List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1978
These are the Billboard magazine Hot 100 number one hits of 1978.
That year, 11 acts first hit number one, such as Player, Yvonne Elliman, Deniece Williams, John Travolta, The Commodores, A Taste of Honey, Exile, Nick Gilder, Anne Murray, Donna Summer, and Chic. Johnny Mathis, previously having hit number one prior to the creation of the Hot 100, earns his first number one song on the chart. The Bee Gees and younger sibling Andy Gibb were the only acts to have more than one song hit number one, with both having two songs. Barry Gibb wrote or co-wrote 7 of the number one songs of the year.
scored three #1 singles in 1978 with "How Deep Is Your Love", "Stayin' Alive" and "Night Fever".
| The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1978 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles. |