| Cover | | Date  | Title • Artist  Album | Points  | Charts Peaks | Comment |
|---|
 | 1. | 11/1978 | | 403
 | US ✫1 UK ✫1 US dance ✫1 US R&B 5 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #301] written by Rod Stewart & Carmine Appice |
 | 2. | 04/1978 | | 390
 | US ✫1 UK ✫1 US AC 23 | written by John Farrar |
 | 3. | 08/1978 | | 319
 | US 5 UK ✫1 US AC 21 | written by Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey |
 | 4. | 05/1978 | | 319
 | US ✫1 UK 3 US dance 6 US R&B 33 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #496] Miss You / Far Away Eyes in the UK [Rolling Stones 19307] written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards |
 | 5. | 05/1978 | | 314
 | US ✫1 UK 3 US AC 13 US R&B 40 | [RSO 897] written by Barry Gibb |
 | 6. | 07/1978 | | 300
 | US 3 UK 2 US AC 7 US country 20 | [RSO 903] written by John Farrar |
| 7. | 02/1978 | | 298
 | US 2 UK 3 US AC 4 | featuring Raphael Ravenscroft on sax [United Artists 1192] written by Gerry Rafferty |
 | 8. | 03/1978 | | 292
 | US ✫1 UK 5 US AC 5 | as Wings written by Paul McCartney |
| 9. | 11/1978 | | 283
 | US 3 UK 4 US AC 4 US country 94 | [MCA 40975] written by John Farrar |
 | 10. | 11/1978 | | 227
 | US 3 UK 12 US AC 2 | [Columbia 10853] written by Billy Joel |
 | 11. | 10/1978 | | 178
 | US 5 UK 14 | [Columbia 10830] written by David Paich |
 | 12. | 02/1978 | | 172
 | US 108 UK ✫1 | [EMI America 8003] written by Kate Bush |
| 13. | 01/1978 | | 171
 | US 8 UK 9 | [Capitol 4549] written by Trevor Griffin & Andy Scott (as Andrew Scott) |
| 14. | 08/1978 | | 167
 | US 44 UK ✫1 | [Polydor 14511] written by Graham Gouldman & Eric Stewart |
 | 15. | 04/1978 | | 162
 | US 13 UK 5 | [Arista 0318] written by Bruce Springsteen & Patti Smith |
 | 16. | 07/1978 | | 160
 | US 3 UK 42 | [Atlantic 3488] written by Lou Gramm & Mick Jones [Foreigner] |
 | 17. | 10/1978 | | 157
 | UK ✫1 | written by Bob Geldof |
| 18. | 07/1978 | | 154
 | US 3 US AC 10 | [Harvest 4605] written by Graham Goble |
 | 19. | 09/1978 | | 152
 | US 2 | [Atlantic 3514] written by Mick Jones [Foreigner] & Lou Gramm |
 | 20. | 02/1978 | | 150
 | US 17 UK 6 | [United Artists Xw-1145 (Jet)] written by Jeff Lynne |
 | 21. | 10/1978 | | 146
 | US 35 UK 3 | US B side to Don't Cha Stop [Elektra 45537] written by Ric Ocasek |
| 22. | 07/1978 | | 142
 | US 5 US AC 9 | featuring Stevie Nicks [Columbia 10794] written by Kenny Loggins & Melissa Manchester |
| 23. | 05/1978 | | 138
 | US 4 US AC 27 | as Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band [Capitol 4581] written by Bob Seger |
 | 24. | 01/1978 | | 138
 | US 6 US AC 6 | [Kirshner 4274] written by Kerry Livgren |
 | 25. | 02/1978 | | 132
 | UK 2 | [Chrysalis 2220] written by Neil Levenson |
| 26. | 10/1978 | | 131
 | UK 2 | written by Louis St. Louis & Scott Simon |
| 27. | 01/1978 | | 129
 | US 28 UK 5 | charted as Hot Legs / I Was Only Joking in UK charts [Warner 8535] written by Rod Stewart |
 | 28. | 03/1978 | | 128
 | US 23 UK 7 US AC 21 | [Atlantic 3474] written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford |
| 29. | 09/1978 | | 126
 | US 7 US AC ✫1 | produced by Alan Parsons [Arista 0362] written by Al Stewart & Peter White |
 | 30. | 04/1978 | | 125
 | US 6 US AC 4 | [Elektra 45477] written by Carly Simon & Michael McDonald |
| 31. | 11/1978 | | 122
