Top Songs of 1978
Rank▼ All Time Rank▼ Artist▼ Song▼ Genres▼
1
146
 Blondie Heart of Glass Disco, New Wave
2
169
 Kate Bush Wuthering Heights Art Pop
3
192
 Chic Le Freak Disco
4
201
 The Undertones Teenage Kicks Pop Punk
5
218
 The Clash (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais Punk Rock
6
248
 Buzzcocks Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've?) Pop Punk
7
257
 Kraftwerk Das Modell/The Model Synthpop
8
367
 Dire Straits Sultans of Swing Pub Rock, Roots Rock
9
399
 Funkadelic One Nation Under a Groove P-Funk
10
410
 Gloria Gaynor I Will Survive Disco, Pop Soul
11
412
 The Police Roxanne New Wave, Pop Rock
12
437
 The Only Ones Another Girl, Another Planet New Wave, Power Pop
13
442
 Patti Smith Group Because the Night Piano Rock
14
664
 The Rolling Stones Miss You Pop Rock
15
672
 Magazine Shot by Both Sides Post-Punk
16
684
 Ramones I Wanna Be Sedated Punk Rock
17
690
 Public Image Ltd. Public Image Post-Punk
18
691
 The B-52's Rock Lobster New Wave, Surf Punk
19
694
 Cheap Trick Surrender Power Pop
20
706
 Gang of Four Damaged Goods Art Punk, Dance-Punk
21
949
 The Jam Down in the Tube Station at Midnight Mod Revival, New Wave
22
975
 Sylvester You Make me Feel (Mighty Real) Hi-NRG
23
1003
 Siouxsie and The Banshees Hong Kong Garden Post-Punk
24
1036
 The Cars Just What I Needed New Wave, Power Pop
25
1054
 Van Halen Runnin' with the Devil Hard Rock
26
1101
 The Doobie Brothers What a Fool Believes Blue Eyed Soul, Yacht Rock
27
1145
 Warren Zevon Werewolves of London Halloween Music, Piano Rock, Singer/Songwriter
28
1168
 Elvis Costello and The Attractions Radio, Radio New Wave, Power Pop
29
1198
 Wire Outdoor Miner Art Punk, Post-Punk
30
1264
 The Rolling Stones Beast of Burden Blues Rock
31
1372
 Cheap Trick I Want You to Want Me Hard Rock, Power Pop
32
1389
 Kraftwerk Die Roboter/The Robots Synthpop
33
1407
 Elvis Costello Pump It Up New Wave
34
1408
 Bruce Springsteen Badlands Heartland Rock, Singer/Songwriter
35
1513
 The Normal Warm Leatherette Minimal Synth, Synth Punk
36
1533
 The Cramps Human Fly Garage Punk, Psychobilly, Punk Blues
37
1558
 Elvis Costello and The Attractions (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding New Wave, Power Pop
38
1587
 Joe Jackson Is She Really Going Out with Him? New Wave, Power Pop
39
1594
 Elvis Costello (I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea New Wave, Pop Rock
40
1643
 The Cure Killing an Arab Post-Punk
41
1685
 Brian Eno 1/1 Ambient
42
1718
 The Human League Being Boiled Minimal Synth
43
1733
 Gerry Rafferty Baker Street Soft Rock
44
1755
 Village People Y.M.C.A. Disco
45
1776
 The Who Who Are You Art Rock, Hard Rock, Progressive Rock
46
1898
 Bruce Springsteen Racing in the Street Heartland Rock, Singer/Songwriter
47
2009
 Buzzcocks What Do I Get? Pop Punk
48
2041
 Stiff Little Fingers Alternative Ulster Punk Rock
49
2094
 Rod Stewart Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? Disco, Pop Rock
50
2115
 Gang of Four (Love Like) Anthrax Art Punk, Noise Rock, Post-Punk
51
2302
 Patti Smith Group Rock N Roll Nigger Glam Rock, Hard Rock
52
2312
 Blondie One Way or Another New Wave, Pop Rock
53
2316
 Earth, Wind & Fire September Disco, Funk
54
2375
 Bruce Springsteen Darkness on the Edge of Town Heartland Rock, Singer/Songwriter
55
2427
 Bob Marley and The Wailers Is This Love Lovers Rock, Roots Reggae
56
2513
 Blondie Hanging on the Telephone New Wave, Pop Rock
57
2637
 Kate Bush The Man with the Child in His Eyes Art Pop, Singer/Songwriter
58
2661
 The Cars My Best Friend's Girl New Wave, Power Pop
59
2796
 Ian Dury and The Blockheads Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick New Wave
