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- Background Multiple entries Chart debuts Charity singles Songs from films Best-selling singles
- Top-ten singles
- Entries by artist
- Notes
- See also
- References
- External links
{{1970s in music (UK)}}The UK Singles Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom.[1] Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical singles.[2][3] This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 1978, as well as singles which peaked in 1977 and 1979 but were in the top 10 in 1978. The entry date is when the single appeared in the top 10 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced). One-hundred and twenty-one singles were in the top ten in 1978. Seven singles from 1977 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, while "Song for Guy" by Elton John, "Lay Your Love on Me" by Racey and "Y.M.C.A." by The Village People were all released in 1978 but did not reach their peak until 1979. "It's a Heartache by Bonnie Tyler and "Love's Unkind" by Donna Summer were the singles from 1977 to reach their peak in 1978. Eighteen artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 1978. Blondie, Commodores, Kate Bush, Sarah Brightman and The Village People were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 single in 1978. The 1977 Christmas number-one, "Mull of Kintyre" by Wings, remained at number-one for the first four weeks of 1978. The first new number-one single of the year was "Uptown Top Ranking" by Althea & Donna. Overall, fourteen different singles peaked at number-one in 1978, with Boney M., John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John (2) having the joint most singles hit that position. BackgroundMultiple entriesOne-hundred and twenty-one singles charted in the top 10 in 1978, with one-hundred and thirteen singles reaching their peak this year. Eighteen artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 1978. Bee Gees and Darts shared the record for most top 10 hits in 1978 with four hit singles each. Kate Bush was one of a number of artists with two top-ten entries, including the number-one single "Wuthering Heights". ABBA, Bob Marley and the Wailers, The Boomtown Rats, Rose Royce, Sham 69 and Wings were the other artists who had multiple top 10 entries in 1978. Chart debutsFifty-nine artists achieved their first top 10 single in 1978, either as a lead or featured artist. Of these, four went on to record another hit single that year: Bob Marley and the Wailers, The Boomtown Rats, Kate Bush and Sham 69. Blondie, Chic and John Travolta all had two other entries in their breakthrough year. The following table (collapsed on desktop site) does not include acts who had previously charted as part of a group and secured their first top 10 solo single. | Artist | Number of top 10s | First entry | Chart position | Other entries |
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| Crystal Gayle | 1 | "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" | 5 | — | | Chic | 3 | "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" | 6 | "Everybody Dance" (9), "Le Freak" (7) | | Althea & Donna | 1 | "Uptown Top Ranking" | 1 | — | | Odyssey | 1 | "Native New Yorker" | 5 | — | | Bill Withers | 1 | "Lovely Day" | 7 | — | | Scott Fitzgerald | 1 | "If I Had Words" | 3 | — | | Yvonne Keeley | | Bob Marley and the Wailers | 2 | "Jamming"/"Punky Reggae Party" | 9 | "Is This Love" (9) | | Yellow Dog | 1 | "Just One More Night" | 8 | — | | Kate Bush | 2 | "Wuthering Heights" | 1 | "The Man with the Child in His Eyes" (6) | | Blondie | 3 | "Denis (Denee)" | 2 | "(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear" (10), "Hanging on the Telephone" (5) | | Eruption | 1 | "I Can't Stand the Rain" | 5 | — | | Brian and Michael | 1 | "Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs" | 1 | — | | Nick Lowe | 1 | "I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass" | 7 | — | | Andy Cameron | 1 | "Ally's Tartan Army" | 6 | — | | Genesis | 1 | "Follow You Follow Me" | 7 | — | | Andrew Gold | 1 | "Never Let Her Slip Away" | 5 | — | | The|Michael Zager Band|Michael Zager}} | 1 | "Let's All Chant" | 8 | — | | Dee D. Jackson | 1 | "Automatic Lover" | 4 | — | | Patti Smith Group | 1 | "Because the Night" | 5 | — | | John Paul Young | 1 | "Love Is in the Air" | 5 | — | | Raffaella Carrà | 1 | "Do It, Do It Again" | 9 | — | | John Travolta | 3 | "You're the One That I Want" | 1 | "Summer Nights" (1), "Sandy" (2) | | Ian Dury and the Blockheads | 1 | "What a Waste" | 9 | — | | Plastic Bertrand | 1 | "Ça plane pour moi" | 8 | — | | Scottish World Cup Squad | 1 | Ole Ola (Mulher Brasileira)" | 4 | — | | James Galway | 1 | "Annie's Song" | 3 | — | | National Philharmonic Orchestra | | Father Abraham | 1 | "The Smurf Song" | 2 | — | | The|Smurfs}} | | Goldie | 1 | "Making Up Again" | 7 | — | | The|Motors}} | 1 | "Airport" | 4 | — | | Marshall Hain | 1 | "Dancing In the City" | 4 | — | | The|Boomtown Rats}} | 2 | "Like Clockwork" | 6 | "Rat Trap" (1) | | Clout | 1 | "Substitute" | 2 | — | | A Taste of Honey | 1 | "Boogie Oogie Oogie" | 3 | — | | City Boy | 1 | "5.7.0.5" | 8 | — | | Commodores | 1 | "Three Times a Lady" | 1 | — | | Sham 69 | 2 | "If the Kids Are United" | 9 | "Hurry Up Harry" (10) | | Renaissance | 1 | "Northern Lights" | 10 | — | | Cerrone | 1 | "Supernature" | 8 | — | | Jilted John | 1 | "Jilted John" | 4 | — | | Child | 1 | "It's Only Make Believe" | 10 | — | | Hi-Tension | 1 | "British Hustle" | 8 | — | | Andy Gibb | 1 | "An Everlasting Love" | 10 | — | | Siouxie and the Banshees | 1 | "Hong Kong Garden" | 7 | — | | Exile | 1 | "Kiss You All Over" | 6 | — | | Dean Friedman | 1 | "Lucky Stars" | 3 | — | | Denise Marsa | | Sylvester | 1 | "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" | 3 | — | | Third World | 1 | "Now That We've Found Love" | 10 | — | | Public Image Ltd | 1 | "Public Image" | 9 | — | | Frankie Miller | 1 | "Darlin'" | 6 | — | | The|Cars}} | 1 | "My Best Friend's Girl" | 3 | — | | Dan Hartman | 1 | "Instant Replay" | 8 | — | | Sarah Brightman | 1 | "I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper" | 6 | — | | Hot Gossip | | The|Village People}} | 1 | YMCA|A|a}} | 1 | — | | Racey | 1 | Lay Your Love on Me|B|b}} | 3 | — |
- Notes
Gerry Rafferty was previously part of Stealers Wheel, who charted with the classic single "Stuck in the Middle with You" in 1973. "Baker Street" was his first top 10 solo entry. Justin Hayward started off as lead singer, songwriter and guitarist for The Moody Blues, among his writing credits the number two hit "Question". The composition "Forever Autumn" marked his first appearance in the chart on his own. Public Image Ltd included members from several other bands - Johnny Rotten had recently left Sex Pistols and Keith Levene came over from The Clash (although Levene never recorded a top 10 single as part of his old group). Charity singles"Too Much Heaven" was released by Bee Gees in aid of UNICEF, with all publishing royalties going towards the charity to support its work. The single peaked at number three on 9 December 1978, spending 6 weeks in the top ten. The group later performed the song at the Music for UNICEF Concert in January 1979, celebrating the International Year of the Child. A total of $7 million dollars in publishing royalties was raised towards the charity from sales of the single. Songs from filmsOriginal songs from various films entered the top 10 throughout the year. These included "Stayin' Alive" "Night Fever", "If I Can't Have You" & "More Than a Woman" (from Saturday Night Fever) and "You're the One That I Want", "Grease", "Summer Nights", "Sandy" & "Hopelessly Devoted to You" (Grease). Best-selling