Eurovision Song Contest 1978/79

Paris holds the competition this year, but it was Israel that took the crown this year with a really uptempo song called A-Ba-Ni-Bi, sung by Izhar Cohen and Alphabeta.

Politics being politics meant that many countries not sympathetic to Israel cut away from their performance, and some countries dropped the broadcast when it was clear Israel were going to win.

Paul Burnett presents Paul McCartney Special Radio 1 27 March 1978

PLAYING TRACKS BY Paul McCartney, Existereo, Wings .

More Hits From June 1978

Hits From June 1978
You Took the Words Right out of my Mouth Meatloaf
Oh Carol Smokie
https://hits-of-the-70s.blogspot.com/2012/02/in-1970s-groups-smokie.html
Davey on the Roan Again Manfred Man Earthband
Pump it up Elvis Costello

https://hits-of-the-70s.blogspot.com/2012/03/in-1970s-elvis-costello.html

Favourite UK & US Songs - February 1978

David Bowie, ABBA, Eruption, Donna Summer, Boz Scaggs and more.

The BBC's Vintage Top 40 Show : 20/8/17 (1978 With Adrian John In For Shaun Tilley)

The BBC's Vintage Top 40 Show from Sunday 20th August 2017. During this hour, Adrian John sits in for Shaun Tilley with the official chart from this very day in 1978. Featuring hit singles from The Electric Light Orchestra, 10cc, Bob Dylan, Justin Hayward, The Commodores and many more.

MORE 70S AT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL

 

Top 50 UK Singles Chart - 16 Sept 1978

Karen Young, Meat Loaf, Evelyn "champagne" King, The Stranglers, Siouxsie & The Banshees and more.

SPIRIT OF '78 SPECIAL

Featured artists include (in alphabetical order): ABBA, Con Funk Shun, The Cure, Nick Gilder, Joy DIvision, Rush, and A Taste of Honey.

Show your appreciation for this curator's overview of 1978 by becoming a monthly sponsor of the station that let it happen. 

Steely Dan, Abba, Electric Light Orchestra, Chris Rea, Chuck Mangione and more.

UK Top 50 Singles Chart - 14 January 1978

UK Top 50 Singles Chart - 14 January 1978 by Crystal on Mixcloud

I Love 1978 Part 2 / Punk - New Wave - Rock - Pop

Patti Smith Group, The B-52's, Elvis Costello, The Clash, Tom Robinson Band and more. 1978 was a swirling mass of genres; disco, punk, funk, R&B, rock, and New Wave all banging beautifully into each other as the seeds of hip-hop were being sown, ready to take on the world in 1979.Part 2 Includes Mostly British and American Punk/New Wave Artists,A Lot Of (Hard and Classic) Rock,Along With Timeless Pop Hits and Ballads.

UK Hits from June 1978

june 1978 UK Hits
Your the one that I want John Travolta and Olivia Newton John
The Boy from New York City Darts
https://hits-of-the-70s.blogspot.com/2017/02/golden-hour-december-1977.html

Love is in the Air John Paul Young
Miss you Rolling Stones
https://hits-of-the-70s.blogspot.com/2014/07/in-1970s-rolling-stones.html

CHECK OUT https://www.mixcloud.com/john-grant4/tracks-that-got-to-no-15-in-uk-charts-july-1976/

Top Ten Singles 1978

Here are the Top Ten Best Selling Singles in the UK for 1978

 Hits of 1978

   1 Boney M Rivers Of Babylon / Brown Girl In The Ring   Article about Boney M
   2 John Travolta and  Olivia Newton John You're The One That I Want


 3 John Travolta and  Olivia Newton John Summer Nights

 


 4 The Commodores Three Times A Lady



  5 The Bee Gees Night Fever         Article about Robin Gibb
   6 Father Abraham Smurf Song    Article about Father Abraham
   7 Abba Take A Chance On Me    Article about Abba
   8 Brian & Michael Matchstalk Men & Matchstalk Cats & Dogs
   9 Boomtown Rats Rat Trap
   10 Kate Bush Wuthering Heights

MORE FROM 1978

UK Top 40: 27th May 1978

Back to 1978 we go this week, for the Top 40 of w/e 27th May. Saturday Night Fever was still going strong, and Grease gave us a new entry that was set to be a future No. 1. You'll hear both sides of Boney M's classic single (not officially a double-A side, but both songs were played on the radio), and other popular artists were Darts, David Soul, Blondie, Ian Dury, and look out for some late 70s punk from Plastic Bertrand, The Stranglers, The Boomtown Rats and X-Ray Spex. There's Eurovision entries for the UK (we didn't win) and Israel (they did), and lots more great memories besides.

GREATEST HITS : 1978 vol 1

The greatest hits of 1978 (Volume 1) featuring hits by John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John, Bee Gees, Boomtown Rats, Donna Summer, Ian Dury The Blockheads, Chic, John Paul Young, Kate Bush, Gerry Rafferty ... and many more!

UK Top 40: 26th August 1978

This week we're back in 1978, with punk from Jilted John, Sham 69 and X-Ray Spex, disco from A Taste Of Honey, Cerrone and Sylvester, and a whole bunch of variety spanning the likes of Justin Hayward to The Smurfs!

UK TOP 40: 24-30 SEPTEMBER 1978

UK TOP 40 SINGLES CHART FOR W/E 30th SEPTEMBER 1978 featuring hits from John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John, Boney M, Andy Gibb, ABBA. Frankie Valli, Rose Royce, The Commodores, Buzzcocks, Exile, Jeff Wayne, Cerrone, Herbie Hancock, Andy Gibb, and more... There is some bad language on the number 40 and 25 songs (The Who/Ivor Biggun)

GREATEST HITS: 1978 vol 2

The Greatest Hits of 1978 (volume 2) features tracks by John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John. Boney M, Kate Bush, Bee Gees, Frankie Valli, Darts, Dollar. Blondie, The Jacksons, Brotherhood of Man, Andrew Gold, Elton John and more... Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rpmmixcloud Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/15429... Volume 1: GREATEST HITS : 1978 vol 1

UK Top 40: 28th October 1978

This upload features tracks from The Three Degrees, The Jam, Earth Wind & Fire, 10cc, Elton John and more.

Dire Straits in concert 1978

UK Top 40 Singles Chart W/E 12th August 1978

This upload features tracks from The Stranglers, Quincy Jones, Commodores, Electric Light Orchestra, Clout and more.

Andy Noax - SwitchBack - 22/01/2017

A rundown of the UK Top 40 Singles Chart for the Week Ending 28th January 1978.

GOLDEN HOUR APRIL 1978

Bob Marley & The Wailers, Dr Hook, Genesis, Nick Lowe, Samantha Sang and more.