60
2799
 Van Halen Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love Hard Rock
61
2882
 Talking Heads Take Me to the River New Wave, Post-Punk
62
2899
 The Cure 10.15 Saturday Night Post-Punk
63
2960
 Bruce Springsteen Prove It All Night Heartland Rock
64
3129
 Pere Ubu Non-Alignment Pact Art Punk, Post-Punk
65
3158
 Wire I Am the Fly Art Punk, Post-Punk
66
3183
 Peaches and Herb Reunited Pop Soul, Smooth Soul
67
3214
 Johnny Thunders You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory Glam Rock, Punk Rock
68
3306
 Giorgio Moroder Chase Film Score, Space Disco
69
3367
 Bruce Springsteen The Promised Land Heartland Rock, Singer/Songwriter
70
3381
 X-Ray Spex Germ Free Adolescents New Wave, Punk Rock
71
3412
 Queen Don't Stop Me Now Piano Rock
72
3435
 The Jacksons Shake Your Body Disco
73
3439
 Joe Walsh Life's Been Good Pop Rock
74
3550
 John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John You're the One That I Want Film Soundtrack, Pop
75
3584
 Sex Pistols [Sid Vicious] My Way Film Soundtrack, Punk Rock
76
3618
 Nick Lowe I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass New Wave, Power Pop
77
3626
 The Records Starry Eyes New Wave, Power Pop
78
3649
 Chic I Want Your Love Disco
79
3673
 The Police Can't Stand Losing You New Wave, Pop Rock
80
3717
 The Police So Lonely New Wave, Power Pop
81
3770
 The Rolling Stones Shattered Rock
82
3890
 Kenny Rogers The Gambler Country, Singer/Songwriter
83
4119
 Sister Sledge He's The Greatest Dancer Disco
84
4300
 Chaka Khan I'm Every Woman Disco
85
4453
 Toto Hold the Line AOR
86
4482
 Bobby Caldwell What You Won't Do for Love Blue Eyed Soul, Smooth Soul
87
4548
 Big Star Holocaust Art Pop, Singer/Songwriter
88
4557
 Elvis Costello Lipstick Vogue New Wave
89
4597
 The Clash Clash City Rockers Punk Rock
90
4646
 Donna Summer Last Dance Disco
91
4651
 XTC This Is Pop? New Wave, Power Pop
92
4696
 10cc Dreadlock Holiday Pop Reggae
93
4707
 Kate Bush Wow Art Pop, Baroque Pop, Progressive Pop
94
4779
 Todd Rundgren Can We Still Be Friends Piano Rock, Soft Rock
95
4799
 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Old Time Rock and Roll Heartland Rock, Pop Rock
96
4810
 Blondie Sunday Girl New Wave, Pop Rock
97
4811
 Lene Lovich Lucky Number Art Pop, New Wave
98
4839
 Subway Sect Ambition Punk Rock
99
4929
 Cold Chisel Khe Sanh Pub Rock
100
4983
 Kraftwerk Die Mensch-Maschine / The Man Machine Minimal Synth
101
4999
 Willie Colón & Ruben Blades Pedro Navaja Salsa Dura
102
5095
 Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers I Need to Know Heartland Rock, Power Pop
103
5260
 León Gieco Sólo le pido a dios Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
104
5287
 The Jam English Rose Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter
105
5327
 Genesis Follow You Follow Me Pop Rock, Progressive Pop
106
5351
 The Clash Stay Free Punk Rock
107
5372
 Big Star Kanga Roo Art Pop, Art Rock
108
5529
 X-Ray Spex Identity Punk Rock
109
5568
 Bruce Springsteen Candy's Room Heartland Rock
110
5597
 Mekons Where Were You? Post-Punk, Punk Rock
111
5655
 X-Ray Spex The Day the World Turned Day-Glo Punk Rock
112
5662
 Magazine The Light Pours Out of Me Post-Punk
113
5768
 Sonics Rendezvous Band City Slang Garage Punk, Hard Rock
114
5806
 Warren Zevon Lawyers, Guns and Money Piano Rock, Singer/Songwriter
115
5857
 Chris Bell I Am the Cosmos Power Pop, Singer/Songwriter
116
6021
 Queen Bicycle Race Pop Rock
117
6059
 Throbbing Gristle United Industrial, Minimal Synth
118
6255
 A Taste of Honey Boogie Oogie Oogie Boogie, Funk
119
6311
 Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys Outlaw Country
