List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1978
These are the Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits of 1978.
That year, 11 acts first hit number one, such as Player, Yvonne Elliman, Deniece Williams, John Travolta, The Commodores, A Taste of Honey, Exile, Nick Gilder, Anne Murray, Donna Summer, and Chic. Johnny Mathis, previously having hit number one before creating the Hot 100, earns his first number one song on the chart. The Bee Gees and younger sibling Andy Gibb were the only acts to have more than one song hit number one, having three songs and two songs, respectively. Barry Gibb wrote or co-wrote 7 of the number one songs of the year.
Chart history
The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1978 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles. |
An asterisk (*) by date indicates an unpublished, "frozen" week due to the special double issues that Billboard published in print at the end of the year for their year-end charts.
No. | Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
437 | January 7 | "How Deep Is Your Love" | Bee Gees | [1] |
438 | January 14 | "Baby Come Back" | Player | [2] |
January 21 | [3] | |||
January 28 | [4] | |||
439 | February 4 | "Stayin' Alive" | Bee Gees | [5] |
February 11 | [6] | |||
February 18 | [7] | |||
February 25 | [8] | |||
440 | March 4 | "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water" | Andy Gibb | [9] |
March 11 | [10] | |||
441 | March 18 | "Night Fever" | Bee Gees | [11] |
March 25 | [12] | |||
April 1 | [13] | |||
April 8 | [14] | |||
April 15 | [15] | |||
April 22 | [16] | |||
April 29 | [17] | |||
May 6 | [18] | |||
442 | May 13 | "If I Can't Have You" | Yvonne Elliman | [19] |
443 | May 20 | "With a Little Luck" | Wings | [20] |
May 27 | [21] | |||
444 | June 3 | "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" | Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams | [22] |
445 | June 10 | "You're the One That I Want" | John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John | [23] |
446 | June 17 | "Shadow Dancing" | Andy Gibb | [24] |
June 24 | [25] | |||
July 1 | [26] | |||
July 8 | [27] | |||
July 15 | [28] | |||
July 22 | [29] | |||
July 29 | [30] | |||
447 | August 5 | "Miss You" | The Rolling Stones | [31] |
448 | August 12 | "Three Times a Lady" | Commodores | [32] |
August 19 | [33] | |||
449 | August 26 | "Grease" | Frankie Valli | [34] |
September 2 | [35] | |||
450 | September 9 | "Boogie Oogie Oogie" | A Taste of Honey | [36] |
September 16 | [37] | |||
September 23 | [38] | |||
451 | September 30 | "Kiss You All Over" | Exile | [39] |
October 7 | [40] | |||
October 14 | [41] | |||
October 21 | [42] | |||
452 | October 28 | "Hot Child in the City" | Nick Gilder | [43] |
453 | November 4 | "You Needed Me" | Anne Murray | [44] |
454 | November 11 | "MacArthur Park" | Donna Summer | [45] |
November 18 | [46] | |||
November 25 | [47] | |||
455 | December 2 | "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" | Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond | [48] |
456 | December 9 | "Le Freak" | Chic | [49] |
re | December 16 | "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" | Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond | [50] |
re | December 23 | "Le Freak" | Chic | [51] |
December 30* | [52] |
Number-one artists
Position | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
---|---|---|
1 | Bee Gees | 13 |
2 | Andy Gibb | 9 |
3 | Exile | 4 |
4 | Player | 3 |
A Taste of Honey | ||
Donna Summer | ||
Chic | ||
8 | Wings | 2 |
Commodores | ||
Frankie Valli | ||
Barbra Streisand | ||
Neil Diamond | ||
13 | Yvonne Elliman | 1 |
Johnny Mathis | ||
Deniece Williams | ||
John Travolta | ||
Olivia Newton-John | ||
The Rolling Stones | ||
Nick Gilder | ||
Anne Murray |
See also
- 1978 in music
- List of Cash Box Top 100 number-one singles of 1978
- List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of the 1970s
References
- ^ "January 7, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "January 14, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "January 21, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "January 28, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "February 4, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "February 11, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "February 18, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "February 25, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "March 4, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "March 11, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "March 18, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "March 25, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "April 1, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "April 8, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "April 15, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "April 22, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "April 29, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "May 6, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "May 13, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "May 20, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "May 27, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "June 3, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "June 10, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "June 17, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "June 24, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "July 1, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "July 8, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "July 15, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "July 22, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "July 29, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "August 5, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "August 12, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "August 19, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "August 26, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "September 2, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "September 9, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "September 16, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "September 23, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "September 30, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "October 7, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "October 14, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "October 21, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "October 28, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "November 4, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "November 11, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "November 18, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "November 25, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "December 2, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "December 9, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "December 16, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "December 23, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "December 30, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
Sources
- Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition (ISBN 0-8230-7677-6)
- Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12 Edition (ISBN 0-89820-180-2)
- Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Seventies (ISBN 0-89820-076-8)
- Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.