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This lists songs that hit number one on the charts in the US during 1978. If a song spent nonconsecutive weeks at number one, the number of weeks for each occurrence at the top is shown in parenthesis.

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Date	Artist - Title	Weeks at #1
December 18 1977 – January 7 1978	Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love	3
January 8 – 28 1978	Player - Baby Come Back	3
January 29 – February 25 1978	Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive	4
February 26 – March 11 1978	Andy Gibb - (Love Is) Thicker Than Water	2
March 12 – May 6 1978	Bee Gees - Night Fever	8
May 7 – 13 1978	Yvonne Elliman - If I Can't Have You	1
May 14 – 27 1978	Paul McCartney - With A Little Luck	2
May 28 – June 3 1978	Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams - Too Much, Too Little, Too Late	1
June 4 – 10 1978	John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John - You're The One That I Want	1
June 11 – July 29 1978	Andy Gibb - Shadow Dancing	7
July 30 – August 5 1978	Rolling Stones - Miss You	1
August 6 – 19 1978	Commodores - Three Times A Lady	2
August 20 – September 2 1978	Frankie Valli - Grease	2
September 3 – 23 1978	Taste Of Honey - Boogie Oogie Oogie	3
September 24 – October 21 1978	Exile - Kiss You All Over	4
October 22 – 28 1978	Nick Gilder - Hot Child In The City	1
October 29 – November 4 1978	Anne Murray - You Needed Me	1
November 5 – 25 1978	Donna Summer - MacArthur Park	3
November 26 – December 2 1978	Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond - You Don't Bring Me Flowers	2 (1)
December 3 – 9 1978	Chic - Le Freak	5 (1)
December 10 – 16 1978	Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond - You Don't Bring Me Flowers	2 (1)
December 17 – 30 1978	Chic - Le Freak	5 (2)
December 31 1978 – January 13 1979	Bee Gees - Too Much Heaven	2

Source: Billboard Magazine

21 different songs hit number one in the US during 1978.

Top 5 Songs of 1978

Number One Song of 1978: Andy Gibb - Shadow Dancing

1: Andy Gibb - Shadow Dancing
2: Bee Gees - Night Fever
3: Debby Boone - You Light Up My Life
4: Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
5: Exile - Kiss You All Over

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US Number One Songs - 1978

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