1978's year-end chart ranks 75 songs. The top spot went to Stayin' Alive by The Bee Gees, followed by You're the One That I Want by Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta and Night Fever by The Bee Gees. Andy Gibb was named Singer of the Year, Donna Summer Female Singer of the Year and The Bee Gees Band of the Year.
| Pos | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stayin' Alive | The Bee Gees |
| 2 | You're the One That I Want | Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta |
| 3 | Night Fever | The Bee Gees |
| 4 | How Deep Is Your Love | The Bee Gees |
| 5 | Summer Nights | Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta |
| 6 | Rivers of Babylon | Boney M. |
| 7 | Dreadlock Holiday | 10cc |
| 8 | Shadow Dancing | Andy Gibb |
| 9 | Rasputin | Boney M. |
| 10 | Airport | The Motors |
| 11 | Copacabana | Barry Manilow |
| 12 | Mull of Kintyre | Wings |
| 13 | Grease | Frankie and Eli |
| 14 | Forever Autumn | Justin Hayward |
| 15 | The Eve of the War | Jeff Wayne |
| 16 | Mr. Blue Sky | ELO |
| 17 | Ebony Eyes | Bob Welch |
| 18 | 5705 | City Boy |
| 19 | Eagle | ABBA |
| 20 | It's a Heartache | Bonnie Tyler |
| 21 | Baker Street | Gerry Rafferty |
| 22 | It Takes Two to Tango | Richard Mayhill |
| 23 | Love is Like Oxygen | Sweet |
| 24 | Right Down the Line | Gerry Rafferty |
| 25 | Dust in the Wind | Kansas |
| 26 | Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) | Billy Joel |
| 27 | Singin' in the Rain | Shiloh and the Black Loyalists |
| 28 | Oh Carol | Smokie |
| 29 | An Everlasting Love | Andy Gibb |
| 30 | As | Stevie Wonder |
| 31 | Summer Night City | ABBA |
| 32 | I Can't Stop Loving You | Leo Sayer |
| 33 | Because the Night | Patti Smith |
| 34 | Making Up Again | Goldie |
| 35 | Sometimes When We Touch | Dan Hill |
| 36 | Take a Chance on Me | ABBA |
| 37 | Love Is Thicker Than Water | Andy Gibb |
| 38 | Double Vision | Foreigner |
| 39 | If I Can't Have You | Yvonne Elliman |
| 40 | Ole Ola | Rod Stewart |
| 41 | We Are the Champions | Queen |
| 42 | The Name of the Game | ABBA |
| 43 | Miss You | The Rolling Stones |
| 44 | Wuthering Heights | Kate Bush |
| 45 | MacArthur Park | Donna Summer |
| 46 | Sweet Talkin' Woman | ELO |
| 47 | Beautiful Lover | The Brotherhood of Man |
| 48 | You | Rita Coolidge |
| 49 | Abanibi | Yizhar Cohen and Alpha Beta |
| 50 | Hot Blooded | Foreigner |
| 51 | Uptown Top Ranking | Althea and Donna |
| 52 | The Bad Old Days | Line Line |
| 53 | Stay | Jackson Browne |
| 54 | Slip Slidin' Away | Paul Simon |
| 55 | Run for Home | Lindisfarne |
| 56 | Part Time Love | Elton John |
| 57 | Do It Again | Rafaella Cara |
| 58 | Sandy | John Travolta |
| 59 | Dancing in the City | The Wine Marshal |
| 60 | One for You, One for Me | La Bionda |
| 61 | Les jardins de Monaco | Caline and Olivier Toussaint |
| 62 | Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? | Rod Stewart |
| 63 | You're in My Heart | Rod Stewart |
| 64 | Emotion | Samantha Sang |
| 65 | Rumor Has It | Donna Summer |
| 66 | Like Clockwork | The Boomtown Rats |
| 67 | Turn to Stone | ELO |
| 68 | (What a) Wonderful World | Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon and James Taylor |
| 69 | Nice 'n' Sleazy | The Stranglers |
| 70 | (I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea | Elvis Costello and the Attractions |
| 71 | Get Off | Foxy |
| 72 | Sorry, I'm a Lady | Baccarat |
| 73 | Baby, What a Big Surprise | Chicago |
| 74 | Wonderful Tonight | Eric Clapton |
| 75 | Figaro | The Brotherhood of Man |