 | US 8 US AC ✫1 | [Warner 8664] written by Neil Young |
 | 32. | 06/1978 | | 118
 | US 6 US AC 28 | [A&M 2048] written by David Jenkins & Cory Lerios |
| 33. | 10/1978 | | 117
 | US 9 UK 37 US AC 6 US country 82 | as Eric Clapton & His Band [RSO 910] written by Richard Feldman & Roger Linn |
 | 34. | 06/1978 | | 115
 | US 12 UK 14 | [Elektra 45493 (Asylum)] written by Joe Walsh |
 | 35. | 01/1978 | | 115
 | US 35 UK 6 | [Jet 5050] written by Jeff Lynne |
 | 36. | 12/1978 | | 113
 | US 110 UK 4 US AC 37 | [instrumental] [MCA 40993] written by Elton John |
 | 37. | 07/1978 | | 110
 | US 12 UK 30 US AC ✫1 | [United Artists Xw-1198] written by Chris Rea |
| 38. | 03/1978 | | 109
 | US 7 US AC 20 | [Polydor 14459] written by Buddy Buie, Dean Daughtry & Robert Nix |
| 39. | 06/1978 | | 106
 | US 20 UK 12 US AC 47 | charted as Stay / The Load Out in US charts from 8 july 1978 [Asylum 45485 A] written by Maurice Williams |
| 40. | 07/1978 | | 103
 | US 14 UK 18 | [MCA 40948] written by Pete Townshend |
| 41. | 10/1978 | | 102
 | US 24 UK 11 | written by Freddie Mercury & Brian May |
| 42. | 03/1978 | | 102
 | US 8 US AC 15 | as Jefferson Starship [Grunt 11196] written by Jesse Barish |
| 43. | 02/1978 | | 100
 | US 9 US AC ✫1 | [Big Tree 16110] written by Jeffrey Comanor |
 | 44. | 03/1978 | | 100
 | US 11 UK 32 | produced by Todd Rundgren [Epic 50513 (cleve. Int'l)] written by Jim Steinman |
 | 45. | 11/1978 | | 97
 | UK 5 | written by Jack Lee |
| 46. | 07/1978 | | 97
 | UK 5 | as Jeff Waynes War of the Worlds featuring Justin Hayward written by Jeff Wayne, Gary Osborne & Paul Vigrass |
 | 47. | 06/1978 | | 96
 | US 85 UK 6 | [EMI America 8006] written by Kate Bush |
| 48. | 10/1978 | | 93
 | US 22 UK 15 US AC 40 | [MCA 40973] written by Elton John & Gary Osborne |
| 49. | 06/1978 | | 90
 | UK 6 | written by Bob Geldof, Pete Briquette & Simon Crowe |
| 50. | 05/1978 | | 90
 | UK 6 | as Manfred Mann's Earth Band written by John Simon & Robbie Robertson |
| 51. | 08/1978 | | 88
 | US 12 US AC ✫1 | [United Artists 1233] written by Gerry Rafferty |
| 52. | 06/1978 | | 87
 | US 27 UK 17 | [Elektra 45491] written by Ric Ocasek |
 | 53. | 09/1978 | | 86
 | US 8 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #435] [Rolling Stones 19309] written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards |
 | 54. | 10/1978 | | 84
 | US 13 UK 41 US AC 29 | as Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band [Capitol 4653] written by Bob Seger |
| 55. | 10/1978 | | 83
 | US 12 UK 61 US AC 22 | [Warner 8695] written by Alice Cooper, Bernie Taupin & Dick Wagner |
 | 56. | 07/1978 | | 82
 | UK 7 | written by Paul Cook, Ronald Biggs, Steve Jones, Claude François, Jacques Revaux & Paul Anka |
| 57. | 03/1978 | | 82
 | UK 7 | written by Nick Lowe, Andrew Bodnar & Steve Goulding |
| 58. | 08/1978 | | 80
 | US 12 UK 42 | as Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band [Capitol 4618] written by Bob Seger |
| 59. | 03/1978 | | 76
 | US 17 UK 35 US AC 40 | [Columbia 10708] written by Billy Joel |
| 60. | 09/1978 | | 76
 | US 47 UK 11 | [RSO 909] written by Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey |
| 61. | 12/1978 | | 75
 | US 14 US AC 5 | written by Peter Cetera, Lee Loughnane & Daniel Seraphine |
 | 62. | 02/1978 | | 74
 | US 11 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #492] [Elektra 45460 (Asylum)] written by Jackson Browne |
