Top 100 songs for October 22, 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 “You Light Up My Life” by Debby Boone. Meanwhile, “(Every Time I Turn Around) Back In Love Again” by LTD rises from No. 88 to No. 64. 8 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- (Every Time I Turn Around) Back In Love Again — LTDup 24 places, No. 88 → No. 64
- Thunder In My Heart — Leo Sayerup 20 places, No. 66 → No. 46
- Baby, What A Big Surprise — Chicagoup 18 places, No. 35 → No. 17
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Daybreak — Barry ManilowNo. 37
- Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes — Jimmy BuffettNo. 38
- My Fair Share — Seals & CroftsNo. 39
- Do Your Dance - Part 1 — Rose RoyceNo. 40
First-week entries
- Draw The Line — AerosmithNo. 79
- Money, Money, Money — ABBANo. 84
- Why Do Lovers (Break Each Other's Heart?) — Daryl Hall John OatesNo. 85
- Time Bomb — LakeNo. 86
- We Are The Champions — QueenNo. 87
- From Graceland To The Promised Land — Merle HaggardNo. 90
- Spaceship Superstar — PrismNo. 93
- Shake It Well — The DramaticsNo. 96
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.