WABC MusicRadio 77 Weekly Survey 5 September 1978

Courtesy of the WABC Musicradio 77 Internet Web Site
www.musicradio77.com



Survey collected and contributed by Ken Williamson
Additional detail provided by Tom Natoli
For more information contact Allan Sniffen

                                                                                                                                     
                                                                  
 TW                                                             LW
  1. Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste of Honey (Capitol) *1 week #1* 2
  2. Grease - Frankie Valli (RSO)                                1
  3. Three Times a Lady - The Commodores (Motown)                3
  4. Miss You - The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)              4
  5. Hopelessly Devoted to You - Olivia Newton-John (RSO)       11
  6. Love Will Find a Way - Pablo Cruise (A&M)                   7
  7. Shame - Evelyn "Champagne" King (RCA)                       9
  8. My Angel Baby - Toby Beau (RCA)                            12
  9. Hot Blooded - Foreigner (Atlantic)                          8
 10. Last Dance - Donna Summer (Casablanca)                      5
 11. Summer Nights - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (RSO)   14
 12. An Everlasting Love - Andy Gibb (RSO)                      13
 13. Fool (If You Think It's Over) - Chris Rea (United Artists) 24
 14. Get Off - Foxy (Dash)                                      10
                                                                  
 15. Copacabana (At the Copa) - Barry Manilow (Arista)           6
 17. Magnet and Steel - Walter Egan (Columbia)                  --
 19. You and I - Rick James (Gordy)                             --
 22. Got to Get You Into My Life - Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia)40
 29. Don't Look Back - Boston (Epic)                            --
 31. Hot Child In the City - Nick Gilder (Chrysalis)            --
 EX  En El Copa - Barry Manilow (Arista)                        --  
     You're the One That I Want -                                 
                       John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (RSO)   
     Two Out of Three Ain't Bad - Meat Loaf (Cleveland Int'l)     
     Use ta Be My Girl - The O'Jays (Philadelphia International)  
     Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb (RSO)                             
     Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty (United Artists)               
     Macho Man - The Village People (Casablanca)                  
                                                                  
                        THE TOP TEN ALBUMS:                       
     Grease - Original Movie Soundtrack (RSO)                     
     Some Girls - The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)             
     Don't Look Back - Boston (Epic)                              
     Double Vision - Foreigner (Atlantic)                         
     Bat Out of Hell - Meat Loaf (Cleveland International)        
     Who Are You - The Who (MCA)                                  
     Darkness On the Edge of Town - Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)  
     Worlds Away - Pablo Cruise (A&M)                             
     Stranger In Town -                                           
                   Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)   
     Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste of Honey (Capitol)  

  NOTE: "Kiss You All Over" by Exile (Warner Brothers) is in the
  Top 15 on WNBC and WXLO this week. The song is banned by WABC 
  until late October. 

  The survey debuted at 7PM on September 5th, late due to the
  Labor Day holiday.

  "En El Copa" is the Spanish version of "Copacabana". It is not
  on the printed list.

  

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