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| *By 1978, punk and disco had divided the pop audience. | *By 1978, punk and disco had divided the pop audience. | ||
| *[[Factory Records]] is founded | *[[Factory Records]] is founded | ||
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Art and culture
Art
- Piazza d'Italia in New Orleans
- X Portfolio by Mapplethorpe
Literature
Fiction
- Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.
- The Stand by Stephen King
Non-fiction
Film
- Martin by George A. Romero
- La Cage aux folles by Édouard Molinaro
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers by Philip Kaufman
- Circuito chiuso by Giuliano Montaldo
- Pretty Baby by Louis Malle
- Piranha by Joe Dante
- Up in Smoke by Lou Adler
- Animal House by John Landis
- Interiors by Woody Allen
- Midnight Express (film) by Oliver Stone
- Hitler: A Film from Germany by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
Music
- Public Image Ltd. formed
- Telex debuts
- By 1978, punk and disco had divided the pop audience.
- Factory Records is founded
- Mute Records is founded
- Rough Trade Records is founded
- ZE Records is founded
Singles
- In the Bush by Musique
- Keep on Jumpin' by Musique
- Disco Circus by Martin Circus
- Armagideon Time by Willi Williams
- Neon Lights by Kraftwerk
- The Robots by Kraftwerk
- Weekend by Phreek
- I'm A Big Freak (R•U•1•2) by Phreek
- You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) by Sylvester James
- I Am the Fly by Wire
- Sea, Sex and Sun by Serge Gainsbourg
- Dance To The Drummer's Beat by Herman Kelly and Life
- One Nation Under a Groove by Funkadelic
- Human Fly by The Cramps
- Le Freak by Chic
- Why Don't You Answer by Eberhard Schoener (with vocals by Sting)
- Elle et moi by Max Berlin
- Sweet Tears by Roy Ayers
- Moskow Diskow by Telex
- Kiss Me Again by Arthur Russell (as Dinosaur)
- Mellow, Mellow Right On by by Lowrell Simon
- Te Caliente by Patsy Gallant
- Miss You by The Rolling Stones
- Now That We Found Love by Third World
- I Was Born This Way by Carl Bean
- Standing In The Rain by Don Ray
- First Choice - Love Thang
- Kebekelektrik - War Dance
- Bohannon - Let's Start The Dance
- Freda Payne - I'll Do Anything For You
- Lenny Williams - You Got Me Running
- Linda Clifford - Runaway Love
- Dan Hartman - Relight My Fire
- Cory Daye - Pow Wow
- Eddy Grant - Living On The Frontline
- Ripple - The Beat Goes On
- Kleeer - Keep Your Body Workin'
- Blackbyrds - Rock Creek Park
- Love Comittee - Just As Long As I Got You
- John Gibbs And The US Steel Orchestra - Trinidad
- Jean Carn - Don't Let It Go To Your Head
- Herbie Hancock - I Thought It Was You
- Cheryl Lynn - You Saved My Day
Albums
- Patrick Adams Presents Phreek
- No New York
- Question: Are We Not Men? Answer: We Are Devo!
- The Man-Machine by Kraftwerk
- Warm Leatherette by The Normal
- One Nation Under a Groove by Funkadelic
- Looking for St. Tropez by Telex
- Best Dressed Chicken in Town by Dr. Alimantado
- Green by Steve Hillage
- Keep on Jumpin' by Musique
- The Thousand Knives of Ryūichi Sakamoto by Ryūichi Sakamoto
- Roast Fish Collie Weed & Corn Bread by Lee Perry
Births
Deaths
- Roger Caillois
- Ed Wood, Jr.
- Jacques Brel
- Hannah Höch, German painter and photographer (b. 1889)
- Giorgio de Chirico
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