Top 100 songs for January 21, 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, “Happy Anniversary” by Little River Band rises from No. 53 to No. 37. 6 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Happy Anniversary — Little River Bandup 16 places, No. 53 → No. 37
- Galaxy — Warup 15 places, No. 69 → No. 54
- The Name Of The Game — ABBAup 13 places, No. 57 → No. 44
New to this week’s Top 10
- Short People — Randy NewmanNo. 5
- Stayin' Alive — Bee GeesNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Ffun — ConFunkShunNo. 34
- Lovely Day — Bill WithersNo. 35
- Happy Anniversary — Little River BandNo. 37
- Theme From "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind" — John WilliamsNo. 39
- Theme From Close Encounters — MecoNo. 40
First-week entries
- (What A) Wonderful World — Art Garfunkel With James Taylor & Paul SimonNo. 81
- Lady Love — Lou RawlsNo. 82
- Let It Go, Let It Flow — Dave MasonNo. 84
- Touch And Gone — Gary WrightNo. 86
- Everybody Loves A Rain Song — B.J. ThomasNo. 87
- Supernature — CerroneNo. 90
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.