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1978 Artists chart


  Artist Country Points # Weeks High # Weeks at no. 1 # Weeks in top 10
1 John Travolta & Olivia Newton John USA 1075 33 1 9 22
2 Luv' Netherlands 1006 34 1 5 21
3 Boney M Germany 947 31 1 9 20
4 The Bee Gees Australia 931 38 1 3 16
5 Darts UK 901 39 4 0 14
6 Blondie USA 791 33 1 3 13
7 ABBA Sweden 736 27 2 0 14
8 Wings UK 728 28 1 3 13
9 Mighty Sparrow & Byron Lee Trinidad 721 26 2 0 13
10 BZN Netherlands 614 22 2 0 12
11 Santana USA 583 26 2 0 7
12 Donna Summer USA 550 28 8 0 6
13 Scott Fitzgerald & Yvonne Keeley International 533 16 1 7 13
14 10CC UK 481 15 1 3 9
15 The Rolling Stones UK 481 19 2 0 8
16 Commodores USA 475 21 3 0 7
17 Olivia Newton John Australia 471 16 1 4 9
18 Amanda Lear France 462 17 2 0 8
19 Eruption UK 443 19 5 0 5
20 The Surfers Netherlands 437 14 2 0 9
21 Pussycat Netherlands 429 21 7 0 5
22 Luisa Fernandez Germany 425 17 3 0 6
23 Tol Hansse Netherlands 423 18 2 0 7
24 Clout South-Africa 417 19 2 0 7
25 Kate Bush UK 409 21 4 0 7
26 Henk Wijngaard Netherlands 406 20 6 0 6
27 Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams USA 401 14 3 0 8
28 Vader Abraham Netherlands 396 21 4 0 6
29 AC/DC Australia 395 19 3 0 6
30 Frankie Valli USA 389 14 1 2 8
31 Denny Christian Germany 388 13 6 0 8
32 Status Quo UK 376 18 8 0 6
33 John Travolta USA 368 14 6 0 6
34 Queen UK 363 17 7 0 4
35 Karen Young (usa) USA 353 12 2 0 7
36 Gerry Rafferty UK 353 16 9 0 3
37 Conquistador Netherlands 342 13 3 0 6
38 Bonnie Tyler UK 334 11 3 0 7
39 Smokie UK 333 19 11 0 0
40 Earth Wind & Fire USA 330 16 6 0 6
41 Michael Zager Band USA 329 13 4 0 6
42 Foxy USA 318 9 1 2 8
43 Exile USA 313 11 4 0 5
44 Suzi Quatro USA 312 11 4 0 6
45 Ram Jam USA 306 12 4 0 5
46 Jimmy 'Bo' Horne USA 304 17 5 0 4
47 Rose Royce USA 304 15 10 0 2
48 Plastic Bertrand Belgium 301 11 2 0 6
49 The Shirts USA 296 11 4 0 5
50 Hot Chocolate UK 294 15 6 0 4
51 André van Duin Netherlands 293 13 6 0 5
52 Jeff Wayne & Justin Hayward UK 285 10 3 0 7
53 The Baby's UK 280 14 4 0 3
54 Barry Manilow USA 280 11 6 0 5
55 Teach In Netherlands 279 10 5 0 6
56 Theo Diepenbrock Netherlands 274 10 5 0 5
57 Sheila & The Black Devotion France 269 9 3 0 7
58 Rod Stewart UK 258 13 6 0 2
59 Robert Gordon & Link Wray USA 256 11 7 0 4
60 Jose & Los Reyes Spain 254 10 7 0 4
61 Long Tall Ernie & The Shakers Netherlands 244 9 6 0 5
62 Electric Light Orchestra UK 243 15 11 0 0
63 La Bionda Italy 242 9 6 0 4
64 Abdul Hassan Orchestra Turkey 239 9 4 0 5
65 Marshall Hain UK 234 10 7 0 4
66 George Baker Netherlands 223 10 7 0 3
67 Mistral Netherlands 222 14 9 0 2
68 Jonathan Richman & Modern Lovers USA 221 8 2 0 5
69 Patricia Paay Netherlands 219 11 7 0 2
70 Nico Haak Netherlands 217 11 8 0 2
71 Ian Dury & The Blockheads UK 210 12 10 0 2
72 Mother's Finest USA 209 9 7 0 3
73 Massada Netherlands 206 13 15 0 0
