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Top 40 - 8th October 1978

These were officially the biggest hits of 8th October 1978

1
John Travolta And Olivia Newton-john

Summer Nights

John Travolta And Olivia Newton-john
Peak 1 12 weeks
2
Rose Royce

Love Don't Live Here Anymore

Rose Royce
Peak 2 8 weeks
3
Boney M

Rasputin

Boney M
Peak 2 8 weeks
4
Dean Friedman

Lucky Stars

Dean Friedman
Peak 3 10 weeks
5
Frankie Valli

Grease

Frankie Valli
Peak 3 11 weeks
6
Leo Sayer

I Can't Stop Lovin' You

Leo Sayer
Peak 6 8 weeks
7
Electric Light Orchestra

Sweet Talkin' Woman

Electric Light Orchestra
Peak 6 8 weeks
8
John Travolta

Sandy

John Travolta
Peak 2 10 weeks
9
Sylvester

You Make Me Feel (mighty Real)

Sylvester
Peak 8 13 weeks
10
Third World

Now That We've Found Love

Third World
Peak 10 7 weeks
11
The Dooleys

A Rose Has To Die

The Dooleys
Peak 11 9 weeks
12
ABBA

Summer Night City

ABBA
Peak 5 7 weeks
13
The Jacksons

Blame It On The Boogie

The Jacksons
Peak 8 10 weeks
14
Crystal Gayle

Talking In Your Sleep

Crystal Gayle
Peak 11 10 weeks
15
10cc

Dreadlock Holiday

10cc
Peak 1 11 weeks
16
Exile

Kiss You All Over

Exile
Peak 6 9 weeks
17
The Commodores

Three Times A Lady

The Commodores
Peak 1 11 weeks
18
Blondie

Picture This

Blondie
Peak 12 8 weeks
19
David Essex

Oh What A Circus

David Essex
Peak 3 9 weeks
20
Smokie

Mexican Girl

Smokie
Peak 19 6 weeks
21
Siouxsie And The Banshees

Hong Kong Garden

Siouxsie And The Banshees
Peak 7 7 weeks
22
The Boomtown Rats

Rat Trap

The Boomtown Rats
Peak 1 13 weeks
23
Status Quo

Again And Again

Status Quo
Peak 13 7 weeks
24
Buzzcocks

Ever Fallen In Love

Buzzcocks
Peak 12 8 weeks
25
Ivor Biggun

The Winker's Song (misprint)

Ivor Biggun
Peak 22 8 weeks
26
Jilted John

Jilted John

Jilted John
Peak 4 11 weeks
27
Father Abraham And The Smurfs

Dippety Day

Father Abraham And The Smurfs
Peak 13 8 weeks
28
Boney M

Rivers Of Babylon/brown Girl In The Ring

Boney M
Peak 1 26 weeks
29
Donna Summer

Macarthur Park

Donna Summer
Peak 5 8 weeks
30
The Jam

David Watts/'a' Bomb In Wardour Street

The Jam
Peak 25 8 weeks
31
The Rolling Stones

Respectable

The Rolling Stones
Peak 23 8 weeks
32
The O'jays

Brandy

The O'jays
Peak 21 6 weeks
33
The Three Degrees

Givin' Up Givin' In

The Three Degrees
Peak 12 8 weeks
34
Frankie Miller

Darlin'

Frankie Miller
Peak 6 10 weeks
35
Hylda Baker And Arthur Mullard

You're The One That I Want

Hylda Baker And Arthur Mullard
Peak 22 5 weeks
36
Jonathan King

One For You, One For Me

Jonathan King
Peak 29 4 weeks
37
Sham 69

Hurry Up Harry

Sham 69
Peak 10 7 weeks
38
Mick Jackson

Blame It On The Boogie

Mick Jackson
Peak 15 8 weeks
39
The Ramones

Don't Come Close

The Ramones
Peak 39 1 weeks
40
Jeff Wayne

Eve Of The War

Jeff Wayne
Peak 36 2 weeks
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