warner Brothers)-1 (87)
89 β JUST THE WAY YOU ARE ββ’β Billy Joel (Columbia)-1 (89)
90 β STILL THE LOVINβ IS FUN ββ’β B.J. Thomas (MCA)-1 (90)
91 β NATIVE NEW YORKER ββ’β Odyssey (RCA)-1 (91)
92 β SAD EYES ββ’β Brooklyn Dreams (Millennium)-1 (92)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 19th November, 1977Β
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE ββ’β Debby Boone (Warner Brothers / Curb)-12 (6 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 BOOGIE NIGHTS ββ’β Heatwave (Epic)-18 (2)
3 5 DONβT IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE ββ’β Crystal Gayle (United Artists)-15 (3)
4 4 ITβS ECSTASY WHEN YOU LAY DOWN NEXT TO ME ββ’β Barry White (20th Century)-14 (4)
5 7 BABY, WHAT A BIG SURPRISE ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-9 (5)
6 9 HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE ββ’β Bee Gees (RSO)-9 (6)
7 8 HEAVEN ON THE 7th FLOOR ββ’β Paul Nicholas (RSO)-14 (7)
8 10 WEβRE ALL ALONE ββ’β Rita Coolidge (A&M)-10 (8)
9 11 BLUE BAYOU ββ’β Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)-11 (9)
10 3 NOBODY DOES IT BETTER ββ’β Carly Simon (Elektra)-18 (2)
11 12 JUST REMEMBER I LOVE YOU ββ’β Firefall (Atlantic)-15 (11)
12 6 I FEEL LOVE ββ’β Donna Summer (Casablanca)-16 (6)
13 13 THATβS ROCK βNβ ROLL ββ’β Shaun Cassidy (Warner Brothers / Curb)-18 (3)
14 16 HELP IS ON ITS WAY ββ’β Little River Band (Harvest)-16 (14)
15 17 YOU MAKE LOVING FUN ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-6 (15)
16 22 ITβS SO EASY ββ’β Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)-7 (16)
17 20 WE JUST DISAGREE ββ’β Dave Mason (Columbia)-12 (17)
18 18 DO YA WANNA GET FUNKY WITH ME ββ’β Peter Brown (Drive)-10 (18)
19 19 DUSIC ββ’β Brick (Bang)-12 (19)
20 14 BRICK HOUSE ββ’β Commodores (Motown)-13 (5)
21 23 SEND IN THE CLOWNS ββ’β Judy Collins (Elektra)-20 (21)
22 25 ISNβT IT TIME ββ’β The Babys (Chrysalis)-7 (22)
23 24 DAYBREAK ββ’β Barry Manilow (Arista)-8 (23)
24 35 (Every Time I Turn Around) BACK IN LOVE AGAIN ββ’β L.T.D. (A&M)-6 (24)
25 26 COME SAIL AWAY ββ’β Styx (A&M)-9 (25)
26 30 SLIP SLIDINβ AWAY ββ’β Paul Simon (Columbia)-6 (26)
27 32 YOUR SMILING FACE ββ’β James Taylor (Columbia)-8 (27)
28 29 MY FAIR SHARE ββ’β Seals and Crofts (Warner Brothers)-12 (28)
29 31 I GO CRAZY ββ’β Paul Davis (Bang)-13 (29)
30 37 HERE YOU COME AGAIN ββ’β Dolly Parton (RCA)-6 (30)
31 34 GONE TOO FAR ββ’β England Dan and John Ford Coley (Big Tree)-8 (31)
32 45 SENTIMENTAL LADY ββ’β Bob Welch (Capitol)-6 (32)
33 36 CALLING OCCUPANTS OF INTERPLANETARY CRAFT ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-7 (33)
34 44 YOU CANβT TURN ME OFF (In the Middle Of Turning Me On) ββ’β High Inergy (Gordy)-10 (34)
35 15 βSTAR WARSβ THEME / CANTINA BAND (Medley) ββ’β Meco (Millennium)-16 (1)
36 40 SWINGTOWN ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-6 (36)
37 41 SHEβS NOT THERE ββ’β Santana (Columbia)-7 (37)
38 42 BABY COME BACK ββ’β Player (RSO)-8 (38)
39 21 COLD AS ICE ββ’β Foreigner (Atlantic)-18 (6)
40 46 THE WAY I FEEL TONIGHT ββ’β The Bay City Rollers (Arista)-6 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
44 27 KEEP IT COMINβ LOVE ββ’β K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-17 (2)
45 28 SHE DID IT ββ’β Eric Carmen (Arista)-13 (23)
47 38 THUNDER IN MY HEART ββ’β Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-7 (38)
49 33 THE KING IS GONE ββ’β Ronnie McDowell (Scorpion)-11 (13)
