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 before creating 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, having three songs and two songs, respectively. 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".

Chart history

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Key
The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1978 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles.

An asterisk (*) by date indicates an unpublished, "frozen" week due to the special double issues that Billboard published in print at the end of the year for their year-end charts.

No. Issue date Song Artist(s) Ref.
437 January 7 "How Deep Is Your Love" Bee Gees [1]
438 January 14 "Baby Come Back" Player [2]
January 21 [3]
January 28 [4]
439 February 4 "Stayin' Alive" Bee Gees [5]
February 11 [6]
February 18 [7]
February 25 [8]
440 March 4 "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water" Andy Gibb [9]
March 11 [10]
441 March 18 "Night Fever" Bee Gees [11]
March 25 [12]
April 1 [13]
April 8 [14]
April 15 [15]
April 22 [16]
April 29 [17]
May 6 [18]
442 May 13 "If I Can't Have You" Yvonne Elliman [19]
443 May 20 "With a Little Luck" Wings [20]
May 27 [21]
444 June 3 "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams [22]
445 June 10 "You're the One That I Want" John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John [23]
446 June 17 "Shadow Dancing" Andy Gibb [24]
June 24 [25]
July 1 [26]
July 8 [27]
July 15 [28]
July 22 [29]
July 29 [30]
447 August 5 "Miss You" The Rolling Stones [31]
448 August 12 "Three Times a Lady" Commodores [32]
August 19 [33]
449 August 26 "Grease" Frankie Valli [34]
September 2 [35]
450 September 9 "Boogie Oogie Oogie" A Taste of Honey [36]
September 16 [37]
September 23 [38]
451 September 30 "Kiss You All Over" Exile [39]
October 7 [40]
October 14 [41]
October 21 [42]
452 October 28 "Hot Child in the City" Nick Gilder [43]
453 November 4 "You Needed Me" Anne Murray [44]
454 November 11 "MacArthur Park" Donna Summer [45]
November 18 [46]
November 25 [47]
455 December 2 "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond [48]
456 December 9 "Le Freak" Chic [49]
re December 16 "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond [50]
re December 23 "Le Freak" Chic [51]
December 30* [52]

Number-one artists

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List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one
Position Artist Weeks at No. 1
1 Bee Gees 13
2 Andy Gibb 9
3 Exile 4
4 Player 3
A Taste of Honey
Donna Summer
Chic
8 Wings 2
Commodores
Frankie Valli
Barbra Streisand
Neil Diamond
13 Yvonne Elliman 1
Johnny Mathis
Deniece Williams
John Travolta
Olivia Newton-John
The Rolling Stones
Nick Gilder
Anne Murray

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "January 7, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  2. ^ "January 14, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  3. ^ "January 21, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  4. ^ "January 28, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  5. ^ "February 4, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  6. ^ "February 11, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  7. ^ "February 18, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  8. ^ "February 25, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  9. ^ "March 4, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  10. ^ "March 11, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  11. ^ "March 18, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  12. ^ "March 25, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  13. ^ "April 1, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  14. ^ "April 8, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  15. ^ "April 15, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  16. ^ "April 22, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  17. ^ "April 29, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  18. ^ "May 6, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  19. ^ "May 13, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  20. ^ "May 20, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  21. ^ "May 27, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  22. ^ "June 3, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  23. ^ "June 10, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  24. ^ "June 17, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  25. ^ "June 24, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  26. ^ "July 1, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  27. ^ "July 8, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  28. ^ "July 15, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  29. ^ "July 22, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  30. ^ "July 29, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  31. ^ "August 5, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  32. ^ "August 12, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  33. ^ "August 19, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  34. ^ "August 26, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  35. ^ "September 2, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  36. ^ "September 9, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  37. ^ "September 16, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  38. ^ "September 23, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  39. ^ "September 30, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  40. ^ "October 7, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  41. ^ "October 14, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  42. ^ "October 21, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  43. ^ "October 28, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  44. ^ "November 4, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  45. ^ "November 11, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  46. ^ "November 18, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  47. ^ "November 25, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  48. ^ "December 2, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  49. ^ "December 9, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  50. ^ "December 16, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  51. ^ "December 23, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.
  52. ^ "December 30, 1978". Billboard Hot 100.

Sources

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