Number-one singles of 1978 (Ireland)

This is a list of singles which have reached number one on the Irish Singles Chart

Irish Singles Chart

The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...

in 1978.

Week ending	Song	Artist
7 January	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...	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....
14 January	Mull of Kintyre	Wings
21 January	Mull of Kintyre	Wings
28 January	Mull of Kintyre	Wings
4 February	Mull of Kintyre	Wings
11 February	Mull of Kintyre	Wings
18 February	Figaro Figaro (song) "Figaro" is a song by British pop group Brotherhood of Man. It was released as a single in January 1978 and became the group's third and final number one hit in the UK.- Background :...	Brotherhood of Man Brotherhood of Man Brotherhood of Man are a British pop group who achieved success in the 1970s, most notably by winning the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest with "Save Your Kisses for Me"....
25 February	Take a Chance on Me Take a Chance on Me "Take a Chance on Me" is a song by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released in 1978 as the second single from their fifth studio album, simply called The Album. The song has been featured on a number of ABBA compilations such as ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits.-History:The working title of "Take a...	ABBA ABBA ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...
4 March	The Rare Auld Times	Danny Doyle Danny Doyle Danny Doyle is a solo Irish folk singer.- Background :Reportedly, the songs on which Doyle was raised came from his mother and great-grandmother and from the last of Dublin's street singers and from some of Dublin's contemporary writers, such as poet Patrick Kavanagh and playwright Brendan Behan,...
11 March	The Rare Auld Times	Danny Doyle
18 March	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" -...	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...
25 March	Wuthering Heights	Kate Bush
1 April	Wuthering Heights	Kate Bush
8 April	Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs	Brian and Michael Brian and Michael Brian & Michael are a British music duo best known for their 1978 UK number one hit single, "Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs". Without further chart entries, they remain one-hit wonders in the UK...
15 April	Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs	Brian and Michael
22 April	Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs	Brian and Michael
29 April	Night Fever Night Fever "Night Fever" is a disco song, written and performed by The Bee Gees. It first appeared on the soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever. Producer Robert Stigwood wanted to call the film Saturday Night, but singer Robin Gibb expressed hesitation at the title. Stigwood liked the title Night Fever but was...	The Bee Gees
6 May	Night Fever	The Bee Gees
13 May	Night Fever	The Bee Gees
20 May	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...	Boney M Boney M Boney M. is a Eurodisco group created by German record producer Frank Farian. Originally based in Germany, the four original members of the group's official line-up were Jamaicans Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barrett, Maizie Williams from Montserrat and Bobby Farrell from Aruba...
27 May	Rivers of Babylon	Boney M
3 June	Rivers of Babylon	Boney M
10 June	Rivers of Babylon	Boney M
17 June	Rivers of Babylon	Boney M
24 June	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....	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... and Olivia Newton John
1 July	You're the One That I Want	John Travolta and Olivia Newton John
8 July	You're the One That I Want	John Travolta and Olivia Newton John
15 July	You're the One That I Want	John Travolta and Olivia Newton John
22 July	You're the One That I Want	John Travolta and Olivia Newton John
29 July	You're the One That I Want	John Travolta and Olivia Newton John
5 August	You're the One That I Want	John Travolta and Olivia Newton John
12 August	You're the One That I Want	John Travolta and Olivia Newton John
19 August	Substitute Substitute (Righteous Brothers song) "Substitute" is a song by Willie H. Wilson, recorded first by The Righteous Brothers and released as single from their album The Sons of Mrs. Righteous in 1975.This song was also released in 1978 by the South African band Clout and became a big hit...	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:...
26 August	You're the One That I Want	John Travolta and Olivia Newton John
2 September	Three Times a Lady Three Times a Lady * The song was also covered in the country genre by country singer Billy "Crash" Craddock on his 1986 album Crash Craddock and in 2007 by Cobra Starship as an iTunes bonus track for their album ¡Viva La Cobra!...	The Commodores
9 September	Three Times a Lady	The Commodores
16 September	Three Times a Lady	The Commodores
23 September	Summer Night City Summer Night City "Summer Night City", written by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, is ABBA's 2nd non-album single, released on September 6, 1978. It was originally intended as the lead single from the group's upcoming Voulez-Vous album, but was eventually not included...	ABBA
30 September	One Day at a Time One Day at a Time (song) "One Day at a Time" is a popular Country and Western-style Christian song written by Marijohn Wilkin and Kris Kristofferson. It has been recorded by over 200 artists and has reached No.1 in several territories.- Marilyn Sellars version :...	Gloria Gloria (Irish singer) Gloria is an Irish singer. She later toured under her married name of Gloria Sherry.Gloria's first experience on stage was at the age of 10 when she danced and played accordion with her father's showband. After leaving school, Gloria found work playing piano with another band, but it was as a...
7 October	Summer Nights	John Travolta and Olivia Newton John
14 October	Summer Nights	John Travolta and Olivia Newton John
21 October	Summer Nights	John Travolta and Olivia Newton John
28 October	Summer Nights	John Travolta and Olivia Newton John
4 November	Sandy	John Travolta
11 November	One Day at a Time	Gloria
18 November	Hopelessly Devoted to You Hopelessly Devoted to You "Hopelessly Devoted to You", written by John Farrar, is a song originally performed by Olivia Newton-John. The song, featured in the film version of Grease, received an Oscar nomination as Best Original Song, losing to "Last Dance" at the 51st Academy Awards. She performed the song at the 21st...	Olivia Newton John
25 November	Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord "Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord" is a 1978 Christmas single for Boney M., a cover of Harry Belafonte's 1956 hit, put in medley with the new song "Oh My Lord" ....	Boney M
2 December	Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord	Boney M
9 December	Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord	Boney M
16 December	Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord	Boney M
23 December	Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord	Boney M
30 December	Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord	Boney M

17 Number Ones
Most weeks at No.1 (artist): John Travolta (14), Olivia Newton John (14)
Most weeks at No.1 (song): "You're The One That I Want" - John Travolta and Olivia Newton John (9)
Most No.1s: John Travolta (3), Olivia Newton John (3)

See also