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 prior to the creation of 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, with both having two songs. Barry Gibb wrote or co-wrote 7 of the number one songs of the year.
The Bee Gees scored three #1 singles in 1978 with "How Deep Is Your Love", "Stayin' Alive" and "Night Fever".
| The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1978 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles. |
| No. | Issue Date | Song | Artist(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 437 | January 7 | "How Deep Is Your Love" | Bee Gees | |
| 438 | January 14 | "Baby Come Back" | Player | |
| January 21 | ||||
| January 28 | ||||
| 439 | February 4 | "Stayin' Alive" | Bee Gees | |
| February 11 | ||||
| February 18 | ||||
| February 25 | ||||
| 440 | March 4 | "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water" | Andy Gibb | |
| March 11 | ||||
| 441 | March 18 | "Night Fever" | Bee Gees | |
| March 25 | ||||
| April 1 | ||||
| April 8 | ||||
| April 15 | ||||
| April 22 | ||||
| April 29 | ||||
| May 6 | ||||
| 442 | May 13 | "If I Can't Have You" | Yvonne Elliman | |
| 443 | May 20 | "With a Little Luck" | Wings | |
| May 27 | ||||
| 444 | June 3 | "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" | Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams | |
| 445 | June 10 | "You're the One That I Want" | John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John | |
| 446 | June 17 | "Shadow Dancing" | Andy Gibb | |
| June 24 | ||||
| July 1 | ||||
| July 8 | ||||
| July 15 | ||||
| July 22 | ||||
| July 29 | ||||
| 447 | August 5 | "Miss You" | The Rolling Stones | |
| 448 | August 12 | "Three Times a Lady" | Commodores | |
| August 19 | ||||
| 449 | August 26 | "Grease" | Frankie Valli | |
| September 2 | ||||
| 450 | September 9 | "Boogie Oogie Oogie" | A Taste of Honey | |
| September 16 | ||||
| September 23 | ||||
| 451 | September 30 | "Kiss You All Over" | Exile | |
| October 7 | ||||
| October 14 | ||||
| October 21 | ||||
| 452 | October 28 | "Hot Child in the City" | Nick Gilder | |
| 453 | November 4 | "You Needed Me" | Anne Murray | |
| 454 | November 11 | "MacArthur Park" | Donna Summer | |
| November 18 | ||||
| November 25 | ||||
| 455 | December 2 | "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" | Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond | |
| 456 | December 9 | "Le Freak" | Chic | |
| re | December 16 | "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" | Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond | |
| re | December 23 | "Le Freak" | Chic | |
| December 30 | ||||
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.
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