JANUARY
Top hit
How Deep Is Your Love · Bee Gees
Top album
Rumours · Fleetwood Mac
Enter the Year
Year
1978
The Year Disco Took Over
Mirror balls, polyester, and unstoppable hooks. Pop and dance collide while rock answers from the stadium seats.
Voices of the year
Albums that mattered
The songs
Through the year
Tap a month to explore what people were playing.
FEBRUARY
Top hit
Stayin' Alive · Bee Gees
Top album
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MARCH
Top hit
(Love Is) Thicker Than Water · Andy Gibb
Top album
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APRIL
Top hit
Night Fever · Bee Gees
Top album
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MAY
Top hit
Night Fever · Bee Gees
Top album
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JUNE
Top hit
Too Much, Too Little, Too Late · Johnny Mathis/deniece Williams
Top album
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JULY
Top hit
Shadow Dancing · Andy Gibb
Top album
City To City · Gerry Rafferty
AUGUST
Top hit
Miss You · The Rolling Stones
Top album
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SEPTEMBER
Top hit
Grease · Frankie Valli
Top album
Don't Look Back · Boston
OCTOBER
Top hit
Kiss You All Over · Exile
Top album
Don't Look Back · Boston
NOVEMBER
Top hit
You Needed Me · Anne Murray
Top album
Living In The U.S.A. · Linda Ronstadt
DECEMBER
Top hit
You Don't Bring Me Flowers · Barbra Streisand
Top album
52nd Street · Billy Joel