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British Number Ones of

British Number One Hit Singles

	Date	Artist / Song Title	Writer(s)	Label	Weeks at No.1
417	4 February 1978	Up Town Top Ranking ALTHIA & DONNA	written by ALTHEA FORREST & DONNA REID, and ERROL THOMPSON	Lightning Records LIG 506	1
418	11 February 1978	Figaro BROTHERHOOD OF MAN	written by TONY HILLER / LEE SHERIDEN / MARTIN LEE	Pye 7N 46037	1
419	18 February 1978	Take A Chance On Me ABBA	written by BENNY ANDERSSON, BJÖRN ULVAEUS	Epic S EPC 5950	3
420	11 March 1978	Wuthering Heights KATE BUSH	written by KATE BUSH	EMI EMI 2719	4
421	8 April 1978	Matchstalk Men & Matchstalk Cats & Dogs BRIAN & MICHAEL	written by MICHAEL COLEMAN, BRIAN BURKE	Pye 7N 46035	3
422	29 April 1978	Night Fever THE BEE GEES	written by BARRY, ROBIN & MAURICE GIBB	RSO RSO 002 / 2090 272	2
423	13 May 1978	Rivers Of Babylon BONEY M	written by BRENT DOWE, TREVOR MCNAUGHTON, FRANK FARIAN, REYAM	Atlantic K 11120	5
424	17 June 1978	You're The One That I Want JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN	written by JOHN FARRAR	RSO RSO 006	9
425	19 August 1978	Three Times A Lady THE COMMODORES	written by LIONEL RICHIE	Motown TMG 1113	5
426	23 September 1978	Dreadlock Holiday 10CC Personnel: ERIC STEWART = electric piano, organ, cabaza, lead vocals (bridge), backing vocals GRAHAM GOULDMAN = bass, maracas, lead vocals (verse and chorus) RICK FENN = guitar, backing vocals, organ PAUL BURGESS = cowbell, congas, marimba, triangle, agogô, timbales STUART TOSH = drums, backing vocals, tambourine DUNCAN MACKAY – Yamaha CS-80 synthesizer	written by ERIC STEWART and GRAHAM GOULDMAN	Mercury 6008 035	1
427	30 September 1978	Summer Nights JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN	written by JIM JACOBS, WARREN CASEY	RSO RSO 18	7
428	18 November 1978	Rat Trap THE BOOMTOWN RATS	written by BOB GELDOF	Ensign ENY 16	2
429	2 December 1978	Da Ya Think I'm Sexy ROD STEWART	written by ROD STEWART, CARMINE APPICE, DUANE HITCHINGS	RIVA RIVA 17	1
430	9 December 1978	Mary's Boy Child-Oh My Lord BONEY M	written by JESTER HAIRSTON, FRANK FARIAN, FRED JAY, LORIN	Atlantic K 11221	4

