1978
And we listened to:
|
song title |
artist |
Top 40 peak |
R&B peak |
peak date |
| Sentimental Lady | Bob Welch | 8 | 1/7 | |
| The Way I Feel Tonight | Bay City Rollers | 24 | 1/7 | |
| Gettin' Ready For Love | Diana Ross | 27 | 16 | 1/7 |
| Baby Come Back | Player | 1[3] | 10 | 1/14 |
| Here You Come Again | Dolly Parton | 3 | 1/14 | |
| You're In My Heart (The Final Acclaim) | Rod Stewart | 4 | 1/14 | |
| Hey Deanie | Shawn Cassidy | 7 | 1/14 | |
| Girls' School | Wings | 33 | 1/14 | |
| Runaround Sue | Leif Garrett | 13 | 1/21 | |
| Point Of Know Return | Kansas | 28 | 1/21 | |
| As | Stevie Wonder | 36 | 36 | 1/21 |
| (You're My) Soul & Inspiration | Donny & Marie | 38 | 1/21 | |
| Short People | Randy Newman | 2[3] | 1/28 | |
| Slip Slidin' Away | Paul Simon | 5 | 1/28 | |
| Come Sail Away | Styx | 8 | 1/28 | |
| Easy To Love | Leo Sayer | 36 | 1/28 | |
| Stayin Alive | Bee Gees | 1[4] | 4 | 2/4 |
| We Are The Champions | Queen | 4 | 2/4 | |
| Turn To Stone | Electric Light Orchestra | 13 | 2/4 | |
| Lovely Day | Bill Withers | 30 | 6 | 2/4 |
| I Love You | Donna Summer | 37 | 28 | 2/4 |
| Serpentine Fire | Earth, Wind & Fire | 13 | 1[7] | 2/11 |
| Desiree | Neil Diamond | 16 | 2/11 | |
| Too Hot Ta Trot | The Commodores | 24 | 1[1] | 2/11 |
| Just The Way You Are | Billy Joel | 3 | 2/18 | |
| Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood | Santa Esmeralda | 15 | 2/18 | |
| Long, Long Way From Home | Foreigner | 20 | 2/18 | |
| Native New Yorker | Odyssey | 21 | 6 | 2/18 |
| Ffun | Con Funk Shun | 23 | 1[2] | 2/18 |
| Theme From Close Encounters | Meco | 25 | 76 | 2/18 |
| Street Corner Serenade | Wet Willie | 30 | 2/18 | |
| Galaxy | War | 39 | 5 | 2/18 |
| Breakdown | Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers | 40 | 2/18 | |
| Dance Dance Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) | Chic | 6 | 6 | 2/25 |
| Theme From "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind" | John Williams | 13 | 2/25 | |
| (Love Is) Thicker Than Water | Andy Gibb | 1[2] | 3/4 | |
| Sometimes When We Touch | Dan Hill | 3 | 3/4 | |
| Peg | Steely Dan | 11 | 3/11 | |
| The Name Of The Game | ABBA | 12 | 3/11 | |
| What's Your Name | Lynyrd Sykyrd | 13 | 3/11 | |
| Happy Anniversary | Little River Band | 16 | 3/11 | |
| The Way You Do The Things You Do | Rita Coolidge | 20 | 3/11 | |
| Poor Poor Pitiful Me | Linda Ronstadt | 31 | 3/11 | |
| Night Fever | Bee Gees | 1[8] | 8 | 3/18 |
| Emotion | Samantha Sang | 3 | 42 | 3/18 |
| I Go Crazy | Paul Davis | 7 | 3/18 | |
| (What A) Wonderful World | Art Garfunkel w/James Taylor & Paul Simon | 17 | 3/18 | |
| You Really Got Me | Van Halen | 36 | 3/25 | |
| Lay Down Sally | Eric Clapton | 3 | 4/1 | |
| Thunder Island | Jay Ferguson | 9 | 4/1 | |
| Falling | LeBlanc & Carr | 13 | 4/1 | |
| Which Way Is Up? | Stargard | 21 | 1[2] | 4/1 |
| Hot Legs | Rod Stewart | 28 | 4/1 | |
| It's You That I Need | Enchantment | 33 | 1[1] | 4/1 |
| Boogie Shoes | K.C. & The Sunshine Band | 35 | 29 | 4/1 |
| Ebony Eyes | Bob Welch | 14 | 4/8 | |
