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1977 single by David Gates
"Goodbye Girl " is a song by David Gates , lead singer of Bread , which was released as a single in December 1977 following the premiere of the hit film of the same name . As the theme song to the film, the song reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 , becoming the biggest hit of Gates' solo career.[ 1] It also reached number three on the Adult Contemporary chart.[ 2] The song is from Gates' third solo album of the same name , released the following year.
Chart (1978)
Rank
Canada RPM Top Singles[ 9]
51
US Billboard Hot 100[ 10]
47
US Cash Box [ 11]
76
^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993 . Record Research. p. 94.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 122. ISBN 0-646-11917-6 .
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada" . Library and Archives Canada . 1978-05-13. Retrieved 2017-12-27 .
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada" . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 1978-04-18. Retrieved 2017-12-27 .
^ "David Gates Chart History (Hot 100)" . Billboard . Retrieved June 11, 2018.
^ "David Gates Chart History (Adult Contemporary)" . Billboard . Retrieved June 11, 2018.
^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, April 29, 1978" . Archived from the original on February 14, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2017 .
^ "Top 200 Singles of '78 – Volume 30, No. 14, December 30 1978" . RPM . Library and Archives Canada . 17 July 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2017 .
^ "Top 100 Hits of 1978/Top 100 Songs of 1978" . musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 1 December 2017 .
^ "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 30, 1978" . Archived from the original on September 29, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2017 .
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