4th Feb

Althia & Donna

Up Town Top Ranking

1

Two Jamaican teenagers who put some Carribean slang to existing music for this one-hit wonder.

11th Feb

Brotherhood Of Man

Figaro

1

A 3rd and final UK No 1 for the ex Eurovision winners who went on the perform the cabaret circuit after this.

18th Feb

3

A 7th UK No 1 for the Swedish foursome with another unforgetable Abba classic.

11th Mar

Kate Bush

Wuthering Heights

4

This was Kate's only UK No 1 single, despite her numerous chart hits over the years.

8th Apr

Brian & Michael

Matchstalk Men And Matchstalk Cats And Dogs

3

A one hit wonder band with a song celebrating the life and work of the painter, L S Lowry. The backing vocals are by the St Winifred's School Choir, who had a No 1 in 1980.

29th Apr

Bee Gees

Night Fever

2

A 3rd No 1 for the Bee Gees. They wrote the soundtrack to "Saturday Night Fever", and relaunched their careers as kings of disco.

13th May

Boney M

Rivers Of Babylon / Brown Girl In The Girl

5

First UK No 1 for this Carribean act, who recorded in Germany. This was the best selling single of 1978.

17th Jun

John Travolta & Olivia Newton John

You're The One That I Want

9

A 1st No 1 with this song from the soundtrack to "Grease", the film and music from it dominated the second half of 1978.

19th Aug

Commodores

Three Times A Lady

5

Led by Lionel Richie who wrote the song, they had considerable success until Richie went solo in 1982. This was their only UK No 1 though.

23rd Sep

10 CC

Dreadlock Holiday

1

A 3rd and final UK No 1 for 10 CC. By this time Godley and Creme had left the group, and the hits quickly dried up.

30th Sep

John Travolta & Olivia Newton John

Summer Nights

7

18th Nov

Boomtown Rats

Rat Trap

2

2nd Dec

Rod Stewart

Da Ya Think I'm Sexy

1

Boney M

Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord

4