Top 100 songs for May 13, 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 “If I Can't Have You” by Yvonne Elliman. Meanwhile, “Oh What A Night For Dancing” by Barry White rises from No. 75 to No. 59. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Oh What A Night For Dancing — Barry Whiteup 16 places, No. 75 → No. 59
- Baker Street — Gerry Raffertyup 13 places, No. 53 → No. 40
- Cheeseburger In Paradise — Jimmy Buffettup 12 places, No. 63 → No. 51
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Because The Night — Patti Smith GroupNo. 37
- Heartless — HeartNo. 39
- Baker Street — Gerry RaffertyNo. 40
First-week entries
- Still The Same — Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet BandNo. 73
- Only The Good Die Young — Billy JoelNo. 74
- Roll With The Changes — REO SpeedwagonNo. 80
- Wonderful Tonight — Eric ClaptonNo. 82
- It's The Same Old Song — KC And The Sunshine BandNo. 83
- Last Dance — Donna SummerNo. 85
- I Want You To Be Mine — KayakNo. 86
- It's Late — QueenNo. 87
- Stay Awhile — Continental MiniaturesNo. 92
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.