Top Country Songs of 1978 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1977 <-1978-> 1979
Top songs: #1: You Don't Bring Me Flowers by Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond - #2: Hopelessly Devoted to You by Olivia Newton-John - #3: A Little More Love by Olivia Newton-John - #4: You Needed Me by Anne Murray - #5: Talking in Your Sleep by Crystal Gayle
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You Don't Bring Me Flowers
#1
10/1978

You Don't Bring Me Flowers
Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond

from Songbird   Songbird
348 pts
1
US
3
AC
70
ctry




5
UK
as Barbara & Neil
[Columbia 10840]
written by Neil Diamond, Alan Bergman & Marilyn Bergman
Hopelessly Devoted to You
#2
07/1978

Hopelessly Devoted to You
Olivia Newton-John

from Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture   Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture
339 pts
3
US
7
AC
20
ctry




2
UK
[RSO 903]
written by John Farrar
#3
11/1978

A Little More Love
Olivia Newton-John

from Totally Hot   Totally Hot
304 pts
3
US
4
AC
94
ctry




4
UK
[MCA 40975]
written by John Farrar
You Needed Me
#4
05/1978

You Needed Me
Anne Murray

from Let's Keep It That Way   
284 pts
1
US
3
AC
4
ctry




22
UK
[Capitol 4574]
written by Randy Goodrum
Talking in Your Sleep
#5
06/1978

Talking in Your Sleep
Crystal Gayle

from When I Dream   
170 pts
18
US
3
AC
1
ctry




11
UK
[United Artists 1214]
written by Roger Cook & Bobby Wood
Ooh Baby Baby
#6
11/1978

Ooh Baby Baby
Linda Ronstadt

from Living in the USA   Living in the USA
131 pts
7
US
2
AC
85
ctry


77
R&B


[Asylum 45546]
written by Smokey Robinson & Warren Moore
Sharing the Night Together
#7
09/1978

Sharing the Night Together
Dr. Hook

from Pleasure and Pain   Pleasure and Pain
127 pts
6
US
18
AC
50
ctry






[Capitol 4621]
written by Ava Aldridge & Eddie Struzick
Promises
#8
10/1978

Promises
Eric Clapton

from Backless   Backless
126 pts
9
US
6
AC
82
ctry




37
UK
as Eric Clapton & His Band
[RSO 910]
written by Richard Feldman & Roger Linn
#9
05/1978

Hello, This Is Joanie (The Telephone Answering Machine Song)
Paul Evans

from Hello This Is Paul Evans   
112 pts




57
ctry




6
UK
[Spring 183]
written by Paul Evans & Fred Tobias
The Gambler
#10
10/1978

The Gambler
Kenny Rogers

from The Gambler   The Gambler
103 pts
16
US
3
AC
1
ctry






[United Artists 1250]
written by Don Schlitz
#11
03/1978

Two Doors Down
Dolly Parton

from Here You Come Again   Here You Come Again
84 pts
19
US
12
AC
1
ctry






[RCA 11240]
written by Dolly Parton
Raining in My Heart
#12
09/1978

Raining in My Heart
Leo Sayer

from Leo Sayer   
74 pts
47
US
9
AC
63
ctry




21
UK
[Warner 8682]
written by Felice Bryant & Boudleaux Bryant
Sweet Life
#13
08/1978

Sweet Life
Paul Davis

from Singer of Songs - Teller of Tales   
72 pts
17
US
7
AC
85
ctry






[Bang 738]
written by Paul Davis & Susan Collins
Back in the U.S.A.
#14
08/1978

Back in the U.S.A.
Linda Ronstadt

from Living in the USA   Living in the USA
66 pts
16
US
30
AC
41
ctry






[Asylum 45519]
written by Chuck Berry
Sweet, Sweet Smile
#15
01/1978

Sweet, Sweet Smile
The Carpenters

from Passage   Passage
61 pts
44
US
7
AC
8
ctry




40
UK
[A&M 2008]
written by Otha Young & Juice Newton
Baby I'm Burning
#16
11/1978

Baby I'm Burning
Dolly Parton

from Heartbreaker   Heartbreaker
61 pts
25
US
11
AC
48
ctry
15
dance




charted as Baby I'm Burning / I Wanna Fall in Love in US dance charts ; charted as Baby I'm Baby I'm Burning / I Really Got the Feeling in US AC charts
[RCA 11420]
written by Dolly Parton
Love or Something Like it
#17
06/1978

