WABC MusicRadio 77 Weekly Survey 21 March 1978
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Survey collected and contributed by Ken Williamson
Additional detail provided by Tom Natoli
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TW LW 1. Stayin' Alive - The Bee Gees (RSO) *8 weeks #1* 1 2. Night Fever - The Bee Gees (RSO) 2 3. Emotion - Samantha Sang (Private Stock) 3 4. Can't Smile Without You - Barry Manilow (Arista) 7 5. (Love Is) Thicker Than Water - Andy Gibb (RSO) 4 6. Sometimes When We Touch - Dan Hill (20th Century) 5 7. Just the Way You Are - Billy Joel (Columbia) 6 8. Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton (RSO) 8 9. Jack and Jill - Raydio (Arista) 10 10. If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman (RSO) 25 11. Our Love - Natalie Cole (Capitol) 14 12. Baby Come Back - Player (RSO) 16 13. How Deep Is Your Love - The Bee Gees (RSO) 9 14. Thunder Island - Jay Ferguson (Asylum) 30 23. Dust In the Wind - Kansas (Kirshner) -- 24. I Go Crazy - Paul Davis (Bang) 24 31. Ebony Eyes - Bob Welch (Capitol) 31 32. Running On Empty - Jackson Browne (Asylum) -- 36. Always and Forever - Heatwave (Epic) -- 51. Falling - Leblanc & Carr (Big Tree) HP 59. Goodbye Girl - David Gates (Elektra) -- Here You Come Again - Dolly Parton (RCA) You're In My Heart - Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers) Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) - Chic (Atlantic) We Are the Champions - Queen (Elektra) Theme from Close Encounters - Meco (Millennium) Album Cuts: More Than A Woman - The Bee Gees (RSO) Disco Inferno - The Trammps (RSO) Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) - Billy Joel (Columbia) THE TOP TEN ALBUMS: Saturday Night Fever - Original Movie Soundtrack (RSO) The Stranger - Billy Joel (Columbia) Even Now - Barry Manilow (Arista) Slowhand - Eric Clapton (RSO) Running On Empty - Jackson Browne (Asylum) Aja - Steely Dan (ABC) Foot Loose and Fancy Free - Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers) The Grand Illusion - Styx (A&M) Weekend In L.A. - George Benson (Warner Brothers) News of the World - Queen (Elektra) SPECIAL NOTE: "Baby Come Back" by Player was re-added to the current survey, due to local sales figures placing it at #12 (it had been placed in the permanent/gold library the previous week, even though it was still on the current survey at #16). "Dust In the Wind," "Running On Empty," "Always and Forever," and "Goodbye Girl" were added based exclusively on their national chart strength, according to the weekly music meeting memo.
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