List of number-one singles in 1978 (New Zealand)
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This is a list of Number 1 hit singles
in 1978 in New Zealand
, starting with the first chart dated, 29 January 1978.
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
in 1978 in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, starting with the first chart dated, 29 January 1978.
Chart
Grey shading indicates a song of New Zealand origin.| Week | Artist | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 January | Wings Wings (band) Wings were a British-American rock group formed in 1971 by Paul McCartney, Denny Laine and Linda McCartney that remained active until 1981.... |
Mull Of Kintyre Mull of Kintyre (song) "Mull of Kintyre" is a song written by Paul McCartney and Denny Laine and performed by Wings. The song was written in tribute to the picturesque Kintyre peninsula in Scotland, where McCartney has owned High Park Farm since 1966, and its headland or Mull of Kintyre.The song was Wings' biggest hit... |
(non-album single) |
| 5 February | Wings | Mull Of Kintyre | (non-album single) |
| 12 February | Wings | Mull Of Kintyre | (non-album single) |
| 19 February | Wings | Mull Of Kintyre | (non-album single) |
| 26 February | Wings | Mull Of Kintyre | (non-album single) |
| 5 March | Wings | Mull Of Kintyre | (non-album single) |
| 12 March | Wings | Mull Of Kintyre | (non-album single) |
| 19 March | Samantha Sang Samantha Sang Samantha Sang is a stage name of Australian singer, Cheryl Lau Sang, from Melbourne, who had an earlier career as Cheryl Gray. She had a number eight hit in Australia with "You Made Me What I Am" in 1967. By 1969, she had relocated to United Kingdom and worked with Bee Gees but then returned... feat. the Bee Gees Bee Gees The Bee Gees are a musical group that originally comprised three brothers: Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio was successful for most of their 40-plus years of recording music, but they had two distinct periods of exceptional success: as a pop act in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and as a... |
Emotion | Emotion |
| 26 March | Bee Gees Bee Gees The Bee Gees are a musical group that originally comprised three brothers: Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio was successful for most of their 40-plus years of recording music, but they had two distinct periods of exceptional success: as a pop act in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and as a... |
Stayin' Alive Stayin' Alive "Stayin' Alive" is a song by the pop group Bee Gees from the Saturday Night Fever motion picture soundtrack. The song was written by the Bee Gees and produced by the Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson. It was released on 13 December 1977, as the second single from the Saturday Night Fever... |
Saturday Night Fever OST Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack) Original Vinyl ReleaseSide A:#"Stayin' Alive" performed by Bee Gees, produced by Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten, Karl Richardson – 4:45#"How Deep Is Your Love" performed by Bee Gees, produced by Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten, Karl Richardson – 4:05... |
| 2 April | Bee Gees | Stayin' Alive | Saturday Night Fever OST |
| 9 April | John Rowles John Rowles John Edward Rowles OBE is a New Zealand singer. He was most popular in the 1970s and early 1980s, and most famous for his song Cheryl Moana Marie, which he had written about his kid sister back home in New Zealand.Rowles is part Māori. His father, Eddie Hohapata Rowles, played for the 1938 Māori... |
Tania | |
| 16 April | John Rowles | Tania | |
| 23 April | John Rowles | Tania | |
| 30 April | John Rowles | Tania | |
| 7 May | Kate Bush Kate Bush Kate Bush is an English singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Her eclectic musical style and idiosyncratic vocal style have made her one of the United Kingdom's most successful solo female performers of the past 30 years.In 1978, at the age of 19, Bush topped the UK Singles Chart... |
Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights (song) "Wuthering Heights" is a song by Kate Bush released as her debut single in January 1978. It became a No.1 hit in the UK singles chart and remains her biggest-selling single. The song appears on her 1978 debut album, The Kick Inside. The B-side of the single was another song by Bush named "Kite" -... |
The Kick Inside The Kick Inside -Personnel:*Kate Bush: Piano, Composer, Keyboards, Vocals, Background Vocals*Ian Bairnson: Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocals, Bottle*Paddy Bush: Harmonica, Mandolin, Vocals*Barry DeSouza: drums*Stuart Elliott: Drums... |
| 14 May | Kate Bush | Wuthering Heights | The Kick Inside |
| 21 May | Kate Bush | Wuthering Heights | The Kick Inside |
| 28 May | Kate Bush | Wuthering Heights | The Kick Inside |
| 6 June | Kate Bush | Wuthering Heights | The Kick Inside |
