BILLBOARD MAGAZINE’S (MAGAZINE’S CHART) TOP 100 SINGLES OF 1978*
No.-Song-Artist-Label-Peak Month 1 SHADOW DANCING-ANDY GIBB-RSO-JULY 2 NIGHT FEVER-BEE GEES-RSO-April 3 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE-DEBBY BOONE-WARNER BROTHERS-January 4 STAYIN' ALIVE-BEE GEES-RSO-March 5 KISS YOU ALL OVER-EXILE-Warner Brothers-November 6 HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE-BEE GEES-RSO-January 7 BABY COME BACK-PLAYER-RSO-January 8 (LOVE IS) THICKER THAN WATER-Andy Gibb-RSO-March 9 BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE-A Taste Of Honey-Capitol-September 10 THREE TIMES A LADY-Commodores-Motown-September 11 Grease-Frankie Valli-RSO-August 12 I Go Crazy-Paul Davis-Columbia-March 13 You're The One That I Want-Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta-RSO-June 14 Emotion-Samantha Sang & The Bee Gees-Private Stock-March 15 Lay Down Sally-Eric Clapton-RSO-April 16 Miss You-Rolling Stones-Rolling Stone-August 17 Just The Way You Are-Billy Joel-Columbia-February 18 With A Little Luck-Wings-Capitol-May 19 If I Can't Have You-Yvonne Elliman-RSO-April 20 Dance,Dance,Dance (Yowsah,Yowsah)-Chic-Atlantic-January 21 Feels So Good-Chuck Mangione-A&M-June 22 Hot Child In The City-Nick Gilder-Chrysalis-November 23 Love Is Like Oxygen-Sweet-Capitol-June 24 It's A Heartache-Bonnie Tyler-RCA-July 25 We Are The Champions-Queen-E1ektra-January 26 Baker Street-Jerry Rafferty-United Artist-July 27 Can't Smile Without You-Barry Manilow-Arista-April 28 Too Much,Too Little,Too Late-Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams-Columbia-May 29 Dance With Me-Peter Brown-Drive-June 30 Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad-Meatloaf-Epic-July 31 Jack & Jill-Raydio-Arista-April 32 Take A Chance On Me-Abba-Atlantic-July 33 Sometimes When We Touch-Dan Hill-20th Century-March 34 Last Dance-Donna Summer-Casablanca-August 35 Hopelessly Devoted To You-Olivia Newton John-RSO-September 36 Hot Blooded-Foreigner-Atlantic-September 37 You're In My Heart-Rod Stewart-Warner Brothers-January 38 Closer I Get To You-Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway-Atlantic-May 39 Dust In The Wind-Kansas-Kirshner-May 40 Magnet & Steel-Walter Egan-Columbia-August 41 Short People-Randy Newman-Warner Brothers-January 42 She Usedta Be My Girl-O'Jays-Philadelphia International-July 43 Our Love-Natalie Cole-Capitol-March 44 Love Will Find A Way-Pablo Cruise-AM-September 45 An Everlasting Love-Andy Gibb-RSO-September 46 Love Is In The Air-John Paul Young-Scotti Brothers-October 47 Goodbye Girl-David Gates-Electra-April 48 Slip Slidin'-Paul Simon-Columbia-January 49 Groove Line-Heatwave-Epic-July 50 Thunder Island-Jay Ferguson-Asylum-April 51 Imaginary Lovers-Atlanta Rhythm Section-Polydor-May 52 Still The Same-Bob Seger-Capitol-July 53 My Angel Baby-Toby Beau-RCA-August 54 Disco Inferno-Trammps-Atlantic-May 55 On Broadway-George Benson-Warner Brothers-May 56 Come Sail Away-Styx-A&M-January 57 Back In Love Again-L.T.D.-A&M-January 58 This Time I'm In It For Love-Player-RSO-May 59 You Belong To Me-Carly Simon-Elektra-July 60 Here You Come Again-Dolly Parton-RCA-January 61 Blue Bayou-Linda Ronstadt-Elektra-January 62 Peg-Steely Dan-ABC-March 63 You Needed Me-Anne Murray-Capitol-November 64 Shame-Evelyn "Champagne" King-RCA-September 65 Reminiscing-Little River Band-Harvest-October 66 Count On Me-Jefferson Starship-Grunt-May 67 Baby Hold On To Me-Eddie Money-Columbia-June 68 Hey Deanie-Shaun Cassidy-Warner Brothers-January 69 Summer Nights-Olivia Newton John & John Travolta-RSO-October 70 What's Your Name-Lynyrd Skynyrd-MCA-March 71 Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue-Crystal Gayle-United Artists-January 72 Because The Night-Patti Smith-Arista-June 73 Every Kinda People-Robert Palmer-Island-June 74 Copacabana-Barry Manilow-Arista-August 75 Always & Forever-Heatwave-Epic-April 76 You & I-Rick James-Motown-September 77 Serpentine Fire-Earth,Wind And Fire-Columbia-February 78 Sentimental Lady-Bob Welch-Capitol-March 79 Falling-Le Blanc & Carr-Big Tree-March 80 Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood-Santa Esmerelda-Casablanca-January 81 Bluer Than Blue-Michael Johnson-EMI America-July 82 Running On Empty-Jackson Browne-Asylum-April 83 Whenever I Call You Friend-Kenny Loggins & Stevie Nicks-Columbia-November 84 (Fool) If You Think It's Over-Chris Rea-United Artist-September 85 Get Off-Foxy-Dash-October 86 Sweet Talkin' Woman-Electric Light Orchestra-Jet-April 87 Life's Been Good To Me-Joe Walsh-Capitol-August 88 I Love The Night Life-Alicia Bridges-Polydor-December 89 You Can't Turn Me Off(In The Middle Of Turning Me On)-High Inergy-Motown-January 90 It's So Easy-Linda Ronstadt-Asylum-January 91 Native New Yorker-Odyssey-RCA-February 92 Flashlight-Parliament-Casablanca-April 93 Don't Look Back-Boston-Epic-August 94 Turn To Stone-Electric Light Orchestra-20th Century-January 95 I Can't Stand The Rain-Eruption-July 96 Ebony Eyes-Bob Welch-Capitol-April 97 The Name Of The Game-Abba-Atlantic-March 98 We're All Alone At Last-Rita Coolidge-A&M-January 99 Hollywood Nights-Bob Seger-Capitol-October 100 Deacon Blues-Steely Dan-ABC-June * As published in the December 30th,1978 issue of Billboard Magazine.