1978 Number One Song Calendar |
| blue # = weekly pop chart |
| 1 | You're In My Heart (The Final Acclaim) | 1 | 1-07-78 |
| Rod Stewart |
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| 2 | Short People | 1 | 1-14-78 |
| Randy Newman |
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| 3 | Stayin' Alive | 1 | 1-21-78 |
| Bee Gees |
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| 4 | (Love Is) Thicker Than Water | 1 | 2-18-78 |
| Andy Gibb |
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| 5 | Night Fever | 1 | 2-25-78 |
| Bee Gees |
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| 6 | If I Can't Have You | 1 | 3-25-78 |
| Yvonne Elliman |
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| 7 | Can't Smile Without You | 1 | 4-08-78 |
| Barry Manilow |
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| 8 | We'll Never Have To Say Goodbye Again | 1 | 4-15-78 |
| England Dan And John Ford Coley |
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| 9 | The Closer I Get To You | 1 | 4-22-78 |
| Roberta Flack With Donny Hathaway |
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| 10 | With A Little Luck | 1 | 5-06-78 |
| Wings |
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| 11 | You're The One That I Want | 1 | 5-13-78 |
| John Travolta And Olivia Newton-John |
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| 12 | Too Much, Too Little, Too Late | 1 | 5-20-78 |
| Johnny Mathis/Deniece Williams |
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| 13 | Shadow Dancing | 1 | 5-27-78 |
| Andy Gibb |
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| 14 | Baker Street | 1 | 6-24-78 |
| Gerry Rafferty |
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| 15 | Use Ta Be My Girl | 1 | 7-08-78 |
| The O'Jays |
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| 16 | Last Dance | 1 | 7-15-78 |
| Donna Summer |
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| 17 | Miss You | 1 | 7-22-78 |
| The Rolling Stones |
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| 18 | Grease | 1 | 7-29-78 |
| Frankie Valli |
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| 19 | Three Times A Lady | 1 | 8-05-78 |
| Commodores |
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| 20 | Hopelessly Devoted To You | 1 | 8-19-78 |
| Olivia Newton-John |
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| 21 | Boogie Oogie Oogie | 1 | 9-02-78 |
| A Taste Of Honey |
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| 22 | Kiss You All Over | 1 | 9-09-78 |
| Exile |
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| 23 | Hot Child In The City | 1 | 9-23-78 |
| Nick Gilder |
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| 24 | Reminiscing | 1 | 9-30-78 |
| Little River Band |
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| 25 | Whenever I Call You Friend | 1 | 10-07-78 |
| Kenny Loggins with Stevie Nicks |
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| 26 | You Needed Me | 1 | 10-14-78 |
| Anne Murray |
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| 27 | MacArthur Park | 1 | 10-21-78 |
| Donna Summer |
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| 28 | How Much I Feel | 1 | 11-04-78 |
| Ambrosia |
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| 29 | Double Vision | 1 | 11-18-78 |
| Foreigner |
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| 30 | I Just Wanna Stop | 1 | 11-25-78 |
| Gino Vannelli |
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| 31 | You Don't Bring Me Flowers | 1 | 12-02-78 |
| Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond |
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| 32 | Le Freak | 1 | 12-09-78 |
| Chic |
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| 33 | My Life | 1 | 12-23-78 |
| Billy Joel |
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| 34 | Sharing The Night Together | 1 | 12-30-78 |
| Dr. Hook |
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