Top 100 songs for October 14, 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 “Kiss You All Over” by Exile. Meanwhile, “Time Passages” by Al Stewart rises from No. 75 to No. 50. 7 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Time Passages — Al Stewartup 25 places, No. 75 → No. 50
- Raining In My Heart — Leo Sayerup 15 places, No. 78 → No. 63
- I Just Wanna Stop — Gino Vannelliup 14 places, No. 43 → No. 29
New to this week’s Top 40
- I Just Wanna Stop — Gino VannelliNo. 29
- Sharing The Night Together — Dr. HookNo. 37
- London Town — WingsNo. 39
First-week entries
- (Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away — Andy GibbNo. 70
- The Power Of Gold — Dan Fogelberg/Tim WeisbergNo. 82
- Hot Summer Nights — Walter EganNo. 84
- Promises — Eric Clapton And His BandNo. 85
- New York Groove — Ace FrehleyNo. 87
- Instant Replay — Dan HartmanNo. 88
- Take Me I'm Yours — Michael HendersonNo. 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.