RADIO AND RECORDS (USA) MAGAZINE’S (MAGAZINE’S CHART) TOP POP ADULT SINGLES OF 1978*
Pos.-Title-Artist-Label-Peak Month 1 CAN'T SMILE WITHOUT YOU-BARRY MANILOW-ARISTA-APRIL 2 YOU NEEDED ME-ANNE MURRAY-CAPITOL-November 3 JUST THE WAY YOU ARE-BILLY JOEL-COLUMBIA-February 4 REMINISCING-LITTLE RIVER BAND-Harvest-October 5 FEELS SO GOOD-Chuck Mangione-A&M-June 6 GOODBYE GIRL-DAVID GATES-Electra-April 7 THREE TIMES A LADY-COMMODORES-Motown-September 8 HOPELESSLY DEVOTED TO YOU-Olivia Newton John-RSO-September 9 YOU BELONG TO ME-Carly Simon-Elektra-July 10 CLOSER I GET TO YOU-Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway-Atlantic-May 11 Bluer Than Blue-Michael Johnson-EMI America-July 12 With A Little Luck-Wings-Capitol-May 13 (Fool) If You Think It's Over-Chris Rea-United Artist-September 14 Emotion-Samantha Sang & The Bee Gees-Private Stock-March 15 Baker Street-Jerry Rafferty-United Artist-July 16 Ready To Take A Chance Again-Barry Manilow-Arista-November 17 Night Fever-Bee Gees-RSO-April 18 Too Much,Too Little,Too Late-Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams-Columbia-May 19 Shadow Dancing-Andy Gibb-RSO-July 20 Sometimes When We Touch-Dan Hill-20th Century-March 21 If I Can't Have You-Yvonne Elliman-RSO-April 22 Whenever I Call You Friend-Kenny Loggins & Stevie Nicks-Columbia-November 23 Dust In The Wind-Kansas-Kirshner-May 24 (What A) Wonderful World-Art Garfunkel,James Taylor & Paul Simon 25 Copacabana-Barry Manilow-Arista-August 26 You Never Done It Like That-Captain & Tennille-A&M-November 27 Before My Heart Finds Out-Gene Cotton-Ariola-April 28 Love Is In The Air-John Paul Young-Scotti Brothers-October 29 Right Down The Line-Jerry Rafferty-United Artist-October 30 She's Always A Woman-Billy Joel-Columbia-October 31 Kiss You All Over-Exile-Warner Brothers-November 32 You-Rita Coolidge-A&M-August 33 You're The Love-Seals and Crofts-Warner Brothers-June 34 My Angel Baby-Toby Beau-RCA-August 35 Take A Chance On Me-Abba-Atlantic-July 36 Even Now-Barry Manilow-Arista-June 37 Grease-Frankie Valli-RSO-September 38 Took The Last Train-David Gates-E1ektra-October 39 Lady Love-Lou Rawls-Philadelphia International-April 40 We'll Never Have To Say Goodbye Again-England Dan & John Ford Coley-April 41 How Much I Feel-Ambrosia-Warner Brothers-November 42 Falling-LeBlanc & Carr-Big Tree-March 43 It's A Heartache-Bonnie Tyler-RCA-July 44 The Name Of The Game-Abba-Atlantic-March 45 Songbird-Barbra Streisand-Columbia-July 46 You're The One That I Want-Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta-RSO-June 47 Love Will Find A Way-Pablo Cruise-AM-August 48 Sweet Life-Paul Davis-Bang-December 49 (Love Is) Thicker Than Water-Andy Gibb-RSO-March 50 An Everlasting Love-Andy Gibb-RSO-September 51 Theme From "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind"-John Williams-March 52 Lay Down Sally-Eric Clapton-RSO-April 53 I Just Wanna Stop-Gino Vannelli-A&M-December 54 If Ever I See You Again-Roberta Flack-Atlantic-July 55 Still The Same-Bob Segar-Capitol-July 56 Count On Me-Jefferson Starship-Grunt-May 57 Devoted ToYou-Carly Simon & James Taylor-Elektra-September 58 Imaginary Lovers-Atlanta Rhythm Section-Polydor-May 59 Mac Arthur Park-Donna Summer-Casablanca-November 60 The Circle Is Small (I Can See It In Your Eyes)-Gordon Lightfoot-Reprise-July 61 Desiree-Neil Diamond-Columbia-January 62 Sharing The Night Together-Doctor Hook-Capitol-December 63 You Don't Bring Me Flowers-Barbara Striesand & Neil-Columbia-December 64 Use Ta Be My Girl-O'Jays-Philadelphia International-July 65 Ready For The Times To Get Better-Crystal Gale-UA-April 66 Sweet,Sweet Smile-Carpenters-A&M-April 67 I Go Crazy-Paul Davis-Columbia-March 68 Almost Like Being In Love-Michael Johnson-EMI America-October 69 This Time I'm In It For Love-Player-RSO-May 70 The Way You DO The Things You Do-Rita Coolidge-A&M-March 71 Talking In Your Sleep-Crystal Gayle-UA-October 72 Stayin' Alive-Bee Gees-RSO-February 73 Magnet & Steel-Walter Egan-Columbia-Auqust 74 Time Passages-Al Stewart-Arista-December 75 Thank You For Being A Friend-Andrew Gold-Asylum-April 76 On Broadway-George Benson-Warner Brothers-June 77 Two Doors Down-Dolly Parton-RCA-May 78 You're A Part Of Me-Gene Cotton & Kim Carnes-Ariola-August * As published in the December 15th,1978 issue of Radio And Records Magazine.