Top 100 songs for October 28, 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 “Hot Child In The City” by Nick Gilder. Meanwhile, “Alive Again” by Chicago rises from No. 63 to No. 40. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Alive Again — Chicagoup 23 places, No. 63 → No. 40
- How You Gonna See Me Now — Alice Cooperup 17 places, No. 75 → No. 58
- (Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away — Andy Gibbup 15 places, No. 61 → No. 46
New to this week’s Top 10
- Double Vision — ForeignerNo. 7
- How Much I Feel — AmbrosiaNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
- Straight On — HeartNo. 32
- Strange Way — FirefallNo. 35
- Change Of Heart — Eric CarmenNo. 37
- Everybody Needs Love — Stephen BishopNo. 39
- Alive Again — ChicagoNo. 40
First-week entries
- You Don't Bring Me Flowers — Barbra Streisand & Neil DiamondNo. 48
- Le Freak — ChicNo. 82
- Here Comes The Night — Nick GilderNo. 83
- We've Got Tonight — Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet BandNo. 84
- Get Back — Billy PrestonNo. 86
- It's Over — Electric Light OrchestraNo. 90
- The Dream Never Dies — Cooper BrothersNo. 92
- Cuz It's You, Girl — James Walsh Gypsy BandNo. 94
- Dancing In Paradise — El CocoNo. 98
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.