Pick Your Top 10 of 1978

[Dawn]

It was interesting to see the voting results from the '63 and '82 charts.

Let's try a year from the '70s this time. Here are the top 100 songs of 1978.

1. Shadow Dancing, Andy Gibb
2. Night Fever, Bee Gees
3. You Light Up My Life, Debby Boone
4. Stayin' Alive, Bee Gees
5. Kiss You All Over, Exile
6. How Deep Is Your Love, Bee Gees
7. Baby Come Back, Player
8. (Love Is) Thicker Than Water, Andy Gibb
9. Boogie Oogie Oogie, A Taste Of Honey
10. Three Times A Lady, Commodores
11. Grease, Frankie Valli
12. I Go Crazy, Paul Davis
13. You're The One That I Want, John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
14. Emotion, Samantha Sang
15. Lay Down Sally, Eric Clapton
16. Miss You, Rolling Stones
17. Just The Way You Are, Billy Joel
18. With A Little Luck, Wings
19. If I Can't Have You, Yvonne Elliman
20. Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah), Chic
21. Feels So Good, Chuck Mangione
22. Hot Child In The City, Nick Gilder
23. Love Is Like Oxygen, Sweet
24. It's A Heartache, Bonnie Tyler
25. We Are The Champions / We Will Rock You, Queen
26. Baker Street, Gerry Rafferty
27. Can't Smile Without You, Barry Manilow
28. Too Much, Too Little, Too Late, Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams
29. Dance With Me, Peter Brown
30. Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad, Meat Loaf
31. Jack And Jill, Raydio
32. Take A Chance On Me, Abba
33. Sometimes When We Touch, Dan Hill
34. Last Dance, Donna Summer
35. Hopelessly Devoted To You, Olivia Newton-John
36. Hot Blooded, Foreigner
37. You're In My Heart, Rod Stewart
38. The Closer I Get To You, Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway
39. Dust In The Wind, Kansas
40. Magnet And Steel, Walter Egan
41. Short People, Randy Newman
42. Use Ta Be My Girl, O'Jays
43. Our Love, Natalie Cole
44. Love Will Find A Way, Pablo Cruise
45. An Everlasting Love, Andy Gibb
46. Love Is In The Air, John Paul Young
47. Goodbye Girl, David Gates
48. Slip Slidin' Away, Paul Simon
49. The Groove Line, Heatwave
50. Thunder Island, Jay Ferguson
51. Imaginary Lover, Atlanta Rhythm Section
52. Still The Same, Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band
53. My Angel Baby, Toby Beau
54. Disco Inferno, Trammps
55. On Broadway, George Benson
56. Come Sail Away, Styx
57. Back In Love Again, L.T.D.
58. This Time I'm In It For Love, Player
59. You Belong To Me, Carly Simon
60. Here You Come Again, Dolly Parton
61. Blue Bayou, Linda Ronstadt
62. Peg, Steely Dan
63. You Needed Me, Anne Murray
64. Shame, Evelyn "Champagne" King
65. Reminiscing, Little River Band
66. Count On Me, Jefferson Starship
67. Baby Hold On, Eddie Money
68. Hey Deanie, Shaun Cassidy
69. Summer Nights, John Travolta and Olivia Newton-john
70. What's Your Name, Lynyrd Skynyrd
71. Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue, Crystal Gayle
72. Because The Night, Patti Smith
73. Every Kinda People, Robert Palmer
74. Copacabana, Barry Manilow
75. Always And Forever, Heatwave
76. You And I, Rick James
77. Serpentine Fire, Earth, Wind and Fire
78. Sentimental Lady, Bob Welch
79. Falling, LeBlanc and Carr
80. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood, Santa Esmeralda
81. Bluer Than Blue, Michael Johnson
82. Running On Empty, Jackson Browne
83. Whenever I Call You "Friend", Kenny Loggins
84. Fool (If You Think It's Over), Chris Rea
85. Get Off, Foxy
86. Sweet Talkin' Woman, Electric Light Orchestra
87. Life's Been Good, Joe Walsh
88. I Love The Night Life, Alicia Bridges
89. You Can't Turn Me Off (In The Middle Of Turning Me On), High Inergy
90. It's So Easy, Linda Ronstadt
91. Native New Yorker, Odyssey
92. Flashlight, Parliament
93. Don't Look Back, Boston
94. Turn To Stone, Electric Light Orchestra
95. I Can't Stand The Rain, Eruption
96. Ebony Eyes, Bob Welch
97. The Name Of The Game, Abba
98. We're All Alone, Rita Coolidge
99. Hollywood Nights, Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band
100. Deacon Blues, Steely Dan