51 39 SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED (Iβm Yours) ββ’β Peter Frampton (A&M)-13 (18)
POWER PLAYS
41 51 WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS / WE WILL ROCK YOU ββ’β Queen (Elektra)-5 (41)
42 47 DRAW THE LINE ββ’β Aerosmith (Columbia)-5 (42)
43 53 GETTINβ READY FOR LOVE ββ’β Diana Ross (Motown)-3 (43)
46 56 YOUβRE IN MY HEART (The Final Acclaim) ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-4 (46)
48 59 SERPENTINE FIRE ββ’β Earth, Wind and Fire (Columbia)-4 (48)
50 54 DONβT ASK MY NEIGHBORS ββ’β The Emotions (Columbia)-4 (50)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
81 β TURN TO STONE ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (Jet)-1 (81)
83 β GIRLSβ SCHOOL ββ’β Paul McCartney and Wings (Capitol)-1 (83)
84 β MIND BENDER ββ’β Stillwater (Capricorn)-1 (84)
86 β EMOTION ββ’β Samantha Sang (Private Stock)-1 (86)
87 β PEG ββ’β Steely Dan (ABC)-1 (87)
89 β (Youβre My) SOUL AND INSPIRATION ββ’β Donny and Marie Osmond (Polydor)-1 (89)
90 β IF YOUβRE NOT BACK IN LOVE BY MONDAY ββ’β Millie Jackson (Spring)-1 (90)
92 β WAS DOG A DOUGHNUT ββ’β Cat Stevens (A&M)-1 (92)
94 β MORE THAN A WOMAN ββ’β Tavares (Capitol)-1 (94)
96 β MOONDANCE ββ’β Van Morrison (Warner Brothers)-1 (96)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 26th November, 1977Β
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE ββ’β Debby Boone (Warner Brothers / Curb)-13 (7 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 DONβT IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE ββ’β Crystal Gayle (United Artists)-16 (2)
3 6 HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE ββ’β Bee Gees (RSO)-10 (3)
4 2 BOOGIE NIGHTS ββ’β Heatwave (Epic)-19 (2)
5 5 BABY, WHAT A BIG SURPRISE ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-10 (5)
6 7 HEAVEN ON THE 7th FLOOR ββ’β Paul Nicholas (RSO)-15 (6)
7 8 WEβRE ALL ALONE ββ’β Rita Coolidge (A&M)-11 (7)
8 9 BLUE BAYOU ββ’β Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)-12 (8)
9 4 ITβS ECSTASY WHEN YOU LAY DOWN NEXT TO ME ββ’β Barry White (20th Century)-15 (4)
10 16 ITβS SO EASY ββ’β Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)-8 (10)
11 24 (Every Time I Turn Around) BACK IN LOVE AGAIN ββ’β L.T.D. (A&M)-7 (11)
12 17 WE JUST DISAGREE ββ’β Dave Mason (Columbia)-13 (12)
13 15 YOU MAKE LOVING FUN ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-7 (13)
14 14 HELP IS ON ITS WAY ββ’β Little River Band (Harvest)-17 (14)
15 10 NOBODY DOES IT BETTER ββ’β Carly Simon (Elektra)-19 (2)
16 12 I FEEL LOVE ββ’β Donna Summer (Casablanca)-17 (6)
17 38 BABY COME BACK ββ’β Player (RSO)-9 (17)
18 19 DUSIC ββ’β Brick (Bang)-13 (18)
19 21 SEND IN THE CLOWNS ββ’β Judy Collins (Elektra)-21 (19)
20 22 ISNβT IT TIME ββ’β The Babys (Chrysalis)-8 (20)
21 32 SENTIMENTAL LADY ββ’β Bob Welch (Capitol)-7 (21)
22 26 SLIP SLIDINβ AWAY ββ’β Paul Simon (Columbia)-7 (22)
23 25 COME SAIL AWAY ββ’β Styx (A&M)-10 (23)
24 30 HERE YOU COME AGAIN ββ’β Dolly Parton (RCA)-7 (24)
25 27 YOUR SMILING FACE ββ’β James Taylor (Columbia)-9 (25)
26 36 SWINGTOWN ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-7 (26)
27 31 GONE TOO FAR ββ’β England Dan and John Ford Coley (Big Tree)-9 (27)
28 29 I GO CRAZY ββ’β Paul Davis (Bang)-14 (28)
29 11 JUST REMEMBER I LOVE YOU ββ’β Firefall (Atlantic)-16 (11)
