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Official Top 40 Singles

Tukutahi Tiketike 40 Ōkawa

18–24 August 1978

Rivers Of Babylon by Boney M cover

1

Rivers Of Babylon

Rivers Of Babylon - Boney M

Last week: 1, Peak: 1, Weeks: 9

WEA/Warner

You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth by Meat Loaf cover

2

You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth

You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth - Meat Loaf

Last week: 2, Peak: 2, Weeks: 9

CBS

Grease by Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons cover

3

Grease

Grease - Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons

Last week: 7, Peak: 3, Weeks: 4

PHONOGRAM

You're The One That I Want by John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John cover

4

You're The One That I Want

You're The One That I Want - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John

Last week: 3, Peak: 1, Weeks: 13

PHONOGRAM

Flowers by The Emotions cover

5

Flowers

Flowers - The Emotions

Last week: 6, Peak: 5, Weeks: 6

CBS

Shadow Dancing by Andy Gibb cover

6

Shadow Dancing

Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb

Last week: 5, Peak: 5, Weeks: 10

FESTIVAL

Which Way Is Up by Stargard cover

7

Which Way Is Up

Which Way Is Up - Stargard

Last week: 12, Peak: 7, Weeks: 9

PHONOGRAM

Flashlight by Parliament cover

8

Flashlight

Flashlight - Parliament

Last week: 4, Peak: 3, Weeks: 14

PHONOGRAM

I Can't Stand The Rain by Eruption cover

9

I Can't Stand The Rain

I Can't Stand The Rain - Eruption

Last week: 11, Peak: 9, Weeks: 8

RCA/SonyMusic

If I Had Words by Scott Fitzgerald & Yvonne Keeley cover

10

If I Had Words

If I Had Words - Scott Fitzgerald & Yvonne Keeley

Last week: 14, Peak: 8, Weeks: 14

FESTIVAL

Three Times A Lady by The Commodores cover

11

Three Times A Lady

Three Times A Lady - The Commodores

Last week: 13, Peak: 11, Weeks: 2

EMI

Love Is In The Air by John Paul Young cover

12

Love Is In The Air

Love Is In The Air - John Paul Young

Last week: 8, Peak: 8, Weeks: 7

WEA/Warner

Warm Ride by Graham Bonnet cover

13

Warm Ride

Warm Ride - Graham Bonnet

Last week: 9, Peak: 6, Weeks: 8

PHONOGRAM

Thank God Its Friday by Love And Kisses cover

14

Thank God Its Friday

Thank God Its Friday - Love And Kisses

Last week: 35, Peak: 14, Weeks: 3

PHONOGRAM

Last Dance by Donna Summer cover

15

Last Dance

Last Dance - Donna Summer

Last week: 29, Peak: 15, Weeks: 2

PHONOGRAM

Too Much, Too Little, Too Late by Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams cover

16

Too Much, Too Little, Too Late

Too Much, Too Little, Too Late - Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams

Last week: 15, Peak: 2, Weeks: 14

CBS

Night Fever by Bee Gees cover

17

Night Fever

Night Fever - Bee Gees

Last week: 22, Peak: 2, Weeks: 16

PHONOGRAM

Miss You by Rolling Stones cover

18

Miss You

Miss You - Rolling Stones

Last week: 17, Peak: 8, Weeks: 9

EMI

Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty cover

19

Baker Street

Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty

Last week: 10, Peak: 4, Weeks: 12

FESTIVAL

Every One's A Winner by Hot Chocolate cover

20

Every One's A Winner

Every One's A Winner - Hot Chocolate

Last week: 16, Peak: 7, Weeks: 12

EMI

Dance With Me by Peter Brown cover

21

Dance With Me

Dance With Me - Peter Brown

Last week: 18, Peak: 18, Weeks: 2

CBS

F.M. by Steely Dan cover

22

F.M.

F.M. - Steely Dan

Last week: 19, Peak: 19, Weeks: 6

PHONOGRAM

Love Is Like Oxygen by Sweet cover

23

Love Is Like Oxygen

Love Is Like Oxygen - Sweet

Last week: 20, Peak: 4, Weeks: 15

PHONOGRAM

Bluer Than Blue by Michael Johnson cover

24

Bluer Than Blue

Bluer Than Blue - Michael Johnson

Last week: 39, Peak: 24, Weeks: 4

EMI

Follow You Follow Me by Genesis cover

25

Follow You Follow Me

Follow You Follow Me - Genesis

Last week: 24, Peak: 22, Weeks: 6

PHONOGRAM

If You Can't Give Me Love by Suzi Quatro cover

26

If You Can't Give Me Love

If You Can't Give Me Love - Suzi Quatro

Last week: 25, Peak: 14, Weeks: 16

EMI

Stay by Jackson Browne cover

27

Stay

Stay - Jackson Browne

Last week: 26, Peak: 26, Weeks: 3

WEA/Warner

Hangin' On by Rob Guest cover

28

Hangin' On

Hangin' On - Rob Guest

Last week: 32, Peak: 28, Weeks: 3

NZ artist

FESTIVAL

You Keep Me Dancing by Samantha Sang cover

29

You Keep Me Dancing

You Keep Me Dancing - Samantha Sang

Last week: 21, Peak: 21, Weeks: 6

EMI

Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad by Meat Loaf cover

30

Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad

Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad - Meat Loaf

Peak: 30, Weeks: 1

CBS

Stayin' Alive by Bee Gees cover

31

Stayin' Alive

Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees

Last week: 23, Peak: 1, Weeks: 25

PHONOGRAM

Disco Inferno by Trammps cover

32

Disco Inferno

Disco Inferno - Trammps

Last week: 27, Peak: 13, Weeks: 8

WEA/Warner

Count On Me by Jefferson Starship cover

33

Count On Me

Count On Me - Jefferson Starship

Last week: 28, Peak: 24, Weeks: 9

RCA/SonyMusic

Still The Same by Bob Seger cover

34

Still The Same

Still The Same - Bob Seger

Last week: 38, Peak: 20, Weeks: 5

EMI

Every Kinda People by Robert Palmer cover

35

Every Kinda People

Every Kinda People - Robert Palmer

Peak: 35, Weeks: 2

FESTIVAL

Wuthering Heights by Kate Bush cover

36

Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush

Last week: 31, Peak: 1, Weeks: 20

EMI

Airport by The Motors cover

37

Airport

Airport - The Motors

Peak: 37, Weeks: 1

Virgin/Universal

Copacabana by Barry Manilow cover

38

Copacabana

Copacabana - Barry Manilow

Peak: 38, Weeks: 1

EMI

Just One More Night by Yellow Dog cover

39

Just One More Night

Just One More Night - Yellow Dog

Peak: 27, Weeks: 5

RTC

Fantasy by Earth, Wind And Fire cover

40

Fantasy

Fantasy - Earth, Wind And Fire

Last week: 30, Peak: 14, Weeks: 17

CBS