The top 40 from the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending July 1, 1978. What's good? What's bad?

This Week * Last Week * Total Weeks * Title * Artist
01 * 01 * 12 * Shadow Dancing * Andy Gibb
02 * 02 * 11 * Baker Street * Gerry Rafferty
03 * 03 * 15 * It's a Heartache * Bonnie Tyler
04 * 05 * 11 * Take a Chance on Me * Abba
05 * 07 * 10 * Use Ta Be My Girl * O'Jays
06 * 06 * 12 * You Belong to Me * Carly Simon
07 * 09 * 08 * Still the Same * Bob Seger
08 * 08 * 20 * Love is Like Oxygen * Sweet
09 * 10 * 18 * Dance With Me * Peter Brown
10 * 11 * 09 * The Groove Line * Heatwave
11 * 04 * 14 * You're the One That I Want * John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
12 * 12 * 16 * Two Out of Three Ain't Bad * Meat Loaf
13 * 13 * 13 * Because the Night * Patti Smith
14 * 25 * 06 * Miss You * Rolling Stones
15 * 17 * 11 * Bluer Than Blue * Michael Johnson
16 * 16 * 15 * Every Kinda People * Robert Palmer
17 * 20 * 08 * Last Dance * Donna Summer
18 * 18 * 12 * You're the Love * Seals & Crofts
19 * 19 * 09 * Even Now * Barry Manilow
20 * 14 * 14 * Too Much, Too Little, Too Late * Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams
21 * 27 * 08 * Wonderful Tonight * Eric Clapton
22 * 22 * 10 * I Was Only Joking * Rod Stewart
23 * 23 * 11 * Follow You, Follow Me * Genesis
24 * 29 * 17 * I Can't Stand the Rain * Eruption
25 * 30 * 08 * Only the Good Die Young * Billy Joel
26 * 31 * 06 * Grease * Frankie Valli
27 * 15 * 21 * Feels So Good * Chuck Mangione
28 * 35 * 06 * Runaway * Jefferson Starship
29 * 34 * 09 * Thank God It's Friday * Love and Kisses
30 * 44 * 05 * Love Will Find a Way * Pablo Cruise
31 * 50 * 04 * Life's Been Good * Joe Walsh
32 * 41 * 11 * Chattanooga Choo Choo * Tuxedo Junction
33 * 40 * 07 * If Ever I See You Again * Roberta Flack
34 * 42 * 05 * FM * Steely Dan
35 * 36 * 08 * It's the Same Old Song * KC & The Sunshine Band
36 * 37 * 07 * Stone Blue * Foghat
37 * 43 * 05 * My Angel Baby * Toby Beau
38 * 45 * 05 * Hot Love, Cold World * Bob Welch
39 * 46 * 06 * Magnet and Steel * Walter Egan
40 * 51 * 03 * Songbird * Barbra Streisand

Love these ones:
01 * 01 * 12 * Shadow Dancing * Andy Gibb
02 * 02 * 11 * Baker Street * Gerry Rafferty
03 * 03 * 15 * It's a Heartache * Bonnie Tyler
05 * 07 * 10 * Use Ta Be My Girl * O'Jays
06 * 06 * 12 * You Belong to Me * Carly Simon
07 * 09 * 08 * Still the Same * Bob Seger
10 * 11 * 09 * The Groove Line * Heatwave
13 * 13 * 13 * Because the Night * Patti Smith
14 * 25 * 06 * Miss You * Rolling Stones
16 * 16 * 15 * Every Kinda People * Robert Palmer
17 * 20 * 08 * Last Dance * Donna Summer
18 * 18 * 12 * You're the Love * Seals & Crofts
19 * 19 * 09 * Even Now * Barry Manilow
20 * 14 * 14 * Too Much, Too Little, Too Late * Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams
21 * 27 * 08 * Wonderful Tonight * Eric Clapton
22 * 22 * 10 * I Was Only Joking * Rod Stewart
23 * 23 * 11 * Follow You, Follow Me * Genesis
27 * 15 * 21 * Feels So Good * Chuck Mangione
28 * 35 * 06 * Runaway * Jefferson Starship
29 * 34 * 09 * Thank God It's Friday * Love and Kisses
33 * 40 * 07 * If Ever I See You Again * Roberta Flack
34 * 42 * 05 * FM * Steely Dan
35 * 36 * 08 * It's the Same Old Song * KC & The Sunshine Band


