List of number one hits in the UK charts (1978)

This is a list of the number one hits on the UK charts in 1978. It is based on the Official Singles Chart Top 75 and Official Albums Chart Top 60 , as determined by the Chart Information Network . There were 16 number-one singles and 10 number-one albums that year.

Singles • Albums • Hit parades of the year • Bottom of page

Singles

← 1977 ←	List of number one hits in the UK charts			1979 →
Period Where. total Interpreter Title Author (s) Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information) November 27, 1977 - January 28, 1978 9 weeks 9 Wings Mull of Kintyre / Girls' School Denny Laine , Paul James McCartney / Paul McCartney - January 29, 1978 - February 4, 1978 1 week 1 Althea & Donna Up Town Top Ranking Errol Felton Thompson, Joe Gibbs, Althea Rose Forres, Donna Marie Reid - February 5, 1978 - February 11, 1978 1 week 1 Brotherhood of Man Figaro Tony Hiller, Lee Sheriden , Martin Barnes - February 12, 1978 - March 4, 1978 3 weeks 3 ABBA Take a Chance on Me Benny Goran Bror Andersson , Björn K. Ulvaeus - March 5, 1978 - April 1, 1978 4 weeks 4th Kate Bush Wuthering Heights Kate Bush - April 2, 1978 - April 22, 1978 3 weeks 3 Brian & Michael Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs Michael Denis Coleman, Brian Richard Burke - April 23, 1978 - May 6, 1978 2 weeks 2 Bee Gees Night Fever Barry Alan Gibb , Robin Hugh Gibb , Maurice Ernest Gibb - May 7, 1978 - June 10, 1978 5 weeks 5 Boney M. Rivers of Babylon / Brown Girl in the Ring Brent Dowe , Trevor McNaughton , Frank Farian , George Reyam / Traditional (arranged by: Frank Farian) - June 11, 1978 - August 12, 1978 9 weeks 9 John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John You're the One That I Want John Clifford Farrar - August 13, 1978 - September 16, 1978 5 weeks 5 The Commodores Three Times a Lady Lionel B. Richie Jr. - September 17, 1978 - September 23, 1978 1 week 1 10cc Dreadlock Holiday Eric Michael Stewart , Graham Keith Gouldman - September 24, 1978 - November 11, 1978 7 weeks 7th John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John Summer Nights Warren Casey , Jim Jacobs - November 12, 1978 - November 25, 1978 2 weeks 2 The Boomtown Rats Rat Trap Bob Geldof - November 26, 1978 - December 2, 1978 1 week 1 Rod Stewart Because Ya Think I'm Sexy? Carmine Appice - December 3, 1978 - December 30, 1978 4 weeks 4th Boney M. Mary's Boy Child Jester Joseph Hairston - December 31, 1978 - January 20, 1979 3 weeks 3 Village People YMCA Music: Jacques Morali ; Text: Henri Belolo -
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Albums

← 1977 ←	List of number one hits in the UK charts			1979 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) December 4, 1977 - January 14, 1978 6 weeks 6th ( Various artists ) Disco fever - January 15, 1978 - January 21, 1978 1 week (total 3) 3 Bread The Sound of Bread - January 22, 1978 - January 28, 1978 1 week 1 Fleetwood Mac Rumors - January 29, 1978 - March 19, 1978 8 weeks 8th ABBA ABBA - The Album - March 20, 1978 - April 8, 1978 2 weeks 2 Buddy Holly & the Crickets 20 golden greats - April 9, 1978 - April 29, 1978 3 weeks 3 Nat King Cole 20 golden greats - April 30, 1978 - September 2, 1978 18 weeks 18th ( Soundtrack ) Saturday Night Fever - September 3, 1978 - September 30, 1978 4 weeks 4th Boney M. Nightflight to Venus - October 1, 1978 - December 30, 1978 13 weeks 13 ( Soundtrack ) Grease - December 31, 1978 - January 13, 1979 2 weeks 2 Showaddywaddy Greatest hits -
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The figures are based on the Chart Information Network's official UK sales hit parades . The dates refer to the validity date of the charts, i.e. the week following the sales week.

Annual hit parades

← 1977 ←	List of number one hits in the UK charts			1979 →
Singles position# Albums Rivers of Babylon / Brown Girl in the Ring Boney M. Brent Dowe , Trevor McNaughton , Frank Farian , George Reyam / Traditional (arranged by: Frank Farian) 1 Saturday Night Fever ( Soundtrack ) You're the One That I Want John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John John Clifford Farrar 2 Grease ( soundtrack ) Summer Nights John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John Warren Casey , Jim Jacobs 3 ABBA - The Album ABBA Three Times a Lady The Commodores Lionel B. Richie Jr. 4th Nightflight to Venus Boney M. Night Fever Bee Gees Barry Alan Gibb , Robin Hugh Gibb , Maurice Ernest Gibb 5 20 Golden Greats Nat King Cole The Smurf Song Father Abraham and the Smurfs Petrus AL Pierre Kartner 6th Rumors Fleetwood Mac Take a Chance on Me ABBA Benny Goran Bror Andersson , Björn K. Ulvaeus 7th Out of the Blue Electric Light Orchestra Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs Brian & Michael Michael Denis Coleman, Brian Richard Burke 8th 20 Golden Greats Buddy Holly & the Crickets Rat Trap The Boomtown Rats Bob Geldof 9 Images Don Williams Wuthering Heights Kate Bush Kate Bush 10 The Kick Inside Kate Bush
← 1977				→ 1979 →

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• British Hit Singles & Albums. 18th Edition, Guinness World Records Limited 2005, ISBN 978-1-904994-00-8 .
• GEMA repertoire search

Web links

• Official Charts: All The Number 1 Singles
• Chart Surfer: Number 1 - Hits UK 1976
• Hits of the year: Top Hits of 1978 / Top Albums of 1978

See also: Number one hits in 1978 in Australia , Belgium , Germany , Finland , France , Ireland , Italy , Japan , Canada , New Zealand , the Netherlands , Norway , Austria , Sweden , Switzerland , Spain, and the United States .