30 34 YOU CANβT TURN ME OFF (In the Middle Of Turning Me On) ββ’β High Inergy (Gordy)-11 (30)
31 13 THATβS ROCK βNβ ROLL ββ’β Shaun Cassidy (Warner Brothers / Curb)-19 (3)
32 33 CALLING OCCUPANTS OF INTERPLANETARY CRAFT ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-8 (32)
33 37 SHEβS NOT THERE ββ’β Santana (Columbia)-8 (33)
34 18 DO YA WANNA GET FUNKY WITH ME ββ’β Peter Brown (Drive)-11 (18)
35 41 WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS / WE WILL ROCK YOU ββ’β Queen (Elektra)-6 (35)
36 40 THE WAY I FEEL TONIGHT ββ’β The Bay City Rollers (Arista)-7 (36)
37 20 BRICK HOUSE ββ’β Commodores (Motown)-14 (5)
38 46 YOUβRE IN MY HEART (The Final Acclaim) ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-5 (38)
39 48 SERPENTINE FIRE ββ’β Earth, Wind and Fire (Columbia)-5 (39)
40 64 HEY DEANIE ββ’β Shaun Cassidy (Warner Brothers / Curb)-3 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
43 35 βSTAR WARSβ THEME / CANTINA BAND (Medley) ββ’β Meco (Millennium)-17 (1)
49 23 DAYBREAK ββ’β Barry Manilow (Arista)-9 (23)
51 28 MY FAIR SHARE ββ’β Seals and Crofts (Warner Brothers)-13 (28)
54 39 COLD AS ICE ββ’β Foreigner (Atlantic)-19 (6)
POWER PLAYS
41 43 GETTINβ READY FOR LOVE ββ’β Diana Ross (Motown)-4 (41)
42 42 DRAW THE LINE ββ’β Aerosmith (Columbia)-6 (42)
44 55 AS ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-4 (44)
45 59 RUNAROUND SUE ββ’β Leif Garrett (Atlantic)-3 (45)
46 58 DANCE, DANCE, DANCE (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) ββ’β Chic (Atlantic)-5 (46)
47 50 DONβT ASK MY NEIGHBORS ββ’β The Emotions (Columbia)-5 (47)
48 60 MY WAY ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-3 (48)
50 61 POINT OF KNOW RETURN ββ’β Kansas (Kirshner)-3 (50)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
84 β KICK IT OUT ββ’β Heart (Portrait)-1 (84)
86 β SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH ββ’β Dan Hill (20th Century)-1 (86)
89 β CLOSER TO THE HEART ββ’β Rush (Mercury)-1 (89)
90 β HOW CAN I LEAVE YOU AGAIN ββ’β John Denver (RCA)-1 (90)
92 β LE SPANK ββ’β Le Pamplemousse (Featuring the Jones Girls) (AVI)-1 (92)
93 β ANY WAY YOU WANT ME ββ’β The Sylvers (Capitol)-1 (93)
95 β OOH BOY ββ’β Rose Royce (Whitfield)-1 (95)
97 β COCOMOTION ββ’β El Coco (AVI)-1 (97)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 3rd December, 1977Β
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE ββ’β Debby Boone (Warner Brothers / Curb)-14 (8 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 DONβT IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE ββ’β Crystal Gayle (United Artists)-17 (2)
3 3 HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE ββ’β Bee Gees (RSO)-11 (3)
4 5 BABY, WHAT A BIG SURPRISE ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-11 (4)
5 8 BLUE BAYOU ββ’β Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)-13 (5)
6 6 HEAVEN ON THE 7th FLOOR ββ’β Paul Nicholas (RSO)-16 (6)
7 7 WEβRE ALL ALONE ββ’β Rita Coolidge (A&M)-12 (7)
8 4 BOOGIE NIGHTS ββ’β Heatwave (Epic)-20 (2)
9 10 ITβS SO EASY ββ’β Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)-9 (9)
10 11 (Every Time I Turn Around) BACK IN LOVE AGAIN ββ’β L.T.D. (A&M)-8 (10)
11 13 YOU MAKE LOVING FUN ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-8 (11)
12 12 WE JUST DISAGREE ββ’β Dave Mason (Columbia)-14 (12)
13 17 BABY COME BACK ββ’β Player (RSO)-10 (13)
14 9 ITβS ECSTASY WHEN YOU LAY DOWN NEXT TO ME ββ’β Barry White (20th Century)-16 (4)
