Top 100 songs for December 16, 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 Don't Bring Me Flowers” by Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond. Meanwhile, “Please Come Home For Christmas” by Eagles rises from No. 78 to No. 45. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Please Come Home For Christmas — Eaglesup 33 places, No. 78 → No. 45
- Shake It — Ian Matthewsup 24 places, No. 54 → No. 30
- September — Earth, Wind & Fireup 18 places, No. 49 → No. 31
New to this week’s Top 10
- Too Much Heaven — Bee GeesNo. 3
New to this week’s Top 40
- Shake It — Ian MatthewsNo. 30
- September — Earth, Wind & FireNo. 31
- Fire — The Pointer SistersNo. 32
- I Will Be In Love With You — Livingston TaylorNo. 39
- Don't Hold Back — ChansonNo. 40
First-week entries
- Somewhere In The Night — Barry ManilowNo. 75
- Shattered — The Rolling StonesNo. 78
- Dancin' Shoes — Nigel OlssonNo. 79
- Silver Lining — PlayerNo. 82
- Shake Your Groove Thing — Peaches & HerbNo. 83
- I Will Survive — Gloria GaynorNo. 87
- Who Do Ya Love — KC And The Sunshine BandNo. 88
- Dancin' Shoes — Faith BandNo. 90
- I'm Gonna Make You Love Me — The BlendNo. 91
- A Little Lovin' (Keeps The Doctor Away) — The RaesNo. 93
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.