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Official Top 40 Singles

Tukutahi Tiketike 40 Ōkawa

08–14 December 1978

Dreadlock Holiday by 10cc cover

1

Dreadlock Holiday

Dreadlock Holiday - 10cc

Last week: 1, Peak: 1, Weeks: 8

PHONOGRAM

Substitute by Clout cover

2

Substitute

Substitute - Clout

Last week: 2, Peak: 1, Weeks: 11

EMI

Kiss You All Over by Exile cover

3

Kiss You All Over

Kiss You All Over - Exile

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

EMI

Rasputin by Boney M cover

4

Rasputin

Rasputin - Boney M

Last week: 4, Peak: 4, Weeks: 6

WEA/Warner

I Was Made For Dancing by Leif Garrett cover

5

I Was Made For Dancing

I Was Made For Dancing - Leif Garrett

Last week: 8, Peak: 5, Weeks: 4

WEA/Warner

Macarthur Park by Donna Summer cover

6

Macarthur Park

Macarthur Park - Donna Summer

Last week: 5, Peak: 4, Weeks: 5

POLYGRAM

Hot Child In The City by Nick Gilder cover

7

Hot Child In The City

Hot Child In The City - Nick Gilder

Last week: 6, Peak: 3, Weeks: 8

FESTIVAL

You Needed Me by Anne Murray cover

8

You Needed Me

You Needed Me - Anne Murray

Last week: 12, Peak: 6, Weeks: 13

EMI

Get Off by Foxy cover

9

Get Off

Get Off - Foxy

Last week: 10, Peak: 9, Weeks: 10

CBS

Lay Love On You by Luisa Fernandez cover

10

Lay Love On You

Lay Love On You - Luisa Fernandez

Last week: 13, Peak: 10, Weeks: 13

WEA/Warner

Break It To Them Gently by Burton Cummings cover

11

Break It To Them Gently

Break It To Them Gently - Burton Cummings

Last week: 14, Peak: 11, Weeks: 9

CBS

Sharing The Night Together by Dr Hook cover

12

Sharing The Night Together

Sharing The Night Together - Dr Hook

Last week: 16, Peak: 12, Weeks: 6

EMI

Magnet And Steel by Walter Egan cover

13

Magnet And Steel

Magnet And Steel - Walter Egan

Last week: 7, Peak: 7, Weeks: 10

PHONOGRAM

Is This Love by Bob Marley And The Wailers cover

14

Is This Love

Is This Love - Bob Marley And The Wailers

Last week: 9, Peak: 8, Weeks: 12

FESTIVAL

Boogie - Oogie - Oogie by A Taste of Honey cover

15

Boogie - Oogie - Oogie

Boogie - Oogie - Oogie - A Taste of Honey

Last week: 11, Peak: 2, Weeks: 16

EMI

Are You Old Enough by Dragon cover

16

Are You Old Enough

Are You Old Enough - Dragon

Last week: 15, Peak: 5, Weeks: 10

NZ artist

CBS

Rivers Of Babylon by Boney M cover

17

Rivers Of Babylon

Rivers Of Babylon - Boney M

Last week: 17, Peak: 1, Weeks: 25

WEA/Warner

Love Don't Live Here Anymore by Rose Royce cover

18

Love Don't Live Here Anymore

Love Don't Live Here Anymore - Rose Royce

Peak: 18, Weeks: 1

WEA/Warner

You Don't Bring Me Flowers by Neil Diamond & Barbra Streisand cover

19

You Don't Bring Me Flowers

You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Neil Diamond & Barbra Streisand

Peak: 19, Weeks: 1

CBS

Too Much Heaven by Bee Gees cover

20

Too Much Heaven

Too Much Heaven - Bee Gees

Last week: 26, Peak: 20, Weeks: 2

POLYGRAM

Hammer Horror by Kate Bush cover

21

Hammer Horror

Hammer Horror - Kate Bush

Last week: 21, Peak: 21, Weeks: 2

EMI

My Way by Danny Faye cover

22

My Way

My Way - Danny Faye

Last week: 18, Peak: 17, Weeks: 4

POLYGRAM

My Life by Billy Joel cover

23

My Life

My Life - Billy Joel

Peak: 23, Weeks: 1

CBS

Macho Man by Village People cover

24

Macho Man

Macho Man - Village People

Last week: 19, Peak: 7, Weeks: 15

RCA/SonyMusic

Who Are You by The Who cover

25

Who Are You

Who Are You - The Who

Last week: 27, Peak: 23, Weeks: 6

PHONOGRAM

You Never Done It Like That by Captain & Tennille cover

26

You Never Done It Like That

You Never Done It Like That - Captain & Tennille

Last week: 29, Peak: 26, Weeks: 4

FESTIVAL

Summer Nights by John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John cover

27

Summer Nights

Summer Nights - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John

Last week: 24, Peak: 3, Weeks: 8

PHONOGRAM

Love Is Everything by Golden Harvest cover

28

Love Is Everything

Love Is Everything - Golden Harvest

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

NZ artist

FESTIVAL

Part Time Love by Elton John cover

29

Part Time Love

Part Time Love - Elton John

Last week: 35, Peak: 29, Weeks: 2

POLYGRAM

Le Freak by Chic cover

30

Le Freak

Le Freak - Chic

Peak: 30, Weeks: 1

WEA/Warner

Dancing In The City by Marshall Hain cover

31

Dancing In The City

Dancing In The City - Marshall Hain

Last week: 25, Peak: 25, Weeks: 3

EMI

5.7.0.5. by City Boy cover

32

5.7.0.5.

5.7.0.5. - City Boy

Last week: 23, Peak: 21, Weeks: 8

PHONOGRAM

Love Will Find A Way by Pablo Cruise cover

33

Love Will Find A Way

Love Will Find A Way - Pablo Cruise

Last week: 30, Peak: 20, Weeks: 11

FESTIVAL

Black Is Black by Belle Epoque cover

34

Black Is Black

Black Is Black - Belle Epoque

Last week: 37, Peak: 32, Weeks: 4

EMI

Dance With Me by Peter Brown cover

35

Dance With Me

Dance With Me - Peter Brown

Last week: 31, Peak: 3, Weeks: 18

CBS

Three Times A Lady by The Commodores cover

36

Three Times A Lady

Three Times A Lady - The Commodores

Last week: 20, Peak: 2, Weeks: 18

EMI

Reminiscing by Little River Band cover

37

Reminiscing

Reminiscing - Little River Band

Last week: 32, Peak: 17, Weeks: 12

EMI

Bicycle Race by Queen cover

38

Bicycle Race

Bicycle Race - Queen

Peak: 38, Weeks: 1

WEA/Warner

Sultans Of Swing by Dire Straits cover

39

Sultans Of Swing

Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits

Peak: 39, Weeks: 1

POLYGRAM

Don't Look Back by Peter Tosh cover

40

Don't Look Back

Don't Look Back - Peter Tosh

Peak: 40, Weeks: 1

EMI