Love or Something Like it
Kenny Rogers

from Love or Something Like It   
59 pts
32
US
12
AC
1
ctry






[United Artists 1210]
written by Kenny Rogers & Steve Glassmeyer
Every Which Way but Loose
#18
12/1978

Every Which Way but Loose
Eddie Rabbitt

from Every Which Way But Loose: The Soundtrack Music from Clint Eastwood's Every Which Way But Loose   
57 pts
30
US
26
AC
1
ctry






[Elektra 45554]
written by Milton Brown, Steve Dorff & Snuff Garrett
Ready for the Times to Get Better
#19
02/1978

Ready for the Times to Get Better
Crystal Gayle

57 pts
52
US
3
AC
1
ctry






[United Artists 1136]
written by Allen Reynolds
#20
08/1978

Heartbreaker
Dolly Parton

from Heartbreaker   Heartbreaker
55 pts
37
US
12
AC
1
ctry






[RCA 11296]
written by Carole Bayer Sager & David Wolfert
Devoted to You
#21
08/1978

Devoted to You
Carly Simon & James Taylor

from Boys in the Trees   Boys in the Trees
50 pts
36
US
2
AC
33
ctry






[Elektra 45506]
written by Felice Bryant & Boudleaux Bryant
The Circle Is Small (I Can See It in Your Eyes)
#22
02/1978

The Circle Is Small (I Can See It in Your Eyes)
Gordon Lightfoot

from Endless Wire   Endless Wire
47 pts
33
US
3
AC
92
ctry






[Warner 8518]
written by Gordon Lightfoot
#23
01/1978

Everybody Loves a Rain Song
B.J. Thomas

46 pts
43
US
2
AC
25
ctry






[MCA 40854]
written by Mark James [songwriter] & Chips Morgan
You Don't Love Me Anymore
#24
06/1978

You Don't Love Me Anymore
Eddie Rabbitt

from Variations   
43 pts
53
US
18
AC
1
ctry






[Elektra 45488]
written by Alan Ray & Jeff Raymond
Can You Fool
#25
09/1978

Can You Fool
Glen Campbell

from Basic   
42 pts
38
US
7
AC
16
ctry






[Capitol 4638]
written by Micheal Smotherman
#26
11/1978

This Moment in Time
Engelbert Humperdinck

from This Moment in Time   
41 pts
58
US
1
AC
93
ctry






[Epic 8-50632]
written by Ritchie Adams & Alan Bernstein
#27
06/1978

You're a Part of Me
Gene Cotton & Kim Carnes

from Save the Dancer   
40 pts
36
US
6
AC
99
ctry






[Ariola America 7704]
written by Kim Carnes
#28
06/1978

Only One Love in My Life
Ronnie Milsap

from Only One Love in My Life   
39 pts
63
US
24
AC
1
ctry






[RCA 11270]
written by R.C. Bannon & John Bettis
#29
01/1978

Poor Poor Pitiful Me
Linda Ronstadt

from Simple Dreams   Simple Dreams
35 pts
31
US
27
AC
46
ctry






[Asylum 45462]
written by Warren Zevon
Georgia on My Mind
#30
03/1978

Georgia on My Mind
Willie Nelson

from Stardust   Stardust
35 pts
84
US
24
AC
1
ctry






[Columbia 10704]
written by Hoagy Carmichael & Stuart Gorrell
I Really Got the Feeling
#31
11/1978

I Really Got the Feeling
Dolly Parton

from Heartbreaker   Heartbreaker
32 pts


11
AC
1
ctry






charted as Baby I'm Baby I'm Burning / I Really Got the Feeling in US AC charts
[RCA 11420]
written by Billy Vera
Why Have You Left the One You Left Me For
#32
12/1978

Why Have You Left the One You Left Me For
Crystal Gayle

from When I Dream   
28 pts


22
AC
1
ctry






[United Artists 1259]
written by Mark True
#33
02/1978

Every Time Two Fools Collide
Kenny Rogers & Dottie West

from Every Time Two Fools Collide   Every Time Two Fools Collide
28 pts
101
US
44
AC
1
ctry






[United Artists 1137]
written by Jan Dyer & Jeff Tweel
Walk Right Back
#34
01/1978

