Top 100 songs for January 14, 1978
This weekly snapshot follows the songs and artists competing across the Billboard Hot 100. Open any entry for its full chart history, or explore 1978 and the 1970s.
This week’s No. 1 is “Baby Come Back” by Player. Meanwhile, “Theme From "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind"” by John Williams rises from No. 71 to No. 48. 8 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Theme From "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind" — John Williamsup 23 places, No. 71 → No. 48
- Reach For It — George Dukeup 20 places, No. 87 → No. 67
- Always And Forever — Heatwaveup 19 places, No. 78 → No. 59
New to this week’s Top 10
- Come Sail Away — StyxNo. 9
- We Are The Champions — QueenNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Long, Long Way From Home — ForeignerNo. 37
- As — Stevie WonderNo. 38
- Too Hot Ta Trot — CommodoresNo. 40
First-week entries
- Jack And Jill — RaydioNo. 73
- So Long — FirefallNo. 83
- The Way You Do The Things You Do — Rita CoolidgeNo. 84
- Our Love — Natalie ColeNo. 88
- What's Your Name, What's Your Number — Andrea True ConnectionNo. 90
- Storybook Children (Daybreak) — Bette MidlerNo. 93
- Love Me Right — Denise LaSalleNo. 95
- 1,000 Laughs — Eloise LawsNo. 97
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.