15 24 HERE YOU COME AGAIN ββ’β Dolly Parton (RCA)-8 (15)
16 21 SENTIMENTAL LADY ββ’β Bob Welch (Capitol)-8 (16)
17 22 SLIP SLIDINβ AWAY ββ’β Paul Simon (Columbia)-8 (17)
18 20 ISNβT IT TIME ββ’β The Babys (Chrysalis)-9 (18)
19 19 SEND IN THE CLOWNS ββ’β Judy Collins (Elektra)-22 (19)
20 30 YOU CANβT TURN ME OFF (In the Middle Of Turning Me On) ββ’β High Inergy (Gordy)-12 (20)
21 23 COME SAIL AWAY ββ’β Styx (A&M)-11 (21)
22 26 SWINGTOWN ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-8 (22)
23 25 YOUR SMILING FACE ββ’β James Taylor (Columbia)-10 (23)
24 27 GONE TOO FAR ββ’β England Dan and John Ford Coley (Big Tree)-10 (24)
25 28 I GO CRAZY ββ’β Paul Davis (Bang)-15 (25)
26 15 NOBODY DOES IT BETTER ββ’β Carly Simon (Elektra)-20 (2)
27 14 HELP IS ON ITS WAY ββ’β Little River Band (Harvest)-18 (14)
28 16 I FEEL LOVE ββ’β Donna Summer (Casablanca)-18 (6)
29 33 SHEβS NOT THERE ββ’β Santana (Columbia)-9 (29)
30 38 YOUβRE IN MY HEART (The Final Acclaim) ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-6 (30)
31 35 WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS / WE WILL ROCK YOU ββ’β Queen (Elektra)-7 (31)
32 40 HEY DEANIE ββ’β Shaun Cassidy (Warner Brothers / Curb)-4 (32)
33 36 THE WAY I FEEL TONIGHT ββ’β The Bay City Rollers (Arista)-8 (33)
34 18 DUSIC ββ’β Brick (Bang)-14 (18)
35 39 SERPENTINE FIRE ββ’β Earth, Wind and Fire (Columbia)-6 (35)
36 45 RUNAROUND SUE ββ’β Leif Garrett (Atlantic)-4 (36)
37 29 JUST REMEMBER I LOVE YOU ββ’β Firefall (Atlantic)-17 (11)
38 48 MY WAY ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-4 (38)
39 41 GETTINβ READY FOR LOVE ββ’β Diana Ross (Motown)-5 (39)
40 44 AS ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-5 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
51 31 THATβS ROCK βNβ ROLL ββ’β Shaun Cassidy (Warner Brothers / Curb)-20 (3)
53 34 DO YA WANNA GET FUNKY WITH ME ββ’β Peter Brown (Drive)-12 (18)
54 32 CALLING OCCUPANTS OF INTERPLANETARY CRAFT ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-9 (32)
56 37 BRICK HOUSE ββ’β Commodores (Motown)-15 (5)
POWER PLAYS
41 46 DANCE, DANCE, DANCE (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) ββ’β Chic (Atlantic)-6 (41)
42 42 DRAW THE LINE ββ’β Aerosmith (Columbia)-7 (42)
43 53 (Love Is) THICKER THAN WATER ββ’β Andy Gibb (RSO)-5 (43)
44 50 POINT OF KNOW RETURN ββ’β Kansas (Kirshner)-4 (44)
45 47 DONβT ASK MY NEIGHBORS ββ’β The Emotions (Columbia)-6 (45)
46 63 TURN TO STONE ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (Jet)-3 (46)
47 58 JUST THE WAY YOU ARE ββ’β Billy Joel (Columbia)-4 (47)
48 52 I HONESTLY LOVE YOU ββ’β Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-20 (1)
49 67 NATIVE NEW YORKER ββ’β Odyssey (RCA)-4 (49)
50 61 DONβT LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD ββ’β Santa Esmeralda Starring Leroy Gomez (Casablanca)-5 (50)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
70 β DESIREE ββ’β Neil Diamond (Columbia)-1 (70)
82 β WRAP YOUR ARMS AROUND ME / IβM YOUR BOOGIE MAN ββ’β K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-24 (1)
83 β WHATβS YOUR NAME ββ’β Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA)-1 (83)
85 β GRANDMOTHERβS SONG ββ’β Steve Martin (Warner Brothers)-1 (85)
87 β STREET CORNER SERENADE ββ’β Wet Willie (Epic)-1 (87)
90 β ROCKAWAY BEACH ββ’β The Ramones (Sire)-1 (90)
