Top 100 songs for May 6, 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 “Night Fever” by Bee Gees. Meanwhile, “You Belong To Me” by Carly Simon rises from No. 58 to No. 31. 7 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- You Belong To Me — Carly Simonup 27 places, No. 58 → No. 31
- Take A Chance On Me — ABBAup 20 places, No. 50 → No. 30
- I Want To Live — John Denverup 17 places, No. 82 → No. 65
New to this week’s Top 10
- Count On Me — Jefferson StarshipNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Take A Chance On Me — ABBANo. 30
- You Belong To Me — Carly SimonNo. 31
- Deacon Blues — Steely DanNo. 38
- Every Kinda People — Robert PalmerNo. 39
- Dance With Me — Peter Brown With Betty WrightNo. 40
First-week entries
- The Groove Line — HeatwaveNo. 70
- Even Now — Barry ManilowNo. 76
- Thank God It's Friday — Love And KissesNo. 85
- You Got It — Diana RossNo. 87
- You Keep Me Dancing — Samantha SangNo. 88
- Weekend Lover — OdysseyNo. 89
- Runnin' With The Devil — Van HalenNo. 93
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.