Top 100 songs for April 30, 1977
This weekly snapshot follows the songs and artists competing across the Billboard Hot 100. Open any entry for its full chart history, or explore 1977 and the 1970s.
This week’s No. 1 is “Southern Nights” by Glen Campbell. Meanwhile, “Gonna Fly Now” by Bill Conti rises from No. 84 to No. 58. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Gonna Fly Now — Bill Contiup 26 places, No. 84 → No. 58
- Dreams — Fleetwood Macup 20 places, No. 56 → No. 36
- You Are On My Mind — Chicagoup 13 places, No. 62 → No. 49
New to this week’s Top 10
- Sir Duke — Stevie WonderNo. 9
- Tryin' To Love Two — William BellNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Cherry Baby — StarzNo. 35
- Dreams — Fleetwood MacNo. 36
- Cinderella — FirefallNo. 38
- My Sweet Lady — John DenverNo. 39
First-week entries
- Jet Airliner — The Steve Miller BandNo. 71
- Fly At Night — ChilliwackNo. 76
- You And Me — Alice CooperNo. 80
- You're My World — Helen ReddyNo. 83
- My Best Friend's Wife — Paul AnkaNo. 89
- Solsbury Hill — Peter GabrielNo. 90
- I Gotta Keep Dancin' — CarrieNo. 94
- I Caught Your Act — The Hues CorporationNo. 96
- Theme From "Rocky" (Gonna Fly Now) — CurrentNo. 98
First-week entries have one recorded chart week. Climbs and Top 10/Top 40 arrivals use recorded previous positions for consecutive chart weeks; returning songs without a previous position are not classified as debuts.