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US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 17th June, 1978

This weeks random Top 40

1 2 SHADOW DANCING –•– Andy Gibb (RSO) -10 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 YOU’RE THE ONE THAT I WANT –•– John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John (RSO) -12 (1)
3 5 BAKER STREET –•– Gerry Rafferty (United Artists) -9 (3)
4 6 IT’S A HEARTACHE –•– Bonnie Tyler (RCA) -13 (4)
5 3 TOO MUCH, TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE –•– Johnny Mathis / Deniece Williams (Columbia) -12 (1)
6 8 TAKE A CHANCE ON ME –•– Abba (Atlantic) -9 (6)
7 4 FEELS SO GOOD –•– Chuck Mangione (A&M) -19 (4)
8 7 ON BROADWAY –•– George Benson (Warner Brothers) -15 (7)
9 16 YOU BELONG TO ME –•– Carly Simon (Elektra) -10 (9)
10 12 LOVE IS LIKE OXYGEN –•– Sweet (Capitol) -18 (10)

11 13 DANCE WITH ME –•– Peter Brown with Betty Wright (Drive) -16 (11)
12 20 USE TA BE MY GIRL –•– The O’Jays (Philadelphia International) -8 (12)
13 15 THE GROOVE LINE –•– Heatwave (Epic) -7 (13)
14 17 TWO OUT OF THREE AIN’T BAD –•– Meat Loaf (Epic / Cleveland International) -14 (14)
15 18 BECAUSE THE NIGHT –•– The Patti Smith Group (Arista) -11 (15)
16 22 STILL THE SAME –•– Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band (Capitol) -6 (16)
17 9 WITH A LITTLE LUCK –•– Wings (Capitol) -13 (1)
18 21 EVERY KINDA PEOPLE –•– Robert Palmer (Island) -13 (18)
19 19 DEACON BLUES –•– Steely Dan (ABC) -12 (19)
20 26 BLUER THAN BLUE –•– Michael Johnson (EMI-America) -9 (20)

21 27 YOU’RE THE LOVE –•– Seals and Crofts (Warner Brothers) -10 (21)
22 28 EVEN NOW –•– Barry Manilow (Arista) -7 (22)
23 29 LAST DANCE –•– Donna Summer (Casablanca) -6 (23)
24 25 HEARTLESS –•– Heart (Mushroom) -11 (24)
25 30 OH WHAT A NIGHT FOR DANCING –•– Barry White (20th Century) -8 (25)
26 11 BABY HOLD ON –•– Eddie Money (Columbia) -17 (11)
27 14 THE CLOSER I GET TO YOU –•– Roberta Flack with Donny Hathaway (Atlantic) -18 (2)
28 34 I WAS ONLY JOKING –•– Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers) -8 (28)
29 35 FOLLOW YOU, FOLLOW ME –•– Genesis (Atlantic) -9 (29)
30 36 ALMOST SUMMER –•– Celebration Featuring Mike Love (MCA) -8 (30)

31 37 MISS YOU –•– Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones) -4 (31)
32 33 CHEESEBURGER IN PARADISE –•– Jimmy Buffett (ABC) -9 (32)
33 39 WONDERFUL TONIGHT –•– Eric Clapton (RSO) -6 (33)
34 40 I CAN’T STAND THE RAIN –•– Eruption (Ariola America) -15 (34)
35 24 DISCO INFERNO –•– The Trammps (Atlantic) -27 (11)
36 10 THIS TIME I’M IN IT FOR LOVE –•– Player (RSO) -15 (10)
37 44 ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG –•– Billy Joel (Columbia) -6 (37)
38 41 EVERYBODY DANCE –•– Chic (Atlantic) -9 (38)
39 45 GREASE –•– Frankie Valli (RSO) -4 (39)
40 42 WARM RIDE –•– Rare Earth (Prodigal) -8 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

46 23 IMAGINARY LOVER –•– The Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor) -16 (7)
72 31 IF I CAN’T HAVE YOU –•– Yvonne Elliman (RSO) -21 (1)
93 38 STAY –•– Rufus / Chaka Khan (ABC) -11 (38)
95 32 NIGHT FEVER –•– Bee Gees (RSO) -20 (1)

POWER PLAYS

41 43 DANCE ACROSS THE FLOOR –•– Jimmy “Bo” Horne (Sunshine Sound) -12 (41)
42 46 THANK GOD IT’S FRIDAY –•– Love and Kisses (Casablanca) -7 (42)
43 47 CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO –•– Tuxedo Junction (Butterfly) -9 (43)
44 50 IT’S THE SAME OLD SONG –•– K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.) -6 (44)
45 51 STONE BLUE –•– Foghat (Bearsville) -5 (45)
47 48 CA PLANE POUR MOI –•– Plastic Bertrand (Sire) -8 (47)
48 54 IF EVER I SEE YOU AGAIN –•– Roberta Flack (Atlantic) -5 (48)
49 59 RUNAWAY –•– Jefferson Starship (Grunt) -4 (49)
50 60 FM (No Static At All) –•– Steely Dan (MCA) -3 (50)

DEBUTS THIS WEEK

67 — SONGBIRD –•– Barbra Streisand (Columbia) -1 (67)
73 — THREE TIMES A LADY –•– The Commodores (Motown) -1 (73)
81 — I’VE HAD ENOUGH –•– Wings (Capitol) -1 (81)
83 — YOU’RE A PART OF ME –•– Gene Cotton with Kim Carnes (Ariola America) -1 (83)
85 — I NEED TO KNOW –•– Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (Shelter) -1 (85)
86 — NEVER LET HER SLIP AWAY –•– Andrew Gold (Asylum) -1 (86)
87 — SHAME –•– Evelyn “Champagne” King (RCA) -1 (87)
90 — JUST WHAT I NEEDED –•– The Cars (Elektra) -1 (90)
92 — SHAKER SONG –•– Spyro Gyra (Amherst) -1 (92)