And the ones I chose (yikes, this was tough!):

2. Night Fever, Bee Gees
7. Baby Come Back, Player
8. (Love Is) Thicker Than Water, Andy Gibb
31. Jack And Jill, Raydio
49. The Groove Line, Heatwave
59. You Belong To Me, Carly Simon
62. Peg, Steely Dan
65. Reminiscing, Little River Band
84. Fool (If You Think It's Over), Chris Rea
86. Sweet Talkin' Woman, Electric Light Orchestra

What are your 10 favorites?

[Ken]

Hi Dawn

Well let's see, my top 10 are:

1.Love Is Like Oxygen, Sweet
2.Thunder Island, Jay Ferguson
3.Hot Blooded, Foreigner
4.Turn To Stone, Electric Light Orchestra
5.With A Little Luck, Wings
6.It's So Easy, Linda Ronstadt
7.Count On Me, Jefferson Starship
8.Baker Street, Gerry Rafferty
9.Ebony Eyes, Bob Welch
10.Night Fever, Bee Gees

This was really tough!

[Laura--I wuv u all :)]

This wasn't easy for me either! But here's what I finally wound up w/:


6. Baby Come Back, Player
12. I Go Crazy, Paul Davis
19. If I Can't Have You, Yvonne Elliman
26. Baker Street, Gerry Rafferty
43. Our Love, Natalie Cole
46. Love Is In The Air, John Paul Young
47. Goodbye Girl, David Gates
73. Every Kinda People, Robert Palmer
82. Running On Empty, Jackson Browne
100. Deacon Blues, Steely Dan

I love how the first 3 song titles on that list go together: "Baby come back, I go crazy if I can't have you."

[Pete70s]

OK, so I had to do this in stages-- Here is my first round:


1. Shadow Dancing, Andy Gibb
2. Night Fever, Bee Gees
5. Kiss You All Over, Exile
6. How Deep Is Your Love, Bee Gees
8. (Love Is) Thicker Than Water, Andy Gibb
14. Emotion, Samantha Sang
16. Miss You, Rolling Stones
18. With A Little Luck, Wings
19. If I Can't Have You, Yvonne Elliman
22. Hot Child In The City, Nick Gilder
23. Love Is Like Oxygen, Sweet
26. Baker Street, Gerry Rafferty
30. Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad, Meat Loaf
36. Hot Blooded, Foreigner
39. Dust In The Wind, Kansas
40. Magnet And Steel, Walter Egan
42. Use Ta Be My Girl, O'Jays
48. Slip Slidin' Away, Paul Simon
49. The Groove Line, Heatwave
56. Come Sail Away, Styx
62. Peg, Steely Dan
65. Reminiscing, Little River Band
66. Count On Me, Jefferson Starship
73. Every Kinda People, Robert Palmer
78. Sentimental Lady, Bob Welch
86. Sweet Talkin' Woman, Electric Light Orchestra
87. Life's Been Good, Joe Walsh
93. Don't Look Back, Boston
94. Turn To Stone, Electric Light Orchestra
96. Ebony Eyes, Bob Welch
99. Hollywood Nights, Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band
100. Deacon Blues, Steely Dan

Around 32 songs.. Cutting back further, we have:

1. Shadow Dancing, Andy Gibb
2. Night Fever, Bee Gees
5. Kiss You All Over, Exile
14. Emotion, Samantha Sang
16. Miss You, Rolling Stones
18. With A Little Luck, Wings
19. If I Can't Have You, Yvonne Elliman
23. Love Is Like Oxygen, Sweet
26. Baker Street, Gerry Rafferty
36. Hot Blooded, Foreigner
39. Dust In The Wind, Kansas
40. Magnet And Steel, Walter Egan
48. Slip Slidin' Away, Paul Simon
49. The Groove Line, Heatwave
56. Come Sail Away, Styx
62. Peg, Steely Dan
65. Reminiscing, Little River Band
86. Sweet Talkin' Woman, Electric Light Orchestra
93. Don't Look Back, Boston
96. Ebony Eyes, Bob Welch

That's 20.. And it's REALLY hard to cut back from there. So what I'll do is just pick ten. No "eliminations", just picks:

2. Night Fever, Bee Gees
19. If I Can't Have You, Yvonne Elliman
23. Love Is Like Oxygen, Sweet
26. Baker Street, Gerry Rafferty
40. Magnet And Steel, Walter Egan
48. Slip Slidin' Away, Paul Simon
49. The Groove Line, Heatwave
86. Sweet Talkin' Woman, Electric Light Orchestra
93. Don't Look Back, Boston
96. Ebony Eyes, Bob Welch

Oddly enough, all ten of these were songs I bought the 45's of back in '78.