 | 63. | 08/1978 | | 74
 | US 17 US AC 2 | [Columbia 10788] written by Billy Joel |
| 64. | 03/1978 | | 73
 | US 16 UK 53 US AC 22 | [Island 100] written by Andy Fraser |
| 65. | 02/1978 | | 73
 | US 11 | [Columbia 10663] written by James Lyon |
| 66. | 10/1978 | | 70
 | UK 9 | written by Jah Wobble, Jim Walker, John Lydon & Keith Levene |
 | 67. | 12/1978 | | 70
 | US 15 UK 45 | [Atlantic 3543] written by Mick Jones [Foreigner] & Lou Gramm |
| 68. | 04/1978 | | 70
 | US 18 US AC 2 | [Warner 8551] written by David Batteau & Louis Shelton (as Louie Shelton) |
 | 69. | 10/1978 | | 69
 | US 13 | [Casablanca 941] written by Russ Ballard |
| 70. | 05/1978 | | 67
 | US 12 US AC 37 | as Jefferson Starship [Grunt 11274] written by Nicholas Dewey |
| 71. | 01/1978 | | 64
 | US 14 | [Capitol 4543] written by Bob Welch |
| 72. | 09/1978 | | 63
 | US 19 US AC 6 | [Arista 0354] written by Eric Carmen |
| 73. | 02/1978 | | 62
 | UK 11 | written by Dave Greenfield, Hugh Cornwell, Jean-Jacques Burnel & Jet Black |
| 74. | 07/1978 | | 62
 | UK 10 | [Sire 1022] written by Michael Dunford & Betty Thatcher-Newsinger |
| 75. | 10/1978 | | 62
 | UK 10 | written by Dave Parsons & Jimmy Pursey |
 | 76. | 05/1978 | | 62
 | UK 10 | written by Gary Valentine |
| 77. | 12/1978 | | 61
 | US 14 | [Atlantic 3545] written by Isaac Hayes & David Porter |
| 78. | 10/1978 | | 61
 | US 14 US AC 39 | [Columbia 10845] written by James Pankow |
| 79. | 09/1978 | | 61
 | US 15 | [Portrait 70020] written by Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson & Sue Ennis |
| 80. | 08/1978 | | 61
 | US 16 US AC 30 US country 41 | [Asylum 45519 A] written by Chuck Berry |
| 81. | 06/1978 | | 60
 | US 14 US AC 43 | [Polydor 14484] written by Buddy Buie, Dean Daughtry & Robert Nix |
| 82. | 04/1978 | | 56
 | UK 12 | written by Bob Geldof & Johnny Fingers |
 | 83. | 08/1978 | | 56
 | UK 12 | written by Jimmy Destri, Debbie Harry & Chris Stein |
| 84. | 11/1978 | | 56
 | UK 12 | written by Peter Allen & Carole Bayer Sager |
| 85. | 07/1978 | | 53
 | UK 13 | written by Bob Dylan |
 | 86. | 10/1978 | | 50
 | UK 15 | written by Paul Weller |
 | 87. | 06/1978 | | 50
 | US 25 UK 42 | as Wings written by Paul McCartney |
 | 88. | 02/1978 | | 48
 | UK 16 | written by James Shelton |
| 89. | 09/1978 | | 48
 | US 21 | [A&M 2076] written by David Jenkins & Cory Lerios |
| 90. | 08/1978 | | 47
 | UK 17 | written by Jo Callis (as John Callis) |
| 91. | 08/1978 | | 47
 | US 20 | [RCA 11371] written by Daryl Hall |
 | 92. | 06/1978 | | 46
 | US 22 | [Columbia 10765] written by Eddie Money |
| 93. | 09/1978 | | 46
 | US 21 | [A&M 2087] written by Tommy Shaw |
 | 94. | 04/1978 | | 46
 | US 22 US AC 31 | [Warner 8568] written by Rod Stewart & Gary Grainger |
| 95. | 08/1978 | | 45
 | US 36 US AC 2 US country 33 | [Elektra 45506] written by Felice Bryant & Boudleaux Bryant |
 | 96. | 11/1978 | | 44
 | US 26 | written by Al Green & Mabon "Teenie" Hodges |
 | 97. | 03/1978 | | 44
 | US 21 | [Elektra 45472 (Asylum)] written by LeRoy Marinell, Waddy Wachtel & Warren Zevon |
| 98. | 08/1978 | | 44
 | US 30 US AC 7 | [Elektra 45500] written by David Gates & Larry Knechtel |
 | 99. | 12/1978 | | 43
 | UK 19 | written by Joe Strummer & Mick Jones [The Clash] |
| 100. | 05/1978 | | 43
 | UK 19 | written by Dave Parsons & Jimmy Pursey |