Flashback - 1978 Billboard Hot 100 "Year-End" Top 100 Singles

Billboard Hot 100

Top 100 Songs of 1978

Top Ten Movie Soundtracks

Casey Kasem's AT40 The 70s (02/14/2015)

Casey Kasem's AT 40

The 70s

Week Ending February 18th 1978

40 - Breakdown - Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
39 - Galaxy - War
38 - Dust in the Wind - Kansas
37 - Goodbye Girl - David Gates
36 - Jack and Jill - Raydio
35 - Our Love - Natalie Cole
34 - Can't  Smile Without You - Barry Manilow
33 - Always and Forever - Heatwave
32 - Falling - Leblanc and Carr
31 - Serpentine Fire - Earth,Wind and Fire
30 - Street Corner Serenade - We Willie
29 - Wonderful World - Art Garfunkel with James Taylor and Paul Simon
28 - The Way You Do the Things You Do - Rita Coolidge
27 - Desiree - Neil Diamond
26 - Happy Anniversary - Little River Band
25 - Theme from "Close Encounters" - Meco
24 - Too Hot Ta Trot - Commodores
23 - FFun - Con Funk Shun
22 - Name of the Game - ABBA
21 - Native New Yorker - Odyssey
20 - Long, Long Way from Home - Foreigner
19 - Thunder Island - Jay Ferguson
18 - What's Your Name - Lynyrd Skynyrd
17 - Night Fever - Bee Gees
16 - You're In My Heart - Rod Stewart
15 - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - Santa Emerelda
14 - Theme From "Close Encounters" - John Williams
13 - Peg - Steely Dan
12 - I Go Crazy - Paul Davis
11 - Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton
10 - How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
9  -  Baby Come Back - Player
8  -  Short People - Randy Newman
7  -  Dance, Dance, Dance - Chic
6  -  Emotion - Samantha Sang -
5  -  Sometimes When We Touch - Dan Hill
4 -  We Are Champions - Queen
3  -  Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel
2  -  Love is Thicker Than Water - Andy Gibb
1  -  Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
(3rd of 4 consecutive weeks at #1)

Top 10 Disco Songs

1979 American Music Awards

The 1979 American Music Awards were held January 12th 1979 on ABC TV.   Pictured above are the Bee Gees who won for Favorite Pop/Rock Group and Favorite Soul Album with "Saturday Night Fever".  Barry Manilow won the award for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist.

Casey Kasem's AT40 the 70s June 3rd 2012

AT40 the 70s this week from June 3rd 1978

Due to the bad print on the sheets we only have the Top Ten Singles for this week.

10 - This Time I'm in it for Love - Player
9  -  Take a Chance on Me - Abba
8  -  On Broadway - George Benson
7  -  Imaginary Lover - Atlanta Rhythm Section
6  -  The Closer I Get To You - Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway
5  -  Feels So Good - Chuck Mangione
4  -  With a Little Luck - Wings
3  -  Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb
2  -  You're The One That I Want - John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
1  - Too Much, Too Little, Too Late - Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams
(1 week at #1)


Other Chart Toppers from this week in 1978

#1 Album on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart/#1 UK Album
Saturday Night Fever - Bee Gees/Soundtrack

#1 UK Single
Rivers of Babylon -  Boney M.
(3rd of 5 consecutive weeks at #1)


#1 US Country Single
Do You Know You Are My Sunshine - The Statler Brothers
(2 consecutive weeks at #1)


#1 US Country Album
Waylon and Willie - Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson
(11th of 11 non consecutive weeks at #1)

#1 US Adult Contemporary Single
Even Now - Barry Manilow
(2nd of 3 consecutive weeks at #1)


#1 US R and B Single
Use Ta Be My Girl - The O'Jays
(2nd of 5 consecutive weeks at #1)


#1 US  R and B Album
So Full of Love - The O'Jays

#1 US Disco Single
Last Dance - Donna Summer



 #1 US Cashbox Top 100 Single
Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb


#1 Australian Single
Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush
(3 consecutive weeks at #1)

