The Number One Hits Of 1978:
December 24, 1977 – January 13, 1978:
Bee Gees – How Deep Is Your Love
January 14, 1978 – February 3, 1978:
Player – Baby Come Back
February 4, 1978 – March 3, 1978:
Bee Gees – Stayin’ Alive
March 4, 1978 – March 17, 1978:
Andy Gibb – (Love Is) Thicker Than Water
March 18, 1978 – May 12, 1978:
Bee Gees – Night Fever
May 13, 1978 – May 19, 1978:
Yvonne Elliman – If I Can’t Have You
May 20, 1978 – June 2, 1978:
Wings – With a Little Luck
June 3, 1978 – June 9, 1978:
Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams – Too Much, Too Little, Too Late
June 10, 1978 – June 16, 1978:
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John – You’re the One That I Want
June 17, 1978 – August 4, 1978:
Andy Gibb – Shadow Dancing
August 5, 1978 – August 11, 1978:
The Rolling Stones – Miss You
August 12, 1978 – August 25, 1978:
Commodores – Three Times a Lady
August 26, 1978 – September 8, 1978:
Frankie Valli – Grease
September 9, 1978 – September 29, 1978:
A Taste of Honey – Boogie Oogie Oogie
September 30, 1978 – October 27, 1978:
Exile – Kiss You All Over
October 28, 1978 – November 3, 1978:
Nick Gilder – Hot Child in the City
November 4, 1978 – November 10, 1978:
Anne Murray – You Needed Me
November 11, 1978 – December 1, 1978:
Donna Summer – MacArthur Park
December 2, 1978 – December 8, 1978:
Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond – You Don’t Bring Me Flowers
December 9, 1978 – January 5, 1979:
Chic – Le Freak
The biggest Pop Artists of 1978 include:
Abba, Andy Gibb, Anne Murray, Ashford & Simpson, Barbra Streisand, Barry Manilow, The Bee Gees, Billy Joel, Chic, The Commodores, Con Funk Shun, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Debby Boone, Dolly Parton, Donna Summer, The Eagles, Earth, Wind & Fire, Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), The Emotions, Evelyn ‘Champagne’ King, Fleetwood Mac, Foreignor, George Benson, George Duke, Geey Rafferty, Heatwave, Jefferson Starship, John Travolta, Johnny Mathis, KC & the Sunshine Band, Kiss, Leo Sayer, Linda Ronstadt, LTD (Love, Togetherness and Devotion), Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr, Olivia Newton-John, Parliament/ Funkadelic, Paul Davis, Paul McCartney & Wings, Player, Quincy Jones, Roberta Flack, Rod Stewart, The Rolling Stones, Rose Royce, Rufus featuring Chaka Kahn, Shaun Cassidy, Smokey Robinson, Steely Dan, Stevie Wonder, Teddy Pendergast
(Data is complied from various charts including: Billboard’s Pop, Rock, Airplay, R&B/Dance and Singles Charts. The Hot 100 is the primary chart used for this list.)
