Top 100 songs for January 28, 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, “Shout It Out Loud” by KISS rises from No. 85 to No. 69. 8 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Shout It Out Loud — KISSup 16 places, No. 85 → No. 69
- Theme From "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind" — John Williamsup 15 places, No. 39 → No. 24
- The Way You Do The Things You Do — Rita Coolidgeup 15 places, No. 73 → No. 58
New to this week’s Top 10
- Just The Way You Are — Billy JoelNo. 9
- (Love Is) Thicker Than Water — Andy GibbNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Easy To Love — Leo SayerNo. 36
- Thunder Island — Jay FergusonNo. 37
- Street Corner Serenade — Wet WillieNo. 38
- The Name Of The Game — ABBANo. 39
- I Love You — Donna SummerNo. 40
First-week entries
- Poor Poor Pitiful Me — Linda RonstadtNo. 78
- Dust In The Wind — KansasNo. 81
- Ebony Eyes — Bob WelchNo. 88
- If I Can't Have You — Yvonne EllimanNo. 89
- You Really Got Me — Van HalenNo. 91
- Never Had A Love — Pablo CruiseNo. 94
- Ain't Gonna' Hurt Nobody — BrickNo. 96
- Theme Song From "Which Way Is Up" — StargardNo. 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.