[H2IZCOOL]

'78 was a great year! It was the year that Andrew was born.

Let's see. First of all, from my top 250, there are 5 songs.

Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad, Meat Loaf
You're In My Heart, Rod Stewart
Imaginary Lover, Atlanta Rhythm Section
Summer Nights, John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
We're All Alone, Rita Coolidge

Now to fill in with 5 more:

I Go Crazy, Paul Davis
It's A Heartache, Bonnie Tyler
We Are The Champions / We Will Rock You, Queen
Hot Blooded, Foreigner
Dust In The Wind, Kansas


.. and not far behind ...
How Deep Is Your Love, Bee Gees
Here You Come Again, Dolly Parton (best thing she ever did, IMO)
Reminiscing, Little River Band
Goodbye Girl, David Gates
Because The Night, Patti Smith
Copacabana, Barry Manilow (they needed to make a movie out of this -- or maybe they did??)
Don't Look Back, Boston
Turn To Stone, Electric Light Orchestra

[happygirl]

This one was VERY hard!! These are fun, though!

Hot Child In The City, Nick Gilder
Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad, Meat Loaf
Dust In The Wind, Kansas
An Everlasting Love, Andy Gibb
Goodbye Girl, David Gates
Come Sail Away, Styx
Summer Nights, John Travolta and Olivia Newton-john
Life's Been Good, Joe Walsh
It's So Easy, Linda Ronstadt
Hollywood Nights, Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band

[Cool Hand Logan]

78. Sentimental Lady, Bob Welch
65. Reminiscing, Little River Band
56. Come Sail Away, Styx
39. Dust In The Wind, Kansas
18. With A Little Luck, Wings
12. I Go Crazy, Paul Davis
1. Shadow Dancing, Andy Gibb
26. Baker Street, Gerry Rafferty
49. The Groove Line, Heatwave
21. Feels So Good, Chuck Mangione

[Triple J]

My top 10 of '78... (good year BTW)

4. Stayin' Alive, Bee Gees
11. Grease, Frankie Valli
13. You're The One That I Want, John Travolta/Olivia Newton-John
16. Miss You, Rolling Stones
17. Just The Way You Are, Billy Joel
18. With A Little Luck, Wings
25. We Are The Champions / We Will Rock You, Queen
36. Hot Blooded, Foreigner
73. Every Kinda People, Robert Palmer
94. Turn To Stone, Electric Light Orchestra

[m c dornan]

well, after 1975 music got less interesting to me, so this was easy. Actually, I thought for a while I wouldn't get 10 songs. But I did...

In no order of liking:

2) Night Fever
15) Lay Down Sally
16) Miss You
18) With a Little Luck
19) If I Can't Have You
26) Baker Street
39) Dust in the Wind
42) Use ta Be My Girl
72) Because the Night
100) Deacon Blues

[boogieman68]

Wow, I had thought '77 was tough but it was a cakewalk compared to this

Lots of great one and two-hit wonders along with the best of the disco era on this list. Here are my picks:

04. Staying Alive - The Bee Gees
Almost went with How Deep Is Your Love...however, this is the song that defines the disco phenomenon

14. Emotion - Samantha Sang
Speaking of one-hit wonders, this is a great, mostly forgotten tune from the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack.

24. It's a Heartache - Bonnie Tyler
A joke around my circle is how you have never seen Bonnie Tyler and Rod Stewart at the same time...she did have that uniquely hoarse voice.

30. Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad - Meat Loaf
I prefer songs that are full of passion and feeling. This one has those qualities by the truckload.

52. Still the Same - Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band
Love the lyrics and the disgust in Bob's voice during the refrain. Anyone know the backstory to this song?

