1978
| Date | Artist | Album | Weeks at number one |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 January | Rod Stewart | Foot Loose & Fancy Free | 9 weeks |
| 9 January | Rod Stewart | Foot Loose & Fancy Free | 9 weeks |
| 16 January | Rod Stewart | Foot Loose & Fancy Free | 9 weeks |
| 23 January | Rod Stewart | Foot Loose & Fancy Free | 9 weeks |
| 30 January | Fleetwood Mac | Rumours | 8 weeks |
| 6 February | Fleetwood Mac | Rumours | 8 weeks |
| 13 February | Linda Ronstadt | Simple Dreams | 5 weeks |
| 20 February | Linda Ronstadt | Simple Dreams | 5 weeks |
| 27 February | Linda Ronstadt | Simple Dreams | 5 weeks |
| 6 March | Linda Ronstadt | Simple Dreams | 5 weeks |
| 13 March | Linda Ronstadt | Simple Dreams | 5 weeks |
| 20 March | Bee Gees/Various | Saturday Night Fever | 14 weeks |
| 27 March | Bee Gees/Various | Saturday Night Fever | 14 weeks |
| 3 April | Bee Gees/Various | Saturday Night Fever | 14 weeks |
| 10 April | Bee Gees/Various | Saturday Night Fever | 14 weeks |
| 17 April | Bee Gees/Various | Saturday Night Fever | 14 weeks |
| 24 April | Bee Gees/Various | Saturday Night Fever | 14 weeks |
| 1 May | Bee Gees/Various | Saturday Night Fever | 14 weeks |
| 8 May | Bee Gees/Various | Saturday Night Fever | 14 weeks |
| 15 May | Bee Gees/Various | Saturday Night Fever | 14 weeks |
| 22 May | Bee Gees/Various | Saturday Night Fever | 14 weeks |
| 29 May | Bee Gees/Various | Saturday Night Fever | 14 weeks |
| 5 June | Bee Gees/Various | Saturday Night Fever | 14 weeks |
| 12 June | Bee Gees/Various | Saturday Night Fever | 14 weeks |
| 19 June | Bee Gees/Various | Saturday Night Fever | 14 weeks |
| 26 June | Meat Loaf | Bat out of Hell | 7 weeks |
| 3 July | Meat Loaf | Bat out of Hell | 7 weeks |
| 10 July | Meat Loaf | Bat out of Hell | 7 weeks |
| 17 July | Meat Loaf | Bat out of Hell | 7 weeks |
| 24 July | Meat Loaf | Bat out of Hell | 7 weeks |
| 31 July | Meat Loaf | Bat out of Hell | 7 weeks |
| 7 August | Meat Loaf | Bat out of Hell | 7 weeks |
| 14 August | Motion Picture Soundtrack | Grease | 13 weeks1 |
| 21 August | Motion Picture Soundtrack | Grease | 13 weeks1 |
| 28 August | Motion Picture Soundtrack | Grease | 13 weeks1 |
| 4 September | Motion Picture Soundtrack | Grease | 13 weeks1 |
| 11 September | Motion Picture Soundtrack | Grease | 13 weeks1 |
| 18 September | Motion Picture Soundtrack | Grease | 13 weeks1 |
| 25 September | Motion Picture Soundtrack | Grease | 13 weeks1 |
| 2 October | Jeff Wayne & various artists | War of the Worlds | 7 weeks |
| 9 October | Jeff Wayne & various artists | War of the Worlds | 7 weeks |
| 16 October | Jeff Wayne & various artists | War of the Worlds | 7 weeks |
| 23 October | Jeff Wayne & various artists | War of the Worlds | 7 weeks |
| 30 October | Jeff Wayne & various artists | War of the Worlds | 7 weeks |
| 6 November | Jeff Wayne & various artists | War of the Worlds | 7 weeks |
| 13 November | Jeff Wayne & various artists | War of the Worlds | 7 weeks |
| 20 November | Motion Picture Soundtrack | Grease | 13 weeks1 |
| 27 November | Motion Picture Soundtrack | Grease | 13 weeks1 |
| 4 December | Dire Straits | Dire Straits | 3 weeks |
| 11 December | Dire Straits | Dire Straits | 3 weeks |
| 18 December | Dire Straits | Dire Straits | 3 weeks |
| 25 December | Billy Joel | 52nd Street | 5 weeks |
- 1 The Grease soundtrack spent nine of its weeks at number one in 1978 (as is shown here), and four in the 1990s - three in 1991 and one in 1998.
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