Don't like these ones:
04 * 05 * 11 * Take a Chance on Me * Abba
09 * 10 * 18 * Dance With Me * Peter Brown
11 * 04 * 14 * You're the One That I Want * John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
12 * 12 * 16 * Two Out of Three Ain't Bad * Meat Loaf
25 * 30 * 08 * Only the Good Die Young * Billy Joel
26 * 31 * 06 * Grease * Frankie Valli
32 * 41 * 11 * Chattanooga Choo Choo * Tuxedo Junction


Not all that familiar with these:
08 * 08 * 20 * Love is Like Oxygen * Sweet
15 * 17 * 11 * Bluer Than Blue * Michael Johnson
24 * 29 * 17 * I Can't Stand the Rain * Eruption
30 * 44 * 05 * Love Will Find a Way * Pablo Cruise
31 * 50 * 04 * Life's Been Good * Joe Walsh
36 * 37 * 07 * Stone Blue * Foghat
37 * 43 * 05 * My Angel Baby * Toby Beau
38 * 45 * 05 * Hot Love, Cold World * Bob Welch
39 * 46 * 06 * Magnet and Steel * Walter Egan
40 * 51 * 03 * Songbird * Barbra Streisand

RipHer2Shreds said:

That song is dope.

God, we always had fucking awful taste.

Because the Night * Patti Smith

love that f*cking song!!

lilgish said:

Ithink that was my favorite song from "Grease". The list overall is great. I mean, "Miss You", "Because The Night", "Last Dance", "You Belong To Me"....very good stuff.

RipHer2Shreds said:

Tight

Shadow Dancing kicks ass!

Nearly EVERY song on that chart is superb! Man,I really,really,really miss the 70s.Here are the best songs on that chart,imo:

"Shadow Dancing" by Andy Gibb---the first 45 single I bought with my own money
"Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty
"Use Ta Be My Girl" by the Ojays
"You Belong To Me" by Carly Simon
"Still The Same" by Bob Seger
"The Groove Line" by Heatwave
"Miss You" by the Rolling Stones
"Last Dance" by Donna Summer
"You're The Love" by Seals and Crofts
"Runaway" by Jefferson Starship
"Bluer Than Blue" by Michael Johnson
"Only The Good Die Young" by Billy Joel
"Magnet and Steel" by Walter Egan
"My Angel Baby" by Toby Bleu
"Love Will Find A Way" by Pablo Cruise
"Grease" by Frankie Valli
"You're The One That I Want" by John Travolta and Olivia Newton John
"Too Much,Too Little,Too Late" by Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams
"Love Is Like Oxygen" by Sweet"


compare this chart to the crappy songs of today.Makes you sad,doesn't it?

PurpleHeeler said:

I LOVE THAT SONG!!

do it light,takin' me through me the night
shadow dancing,baby you do it right (uh huh)
give me more,drag me across the floor
shadow dancing,all this and nothing more


back in the day,we had songs with real hooks and melody.Listen to "Shadow Dancing" once and the chorus is in your head all day long.

RipHer2Shreds said:

Are you serious?? You don't know these songs??

***"Love Is Like Oxygen" is an excellent rock song with a memorable guitar hook (sampled by Sugar Ray on their 2003 single "Mr.Bartender(It's So Easy") and catchy chorus:

Love is like oxygen
you get too much,you get too high
not enough and you're gonna die
love gets you high


***My mother had the 45 of "Bluer Than Blue".It's a beautiful adult contemporary ballad with extremely sad lyrics...

I'm bluer than blue,sadder than sad
you're the only life this empty room has ever had
life without you is gonna be bluer than blue

***"I Can't Stand The Rain" is a disco-ish remake of the early 70s R&B classic by Ann Peebles.

***You don't know "Love Will Find A Way" by Pablo Cruise?? Dan,please go out and get a compilation by Pablo Cruise,trust me,you won't regret it!

***"Life's Been Good" is a silly song by one of the Eagles.The lyrics are hilarious it's more like a novelty song

***"My Angel Baby" is one of my favorites...a nice,late-70s ballad with a sparkling arrangement and a soaring chorus:

what's breaking is my heart
I can read between the lines
It's tearing me apart
You've got leaving on your mind

but you're my Angel baby
you're my Angel baby
yes,you're my Angel baby
for the rest of the night

***"Magnet and Steel" is one of the best songs of the 70s,period!! I once did a thread about this song.It's just simply superb,a perfect song! I'm demanding that you go out and find this song!!