98 β UNTIL NOW ββ’β Bobby Arvon (First Artists)-1 (98)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 10th December, 1977Β
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE ββ’β Debby Boone (Warner Brothers / Curb)-15 (9 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 DONβT IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE ββ’β Crystal Gayle (United Artists)-18 (2)
3 3 HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE ββ’β Bee Gees (RSO)-12 (3)
4 5 BLUE BAYOU ββ’β Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)-14 (4)
5 9 ITβS SO EASY ββ’β Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)-10 (5)
6 6 HEAVEN ON THE 7th FLOOR ββ’β Paul Nicholas (RSO)-17 (6)
7 7 WEβRE ALL ALONE ββ’β Rita Coolidge (A&M)-13 (7)
8 10 (Every Time I Turn Around) BACK IN LOVE AGAIN ββ’β L.T.D. (A&M)-9 (8)
9 4 BABY, WHAT A BIG SURPRISE ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-12 (4)
10 11 YOU MAKE LOVING FUN ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-9 (10)
11 13 BABY COME BACK ββ’β Player (RSO)-11 (11)
12 15 HERE YOU COME AGAIN ββ’β Dolly Parton (RCA)-9 (12)
13 16 SENTIMENTAL LADY ββ’β Bob Welch (Capitol)-9 (13)
14 8 BOOGIE NIGHTS ββ’β Heatwave (Epic)-21 (2)
15 17 SLIP SLIDINβ AWAY ββ’β Paul Simon (Columbia)-9 (15)
16 18 ISNβT IT TIME ββ’β The Babys (Chrysalis)-10 (16)
17 20 YOU CANβT TURN ME OFF (In the Middle Of Turning Me On) ββ’β High Inergy (Gordy)-13 (17)
18 21 COME SAIL AWAY ββ’β Styx (A&M)-12 (18)
19 30 YOUβRE IN MY HEART (The Final Acclaim) ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-7 (19)
20 22 SWINGTOWN ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-9 (20)
21 23 YOUR SMILING FACE ββ’β James Taylor (Columbia)-11 (21)
22 32 HEY DEANIE ββ’β Shaun Cassidy (Warner Brothers / Curb)-5 (22)
23 24 GONE TOO FAR ββ’β England Dan and John Ford Coley (Big Tree)-11 (23)
24 14 ITβS ECSTASY WHEN YOU LAY DOWN NEXT TO ME ββ’β Barry White (20th Century)-17 (4)
25 25 I GO CRAZY ββ’β Paul Davis (Bang)-16 (25)
26 31 WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS / WE WILL ROCK YOU ββ’β Queen (Elektra)-8 (26)
27 29 SHEβS NOT THERE ββ’β Santana (Columbia)-10 (27)
28 35 SERPENTINE FIRE ββ’β Earth, Wind and Fire (Columbia)-7 (28)
29 36 RUNAROUND SUE ββ’β Leif Garrett (Atlantic)-5 (29)
30 38 MY WAY ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-5 (30)
31 33 THE WAY I FEEL TONIGHT ββ’β The Bay City Rollers (Arista)-9 (31)
32 47 JUST THE WAY YOU ARE ββ’β Billy Joel (Columbia)-5 (32)
33 12 WE JUST DISAGREE ββ’β Dave Mason (Columbia)-15 (12)
34 52 SHORT PEOPLE ββ’β Randy Newman (Warner Brothers)-5 (34)
35 39 GETTINβ READY FOR LOVE ββ’β Diana Ross (Motown)-6 (35)
36 46 TURN TO STONE ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (Jet)-4 (36)
37 41 DANCE, DANCE, DANCE (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) ββ’β Chic (Atlantic)-7 (37)
38 50 DONβT LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD ββ’β Santa Esmeralda Starring Leroy Gomez (Casablanca)-6 (38)
39 43 (Love Is) THICKER THAN WATER ββ’β Andy Gibb (RSO)-6 (39)
40 40 AS ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-6 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
48 26 NOBODY DOES IT BETTER ββ’β Carly Simon (Elektra)-21 (2)
49 19 SEND IN THE CLOWNS ββ’β Judy Collins (Elektra)-23 (19)
51 28 I FEEL LOVE ββ’β Donna Summer (Casablanca)-19 (6)
52 34 DUSIC ββ’β Brick (Bang)-15 (18)
53 27 HELP IS ON ITS WAY ββ’β Little River Band (Harvest)-19 (14)