| 11 June | John Travolta John Travolta John Joseph Travolta is an American actor, dancer and singer. Travolta first became known in the 1970s, after appearing on the television series Welcome Back, Kotter and starring in the box office successes Saturday Night Fever and Grease... & Olivia Newton-John Olivia Newton-John Olivia Newton-John AO, OBE is a singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles and 14 of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA... |
You're The One That I Want You're the One That I Want "You're the One That I Want" is a song written by John Farrar for the 1978 film version of the musical Grease. It was performed by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John.... |
Grease OST |
| 18 June | John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | You're The One That I Want | Grease OST |
| 23 June | John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | You're The One That I Want | Grease OST |
| 2 July | John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | You're The One That I Want | Grease OST |
| 9 July | Boney M. | Rivers Of Babylon Rivers of Babylon "Rivers of Babylon" is a rastafarian song written and recorded by Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton of the Jamaican reggae group The Melodians in 1970. The Melodians' original versions of the song appeared in the sound track to the 1972 movie The Harder They Come and the 1999 Nicolas Cage movie... |
Nightflight to Venus Nightflight to Venus Nightflight to Venus is the third album by the band Boney M, and was released in July 1978.The album became a major success in continental Europe, Scandinavia, and Canada, topping most of the album charts during the second half of 1978 and also became their first UK number one album... |
| 16 July | Boney M. | Rivers Of Babylon | Nightflight to Venus |
| 23 July | Boney M. | Rivers Of Babylon | Nightflight to Venus |
| 30 July | Boney M. | Rivers Of Babylon | Nightflight to Venus |
| 6 August | Boney M. | Rivers Of Babylon | Nightflight to Venus |
| 13 August | Boney M. | Rivers Of Babylon | Nightflight to Venus |
| 20 August | Boney M. | Rivers Of Babylon | Nightflight to Venus |
| 27 August | Boney M. | Rivers Of Babylon | Nightflight to Venus |
| 3 September | Boney M. | Rivers Of Babylon | Nightflight to Venus |
| 10 September | Boney M. | Rivers Of Babylon | Nightflight to Venus |
| 17 September | Boney M. | Rivers Of Babylon | Nightflight to Venus |
| 24 September | Boney M. | Rivers Of Babylon | Nightflight to Venus |
| 1 October | Boney M. | Rivers Of Babylon | Nightflight to Venus |
| 8 October | Boney M. | Rivers Of Babylon | Nightflight to Venus |
| 15 October | Exile | Kiss You All Over Kiss You All Over "Kiss You All Over" is a number one single in the United States during 1978 by the group Exile. It was included on the band's album Mixed Emotions, and it featured primarily the late Jimmy Stokley on lead vocals... |
Mixed Emotions |
| 22 October | Exile | Kiss You All Over | Mixed Emotions |
| 39 October | Exile | Kiss You All Over | Mixed Emotions |
| 5 November | Exile | Kiss You All Over | Mixed Emotions |
| 12 November | Clout Clout Clout were originally a five-piece, South African million-selling all-girl rock group formed in 1977, best known for their song, "Substitute".-Career:... |
Substitute Substitute (Clout song) "Substitute" is a song by Willie H. Wilson, covered in 1978 by the South African band Clout.Recorded first by The Righteous Brothers and released in 1975 on their album The Sons of Mrs. Righteous, and the song was also covered by Gloria Gaynor... |
(non-album single) |
| 19 November | Clout | Substitute | (non-album single) |
| 26 November | Clout | Substitute | (non-album single) |
| 3 December | 10cc 10cc 10cc are an English art rock band who achieved their greatest commercial success in the 1970s. The band initially consisted of four musicians -- Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley, and Lol Creme -- who had written and recorded together for some three years, before assuming the "10cc" name... |
Dreadlock Holiday Dreadlock Holiday -In popular culture:* The song is featured on the first episode, "Killeroo", of the first series of the British cult comedy The Mighty Boosh. Bob Fossil, head of the Zooniverse, dances to the first verse of the song while a confused Howard Moon looks on, before switching it off and explaining "And... |
Bloody Tourists Bloody Tourists Bloody Tourists was the sixth studio album by 10cc and the second to be produced following the band's 1976 split. It yielded the singles "Dreadlock Holiday", which reached No.1 in the UK in August 1978, and "Reds in My Bed", which did not chart. "For You and I" was issued as a double a-side single... |
| 10 December | 10cc | Dreadlock Holiday | Bloody Tourists |
| 17 December | 10cc | Dreadlock Holiday | Bloody Tourists |
- There was no chart recorded from January 1-28 and December 18-31 1978