| 1977 Electric Light Orchestra hit | 33 |
| 1977 ELO hit | 12 |
| 1977 film killer | 16 |
| 1977 film role that Geena turned down | 37 |
| 1977 film with two sequels | 26 |
| 1977 flick with the tagline "Terror just beneath the surface" | 71 |
| 1977 Foreigner hit | 18 |
| 1977 George Burns film | 22 |
| 1977 George Burns film that was "an almighty laugh" | 61 |
| 1977 George Burns movie | 23 |
| 1977 George Burns title role | 28 |
| 1977 George Burns/John Denver film | 34 |
| 1977 Grammy-winning Steely Dan album | 36 |
| 1977 Heisman Trophy winner Campbell | 35 |
| 1977 Herbert Ross film with 11 Oscar nominations and no wins | 60 |
| 1977 hit album by Steely Dan | 28 |
| 1977 hit for ELO | 16 |
| 1977 hit for the Babys | 22 |
| 1977 hit from George Clinton and Parliament | 43 |
| 1977 hockey movie that featured the Hanson Brothers | 51 |
| 1977 Indianapolis 500 winner | 28 |
| 1977 Jacqueline Bisset movie | 28 |
| 1977 James Brolin thriller | 26 |
| 1977 James Brolin thriller with the tagline "What EVIL drives ..." | 76 |
| 1977 James Taylor hit | 21 |
| 1977 John Denver movie | 22 |
| 1977 Johnny Cash song | 21 |
| 1977 Kenny Rogers hit | 21 |
| 1977 Knesset addresser | 22 |
| 1977 law school memoir | 22 |
| 1977 Linda Ronstadt hit | 23 |
| 1977 Liza Minnelli musical | 26 |
| 1977 medical novel | 18 |
| 1977 memoir set at Harvard | 26 |
| 1977 memoir with the subtitle "The Turbulent True Story of a First Year at Harvard Law School" | 104 |
| 1977 movie in which Bo Derek's leg is bitten off | 52 |
| 1977 movie starring Red as Hoagy | 32 |
| 1977 movie thriller with Bo Derek | 33 |
| 1977 Nobel laureate | 19 |
| 1977 Nobel physicist | 20 |
| 1977 Oscar actress | 18 |
| 1977 Oscar nominee for both Best Actor and Best Writing | 55 |
| 1977 Oscar-winning film | 23 |
| 1977 pact signed by Carter and Torrijos | 39 |
| 1977 Paul Davis hit | 19 |
| 1977 Paul Davis hit that spent 25 weeks in the Top 40 | 53 |
| 1977 Paul Newman hockey movie that featured the Hanson Brothers | 63 |
| 1977 PBS sensation | 18 |
| 1977 Peter Frampton hit | 23 |
| 1977 Plummer film | 17 |
| 1977 Pulitzer-winning play by D.L. Coburn, with "The" | 63 |
| 1977 Ramones single about fuzzy fruit from Long Island? | 55 |
| 1977 Richard Burton drama | 25 |
| 1977 Richard Burton film | 24 |
| 1977 role for Carrie | 20 |
| 1977 role for George Burns | 26 |
| 1977 role for Harrison | 22 |
| 1977 Rose Royce hit | 19 |
| 1977 sci-fi classic | 19 |
| 1977 Scott Turow book | 21 |
| 1977 Sex Pistols song ... or their first record label | 53 |
| 1977 silver screen princess | 27 |
| 1977 silver screen royal | 24 |
| 1977 single by Buzzcocks best enjoyed alone? | 44 |
| 1977 Special Citation Pulitzer winner | 37 |
| 1977 Steely Dan album | 21 |
| 1977 Steely Dan album that spent 52 weeks in the top 40 | 55 |
| 1977 Steely Dan title track | 27 |
| 1977 Streisand hit | 18 |
| 1977 thriller about a killer sedan | 34 |
| 1977 thriller co-starring Bo Derek | 34 |
| 1977 thriller set at Boston Memorial Hospital | 45 |
| 1977 thriller set at sea | 24 |
| 1977 Time Man of the Year | 25 |
| 1977 Tommy Lee Jones movie | 26 |
| 1977 Toni Morrison novel | 24 |
| 1977 Tony nominee Andrea for the title role in "Annie" | 64 |
| 1977 Tony winner | 16 |
| 1977 Tony winner for Best Musical | 33 |
| 1977 Tony-winning musical | 25 |
| 1977 Top Ten hit for Linda Ronstadt | 35 |
| 1977 top-selling Steely Dan album | 33 |
| 1977 Triple Crown champion Seattle ___ | 38 |
| 1977 Triple Crown winner | 24 |
| 1977 triple platinum Kiss album | 31 |
| 1977 Turow book | 15 |
| 1977 U.S. Open champ | 20 |
| 1977 U.S. Open champion Guillermo | 33 |
| 1977 U.S. Open winner | 21 |
| 1977 US Open tennis champ | 25 |
| 1977 video gaming debut | 23 |
| 1977 W.W. II film ["Get lost!] | 35 |
| 1977 Warhol subject | 19 |
| 1977 whale of a tale | 20 |
| 1977 Wimbledon champ | 20 |
| 1977 Wimbledon winner | 21 |
| 1977's Exorcist II: ____ | 31 |
| 1977's "#1 thriller of the year" | 46 |
| 1978 #1 Donna Summer hit that covered a 1968 #2 hit by Richard Harris | 69 |
| 1978 #1 hit for Anne Murray | 27 |