55 37 JUST REMEMBER I LOVE YOU ββ’β Firefall (Atlantic)-18 (11)
POWER PLAYS
41 44 POINT OF KNOW RETURN ββ’β Kansas (Kirshner)-5 (41)
42 49 NATIVE NEW YORKER ββ’β Odyssey (RCA)-5 (42)
43 54 CALLING OCCUPANTS OF INTERPLANETARY CRAFT ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-10 (32)
44 45 DONβT ASK MY NEIGHBORS ββ’β The Emotions (Columbia)-7 (44)
45 55 BLOAT ON (Featuring the Bloaters) ββ’β Cheech and Chong (Ode)-5 (45)
46 60 GIRLSβ SCHOOL ββ’β Paul McCartney and Wings (Capitol)-4 (46)
47 70 DESIREE ββ’β Neil Diamond (Columbia)-2 (47)
50 64 EMOTION ββ’β Samantha Sang (Private Stock)-4 (50)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
65 β STAYINβ ALIVE ββ’β Bee Gees (RSO)-1 (65)
67 β LOVELY DAY ββ’β Bill Withers (Columbia)-1 (67)
70 β TRIED TO LOVE ββ’β Peter Frampton (A&M)-1 (70)
74 β EASY TO LOVE ββ’β Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-1 (74)
81 β LONG, LONG WAY FROM HOME ββ’β Foreigner (Atlantic)-1 (81)
83 β NEVER MY LOVE ββ’β The Addrisi Brothers (Buddah)-1 (83)
84 β YOU MAKE ME CRAZY ββ’β Sammy Hagar (Capitol)-1 (84)
86 β THE NEXT HUNDRED YEARS ββ’β Al Martino (Capitol)-1 (86)
90 β GOD ONLY KNOWS ββ’β Marilyn Scott (Big Tree)-1 (90)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 17th December, 1977Β
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE ββ’β Debby Boone (Warner Brothers / Curb)-16 (10 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE ββ’β Bee Gees (RSO)-13 (2)
3 4 BLUE BAYOU ββ’β Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)-15 (3)
4 2 DONβT IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE ββ’β Crystal Gayle (United Artists)-19 (2)
5 5 ITβS SO EASY ββ’β Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)-11 (5)
6 8 (Every Time I Turn Around) BACK IN LOVE AGAIN ββ’β L.T.D. (A&M)-10 (6)
7 7 WEβRE ALL ALONE ββ’β Rita Coolidge (A&M)-14 (7)
8 11 BABY COME BACK ββ’β Player (RSO)-12 (8)
9 10 YOU MAKE LOVING FUN ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-10 (9)
10 12 HERE YOU COME AGAIN ββ’β Dolly Parton (RCA)-10 (10)
11 13 SENTIMENTAL LADY ββ’β Bob Welch (Capitol)-10 (11)
12 9 BABY, WHAT A BIG SURPRISE ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-13 (4)
13 15 SLIP SLIDINβ AWAY ββ’β Paul Simon (Columbia)-10 (13)
14 16 ISNβT IT TIME ββ’β The Babys (Chrysalis)-11 (14)
15 17 YOU CANβT TURN ME OFF (In the Middle Of Turning Me On) ββ’β High Inergy (Gordy)-14 (15)
16 18 COME SAIL AWAY ββ’β Styx (A&M)-13 (16)
17 19 YOUβRE IN MY HEART (The Final Acclaim) ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-8 (17)
18 20 SWINGTOWN ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-10 (18)
19 22 HEY DEANIE ββ’β Shaun Cassidy (Warner Brothers / Curb)-6 (19)
20 21 YOUR SMILING FACE ββ’β James Taylor (Columbia)-12 (20)
21 6 HEAVEN ON THE 7th FLOOR ββ’β Paul Nicholas (RSO)-18 (6)
22 26 WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS / WE WILL ROCK YOU ββ’β Queen (Elektra)-9 (22)
23 25 I GO CRAZY ββ’β Paul Davis (Bang)-17 (23)
24 14 BOOGIE NIGHTS ββ’β Heatwave (Epic)-22 (2)
25 29 RUNAROUND SUE ββ’β Leif Garrett (Atlantic)-6 (25)
26 28 SERPENTINE FIRE ββ’β Earth, Wind and Fire (Columbia)-8 (26)
27 27 SHEβS NOT THERE ββ’β Santana (Columbia)-11 (27)
28 30 MY WAY ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-6 (28)
29 34 SHORT PEOPLE ββ’β Randy Newman (Warner Brothers)-6 (29)
30 31 THE WAY I FEEL TONIGHT ββ’β The Bay City Rollers (Arista)-10 (30)
