Table of Contents 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) |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |