# Lijst van nummer 1-hits in de UK Singles Chart in 1978

Deze hits stonden in 1978 op nummer 1 in de UK Singles Chart:
| Datum | Artiest | Titel |
| 7 januari | Wings | Mull of Kintyre / Girls' school |
| 14 januari | Wings | Mull of Kintyre / Girls' school |
| 21 januari | Wings | Mull of Kintyre / Girls' school |
| 28 januari | Wings | Mull of Kintyre / Girls' school |
| 4 februari | Althea & Donna | Uptown top ranking |
| 11 februari | Brotherhood Of Man | Figaro |
| 18 februari | ABBA | Take a chance on me |
| 25 februari | ABBA | Take a chance on me |
| 4 maart | ABBA | Take a chance on me |
| 11 maart | Kate Bush | Wuthering Heights |
| 18 maart | Kate Bush | Wuthering heights |
| 25 maart | Kate Bush | Wuthering heights |
| 1 april | Kate Bush | Wuthering heights |
| 8 april | Brian & Michael | Matchstalk men and matchstalk cats and dogs (Lowry's song) |
| 15 april | Brian & Michael | Matchstalk men and matchstalk cats and dogs (Lowry's song) |
| 22 april | Brian & Michael | Matchstalk men and matchstalk cats and dogs (Lowry's song) |
| 29 april | The Bee Gees | Night fever |
| 6 mei | The Bee Gees | Night fever |
| 13 mei | Boney M | Rivers of Babylon / Brown girl in the ring |
| 20 mei | Boney M | Rivers of Babylon / Brown girl in the ring |
| 27 mei | Boney M | Rivers of Babylon / Brown girl in the ring |
| 3 juni | Boney M | Rivers of Babylon / Brown girl in the ring |
| 10 juni | Boney M | Rivers of Babylon / Brown girl in the ring |
| 17 juni | John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | You're the one that I want |
| 24 juni | John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | You're the one that I want |
| 1 juli | John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | You're the one that I want |
| 8 juli | John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | You're the one that I want |
| 15 juli | John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | You're the one that I want |
| 22 juli | John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | You're the one that I want |
| 29 juli | John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | You're the one that I want |
| 5 augustus | John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | You're the one that I want |
| 12 augustus | John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | You're the one that I want |
| 19 augustus | The Commodores | Three times a lady |
| 26 augustus | The Commodores | Three times a lady |
| 2 september | The Commodores | Three times a lady |
| 9 september | The Commodores | Three times a lady |
| 16 september | The Commodores | Three times a lady |
| 23 september | 10CC | Dreadlock holiday |
| 30 september | John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John & Cast | Summer nights |
| 7 oktober | John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John & Cast | Summer nights |
| 14 oktober | John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John & Cast | Summer nights |
| 21 oktober | John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John & Cast | Summer nights |
| 28 oktober | John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John & Cast | Summer nights |
| 4 november | John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John & Cast | Summer nights |
| 11 november | John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John & Cast | Summer nights |
| 18 november | The Boomtown Rats | Rat trap |
| 25 november | The Boomtown Rats | Rat trap |
| 2 december | Rod Stewart | Da ya think I'm sexy |
| 9 december | Boney M | Mary's boy child - Oh my Lord |
| 16 december | Boney M | Mary's boy child - Oh my Lord |
| 23 december | Boney M | Mary's boy child - Oh my Lord |
| 30 december | Boney M | Mary's boy child - Oh my Lord |
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