Classic Hits

What Were the Best Hits From 1978?

todayDecember 22, 2016

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1978 was an interesting year. Disco was hanging on by a thread, fading like an old pair of jeans, and rock was starting to regain its grip on popular music. The 80s was just a few years away and the artists that hit the charts in 1978 would prove to have the staying power through the 80s. Here are the top songs from 1978…

QUEEN – “We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions”
VAN HALEN – “Runnin’ With the Devil”
THE WHO – “Who Are You”
KANSAS – “Dust in the Wind”
JOURNEY – “Lights”
VAN HALEN – “You Really Got Me”
ROLLING STONES – “Miss You”
FOREIGNER – “Hot Blooded”
THE CARS – “Just What I Needed”
LYNYRD SKYNYRD – “What’s Your Name”

Prologue: Queen, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Who, Journey and Queen made it to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, while the Cars, Foreigner, and Kansas have yet to be inducted. 1978 was a harbinger of things to come for Van Halen who ruled the 80s.


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Written by: Vipology Staff Writer

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