singlesBoney M. had the best-selling single of the year with "Rivers of Babylon"/"Brown Girl in the Ring". The song spent nineteen weeks in the top 10 (including five weeks at number one) and was certified platinum by the BPI. "You're the One That I Want" by John Travolta & Olivia Newton John came in second place. John Travolta & Olivia Newton John's "Summer Nights", "Three Times a Lady" from Commodores and "The Smurf Song" by Father Abraham & The Smurfs made up the top five. Singles by Boney M. ("Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord"), Bee Gees, The Boomtown Rats, ABBA and Brian and Michael were also in the top ten best-selling singles of the year. Top-ten singles- Key
| Symbol | Meaning | | ‡ | Single peaked in 1977 but still in chart in 1978. | | ♦ | Single released in 1978 but peaked in 1979. | | (#) | Year-end top-ten single position and rank | | Entered | The date that the single first appeared in the chart. | | Peak | Highest position that the single reached in the UK Singles Chart. |
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| format=dmy|1977|11|19}} | 10 | "How Deep Is Your Love" ‡ | Bee Gees | 3 | format=dmy|1977|12|10}} | 5 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1977|11|26}} | 7 | "Daddy Cool"/"The Girl Can't Help It" ‡ | Darts | 6 | format=dmy|1977|12|10}} | 2 | | 12 | "Mull of Kintyre"/"Girl's School" ‡ | Wings | 1 | format=dmy|1977|12|03}} | 9 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1977|12|03}} | 7 | "I Will" ‡ | Ruby Winters | 4 | format=dmy|1977|12|17}} | 3 | | 8 | "Floral Dance" ‡ | Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band | 2 | format=dmy|1977|12|10}} | 6 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1977|12|24}} | 8 | "Love's Unkind" | Donna Summer | 3 | format=dmy|1978|01|14}} | 3 | | 7 | "It's a Heartache" | Bonnie Tyler | 4 | format=dmy|1978|01|14}} | 2 | | Singles in 1978 |
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| {{dts|format=dmy|1978|01|07}} | 4 | "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" | Crystal Gayle | 5 | format=dmy|1978|01|14}} | 1 | | 1 | "My Way" | Elvis Presley | 9 | format=dmy|1978|01|07}} | 1 | | 4 | "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" | Chic | 6 | format=dmy|1978|01|14}} | 1 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1978|01|14}} | 2 | "Let's Have A Quiet Night In" | David Soul | 8 | format=dmy|1978|01|14}} | 1 | | 1 | "I Love You" | Donna Summer | 10 | format=dmy|1978|01|14}} | 1 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1978|01|21}} | 5 | "Uptown Top Ranking" | Althea & Donna | 1 | format=dmy|1978|02|04}} | 1 | | 4 | "Native New Yorker" | Odyssey | 5 | format=dmy|1978|02|11}} | 2 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1978|01|28}} | 6 | "Figaro" | Brotherhood of Man | 1 | format=dmy|1978|02|11}} | 1 | | 3 | "Lovely Day" | Bill Withers | 7 | format=dmy|1978|02|04}} | 2 | | 6 | "If I Had Words" | Scott Fitzgerald and Yvonne Keeley | 3 | format=dmy|1978|02|18}} | 1 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1978|02|04}} | 2 | "Jamming"/"Punky Reggae Party" | Bob Marley and the Wailers | 9 | format=dmy|1978|02|04}} | 1 | | 8 | "Take a Chance on Me" (#9) | ABBA | 1 | format=dmy|1978|02|18}} | 3 | | format=dmy|1978|02|11}} | 3 | "Sorry, I'm a Lady" | Baccara | 8 | format=dmy|1978|02|11}} | 2 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1978|02|18}} | 6 | "Come Back My Love" | Darts | 2 | format=dmy|1978|03|04}} | 1 | | 2 | "Hot Legs"/"I Was Only Joking | Rod Stewart | 5 | format=dmy|1978|02|18}} | 1 | | 6 | "Wishing on a Star" | Rose Royce | 3 | format=dmy|1978|03|04}} | 1 | | 5 | "Mr. Blue Sky" | Electric Light Orchestra | 6 | format=dmy|1978|02|25}} | 1 | | 3 | "Love Is Like Oxygen" | Sweet | 9 | format=dmy|1978|02|18}} | 2 | | format=dmy|1978|02|25}} | 3 | "Just One More