Year:1978

Bands Formed
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five

Survivor

Singles Released

 * Wuthering Heights Kate Bush
 * Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've?) Buzzcocks
 * Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (song) - With a Little Help from My Friends The Beatles
 * Damaged Goods Gang of Four
 * Psycho Killer Talking Heads
 * Shot by Both Sides Magazine
 * The Model Kraftwerk
 * Rock Lobster The B-52's
 * Another Girl, Another Planet The Only Ones
 * Down in the Tube Station at Midnight The Jam
 * Public Image Public Image Ltd.
 * Alternative Ulster Stiff Little Fingers
 * The Robots Kraftwerk
 * (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais The Clash
 * Suspect Device Stiff Little Fingers
 * What Do I Get? Buzzcocks
 * I Am the Cosmos Chris Bell
 * I Am the Fly Wire
 * Sultans of Swing Dire Straits
 * The Man With the Child in His Eyes Kate Bush
 * Hong Kong Garden Siouxsie & the Banshees
 * Neon Lights Kraftwerk
 * Just What I Needed The Cars
 * I Don't Mind Buzzcocks
 * (I Don't Want to Go To) Chelsea Elvis Costello
 * Starry Eyes The Records
 * Hanging on the Telephone Blondie
 * Radio Radio Elvis Costello and the Attractions
 * September Earth, Wind & Fire
 * Killing an Arab The Cure
 * Because the Night Patti Smith
 * Surrender Cheap Trick
 * Driver's Seat Sniff 'n' the Tears
 * Kiss Me Again Dinosaur
 * Gut Feeling Devo
 * How Can You Mend a Broken Heart Al Green
 * Mr. Blue Sky Electric Light Orchestra
 * Pump It Up Elvis Costello
 * Sweet Talkin' Woman Electric Light Orchestra
 * T.V.O.D./Warm Leatherette The Normal
 * City Slang Sonic's Rendezvous Band
 * Being Boiled The Human League
 * The Day the World Turned Day-Glo X-Ray Spex
 * Dot Dash Wire
 * Le Freak Chic
 * Moving Kate Bush
 * Walk On By The Stranglers
 * Know Your Product The Saints
 * You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) Sylvester
 * Picture This Blondie
 * Promises Buzzcocks
 * Clash City Rockers The Clash
 * Human Fly The Cramps
 * Badlands Bruce Springsteen
 * Showroom Dummies Kraftwerk
 * Identity X-Ray Spex
 * You Can't Put Your Arms Round a Memory Johnny Thunders
 * Miss You/Far Away Eyes The Rolling Stones
 * Chase Giorgio Moroder
 * Lexicon Devil The Germs
 * One Nation Under a Groove Funkadelic
 * The Electrician The Walker Brothers
 * Aloha Steve and Danno Radio Birdman
 * Denis Blondie
 * Adult Books X
 * Take Me to the River Talking Heads
 * Take Me I'm Yours Squeeze
 * Is She Really Going Out With Him? Joe Jackson
 * Give Me Everything Magazine
 * Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick Ian Dury
 * Baker Street Gerry Rafferty
 * Pulled Up Talking Heads
 * Where Were You? The Mekons
 * Cheree Suicide
 * Whole Lotta Rosie AC/DC
 * Germ-Free Adolescents X-Ray Spex
 * We Got the Neutron Bomb The Weirdos
 * Love You More Buzzcocks
 * Tommy Gun The Clash
 * Werewolves of London Warren Zevon
 * Agitated Die Electric Eels
 * Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love Van Halen
 * My Best Friend's Girl The Cars
 * What a Waste! Ian Dury
 * Changing of the Guards Bob Dylan
 * What Do You Want Me to Do Pointed Sticks
 * (I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear Blondie
 * Lucky Number Lene Lovich
 * Right Down the Line Gerry Rafferty
 * Is This Love Bob Marley
 * Paranoid (Black Sabbath song) The Dickies
 * F.M. (No Static at All) Steely Dan
 * Beauty and the Beast David Bowie
 * American Squirm Nick Lowe
 * Deacon Blues Steely Dan
 * Street Where Nobody Lives The Pagans
 * Lee Remick The Go-Betweens
 * Skank Bloc Bologna Scritti Politti
 * Spread Your Wings Queen
 * Everybody Dance Chic
 * Bangkok Alex Chilton
 * Television Addict The Victims
 * Runnin' With the Devil Van Halen
 * David Watts/'A' Bomb in Wardour Street	The Jam
 * The Light Pours Out of Me Magazine
 * So Lonely The Police
 * Can't Stand Losing You The Police
 * Do You Wanna Dance? Ramones
 * It's the New Thing The Fall
 * Nice 'n' Sleazy The Stranglers
 * The Promised Land Bruce Springsteen
 * Better Off Dead Wipers
 * Josie Steely Dan
 * Love Is Like Oxygen The Sweet
 * Airport The Motors
 * Nobodys Scared Subway Sect
 * Borstal Breakout Sham 69
 * I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass Nick Lowe
 * Spacelab Kraftwerk
 * Statue of Liberty XTC
 * Be Stiff Devo
 * Roxanne The Police
 * No Time to Be 21 The Adverts
 * Got to Be Real Cheryl Lynn
 * Jesus Christ Big Star
 * Jilted John Jilted John
 * Beast of Burden The Rolling Stones
 * He's the Greatest Dancer Sister Sledge
 * Fantasy Earth, Wind & Fire
 * Private Plane Thomas Leer
 * Surfin' Bird The Cramps
 * Blame It on the Boogie The Jacksons
 * Rock 'n' Roll Damnation AC/DC
 * Ambition Subway Sect
 * Life's Been Good Joe Walsh
 * MacArthur Park Donna Summer
 * If the Kids Are United Sham 69
 * Que hace una chica como tú en un sitio como este Burning
 * United Throbbing Gristle
 * There's No Way Out of Here David Gilmour
 * Hearts in Exile The Homosexuals
 * Personality Crisis New York Dolls
 * Take a Chance on Me ABBA
 * Every 1's a Winner Hot Chocolate
 * Dust in the Wind Kansas
 * Little Hitler Nick Lowe
 * Read About Seymour Swell Maps
 * Bombers Tubeway Army
 * (Hey Lord) Don't Ask Me Questions Graham Parker
 * Rat Trap The Boomtown Rats
 * Bicycle Race/Fat Bottomed Girls Queen
 * Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) Styx
 * Hopelessly Devoted to You Olivia Newton-John
 * Giving Up, Giving In The Three Degrees
 * Too Much Heaven Bee Gees
 * Instant Replay Dan Hartman
 * Da' Ya' Think I'm Sexy? Rod Stewart
 * Mind Blowing Decisions Heatwave
 * Part Time Love Elton John
 * I Love America Patrick Juvet

Albums Released

 * Date Released: Artist - Album
 * January 20: XTC - White Music
 * October 6: XTC - Go 2

Classical music

 * more than 50 years after Frank Bridge wrote it, is performed for the first Vignettes de Marseille, during a radio broadcast.
 * 12 april: first performance of Les espaces du sommeil of Witold Lutosławski
 * 12 October: first performance of Klavierstücke No. 6 by Wolfgang Rihm

Matches

 * Eurovision Song Contest 1978

Festivals

 * Pinkpop 1978