Top 40 Trends

Every song, artist & show from Casey Kasem’s American Top 40 and Casey’s Top 40.

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American Top 40 — February 4, 1978

Host: Casey Kasem Songs on show: 42 Non-chart: 2

The February 4, 1978 American Top 40, hosted by Casey Kasem, included 42 songs. #1 was Stayin' Alive by Bee Gees. 4 songs debuted this week. 5 songs were in their final week on the chart. Also on the show: 2 extras (The Way We Were, You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine) .

On this show

  1. 40
    Always & Forever Heatwave
    Week 1 of 9 · Peaks #18
  2. 39
    Falling LeBlanc & Carr
    Week 1 of 9 · Peaks #14
  3. 38
    The Way You Do The Things You Do Rita Coolidge
    Week 1 of 7 · Peaks #20
  4. 37
    I Love You Donna Summer
    Week 2 of 3 · Peaks #37
  5. 36
    Easy To Love Leo Sayer
    Week 2 of 2 · Peaks #36
  6. 35
    The Name Of The Game Abba
    Week 2 of 9 · Peaks #12
  7. 34
    Street Corner Serenade Wet Willie
    Week 2 of 4 · Peaks #30
  8. 33
    Thunder Island Jay Ferguson
    Week 2 of 11 · Peaks #9
  9. 32
    You Light Up My Life Debby Boone
    Week 19 of 19 · Peak #1
  10. 31
    Happy Anniversary Little River Band
    Week 3 of 9 · Peaks #16
  11. 30
    Lovely Day Bill Withers
    Week 3 of 4 · Peaks #30
  12. 29
    Theme From 'Close Encounters' Meco
    Week 3 of 6 · Peaks #25
  13. Extra
    The Way We Were Barbra Streisand
  14. 28
    Lay Down Sally Eric Clapton
    Week 1 of 17 · Peaks #3
  15. 27
    Ffun Con Funk Shun
    Week 3 of 6 · Peaks #23
  16. 26
    Too Hot To Trot Commodores
    Week 4 of 7 · Peaks #24
  17. 25
    Here You Come Again Dolly Parton
    Week 11 of 11 · Peak #3
  18. 24
    Native New Yorker Odyssey
    Week 6 of 10 · Peaks #21
  19. 23
    Long, Long Way From Home Foreigner
    Week 4 of 8 · Peaks #20
  20. 22
    Theme From 'Close Encounters Of The Third Kind' John Williams
    Week 3 of 8 · Peaks #13
  21. 21
    What's Your Name Lynyrd Skynyrd
    Week 5 of 11 · Peaks #13
  22. 20
    Peg Steely Dan
    Week 5 of 11 · Peaks #11
  23. 19
    Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Santa Esmerelda
    Week 7 of 10 · Peaks #15
  24. 18
    Come Sail Away Styx
    Week 13 of 13 · Peak #8
  25. 17
    Desiree Neil Diamond
    Week 5 of 7 · Peaks #16
  26. 16
    I Go Crazy Paul Davis
    Week 13 of 22 · Peaks #7
  27. 15
    Slip Slidin' Away Paul Simon
    Week 12 of 12 · Peak #5
  28. 14
    Serpentine Fire Earth, Wind & Fire
    Week 9 of 11 · Peaks #13
  29. 13
    Turn To Stone Electric Light Orchestra
    Week 7 of 8 · Peaks #13
  30. 12
    Hey Deanie Shaun Cassidy
    Week 9 of 10 · Peak #7
  31. 11
    Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah) Chic
    Week 3 of 9 · Peaks #6
  32. 10
    Emotion Samantha Sang
    Week 5 of 16 · Peaks #3
  33. 9
    You're In My Heart Rod Stewart
    Week 9 of 13 · Peak #4
  34. 8
    Sometimes When We Touch Dan Hill
    Week 5 of 12 · Peaks #3
  35. 7
    How Deep Is Your Love Bee Gees
    Week 16 of 23 · Peak #1
  36. 6
    Just The Way You Are Billy Joel
    Week 7 of 14 · Peaks #3
  37. Extra
    You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine Lou Rawls
  38. 5
    Love Is Thicker Than Water Andy Gibb
    Week 7 of 18 · Peaks #1
  39. 4
    We Are The Champions Queen
    Week 9 of 15 · Peaks #4
  40. 3
    Baby Come Back Player
    Week 10 of 14 · Peak #1
  41. 2
    Short People Randy Newman
    Week 7 of 11 · Peaks #2
  42. 1
    Stayin' Alive Bee Gees
    Week 5 of 19 · Peaks #1

Debuts

Final week on chart

Chart history