Top bands of 1978 -
Foreigner, Eddie Money, The Rolling Stones, Van Halen, Blondie, Bee Gees, Kansas, The Cars....
It was a wild mix of long-haired rock n roll with Van Halen, The Rolling Stones, disco with the Bee Gees, and you could begin to hear the synethetics of the 80s in bands like Blondie and The Cars.
Years that launched evolutions had a foot in the past and one in the future.
Top songs of 1978 -
"Night Fever" Bee Gees
"Staying Alive" Bee Gees
"Shadow Dancing" Andy Gibb
"You're the One That I Want" John Travolta and Olivia Newton John
"Lay Down Sally" Eric Clapton
"Just the Way You Are" Billy Joel
"Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" Meatloaf
"Hot Blooded" Foreigner
"You're in My Heart" Rod Stewart
"Slip Slidin' Away" Paul Simon
"Still the Same" Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band
"Come Sail Away" Styx
"Here You Come Again" Dolly Parton
"What's Your Name" Lynyrd Skynyrd
"Copacabana" Barry Manilow
"Running On Empty" Jackson Browne
"Sweet Talkin' Woman" Electric Light Orchestra
"Life's Been Good" Joe Walshg
"It's so Easy" Linda Ronstadt
"Don't Look Back" Boston
"The Name of the Game" ABBA
"Deacon Blues" Steely Dan
What a year! In one year, it was like music had one foot on the accelerator and one on the brake. If you had a football team with this array of lineups from country to blues, rock to disco, you'd have an entertaining game! And, so it was with 1978 - a little bit for everyone and a spiffy transition to the big 80s around the corner.
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