Top Artists of 1978 - Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

US & UK hit charts

1977 <-

1978

-> 1979

	Artist	Points	Songs
1.	Bee Gees	850	01/1978 • Night Fever • 446 pts • from Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track 11/1978 • Too Much Heaven • 379 pts • from Spirits Having Flown
2.	Rod Stewart	786	01/1978 • Hot Legs • 155 pts • from Foot Loose & Fancy Free 05/1978 • Ole Ola (Mulher Brasilieira) • 133 pts 11/1978 • Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? • 449 pts • from Blondes Have More Fun
3.	Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta	742	04/1978 • You're the One That I Want • 410 pts • from Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture 08/1978 • Summer Nights • 332 pts • from Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture
4.	Donna Summer	687	04/1978 • Last Dance • 212 pts • from Live and More 09/1978 • MacArthur Park • 374 pts • from Live and More
5.	Chic	662	10/1978 • I Want Your Love • 296 pts • from C'est CHIC 10/1978 • Le Freak • 367 pts • from C'est CHIC
6.	Barry Manilow	653	02/1978 • Can't Smile Without You • 196 pts • from Even Now 04/1978 • Copacabana (At the Copa) • 120 pts • from Even Now 05/1978 • Even Now • 80 pts • from Even Now 07/1978 • Somewhere in the Night • 125 pts • from Even Now 09/1978 • Ready to Take a Chance Again • 94 pts • from Greatest Hits / Manilow Magic
7.	Olivia Newton-John	643	07/1978 • Hopelessly Devoted to You • 339 pts • from Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture 11/1978 • A Little More Love • 304 pts • from Totally Hot
8.	Andy Gibb	608	04/1978 • Shadow Dancing • 250 pts • from Shadow Dancing 07/1978 • An Everlasting Love • 218 pts • from Shadow Dancing 10/1978 • (Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away • 140 pts • from Shadow Dancing
9.	Boney M.	604	04/1978 • Rivers of Babylon • 231 pts • from Nightflight to Venus 10/1978 • Rasputin • 169 pts • from Nightflight to Venus 12/1978 • Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord • 204 pts
10.	Darts	558	01/1978 • Come Back My Love • 169 pts • from Darts 05/1978 • Boy from New York City • 169 pts • from The Amazing Darts 08/1978 • It's Raining • 169 pts • from The Amazing Darts
11.	Earth, Wind & Fire	545	02/1978 • Fantasy • 100 pts • from All 'N All 07/1978 • Got to Get You into My Life • 145 pts • from The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 11/1978 • September • 269 pts • from The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1
12.	The Rolling Stones	532	05/1978 • Miss You • 368 pts • from Some Girls 09/1978 • Beast of Burden • 95 pts • from Some Girls
13.	The Commodores	520	06/1978 • Three Times a Lady • 460 pts • from Natural High
14.	Gerry Rafferty	480	02/1978 • Baker Street • 340 pts • from City to City 08/1978 • Right Down the Line • 101 pts • from City to City
15.	ABBA	479	02/1978 • Take a Chance on Me • 359 pts • from The Album 09/1978 • Summer Night City • 121 pts • from Greatest Hits Vol. 2
16.	Gloria Gaynor	474	11/1978 • I Will Survive • 464 pts • from Love Tracks
17.	Village People	463	10/1978 • Y.M.C.A. • 404 pts • from Cruisin'
18.	Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams	455	03/1978 • Too Much, Too Little, Too Late • 403 pts
19.	Billy Joel	449	03/1978 • Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) • 82 pts • from The Stranger 08/1978 • She's Always a Woman • 81 pts • from The Stranger 11/1978 • My Life • 245 pts • from 52nd Street
20.	Electric Light Orchestra	445	01/1978 • Mr. Blue Sky • 135 pts • from Out of the Blue 02/1978 • Sweet Talkin' Woman • 167 pts • from Out of the Blue 06/1978 • Wild West Hero • 110 pts • from Out of the Blue
21.	Paul McCartney	441	03/1978 • With a Little Luck • 344 pts • from London Town
