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1978 One Hit Wonders & Artists Known For One Song |
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| #1 Dee Jay Goody Goody Goody Goody was the stage name of disco singer Vanessa Di Pietro. |
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| 5.7.0.5. City Boy City Boy was an English rock band formed in Birmingham in the mid-70s, best known for their 1978 hit song “5.7.0.5.” |
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| Africanism/Gimme Some Lovin’ Kongas Kongas is a French disco band known for their African-influenced sound. |
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| Almost Summer Celebration with Mike Love Mike Love is best known as The Beach Boys’s co-founder and front man. |
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| Back In My Arms Again Genya Ravan Genya Ravan is a singer, producer, and songwriter, often hailed as the ‘Godmother of Punk’ for her work with the Stilettos. |
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| Because The Night Patti Smith Patti Smith is an American singer-songwriter and poet, often called the “punk poet laureate”. |
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| Blame It On The Boogie Mick Jackson Mick Jackson is a British singer-songwriter best known for co-writing the song “Blame It On The Boogie”. |
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| Bombs Away Bob Weir Bob Weir is an American musician and songwriter best known as a founding member of the Grateful Dead. |
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| Boogie Oogie Oogie A Taste of Honey A Taste of Honey was an American band that formed in Los Angeles in 1971, and were one of the most popular acts during the disco era. |
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| Ca Plane Pour Moi Plastic Bertrand Plastic Bertrand is a Belgian punk musician best known for this international hit song. |
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| Chattanooga Choo Choo Tuxedo Junction Tuxedo Junction was an American band popular during the disco era. |
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| Come Go With Me Pockets Pockets was an American R&B band from the late 1970s and early 1980s, originally discovered by Maurice White of Earth, Wind & Fire. |
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| Dance Across The Dance Floor Jimmy ‘Bo’ Horne Jimmy ‘Bo’ Horne is an American musician, singer and recording artist, whose biggest hit was “Dance Across the Floor”. |
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| Dance (Disco Heat) Sylvester Sylvester was an American singer-songwriter known for his flamboyant and androgynous appearance. |
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| Disco Inferno The Trammps The Trammps were an American disco and soul band based in Philadelphia. |
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| Dixie Chicken Little Feat Little Feat is an American rock band formed by singer-songwriter and guitarist Lowell George and keyboardist Bill Payne. |
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| Fool (If You Think It’s Over) Chris Rea Chris Rea is an English rock and blues singer-songwriter and guitarist from Middlesbrough in Northeast England. |
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| God Only Knows Marilyn Scott Marilyn Scott is an American jazz vocalist who got her start singing backup for George Duke and Yellowjackets. |
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| Got To Have Loving Don Ray Don Ray was a French musician who played a key role in the Euro disco scene. |
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| He’s So Fine Kristy and Jimmy McNichol Kristy and Jimmy McNichol were sibling teen idols in the late 1970s. |
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| Hold Me, Touch Me Paul Stanley Paul Stanley is an American musician, singer, and songwriter best known for being the rhythm guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the rock band Kiss. |
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| Hot Child In The City Nick Gilder Nick Gilder is a British-Canadian musician who first came to prominence as the frontman for the glam rock band Sweeney Todd. |
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| Hot Shot Karen Young Karen Young was an American disco-era singer best known for this song, her sole top 40 hit. |
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| I Can’t Stand The Rain Eruption Eruption was a British disco, R&B and soul recording act in the 1970s and 1980s, known for their covers of popular songs. |
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| I Don’t Wanna Go Joey Travolta Joey Travolta is an American actor and singer, and the older brother of actor John Travolta. |
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| I Want You To Be Mine Kayak Kayak is a Dutch progressive rock band formed in 1972, best known in the U.S. for their 1979 hit “I Want You to Be Mine”. |
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| I’m Gonna Make You Love Me The Blend The Blend was a group led by producer Jeff Lane during the late ’70s disco era. |
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| I’m Gonna Take Care of Everything Rubicon Rubicon was a California one-hit-wonder rock band led by Jerry Martini, a founding member of Sly & the Family Stone. |
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| I Love the Nightlife Alicia Bridges Alicia Bridges is an American singer who co-wrote and performed her international hit “I Love the Nightlife” in 1978. |
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| In The Bush Musique Musique was a studio project by Patrick Adams, best known for their controversial disco song “In the Bush”. |
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| It It Don’t Fit, Don’t Force It Kellee Patterson Kellee Patterson is an American jazz singer, best known as the first black Miss Indiana. |
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| King Tut Steve Martin Steve Martin is an American comedian, actor, writer, and musician, known for his comedy skits and banjo playing. |
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| Kiss You All Over Exile Exile is an American band founded in Kentucky in 1963 by J.P. Pennington and Frank Meyers. |