74 Baccara Spain 203 11 11 0 0
75 Arno & Gratje Netherlands 190 10 11 0 0
76 Supermax Austria 185 9 11 0 0
77 Dire Straits UK 184 8 10 0 1
78 Barry & Eileen UK 178 9 12 0 0
79 Billy Joel USA 178 10 12 0 0
80 Ike & Tina Turner USA 178 9 12 0 0
81 De Havenzangers Netherlands 169 10 14 0 0
82 Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band UK 168 7 7 0 2
83 Kenny Loggins & Stevie Nicks USA 167 8 13 0 0
84 Meatloaf USA 165 5 1 1 3
85 Gilla Austria 160 7 11 0 0
86 The Trammps USA 160 9 15 0 0
87 Gladys Knight & The Pips USA 157 11 17 0 0
88 Rod McKuen USA 152 7 10 0 2
89 Octopus Belgium 152 8 14 0 0
90 Umberto Tozzi Italy 146 8 15 0 0
91 Robert Palmer UK 146 10 17 0 0
92 Village People USA 141 8 5 0 2
93 Doug Ashdown Australia 140 7 13 0 0
94 Champagne Netherlands 139 6 11 0 0
95 Bolland & Bolland Netherlands 138 7 14 0 0
96 Showaddywaddy UK 138 8 15 0 0
97 Peter Straker UK 137 7 11 0 0
98 Renee Netherlands 137 8 14 0 0
99 Andrew Gold USA 133 7 15 0 0
100 The Talking Heads USA 130 6 11 0 0
101 Girlie Netherlands 129 7 14 0 0
102 Dee Dee Netherlands 129 7 16 0 0
103 Boemerang Netherlands 127 8 16 0 0
104 John Paul Young Australia 126 8 11 0 0
105 Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band USA 126 8 13 0 0
106 Evelyn Champagne King USA 124 8 18 0 0
107 Crystal Gayle USA 123 6 11 0 0
108 Gitte & Erica Germany 123 7 14 0 0
109 Styx USA 123 7 16 0 0
110 Boston USA 122 5 12 0 0
111 Iggy Pop USA 118 5 3 0 2
112 Goldie UK 118 7 13 0 0
113 Highlight Netherlands 114 10 20 0 0
114 Manfred Mann's Earth Band UK 111 6 15 0 0
115 Ruth McKenny & Barry Bright Orchestra Belgium 109 6 15 0 0
116 Cohen, Izhar & Alpha Beta Israel 108 6 12 0 0
117 The Three Degrees USA 107 4 9 0 2
118 De Migra's Netherlands 107 8 21 0 0
119 Snoopy Netherlands 107 7 21 0 0
120 Belle Epoque France 106 6 16 0 0
121 David Essex UK 106 7 18 0 0
122 Kansas USA 106 7 19 0 0
123 Moody Blues UK 105 7 18 0 0
124 Udo Jürgens & Judy Cheeks Austria 104 7 16 0 0
125 The O'Jays USA 103 6 19 0 0
126 Patrick Juvet Switzerland 101 10 26 0 0
127 Corrie van Gorp Netherlands 100 5 14 0 0
128 Gidea Park UK 100 6 16 0 0
129 Rainbow Train Netherlands 97 6 19 0 0
130 Stargard USA 95 7 22 0 0
131 Richard Myhill UK 94 6 17 0 0
132 Genesis UK 93 6 17 0 0
133 Jona Lewie UK 92 6 20 0 0
134 The Sweet UK 90 5 16 0 0
135 Shake UK 90 6 19 0 0
136 Lee Towers Netherlands 89 5 18 0 0
137 War USA 89 6 21 0 0
138 Nederlands Artiestenkoor Netherlands 88 5 13 0 0
139 Herman Brood & His Wild Romance Netherlands 88 7 23 0 0
140 Angel USA 87 6 20 0 0
141 Nick Lowe UK 84 6 21 0 0
142 Rafaella Carra Italy 82 5 8 0 1
143 Randy Newman USA 82 7 22 0 0
144 Yannis Markopoulos Greece 80 3 10 0 1
145 Dizzyman's Band Netherlands 79 9 26 0 0
146 Shakespeares Unknown 77 5 19 0 0
147 Raydio USA 76 5 20 0 0
148 Lindisfarne UK 73 5 22 0 0
149 Donna Lynton USA 73 6 24 0 0
150 Heintje Netherlands 73 8 27 0 0
