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American Top 40 — February 18, 1978

Host: Casey Kasem Songs on show: 41 Non-chart: 1

The February 18, 1978 American Top 40, hosted by Casey Kasem, included 41 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: 1 extra (You Haven't Done Nothin') .

On this show

  1. 40
    Breakdown Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
    Week 1 of 1 · Peaks #40
  2. 39
    Galaxy War
    Week 2 of 2 · Peaks #39
  3. 38
    Dust In The Wind Kansas
    Week 1 of 15 · Peaks #6
  4. 37
    Goodbye Girl David Gates
    Week 1 of 11 · Peaks #15
  5. 36
    Jack & Jill Raydio
    Week 2 of 16 · Peaks #8
  6. 35
    Our Love Natalie Cole
    Week 2 of 14 · Peaks #10
  7. 34
    Can't Smile Without You Barry Manilow
    Week 1 of 16 · Peaks #3
  8. 33
    Always & Forever Heatwave
    Week 3 of 9 · Peaks #18
  9. 32
    Falling LeBlanc & Carr
    Week 3 of 9 · Peaks #14
  10. 31
    Serpentine Fire Earth, Wind & Fire
    Week 11 of 11 · Peak #13
  11. 30
    Street Corner Serenade Wet Willie
    Week 4 of 4 · Peaks #30
  12. 29
    Wonderful World Art Garfunkel with James Taylor & Paul Simon
    Week 2 of 7 · Peaks #17
  13. 28
    The Way You Do The Things You Do Rita Coolidge
    Week 3 of 7 · Peaks #20
  14. 27
    Desiree Neil Diamond
    Week 7 of 7 · Peak #16
  15. 26
    Happy Anniversary Little River Band
    Week 5 of 9 · Peaks #16
  16. 25
    Theme From 'Close Encounters' Meco
    Week 5 of 6 · Peaks #25
  17. 24
    Too Hot To Trot Commodores
    Week 6 of 7 · Peaks #24
  18. 23
    Ffun Con Funk Shun
    Week 5 of 6 · Peaks #23
  19. 22
    The Name Of The Game Abba
    Week 4 of 9 · Peaks #12
  20. 21
    Native New Yorker Odyssey
    Week 8 of 10 · Peaks #21
  21. 20
    Long, Long Way From Home Foreigner
    Week 6 of 8 · Peaks #20
  22. 19
    Thunder Island Jay Ferguson
    Week 4 of 11 · Peaks #9
  23. 18
    What's Your Name Lynyrd Skynyrd
    Week 7 of 11 · Peaks #13
  24. 17
    Night Fever Bee Gees
    Week 2 of 18 · Peaks #1
  25. 16
    You're In My Heart Rod Stewart
    Week 11 of 13 · Peak #4
  26. 15
    Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Santa Esmerelda
    Week 9 of 10 · Peaks #15
  27. 14
    Theme From 'Close Encounters Of The Third Kind' John Williams
    Week 5 of 8 · Peaks #13
  28. 13
    Peg Steely Dan
    Week 7 of 11 · Peaks #11
  29. 12
    I Go Crazy Paul Davis
    Week 15 of 22 · Peaks #7
  30. 11
    Lay Down Sally Eric Clapton
    Week 3 of 17 · Peaks #3
  31. 10
    How Deep Is Your Love Bee Gees
    Week 18 of 23 · Peak #1
  32. 9
    Baby Come Back Player
    Week 12 of 14 · Peak #1
  33. 8
    Short People Randy Newman
    Week 9 of 11 · Peak #2
  34. 7
    Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah) Chic
    Week 5 of 9 · Peaks #6
  35. 6
    Emotion Samantha Sang
    Week 7 of 16 · Peaks #3
  36. 5
    Sometimes When We Touch Dan Hill
    Week 7 of 12 · Peaks #3
  37. 4
    We Are The Champions Queen
    Week 11 of 15 · Peaks #4
  38. Extra
    You Haven't Done Nothin' Stevie Wonder
  39. 3
    Just The Way You Are Billy Joel
    Week 9 of 14 · Peaks #3
  40. 2
    Love Is Thicker Than Water Andy Gibb
    Week 9 of 18 · Peaks #1
  41. 1
    Stayin' Alive Bee Gees
    Week 7 of 19 · Peaks #1

Debuts

Final week on chart

Chart history