Top 100 songs for May 7, 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 “Hotel California” by Eagles. Meanwhile, “Gonna Fly Now” by Bill Conti rises from No. 58 to No. 29. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Gonna Fly Now — Bill Contiup 29 places, No. 58 → No. 29
- Jet Airliner — The Steve Miller Bandup 16 places, No. 71 → No. 55
- Got To Give It Up (Pt. I) — Marvin Gayeup 15 places, No. 29 → No. 14
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Gonna Fly Now — Bill ContiNo. 29
- Show You The Way To Go — The JacksonsNo. 35
- Margaritaville — Jimmy BuffettNo. 37
- Back In The Saddle — AerosmithNo. 38
- Love's Grown Deep — Kenny NolanNo. 39
- Undercover Angel — Alan O'DayNo. 40
First-week entries
- Back Together Again — Daryl Hall John OatesNo. 73
- Hollywood — Rufus Featuring Chaka KhanNo. 78
- Going In With My Eyes Open — David SoulNo. 82
- It's Sad To Belong — England Dan & John Ford ColeyNo. 85
- Luckenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love) — Waylon JenningsNo. 87
- Looks Like We Made It — Barry ManilowNo. 88
- (your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher And Higher — Rita CoolidgeNo. 89
- The Pride (Part I) — The Isley BrothersNo. 90
- Capture Your Heart — BlueNo. 91
- On And On — Stephen BishopNo. 93
- I Need A Man — Grace JonesNo. 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.