120
6619
 X We're Desperate Punk Rock
121
6653
 Bob Dylan Changing of the Guards Roots Rock, Singer/Songwriter
122
6666
 Talking Heads The Big Country New Wave, Post-Punk
123
6751
 Nick Gilder Hot Child in the City Glam Rock, Pop Rock
124
6765
 The Saints Know Your Product Punk Rock
125
6786
 Joy Division Warsaw Punk Rock
126
6788
 Stiff Little Fingers Suspect Device Punk Rock
127
6809
 Frankie Valli Grease Blue Eyed Soul, Disco, Pop Soul
128
6997
 Sniff 'n' The Tears Driver's Seat Pop Rock
129
7048
 The Jacksons Blame It on the Boogie Disco, Pop Soul
130
7085
 The Walker Brothers The Electrician Art Rock, Experimental Rock
131
7110
 The Clash Tommy Gun Punk Rock
132
7132
 The Brains Money Changes Everything New Wave, Power Pop
133
7159
 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band We've Got Tonite Adult Contemporary, Heartland Rock, Pop Rock
134
7222
 Willie Williams Armagideon Time Roots Reggae
135
7323
 Journey Wheel in the Sky AOR, Hard Rock
136
7355
 Bob Dylan Señor (Tales of Yankee Power) Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
137
7443
 Julien Clerc Ma préférence Chanson, French Pop
138
7447
 Sham 69 If the Kids Are United Oi!
139
7474
 Cheryl Lynn Got to Be Real Disco, Pop Soul
140
7572
 Van Halen Eruption Hard Rock
141
7586
 Patty Pravo Pensiero stupendo Italo Pop
142
7597
 Third World Now That We've Found Love Pop Reggae
143
7625
 Teddy Pendergrass Close the Door Philly Soul, Smooth Soul
144
7683
 Bruce Springsteen Adam Raised a Cain Hard Rock, Heartland Rock
145
7690
 Peter Tosh with Mick Jagger (You Got to Walk And) Don't Look Back Pop Reggae
146
7726
 Devo Gut Feeling/(Slap Your Mammy) Art Punk, New Wave, Post-Punk
147
7743
 The Normal T.V.O.D. Minimal Synth, Synth Punk
148
7925
 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Hollywood Nights Heartland Rock, Pop Rock
149
7987
 Bootsy's Rubber Band Bootzilla P-Funk
150
8062
 Ian Dury and The Blockheads What a Waste New Wave, Pub Rock
151
8116
 Nina Hagen Band Unbeschreiblich weiblich Deutschrock, Glam Rock
152
8148
 Al Stewart Time Passages Singer/Songwriter, Soft Rock
153
8223
 The Cars (Let the) Good Times Roll New Wave, Pop Rock
154
8267
 Jacques Higelin Pars Blues, Chanson, Pop Rock
155
8314
 Kate Bush Moving Art Pop
156
8371
 Devo Uncontrollable Urge Art Punk, New Wave, Post-Punk
157
8532
 Daniel Balavoine Le Chanteur French Pop
158
8643
 Claude Nougaro Tu verras Chanson
159
8787
 Marvin Gaye When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You Soul
160
8790
 Alicia Bridges I Love the Nightlife (Disco 'Round) Disco
161
8800
 Alex Chilton Bangkok Garage Punk, Rock & Roll
162
8826
 Musique In the Bush Disco
163
8896
 AC/DC Down Payment Blues Hard Rock
164
8934
 Neil Young Comes a Time Country, Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
165
8996
 The Boomtown Rats Rat Trap New Wave, Pop Rock, Pub Rock
166
9016
 Rose Tattoo Rock 'n' Roll Outlaw Blues Rock, Hard Rock
167
9041
 Burning Que hace una chica como tú en un sitio como este Rock urbano español, Soft Rock
168
9044
 Squeeze Take Me I'm Yours New Wave, Synthpop
169
9078
 Willie Nelson Whiskey River Outlaw Country
170
9086
 The Rolling Stones Before They Make Me Run Rock & Roll
171
9154
 Donna Summer MacArthur Park Disco
172
9197
 Rose Royce Love Don't Live Here Anymore Smooth Soul
173
9316
 Teenage Head Picture My Face Punk Rock
174
9415
 The Rolling Stones Far Away Eyes Pop Rock
175
9438
 Blondie Picture This New Wave
176
9460
 Lou Reed Street Hassle Art Rock
177
9605
 Rick James Mary Jane Funk, Smooth Soul
178
9649
 Amanda Lear Follow Me Electro-Disco, Euro-Disco
179
9808
 Kraftwerk Neonlicht/Neon Lights Synthpop
