List of Adult Contemporary top 10 singles in 1978 (U.S.)
This is a list of songs that have charted in the top ten of the Billboard Adult Contemporary in 1978.
Top-ten singles
Top ten entry date |
Single |
Artist(s) |
Peak |
Peak date |
Weeks in top ten |
References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Singles from 1977 |
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December 17 |
"Just the Way You Are" |
Billy Joel |
1 |
January 7 |
13 |
|
December 24 |
"Desiree" |
Neil Diamond |
1 |
February 4 |
9 |
|
"Gettin' Ready for Love" |
Diana Ross |
8 |
January 14 |
4 |
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Singles from 1978 |
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January 7 |
"Emotion" |
Samantha Sang featuring Bee Gees |
5 |
January 28 |
8 |
|
"The Next Hundred Years" |
Al Martino |
6 |
January 28 |
5 |
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January 14 |
"Sentimental Lady" |
Bob Welch |
10 |
January 14 |
1 |
|
January 21 |
"Lady Love" |
Lou Rawls |
5 |
February 18 |
7 |
|
"Curious Mind (Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um)" |
Johnny Rivers |
4 |
February 4 |
5 |
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January 28 |
"Goodbye Girl" |
David Gates |
3 |
February 4 |
12 |
|
February 4 |
"(What a) Wonderful World" |
Art Garfunkel featuring James Taylor & Paul Simon |
1 |
February 11 |
10 |
|
"Sometimes When We Touch" |
Dan Hill |
10 |
February 4 |
2 |
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February 11 |
"Everybody Loves a Rain Song" |
B.J. Thomas |
2 |
February 18 |
6 |
|
"Before My Heart Finds Out" |
Gene Cotton |
3 |
March 4 |
12 |
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February 18 |
"Can't Smile Without You" |
Barry Manilow |
1 |
March 18 |
13 |
|
"Sweet, Sweet Smile" |
The Carpenters |
7 |
March 4 |
6 |
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February 25 |
"The Name of the Game" |
ABBA |
9 |
February 25 |
1 |
|
March 4 |
"The Way You Do the Things You Do" |
Rita Coolidge |
9 |
March 18 |
3 |
|
March 11 |
"The Circle is Small (I Can See It in Your Eyes)" |
Gordon Lightfoot |
3 |
April 15 |
8 |
|
"We'll Never Have to Say Goodbye Again" |
England Dan & John Ford Coley |
1 |
March 25 |
10 |
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"Ready for the Times to Get Better" |
Crystal Gayle |
3 |
April 22 |
9 |
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March 25 |
"Dust in the Wind" |
Kansas |
6 |
April 8 |
7 |
|
"It Amazes Me" |
John Denver |
9 |
April 1 |
3 |
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April 8 |
"Feels So Good" |
Chuck Mangione |
1 |
May 13 |
11 |
|
April 15 |
"If I Can't Have You" |
Yvonne Elliman |
9 |
April 15 |
2 |
|
"The Closer I Get to You" |
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway |
3 |
May 13 |
6 |
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April 22 |
"Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" |
Johnny Mathis featuring Deniece Williams |
1 |
May 20 |
10 |
|
April 29 |
"With a Little Luck" |
Wings |
5 |
May 20 |
9 |
|
May 6 |
"I'm on My Way" |
Captain & Tennille |
6 |
May 13 |
5 |
|
"You're the Love" |
Seals & Crofts |
2 |
May 20 |
12 |
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May 13 |
"You Belong to Me" |
Carly Simon |
4 |
May 20 |
10 |
|
"Even Now" |
Barry Manilow |
1 |
May 27 |
10 |
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May 20 |
"Bluer Than Blue" |
Michael Johnson |
1 |
June 17 |
12 |
|
"I Want to Live" |
John Denver |
10 |
May 20 |
2 |
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May 27 |
"Baker Street" |
Gerry Rafferty |
4 |
June 24 |
8 |
|
June 3 |
"It's a Heartache" |
Bonnie Tyler |
10 |
June 3 |
1 |
|
June 10 |
"You Got It" |
Diana Ross |
9 |
June 10 |
2 |
|
"One Life to Live" |
Lou Rawls |
10 |
June 10 |
2 |
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June 24 |
"If I Ever See You Again" |
Roberta Flack |
1 |
July 8 |
6 |
|
"Shadow Dancing" |
Andy Gibb |
8 |
July 1 |
2 |
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"Songbird" |
Barbra Streisand |
1 |
July 29 |
9 |
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July 1 |
"Take a Chance on Me" |
ABBA |
9 |
July 1 |
2 |
|
"My Angel Baby" |
Toby Beau |
1 |
August 12 |
10 |
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July 8 |
"Copacabana" |
Barry Manilow |
6 |
July 15 |
6 |
|
July 15 |
"You Needed Me" |
Anne Murray |
3 |
September 23 |
17 |
|
July 22 |
"You" |
Rita Coolidge |
3 |
August 5 |
9 |
|
"Three Times a Lady" |
Commodores |
1 |
August 19 |
9 |
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"You're a Part of Me" |
Gene Cotton featuring Kim Carnes |
6 |
August 12 |
7 |
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July 29 |
"Fool (If You Think It's Over)" |
Chris Rea |
1 |
September 9 |
13 |
|
August 5 |
"Talking in Your Sleep" |
Crystal Gayle |
3 |
September 16 |
8 |
|
August 12 |
"Hopelessly Devoted to You" |
Olivia Newton-John |
7 |
August 19 |
5 |
|
August 19 |
"An Everlasting Love" |
Andy Gibb |
8 |
August 26 |
3 |
|
August 26 |
"Love Is in the Air" |
John Paul Young |
1 |
October 7 |
11 |
|
September 9 |
"Right Down the Line" |
Gerry Rafferty |
1 |
September 30 |
11 |
|
"Devoted to You" |
Carly Simon & James Taylor |
2 |
October 14 |
9 |
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"She's Always a Woman" |
Billy Joel |
2 |
October 21 |
10 |
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September 16 |
"Reminiscing" |
Little River Band |
10 |
September 16 |
3 |
|
September 23 |
"Almost Like Being in Love" |
Michael Johnson |
4 |
October 28 |
6 |
|
"All I See Is Your Face" |
Dan Hill |
8 |
September 30 |
3 |
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September 30 |
"Ready to Take a Chance Again" |
Barry Manilow |
5 |
November 11 |
9 |
|
October 7 |
"Took the Last Train" |
David Gates |
7 |
October 21 |
5 |
|
October 14 |
"Whenever I Call You Friend" |
Kenny Loggins |
9 |
October 21 |
2 |
|
October 28 |
"Time Passages" |
Al Stewart |
1 |
November 11 |
13 |
|
"Sweet Life" |
Paul Davis |
7 |
November 11 |
6 |
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November 4 |
"Everybody Needs Love" |
Stephen Bishop |
5 |
November 18 |
3 |
|
November 11 |
"(Our Love) Don't Throw It Away" |
Andy Gibb |
2 |
November 18 |
10 |
|
"You Don't Bring Me Flowers" |
Neil Diamond featuring Barbra Streisand |
3 |
November 18 |
9 |
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"Change of Heart" |
Eric Carmen |
6 |
November 11 |
6 |
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"Raining in My Heart" |
Leo Sayer |
9 |
November 11 |
1 |
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November 18 |
"I Just Wanna Stop" |
Gino Vannelli |
4 |
November 25 |
4 |
|
"This Is Love" |
Paul Anka |
3 |
December 9 |
5 |
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November 25 |
"Ooh Baby Baby" |
Linda Ronstadt |
2 |
December 2 |
10 |
|
"My Life" |
Billy Joel |
2 |
December 16 |
11 |
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December 2 |
"Too Much Heaven" |
Bee Gees |
4 |
December 23 |
10 |
|
December 9 |
"Can You Fool" |
Glen Campbell |
7 |
December 16 |
5 |
|
December 23 |
"I Believe You" |
The Carpenters |
9 |
December 23 |
4 |
|
1977 peaks
Top ten entry date |
Single |
Artist(s) |
Peak |
Peak date |
Weeks in top ten |
References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
October 8 |
"Blue Bayou" |
Linda Ronstadt |
3 |
November 26 |
14 |
|
October 15 |
"How Deep Is Your Love" |
Bee Gees |
1 |
November 26 |
16 |
|
November 12 |
"Here You Come Again" |
Dolly Parton |
2 |
December 3 |
12 |
|
"Slip Slidin' Away" |
Paul Simon |
4 |
December 3 |
11 |
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December 3 |
"How Can I Leave You Again" |
John Denver |
2 |
December 10 |
10 |
1979 peaks
Top ten entry date |
Single |
Artist(s) |
Peak |
Peak date |
Weeks in top ten |
References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
December 16 |
"The Gambler" |
Kenny Rogers |
3 |
February 3 |
11 |
|
December 23 |
"Promises" |
Eric Clapton |
6 |
January 13 |
7 |
Notes
The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending February 25, 1978.
The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending March 18, 1978.
See also
- List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1978 (U.S.)