Ranking All 19 Billboard #1 Hits 1978-
19.”Hot Child In The City”- Nick Gilder
18-“You Don’t Bring Me Flowers”- Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond
17-“Kiss You All Over”- Exile
16. “Grease”- Frankie Valli
15-“Three Times A Lady”- Commodores
14-“You Needed Me”- Anne Murray
13-“You’re The One That I Want”- Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta
12-“Too Much, Too Little, Too Late”- Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams
11-“If I Can’t Have You”- Yvone Elliman
10-“Baby Come Back”- Player
9- “Boogie Oogie Oogie”- A Taste Of Honey
8-“MacArthur Park”- Donna Summer
7-“Shadow Dancing”- Andy Gibb
6-“{Love Is} Thicker Than Water”- Andy Gibb
5-“With A Little Luck”- Wings
4-“Le Freak”- Chic
3-“Night Fever”- The Bee Gees
2-“Miss You”- The Rolling Stones
1-“Stayin’ Alive”- The Bee Gees
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This certainly was the era of depressing music, wasn’t it?
Not a very good year for #1’s-
I’d have to disagree with the above sentiments. That is a list of good music…with the exception of “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers” & “Too Much, Too Little, Too Late.” Blah.