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Dutch Top 40

1978

In 1978 the Dutch Top 40 had 51 weeks with 307 different records, of which 271 were new entries and 13 reached number 1. The longest run at number 1 was by Rivers of Babylon by Boney M. (9 weeks). The longest-charting record was Only A Fool (Breaks His Own Heart) by Mighty Sparrow & Byron Lee with 26 weeks (peak position 2). The highest new entry was Smurfenbier by Vader Abraham, at 13 in week 3.

Weeks

Number ones

  1. wk 1–3Mull Of Kintyre
    Wings · 3 weeks at 1 · week 1
  2. wk 4–10If I Had Words
    Scott Fitzgerald, Yvonne Keeley · 7 weeks at 1 · week 4
  3. wk 11–13Denis
    Blondie · 3 weeks at 1 · week 11
  4. wk 14–16Stayin' Alive
    Bee Gees · 3 weeks at 1 · week 14
  5. wk 17–25Rivers of Babylon
    Boney M. · 9 weeks at 1 · week 17
  6. wk 26–34You're The One That I Want
    John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John · 9 weeks at 1 · week 26
  7. wk 35–38You`re The Greatest Lover
    Luv' · 4 weeks at 1 · week 35
  8. wk 39–40Grease
    Frankie Valli · 2 weeks at 1 · week 39
  9. wk 41–44Hopelessly Devoted To You
    Olivia Newton-John · 4 weeks at 1 · week 41
  10. wk 45–47Dreadlock Holiday
    10cc · 3 weeks at 1 · week 45
  11. wk 48–49Get Off
    Foxy · 2 weeks at 1 · week 48
  12. wk 50Trojan Horse
    Luv' · 1 week at 1 · week 50
  13. wk 51Paradise By the Dashboard Light
    Meat Loaf · 1 week at 1 · week 51

Longest in the chart

  1. 26Only A Fool (Breaks His Own Heart)
    Mighty Sparrow & Byron Lee · weeks in 1978 · peak position 2 · from week 1
  2. 22You're The One That I Want
    John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John · weeks in 1978 · peak position 1 · from week 22
  3. 19Rivers of Babylon
    Boney M. · weeks in 1978 · peak position 1 · from week 15
  4. 16If I Had Words
    Scott Fitzgerald, Yvonne Keeley · weeks in 1978 · peak position 1 · from week 1
  5. 16Stayin' Alive
    Bee Gees · weeks in 1978 · peak position 1 · from week 6
  6. 15You`re The Greatest Lover
    Luv' · weeks in 1978 · peak position 1 · from week 30
  7. 15Dreadlock Holiday
    10cc · weeks in 1978 · peak position 1 · from week 37
  8. 15She's Not There
    Santana · weeks in 1978 · peak position 2 · from week 2
  9. 14Grease
    Frankie Valli · weeks in 1978 · peak position 1 · from week 34
  10. 14Substitute
    Clout · weeks in 1978 · peak position 2 · from week 15

Highest new entries

  1. 13Smurfenbier
    Vader Abraham · new at 13 in week 3
  2. 13Rivers of Babylon
    Boney M. · new at 13 in week 15
  3. 13Night Fever
    Bee Gees · new at 13 in week 17
  4. 14It's a Heartache
    Bonnie Tyler · new at 14 in week 1
  5. 14Denis
    Blondie · new at 14 in week 8

Source: top40.nl