Top 100 songs for November 4, 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 “You Needed Me” by Anne Murray. Meanwhile, “(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away” by Andy Gibb rises from No. 46 to No. 26. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- (Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away — Andy Gibbup 20 places, No. 46 → No. 26
- Alive Again — Chicagoup 19 places, No. 40 → No. 21
- You Don't Bring Me Flowers — Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamondup 17 places, No. 48 → No. 31
New to this week’s Top 10
- Beast Of Burden — The Rolling StonesNo. 9
- Get Off — FoxyNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- My Life — Billy JoelNo. 69
- Blame It On The Boogie — The JacksonsNo. 82
- Mary Jane — Rick JamesNo. 83
- The Gambler — Kenny RogersNo. 84
- Hold Me, Touch Me — Paul StanleyNo. 85
- Love Me Again — Rita CoolidgeNo. 87
- Driftwood — The Moody BluesNo. 89
- Take Me To The River — Talking HeadsNo. 91
- (You Got To Walk And) Don't Look Back — Peter Tosh with Mick JaggerNo. 93
- Only You — Loleatta Holloway And Bunny SiglerNo. 95
- Soft And Wet — PrinceNo. 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.