31 32 JUST THE WAY YOU ARE ββ’β Billy Joel (Columbia)-6 (31)
32 36 TURN TO STONE ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (Jet)-5 (32)
33 35 GETTINβ READY FOR LOVE ββ’β Diana Ross (Motown)-7 (33)
34 24 ITβS ECSTASY WHEN YOU LAY DOWN NEXT TO ME ββ’β Barry White (20th Century)-18 (4)
35 37 DANCE, DANCE, DANCE (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) ββ’β Chic (Atlantic)-8 (35)
36 38 DONβT LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD ββ’β Santa Esmeralda Starring Leroy Gomez (Casablanca)-7 (36)
37 39 (Love Is) THICKER THAN WATER ββ’β Andy Gibb (RSO)-7 (37)
38 41 POINT OF KNOW RETURN ββ’β Kansas (Kirshner)-6 (38)
39 40 AS ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-7 (39)
40 42 NATIVE NEW YORKER ββ’β Odyssey (RCA)-6 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
51 23 GONE TOO FAR ββ’β England Dan and John Ford Coley (Big Tree)-12 (23)
53 33 WE JUST DISAGREE ββ’β Dave Mason (Columbia)-16 (12)
POWER PLAYS
41 46 GIRLSβ SCHOOL ββ’β Paul McCartney and Wings (Capitol)-5 (41)
42 47 DESIREE ββ’β Neil Diamond (Columbia)-3 (42)
43 43 CALLING OCCUPANTS OF INTERPLANETARY CRAFT ββ’β The Carpenters (A&M)-11 (32)
44 45 BLOAT ON (Featuring the Bloaters) ββ’β Cheech and Chong (Ode)-6 (44)
45 50 EMOTION ββ’β Samantha Sang (Private Stock)-5 (45)
46 57 (Youβre My) SOUL AND INSPIRATION ββ’β Donny and Marie Osmond (Polydor)-5 (46)
47 44 DONβT ASK MY NEIGHBORS ββ’β The Emotions (Columbia)-8 (44)
48 54 IF YOUβRE NOT BACK IN LOVE BY MONDAY ββ’β Millie Jackson (Spring)-5 (48)
49 60 PEG ββ’β Steely Dan (ABC)-5 (49)
50 64 SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH ββ’β Dan Hill (20th Century)-4 (50)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
77 β TOO HOT TA TROT ββ’β The Commodores (Motown)-1 (77)
84 β SWEET MUSIC MAN ββ’β Kenny Rogers (United Artists)-1 (84)
85 β FFUN ββ’β Con Funk Shun (Mercury)-1 (85)
87 β I LOVE YOU ββ’β Donna Summer (Casablanca)-1 (87)
88 β THUNDER ISLAND ββ’β Jay Ferguson (Asylum)-1 (88)
89 β HAPPY ANNIVERSARY ββ’β Little River Band (Harvest)-1 (89)
90 β IF IT DONβT FIT, DONβT FORCE IT ββ’β Kellee Patterson (Shady Brook)-1 (90)
93 β GOODBYE GIRL ββ’β David Gates (Elektra)-1 (93)
95 β DONβT LET IT SHOW ββ’β The Alan Parsons Project (Arista)-1 (95)
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 24th December, 1977Β
Note β the chart was βfrozenβ next week (week ending 31st December, 1977). The next new chart was dated 7th January, 1978
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE ββ’β Bee Gees (RSO)-14 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE ββ’β Debby Boone (Warner Brothers / Curb)-17 (1)
3 3 BLUE BAYOU ββ’β Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)-16 (3)
4 6 (Every Time I Turn Around) BACK IN LOVE AGAIN ββ’β L.T.D. (A&M)-11 (4)
5 5 ITβS SO EASY ββ’β Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)-12 (5)
6 8 BABY COME BACK ββ’β Player (RSO)-13 (6)
7 4 DONβT IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE ββ’β Crystal Gayle (United Artists)-20 (2)
8 10 HERE YOU COME AGAIN ββ’β Dolly Parton (RCA)-11 (8)
9 11 SENTIMENTAL LADY ββ’β Bob Welch (Capitol)-11 (9)
10 13 SLIP SLIDINβ AWAY ββ’β Paul Simon (Columbia)-11 (10)
11 17 YOUβRE IN MY HEART (The Final Acclaim) ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-9 (11)
12 15 YOU CANβT TURN ME OFF (In the Middle Of Turning Me On) ββ’β High Inergy (Gordy)-15 (12)
