The No. 1s of
1978
Pick a day for its No. 1 song, film, and book — or scan every reign of 1978 below.
No. 1 songs · Billboard Hot 100
- How Deep Is Your LoveBee GeesJan 7, 19781 week
- Baby Come BackPlayerJan 14, 19783 weeks
- Stayin' AliveBee GeesFeb 4, 19784 weeks
- (Love Is) Thicker Than WaterAndy GibbMar 4, 19782 weeks
- Night FeverBee GeesMar 18, 19788 weeks
- If I Can't Have YouYvonne EllimanMay 13, 19781 week
- With A Little LuckWingsMay 20, 19782 weeks
- Too Much, Too Little, Too LateJohnny Mathis/Deniece WilliamsJun 3, 19781 week
- You're The One That I WantJohn Travolta & Olivia Newton-JohnJun 10, 19781 week
- Shadow DancingAndy GibbJun 17, 19787 weeks
- Miss YouThe Rolling StonesAug 5, 19781 week
- Three Times A LadyCommodoresAug 12, 19782 weeks
- GreaseFrankie ValliAug 26, 19782 weeks
- Boogie Oogie OogieA Taste Of HoneySep 9, 19783 weeks
- Kiss You All OverExileSep 30, 19784 weeks
- Hot Child In The CityNick GilderOct 28, 19781 week
- You Needed MeAnne MurrayNov 4, 19781 week
- MacArthur ParkDonna SummerNov 11, 19783 weeks
- You Don't Bring Me FlowersBarbra Streisand & Neil DiamondDec 2, 19781 week
- Le FreakChicDec 9, 19781 week
- You Don't Bring Me FlowersBarbra Streisand & Neil DiamondDec 16, 19781 week
- Le FreakChicDec 23, 19782 weeks
No. 1 films · U.S. weekend box office
- Close Encounters of the Third KindJan 4, 19786 weekends
- The BetsyFeb 15, 19781 weekend
- Saturday Night FeverFeb 22, 19785 weekends
- The FuryMar 29, 19782 weekends
- The Goodbye GirlApr 12, 19782 weekends
- House CallsApr 26, 19782 weekends
- F.I.S.T.May 10, 19781 weekend
- The Greek TycoonMay 17, 19783 weekends
- Capricorn OneJun 7, 19781 weekend
- Damien: Omen IIJun 14, 19781 weekend
- Jaws 2Jun 21, 19787 weekends
- HooperAug 9, 19783 weekends
- Animal HouseAug 30, 19785 weekends
- Up in SmokeOct 4, 19781 weekend
- Animal HouseOct 11, 19783 weekends
- Midnight ExpressNov 1, 19781 weekend
- Up in SmokeNov 8, 19781 weekend
- MagicNov 15, 19782 weekends
- Midnight ExpressNov 29, 19783 weekends
- SupermanDec 20, 19782 weekends
No. 1 books · NYT fiction best sellers
- The SilmarillionJ. R. R. TolkienJan 1, 197810 weeks
- BloodlineSidney SheldonMar 12, 197812 weeks
- The Thorn BirdsColleen McCulloughJun 4, 19781 week
- BloodlineSidney SheldonJun 11, 19781 week
- ScruplesJudith KrantzJun 18, 19783 weeks
- The Holcroft CovenantRobert LudlumJul 9, 19781 week
- ScruplesJudith KrantzJul 16, 19781 week
- ChesapeakeJames MichenerJul 23, 197816 weeks
- War and RemembranceHerman WoukNov 12, 19786 weeks
- ChesapeakeJames MichenerDec 24, 19782 weeks