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1978 Historical Events
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Gas Price:
$0.65/gallon U.S. Energy Information Administration |
39th President:
Jimmy Carter Served from January 20, 1977 to January 20, 1981 (4 years) |
World Series Winner:
New York Yankees (AL) Defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers (NL) with a record of 4-2 |
Super Bowl XII Winner:
Dallas Cowboys Defeated the Denver Broncos with a score of 27-10 |
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Time Magazine's
Person of the Year: Deng Xiaoping From People's Republic of China |
US Senate approves Panama Canal neutrality treaty; votes treaty to turn canal over to Panama by year 2000
(March 16, 1978) and (April 18, 1979)Entertainment
For 1978 movies, Grease came out on top. It grossed over $181,813,770 to make it the most popular movie of 1978. Among 1978 TV shows, Laverne & Shirley was the most popular for the year.
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Top Movies from 1978
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Top Songs from 1978
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Billboard Top Songs from 1978
All of the 1978 hits below topped the 1978 Billboard Top 100 charts. Can you remember the lyrics of any of these 1978 top songs?
| Rank | Artist | Song |
| 1. | Andy Gibb | Shadow Dancing |
| 2. | Bee Gees | Night Fever |
| 3. | Debby Boone | You Light Up My Life |
| 4. | Bee Gees | Stayin' Alive |
| 5. | Exile | Kiss You All Over |
| 6. | Bee Gees | How Deep Is Your Love |
| 7. | Player | Baby Come Back |
| 8. | Andy Gibb | (Love Is) Thicker Than Water |
| 9. | A Taste Of Honey | Boogie Oogie Oogie |
| 10. | Commodores | Three Times A Lady |
| 11. | Frankie Valli | Grease |
| 12. | Paul Davis | I Go Crazy |
| 13. | John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John | You're The One That I Want |
| 14. | Samantha Sang | Emotion |
| 15. | Eric Clapton | Lay Down Sally |
| 16. | Rolling Stones | Miss You |
| 17. | Billy Joel | Just The Way You Are |
| 18. | Wings | With A Little Luck |
| 19. | Yvonne Elliman | If I Can't Have You |
| 20. | Chic | Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) |
| 21. | Chuck Mangione | Feels So Good |
| 22. | Nick Gilder | Hot Child In The City |
| 23. | Sweet | Love Is Like Oxygen |
| 24. | Bonnie Tyler | It's A Heartache |
| 25. | Queen | We Will Rock You / We Are The Champions |
| 26. | Gerry Rafferty | Baker Street |
| 27. | Barry Manilow | Can't Smile Without You |
| 28. | Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams | Too Much, Too Little, Too Late |
| 29. | Peter Brown | Dance With Me |
| 30. | Meat Loaf | Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad |
| 31. | Raydio | Jack And Jill |
| 32. | ABBA | Take A Chance On Me |
| 33. | Dan Hill | Sometimes When We Touch |
| 34. | Donna Summer | Last Dance |
| 35. | Olivia Newton-John | Hopelessly Devoted To You |
| 36. | Foreigner | Hot Blooded |
| 37. | Rod Stewart | You're In My Heart |
| 38. | Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway | The Closer I Get To You |
| 39. | Kansas | Dust In The Wind |
| 40. | Walter Egan | Magnet And Steel |
| 41. | Randy Newman | Short People |
| 42. | O'Jays | Use Ta Be My Girl |
| 43. | Natalie Cole | Our Love |
| 44. | Pablo Cruise | Love Will Find A Way |
| 45. | Andy Gibb | An Everlasting Love |
| 46. | John Paul Young | Love Is In The Air |
| 47. | David Gates | Goodbye Girl |
| 48. | Paul Simon | Slip Slidin' Away |
| 49. | Heatwave | The Groove Line |
| 50. | Jay Ferguson | Thunder Island |
| 51. | Atlanta Rhythm Section | Imaginary Lover |
| 52. | Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band | Still The Same |
| 53. | Toby Beau | My Angel Baby |
| 54. | Trammps | Disco Inferno |
| 55. | George Benson | On Broadway |
| 56. | Styx | Come Sail Away |
| 57. | L.T.D. | Back In Love Again |
| 58. | Player | This Time I'm In It For Love |
| 59. | Carly Simon | You Belong To Me |
| 60. | Dolly Parton | Here You Come Again |
| 61. | Linda Ronstadt | Blue Bayou |
| 62. | Steely Dan | Peg |
| 63. | Anne Murray | You Needed Me |
| 64. | Evelyn "Champagne" King | Shame |
| 65. | Little River Band | Reminiscing |
| 66. | Jefferson Starship | Count On Me |
| 67. | Eddie Money | Baby Hold On |
| 68. | Shaun Cassidy | Hey Deanie |
| 69. | John Travolta and Olivia Newton-john | Summer Nights |
| 70. | Lynyrd Skynyrd | What's Your Name |
| 71. | Crystal Gayle | Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue |
| 72. | Patti Smith | Because The Night |
| 73. | Robert Palmer | Every Kinda People |
| 74. | Barry Manilow | Copacabana |
| 75. | Heatwave | Always And Forever |
| 76. | Rick James | You And I |
| 77. | Earth, Wind and Fire | Serpentine Fire |
| 78. | Bob Welch | Sentimental Lady |
| 79. | LeBlanc and Carr | Falling |
| 80. | Santa Esmeralda | Dont Let Me Be Misunderstood |
| 81. | Michael Johnson | Bluer Than Blue |
| 82. | Jackson Browne | Running On Empty |
| 83. | Kenny Loggins | Whenever I Call You "Friend" |
| 84. | Chris Rea | Fool (If You Think It's Over) |
| 85. | Foxy | Get Off |
| 86. | Electric Light Orchestra | Sweet Talking Woman |
| 87. | Joe Walsh | Life's Been Good |
| 88. | Alicia Bridges | I Love The Night Life |
| 89. | High Inergy | You Can't Turn Me Off (In The Middle Of Turning Me On) |
| 90. | Linda Ronstadt | It's So Easy |
| 91. | Odyssey | Native New Yorker |
| 92. | Parliament | Flashlight |
| 93. | Boston | Don't Look Back |
| 94. | Electric Light Orchestra | Turn To Stone |
| 95. | Eruption | I Can't Stand The Rain |
| 96. | Bob Welch | Ebony Eyes |
| 97. | ABBA | The Name Of The Game |
| 98. | Rita Coolidge | We're All Alone |
| 99. | Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band | Hollywood Nights |
| 100. | Steely Dan | Deacon Blues |
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Class of 1978 Reunion
Your 50 year reunion is only 5 years away!Class of 1978: If are part of the 1978 graduating class, we hope you enjoy thinking about the historical events, remembering the lyrics to the best songs, and thinking back to some of your best high school friends. Be sure to visit Classmates.com® to find old friends from the class of 1978 and reconnect with fellow class of '78 graduates. They have tools to help you plan a class of 1978 reunion, see yearbook photos from 1978, and use the graduates list to get in touch with old friends.
If you did not graduate in the class of 1978, try the Class of 1977 or the Class of 1979.