13 14 ISNβT IT TIME ββ’β The Babys (Chrysalis)-12 (13)
14 16 COME SAIL AWAY ββ’β Styx (A&M)-14 (14)
15 19 HEY DEANIE ββ’β Shaun Cassidy (Warner Brothers / Curb)-7 (15)
16 7 WEβRE ALL ALONE ββ’β Rita Coolidge (A&M)-15 (7)
17 18 SWINGTOWN ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-11 (17)
18 22 WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS / WE WILL ROCK YOU ββ’β Queen (Elektra)-10 (18)
19 25 RUNAROUND SUE ββ’β Leif Garrett (Atlantic)-7 (19)
20 29 SHORT PEOPLE ββ’β Randy Newman (Warner Brothers)-7 (20)
21 9 YOU MAKE LOVING FUN ββ’β Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-11 (9)
22 28 MY WAY ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA)-7 (22)
23 23 I GO CRAZY ββ’β Paul Davis (Bang)-18 (23)
24 26 SERPENTINE FIRE ββ’β Earth, Wind and Fire (Columbia)-9 (24)
25 12 BABY, WHAT A BIG SURPRISE ββ’β Chicago (Columbia)-14 (4)
26 30 THE WAY I FEEL TONIGHT ββ’β The Bay City Rollers (Arista)-11 (26)
27 32 TURN TO STONE ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (Jet)-6 (27)
28 31 JUST THE WAY YOU ARE ββ’β Billy Joel (Columbia)-7 (28)
29 33 GETTINβ READY FOR LOVE ββ’β Diana Ross (Motown)-8 (29)
30 35 DANCE, DANCE, DANCE (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) ββ’β Chic (Atlantic)-9 (30)
31 21 HEAVEN ON THE 7th FLOOR ββ’β Paul Nicholas (RSO)-19 (6)
32 37 (Love Is) THICKER THAN WATER ββ’β Andy Gibb (RSO)-8 (32)
33 36 DONβT LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD ββ’β Santa Esmeralda Starring Leroy Gomez (Casablanca)-8 (33)
34 38 POINT OF KNOW RETURN ββ’β Kansas (Kirshner)-7 (34)
35 42 DESIREE ββ’β Neil Diamond (Columbia)-4 (35)
36 40 NATIVE NEW YORKER ββ’β Odyssey (RCA)-7 (36)
37 41 GIRLSβ SCHOOL ββ’β Paul McCartney and Wings (Capitol)-6 (37)
38 20 YOUR SMILING FACE ββ’β James Taylor (Columbia)-13 (20)
39 52 STAYINβ ALIVE ββ’β Bee Gees (RSO)-3 (39)
40 50 SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH ββ’β Dan Hill (20th Century)-5 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
45 24 BOOGIE NIGHTS ββ’β Heatwave (Epic)-23 (2)
49 39 AS ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-8 (39)
54 27 SHEβS NOT THERE ββ’β Santana (Columbia)-12 (27)
57 34 ITβS ECSTASY WHEN YOU LAY DOWN NEXT TO ME ββ’β Barry White (20th Century)-19 (4)
POWER PLAYS
41 45 EMOTION ββ’β Samantha Sang (Private Stock)-6 (41)
42 44 BLOAT ON (Featuring the Bloaters) ββ’β Cheech and Chong (Ode)-7 (42)
43 46 (Youβre My) SOUL AND INSPIRATION ββ’β Donny and Marie Osmond (Polydor)-6 (43)
44 49 PEG ββ’β Steely Dan (ABC)-6 (44)
46 56 LOVELY DAY ββ’β Bill Withers (Columbia)-3 (46)
47 58 TRIED TO LOVE ββ’β Peter Frampton (A&M)-3 (47)
48 48 IF YOUβRE NOT BACK IN LOVE BY MONDAY ββ’β Millie Jackson (Spring)-6 (48)
50 60 WRAP YOUR ARMS AROUND ME / IβM YOUR BOOGIE MAN ββ’β K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-27 (1)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
79 β MIND BENDER ββ’β Stillwater (Capricorn)-4 (79)
81 β THEME FROM βCLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KINDβ ββ’β John Williams (Arista)-1 (81)
82 β THE NAME OF THE GAME ββ’β Abba (Atlantic)-1 (82)
85 β CURIOUS MIND (Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um) ββ’β Johnny Rivers (Big Tree)-1 (85)
87 β WHAT A DIFFERENCE YOUβVE MADE IN MY LIFE ββ’β Ronnie Milsap (RCA)-1 (87)
90 β BOATS AGAINST THE CURRENT ββ’β Eric Carmen (Arista)-1 (90)
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