DavidEye said:

The lyrics are funny because it's really a Joe Walsh solo tune...



...that The Eagles perform since he's in the band.

It sounds like a novelty tune within the context of other Eagles material.
But it's classic Joe Walsh. He's got a good sense of humor.


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theAudience said:

speaking of Joe Walsh,I recall his 1983 single "Space Age Whiz Kids",which I really liked alot.The video was all over MTV that summer,but when I mention this song to people,they have no idea what I'm talking about I guess it bombed as a single

DavidEye said:

Another example of Wacky Walsh humor.
Never saw the video, but if he had anything to do with it i'm sure it was a hoot.

I've liked his songwriting all the way back...



...to the James Gang era.


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Like:
Shadow Dancing * Andy Gibb
Baker Street * Gerry Rafferty
Use Ta Be My Girl * O'Jays
You Belong to Me * Carly Simon
Still the Same * Bob Seger
Dance With Me * Peter Brown
The Groove Line * Heatwave
Miss You * Rolling Stones
Bluer Than Blue * Michael Johnson
Every Kinda People * Robert Palmer
Last Dance * Donna Summer
Even Now * Barry Manilow
Too Much, Too Little, Too Late * Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams
Wonderful Tonight * Eric Clapton
Grease * Frankie Valli
Feels So Good * Chuck Mangione
Love Will Find a Way * Pablo Cruise
Life's Been Good * Joe Walsh
If Ever I See You Again * Roberta Flack
FM * Steely Dan


Dislike:
It's a Heartache * Bonnie Tyler
Take a Chance on Me * Abba
You're the One That I Want * John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
I Can't Stand the Rain * Eruption
Only the Good Die Young * Billy Joel
Runaway * Jefferson Starship
Thank God It's Friday * Love and Kisses
Chattanooga Choo Choo * Tuxedo Junction
It's the Same Old Song * KC & The Sunshine Band
Hot Love, Cold World * Bob Welch
Magnet and Steel * Walter Egan


Indifferent:
Love is Like Oxygen * Sweet
Two Out of Three Ain't Bad * Meat Loaf
Because the Night * Patti Smith
You're the Love * Seals & Crofts
I Was Only Joking * Rod Stewart
Follow You, Follow Me * Genesis
Stone Blue * Foghat
My Angel Baby * Toby Beau
Songbird * Barbra Streisand


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by 1978,many artists were adding a little "disco" to their songs.Seals and Crofts were a soft rock band,but their 1978 single "You're The Love" can be considered light disco,while The Rolling Stones added a cool disco beat to their 1978 single "Miss You".

I'll find the songs I said I wasn't familiar with to see if I know them. I'm sure there are a few I know by ear and not by title. Of course, I know I Can't Stand the Rain, but I don't think I want to know the Eruption disco version.

I'm missing 'Disco Duck' here

GeorgeWBush said:

it's from 1976

DavidEye said:

Don't mind him. He's obsessed with that song lately.

DavidEye said:

if you say so. most likely I can't remember because I was kinda in those days
[Edited 6/26/06 6:10am]

RipHer2Shreds said:

Eruption's version of "I Can't Stand The Rain" isn't bad,but yeah,you're better off sticking to the original incidentally,alot of soul purists hated what Amii Stewart did to "Knock On Wood",but I adore her version.

lilgish said:

We take the pressure and we throw away
conventionality belongs to yesterday
There is a chance that we can make it so far
we start believing now
that we can be who we are
Grease is the word...


I'm gonna have to pull out the "Grease" soundtrack.Takes me right back to that magical summer of '78!

God the 70's were so fucking cool, turn on the radio and you never heard one bad song..EVER..!!

DavidEye said:

I just listened to it, and, no, I didn't know it. It's just okay. Similar to 10CC but not as good!


I did know this one. Good one.

RipHer2Shreds said:

are you familiar with Pablo Cruise's other big hit "Whatcha Gonna Do" (1977)? That's a GREAT song too.

RipHer2Shreds said:

I think the song is very ELO-ish.

DavidEye said:

I do know it, and I like it. For the longest time, I thought it was Little River Band.

RipHer2Shreds said:

Little River Band?? you're funny

DavidEye said:

Jimmy James also wanted to use it as his campaign slogan when he ran for President on NewsRadio.

OK, I'll be the first to admit I like "Take a Chance on Me."