Billboard Top 100: January 1978

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The Cut Music crew rolls the dice and lands in January 1978—an era of disco, sci-fi fever, immaculate studio musicianship, and some wonderfully weird chart hits. Mike, Moosh, and Brad dig into songs that ruled the Billboard Hot 100, from Dolly Parton’s irresistible “Here You Come Again” to the cosmic disco of Meco, the genre-hopping drama of Styx, and the smooth brilliance of Steely Dan.

Along the way, they celebrate Karen Carpenter’s extraordinary musicianship, unpack Randy Newman’s “Short People,” find the spiritual fire in Earth, Wind & Fire, give Michael McDonald his flowers, and discover that Cheech & Chong’s “Bloat On” may be the most Brad song ever recorded. Close things out with Odyssey’s funky New York anthem—and enjoy plenty of tangents, bad jokes, and record-collector talk along the way.

Chapters:

00:00 Sponsored Ad
00:18 Preview
00:36 Billboard 1978?
04:45 Dolly Parton - Here You Come Again
13:31 Meco - Close Encounters of the Third Kind
18:54 Randy Newman - Short People
25:04 Styx - Come Sail Away
30:56 The Carpenters - Calling All Occupants of Interplanetary Craft
36:37 Earth Wind & Fire - Serpentine Fire
44:26 Steely Dan - Peg
50:31 Cheech & Chong - Bloat On
01:00:33 Odyssey - Native New Yorker
01:04:06 Wrap Up