Top 40 Hits of Mid October 1978
 | 1 | John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | Summer Nights |
 | 2 | Boney M | Rasputin |
 | 3 | Rose Royce | Love Don't Live Here Anymore |
 | 4 | Dean Friedman | Lucky Stars |
 | 5 | John Travolta | Sandy |
 | 6 | Frankie Valli | Grease |
 | 7 | Electric Light Orchestra | Sweet Talkin' Woman |
 | 8 | Leo Sayer | I Can't Stop Lovin' You |
 | 9 | Sylvester | You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) |
 | 10 | Third World | Now That We've Found Love |
 | 11 | The Jacksons | Blame It On The Boogie |
 | 12 | Crystal Gayle | Talking In Your Sleep |
 | 13 | The Boomtown Rats | Rat Trap |
 | 14 | The Dooleys | A Rose Has To Die |
 | 15 | Abba | Summer Night City |
 | 16 | Donna Summer | MacArthur Park |
 | 17 | 10cc | Dreadlock Holiday |
 | 18 | Exile | Kiss You All Over |
 | 19 | The Buzzcocks | Ever Fallen In Love |
 | 20 | Smokie | Mexican Girl |
 | 21 | Blondie | Picture This |
 | 22 | Mick Jackson | Blame It On The Boogie |
 | 23 | The Commodores | Three Times A Lady |
 | 24 | Sham 69 | Hurry Up Harry |
 | 25 | Father Abraham & The Smurfs | Dippety Day |
 | 26 | Ivor Biggun | The Winker's Song (Misprint) |
 | 27 | David Essex | Oh What A Circus |
 | 28 | The Rolling Stones | Respectable |
 | 29 | Siouxsie & The Banshees | Hong Kong Garden |
 | 30 | Jilted John | Jilted John |
 | 31 | The Three Degrees | Givin' Up Givin' In |
 | 32 | Frankie Miller | Darlin' |
 | 33 | Boney M | Rivers Of Babylon / Brown Girl In The Ring |
 | 34 | Status Quo | Again And Again |
 | 35 | The O'Jays | Brandy |
 | 36 | Jonathan King | One For You One For Me |
 | 37 | Earth Wind & Fire | Got To Get You Into My Life |
 | 38 | Black Sabbath | Hard Road |
 | 39 | Chris Rea | Fool (If You Think It's Over) |
 | 40 | The Ramones | Don't Come Close |