Night" | Yellow Dog | 8 | format=dmy|1978|03|04}} | 1 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1978|03|04}} | 4 | "Stayin' Alive" | Bee Gees | 4 | format=dmy|1978|03|04}} | 1 | | 7 | "Wuthering Heights" | Kate Bush | 1 | format=dmy|1978|03|11}} | 4 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1978|03|11}} | 6 | "Denis (Denee)" | Blondie | 2 | format=dmy|1978|03|25}} | 3 | | 5 | "I Can't Stand The Rain" | Eruption | 5 | format=dmy|1978|03|25}} | 2 | | 8 | "Baker Street" | Gerry Rafferty | 3 | format=dmy|1978|04|01}} | 2 | | format=dmy|1978|03|18}} | 9 | "Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs" (#10) | Brian and Michael | 1 | format=dmy|1978|04|08}} | 3 | | format=dmy|1978|03|25}} | 3 | "I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass" | Nick Lowe | 7 | format=dmy|1978|04|01}} | 1 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1978|04|01}} | 2 | "Ally's Tartan Army" {{ref label|Ally|C|c}} | Andy Cameron | 6 | format=dmy|1978|04|01}} | 1 | | 1 | "Is This Love" | Bob Marley and the Wailers | 9 | format=dmy|1978|04|15}} | 1 | | 5 | "If You Can't Give Me Love" | Suzi Quatro | 4 | format=dmy|1978|04|15}} | 3 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1978|04|08}} | 5 | "I Wonder Why" | Showaddywaddy | 2 | format=dmy|1978|04|15}} | 1 | | 4 | "Follow You Follow Me" | Genesis | 7 | format=dmy|1978|04|15}} | 2 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1978|04|15}} | 6 | "Never Let Her Slip Away" | Andrew Gold | 5 | format=dmy|1978|05|06}} | 2 | | 4 | "With a Little Luck" | Wings | 5 | format=dmy|1978|04|29}} | 1 | | 7 | "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" | Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams | 3 | format=dmy|1978|05|13}} | 1 | | format=dmy|1978|04|22}} | 8 | "Night Fever" (#7) | Bee Gees | 1 | format=dmy|1978|04|29}} | 2 | | format=dmy|1978|04|29}} | 4 | "Let's All Chant" | {{sortname|The|Michael Zager Band|Michael Zager}} | 8 | format=dmy|1978|05|13}} | 1 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1978|05|06}} | 19 | "Rivers of Babylon"/"Brown Girl in the Ring" {{ref label|Rivers of Babylon|D|d}} (#1) | Boney M. | 1 | format=dmy|1978|05|13}} | 5 | | 3 | "Automatic Lover" | Dee D. Jackson | 4 | format=dmy|1978|05|13}} | 1 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1978|05|13}} | 5 | "Because The Night" | Patti Smith Group | 5 | format=dmy|1978|05|27}} | 1 | | 1 | "Everybody Dance" | Chic | 9 | format=dmy|1978|05|13}} | 1 | | 7 | "The Boy from New York City" | Darts | 2 | format=dmy|1978|06|03}} | 1 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1978|05|20}} | 4 | "Love Is in the Air" | John Paul Young | 5 | format=dmy|1978|05|27}} | 1 | | 5 | "If I Can't Have You" | Yvonne Elliman | 4 | format=dmy|1978|05|27}} | 2 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1978|05|27}} | 3 | "More Than a Woman" | Tavares | 7 | format=dmy|1978|05|27}} | 2 | | 1 | "Do It, Do It Again" | Raffaella Carrà | 9 | format=dmy|1978|05|27}} | 1 | | 1 | "(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear" | Blondie | 10 | format=dmy|1978|05|27}} | 1 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1978|06|03}} | 15 | "You're the One That I Want" (#2) | John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John | 1 | format=dmy|1978|06|17}} | 9 | | 1 | "What a Waste" | Ian Dury and the Blockheads | 9 | format=dmy|1978|06|03}} | 1 | | 1 | "Ça plane pour moi" | Plastic Bertrand | 8 | format=dmy|1978|06|24}} | 1 | | format=dmy|1978|06|10}} | 1 | "Ole Ola (Mulher Brasileira)" {{ref label|Scotland World Cup|E|e}} | Rod Stewart and the Scottish World Cup Squad | 4 | format=dmy|1978|06|10}} | 1 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1978|06|17}} | 5 | "Miss You" | {{sortname|The|Rolling Stones}} | 3 | format=dmy|1978|06|17}} | 1 | | 2 | "Oh Carol" | Smokie | 5 | format=dmy|1978|06|17}} | 1 | | 3 | "Davy's on the Road Again" | Manfred Mann's Earth Band | 6 | format=dmy|1978|06|17}} | 2 | | 5 | "Annie's Song" | James Galway with the National Philharmonic Orchestra | 3 | format=dmy|1978|07|01}} | 2 | | 9 | "The Smurf Song" (#5) | Father Abraham and The Smurfs | 2 | format=dmy|1978|06|24}} | 6 | | format=dmy|1978|06|24}} | 3 | "Making Up Again" | Goldie | 7 | format=dmy|1978|06|24}} | 1 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1978|07|01}} | 5 | "Airport" | {{sortname|The|Motors}} | 4 | format=dmy|1978|07|08}} | 1 | | 4 | "The Man with the Child in His Eyes" | Kate Bush | 6 | format=dmy|1978|07|08}} | 1 | | 7 | "Dancing in the City" | Marshall Hain | 3 | format=dmy|1978|07|15}} | 2 | | format=dmy|1978|07|08}} | 5 | "Like Clockwork" | {{sortname|The|Boomtown Rats}} | 6 | format=dmy|1978|07|15}} | 3 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1978|07|15}} | 1 | "No One Is Innocent"/"My Way" | Sex Pistols | 7 | format=dmy|1978|07|15}} | 1 | | 4 | "A Little Bit of Soap" | Showaddywaddy | 5 | format=dmy|1978|07|22}} | 1 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1978|07|22}} | 6 | "Substitute" | Clout | 2 | format=dmy|1978|08|05}} | 2 | | 4 | "Wild West Hero" | Electric Light Orchestra | 6 | format=dmy|1978|08|05}} | 1 | | 6 | "Boogie Oogie Oogie" | A Taste of Honey | 3 | format=dmy|1978|08|12}} | 1 | | format=dmy|1978|07|29}} | 1 | "Run For Home" | Lindisfarne | 10 | format=dmy|1978|07|29}} | 1 | | format=dmy|1978|08|05}} | 2 | "5.7.0.5" {{ref label|5705|F|f}} | City Boy | 8 | format=dmy|1978|08|19}} | 1 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1978|08|12}} | 8 | "Three Times a Lady" (#4) | Commodores | 1 | format=dmy|1978|08|19}} | 5 | | 4 | "Forever Autumn" | Justin Hayward | 5 | format=dmy|1978|08|26}} | 1 | | 2 | "If the Kids Are United" | Sham 69 | 9 | format=dmy|1978|08|12}} | 2 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1978|08|19}} | 6 | "It's Raining" | Darts | 2 | format=dmy|1978|09|02}} | 1 | | 1 | "Northern Lights" | Renaissance | 10 | format=dmy|1978|08|19}} | 1 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1978|08|26}} | 7 | "Dreadlock Holiday" | 10cc | 1 | format=dmy|1978|09|23}} | 1 | | 4 | "Supernature" | Cerrone | 8 | format=dmy|1978|08|26}} | 3 | | 6 | "Jilted John" | Jilted John | 4 | format=dmy|1978|09|23}} | 1 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1978|09|02}} | 5 | "Oh What a Circus (from Evita)" | David Essex | 3 | format=dmy|1978|09|23}} | 1 | | 1 | "It's Only Make Believe" | Child | 10 | format=dmy|1978|09|02}} | 1 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1978|09|09}} | 2 | "British Hustle" | Hi-Tension | 8 | format=dmy|1978|09|09}} | 1 | | 1 | "An Everlasting Love" | Andy Gibb | 10 | format=dmy|1978|09|09}} | 1 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1978|09|16}} | 2 | "Hong Kong Garden" | Siouxsie and the Banshees | 7 | format=dmy|1978|09|16}} | 1 | | 4 | "Kiss You All Over" | Exile | 6 | format=dmy|1978|09|23}} | 1 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1978|09|23}} | 3 | "Summer Night City" | ABBA | 5 | format=dmy|1978|10|07}} | 1 | | 5 | "Grease" | Frankie Valli | 3 | format=dmy|1978|09|30}} | 2 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1978|09|30}} | 9 | "Summer Nights" (#3) | John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John | 1 | format=dmy|1978|09|30}} | 7 | | 5 | "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" | Rose Royce | 2 | format=dmy|1978|10|07}} | 2 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1978|10|07}} | 5 | "Lucky Stars" | Dean Friedman with Denise Marsa | 3 | format=dmy|1978|10|21}} | 1 | | 4 | "I Can't Stop Loving You (Though I Try)" | Leo Sayer | 6 | format=dmy|1978|10|14}} | 1 | | 3 | "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" | Sylvester | 8 | format=dmy|1978|10|07}} | 1 | | 6 | "Rasputin" | Boney M. | 2 | format=dmy|1978|10|21}} | 2 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1978|10|14}} | 5 | "Sweet Talkin' Woman" | Electric Light Orchestra | 6 | format=dmy|1978|10|21}} | 3 | | 7 | "Sandy" | John Travolta | 2 | format=dmy|1978|11|04}} | 1 | | 1 | "Now That We've Found Love" | Third World | 10 | format=dmy|1978|10|14}} | 1 | | format=dmy|1978|10|21}} | 8 | "Rat Trap" (#8) | {{sortname|The|Boomtown Rats}} | 1 | format=dmy|1978|11|18}} | 2 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1978|10|28}} | 4 | "MacArthur Park" | Donna Summer | 5 | format=dmy|1978|10|28}} | 3 | | 4 | "Blame It on the Boogie" | {{sortname|The|Jacksons}} | 8 | format=dmy|1978|11|04}} | 2 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1978|11|04}} | 1 | "Public Image" | Public Image Ltd | 9 | format=dmy|1978|11|04}} | 1 | | 1 | "Hurry Up Harry" | Sham 69 | 10 | format=dmy|1978|11|04}} | 1 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1978|11|11}} | 5 | "Hopelessly Devoted to You" | Olivia Newton-John | 2 | format=dmy|1978|11|18}} | 2 | | 4 | "Darlin'" | Frankie Miller | 6 | format=dmy|1978|11|11}} | 3 | | 4 | "My Best Friend's Girl" | {{sortname|The|Cars}} | 3 | format=dmy|1978|11|25}} | 1 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1978|11|18}} | 3 | "Pretty Little Angel Eyes" | Showaddywaddy | 5 | format=dmy|1978|11|25}} | 1 | | 3 | "Instant Replay" | Dan Hartman | 8 | format=dmy|1978|11|18}} | 3 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1978|11|25}} | 6 | "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" | Rod Stewart | 1 | format=dmy|1978|12|02}} | 1 | | 4 | "Hanging on the Telephone" | Blondie | 5 | format=dmy|1978|12|02}} | 1 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1978|12|02}} | 7 | "Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord" (#6) | Boney M. | 1 | format=dmy|1978|12|09}} | 4 | | 6 | "I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper" | Sarah Brightman and Hot Gossip | 6 | format=dmy|1978|12|09}} | 2 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1978|12|09}} | 6 | "Too Much Heaven" {{ref label|Too Much Heaven|G|g}} | Bee Gees | 3 | format=dmy|1978|12|09}} | 1 | | 6 | "A Taste of Aggro" | {{sortname|The|Barron Knights}} | 3 | format=dmy|1978|12|23}} | 2 | | 8 | "Le Freak" | Chic | 7 | format=dmy|1978|12|16}} | 2 | | 2 | "Always and Forever"/"Mind Blowing Decisions" | Heatwave | 9 | format=dmy|1978|12|16}} | 2 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1978|12|16}} | 9 | "Y.M.C.A." ♦ | {{sortname|The|Village People}} | 1 | format=dmy|1979|01|06}} | 3 | | 5 | "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" | Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond | 5 | format=dmy|1978|12|23}} | 2 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1978|12|23}} | 7 | "Lay Your Love on Me" | Racey | 3 | format=dmy|1979|01|06}} | 3 | | 5 | "Song for Guy" ♦ | Elton John | 4 | format=dmy|1979|01|13}} | 1 | |
Entries by artistThe following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 1978, including singles that reached their peak in 1977. The figures include both main artists and featured artists, while appearances on ensemble charity records are also counted for each artist. The total number of weeks an artist spent in the top ten in 1978 is also shown. | Entries | Artist | Country of origin | Weeks | Singles |
