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This is a list of songs that have charted in the top ten of the Billboard Adult Contemporary in 1978.
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This is a list of songs that have charted in the top ten of the Billboard Adult Contemporary in 1978.
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles from 1977 | |||||
| December 17 | "Just the Way You Are" | Billy Joel | 1 | January 7 | 13 |
| December 24 | "Desiree" | Neil Diamond | 1 | February 4 | 9 |
| "Gettin' Ready for Love" | Diana Ross | 8 | January 14 | 4 | |
| Singles from 1978 | |||||
| January 7 | "Emotion" [A] | Samantha Sang featuring Bee Gees | 5 | January 28 | 8 |
| "The Next Hundred Years" | Al Martino | 6 | January 28 | 5 | |
| January 14 | "Sentimental Lady" | Bob Welch | 10 | January 14 | 1 |
| January 21 | "Lady Love" | Lou Rawls | 5 | February 18 | 7 |
| "Curious Mind (Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um)" | Johnny Rivers | 4 | February 4 | 5 | |
| January 28 | "Goodbye Girl" | David Gates | 3 | February 4 | 12 |
| February 4 | "(What a) Wonderful World" | Art Garfunkel featuring James Taylor & Paul Simon | 1 | February 11 | 10 |
| "Sometimes When We Touch" | Dan Hill | 10 | February 4 | 2 | |
| February 11 | "Everybody Loves a Rain Song" | B.J. Thomas | 2 | February 18 | 6 |
| "Before My Heart Finds Out" | Gene Cotton | 3 | March 4 | 12 | |
| February 18 | "Can't Smile Without You" | Barry Manilow | 1 | March 18 | 13 |
| "Sweet, Sweet Smile" [B] | The Carpenters | 7 | March 4 | 6 | |
| February 25 | "The Name of the Game" | ABBA | 9 | February 25 | 1 |
| March 4 | "The Way You Do the Things You Do" | Rita Coolidge | 9 | March 18 | 3 |
| March 11 | "The Circle is Small (I Can See It in Your Eyes)" | Gordon Lightfoot | 3 | April 15 | 8 |
| "We'll Never Have to Say Goodbye Again" | England Dan & John Ford Coley | 1 | March 25 | 10 | |
| "Ready for the Times to Get Better" | Crystal Gayle | 3 | April 22 | 9 | |
| March 25 | "Dust in the Wind" | Kansas | 6 | April 8 | 7 |
| "It Amazes Me" | John Denver | 9 | April 1 | 3 | |
| April 8 | "Feels So Good" | Chuck Mangione | 1 | May 13 | 11 |
| April 15 | "If I Can't Have You" | Yvonne Elliman | 9 | April 15 | 2 |
| "The Closer I Get to You" | Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway | 3 | May 13 | 6 | |
| April 22 | "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" | Johnny Mathis featuring Deniece Williams | 1 | May 20 | 10 |
| April 29 | "With a Little Luck" | Wings | 5 | May 20 | 9 |
| May 6 | "I'm on My Way" | Captain & Tennille | 6 | May 13 | 5 |
| "You're the Love" | Seals & Crofts | 2 | May 20 | 12 | |
| May 13 | "You Belong to Me" | Carly Simon | 4 | May 20 | 10 |
| "Even Now" | Barry Manilow | 1 | May 27 | 10 | |
| May 20 | "Bluer Than Blue" | Michael Johnson | 1 | June 17 | 12 |
| "I Want to Live" | John Denver | 10 | May 20 | 2 | |
| May 27 | "Baker Street" | Gerry Rafferty | 4 | June 24 | 8 |
| June 3 | "It's a Heartache" | Bonnie Tyler | 10 | June 3 | 1 |
| June 10 | "You Got It" | Diana Ross | 9 | June 10 | 2 |
| "One Life to Live" | Lou Rawls | 10 | June 10 | 2 | |
| June 24 | "If Ever I See You Again" | Roberta Flack | 1 | July 8 | 6 |
| "Shadow Dancing" | Andy Gibb | 8 | July 1 | 2 | |
| "Songbird" | Barbra Streisand | 1 | July 29 | 9 | |