151 Santa Esmeralda USA 72 5 20 0 0
152 Bill Withers USA 72 6 24 0 0
153 Neil Young USA 70 7 25 0 0
154 Partner Netherlands 69 5 23 0 0
155 Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond USA 68 3 15 0 0
156 Player USA 66 5 21 0 0
157 Imperials USA 66 5 22 0 0
158 Althia & Donna Jamaica 66 6 24 0 0
159 Neil Diamond USA 64 4 18 0 0
160 David Bowie UK 63 4 13 0 0
161 Justin Hayward UK 62 5 22 0 0
162 L.T.D. USA 61 6 23 0 0
163 Allan Jeffers Unknown 61 5 24 0 0
164 Costa Cordalis Germany 61 6 26 0 0
165 Gruppo Sportivo Netherlands 59 6 27 0 0
166 Mieke Netherlands 57 6 26 0 0
167 Alessi Brothers USA 55 4 22 0 0
168 Detroit Emeralds USA 54 4 24 0 0
169 Ramses Shaffy Netherlands 52 6 25 0 0
170 Golden Earring Netherlands 52 7 27 0 0
171 The Eagles USA 50 2 11 0 0
172 Quincy Jones USA 50 5 26 0 0
173 Brotherhood Of Man UK 48 5 28 0 0
174 The Cats Netherlands 47 5 24 0 0
175 Peter Allen Australia 47 5 27 0 0
176 The Stranglers UK 47 5 29 0 0
177 Fleetwood Mac UK 45 5 27 0 0
178 Grace Jones Jamaica 44 4 25 0 0
179 Chris Rea UK 43 4 25 0 0
180 Sylvester USA 43 3 25 0 0
181 Andy Gibb Australia 42 4 28 0 0
182 Chic USA 41 5 19 0 0
183 Breeze Netherlands 41 4 25 0 0
184 Jackson Five USA 40 2 16 0 0
185 The Motors UK 39 5 28 0 0
186 Anne Murray Canada 38 3 24 0 0
187 Linda de Suza Portugal 35 3 26 0 0
188 Yvonne Elliman USA 34 4 28 0 0
189 Harmony Netherlands 34 4 29 0 0
190 Promises Canada 31 2 21 0 0
191 Graham Parker & The Rumour UK 31 4 30 0 0
192 Paul Nicholas UK 30 4 29 0 0
193 Boy & Boboys Unknown 30 4 30 0 0
194 Vangelis Greece 30 4 32 0 0
195 Kayak Netherlands 28 3 30 0 0
196 Emily Starr Unknown 28 4 32 0 0
197 Normaal Netherlands 27 4 31 0 0
198 Samantha Sang Australia 27 4 32 0 0
199 Earth & Fire Netherlands 25 2 22 0 0
200 Elkie Brooks UK 25 5 33 0 0
201 Mink Deville USA 23 2 21 0 0
202 Fischer Chöre Germany 23 4 32 0 0
203 Veronica Unlimited Netherlands 22 3 30 0 0
204 Linda Ronstadt USA 21 2 27 0 0
205 Julien Clerc France 21 3 32 0 0
206 Dee Jay Netherlands 20 4 32 0 0
207 Saskia & Serge Netherlands 20 3 34 0 0
208 Chris Norman & Suzi Quatro International 19 1 22 0 0
209 FM Netherlands 19 3 32 0 0
210 Richard Clayderman France 18 4 32 0 0
211 Joe Bourne USA 17 4 35 0 0
212 A Taste Of Honey USA 16 3 34 0 0
213 Major Dundee band Netherlands 16 4 35 0 0
214 Chorale Unknown 15 2 28 0 0
215 De Wiko's Netherlands 14 2 33 0 0
216 Sun USA 14 2 33 0 0
217 Dolly Parton USA 14 3 34 0 0
218 New Dutch Organ Group Netherlands 12 1 29 0 0
219 Millionaires Netherlands 12 3 35 0 0
220 Frank Mills Canada 10 1 31 0 0
221 Next One Netherlands 10 3 35 0 0
222 Patsy Gallant Canada 9 1 32 0 0
223 Corry Konings Netherlands 9 2 36 0 0
224 Meco USA 7 1 34 0 0
225 Elvis Presley USA 5 1 36 0 0
226 Jack Jersey Netherlands 4 1 37 0 0
227 Willeke Alberti Netherlands 3 1 38 0 0
228 Crown Heights Affair USA 2 1 39 0 0
229 First Choice USA 1 1 40 0 0