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)
edit| Issue Date | Song | Artist(s) | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 13 | "Ma Baker" | Boney M./Grupo El Tren | RCA / Orfeón | [3] |
| January 20 | [4] | |||
| January 27 | "Si tú te vas" | Camilo Sesto | Ariola | [5] |
| February 3 | "Ma Baker" | Boney M./Grupo El Tren | RCA / Orfeón | [6] |
| February 10 | "Si tú te vas" | Camilo Sesto | Ariola | [7] |
| February 24 | [8] | |||
| March 3 | [9] | |||
| March 10 | "Amigo" | Roberto Carlos | CBS | [10] |
| March 17 | "Blue Bayou" | Linda Ronstadt | Asylum | [11] |
| April 7 | [12] | |||
| April 14 | [13] | |||
| April 21 | [14] | |||
| May 5 | "Aunque te enamores" | Juan Gabriel | Ariola | [15] |
| May 19 | "Stayin' Alive" | Bee Gees | RSO | [16] |
| May 26 | [17] | |||
| June 16 | "El negro José" | Los Virtuosos de la Salsa | GAS | [18] |
| July 21 | "Stayin' Alive" | Bee Gees | RSO | [19] |
| August 4 | [20] | |||
| August 18 | [21] | |||
| September 1 | [22] | |||
| October 13 | "Rivers of Babylon" | Boney M. | RCA | [23] |
Chart history (Record World)
edit| Issue Date | Popularity | Sales | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Song | Artist(s) | Song | Artist(s) | ||
| January 7 | "Pajarillo" | Napoleón | "Pajarillo" | Napoleón | [24] |
| January 21 | "Son tus perjúmenes, mujer" | Los Alvarado | "Son tus perjúmenes, mujer" | Los Alvarado | [25] |
| February 25 | N/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 Mariachi | Lucha 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] | ||
References
edit- ^ January 27, 1973 issue of Billboard Magazine; page 109 (Retrieved 2016-03-15).
- ^ Galván, Hugo (2013). Rock impop: El rock mexicano en la radio Top 40 (in Spanish). p. 80. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
- ^ "Billboard "Hits of the World"". 4 February 1978. p. 82. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Billboard "Hits of the World"". 11 February 1978. p. 61. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Billboard "Hits of the World"". 18 February 1978. p. 63. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Billboard "Hits of the World"". 25 February 1978. p. 84. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Billboard "Hits of the World"". 4 March 1978. p. 64. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Billboard "Hits of the World"". 18 March 1978. p. 77. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Billboard "Hits of the World"". 25 March 1978. p. 144. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Billboard "Hits of the World"" (PDF). 8 April 1978. p. 76. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Billboard "Hits of the World"" (PDF). 15 April 1978. p. 80. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Billboard "Hits of the World"" (PDF). 29 April 1978. p. 78. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Billboard "Hits of the World"" (PDF). 6 May 1978. p. 82. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Billboard "Hits of the World"" (PDF). 13 May 1978. p. 68. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Billboard "Hits of the World"" (PDF). 27 May 1978. p. 70. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Billboard "Hits of the World"" (PDF). 10 June 1978. p. 72. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Billboard "Hits of the World"" (PDF). 17 June 1978. p. 90. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Billboard "Hits of the World"". 8 July 1978. p. 65. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Billboard "Hits of the World"". 12 August 1978. p. 78. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Billboard "Hits of the World"". 25 August 1978. p. 98. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Billboard "Hits of the World"". 9 September 1978. p. 62. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Billboard "Hits of the World"". 23 September 1978. p. 86. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Billboard "Hits of the World"" (PDF). 4 November 1978. p. 103. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ January 7, 1978 issue of Record World magazine; page 49 (Retrieved 2017-06-26).
- ^ January 21, 1978 issue of Record World magazine; page 89 (Retrieved 2017-06-26).
- ^ February 25, 1978 issue of Record World magazine; page 67 (Retrieved 2017-06-26).
- ^ March 23, 1978 issue of Record World magazine; page 93 (Retrieved 2017-06-26).
- ^ May 20, 1978 issue of Record World magazine; page 101 (Retrieved 2017-06-26).
- ^ June 10, 1978 issue of Record World magazine; page 97 (Retrieved 2017-06-26).
- ^ July 1, 1978 issue of Record World magazine; page 75 (Retrieved 2017-06-26).
- ^ September 2, 1978 issue of Record World magazine; page 11 (Retrieved 2017-06-26).
- ^ September 23, 1978 issue of Record World magazine; page 65 (Retrieved 2017-06-26).
- ^ October 7, 1978 issue of Record World magazine; page 107 (Retrieved 2017-06-26).
- ^ October 28, 1978 issue of Record World magazine; page 87 (Retrieved 2017-06-26).
- ^ November 11, 1978 issue of Record World magazine; page 71 (Retrieved 2017-06-26).
- ^ December 2, 1978 issue of Record World magazine; page 55 (Retrieved 2017-06-26).
- ^ December 23, 1978 issue of Record World magazine; page 75 (Retrieved 2017-06-26).
Sources
edit- Print editions of the Billboard and Record World magazines.