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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1978.
Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
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6 | Earth | Jefferson Starship | |
10 | British Lions | British Lions | |
It Begins Again | Dusty Springfield | ||
Stained Class | Judas Priest | ||
Van Halen | Van Halen | ||
Waiting for Columbus | Little Feat | Live | |
17 | Crossing the Red Sea with The Adverts | The Adverts | |
Impeckable | Budgie | ||
The Kick Inside | Kate Bush | ||
24 | Watch | Manfred Mann's Earth Band | |
27 | Macho Man | Village People | |
? | Street Hassle | Lou Reed | |
Double Live Gonzo! | Ted Nugent | Live | |
Casino | Al Di Meola | ||
All This and Heaven Too | Andrew Gold | ||
Animal Games | London | ||
Bring It Back Alive | Outlaws | Live | |
Tell Us the Truth | Sham 69 | ||
Drastic Plastic | Be-Bop Deluxe | ||
Easter Island | Kris Kristofferson | ||
Even Now | Barry Manilow | ||
Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush – Live | Mahogany Rush | Live | |
It Happened One Bite | Dan Hicks | ||
Let's Keep It That Way | Anne Murray | ||
Plastic Letters | Blondie | ||
Street Action | Bachman–Turner Overdrive | ||
What Do You Want from Live | The Tubes | Live |
Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
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7 | For You | Prince | |
Hermit of Mink Hollow | Todd Rundgren | ||
The Last Waltz | The Band | Soundtrack | |
10 | Heavy Horses | Jethro Tull | |
12 | FM | Various Artists | Soundtrack |
13 | Almighty Fire | Aretha Franklin | |
I Would Like to See You Again | Johnny Cash | ||
14 | Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture | Various Artists | Soundtrack |
Long Live Rock 'n' Roll | Rainbow | [7] | |
17 | Mutiny Up My Sleeve | Max Webster | |
19 | Tasty | Patti LaBelle | |
20 | Come Get It! | Rick James | |
21 | Bad Boy | Ringo Starr | |
24 | Cold Chisel | Cold Chisel | |
Heaven Tonight | Cheap Trick | ||
25 | Showdown | The Isley Brothers | |
28 | The Man-Machine | Kraftwerk | |
? | Double Platinum | Kiss | Compilation |
Saga | Saga | ||
Magazine | Heart | Re-issue with re-recordings | |
Adventure | Television | ||
You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish | REO Speedwagon | ||
Boys in the Trees | Carly Simon | ||
Cats Under the Stars | Jerry Garcia Band | ||
Future Bound | Tavares | ||
A Live Record | Camel | Live | |
The Only Ones | The Only Ones | ||
Please Don't Touch | Steve Hackett | ||
Rainbow Takeaway | Kevin Ayers | ||
Stardust | Willie Nelson | ||
V2 | The Vibrators |
Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
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7 | Roberta Flack | Roberta Flack | |
11 | C'est Chic | Chic | |
14 | Lanquidity | Sun Ra | |
15 | Don't Look Back | Boston | [9] |
21 | Who Are You | The Who | [10] |
Along the Red Ledge | Hall & Oates | ||
28 | Are We Not Men? We Are Devo! | Devo | Debut album |
31 | Live and More | Donna Summer | Double LP; 3 sides live, 1 side studio |
? | All Night Long | Sammy Hagar | Live |
Chairs Missing | Wire | ||
Danger Zone | Player | ||
Do It All Night | Curtis Mayfield | ||
Frozen in the Night | Dan Hill | ||
Is It Still Good To Ya | Ashford & Simpson | ||
Jass-Ay-Lay-Dee | Ohio Players | ||
Kingdom of Madness | Magnum | ||
Luxury You Can Afford | Joe Cocker | ||
Rose Royce III: Strikes Again! | Rose Royce | ||
Sir Army Suit | Klaatu | ||
Tokyo Tapes | Scorpions | Live | |
Twin Sons of Different Mothers | Dan Fogelberg and Tim Weisberg | ||
Well Kept Secret | Juice Newton | ||
White, Hot and Blue | Johnny Winter | ||
Who Do Ya (Love) | KC and the Sunshine Band | ||
With Luv' | Luv' |
The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1978. [15]
# | Artist | Title | Year | Country | Chart entries |
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1 | Bee Gees | Stayin' Alive | 1977 | / | US BB 1 – Dec 1977, Canada 1 – Jan 1978, Netherlands 1 – Feb 1978, France 1 – Feb 1978, Italy 1 of 1978, Australia 1 for 7 weeks Jan 1979, US CashBox 2 of 1978, Austria 2 – Apr 1978, Switzerland 2 – Mar 1978, Germany 2 – Mar 1978, Scrobulate 2 of disco, Sweden (alt) 3 – Mar 1978, UK 4 – Feb 1978, Norway 4 – Mar 1978, Australia 4 of 1978, South Africa 4 of 1978, US BB 8 of 1978, POP 8 of 1978, AFI 9, OzNet 9, Party 13 of 2007, RYM 34 of 1977, Europe 36 of the 1970s, 80 in 2FM list, RIAA 94, Acclaimed 98, Germany 100 of the 1970s, Rolling Stone 189 |
