Top 40 Hits of Early August 1978
 | 1 | John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | You're The One That I Want |
 | 2 | Clout | Substitute |
 | 3 | Father Abraham & The Smurfs | The Smurf Song |
 | 4 | A Taste Of Honey | Boogie Oogie Oogie |
 | 5 | Marshall Hain | Dancin' In The City |
 | 6 | Electric Light Orchestra | Wild West Hero |
 | 7 | Boney M | Rivers Of Babylon / Brown Girl In The Ring |
 | 8 | Justin Hayward | Forever Autumn |
 | 9 | Showaddywaddy | A Little Bit Of Soap |
 | 10 | City Boy | 5-7-0-5 |
 | 11 | Sham 69 | If The Kids Are United |
 | 12 | The Boomtown Rats | Like Clockwork |
 | 13 | The Commodores | Three Times A Lady |
 | 14 | Jackson Browne | Stay |
 | 15 | Lindisfarne | Run For Home |
 | 16 | Renaissance | Northern Lights |
 | 17 | Joe Walsh | Life's Been Good |
 | 18 | Voyage | From East To West / Scots Machine |
 | 19 | Gladys Knight & The Pips | Come Back And Finish What You Started |
 | 20 | The O'Jays | Used Ta Be My Girl |
 | 21 | Andrew Gold | How Can This Be Love |
 | 22 | The Motors | Airport |
 | 23 | Bob Dylan | Baby Stop Crying |
 | 24 | X-Ray Spex | Identity |
 | 25 | The Sex Pistols | No-One Is Innocent / My Way |
 | 26 | Cerrone | Super Nature |
 | 27 | The Who | Who Are You |
 | 28 | Child | It's Only Make Believe |
 | 29 | Saturday Night Band | Come On Dance Dance |
 | 30 | Darts | It's Raining |
 | 31 | Kate Bush | Man With The Child In His Eyes |
 | 32 | The New Seekers | Anthem |
 | 33 | Raydio | Is This A Love Thing |
 | 34 | Elvis Presley | Don't Be Cruel |
 | 35 | Foreigner | Cold As Ice |
 | 36 | James Galway | Annie's Song |
 | 37 | Quincy Jones | Stuff Like That |
 | 38 | The Rolling Stones | Miss You |
 | 39 | Evelyn 'Champagne' King | Shame |
 | 40 | Blue Oyster Cult | (Don't Fear) The Reaper |