| Top 40 Hits of December 1978 |
| 1 |
Boney M | Mary's Boy Child |
| 2 |
Village People | YMCA |
| 3 |
Barron Knights | A Taste Of Aggro |
| 4 |
Bee Gees | Too Much Heaven |
| 5 |
Rod Stewart | Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? |
| 6 |
Sarah Brightman & Hot Gossip | I Lost My Heart To A Starship Trooper |
| 7 |
Racey | Lay Your Love On Me |
| 8 |
Barbra & Neil | You Don't Bring Me Flowers |
| 9 |
Chic | Le Freak |
| 10 |
Heatwave | Always And Forever / Mind Blowing Decisions |
| 11 |
Elton John | Song For Guy |
| 12 |
Blondie | Hanging On The Telephone |
| 13 |
John Travolta | Greased Lightning |
| 14 |
Ian & The Blockheads | Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick |
| 15 |
Elkie Brooks | Don't Cry Out Loud |
| 16 |
Boomtown Rats | Rat Trap |
| 17 |
Musique | In The Bush |
| 18 |
Dollar | Shooting Star |
| 19 |
Chaka Khan | I'm Every Woman |
| 20 |
Clash | Tommy Gun |
| 21 |
Darts | Don't Let It Fade Away |
| 22 |
Showaddywaddy | Pretty Little Angel Eyes |
| 23 |
Hot Chocolate | I'll Put You Together Again |
| 24 |
Leo Sayer | Raining In My Heart |
| 25 |
Father Abraham & The Smurfs | Christmas In Smurfland |
| 26 |
Buzzcocks | Promises |
| 27 |
Dan Hartman | Instant Replay |
| 28 |
Earth Wind & Fire | September |
| 29 |
Mankind | Dr Who |
| 30 |
Patrick Juvet | I Love America |
| 31 |
Olivia Newton-John | Hopelessly Devoted To You |
| 32 |
Cars | My Best Friend's Girl |
| 33 |
Elton John | Part Time Love |
| 34 |
Sylvester | Dance (Disco Heat) |
| 35 |
Funkadelic | One Nation Under A Groove |
| 36 |
Olivia Newton-John | A Little More Love |
| 37 |
Electric Light Orchestra | ELO EP |
| 38 |
Frankie Miller | Darlin' |
| 39 |
Billy Joel | My Life |
| 40 |
Paul Evans | Hello This Is Joanne |
