Top 40 Hits of Early October 1978
 | 1 | John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | Summer Nights |
 | 2 | Rose Royce | Love Don't Live Here Anymore |
 | 3 | Frankie Valli | Grease |
 | 4 | Dean Friedman | Lucky Stars |
 | 5 | Boney M | Rasputin |
 | 6 | Leo Sayer | I Can't Stop Lovin' You |
 | 7 | 10cc | Dreadlock Holiday |
 | 8 | Abba | Summer Night City |
 | 9 | Sylvester | You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) |
 | 10 | Electric Light Orchestra | Sweet Talkin' Woman |
 | 11 | Exile | Kiss You All Over |
 | 12 | The Dooleys | A Rose Has To Die |
 | 13 | Third World | Now That We've Found Love |
 | 14 | David Essex | Oh What A Circus |
 | 15 | The Commodores | Three Times A Lady |
 | 16 | Crystal Gayle | Talking In Your Sleep |
 | 17 | Blondie | Picture This |
 | 18 | John Travolta | Sandy |
 | 19 | The Jacksons | Blame It On The Boogie |
 | 20 | Jilted John | Jilted John |
 | 21 | Siouxsie & The Banshees | Hong Kong Garden |
 | 22 | Status Quo | Again And Again |
 | 23 | Ivor Biggun | The Winker's Song (Misprint) |
 | 24 | Smokie | Mexican Girl |
 | 25 | Boney M | Rivers Of Babylon / Brown Girl In The Ring |
 | 26 | The Buzzcocks | Ever Fallen In Love |
 | 27 | The Jam | David Watts / 'A' Bomb In Wardour Street |
 | 28 | Father Abraham & The Smurfs | Dippety Day |
 | 29 | The Rolling Stones | Respectable |
 | 30 | Hylda Baker & Arthur Mullard | You're The One That I Want |
 | 31 | Hi Tension | British Hustle |
 | 32 | The Motors | Forget About You |
 | 33 | Mick Jackson | Blame It On The Boogie |
 | 34 | The O'Jays | Brandy |
 | 35 | Darts | It's Raining |
 | 36 | The Three Degrees | Givin' Up Givin' In |
 | 37 | Andy Gibb | An Everlasting Love |
 | 38 | Jeff Wayne | Eve Of The War |
 | 39 | John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | You're The One That I Want |
 | 40 | The Ramones | Don't Come Close |