Top 100 songs for August 19, 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, “Hollywood Nights” by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band rises from No. 78 to No. 38. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Hollywood Nights — Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Bandup 40 places, No. 78 → No. 38
- Oh! Darling — Robin Gibbup 28 places, No. 68 → No. 40
- Right Down The Line — Gerry Raffertyup 27 places, No. 79 → No. 52
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- Don't Look Back — BostonNo. 62
- Back In The U.s.a. — Linda RonstadtNo. 72
- You — The McCrarysNo. 80
- Devoted To You — Carly Simon & James TaylorNo. 82
- Badlands — Bruce SpringsteenNo. 84
- Dance (Disco Heat) — SylvesterNo. 87
- Holding On (When Love Is Gone) — L.T.D.No. 88
- Lights — JourneyNo. 89
- Long Hot Summer Nights — Wendy WaldmanNo. 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.