1978’s Biggest Artists and Songs
Debby Boone (Best New Artist Grammy Winner)
Fleetwood Mac (Grammy for Album of the Year)
Hotel California – Eagles (Grammy for Record of the Year)
Fleetwood Mac (Grammy for Album of the Year)
Hotel California – Eagles (Grammy for Record of the Year)
New Artists in the Pop Charts Included:
Sylvester. Odyssey, Foxy, Chic, Player, Journey, Prince, Chic, Gerry Rafferty, Randy Newman, Sammy Sagar, Eddie Money, Bonnie Tyler, Patti Smith, Teri DeSario, Tom Petty, Juice Newton and The Cars
Sylvester. Odyssey, Foxy, Chic, Player, Journey, Prince, Chic, Gerry Rafferty, Randy Newman, Sammy Sagar, Eddie Money, Bonnie Tyler, Patti Smith, Teri DeSario, Tom Petty, Juice Newton and The Cars
1978’s Retro Top 10 Hits
1. We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions – Queen
2. Lovely Day – Bill Withers
3. Baker Street – Gerry Rafferty
4. Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys – Waylon
Jennings and Willie Nelson
Jennings and Willie Nelson
5. Short People – Randy Newman
6. Use Ta Be My Girl – The O’Jays
7. MacArthur Park – Donna Summer
8. Thunder Island – Jay Ferguson
9. Hot Child In The City – Nick Gilder
10. Shaker Song – Spyro Gyra
1978’s ‘One Hit Wonders’
1. Thank God It’s Friday – Love & Kisses
2. Werewolves of London – Warren Zevon
3. Magnet and Steel – Walter Egan
4. Hot Child In The City – Nick Gilder
5. In The Bush – Musique
6. Kiss You All Over – Exile
7. Ca Plane Pour Moi – Plastic Bertrand
8. # 1 Dee Jay – Goody Goody
9. Raise a Little Hell – Trooper
10. Ever Fallen In Love – The Buzzcocks
1978’s Disco Top 10 Hit List
1. Last Dance – Donna Summer
2. Disco Inferno – The Trammps
3. Boogie Shoes – KC and the Sunshine Band
4. Shame – Evelyn Champagne King
5. Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) – Chic
6. More Than a Woman – Tavares
7. In The Bush – Musique
8. Hot Shot – Karen Young
9. # 1 DeeJay – Goody Goody
10. Let’s All Chant – Michael Zager Band
1978’s Dance/ Funk Top 10 Hit List
1. Flash Light – Parliament
2. One Nation Under A Groove – Funkadelic
3. Fantasy – Earth Wind and Fire
4. Ffun – Con Funk Shun
5. Blame It On The Boogie – The Jacksons
6. Le Freak – Chic
7. The Groove Line – Heatwave
8. Serpentine Fire – Earth, Wind and Fire
9. Too Hot Ta Trot – Commodores
10. Get Off – Foxy
1978’s Pop Dance Top 10 Hit List
1. Copacabana (At The Copa) – Barry Manilow
2. Stayin Alive – The Bee Gees
3. Night Fever – Bee Gees
4. Boogie Oogie Oogie – A Taste of Honey
5. Dance With Me – Peter Brown
6. Macho Man – the Village People
7. Miss You – Rolling Stones
8. I Love The Nightlife – Alicia Bridges
9. Thank God Its Friday – Love & Kisses
10. Kiss You All Over – Exile
1978’s Pop Rock Top 10 Hit List
1. You Really Got Me – Van Halen
2. Moving Out – Billy Joel
3. Surrender – Cheap Trick
4. Come Together – Aerosmith
5. Listen To Her Heart – Tom Petty
6. Double Vision – Foreigner
7. My Best Friend’s Girl – The Cars
8. Only The Good Die Young – Billy Joel
9. Two Tickets To Paradise – Eddie Money
10. Fooling Yourself (Angry Young Man) – Styx
More of 1978’s Pop Rock Hits
Just What I Needed – The Cars
1978’s Album Rock Top 10 Hit List
1. Paradise By The Dashboard Light – Meatloaf
2. Anytime – Journey (often played right after Feeling That Way, the prior song on the album Infinity)
3. What’s Your Name – Lynrd Skynrd
4. Who Are You – The Who
5. Cheeseburger In Paradise – Jimmy Buffett
6. Life’s Been Good – Joe Walsh
7. Wheel In The Sky – Journey
8. Peg – Steely Dan
9. Runnin’ With The Devil – Van Halen
10. Follow You Follow Me – Genesis
More of 1978’s Album Rock Songs
Badlands – Bruce Springsteen
Kings and Queens – Aerosmith
Portrait (He Knew) – Kansas
Time For Me To Fly – REO Speedwagon
Bombs Away – Bob Wier
1978’s Bubblegum Pop Music Top Ten
1. Summer Nights – John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
2. King Tut – Steve Martin
3. We Are The Champions – Queen
4. Greased Lightin’ – John Travolta
5. Whenever I Call You Friend – Kenny Loggins
6. Macho Man – Village People
7. Medley: Over The Rainbow / We’re Off To See The Wizzard (The
Wonderful Wizard Of Oz) – Meco
Wonderful Wizard Of Oz) – Meco
8. Grease – Frankie Valli
9. Short People – Randy Newman
10. Runaround Sue – Leif Garrett
PCM’s 1978 Top 10 Hit List
1. Last Dance – Donna Summer
2. Disco Inferno – Trammps
3. Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
4. Paradise By The Dashboard Light – Meatloaf
5. Just The WAy You Are – Billy Joel
6. Summer Nights – Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta
7. We Are The Champions – Queen
8. Stayin’ Alive – Bee Gees
9. We Will Rock You – Queen
10. Copacabana – Barry Manilow