List of number-one hits of 1978 (Mexico) explained

This is a list of the songs that reached number one in Mexico in 1978, according to Núcleo Radio Mil as published in the Billboard[1] and Notitas Musicales[2] magazines. Also included are the number-one songs according to the Record World magazine.

Chart history (Billboard)

Issue DateSongArtist(s)LabelRef.
January 13"Ma Baker"Boney M./Grupo El TrenRCA / Orfeón[3]
January 20[4]
January 27"Si tú te vas"Camilo SestoAriola[5]
February 3"Ma Baker"Boney M./Grupo El TrenRCA / Orfeón[6]
February 10"Si tú te vas"Camilo SestoAriola[7]
February 24[8]
March 3[9]
March 10"Amigo"Roberto CarlosCBS[10]
March 17"Blue Bayou"Linda RonstadtAsylum[11]
April 7[12]
April 14[13]
April 21[14]
May 5"Aunque te enamores"Juan GabrielAriola[15]
May 19"Stayin' Alive"Bee GeesRSO[16]
May 26[17]
June 16"El negro José"Los Virtuosos de la SalsaGAS[18]
July 21"Stayin' Alive"Bee GeesRSO[19]
August 4[20]
August 18[21]
September 1[22]
October 13"Rivers of Babylon"Boney M.RCA[23]

Chart history (Record World)

Issue DatePopularitySalesRef.
SongArtist(s)SongArtist(s)
January 7"Pajarillo"Napoleón"Pajarillo"Napoleón[24]
January 21"Son tus perjúmenes, mujer"Los Alvarado"Son tus perjúmenes, mujer"Los Alvarado[25]
February 25N/A"Eres toda una mujer"Raúl Vale[26]
March 23"María José"Juan Gabriel"Si tú te vas"Camilo Sesto[27]
May 20"El pasadiscos"Diego Verdaguer"El pasadiscos"Diego Verdaguer[28]
June 10"Aunque te enamores"Juan Gabriel[29]
July 1"Aunque te enamores"Juan Gabriel[30]
September 2"Juro que nunca volveré"Lupita D'Alessio"Juro que nunca volveré"Lucha Villa[31]
September 23[32]
October 7"Golondrina de ojos negros"Rigo Tovar con MariachiLucha Villa/Lupita D'Alessio[33]
October 28"Corazón herido"Aria 8[34]
November 11"Juro que nunca volveré"Lupita D'Alessio[35]
December 2"Yo quisiera, señor locutor"Verónica Castro"Por muchas razones te quiero"Palito Ortega[36]
December 23"Mi fracaso"Juan Gabriel[37]