| July 1 | "Take a Chance on Me" | ABBA | 9 | July 1 | 2 |
| "My Angel Baby" | Toby Beau | 1 | August 12 | 10 | |
| July 8 | "Copacabana" | Barry Manilow | 6 | July 15 | 6 |
| July 15 | "You Needed Me" | Anne Murray | 3 | September 23 | 17 |
| July 22 | "You" | Rita Coolidge | 3 | August 5 | 9 |
| "Three Times a Lady" | Commodores | 1 | August 19 | 9 | |
| "You're a Part of Me" | Gene Cotton featuring Kim Carnes | 6 | August 12 | 7 | |
| July 29 | "Fool (If You Think It's Over)" | Chris Rea | 1 | September 9 | 13 |
| August 5 | "Talking in Your Sleep" | Crystal Gayle | 3 | September 16 | 8 |
| August 12 | "Hopelessly Devoted to You" | Olivia Newton-John | 7 | August 19 | 5 |
| August 19 | "An Everlasting Love" | Andy Gibb | 8 | August 26 | 3 |
| August 26 | "Love Is in the Air" | John Paul Young | 1 | October 7 | 11 |
| September 9 | "Right Down the Line" | Gerry Rafferty | 1 | September 30 | 11 |
| "Devoted to You" | Carly Simon & James Taylor | 2 | October 14 | 9 | |
| "She's Always a Woman" | Billy Joel | 2 | October 21 | 10 | |
| September 16 | "Reminiscing" | Little River Band | 10 | September 16 | 3 |
| September 23 | "Almost Like Being in Love" | Michael Johnson | 4 | October 28 | 6 |
| "All I See Is Your Face" | Dan Hill | 8 | September 30 | 3 | |
| September 30 | "Ready to Take a Chance Again" | Barry Manilow | 5 | November 11 | 9 |
| October 7 | "Took the Last Train" | David Gates | 7 | October 21 | 5 |
| October 14 | "Whenever I Call You Friend" | Kenny Loggins | 9 | October 21 | 2 |
| October 28 | "Time Passages" | Al Stewart | 1 | November 11 | 13 |
| "Sweet Life" | Paul Davis | 7 | November 11 | 6 | |
| November 4 | "Everybody Needs Love" | Stephen Bishop | 5 | November 18 | 3 |
| November 11 | "(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away" | Andy Gibb | 2 | November 18 | 10 |
| "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" | Neil Diamond featuring Barbra Streisand | 3 | November 18 | 9 | |
| "Change of Heart" | Eric Carmen | 6 | November 11 | 6 | |
| "Raining in My Heart" | Leo Sayer | 9 | November 11 | 1 | |
| November 18 | "I Just Wanna Stop" | Gino Vannelli | 4 | November 25 | 4 |
| "This Is Love" | Paul Anka | 3 | December 9 | 5 | |
| November 25 | "Ooh Baby Baby" | Linda Ronstadt | 2 | December 2 | 10 |
| "My Life" | Billy Joel | 2 | December 16 | 11 | |
| December 2 | "Too Much Heaven" | Bee Gees | 4 | December 23 | 10 |
| December 9 | "Can You Fool" | Glen Campbell | 7 | December 16 | 5 |
| December 23 | "I Believe You" | The Carpenters | 9 | December 23 | 4 |
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 8 | "Blue Bayou" | Linda Ronstadt | 3 | November 26 | 14 |
| October 15 | "How Deep Is Your Love" | Bee Gees | 1 | November 26 | 16 |
| November 12 | "Here You Come Again" | Dolly Parton | 2 | December 3 | 12 |
| "Slip Slidin' Away" | Paul Simon | 4 | December 3 | 11 | |
| December 3 | "How Can I Leave You Again" | John Denver | 2 | December 10 | 10 |
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 16 | "The Gambler" | Kenny Rogers | 3 | February 3 | 11 |
| December 23 | "Promises" | Eric Clapton | 6 | January 13 | 7 |
AThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending February 25, 1978.
BThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending March 18, 1978.