Walk Right Back
Anne Murray

from Let's Keep It That Way   
27 pts
103
US
15
AC
4
ctry






[Capitol 4527]
written by Sonny Curtis
#35
02/1978

It Amazes Me
John Denver

from I Want to Live   I Want to Live
26 pts
59
US
9
AC
72
ctry






[RCA 11214]
written by John Denver
I'm on My Way
#36
04/1978

I'm on My Way
Captain & Tennille

from Dream   
25 pts
74
US
6
AC
97
ctry






[A&M 2027]
written by Mark Safan
Blue Skies
#37
07/1978

Blue Skies
Willie Nelson

from Stardust   Stardust
25 pts


32
AC
1
ctry






[Columbia 10784]
written by Irving Berlin
#38
09/1978

Let's Take the Long Way Around the World
Ronnie Milsap

from Only One Love in My Life   
25 pts


33
AC
1
ctry






[RCA 11369]
written by Archie Jordan & Naomi Martin
Sleeping Single in a Double Bed
#39
09/1978

Sleeping Single in a Double Bed
Barbara Mandrell

from Moods   
25 pts
102
US


1
ctry






[ABC 12403]
written by Kye Fleming & Dennis Morgan
#40
04/1978

I'll Be True to You
The Oak Ridge Boys

from Y'all Come Back Saloon   
25 pts
102
US


1
ctry






[ABC 12350]
written by Alan Rhody
Tulsa Time
#41
11/1978

Tulsa Time
Don Williams

from Expressions   
25 pts
106
US


1
ctry






[ABC 12425]
written by Danny Flowers
#42
05/1978

I Believe in You
Mel Tillis

from I Believe in You   
24 pts


44
AC
1
ctry






[MCA 40900]
written by Buddy Cannon & Gene Dunlap
#43
09/1978

I Just Want to Love You
Eddie Rabbitt

from Variations   
24 pts


47
AC
1
ctry






[Elektra 45531]
written by Eddie Rabbitt, Even Stevens & David Malloy
#44
04/1978

God Knows
Debby Boone

from Midstream   
23 pts
74
US
14
AC
22
ctry






[Warner/Curb 8554]
written by Franne Golde, Peter Noone & Allee Willis
#45
02/1978

A Lover's Question
Jacky Ward

from A Lover's Question   A Lover's Question
23 pts
106
US
32
AC
3
ctry






[Mercury 55018]
written by Brook Benton & Jimmy Williams [Jimmy T. Williams]
#46
04/1978

I Can't Wait Any Longer
Bill Anderson

from Love and Other Sad Stories   
23 pts
80
US


4
ctry






[MCA 40893]
written by Bill Anderson & Buddy Killen
Someone Loves You Honey
#47
02/1978

Someone Loves You Honey
Charley Pride

from Someone Loves You Honey   
22 pts




1
ctry






[RCA 11201]
written by Don Devaney
#48
11/1978

Lady Lay Down
John Conlee

from Rose Colored Glasses   Rose Colored Glasses
22 pts




1
ctry






[ABC 12420]
written by Don Cook & Rafe VanHoy
#49
04/1978

It Only Hurts for a Little While
Margo Smith

from Don't Break the Heart That Loves You   
22 pts




1
ctry






[Warner 8555]
written by Fred Spielman & Mack David
#50
08/1978

Tear Time
Dave & Sugar

from Tear Time   
22 pts




1
ctry






[RCA 11322]
written by Jan Crutchfield
I've Always Been Crazy
#51
07/1978

I've Always Been Crazy
Waylon Jennings

from I've Always Been Crazy   
22 pts




1
ctry






[RCA 11344]
written by Waylon Jennings
#52
03/1978

Do You Know You Are My Sunshine
The Statler Brothers

from Entertainers on and Off the Record   
22 pts




1
ctry






[Mercury 55022]
written by Don Reid & Harold Reid
Two More Bottles of Wine
#53
04/1978

Two More Bottles of Wine
Emmylou Harris

from Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town   Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town
22 pts




1
ctry






[Warner 8553]
written by Delbert McClinton
#54
09/1978

Sweet Desire / Old Fashioned Love
The Kendalls

from Old Fashioned Love   
22 pts




1
ctry






[Ovation 1112]
written by Jeannie Kendall, Michael R. Martin & Mitch Johnson
#55
03/1978

She Can Put Her Shoes Under My Bed (Anytime)
Johnny Duncan

from The Best Is Yet to Come   
22 pts




1
ctry






[Columbia 10694]
written by Aaron Schroeder & Bob Halley
On My Knees
#56
10/1978

On My Knees
Charlie Rich & Janie Fricke

from Take Me   
22 pts




1
ctry






[Epic 50616]
written by Charlie Rich
Do I Love You (Yes in Every Way)
#57
01/1978