2 | John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | You're the One That I Want | 1978 | / | UK 1 – May 1978, US BB 1 – Apr 1978, Canada 1 – Apr 1978, Netherlands 1 – May 1978, Sweden (alt) 1 – Jul 1978, Switzerland 1 – Jul 1978, Norway 1 – Jul 1978, Australia 1 of 1978, Germany 1 – Jun 1978, Republic of Ireland 1 – Jun 1978, Australia 1 for 2 weeks Apr 1979, Austria 2 – Jul 1978, France 5 – May 1978, US CashBox 9 of 1978, Italy 12 of 1978, POP 15 of 1978, US BB 17 of 1978, Germany 17 of the 1970s, South Africa 17 of 1978, TOTP 20, Poland 26 – Jul 1998, Global 33 (5 M sold) – 1978, Europe 72 of the 1970s, RYM 153 of 1978 |
3 | Village People | Y.M.C.A. | 1978 | UK 1 – Nov 1978, Netherlands 1 – Dec 1978, Sweden (alt) 1 – Dec 1978, Austria 1 – Jan 1979, Switzerland 1 – Dec 1978, Germany 1 – Jan 1979, Republic of Ireland 1 – Jan 1979, Australia 1 for 5 weeks Oct 1979, POP 1 of 1979, US BB 2 – Nov 1978, Canada 2 – Dec 1978, Norway 2 – Jan 1979, US BB 3 of 1979, France 3 – Dec 1978, Party 03 of 1999, US CashBox 4 of 1979, Global 7 (10 M sold) – 1978, Australia 15 of 1979, Germany 23 of the 1970s, Scrobulate 38 of disco, Europe 86 of the 1970s, RIAA 86, RYM 95 of 1978, Acclaimed 1662 | |
4 | Boney M | Rivers of Babylon | 1978 | UK 1 – Apr 1978, Netherlands 1 – Apr 1978, Sweden (alt) 1 – May 1978, France 1 – May 1978, Austria 1 – May 1978, Switzerland 1 – Apr 1978, Norway 1 – May 1978, Germany 1 – Apr 1978, Republic of Ireland 1 – May 1978, Australia 1 for 6 weeks Apr 1979, South Africa 1 of 1978, Australia 3 of 1978, Germany 3 of the 1970s, TOTP 8, US BB 30 – Jul 1978, Italy 36 of 1978, RYM 77 of 1978, Global 100 (5 M sold) – 1978, OzNet 867 | |
5 | Bee Gees | Night Fever | 1978 | / | UK 1 – Apr 1978, US BB 1 – Feb 1978, US CashBox 1 of 1978, Canada 1 – Feb 1978, France 1 – Apr 1978, Republic of Ireland 1 – Apr 1978, Norway 2 – May 1978, Germany 2 – May 1978, Netherlands 3 – Apr 1978, Switzerland 3 – May 1978, Austria 4 – Jun 1978, Sweden (alt) 5 – May 1978, US BB 10 of 1978, POP 11 of 1978, South Africa 12 of 1978, Italy 29 of 1978, Scrobulate 39 of 70s, RYM 59 of 1978, Party 77 of 1999, Germany 94 of the 1970s, Europe 96 of the 1970s, OzNet 894, Acclaimed 2046 |
US number one singles and artist
(weeks at number one)
UK number one singles and artist
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Japanese Oricon number one singles and artist
(weeks at number one)
Song title | Artist(s) | Release date(s) | US | UK | Highest chart position | Other Chart Performance(s) |
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"5–7–0–5" | City Boy | August 1978 | 27 | 8 | 8 (United Kingdom) | 11 (Australia) - 55 (Canada) |
"Airport" | The Motors | June 1978 | n/a | 4 | 3 (Israel) | See chart performance entry |
"Alive Again" | Chicago | October 1978 | 14 | n/a | 11 (Canada) | 13 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) - 39 (US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks) |
"Are You Old Enough?" | Dragon | August 1978 | n/a | n/a | 1 (Australia) | 6 (New Zealand) |
"B-A-B-Y" | Rachel Sweet | December 1978 | n/a | 35 | 35 (United Kingdom) | 47 (Australia) |
"Baby Hold On" | Eddie Money | January 1978 | 11 | n/a | 4 (Canada) | 5 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) - 19 (Australia) - 41 (Netherlands [Single Top 100]) |
"Don't Cry Out Loud" | Melissa Manchester | October | 10 | n/a | 9 (Canada) | 2 (Canada RPM Adult Contemporary) - 9 (US Billboard Adult Contemporary) - 10 (US Cash Box Top 100) - 57 (Australia) |
"Ça plane pour moi" | Plastic Bertrand | January 1978 | 47 | 8 | 1 (France, Switzerland) | See chart performance entry |
"Pump It Up" | Elvis Costello and the Attractions | June 1978 | n/a | 24 | 24 (United Kingdom) | 55 (Australia) |
Song title | Artist(s) | Release date(s) | Other Chart Performance(s) |
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"Alternative Ulster" | Stiff Little Fingers | May 1978 | n/a |
"Ambition" | Subway Sect | November 1978 | n/a |
"Another Girl, Another Planet" | The Only Ones | April 1978 | n/a |
"Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" | Buzzcocks | September 1978 | 12 (UK Singles Chart) |
"I Don't Mind" | Buzzcocks | April 1978 | 55 (UK Singles Chart) |
"I See Red" | Split Enz | December 1978 | began charting in 1979 |
"Know Your Product" | The Saints | February 1978 | n/a |
"Ready Steady Go" | Generation X | March 1978 | 47 (UK Singles Chart) |
"Rock Lobster" | The B-52's | April 1978 | Re-recorded version began charting in 1979 |
"Teenage Kicks" | The Undertones | October 1978 | 33 (UK Singles Chart) |
"What Do I Get?" | Buzzcocks | February 1978 | 37 (UK Singles Chart) |
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