Sources

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=FkUEAAAAMBAJ&q=HITS%20OF%20THE%20WORLD&pg=PT108 January 27, 1973 issue of Billboard Magazine; page 109 (Retrieved 2016-03-15).
  2. Book: Galván, Hugo. Rock impop: El rock mexicano en la radio Top 40. Spanish. 2013. 80. February 2, 2017.
  3. Web site: Billboard "Hits of the World" . 4 February 1978. 82. 5 December 2022.
  4. Web site: Billboard "Hits of the World" . 11 February 1978. 61. 5 December 2022.
  5. Web site: Billboard "Hits of the World" . 18 February 1978. 63. 5 December 2022.
  6. Web site: Billboard "Hits of the World" . 25 February 1978. 84. 5 December 2022.
  7. Web site: Billboard "Hits of the World" . 4 March 1978. 64. 5 December 2022.
  8. Web site: Billboard "Hits of the World" . 18 March 1978. 77. 5 December 2022.
  9. Web site: Billboard "Hits of the World" . 25 March 1978. 144. 5 December 2022.
  10. Web site: Billboard "Hits of the World" . 8 April 1978. 76. 5 December 2022.
  11. Web site: Billboard "Hits of the World" . 15 April 1978. 80. 5 December 2022.
  12. Web site: Billboard "Hits of the World" . 29 April 1978. 78. 5 December 2022.
  13. Web site: Billboard "Hits of the World" . 6 May 1978. 82. 5 December 2022.
  14. Web site: Billboard "Hits of the World" . 13 May 1978. 68. 5 December 2022.
  15. Web site: Billboard "Hits of the World" . 27 May 1978. 70. 5 December 2022.
  16. Web site: Billboard "Hits of the World" . 10 June 1978. 72. 5 December 2022.
  17. Web site: Billboard "Hits of the World" . 17 June 1978. 90. 5 December 2022.
  18. Web site: Billboard "Hits of the World" . 8 July 1978. 65. 5 December 2022.
  19. Web site: Billboard "Hits of the World" . 12 August 1978. 78. 5 December 2022.
  20. Web site: Billboard "Hits of the World" . 25 August 1978. 98. 5 December 2022.
  21. Web site: Billboard "Hits of the World" . 9 September 1978. 62. 5 December 2022.
  22. Web site: Billboard "Hits of the World" . 23 September 1978. 86. 5 December 2022.
  23. Web site: Billboard "Hits of the World" . 4 November 1978. 103. 5 December 2022.
  24. http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Record-World-IDX/IDX/70s/78/Record-World-1978-01-07-OCR-Page-0045.pdf#search=%22vilo_arias_silva%22 January 7, 1978 issue of Record World magazine; page 49 (Retrieved 2017-06-26).
  25. http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Record-World-IDX/IDX/70s/78/Record-World-1978-01-21-OCR-Page-0087.pdf#search=%22vilo_arias_silva%22 January 21, 1978 issue of Record World magazine; page 89 (Retrieved 2017-06-26).
  26. http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Record-World-IDX/IDX/70s/78/Record-World-1978-02-25-OCR-Page-0057.pdf#search=%22vilo_arias_silva%22 February 25, 1978 issue of Record World magazine; page 67 (Retrieved 2017-06-26).
  27. http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Record-World-IDX/IDX/70s/78/RW-1978-03-25-OCR-Page-0093.pdf#search=%22vilo_arias_silva%22 March 23, 1978 issue of Record World magazine; page 93 (Retrieved 2017-06-26).
  28. http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Record-World-IDX/IDX/70s/78/RW-1978-05-20-OCR-Page-0095.pdf#search=%22vilo_arias_silva%22 May 20, 1978 issue of Record World magazine; page 101 (Retrieved 2017-06-26).
  29. http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Record-World-IDX/IDX/70s/78/RW-1978-06-10-OCR-Page-0089.pdf#search=%22vilo_arias_silva%22 June 10, 1978 issue of Record World magazine; page 97 (Retrieved 2017-06-26).
  30. http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Record-World-IDX/IDX/70s/78/RW-1978-07-01-OCR-Page-0073.pdf#search=%22vilo_arias_silva%22 July 1, 1978 issue of Record World magazine; page 75 (Retrieved 2017-06-26).
  31. http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Record-World-IDX/IDX/70s/78/Record-World-1978-09-02-OCR-Page-0055.pdf#search=%22vilo_arias_silva%22 September 2, 1978 issue of Record World magazine; page 11 (Retrieved 2017-06-26).
  32. http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Record-World-IDX/IDX/70s/78/Record-World-1978-09-23-OCR-Page-0067.pdf#search=%22vilo_arias_silva%22 September 23, 1978 issue of Record World magazine; page 65 (Retrieved 2017-06-26).
  33. http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Record-World-IDX/IDX/70s/78/Record-World-1978-10-07-OCR-Page-0109.pdf#search=%22vilo_arias_silva%22 October 7, 1978 issue of Record World magazine; page 107 (Retrieved 2017-06-26).
  34. http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Record-World-IDX/IDX/70s/78/RW-1978-10-28-OCR-Page-0079.pdf October 28, 1978 issue of Record World magazine; page 87 (Retrieved 2017-06-26).
  35. http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Record-World-IDX/IDX/70s/78/RW-1978-11-11-OCR-Page-0069.pdf November 11, 1978 issue of Record World magazine; page 71 (Retrieved 2017-06-26).
  36. http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Record-World-IDX/IDX/70s/78/Record-World-1978-12-02-OCR-Page-0055.pdf#search=%22vilo_arias_silva%22 December 2, 1978 issue of Record World magazine; page 55 (Retrieved 2017-06-26).
  37. http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Record-World-IDX/IDX/70s/78/RW-1978-12-23-OCR-Page-0071.pdf#search=%22vilo_arias_silva%22 December 23, 1978 issue of Record World magazine; page 75 (Retrieved 2017-06-26).

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