Casey Kasem's AT40 the 70s April 7th 2012

AT40 the 70s this week from April 8th 1978


The Top 40 Singles

40 - Baby Hold On - Eddie Money
39 - Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel
38 - Fantasy - Earth,Wind and Fire
37 - This Time I'm in it for Love - Player
36 - Two Doors Down - Dolly Parton
35 - Boogie Shoes - KC and the Sunshine Band
34 - Fooling Yourself - Styx
33 - The Circle is Small - Gordon Lightfoot
32 - I'm Gonna Take Care of Everything - Rubicon
31 - Falling - Leblanc and Carr
30 - You're The One That I Want - John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
29 - Disco Inferno - Trammps
28 - I Go Crazy - Paul Davis
27 - Imaginary Lover - Atlanta Rhythm Section
26 - Thank You For Being a Friend - Andrew Gold
25 - Feels So Good - Chuck Mangione
24 - Lady Love - Lou Rawls
23 - Before My Heart Finds Out - Gene Cotton
22 - Sweet Talkin' Woman - ELO
21 - Which Way is Up - Stargard
20 - Flashlight - Parliament
19 - Count on Me - Jefferson Starship
18 - Always and Forever - Heatwave
17 - With a Little Luck - Wings
16 - Goodbye Girl - David Gates
15 - Running On Empty - Jackson Browne
14 - Ebony Eyes - Bob Welch
13 - The Closer I Get To You - Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway
12 - We'll Never Have To Say Goodbye - England Dan and John Ford Coley
11 - Our Love - Natalie Cole
10 - Jack and Jill - Raydio
9  -  Thunder Island - Jay Ferguson
8  -  Love is Thicker Than Water - Andy Gibb
7  -  Dust in the Wind - Kansas
6  -  Emotion - Samantha Sang
5  -  If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman
4  -  Can't Smile Without You - Barry Manilow
3  -  Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton
2  -  Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
1  -  Night Fever - Bee Gees
(4th of 8 consecutive weeks at #1) The #1 Album This Week in 1978
Saturday Night Fever - Soundtrack
(12th of 24 consecutive weeks at #1)

Casey Kasem's American Top 40 The 70s - January 28th 2010

AT40 the 70s this week from January 28th 1978


The Top 20 Singles

20 - Back in Love Again - LTD
19 - Desiree - Neil Diamond
18 - I Go Crazy - Paul Davis
17 - Emotion - Samantha Sang
16 - Serpentine Fire - Earth, Wind and Fire
15 - Dance, Dance, Dance - Chic
14 - Turn To Stone - ELO
13 - Here You Come Again - Dolly Parton
12 - Hey Deanie - Shaun Cassidy
11 - Sometimes When We Touch - Dan Hill
10 - (Love Is) Thicker Than Water - Andy Gibb
9  -  Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel
8  -  Come Sail Away - Styx
7  -  How Deep is Your Love - The Bee Gees
6  -  We Are the Champions - Queen
5  -  Slip Slidin Away - Paul Simon
4  -  You're In My Heat (The Final Acclaim) - Rod Stewart
3  -  Stayin' Alive - The Bee Gees
2  -  Short  People - Randy Newman
1  -  Baby Come Back - Player
(3rd of 3 consecutive weeks at #1)



The #1 Album this week in 1978


Saturday Night Fever - Bee Gees/Soundtrack
(2nd of 24 consecutive weeks at #1)

The Biggest selling album of 1978 and one of the biggest albums in the history of the Billboard album chart. Stayed on the Billboard album chart for a total 120 weeks (until 1980) and also was #1 on the UK album chart for 18 weeks. The soundtrack produced 4 #1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and one other single that had reached #1 in 1976 (A Fifth of Beethoven).

The 4 singles to reach #1 on the Hot 100:

How Deep is Your Love, Night Fever and Stayin' Alive by The Bee Gees and If I Can't Have You by Yvonne Eilmann.

