Top 40 Hits of Early October 1978
| 1 | John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | Summer Nights |
| 2 | Rose Royce | Love Don't Live Here Anymore |
| 3 | Frankie Valli | Grease |
| 4 | Dean Friedman | Lucky Stars |
| 5 | Boney M | Rasputin |
| 6 | Leo Sayer | I Can't Stop Lovin' You |
| 7 | 10cc | Dreadlock Holiday |
| 8 | Abba | Summer Night City |
| 9 | Sylvester | You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) |
| 10 | Electric Light Orchestra | Sweet Talkin' Woman |
| 11 | Exile | Kiss You All Over |
| 12 | The Dooleys | A Rose Has To Die |
| 13 | Third World | Now That We've Found Love |
| 14 | David Essex | Oh What A Circus |
| 15 | The Commodores | Three Times A Lady |
| 16 | Crystal Gayle | Talking In Your Sleep |
| 17 | Blondie | Picture This |
| 18 | John Travolta | Sandy |
| 19 | The Jacksons | Blame It On The Boogie |
| 20 | Jilted John | Jilted John |
| 21 | Siouxsie & The Banshees | Hong Kong Garden |
| 22 | Status Quo | Again And Again |
| 23 | Ivor Biggun | The Winker's Song (Misprint) |
| 24 | Smokie | Mexican Girl |
| 25 | Boney M | Rivers Of Babylon / Brown Girl In The Ring |
| 26 | The Buzzcocks | Ever Fallen In Love |
| 27 | The Jam | David Watts / 'A' Bomb In Wardour Street |
| 28 | Father Abraham & The Smurfs | Dippety Day |
| 29 | The Rolling Stones | Respectable |
| 30 | Hylda Baker & Arthur Mullard | You're The One That I Want |
| 31 | Hi Tension | British Hustle |
| 32 | The Motors | Forget About You |
| 33 | Mick Jackson | Blame It On The Boogie |
| 34 | The O'Jays | Brandy |
| 35 | Darts | It's Raining |
| 36 | The Three Degrees | Givin' Up Givin' In |
| 37 | Andy Gibb | An Everlasting Love |
| 38 | Jeff Wayne | Eve Of The War |
| 39 | John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | You're The One That I Want |
| 40 | The Ramones | Don't Come Close |