Top 100 songs for August 5, 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 “Miss You” by The Rolling Stones. Meanwhile, “Got To Get You Into My Life” by Earth, Wind & Fire rises from No. 69 to No. 39. 7 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Got To Get You Into My Life — Earth, Wind & Fireup 30 places, No. 69 → No. 39
- Reminiscing — Little River Bandup 25 places, No. 81 → No. 56
- A Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy — The Kinksup 18 places, No. 75 → No. 57
New to this week’s Top 10
- Hot Blooded — ForeignerNo. 8
New to this week’s Top 40
- Kiss You All Over — ExileNo. 27
- You And I — Rick JamesNo. 33
- Hot Child In The City — Nick GilderNo. 34
- You're A Part Of Me — Gene Cotton With Kim CarnesNo. 38
- Got To Get You Into My Life — Earth, Wind & FireNo. 39
- Love Is In The Air — John Paul YoungNo. 40
First-week entries
- Summer Nights — John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John & CastNo. 66
- Come Together — AerosmithNo. 81
- You Never Done It Like That — Captain & TennilleNo. 83
- Arms Of Mary — ChilliwackNo. 84
- I Will Still Love You — StoneboltNo. 86
- She Loves To Be In Love — CharlieNo. 88
- Raise A Little Hell — TrooperNo. 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.