64. Shame - Evelyn "Champagne" King
Recording studio cleaning lady makes it big when overheard singing as she worked. One of the more interesting tidbits I remember from Casey Kasem's countdown.

76. You and I - Rick James
110% gut-level funk. Probably the most energetic song on this list.

78. Sentimental Lady - Bob Welch
This is a real nice song to listen to on a rainy night with your significant other...

84. Fool (If You Think It's Over) - Chris Rea
Another one-hit wonder. I still hear this one from time to time on adult contemporary stations.

85. Get Off - Foxy
One of my favorites as a ten-year old. Hasn't aged well but I still enjoy it in moderation.

[Laura--I wuv u all :)]

boogieman68 said:

14. Emotion - Samantha Sang
Speaking of one-hit wonders, this is a great, mostly forgotten tune from the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack.

Are you sure? I don't think this is from a soundtrack.

[Ken]

boogieman68 said:

Wow, I had thought '77 was tough but it was a cakewalk compared to this

Lots of great one and two-hit wonders along with the best of the disco era on this list. Here are my picks:

04. Staying Alive - The Bee Gees
Almost went with How Deep Is Your Love...however, this is the song that defines the disco phenomenon

14. Emotion - Samantha Sang
Speaking of one-hit wonders, this is a great, mostly forgotten tune from the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack.

24. It's a Heartache - Bonnie Tyler
A joke around my circle is how you have never seen Bonnie Tyler and Rod Stewart at the same time...she did have that uniquely hoarse voice.

30. Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad - Meat Loaf
I prefer songs that are full of passion and feeling. This one has those qualities by the truckload.

52. Still the Same - Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band
Love the lyrics and the disgust in Bob's voice during the refrain. Anyone know the backstory to this song?

64. Shame - Evelyn "Champagne" King
Recording studio cleaning lady makes it big when overheard singing as she worked. One of the more interesting tidbits I remember from Casey Kasem's countdown.

76. You and I - Rick James
110% gut-level funk. Probably the most energetic song on this list.

78. Sentimental Lady - Bob Welch
This is a real nice song to listen to on a rainy night with your significant other...

84. Fool (If You Think It's Over) - Chris Rea
Another one-hit wonder. I still hear this one from time to time on adult contemporary stations.

85. Get Off - Foxy
One of my favorites as a ten-year old. Hasn't aged well but I still enjoy it in moderation.

110% gut-level funk - I like the sound of that! lol

[boogieman68]

laura said:

boogieman68 said:

14. Emotion - Samantha Sang
Speaking of one-hit wonders, this is a great, mostly forgotten tune from the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack.

Are you sure? I don't think this is from a soundtrack.

Oops! You are right Laura, I got Samantha Sang and Yvonne Elliman mixed up. "Emotion" had Barry Gibb on backing vocals and was on the charts at the same time as "If I Can't Have You", "Night Fever" and "Disco Inferno". My goof!

[sistergoldenhair]

to me 1978 had the greatest music(LOL_ it was also the year I graduated)
1. Baker Street-Gerry Rafferty
2. Two out of three(ain't bad) Meatloaf
3.Magnet and steel-Walter Egan
4. Wonderful Tonight- Eric Clapton
5.Baby Hold on- Eddie Money
6.Fool (If you think it's over) Chris Rea
7.Hold the line-Toto
8. Kiss you all over- Exile
9.Hot Blooded- Foreigner
10.Don't look back- Boston
Honorable Mention-Thunder island- Jay Ferguson( I knew this was hard to only list 10- LOL- Glad America did not have a song out in 1978)

[55dodger]

Another one I never answered. And Wow, there was a lot of great music in 1978. I spent the first 3 months of 1978 in the Mojave Desert, then spent a month visiting friends & family in So Cal, the Bay Area, Boulder Co, San Antonio, & the Eastern Shore of North Carolina. Then the rest of the year (actually the next 3+ years) was spent at an RAF base near Oxford, England. My ten:

1. Dust in the Wind - Kansas
2. Come Sail Away - Styx
3. Running on Empty - Jackson Browne
4. Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
5. Deacon Blue - Steely Dan
6. Ebony Eyes - Bob Welch
7. Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
8. Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton
9. Reminiscing - Little River Band
10. Sweet Talkin' Woman - Electric Light Orchestra
(My honorable mention would be What's Your Name - Lynyrd Skynyrd). As with sistergoldenhair, it was hard to nail down just ten.