Top 100 songs for September 23, 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 “Boogie Oogie Oogie” by A Taste Of Honey. Meanwhile, “MacArthur Park” by Donna Summer rises from No. 75 to No. 50. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- MacArthur Park — Donna Summerup 25 places, No. 75 → No. 50
- Beast Of Burden — The Rolling Stonesup 17 places, No. 52 → No. 35
- Ready To Take A Chance Again — Barry Manilowup 17 places, No. 70 → No. 53
New to this week’s Top 10
- Hot Child In The City — Nick GilderNo. 9
- Reminiscing — Little River BandNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Beast Of Burden — The Rolling StonesNo. 35
- Josie — Steely DanNo. 36
- Almost Like Being In Love — Michael JohnsonNo. 37
- Devoted To You — Carly Simon & James TaylorNo. 38
- Heartbreaker — Dolly PartonNo. 40
First-week entries
- Double Vision — ForeignerNo. 67
- Straight On — HeartNo. 79
- Flying High — CommodoresNo. 85
- You Should Do It — Peter Brown With Betty WrightNo. 86
- Got To Have Loving — Don RayNo. 87
- Listen To Her Heart — Tom PettyNo. 88
- What Goes Up — The Alan Parsons ProjectNo. 89
- Brandy — The O'JaysNo. 90
- The Joker — SnailNo. 93
- When You Feel Love — Bob McgilpinNo. 94
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.