180
9868
 Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers Listen to Her Heart Heartland Rock, Power Pop
181
9874
 Joe Ely Honky Tonk Masquerade Outlaw Country

Songs "bubbling under" the all-time top 10,000:
Willie Nelson Stardust Standards, Vocal Jazz
Sweet Love Is Like Oxygen Glam Rock, Pop Rock
Phreek Weekend  Disco
Tom Waits Blue Valentines Singer/Songwriter
Television Personalities Part-Time Punks Post-Punk
Steely Dan F.M. (No Static at All) Film Soundtrack, Yacht Rock
Bee Gees Too Much Heaven Blue Eyed Soul, Disco
Eugenio Finardi Extraterreste Pop Rock
Boney M Rivers of Babylon Disco
Commodores Three Times a Lady Adult Contemporary, Pop Soul
Caetano Veloso Sampa MPB, Singer/Songwriter
Teri DeSario Ain't Nothin' Gonna Keep Me From You Disco
Prince Soft and Wet Synth Funk
Public Image Ltd. Religion Art Punk, Poetry, Post-Punk
Serú Girán Seminare Progressive Rock
The Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired New Wave, Power Pop, Punk Rock
Chris Norman & Suzi Quatro Stumblin' In Pop
Tom Waits Romeo is Bleeding Singer/Songwriter
AC/DC Sin City Hard Rock
The Doobie Brothers Minute by Minute Yacht Rock
Jilted John Jilted John Pop Punk
Ramses Shaffy Ik Drink Chanson, Nederpop
Foreigner Double Vision AOR
Hot Chocolate Every 1's a Winner Disco, Funk Rock
The Pointer Sisters Fire Pop Soul
Barry Manilow Copacabana (At the Copa) Pop
Village People Macho Man Disco
Tom Robinson Band Up Against The Wall Pub Rock
John Conlee Rose Colored Glasses Country Pop
Trooper Raise a Little Hell Hard Rock
Dr. Feelgood Milk and Alcohol Boogie Rock, Pub Rock
Giorgio Moroder (Theme From) Midnight Express Electro-Disco, Film Score
Maxine Nightingale Lead Me On Pop
Siouxsie and The Banshees Metal Postcard Post-Punk
Black Flag Nervous Breakdown Hardcore Punk
Japan Adolescent Sex Funk Rock, Glam Rock, New Wave
Germs Lexicon Devil Punk Rock
Scritti Politti Shank Bloc Bologna Post-Punk
Gary Moore Parisienne Walkways Blues Rock
The Motors Airport New Wave, Pub Rock, Synthpop
Gerry Rafferty Right Down the Line Soft Rock, Yacht Rock
Willie Nelson Moonlight in Vermont Country, Standards
Thomas Leer Private Plane Minimal Synth
Warren Zevon Excitable Boy Piano Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Generation X Ready Steady Go Pop Punk, Power Pop
Orchestra Baobab Jin Ma, Jin Ma Wolof Music
Brian Eno 2/1 A cappella, Ambient
The Cars Moving in Stereo New Wave, Power Pop
Silvio Rodríguez Ojalá Nueva trova
Robert Palmer Every Kinda People Blue Eyed Soul
Claude François Alexandrie Alexandra Euro-Disco, French Pop
The Blues Brothers Soul Man Rhythm & Blues, Soul
Gino Vannelli I Just Wanna Stop Adult Contemporary, Blue Eyed Soul, Yacht Rock
Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine La fille du coupeur de joints Chanson, Progressive Pop
Dinosaur Kiss Me Again Disco
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Still the Same Heartland Rock, Pop Rock
Van Morrison Wavelength Pop Rock
The Babys Every Time I Think of You Blue Eyed Soul, Soft Rock
The Stranglers Nice 'n' Sleazy Post-Punk
Elvis Costello No Action New Wave, Power Pop
Fabrizio De André Sally Canzone d'autore
Rory Gallagher Shadow Play Hard Rock
Jane Birkin Ex fan des sixties Chanson, French Pop
Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond You Don't Bring Me Flowers Adult Contemporary
Eddy Mitchell Il ne rentre pas ce soir French Pop
Neil Young Lotta Love Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Boston Don't Look Back AOR, Hard Rock
Kate Bush Them Heavy People Art Pop, Pop Rock
Willie Colón & Ruben Blades Plástico Salsa Dura
The Clash Julie's Been Working for the Drug Squad Punk Rock
