These are all the US Top 40 singles for the week ending September 30th, 1978.
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TW LW TITLE Artist (Label) -Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)
1 2 KISS YOU ALL OVER –•– Exile (Warner Brothers / Curb) -13 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE –•– A Taste Of Honey (Capitol) -15 (1)
3 3 HOPELESSLY DEVOTED TO YOU –•– Olivia Newton-John (RSO) -13 (3)
4 4 THREE TIMES A LADY –•– The Commodores (Motown) -16 (1)
5 6 SUMMER NIGHTS –•– John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John and Cast (RSO) -9 (5)
6 7 DON’T LOOK BACK –•– Boston (Epic) -7 (6)
7 9 HOT CHILD IN THE CITY –•– Nick Gilder (Chrysalis) -17 (7)
8 10 REMINISCING –•– The Little River Band (Harvest) -10 (8)
9 11 LOVE IS IN THE AIR –•– John Paul Young (Scotti Brothers) -12 (9)
10 5 AN EVERLASTING LOVE –•– Andy Gibb (RSO) -12 (5)
11 14 YOU NEEDED ME –•– Anne Murray (Capitol) -12 (11)
12 16 WHENEVER I CALL YOU “FRIEND” –•– Kenny Loggins (Columbia) -10 (12)
13 13 YOU AND I –•– Rick James (Gordy) -14 (13)
14 15 HOLLYWOOD NIGHTS –•– Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band (Capitol) -8 (14)
15 8 HOT BLOODED –•– Foreigner (Atlantic) -14 (3)
16 18 OH DARLING –•– Robin Gibb (RSO) -8 (16)
17 12 FOOL (If You Think It’s Over) –•– Chris Rea (United Artists / Magnet) -13 (12)
18 20 RIGHT DOWN THE LINE –•– Gerry Rafferty (United Artists) -8 (18)
19 21 GET OFF –•– Foxy (Dash) -11 (19)
20 24 BACK IN THE U.S.A. –•– Linda Ronstadt (Asylum) -7 (20)
21 22 LOVE THEME FROM “EYES OF LAURA MARS” (Prisoner) –•– Barbra Streisand (Columbia) -10 (21)
22 26 SHE’S ALWAYS A WOMAN –•– Billy Joel (Columbia) -8 (22)
23 25 COME TOGETHER –•– Aerosmith (Columbia) -9 (23)
24 28 YOU NEVER DONE IT LIKE THAT –•– The Captain and Tennille (A&M) -9 (24)
25 50 MacARTHUR PARK –•– Donna Summer (Casablanca) -4 (25)
26 29 WHO ARE YOU –•– The Who (MCA) -6 (26)
27 30 I LOVE THE NIGHT LIFE (Disco ‘Round) –•– Alicia Bridges (Polydor) -13 (27)
28 31 TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP –•– Crystal Gayle (United Artists) -10 (28)
29 48 HOW MUCH I FEEL –•– Ambrosia (Warner Brothers) -5 (29)
30 32 5.7.0.5 –•– City Boy (Mercury) -8 (30)
31 35 BEAST OF BURDEN –•– Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones) -4 (31)
32 36 JOSIE –•– Steely Dan (ABC) -6 (32)
33 46 IT’S A LAUGH –•– Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA) -6 (33)
34 17 GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE –•– Earth, Wind and Fire (Columbia) -11 (9)
35 37 ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE –•– Michael Johnson (EMI-America) -8 (35)
36 38 DEVOTED TO YOU –•– Carly Simon and James Taylor (Elektra) -7 (36)
37 40 HEARTBREAKER –•– Dolly Parton (RCA) -6 (37)
38 67 DOUBLE VISION –•– Foreigner (Atlantic) -2 (38)
39 43 I WILL STILL LOVE YOU –•– Stonebolt (Parachute) -9 (39)
40 44 DANCE (Disco Heat) –•– Sylvester (Fantasy) -7 (40)
OFF THE CHARTS
43 39 PARADISE BY THE DASHBOARD LIGHT
–•– Meat Loaf (with Ellen Foley and Phil Rizzuto) (Cleveland International) -8 (39)
45 23 GREASE –•– Frankie Valli (RSO) -19 (1)
58 19 SHAME –•– Evelyn “Champagne” King (RCA) -16 (9)
63 27 JUST WHAT I NEEDED –•– The Cars (Elektra) -16 (27)
64 33 MISS YOU –•– Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones) -19 (1)
69 34 MAGNET AND STEEL –•– Walter Egan (Columbia) -19 (8)
POWER PLAYS
41 41 ALL I SEE IS YOUR FACE –•– Dan Hill (20th Century) -8 (41)
42 42 BADLANDS –•– Bruce Springsteen (Columbia) -7 (42)
44 47 TOOK THE LAST TRAIN –•– David Gates (Elektra) -8 (44)
46 53 READY TO TAKE A CHANCE AGAIN –•– Barry Manilow (Arista) -3 (46)
47 49 SWEET LIFE –•– Paul Davis (Bang) -6 (47)
48 55 LONDON TOWN –•– Wings (Capitol) -4 (48)
49 51 HOLDING ON (When Love Is Gone) –•– L.T.D. (A&M) -7 (49)
50 56 EASE ON DOWN THE ROAD –•– Diana Ross and Michael Jackson (MCA) -4 (50)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
73 — GREASED LIGHTNIN’ –•– John Travolta (RSO) -1 (73)
83 — LIKE A SUNDAY IN SALEM (The Amos & Andy Song) –•– Gene Cotton (Ariola America) -1 (83)
84 — SEARCHING FOR A THRILL –•– Starbuck (United Artists) -1 (84)
85 — TIME PASSAGES –•– Al Stewart (Arista) -1 (85)
86 — STRANGE WAY –•– Firefall (Atlantic) -1 (86)
88 — RAINING IN MY HEART –•– Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers) -1 (88)
90 — RUN FOR HOME –•– Lindisfarne (Atco) -1 (90)
92 — DREADLOCK HOLIDAY –•– 10cc (Polydor) -1 (92)
94 — LOUIE, LOUIE –•– John Belushi (MCA) -1 (94)
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