22.	Blondie	435	02/1978 • Denis • 169 pts • from Plastic Letters 11/1978 • Hanging on the Telephone • 121 pts • from Parallel Lines
23.	Foreigner	425	07/1978 • Hot Blooded • 168 pts • from Double Vision 09/1978 • Double Vision • 177 pts • from Double Vision 12/1978 • Blue Morning, Blue Day • 80 pts • from Double Vision
24.	Showaddywaddy	410	03/1978 • I Wonder Why • 169 pts • from Greatest Hits 1976 - 1978 06/1978 • A Little Bit of Soap • 121 pts • from Greatest Hits 1976 - 1978 11/1978 • Pretty Little Angel Eyes • 121 pts • from Greatest Hits 1976 - 1978
25.	A Taste of Honey	406	05/1978 • Boogie Oogie Oogie • 406 pts • from A Taste of Honey
26.	Rose Royce	392	01/1978 • Wishing on a Star • 148 pts • from Rose Royce II: In Full Bloom 09/1978 • Love Don't Live Here Anymore • 214 pts • from Rose Royce III: Strikes Again!
27.	The Boomtown Rats	376	06/1978 • Like Clockwork • 110 pts • from A Tonic for the Troops 10/1978 • Rat Trap • 196 pts • from A Tonic for the Troops
28.	Yvonne Elliman	370	01/1978 • If I Can't Have You • 353 pts • from Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track
29.	Frankie Valli	363	05/1978 • Grease • 361 pts • from Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture
30.	Heatwave	350	01/1978 • The Groove Line • 195 pts • from Central Heating 11/1978 • Always and Forever / Mind Blowing Decisions (remix) • 84 pts
31.	Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond	348	10/1978 • You Don't Bring Me Flowers • 348 pts • from Songbird
32.	Exile	346	07/1978 • Kiss You All Over • 325 pts • from Mixed Emotions
33.	Kate Bush	334	02/1978 • Wuthering Heights • 200 pts • from The Kick Inside 06/1978 • The Man with the Child in His Eyes • 117 pts • from The Kick Inside
34.	Bob Seger	329	05/1978 • Still the Same • 146 pts • from Stranger in Town 08/1978 • Hollywood Nights • 91 pts • from Stranger in Town 10/1978 • We've Got Tonite • 92 pts • from Stranger in Town
35.	Anne Murray	311	05/1978 • You Needed Me • 284 pts • from Let's Keep It That Way
36.	Elton John	297	10/1978 • Part-Time Love • 108 pts • from A Single Man 12/1978 • Song for Guy • 140 pts • from A Single Man
37.	Ian Dury	280	04/1978 • What a Waste • 84 pts 12/1978 • Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick • 197 pts
38.	John Paul Young	279	04/1978 • Love Is in the Air • 255 pts • from Love Is in the Air
39.	Sylvester	279	07/1978 • Dance (Disco Heat) • 130 pts • from Step II 07/1978 • You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) • 149 pts • from Step II
40.	John Travolta	277	09/1978 • Greased Lightnin' • 90 pts • from Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture 10/1978 • Sandy • 169 pts • from Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture
41.	Parliament/Funkadelic	277	01/1978 • Flash Light • 88 pts • from Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome 08/1978 • One Nation Under a Groove • 149 pts • from One Nation Under a Groove
42.	Brotherhood of Man	274	01/1978 • Figaro • 196 pts • from B for Brotherhood
43.	Linda Ronstadt	274	11/1978 • Ooh Baby Baby • 131 pts • from Living in the USA
44.	Hot Chocolate	266	03/1978 • Every 1's a Winner • 200 pts • from Every 1's a Winner
45.	The Cars	257	06/1978 • Just What I Needed • 90 pts • from The Cars 10/1978 • My Best Friend's Girl • 167 pts • from The Cars
46.	Andrew Gold	256	03/1978 • Never Let Her Slip Away • 140 pts • from All This and Heaven Too
47.	Crystal Gayle	255	06/1978 • Talking in Your Sleep • 170 pts • from When I Dream
48.	Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway	251	02/1978 • The Closer I Get to You • 244 pts • from Blue Lights in the Basement
49.	Leif Garrett	247	11/1978 • I Was Made for Dancin' • 218 pts • from Feel the Need
50.	Dolly Parton	232	03/1978 • Two Doors Down • 84 pts • from Here You Come Again