Casey Kasem's American Top 40 The 70s - June 18th 2011

This week on AT40 the 70s June 17th 1978

The Top Ten Singles

10 - Love is Like Oxygen - Sweet
9  -  You Belong To Me - Carly Simon
8  -  On Broadway - George Benson
7  -  Feels So Good - Chuck Mangione
6  -  Take a Chane on Me - Abba
5  -  Too Much, Too Little, Too Late - Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams
4  -  It's A Heartache - Bonnie Tyler
3  -  Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
2  -  You're The One That I Want - John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
1  -  Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb
(1st of 7 consecutive weeks at #1)


The Top Ten Albums

10 - Natural High - The Commodores
9  -  You Light Up My Life - Johnny Mathis
8  -  So Full of Love - The O'Jays
7  -  FM - Original Soundtrack
6  -  City to City - Gerry Rafferty
5  -  Earth - Jefferson Starship
4  -  Showdown - The Isley Brothers
3  -  London Town - Paul McCartney
2  -  Feels So Good - Chuck Mangione
1  -  Saturday Night Fever - Original Soundtrack
(22nd of 24 consecutive weeks at #1)

Casey Kasem's American Top 40 The 70s - May 28 2011

This week AT40 the 70s is from May 27th 1978

The Top Ten Singles

10 - On Broadway - George Benson
9  -  Count on Me - Jefferson Starship
8  -  Imaginary Lover - The Atlanta Rhythm Section
7  -  If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Ellimann
6  -  Feels So Good - Chuck Mangione
5  -  The Closer I Get To You - Robert Flack and Donny Hathaway
4  -  Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb
3  -  You're the One That I Want - John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
2  -  Too Much, Too Little, Too Late - Johnny Mathis and Denise Williams
1  -  With a Little Luck - Wings
(2nd of 2 weeks at #1)



The Top Ten Albums

10 - Son of a Son of a Sailor - Jimmy Buffett
9  -  Excitable Boy - Warren Zevon
8  -  Champagne Jam - Atlanta Rhythm Section
7  -  Running on Empty - Jackson Browne
6  -  Showdown - The Isley Brothers
5  -  Earth - Jefferson Starship
4  -  Slowhand - Eric Clapton
3  -  Feels So Good - Chuck Mangione
2  -  London Town - Wings
1  -  Saturday Night Fever - Original Soundtrack
(21st of of 26 consecutive weeks at #1)

Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 70s - March 26th 2011

AT40 The 70s this week from March 25th 1978

The Top Ten Singles

10 - Thunder Island - Jay Ferguson

9  -  If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman

8  -  Sometimes When We Touch - Dan Hill

7  -  I Go Crazy - Paul Davis

6  -  (Love is) Thicker Than Water - Andy Gibb

5  -  Can't Smile Without You - Barry Manilow

4  -  Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton

3  -  Emotion - Samantha Sang

2  -  Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees

1  -  Night Fever - Bee Gees

(2nd of 8 consecutive weeks at #1)

The Top Ten Albums

10 - Point of Know Return - Kansas

9  -  The Grand Illusion - Styx

8  -  News of the World - Queen

7  -  Weekend in L.A. - George Benson

6  -  Even Now - Barry Manilow

5  -  Aja - Steely Dan

4  -  Running on Empty - Jackson Browne

3  -  Slowhand - Eric Clapton

2  -  The Stranger - Billy Joel

1  -  Saturday Night Fever - Soundtrack

(10th of 24 consecutive weeks at #1)

The bestselling movie soundtrack of all time, until 1992 when it was surpassed by the "The Bodyguard".

The album won the Grammy for Album of the Year for 1978, it contains 5 singles that hit the Billboard Hot 100.   Four of those singles would top the Hot 100 and only one of those was not credited to the Bee Gees, "If I Can't Have You" by Yvonne Elliman.   However, the Bee Gees wrote the song and sing backup vocals on the recording.

There are other #1 singles on the album including "A Fifth of Beethoven", "Jive Talkin" and  "You Should Be Dancing" they were all previously released and hit the top in 1976.

Also on the soundtrack was "More Than a Woman" written and performed by the Bee Gees but not released as a single US. The album also included a version by the soul group Tavares

1978 Bestselling Singles in the UK

The #1 and #2 best selling singles in the United Kingdom for 1978 have one thing in common, they are both from movies starring John Travolta.

The #1 Bestselling Single of 1978 in the United Kingdom

Night Fever - Bee Gees





The #2 Bestselling Single of 1978 in the United Kingdom

Summer Nights - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John