Tom Waits Somewhere (From "West Side Story") Show Tunes, Standards
Francesco Guccini Eskimo Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter
Andy Gibb Shadow Dancing Disco
Van Halen Jamie's Cryin' Hard Rock
Dan Hartman Instant Replay Disco
Moris Sábado Noche Rock & Roll, Rock urbano español
Tuxedomoon No Tears Post-Punk, Synth Punk
Karen Young Hot Shot Disco
Foxy Gett Off Disco, Funk
Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band Tropical Hot Dog Night Art Rock, Jazz-Rock
Toto Georgy Porgy AOR, Yacht Rock
The Jam David Watts Mod Revival, New Wave, Post-Punk
Teenage Jesus and the Jerks Orphans No Wave
Linval Thompson I Love Marijuana Dub, Roots Reggae
AC/DC Riff Raff Hard Rock
Fabrizio De André Rimini Canzone d'autore
Journey Lights AOR, Pop Rock
Norma Jean Saturday Disco
Scorpions The Sails of Charon Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Francesco De Gregori Generale Canzone d'autore
Tom Waits Kentucky Avenue Singer/Songwriter
Warren Zevon Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner Halloween Music, Piano Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Pere Ubu Caligari's Mirror Art Punk, Experimental Rock, Post-Punk
Aerosmith Come Together Hard Rock
Jeff Wayne The Eve of the War Symphonic Prog
Serú Girán Eiti leda Progressive Rock
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me to Do Punk Rock
Chic At Last I Am Free Soul
Sylvester Dance (Disco Heat) Disco
The Fall It's the New Thing Art Punk, Post-Punk
Max Berlin Elle et Moi Euro-Disco, Spoken Word
Fabienne Thibeault Les Uns contre les autres French Pop
Styx Renegade AOR, Hard Rock
Buzzcocks Promises Pop Punk
Paul McCartney and Wings With a Little Luck Soft Rock
Elton John Song for Guy Piano Rock
The Rolling Stones Some Girls Rock
The O'Jays Use ta Be My Girl Philly Soul
Israel Vibration The Same Song Roots Reggae
Sham 69 Borstal Breakout Oi!
The Clash Safe European Home Punk Rock
Rainbow Gates of Babylon Hard Rock, Progressive Rock
Tom Waits Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis Singer/Songwriter
Rachel Sweet Who Does Lisa Like Country Pop, Pop Rock
Joe Ely Boxcars Outlaw Country
Tom Robinson Band Glad to Be Gay Pub Rock
Dead Boys Ain't It Fun Punk Rock
Atlanta Rhythm Section Imaginary Lover Soft Rock
Joy Division Leaders of Men Post-Punk, Punk Rock
The Undertones True Confessions Pop Punk
Nina Simone Baltimore Pop Soul, Vocal Jazz
Burning Spear Social Living Roots Reggae
Van Halen You Really Got Me Hard Rock
Jimmy "Bo" Horne Dance Across The Floor Disco
Horace Andy Natty Dread a Weh She Want Reggae
REO Speedwagon Roll with the Changes Hard Rock
The Rubinoos I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend Power Pop
The Mutants So American Power Pop, Punk Rock
Rich Kids Rich Kids Power Pop
Dire Straits Down to the Waterline Roots Rock
Ted Nugent Yank Me, Crank Me Hard Rock
Héctor Lavoe El Cantante Salsa Dura
Queen Fat Bottomed Girls Blues Rock, Hard Rock
Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band Hard Workin' Man Blues Rock, Experimental Rock
The Victims Television addict Punk Rock
Exile Kiss You All Over Soft Rock, Yacht Rock
Allen Toussaint Night People New Orleans R&B, Southern Soul
Ace Frehley New York Groove Glam Rock, Pop Rock
Ian Dury and The Blockheads Their Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards New Wave
Billy Joel My Life Piano Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soft Rock
XTC Statue of Liberty New Wave, Punk Rock, Zolo
Swell Maps Read About Seymour Art Punk, Post-Punk
Manfred Mann's Earth Band Davy's on the Road Again Pop Rock
Patti Smith Easter Art Rock
Split Enz I See Red New Wave
Joy Division Digital Post-Punk