List of number-one hits of 1978 (Mexico)

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

  1. ^ January 27, 1973 issue of Billboard Magazine; page 109 (Retrieved 2016-03-15).
  2. ^ Galván, Hugo (2013). Rock impop: El rock mexicano en la radio Top 40 (in Spanish). p. 80. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  3. ^ "Billboard "Hits of the World"". 4 February 1978. p. 82. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Billboard "Hits of the World"". 11 February 1978. p. 61. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Billboard "Hits of the World"". 18 February 1978. p. 63. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Billboard "Hits of the World"". 25 February 1978. p. 84. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Billboard "Hits of the World"". 4 March 1978. p. 64. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Billboard "Hits of the World"". 18 March 1978. p. 77. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Billboard "Hits of the World"". 25 March 1978. p. 144. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Billboard "Hits of the World"" (PDF). 8 April 1978. p. 76. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  11. ^ "Billboard "Hits of the World"" (PDF). 15 April 1978. p. 80. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  12. ^ "Billboard "Hits of the World"" (PDF). 29 April 1978. p. 78. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  13. ^ "Billboard "Hits of the World"" (PDF). 6 May 1978. p. 82. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  14. ^ "Billboard "Hits of the World"" (PDF). 13 May 1978. p. 68. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  15. ^ "Billboard "Hits of the World"" (PDF). 27 May 1978. p. 70. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  16. ^ "Billboard "Hits of the World"" (PDF). 10 June 1978. p. 72. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  17. ^ "Billboard "Hits of the World"" (PDF). 17 June 1978. p. 90. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  18. ^ "Billboard "Hits of the World"". 8 July 1978. p. 65. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  19. ^ "Billboard "Hits of the World"". 12 August 1978. p. 78. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  20. ^ "Billboard "Hits of the World"". 25 August 1978. p. 98. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  21. ^ "Billboard "Hits of the World"". 9 September 1978. p. 62. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  22. ^ "Billboard "Hits of the World"". 23 September 1978. p. 86. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  23. ^ "Billboard "Hits of the World"" (PDF). 4 November 1978. p. 103. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  24. ^ January 7, 1978 issue of Record World magazine; page 49 (Retrieved 2017-06-26).
  25. ^ January 21, 1978 issue of Record World magazine; page 89 (Retrieved 2017-06-26).
  26. ^ February 25, 1978 issue of Record World magazine; page 67 (Retrieved 2017-06-26).
  27. ^ March 23, 1978 issue of Record World magazine; page 93 (Retrieved 2017-06-26).
  28. ^ May 20, 1978 issue of Record World magazine; page 101 (Retrieved 2017-06-26).
  29. ^ June 10, 1978 issue of Record World magazine; page 97 (Retrieved 2017-06-26).
  30. ^ July 1, 1978 issue of Record World magazine; page 75 (Retrieved 2017-06-26).
  31. ^ September 2, 1978 issue of Record World magazine; page 11 (Retrieved 2017-06-26).
  32. ^ September 23, 1978 issue of Record World magazine; page 65 (Retrieved 2017-06-26).
  33. ^ October 7, 1978 issue of Record World magazine; page 107 (Retrieved 2017-06-26).
  34. ^ October 28, 1978 issue of Record World magazine; page 87 (Retrieved 2017-06-26).
  35. ^ November 11, 1978 issue of Record World magazine; page 71 (Retrieved 2017-06-26).
  36. ^ December 2, 1978 issue of Record World magazine; page 55 (Retrieved 2017-06-26).
  37. ^ 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.