1978 in music
Who ruled 1978? Andy Gibb was Artist of the Year on the Billboard Hot 100 and Boney M on the UK Singles Chart. Every #1 song of 1978, the biggest songs and the top artists.
Billboard Hot 100
| # | Artist | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy Gibb | 151 | 11 | 28 |
| 2 | Bee Gees | 133 | 18 | 23 |
| 3 | Billy Joel | 98 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Barry Manilow | 97 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | Donna Summer | 86 | 4 | 12 |
| 6 | Foreigner | 80 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | Eric Clapton | 75 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | Olivia Newton-John | 74 | 6 | 8 |
| 9 | Gerry Rafferty | 64 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Commodores | 62 | 1 | 9 |
| First week at #1 | Song | Artist | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 1978 | How Deep Is Your Love | Bee Gees | 1 |
| Jan 14, 1978 | Baby Come Back | Player | 3 |
| Feb 4, 1978 | Stayin' Alive | Bee Gees | 4 |
| Mar 4, 1978 | (Love Is) Thicker Than Water | Andy Gibb | 2 |
| Mar 18, 1978 | Night Fever | Bee Gees | 8 |
| May 13, 1978 | If I Can't Have You | Yvonne Elliman | 1 |
| May 20, 1978 | With A Little Luck | Wings | 2 |
| Jun 3, 1978 | Too Much, Too Little, Too Late | Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams | 1 |
| Jun 10, 1978 | You're The One That I Want | John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | 1 |
| Jun 17, 1978 | Shadow Dancing | Andy Gibb | 7 |
| Aug 5, 1978 | Miss You | The Rolling Stones | 1 |
| Aug 12, 1978 | Three Times A Lady | Commodores | 2 |
| Aug 26, 1978 | Grease | Frankie Valli | 2 |
| Sep 9, 1978 | Boogie Oogie Oogie | A Taste Of Honey | 3 |
| Sep 30, 1978 | Kiss You All Over | Exile | 4 |
| Oct 28, 1978 | Hot Child In The City | Nick Gilder | 1 |
| Nov 4, 1978 | You Needed Me | Anne Murray | 1 |
| Nov 11, 1978 | MacArthur Park | Donna Summer | 3 |
| Dec 2, 1978 | You Don't Bring Me Flowers | Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond | 2 |
| Dec 9, 1978 | Le Freak | Chic | 3 |
| # | Song | Artist | Peak | Weeks | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Le Freak | Chic | #1 | 25 | 58.9 |
| 2 | Shadow Dancing | Andy Gibb | #1 | 25 | 54.3 |
| 3 | Y.M.C.A. | Village People | #2 | 26 | 54.2 |
| 4 | I Will Survive | Gloria Gaynor | #1 | 27 | 51.9 |
| 5 | Night Fever | Bee Gees | #1 | 20 | 51.5 |
| 6 | Kiss You All Over | Exile | #1 | 23 | 50.1 |
| 7 | Hot Child In The City | Nick Gilder | #1 | 31 | 49.7 |
| 8 | Boogie Oogie Oogie | A Taste Of Honey | #1 | 23 | 48.9 |
| 9 | Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? | Rod Stewart | #1 | 21 | 47.6 |
| 10 | Lay Down Sally | Eric Clapton | #3 | 23 | 47.1 |
UK Singles Chart
| # | Artist | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boney M | 125 | 10 | 28 |
| 2 | Darts | 107 | 0 | 15 |
| 3 | Bee Gees | 99 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | Blondie | 82 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | John Travolta | 82 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | The Boomtown Rats | 78 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | Electric Light Orchestra | 76 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Olivia Newton-John | 71 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Donna Summer | 70 | 5 | 8 |
| 10 | Showaddywaddy | 70 | 0 | 5 |
| First week at #1 | Song | Artist | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1978 | Mull of Kintyre/Girls' School | Wings | 4 |
| Jan 29, 1978 | Uptown Top Ranking | Althia and Donna | 1 |
| Feb 5, 1978 | Figaro | Brotherhood Of Man | 1 |
| Feb 12, 1978 | Take A Chance On Me | ABBA | 3 |
| Mar 5, 1978 | Wuthering Heights | Kate Bush | 4 |
| Apr 2, 1978 | Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs | Brian and Michael | 3 |
| Apr 23, 1978 | Night Fever | Bee Gees | 2 |
| May 7, 1978 | Rivers of Babylon/Brown Girl in the Ring | Boney M | 5 |
| Jun 11, 1978 | You're The One That I Want | John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | 9 |
| Aug 13, 1978 | Three Times A Lady | Commodores | 5 |
| Sep 17, 1978 | Dreadlock Holiday | 10cc | 1 |
| Sep 24, 1978 | Summer Nights | John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | 7 |
| Nov 12, 1978 | Rat Trap | The Boomtown Rats | 2 |
| Nov 26, 1978 | Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? | Rod Stewart | 1 |
| Dec 3, 1978 | Mary's Boy Child | Boney M | 4 |
| Dec 31, 1978 | Y.M.C.A. | Village People | 1 |
| # | Song | Artist | Peak | Weeks | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rivers of Babylon/Brown Girl in the Ring | Boney M | #1 | 40 | 78.6 |
| 2 | You're The One That I Want | John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | #1 | 26 | 62.0 |
| 3 | Night Fever | Bee Gees | #1 | 20 | 43.0 |
| 4 | Summer Nights | John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | #1 | 19 | 40.4 |
| 5 | The Smurf Song | Father Abraham and the Smurfs | #2 | 17 | 39.8 |
| 6 | Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs | Brian and Michael | #1 | 19 | 39.2 |
| 7 | Y.M.C.A. | Village People | #1 | 16 | 38.7 |
| 8 | Three Times A Lady | Commodores | #1 | 14 | 34.6 |
| 9 | Rat Trap | The Boomtown Rats | #1 | 15 | 34.4 |
| 10 | Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick | Ian and the Blockheads | #1 | 15 | 34.3 |
Artist of the Year and the rankings are the ChartReign Power model: the artist with the most chart power over the year, not the most #1s. Crowns are weeks crowned Artist of the Week. How it works