Do I Love You (Yes in Every Way)
Donna Fargo

from Fargo Country   Fargo Country
21 pts


45
AC
2
ctry






[Warner 8509]
written by Alain Le Govic, Michel Pelay, Paul Anka, Maxime Piotat & Yves Dessca
#58
04/1978

Night Time Magic
Larry Gatlin

from Oh Brother   
21 pts


50
AC
2
ctry






[Monument 249]
written by Larry Gatlin
Baby I'm Yours
#59
04/1978

Baby I'm Yours
Debby Boone

from You Light Up My Life   
19 pts
74
US
18
AC
33
ctry






B side to God Knows
[Warner/Curb 8554]
written by Van McCoy
#60
09/1978

Cryin' Again
The Oak Ridge Boys

from Room Service   
19 pts
107
US


3
ctry






[ABC 12397]
written by Don Cook & Rafe VanHoy
#61
1978

Love Me When You Can
Merle Haggard

from I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall   
19 pts




2
ctry






[MCA 40936]
written by Merle Haggard
Little Things Mean a Lot
#62
09/1978

Little Things Mean a Lot
Margo Smith

from Don't Break the Heart That Loves You   
19 pts


37
AC
3
ctry






[Warner 8653]
written by Edith Lindeman & Carl Stutz
#63
02/1978

Hearts on Fire
Eddie Rabbitt

from Variations   
19 pts




2
ctry






[Elektra 45461]
written by Eddie Rabbitt, Dan Tyler & Even Stevens
#64
12/1978

Back on My Mind Again
Ronnie Milsap

from Only One Love in My Life   
19 pts




2
ctry






[RCA 11421]
written by Conrad Pierce & Charles Quillen
#65
06/1978

We Belong Together
Susie Allanson

from We Belong Together   We Belong Together
19 pts




2
ctry






[Warner/Curb 8597]
written by Carol Chase
#66
08/1978

It's Been a Great Afternoon
Merle Haggard

from I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall   
19 pts




2
ctry






[MCA 40936]
written by Merle Haggard
#67
03/1978

I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall
Merle Haggard

from I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall   
19 pts




2
ctry






[MCA 40869]
written by Chuck Howard
#68
10/1978

Burgers and Fries
Charley Pride

from Burgers and Fries   Burgers and Fries
19 pts




2
ctry






[RCA 11391]
written by Ben Peters
#69
09/1978

Anyone Who Isn't Me Tonight
Kenny Rogers & Dottie West

from Every Time Two Fools Collide   Every Time Two Fools Collide
19 pts




2
ctry






[United Artists 1234]
written by Julie Didier & Casey Kelly
There Ain't No Good Chain Gang
#70
05/1978

There Ain't No Good Chain Gang
Johnny Cash & Waylon Jennings

from I Would Like to See You Again   
19 pts




2
ctry






[Columbia 10742]
written by Hal Bynum & Dave Kirby
#71
02/1978

I Don't Feel Like Sinnin' to Me
The Kendalls

from Old Fashioned Love   
19 pts




2
ctry






[Ovation 1106]
written by Mike Kosser & Curly Putman
#72
07/1978

Boogie Grass Band
Conway Twitty

from Conway   
19 pts




2
ctry






[MCA 40929]
written by Ronnie Reno
#73
10/1978

Love Me Again
Rita Coolidge

from Love Me Again   Love Me Again
18 pts
68
US
20
AC
83
ctry






[A&M 2090]
written by David Lasley & Allee Willis
Tonight
#74
05/1978

Tonight
Barbara Mandrell

from Love's Ups and Downs   
17 pts
103
US


5
ctry






[ABC 12362]
written by Rafe VanHoy & Don Cook
#75
11/1978

Your Love Had Taken Me That High
Conway Twitty

from Conway   
16 pts




3
ctry






[MCA 40963]
written by Jack Dunham & Galen Raye
#76
08/1978

Who Am I to Say
The Statler Brothers

from Entertainers on and Off the Record   
16 pts




3
ctry






[Mercury 55037]
written by Kim Reid
#77
07/1978

Womanhood
Tammy Wynette

from Womanhood   
16 pts




3
ctry






[Epic 50574]
written by Bobby Braddock
#78
06/1978

When I Stop Leaving (I'll Be Gone)
Charley Pride

from Burgers and Fries   Burgers and Fries
16 pts




3
ctry






[RCA 11287]
written by Kent Robbins
#79
07/1978

Rake and Ramblin' Man
Don Williams

from Country Boy   
16 pts




3
ctry






[ABC 12373]
written by Bob McDill
#80
12/1978

Come On In
The Oak Ridge Boys

from Room Service   
16 pts




3
ctry






[ABC 12434]
written by Michael Clark
#81
10/1978

All of Me
Willie Nelson

from Stardust   Stardust
16 pts




3
ctry






[Columbia 10834]
written by Gerald Marks & Seymour Simons
#82
03/1978

Softly as I Leave You
Elvis Presley

16 pts
109
US


6
ctry






US B-side to Unchained Melody live [spoken]
[RCA PB-11212]
written by Antonio De Vita & Hal Shaper
#83
08/1978