British Number One Hit Albums

	Date	Album Details	Track Details			Weeks at No.1
re	21 January 1978	Released: 1977 The Sound of BREAD Their 20 Finest Songs Elektra K 52062	A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10	Make It With You Dismal Day London Bridge Anyway You Want Me Look What You've Done It Don't Matter To Me The Last Time Let Your Love Go Truckin' If Baby I'm A Want You Everything I Own Down On My Knees Just Like Yesterday Diary Sweet Surrender Guitar Man Fancy Dancer She's The Only One Lost Without Your Love	3:15 2:19 2:30 3:12 3:10 2:41 4:10 2:25 2:31 2:33 2:25 3:06 2:44 2:35 3:05 2:35 3:55 3:31 3:00 2:56	1
195	28 January 1978	Released: 4th February 1977 FLEETWOOD MAC Rumours Warner Bros. Records BSK 3010	A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5	Second Hand News Dreams Never Going Back Again Don't Stop Go Your Own Way Songbird The Chain You Make Loving Fun I Don't Want To Know Oh Daddy Gold Dust Woman	4:43 4:14 2:02 3:11 3:38 3:20 4:28 3:31 3:11 3:54 4:51	1
196	4 February 1978	Released: 12th December 1977 ABBA The Album Polar POLS 282	1. 2. 3. 4. 1. 2. 3.   A.   B.   C.	Side One Eagle Take A Chance On Me One Man One Woman The Name Of The Game Side Two Move On Hole In Your Soul "The Girl With The Golden Hair" – 3 Scenes From A Mini-Musical – Thank You For The Music I Wonder (Departure) I'm A Marionette	5:51 4:05 4:25 4:54 4:42 3:41 3:48 4:33 3:54	7
197	25 March 1978	Released: 1978 BUDDY HOLLY / THE CRICKETS 20 Golden Greats MCA Records 201 367	A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10	That'll Be The Day Peggy Sue Words Of Love Every Day Not Fade Away Oh Boy Maybe Baby Listen To Me Heart Beat Think It Over It Doesn't Matter Anymore It's So Easy Well ... All Right Rave On Raining In My Heart True Love Ways Peggy Sue Got Married Bo Diddley Brown Eyed Handsome Man Wishing	2:16 2:35 2:01 2:12 2:25 2:11 2:06 3:26 2:13 2:50 2:16 2:14 2:18 1:53 2:52 2:51 2:10 2:24 2:07 2:08	3
198	15 April 1978	Released: 1978 NAT KING COLE 20 Golden Greats Capitol Records EMTV 9, Capitol Records OC 062 85 329	A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10	Sweet Lorraine Straighten Up And Fly Right Nature Boy Dance Ballerina Dance Mona Lisa Too Young Love Letters Smile Around The World For All We Know When I Fall In Love The Very Thought Of You On The Street Where You Live Unforgettable It's All In The Game Ramblin' Rose Portrait Of Jennie Let There Be Love Somewhere Along The Way Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days Of Summer	4:35 2:36 2:52 2:40 3:26 3:24 2:43 2:53 2:32 3:12 3:10 3:43 3:08 3:27 3:05 2:49 3:06 2:44 2:51 2:25	3
199	6 May 1978	Released: 15th November 1977 Original Movie Sound Track SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER RSO 2658 123	A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 B1 B2 B3 B4 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 D1 D2 D3	BEE GEES = Stayin' Alive BEE GEES = How Deep Is Your Love BEE GEES = Night Fever BEE GEES = More Than A Woman YVONNE ELLIMAN = If I Can't Have You WALTER MURPHY = A Fifth Of Beethoven TAVARES = More Than A Woman BILL OAKES & DAVID SHIRE = Manhattan Skyline RALPH MCDONALD = Calypso Breakdown BILL OAKES & DAVID SHIRE = Night On Disco Mountain KOOL & THE GANG = Open Sesame BEE GEES = Jive Talkin' BEE GEES = You Should Be Dancing K.C. AND THE SUNSHINE BAND = Boogie Shoes BILL OAKES & DAVID SHIRE = Salsation M.F.S.B. = K-Jee THE TRAMMPS = Disco Inferno	4:43 4:03 3:33 3:15 2:15 3:01 3:16 4:43 7:50 5:12 3:59 3:44 4:15 2:16 3:50 4:15 10:52	18
200	9 September 1978	Released: 26th June 1978 BONEY M Nightflight To Venus Atlantic K 50498, Hansa K 50498	A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5	Nightflight To Venus Rasputin Painter Man He Was A Steppenwolf King Of The Road Rivers Of Babylon Voodoonight Brown Girl In The Ring Never Change Lovers In The Middle Of The Night Heart Of Gold	7:11 6:26 3:17 7:03 2:35 4:18 3:31 4:02 5:33 4:05	4
201	7 October 1978	Released: 14th April 1978 The Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture GREASE RSO RSD 2001, RSO 2479-210, RSO 2479-211, RSO 2658-125	A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7	FRANKIE VALLI = Grease JOHN TRAVOLTA, OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN, CAST = Summer Nights OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN = Hopelessly Devoted To You JOHN TRAVOLTA, OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN = You're The One That I Want JOHN TRAVOLTA = Sandy FRANKIE AVALON = Beauty School Dropout STOCKARD CHANNING = Look At Me, I'm Sandra Dee JOHN TRAVOLTA = Gresed Lightning CINDY BULLENS = It's Raining On Prom Night UNKNOWN ARTIST = Alone At The Drive-In Movie SHA-NA-NA = Blue Moon SHA-NA-NA = Rock N' Roll Is Here To Stay SHA-NA-NA = Those Magic Changes SHA-NA-NA = Hound Dog SHA-NA-NA = Born To Hand Jive SHA-NA-NA = Tears In My Pillow LOUIS ST. LOUIS, CINDY BULLENS = Mooning CINDY BULLENS = Freddy My Love LOUIS ST. LOUIS = Rock N' Roll Party Queen STOCKARD CHANNING = There Are Worse Things I Could Do OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN = Look At Me, I'm Sandra Dee (Reprise) JOHN TRAVOLTA, OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN, CAST = We Go Together UNKNOWN ARTIST = Love Is A Many Splendored Thing FRANKIE VALLI = Grease (Reprise)	3:24 3:36 3:00 2:47 2:30 4:02 1:38 3:12 2:57 2:22 2:18 2:00 2:15 1:23 4:39 2:06 2:12 2:40 2:08 2:18 1:20 3:14 1:23 3:24	13