Top 100 Songs of 1978
As Ranked by Fred Bronson in
"Billboards Hottest Hot 100 Hits," (2003 ed.)
- Le Freak-Chic
- Stayin' Alive-Bee Gees
- Night Fever-Bee Gees
- Shadow Dancing-Andy Gibb
- Boogie Oogie Oogie-A Taste of Honey
- Three Times a Lady-Commodores
- MacArthur Park-Donna Summer
- Kiss You All Over-Exile
- (Love Is) Thicker Than Water-Andy Gibb
- Baby Come Back-Player
- Baker Street-Gerry Rafferty
- You Don't Bring Me Flowers-Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond
- Grease-Frankie Valli
- Hot Child in the City-Nick Gilder
- You're the One That I Want-John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
- If I Can't Have You-Yvonne Elliman
- You Needed Me-Anne Murray
- Miss You-Rolling Stones
- Lay Down Sally-Eric Clapton
- With a Little Luck-Wings
- Too Much, Too Little, Too Late-Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams
- Can't Smile Without You-Barry Manilow
- The Closer I Get to You-Robert Flack w/Donny Hathaway
- Short People-Randy Newman
- How Much I Feel-Ambrosia
- Emotion-Samantha Sang
- Double Vision-Foreigner
- Hopelessly Devoted to You-Olivia Newton-John
- Last Dance-Donna Summer
- Take a Chance on Me-Abba
- I Go Crazy-Paul Davis
- Just the Way You Are-Billy Joel
- Hot Blooded-Foreigner
- Sometimes When We Touch-Dan Hill
- Reminiscing-Little River Band
- It's a Heartache-Bonnie Tyler
- We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions-Queen
- I Love the Nightlife (Disco 'Round)-Alicia Bridges
- Here You Come Again-Dolly Parton
- You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)-Rod Stewart
- I Just Wanna Stop-Gino Vanelli
- Feels So Good-Chuck Mangione
- Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)-Chic
- Use ta Be My Girl-The O'Jays
- Love Is in the Air-John Paul Young
- Slip Slidin' Away-Paul Simon
- Dust in the Wind-Kansas
- Come Sail Away-Styx
- Jack and Jill-Raydio
- Still the Same-Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
- Whenever I Call You Friend-Kenny Loggins & Stevie Nicks
- An Everlasting Love-Andy Gibb
- Time Passages-Al Stewart
- Don't Look Back-Boston
- Love Will Find a Way-Pablo Cruise
- (Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away-Andy Gibb
- Love Is Like Oxygen-Sweet
- You Never Done It Like That-Captain & Tennille
- Our Love-Natalie Cole
- Summer Nights-John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
- The Groove Line-Heatwave
- Hey Deanie-Shaun Cassidy
- Dance with Me-Peter Brown
- Count On Me-Jefferson Starship
- Imaginary Lover-Atlanta Rhythm Section
- Magnet and Steel-Walter Egan
- Thunder Island-Jay Ferguson
- You Belong to Me-Carly Simon
- Get Off-Foxy
- Two Out of Three Ain't Bad-Meat Loaf
- Disco Inferno-The Trammps
- My Angel Baby-Toby Beau
- How You Gonna See Me Now-Alice Cooper
- Serpentine Fire-Earth, Wind, and Fire
- Sentimental Lady-Bob Welch
- Flash Light-Parliament
- Goodbye Girl-David Gates
- On Broadway-George Benson
- Sweet Talkin' Woman-Electric Light Orchestra
- Copacabana (At the Copa)-Barry Manilow
- Strange Way-Firefall
- Fool (If You Think It's Over)-Chris Rea
- What's Your Name-Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Running On Empty-Jackson Browne
- Bluer Than Blue-Michael Johnson
- Hollywood Nights-Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
- Sweet Life-Paul Davis
- Shame-Evelyn "Champagne" King
- This Time I'm in It for Love-Player
- Life's Been Good-Joe Walsh
- Ready to Take a Chance Again-Barry Manilow
- Baby Hold On-Eddie Money
- Right Down the Line-Gerry Rafferty
- Who Are You?-The Who
- Turn to Stone-Electric Light Orchestra
- Runaround Sue-Leif Garrett
- Ebony Eyes-Bob Welch
- Back in the U.S.A.-Linda Ronstadt
- Always and Forever-Heatwave
- Got to Get You Into My Life-Earth, Wind, and Fire