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The following lists the top 25 (end of year) charting singles on the Australian Singles Charts, for the year of 1978. These were the best charting singles in Australia for 1978. The source for this year is the “Kent Music Report“.[1]

# Title Artist Highest pos. reached Weeks at No. 1
1. You’re the One that I Want Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta 1 9
2. Mull of Kintyre Wings 1 11 (pkd #1 in 77 & 78)
3. Rivers of Babylon Boney M 1 6
4. Stayin’ Alive Bee Gees 1 7
5. Black Is Black La Belle Epoque 1 1
6. Macho Man Village People 3
7. It’s a Heartache Bonnie Tyler 1 4
8. Three Times a Lady The Commodores 1 5
9. You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth Meat Loaf 3
10. Baker Street Gerry Rafferty 1 1
11. Wuthering Heights Kate Bush 1 3
12. Surfin’ U.S.A. Leif Garrett 2
13. Emotion Samantha Sang 2
14. Are You Old Enough? Dragon 1 2
15. I Can’t Stand the Rain Eruption 1 1
16. Oh Carol Smokie 5
17. How Deep Is Your Love Bee Gees 3
18. Grease Frankie Valli 2
19. Warm Ride Graham Bonnet 2
20. Isn’t it Time The Babys 1 1
21. Ebony Eyes Bob Welch 3
22. Sometimes When We Touch Dan Hill 3
23. Love is in the Air John Paul Young 3
24. If I Had Words Scott Fitzgerald & Yvonne Keeley 3
25. Rasputin Boney M 1 2

These charts are calculated by David Kent of the Kent Music Report.

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