POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 9, 1978
1

Le Freak

Chic

↑ 3

Peak: 1 • 25 wks • Prev: 4

2

MacArthur Park

Donna Summer

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Peak: 1 • 20 wks • Prev: 2

3

You Don't Bring Me Flowers

Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond

↓ 2

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 1

4

I Just Wanna Stop

Gino Vannelli

↑ 1

Peak: 4 • 21 wks • Prev: 5

5

How Much I Feel

Ambrosia

↓ 2

Peak: 3 • 21 wks • Prev: 3

6

I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'round)

Alicia Bridges

↑ 1

Peak: 5 • 31 wks • Prev: 7

7

Time Passages

Al Stewart

↑ 1

Peak: 7 • 18 wks • Prev: 8

8

My Life

Billy Joel

↑ 1

Peak: 3 • 19 wks • Prev: 9

9

Sharing The Night Together

Dr. Hook

↑ 1

Peak: 6 • 22 wks • Prev: 10

10

(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away

Andy Gibb

↑ 1

Peak: 9 • 18 wks • Prev: 11

11

Strange Way

Firefall

↑ 1

Peak: 11 • 19 wks • Prev: 12

12

Too Much Heaven

Bee Gees

↑ 4

Peak: 1 • 21 wks • Prev: 16

14

Alive Again

Chicago

—

Peak: 14 • 13 wks • Prev: 14

15

Hold The Line

Toto

↑ 3

Peak: 5 • 21 wks • Prev: 18

15

Y.M.C.A.

Village People

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Peak: 2 • 26 wks • Prev: 15

16

Straight On

Heart

↑ 1

Peak: 15 • 18 wks • Prev: 17

17

Double Vision

Foreigner

↓ 11

Peak: 2 • 20 wks • Prev: 6

18

Sweet Life

Paul Davis

↑ 2

Peak: 17 • 21 wks • Prev: 20

19

Change Of Heart

Eric Carmen

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Peak: 19 • 16 wks • Prev: 19

20

How You Gonna See Me Now

Alice Cooper

↑ 2

Peak: 12 • 16 wks • Prev: 22

21

Don't Want To Live Without It

Pablo Cruise

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Peak: 21 • 16 wks • Prev: 21

22

Ooh Baby Baby

Linda Ronstadt

↑ 2

Peak: 7 • 16 wks • Prev: 24

23

Part-Time Love

Elton John

↑ 4

Peak: 22 • 10 wks • Prev: 27

24

The Power Of Gold

Dan Fogelberg/Tim Weisberg

↑ 1

Peak: 24 • 14 wks • Prev: 25

25

We've Got Tonight

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

↑ 4

Peak: 13 • 17 wks • Prev: 29

26

Promises

Eric Clapton And His Band

↑ 6

Peak: 9 • 18 wks • Prev: 32

27

I'm Every Woman

Chaka Khan

↑ 3

Peak: 21 • 16 wks • Prev: 30

28

You Needed Me

Anne Murray

↓ 15

Peak: 1 • 26 wks • Prev: 13

29

Ready To Take A Chance Again

Barry Manilow

↓ 6

Peak: 11 • 16 wks • Prev: 23

30

New York Groove

Ace Frehley

↑ 4

Peak: 13 • 21 wks • Prev: 34

31

Bicycle Race/Fat Bottomed Girls

Queen

↑ 10

Peak: 24 • 12 wks • Prev: 41

32

Every 1's A Winner

Hot Chocolate

↑ 6

Peak: 6 • 18 wks • Prev: 38

33

Run For Home

Lindisfarne

↑ 4

Peak: 33 • 14 wks • Prev: 37

34

You Never Done It Like That

Captain & Tennille

↓ 8

Peak: 10 • 22 wks • Prev: 26

35

A Little More Love

Olivia Newton-John

↑ 17

Peak: 3 • 20 wks • Prev: 52

36

There'll Never Be

Switch

↑ 3

Peak: 36 • 13 wks • Prev: 39

37

Instant Replay

Dan Hartman

↑ 3

Peak: 29 • 17 wks • Prev: 40

38

Can You Fool

Glen Campbell

↑ 4

Peak: 38 • 11 wks • Prev: 42

39

My Best Friend's Girl

The Cars

↑ 5

Peak: 35 • 15 wks • Prev: 44

40

I Was Made For Dancin'

