Top Rock Songs of 1978 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1977 <-1978-> 1979
Top songs: #1: Miss You by The Rolling Stones - #2: Hold the Line by Toto - #3: Double Vision by Foreigner - #4: Hot Blooded by Foreigner - #5: My Best Friend's Girl by The Cars
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Miss You
#1
05/1978

Miss You
The Rolling Stones

from Some Girls   Some Girls
368 pts
1
US




6
dance
33
R&B
3
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #496] Miss You / Far Away Eyes in the UK
[Rolling Stones 19307]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Hold the Line
#2
10/1978

Hold the Line
Toto

from Toto   Toto
190 pts
5
US








14
UK
[Columbia 10830]
written by David Paich
#3
09/1978

Double Vision
Foreigner

from Double Vision   Double Vision
177 pts
2
US










[Atlantic 3514]
written by Mick Jones [Foreigner] & Lou Gramm
Hot Blooded
#4
07/1978

Hot Blooded
Foreigner

from Double Vision   Double Vision
168 pts
3
US








42
UK
[Atlantic 3488]
written by Lou Gramm & Mick Jones [Foreigner]
My Best Friend's Girl
#5
10/1978

My Best Friend's Girl
The Cars

from The Cars   The Cars
167 pts
35
US








3
UK
US B side to Don't Cha Stop
[Elektra 45537]
written by Ric Ocasek
Sweet Talkin' Woman
#6
02/1978

Sweet Talkin' Woman
Electric Light Orchestra

from Out of the Blue   Out of the Blue
167 pts
17
US








6
UK
[Jet 1145]
written by Jeff Lynne
Mr. Blue Sky
#7
01/1978

Mr. Blue Sky
Electric Light Orchestra

from Out of the Blue   Out of the Blue
135 pts
35
US








6
UK
[Jet 5050]
written by Jeff Lynne
Beast of Burden
#8
09/1978

Beast of Burden
The Rolling Stones

from Some Girls   Some Girls
95 pts
8
US










[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #435]
[Rolling Stones 19309]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Just What I Needed
#9
06/1978

Just What I Needed
The Cars

from The Cars   The Cars
90 pts
27
US








17
UK
[Elektra 45491]
written by Ric Ocasek
Blue Morning, Blue Day
#10
12/1978

Blue Morning, Blue Day
Foreigner

from Double Vision   Double Vision
80 pts
15
US








45
UK
[Atlantic 3543]
written by Mick Jones [Foreigner] & Lou Gramm
#11
03/1978

Every Kinda People
Robert Palmer

from Double Fun   Double Fun
80 pts
16
US
22
AC






53
UK
[Island 100]
written by Andy Fraser
Back in the U.S.A.
#12
08/1978

Back in the U.S.A.
Linda Ronstadt

from Living in the USA   Living in the USA
66 pts
16
US
30
AC
41
ctry






[Asylum 45519]
written by Chuck Berry
Straight On
#13
09/1978

Straight On
Heart

from Dog and Butterfly   Dog and Butterfly
64 pts
15
US










[Portrait 70020]
written by Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson [rock musician] & Sue Ennis
#14
04/1978

Heartless
Heart

from Magazine   Magazine
42 pts
24
US










[Mushroom 7031]
written by Ann Wilson & Nancy Wilson [rock musician]
Pump It Up
#15
05/1978

Pump It Up
Elvis Costello

from This Year's Model   This Year's Model
39 pts










24
UK
as Elvis Costello & the Attactions
written by Elvis Costello
#16
01/1978

Poor Poor Pitiful Me
Linda Ronstadt

from Simple Dreams   Simple Dreams
35 pts
31
US
27
AC
46
ctry






[Asylum 45462]
written by Warren Zevon
#17
11/1978

One Last Kiss
J. Geils Band

from Sanctuary   Sanctuary
33 pts
35
US








74
UK
as J. Geils
[EMI America 8007]
written by Seth Justman & Peter Wolf
A Rock & Roll Fantasy
#18
07/1978

A Rock & Roll Fantasy
The Kinks

from Misfits   
30 pts
30
US










[Arista 0342]
written by Ray Davies
Radio Radio
#19
10/1978

Radio Radio
Elvis Costello

from This Year's Model [US version]   This Year's Model [US version]
30 pts










29
UK
as Elvis Costello & the Attactions
written by Elvis Costello
Shattered
#20
12/1978

Shattered
The Rolling Stones

from Some Girls   Some Girls
28 pts
31
US










[Rolling Stones 19310]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Tumbling Dice
#21
04/1978

Tumbling Dice
Linda Ronstadt

from Simple Dreams   Simple Dreams
27 pts
32
US










US B side to I Never Will Marry
[Elektra 45479 (Asylum)]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Steppin' in a Slide Zone
#22
07/1978

Steppin' in a Slide Zone
The Moody Blues

from Octave   Octave
21 pts
39
US










[London 270]
written by John Charles Lodge
Driftwood
#23
11/1978

Driftwood
The Moody Blues

from Octave   Octave
16 pts
59
US
38
AC








[London 273]
written by Justin Hayward
Time for Me to Fly
#24
07/1978

Time for Me to Fly
REO Speedwagon

from You Can Tune a Piano But You Can't Tuna Fish   You Can Tune a Piano But You Can't Tuna Fish
13 pts
56
US










[Epic 50582]
written by Kevin Cronin
Wheel in the Sky
#25
04/1978

Wheel in the Sky
Journey

from Infinity   Infinity
13 pts
57
US










[Columbia 10700]
written by Robert Fleischman, Neal Schon & Diane Valory
Roll with the Changes
#26
05/1978

Roll with the Changes
REO Speedwagon

from You Can Tune a Piano But You Can't Tuna Fish   You Can Tune a Piano But You Can't Tuna Fish
13 pts
58
US










[Epic 50545]
written by Kevin Cronin
#27
08/1978

Lights
Journey

from Infinity   Infinity
11 pts
68
US










[Columbia 10800]
written by Steve Perry & Neal Schon
#28
02/1978

Homebound
Ted Nugent

from Cat Scratch Fever   Cat Scratch Fever
10 pts
70
US










instrumental
[Epic 50493]
written by Ted Nugent
#29
09/1978

What Goes Up
The Alan Parsons Project

from Pyramid   Pyramid
7 pts
87
US










[Arista 0352]
written by Alan Parsons & Eric Woolfson

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