| Always & Forever | Heatwave | 18 | 2[2] | 4/8 |
| Before My Heart Finds Out | Gene Cotton | 23 | 4/8 | |
| Lady Love | Lou Rawls | 24 | 21 | 4/8 |
| The Circle Is Small (I Can See It In Your Eyes) | Gordon Lightfoot | 33 | 4/8 | |
| Dust In The Wind | Kansas | 6 | 4/15 | |
| Jack & Jill | Raydio | 8 | 5 | 4/15 |
| We'll Never Have To Say Goodbye Again | England Dan & John Ford Coley | 9 | 4/15 | |
| Our Love | Natalie Cole | 10 | 1[2] | 4/15 |
| Goodbye Girl | David Gates | 15 | 4/15 | |
| Thank You For Being A Friend | Andrew Gold | 25 | 4/15 | |
| Can't Smile Without You | Barry Manilow | 3 | 4/22 | |
| Flash Light | Parliament | 16 | 1[3] | 4/22 |
| I'm Gonna Take Care Of Everything | Rubicon | 28 | 4/22 | |
| Fantasy | Earth, Wind & Fire | 32 | 12 | 4/22 |
| Rocket Ride | Kiss | 39 | 4/22 | |
| Running On Empty | Jackson Browne | 11 | 4/29 | |
| Sweet Talkin' Woman | Electric Light Orchestra | 17 | 4/29 | |
| More Than A Woman | Tavares | 32 | 36 | 5/6 |
| Ego | Elton John | 34 | 5/6 | |
| If I Can't Have You | Yvonne Elliman | 1[1] | 60 | 5/13 |
| The Closer I Get To You | Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway | 2[2] | 1[2] | 5/13 |
| Count On Me | Jefferson Starship | 8 | 5/13 | |
| Two Doors Down | Dolly Parton | 19 | 5/13 | |
| Werewolves Of London | Warren Zevon | 21 | 5/13 | |
| Do You Believe In Magic | Shawn Cassidy | 31 | 5/13 | |
| With A Little Luck | Wings | 1[2] | 5/20 | |
| Let's All Chant | Michael Zager Band | 36 | 15 | 5/20 |
| Disco Inferno | The Trammps | 11 | 9 | 5/27 |
| Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) | Billy Joel | 17 | 5/27 | |
| Tumbling Dice | Linda Ronstadt | 32 | 5/27 | |
| Too Much, Too Little, Too Late | Johnny Mathis & Deneice Williams | 1[1] | 1[4] | 6/3 |
| Imaginary Lover | Atlanta Rhythm Section | 7 | 6/3 | |
| This Time I'm In It For Love | Player | 10 | 6/3 | |
| You're The One That I Want | John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | 1[1] | 6/10 | |
| Feels So Good | Chuck Mangione | 4 | 68 | 6/10 |
| On Broadway | George Benson | 7 | 2[2] | 6/10 |
| Baby Hold On | Eddie Money | 11 | 6/10 | |
| Deacon Blues | Steely Dan | 19 | 6/10 | |
| Stay | Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan | 38 | 3 | 6/10 |
| Shadow Dancing | Andy Gibb | 1[7] | 11 | 6/17 |
| Cheesburger In Paradise | Jimmy Buffett | 32 | 6/17 | |
| Everybody Dance | Chic | 38 | 12 | 6/17 |
| Baker Street | Gerry Rafferty | 2[6] | 6/24 | |
| You Belong To Me | Carly Simon | 6 | 6/24 | |
| Love Is Like Oxygen | Sweet | 8 | 6/24 | |
| Because The Night | Patti Smith Group | 13 | 6/24 | |
| Every Kinda People | Robert Palmer | 16 | 6/24 | |
| You're The Love | Seals & Crofts | 18 | 6/24 | |
| Even Now | Barry Manilow | 19 | 6/24 | |
| I Was Only Joking | Rod Stewart | 22 | 6/24 | |
| Follow You Follow Me | Genesis | 23 | 6/24 | |
| Oh What A Night For Dancing | Barry White | 24 | 13 | 6/24 |
| Almost Summer | Celebration Feat. Mike Love | 28 | 6/24 | |
| Dance Across The Floor | Jimmy "Bo" Horne | 38 | 8 | 6/24 |
| Warm Ride | Rare Earth | 39 | 6/24 |