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| Le Spank Le Pamplemousse Le Pamplemousse was a disco group led by Los Angeles session musicians Michael Lewis and Laurin Rinder. |
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| Let’s All Chant Micheal Zager Band Michael Zager is an American record producer, composer, and arranger of original music for commercials, albums, network television, and film theme music. |
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| Let’s Live Together Cazz Cazz was a pop music group from Miami, Florida. |
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| Long Hot Summer Nights Wendy Waldman Wendy Waldman is an American singer-songwriter known for her work as part of the band Bryndle and her solo career. |
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| Lotta Love Nicolette Larson Nicolette Larson was an American pop singer best known for her work in the late 1970s. |
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| Mama Let Him Play Doucette Doucette is a Canadian pop and rock band led by singer and guitarist Jerry Doucette. |
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| Martha (Your Lovers Come and Go) Gabriel Gabriel is a singer and songwriter known for his 1978 album “Gabriel”. |
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| Mellow Lovin’ Judy Cheeks Judy Cheeks is an American singer and actress, known for her emotive vocal style. |
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| Mind Bender Stillwater Stillwater was an American band of the 1970s, which played Southern rock with a folk flair. |
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| Miss Broadway Belle Epoque Belle Epoque was a Euro disco group formed in 1976, best known for their hit “Miss Broadway”. |
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| My Angel Baby Toby Beau Toby Beau is an American pop-rock band, best known for the 1978 hit “My Angel Baby”. |
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| New York Groove Ace Frehley Ace Frehley is an American musician and songwriter best known as the original lead guitarist and co-founding member of the rock band Kiss. |
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| On The Wrong Track Kevin Lamb Kevin Lamb is an American singer-songwriter who released his self-titled album in 1979. |
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| Over The Rainbow Gary Tanner Gary Tanner is a Canadian singer-songwriter known for his 1978 album “Over The Rainbow”. |
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| Raise A Little Hell Trooper Trooper is a Canadian rock band known for their numerous Canadian hits during the 1970s and 1980s. |
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| Rasputin Boney M Boney M. is a Euro-Caribbean vocal group created by German record producer Frank Farian. |
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| Rumor At The Honky Tonk Spellbound Spellbound was a disco and funk band known for their song “Rumor At The Honky Tonk”. |
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| Sitting In Limbo Don Brown Don Brown is an American country singer who had a brief career in the 1970s. |
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| So Hard Livin’ Without You Airwaves Airwaves was a rock band from the late 70s known for their hit “So Hard Livin’ Without You”. |
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| Soul Man The Blues Brothers The Blues Brothers, featuring comedians Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, started as a musical sketch on Saturday Night Live. |
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| Stay Awhile Continental Miniatures Continental Miniatures was a pop music group known for their hit “Stay Awhile”. |
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| Subsititute Clout Clout was an original all-female South African rock group formed in Johannesburg in 1977. |
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| Take Me I’m Yours Michael Henderson Michael Henderson is an American bass guitarist and vocalist best known for his bass playing with Miles Davis in the early 1970s. |
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| Thank God It’s Friday Love & Kisses Love & Kisses was a 1970s disco group assembled by European producer Alec R. Costandinos. |
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| That Once In A Lifetime Demis Roussos Demis Roussos was a Greek vocalist and performer who had a string of international hit records as a solo performer in the 1970s. |
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| That’s Your Secret Sea Level Sea Level was an American jazz fusion band from Macon, Georgia that mixed jazz, blues and rock and existed between 1976 and 1981. |
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| The Joker Snail Snail was a San Francisco band in the late 1970s that had a regional hit with “The Joker”. |
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| Think It Over Cheryl Ladd Cheryl Ladd is an American actress, singer and author best known for her role as Kris Munroe in the television series Charlie’s Angels. |
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| This Night Won’t Last Forever Bill LaBounty Bill LaBounty is an American musician known for being a prolific songwriter for country music and pop music artists. |
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| Until Now Bobby Arvon Bobby Arvon is an American singer and songwriter best known for performing the theme to the American television show Happy Days. |
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| We Fell In Love While Dancing Bill Brandon Bill Brandon is a soul singer who recorded a handful of singles between the mid-’60s and late ’70s. |
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| Werewolves of London Warren Zevon Warren Zevon was an American rock singer-songwriter and musician known for his sardonic lyrics. |
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| When You Feel Love Bob McGilpin Bob McGilpin was a disco artist known for his hit song “When You Feel Love”. |
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| Wild In The Streets British Lions British Lions was a band formed in 1977, featuring members of Mott the Hoople. |
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| You The McCrarys The McCrarys were an American gospel and R&B group best known for the song “You”. |
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