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| 4 | 1977|H|h}} | {{UK}} | 19 | "How Deep Is Your Love", "Night Fever", "Stayin' Alive", "Too Much Heaven" | | 1977|H|h}} | 20 | "Come Back My Love", "Daddy Cool", "It's Raining", "The Boy from New York City" | | 3 | Blondie | {{USA}} | 11 | "Denis (Denee)", "Hanging on the Telephone", "(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear" | | Boney M. | {{GER}}/{{JAM}}/{{ARU}} | 30 | "Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord", "Rasputin", "Rivers of Babylon"/"Brown Girl in the Ring" | | Chic | {{USA}} | 9 | "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)", "Everybody Dance", "Le Freak" | | 1978 peak|I|i}} | 11 | "I Love You", "Love's Unkind", "MacArthur Park" | | Electric Light Orchestra | {{UK}} | 14 | "Mr. Blue Sky", "Sweet Talkin' Woman", "Wild West Hero" | | John Travolta | {{USA}} | 31 | "Sandy", "Summer Nights", "You're the One That I Want" | | Olivia Newton-John | {{AUS}}/{{UK}} | 29 | "Hopelessly Devoted to You", "Summer Nights", "You're the One That I Want" | | Rod Stewart | {{UK}} | 9 | "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?", "Hot Legs"/"I Was Only Joking", "Ole Ola (Mulher Brasileira)" | | Showaddywaddy | 12 | "A Little Bit of Soap", "I Wonder Why", "Pretty Little Angel Eyes" | | 2 | ABBA | {{SWE}} | 11 | "Summer Night City", "Take a Chance on Me" | | Bob Marley and the Wailers | {{JAM}} | 3 | "Is This Love", "Jamming"/"Punky Reggae Party" | | The|Boomtown Rats}} | {{IRL}} | 13 | "Like Clockwork", "Rat Trap" | | Kate Bush | {{UK}} | 11 | "The Man with the Child in His Eyes", "Wuthering Heights" | | Rose Royce | {{USA}} | 11 | "Love Don't Live Here Anymore", "Wishing on a Star" | | Sham 69 | {{UK}} | 3 | "Hurry Up Harry", "If the Kids Are United" | | 1977|H|h}} | 10 | "Mull of Kintyre"/"Girls' School", "With a Little Luck" |
Notes{{refbegin|2}}- {{note label|YMCA|A|a}} "Y.M.C.A" reached its peak of number-one on 6 January 1979 (week ending).
- {{note label|Lay Your Love on Me|B|b}} "Lay Your Love on Me" reached its peak of number three on 6 January 1979 (week ending).
- {{note label|Ally|C|c}} "Ally's Tartan Army" was released to celebrate the Scotland national team's qualification for the 1982 FIFA World Cup.
- {{note label|Rivers of Babylon|D|d}} "Rivers of Babylon"/"Brown Girl In the Ring" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 5 August 1978 (week ending) for 9 weeks.
- {{note label|Scotland World Cup|E|e}} "Ole Ola (Mulher Brasileira)" was recorded by the Scotland national team (with the added vocals of Rod Stewart) as the official single supporting their 1978 FIFA World Cup campaign.
- {{note label|5705|F|f}} "5.7.0.5" re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 19 August 1978 (week ending).
- {{note label|Too Much Heaven|G|g}} "Too Much Heaven" was released as a charity single in aid of Unicef and was performed at the Music for UNICEF Concert in January 1979.
- {{note label|1977|H|h}} Figure includes single that peaked in 1977.
- {{note label|1978 peak|I|i}} Figure includes single that first charted in 1977 but peaked in 1978.
{{refend}}See also- 1978 in British music
- List of number-one singles from the 1970s (UK)
ReferencesGeneral- {{cite web |url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart-singles/ |title=Six decades of singles charts |publisher=The Official Charts Company |accessdate=18 January 2018 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303221018/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart-singles/ |archivedate=3 March 2011 |df= }}
Specific1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/ |title=The Official UK Charts Company |publisher=Official Charts Company |accessdate=1 January 2012}}
2. ^{{cite book|title=Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th edition)|first=David|last=Roberts|year=2005|isbn=1-904994-00-8|pages=14|publisher=Guinness World Records Limited}}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3196892.stm |title=New singles formats to save the charts|work=BBC News|date=16 October 2003 |accessdate=21 February 2010}}
External links- 1978 singles chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)
{{UKTop10s}}{{UK Music Charts}} 3 : 1978 in British music|1978 record charts|Lists of UK top-ten singles |