No. |
Song |
Artist |
       
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| 1 | I Will Survive | Gloria Gaynor | |
| 2 | Roxanne | Police | |
| 3 | Sultans Of Swing | Dire Straits | |
| 4 | Heart Of Glass | Blondie | |
| 5 | One Nation Under A Groove | Funkadelic | |
| 6 | I Wanna Be Sedated | Ramones | |
| 7 | Miss You | Rolling Stones | |
| 8 | Le Freak | Chic | |
| 9 | Old Time Rock And Roll | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band | |
| 10 | Rock Lobster | B-52's | |
| 11 | YMCA | Village People | |
| 12 | Just What I Needed | Cars | |
| 13 | Because The Night | Patti Smith Group | |
| 14 | Werewolves Of London | Warren Zevon | |
| 15 | September | Earth, Wind & Fire | |
| 16 | Runnin' With The Devil | Van Halen | |
| 17 | Who Are You | The Who | |
| 18 | Surrender | Cheap Trick | |
| 19 | One Way Or Another | Blondie | |
| 20 | Baker Street | Gerry Rafferty | |
| 21 | What A Fool Believes | Doobie Brothers | |
| 22 | Boogie Oogie Oogie | A Taste Of Honey | |
| 23 | Pump It Up | Elvis Costello | |
| 24 | You're The One That I Want | John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | |
| 25 | Wuthering Heights | Kate Bush | |
| 26 | Reunited | Peaches & Herb | |
| 27 | Beast Of Burden | Rolling Stones | |
| 28 | Is She Really Going Out With Him? | Joe Jackson | |
| 29 | You Really Got Me | Van Halen | |
| 30 | Got To Be Real | Cheryl Lynn | |
| 31 | Do Ya Think I'm Sexy | Rod Stewart | |
| 32 | I Want You To Want Me (live) | Cheap Trick | |
| 33 | Das Model | Kraftwerk | |
| 34 | Hold The Line | Toto | |
| 35 | Last Dance | Donna Summer | |
| 36 | Don't Stop Me Now | Queen | |
| 37 | Ever Fallen In Love? | Buzzcocks | |
| 38 | Three Times A Lady | Commodores | |
| 39 | Is This Love | Bob Marley & the Wailers | |
| 40 | He's The Greatest Dancer | Sister Sledge | |
| 41 | Life's Been Good | Joe Walsh | |
| 42 | My Life | Billy Joel | |
| 43 | Can't Stand Losing You | Police | |
| 44 | You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) | Sylvester | |
| 45 | Teenage Kicks | Undertones | |
| 46 | Shake Your Body (Down To the Ground) | Jacksons | |
| 47 | My Best Friend's Girl | Cars | |
| 48 | Too Much Heaven | The Bee Gees | |
| 49 | I Want Your Love | Chic | |
| 50 | Grease | Frankie Valli | |
| 51 | Knock On Wood | Amii Stewart | |
| 52 | Fat Bottomed Girls | Queen | |
| 53 | Blame It on the Boogie | Jacksons | |
| 54 | White Man In Hammersmith Palais | The Clash | |
| 55 | What You Won't Do For Love | Bobby Caldwell | |
| 56 | Dreadlock Holiday | 10cc | |
| 57 | Renegade | Styx | |
| 58 | I'm Every Woman | Chaka Khan | |
| 59 | Wheel In the Sky | Journey | |
| 60 | Rivers Of Babylon | Boney M | |
| 61 | So Lonely | Police | |
| 62 | Stumblin' In | Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman | |
| 63 | Follow You, Follow Me | Genesis | |
| 64 | Take Me To the River | Talking Heads | |
| 65 | I Love The Night Life | Alicia Bridges | |
| 66 | Hot Blooded | Foreigner | |
| 67 | Mary Jane | Rick James | |
| 68 | Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love | Van Halen | |
| 69 | Don't Look Back | Boston | |
| 70 | MacArthur Park | Donna Summer | |
| 71 | Badlands | Bruce Springsteen | |
| 72 | Sunday Girl | Blondie | |
| 73 | Driver's Seat | Sniff 'n' The Tears | |
| 74 | Love Don't Live Here Anymore | Rose Royce | |
| 75 | Kiss You All Over | Exile | |
| 76 | Shattered | Rolling Stones | |
| 77 | Every 1's A Winner | Hot Chocolate | |
| 78 | Hopelessly Devoted To You | Olivia Newton-John | |
| 79 | Eruption | Van Halen | |
| 80 | Summer Nights | John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | |
| 81 | Love Is Like Oxygen | Sweet | |
| 82 | (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding | Elvis Costello | |
| 83 | Fire | Pointer Sisters | |
| 84 | Honesty | Billy Joel | |
| 85 | Use Ta Be My Girl | O'Jays | |
| 86 | Hanging On The Telephone | Blondie | |
| 87 | Lights | Journey | |
| 88 | Hollywood Nights | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band | |
| 89 | Good Times Roll | Cars | |
| 90 | Close The Door | Teddy Pendergrass | |
| 91 | Damaged Goods | Gang of Four | |
| 92 | The Groove Line | Heatwave | |
| 93 | Radio Radio | Elvis Costello | |
| 94 | Soul Man | Blues Brothers | |
| 95 | Tonight Is the Night (live) | Betty Wright | |
| 96 | When Somebody Loves You Back | Teddy Pendergrass | |
| 97 | Still The Same | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band | |
| 98 | Killing an Arab | The Cure | |
| 99 | Double Vision | Foreigner | |
| 100 | Macho Man | Village People | |
| 20 more worth mentioning. | |||
| 101 | Another Girl, Another Planet | Only Ones | |
| 102 | Racing in the Street | Bruce Springsteen | |
| 103 | Shout | Otis Day & the Knights | |
| 104 | Down In the Tube Station At Midnight | The Jam | |
| 105 | We've Got Tonite | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band | |
| 106 | Shake Your Groove Thing | Peaches & Herb | |
| 107 | How Much I Feel | Ambrosia | |
| 108 | Time Passages | Al Stewart | |
| 109 | Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick | Ian Dury & the Blockheads | |
| 110 | The Closer I Get To You | Roberta Flack with Donnie Hathaway | |
| 111 | When You're In Love With Beautiful Woman | Dr. Hook | |
| 112 | Reminiscing | Little River Band | |
| 113 | Hot Child In The City | Nick Gilder | |
| 114 | Shadow Dancing | Andy Gibb | |
| 115 | Big Shot | Billy Joel | |
| 116 | Get Off | Foxy | |
| 117 | Cheeseburger In Paradise | Jimmy Buffett | |
| 118 | You And I | Rick James | |
| 119 | Who Do You Love | George Thorogood & the Destroyers | |
| 120 | Heaven Knows | Donna Summer | |
DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1978 | |||
| Brian's Choice: An unheralded great record from 1978 | |||
| * | Starry Eyes | Records | |
| Lew's Choice: | |||
| * | Forever Autumn | Justin Hayward | |
| Bruce's Choice: | |||
| * | Funky But Chic | David Johansen | |
| Adam's Choice: | |||
| * | Stay In Time | Clout | |
| Brett's Choice: | |||
| * | Lee Remick | Go-Betweens | |
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Note: Yearly song lists go by earliest 'release date' (Single, Album, or Country of first release).
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