Leif Garrett

↑ 10

Peak: 10 • 21 wks • Prev: 50

41

Fire

The Pointer Sisters

↑ 10

Peak: 2 • 23 wks • Prev: 51

42

I Will Be In Love With You

Livingston Taylor

↑ 5

Peak: 30 • 14 wks • Prev: 47

43

Fun Time

Joe Cocker

—

Peak: 43 • 8 wks • Prev: 43

44

Here Comes The Night

Nick Gilder

↑ 2

Peak: 44 • 8 wks • Prev: 46

45

Don't Hold Back

Chanson

↑ 4

Peak: 21 • 16 wks • Prev: 49

46

The Gambler

Kenny Rogers

↑ 7

Peak: 16 • 22 wks • Prev: 53

47

Forever Autumn

Justin Hayward

↑ 1

Peak: 47 • 13 wks • Prev: 48

48

Take Me To The River

Talking Heads

↑ 8

Peak: 26 • 17 wks • Prev: 56

49

September

Earth, Wind & Fire

↑ 9

Peak: 8 • 17 wks • Prev: 58

50

A Man I'll Never Be

Boston

↑ 10

Peak: 31 • 12 wks • Prev: 60

51

Lotta Love

Nicolette Larson

↑ 25

Peak: 8 • 19 wks • Prev: 76

52

Mary Jane

Rick James

↑ 3

Peak: 41 • 12 wks • Prev: 55

53

Hold Me, Touch Me

Paul Stanley

↑ 4

Peak: 46 • 12 wks • Prev: 57

54

Shake It

Ian Matthews

↑ 12

Peak: 13 • 19 wks • Prev: 66

55

One Last Kiss

The J. Geils Band

↑ 10

Peak: 35 • 13 wks • Prev: 65

56

Don't Cry Out Loud

Melissa Manchester

↑ 11

Peak: 10 • 23 wks • Prev: 67

57

This Is Love

Paul Anka

↓ 22

Peak: 35 • 11 wks • Prev: 35

58

Home And Dry

Gerry Rafferty

↑ 21

Peak: 28 • 13 wks • Prev: 79

59

Driftwood

The Moody Blues

↑ 4

Peak: 59 • 7 wks • Prev: 63

60

You Thrill Me

Exile

↑ 10

Peak: 40 • 11 wks • Prev: 70

61

In The Bush

Musique

↑ 1

Peak: 58 • 13 wks • Prev: 62

62

You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth

Meat Loaf

↑ 2

Peak: 39 • 13 wks • Prev: 64

63

Hot Child In The City

Nick Gilder

↓ 35

Peak: 1 • 31 wks • Prev: 28

64

One Nation Under A Groove - Part I

Funkadelic

↓ 31

Peak: 28 • 14 wks • Prev: 33

65

Dance (Disco Heat)

Sylvester

↓ 34

Peak: 19 • 18 wks • Prev: 31

66

Got To Be Real

Cheryl Lynn

↑ 12

Peak: 12 • 18 wks • Prev: 78

67

The Dream Never Dies

Cooper Brothers

↑ 2

Peak: 48 • 13 wks • Prev: 69

68

Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)

Styx

↓ 32

Peak: 21 • 14 wks • Prev: 36

69

Your Sweetness Is My Weakness

Barry White

↑ 6

Peak: 60 • 9 wks • Prev: 75

70

Well All Right

Santana

↑ 2

Peak: 69 • 8 wks • Prev: 72

71

Cuz It's You, Girl

James Walsh Gypsy Band

↑ 2

Peak: 71 • 7 wks • Prev: 73

72

Kiss You All Over

Exile

↓ 27

Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 45

73

Radioactive

Gene Simmons

↑ 11

Peak: 47 • 8 wks • Prev: 84

74

On The Shelf

Donny & Marie Osmond

—

Peak: 38 • 10 wks • Prev: 74

75

Got To Have Loving

Don Ray

↑ 2

Peak: 44 • 16 wks • Prev: 77

76

Miles Away

Fotomaker

↑ 9

Peak: 63 • 6 wks • Prev: 85

77

Easy Driver

Kenny Loggins

↑ 9

Peak: 60 • 8 wks • Prev: 86

78

Please Come Home For Christmas

Eagles

★ NEW

Peak: 18 • 17 wks

79

You've Really Got A Hold On Me

Eddie Money

↑ 4

Peak: 72 • 8 wks • Prev: 83

80

Light The Sky On Fire

Jefferson Starship

↑ 10

Peak: 66 • 6 wks • Prev: 90

81

Love Don't Live Here Anymore

Rose Royce

★ NEW

Peak: 32 • 11 wks

82

You Need A Woman Tonight

Captain & Tennille

★ NEW

Peak: 40 • 10 wks

83

I Believe You

Carpenters

★ NEW

Peak: 68 • 5 wks

85

I Don't Wanna Lose You

Daryl Hall & John Oates

★ NEW

Peak: 42 • 10 wks

86

Soul Man

Blues Brothers

★ NEW

Peak: 14 • 15 wks

87

The Wedding Song (There Is Love)

Mary Macgregor

↑ 5

Peak: 81 • 4 wks • Prev: 92

88

Baby I'm Burnin'

Dolly Parton

★ NEW

Peak: 25 • 14 wks

89

Free Me From My Freedom/Tie Me To A Tree (Handcuff Me)

Bonnie Pointer

—

Peak: 58 • 14 wks • Prev: 89

90

Lost In Your Love

John Paul Young

★ NEW

Peak: 55 • 9 wks

91

Let The Song Last Forever

Dan Hill

↑ 2

Peak: 91 • 3 wks • Prev: 93

92

Dancing In The City

Marshall Hain

★ NEW

Peak: 43 • 11 wks

93

Blame It On The Boogie

The Jacksons

↓ 39

Peak: 54 • 6 wks • Prev: 54

94

Everybody Needs Love

Stephen Bishop

↓ 35

Peak: 32 • 13 wks • Prev: 59

95

Whenever I Call You "Friend"

Kenny Loggins

↓ 34

Peak: 5 • 20 wks • Prev: 61

96

Get Off

Foxy

—

Peak: 9 • 21 wks • Prev: 96

97

Love Me Again

Rita Coolidge

↓ 29

Peak: 68 • 7 wks • Prev: 68

98

Hot Shot

Karen Young

↓ 18

Peak: 67 • 13 wks • Prev: 80

99

#1 Dee Jay

Goody Goody

↓ 17

Peak: 82 • 5 wks • Prev: 82

100

Reminiscing

Little River Band

—

Peak: 3 • 20 wks • Prev: 100

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