The year in music

Best Songs of 1978

The Police’s “Roxanne”, Chic’s “Le Freak”, Kate Bush’s “Wuthering Heights”, Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive”, and the first Van Halen album.

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51 songs

Bicycle Race

Bicycle Race

Queen
Don't Stop Me Now

Don't Stop Me Now

Queen
Miss You

Miss You

The Rolling Stones
A Little More Love

A Little More Love

Olivia Newton-John
Totally Hot

Totally Hot

Olivia Newton-John
I Wanna Be Sedated

I Wanna Be Sedated

Ramones
Follow You Follow Me

Follow You Follow Me

Genesis
On Broadway

On Broadway

George Benson
Is This Love

Is This Love

Bob Marley & The Wailers
Beyond the Realms of Death

Beyond the Realms of Death

Judas Priest
Hell Bent for Leather

Hell Bent for Leather

Judas Priest
Lights

Lights

Journey
Roxanne

Roxanne

The Police
The Model

The Model

Kraftwerk
The Robots

The Robots

Kraftwerk
Wheel in the Sky

Wheel in the Sky

Journey
Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love

Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love

Van Halen
Runnin' with the Devil

Runnin' with the Devil

Van Halen
Sultans of Swing

Sultans of Swing

Dire Straits
Art School Canteen

Art School Canteen

Godley & Creme
Bat Chain Puller

Bat Chain Puller

Captain Beefheart
Foxhole

Foxhole

Television
Heart of Glass

Heart of Glass

Blondie
I Just Wanna Stop

I Just Wanna Stop

Gino Vannelli
MacArthur Park

MacArthur Park

Donna Summer
Picture This

Picture This

Blondie
Teenage Kicks

Teenage Kicks

The Undertones
Don't Look Back

Don't Look Back

Boston
Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve)

Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve)

Buzzcocks
What Do I Get?

What Do I Get?

Buzzcocks
I Want Your Love

I Want Your Love

Chic
Le Freak

Le Freak

Chic
September

September

Earth, Wind & Fire
You're the One That I Want

You're the One That I Want

John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
Damaged Goods

Damaged Goods

Gang of Four
Hong Kong Garden

Hong Kong Garden

Siouxsie and the Banshees
Just What I Needed

Just What I Needed

The Cars
The Gambler

The Gambler

Kenny Rogers
Ain't It Fun

Ain't It Fun

Dead Boys
Because the Night

Because the Night

Patti Smith Group
Best of My Love

Best of My Love

The Emotions
Boogie Oogie Oogie

Boogie Oogie Oogie

A Taste of Honey
Got to Be Real

Got to Be Real

Cheryl Lynn
I Love the Nightlife (Disco 'Round)

I Love the Nightlife (Disco 'Round)

Alicia Bridges
I Will Survive

I Will Survive

Gloria Gaynor
Knock on Wood

Knock on Wood

Amii Stewart
Shake Your Groove Thing

Shake Your Groove Thing

Peaches & Herb
Surrender

Surrender

Cheap Trick
What You Won't Do for Love

What You Won't Do for Love

Bobby Caldwell
Y.M.C.A.

Y.M.C.A.

Village People
You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)

You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)

Sylvester

1978 on Music By Decade

The catalogue holds 51 songs first released in 1978. Rock, Disco and Dance-Pop lead the year. Blondie, Buzzcocks and Chic are among the voices of 1978.

Artists of 1978

The sound of 1978

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