Livingston Saturday Night
Jimmy Buffett

from Son of a Son of a Sailor   Son of a Son of a Sailor
15 pts
52
US


91
ctry






[ABC 12391]
written by Jimmy Buffett
#84
09/1978

Ain't No California
Mel Tillis

from I Believe in You   
15 pts




4
ctry






[MCA 40946]
written by Sterling Whipple
#85
02/1978

I Cheated on a Good Woman's Love
Billy Crash Craddock

from Billy "Crash" Craddock   
15 pts




4
ctry






[Capitol 4545]
written by Del Bryant
#86
07/1978

Hello Mexico (And Adios Baby to You)
Johnny Duncan

from The Best Is Yet to Come   
15 pts




4
ctry






[Columbia 10783]
written by Billy Sherrill, Skeeter Davis & Glenn Sutton
#87
04/1978

Gotta Quit Lookin' at You Baby
Dave & Sugar

from Tear Time   
15 pts




4
ctry






[RCA 11251]
written by Jerry Foster & Bill Rice
#88
05/1978

I Never Will Marry
Linda Ronstadt

from Simple Dreams   Simple Dreams
14 pts


30
AC
8
ctry






charted as I Never Will Marry / Tumbling Dice in US AC charts
[Asylum 45479]
written by traditional
I Just Can't Stay Married with You
#89
12/1978

I Just Can't Stay Married with You
Cristy Lane

from Love Lies   
14 pts




5
ctry






[LS 169]
written by Charlie Black, Rory Bourke & Jerry Gillespie
Texas (When I Die)
#90
11/1978

Texas (When I Die)
Tanya Tucker

from T.N.T.   
14 pts




5
ctry






[MCA 40976]
written by Ed Bruce, Patsy Bruce & Bobby Borchers
#91
05/1978

When Can We Do This Again
T. G. Sheppard

from Daylight   
13 pts




5
ctry






[Warner/Curb 8593]
written by Curly Putman & Sonny Throckmorton
#92
11/1978

The Official Historian on Shirley Jean Berrell
The Statler Brothers

from Entertainers on and Off the Record   
13 pts




5
ctry






[Mercury 55048]
written by Don Reid & Harold Reid
#93
05/1978

Rose Colored Glasses
John Conlee

from Rose Colored Glasses   Rose Colored Glasses
13 pts




5
ctry






[ABC 12356]
written by John Conlee & George Baber
#94
11/1978

Do You Ever Fool Around
Joe Stampley

from Red Wine and Blue Memories   
13 pts




5
ctry






[Epic 50626]
written by Don Griffen & Jerry Strickland
#95
03/1978

If You Can Touch Her at All
Willie Nelson

from Waylon and Willie   
13 pts




5
ctry






[RCA 11235]
written by Lee Clayton
#96
1978

From Seven Till Ten / You're the Reason Our Kids Are Ugly
Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty

from Honky Tonk Heroes   
12 pts




6
ctry






written by Troy Seals, Max D. Barnes, L. E. White & Lola Jean Dillon
#97
07/1978

If the World Ran Out of Love Tonight
Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius

from You Don't Bring Me Flowers   
12 pts




6
ctry






[RCA 11304]
written by Blake Mevis, Michael Garin, Steve Wilson & Kelly Wilson
#98
12/1978

Tonight She's Gonna Love Me (Like There Was No Tomorrow)
Razzy Bailey

from If Love Had a Face   
12 pts




6
ctry






[RCA 11446]
written by Johnny Slate & Steve Pippin
#99
03/1978

Red Wine and Blue Memories
Joe Stampley

from Red Wine and Blue Memories   
12 pts




6
ctry






[Epic 50517]
written by Billy Sherrill, Carmol Taylor & Mark Sherrill
#100
05/1978

Pittsburgh Stealers
The Kendalls

from Old Fashioned Love   
12 pts




6
ctry






[Ovation 1109]
written by Larry Kingston & Jim Rushing

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