Top 100 songs for August 12, 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 “Three Times A Lady” by Commodores. Meanwhile, “Reminiscing” by Little River Band rises from No. 56 to No. 34. 13 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Reminiscing — Little River Bandup 22 places, No. 56 → No. 34
- Summer Nights — John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John & Castup 20 places, No. 66 → No. 46
- Steppin' In A Slide Zone — The Moody Bluesup 16 places, No. 76 → No. 60
New to this week’s Top 10
- Boogie Oogie Oogie — A Taste Of HoneyNo. 6
- Copacabana (at The Copa) — Barry ManilowNo. 8
- Magnet And Steel — Walter EganNo. 9
- An Everlasting Love — Andy GibbNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Reminiscing — Little River BandNo. 34
- Just What I Needed — The CarsNo. 39
- Close The Door — Teddy PendergrassNo. 40
First-week entries
- Oh! Darling — Robin GibbNo. 68
- Hollywood Nights — Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet BandNo. 78
- Right Down The Line — Gerry RaffertyNo. 79
- 5.7.0.5. — City BoyNo. 81
- Paradise By The Dashboard Light — Meat LoafNo. 82
- California Nights — SweetNo. 83
- She's Always A Woman — Billy JoelNo. 84
- Almost Like Being In Love — Michael JohnsonNo. 86
- Blame It On The Boogie — Mick JacksonNo. 87
- Livingston Saturday Night — Jimmy BuffettNo. 90
- All I See Is Your Face — Dan HillNo. 92
- Back In My Arms Again — Genya RavanNo. 94
- Took The Last Train — David GatesNo. 96
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.