Top 40 Hits of Early August 1978
| 1 | John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | You're The One That I Want |
| 2 | Clout | Substitute |
| 3 | Father Abraham & The Smurfs | The Smurf Song |
| 4 | A Taste Of Honey | Boogie Oogie Oogie |
| 5 | Marshall Hain | Dancin' In The City |
| 6 | Boney M | Rivers Of Babylon / Brown Girl In The Ring |
| 7 | Electric Light Orchestra | Wild West Hero |
| 8 | Justin Hayward | Forever Autumn |
| 9 | Showaddywaddy | A Little Bit Of Soap |
| 10 | City Boy | 5-7-0-5 |
| 11 | The Boomtown Rats | Like Clockwork |
| 12 | Sham 69 | If The Kids Are United |
| 13 | The Commodores | Three Times A Lady |
| 14 | Jackson Browne | Stay |
| 15 | Lindisfarne | Run For Home |
| 16 | Renaissance | Northern Lights |
| 17 | Joe Walsh | Life's Been Good |
| 18 | Voyage | From East To West / Scots Machine |
| 19 | Gladys Knight & The Pips | Come Back And Finish What You Started |
| 20 | The O'Jays | Used Ta Be My Girl |
| 21 | Andrew Gold | How Can This Be Love |
| 22 | The Motors | Airport |
| 23 | Bob Dylan | Baby Stop Crying |
| 24 | X-Ray Spex | Identity |
| 25 | The Sex Pistols | No-One Is Innocent / My Way |
| 26 | Cerrone | Super Nature |
| 27 | The Who | Who Are You |
| 28 | Child | It's Only Make Believe |
| 29 | Saturday Night Band | Come On Dance Dance |
| 30 | Darts | It's Raining |
| 31 | Kate Bush | Man With The Child In His Eyes |
| 32 | The New Seekers | Anthem |
| 33 | Raydio | Is This A Love Thing |
| 34 | Elvis Presley | Don't Be Cruel |
| 35 | Foreigner | Cold As Ice |
| 36 | James Galway | Annie's Song |
| 37 | Quincy Jones | Stuff Like That |
| 38 | The Rolling Stones | Miss You |
| 39 | Evelyn 'Champagne' King | Shame |
| 40 | Blue Oyster Cult | (Don't Fear) The Reaper |