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1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was the 978th year of the 2nd millennium, the 78th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1970s decade.

Art and culture

Art

• Piazza d'Italia in New Orleans
• X Portfolio by Mapplethorpe
• Proust Armchair by Alessandro Mendini

Literature

Fiction

• Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.
• The Stand by Stephen King

Non-fiction

• Freaks: Myths and Images of the Secret Self by Leslie Fiedler
• Disco by Albert Goldman

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
• Knee 1, a segment of the opera Einstein on the Beach by Philip Glass
• Standing In The Rain by Don Ray
• Love Thang by First Choice
• War Dance by Kebekelektrik
• Let's Start the Dance by Bohannon
• You Got Me Running by Lenny Williams
• Better Change Your Mind by William Onyeabor
• Runaway Love by Linda Clifford
• Relight My Fire by Dan Hartman
• Pow Wow by Cory Daye
• Living On The Frontline by Eddy Grant
• The Beat Goes On by Ripple
• Rock Creek Park by Blackbyrds
• Just As Long As I Got You by Love Committee
• Trinidad by John Gibbs And The US Steel Orchestra
• Don't Let It Go To Your Head by Jean Carn
• I Thought It Was You by Herbie Hancock
• You Saved My Day by Cheryl Lynn
• Warm Leatherette by The Normal

Albums

• Patrick Adams Presents Phreek by Patrick Adams
• No New York by various
• Q. Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! by Devo
• The Man-Machine by Kraftwerk
• One Nation Under a Groove by Funkadelic
• Looking for Saint Tropez by Telex
• Best Dressed Chicken in Town by Dr. Alimantado
• Green by Steve Hillage
• Keep on Jumpin' by Musique
• Thousand Knives by Ryūichi Sakamoto
• Roast Fish Collie Weed & Corn Bread by Lee Perry
• Ambient 1: Music for Airports by Brian Eno
• Nite Flights by the Walker Brothers

Births

Deaths

• Roger Caillois
• Ed Wood, Jr.
• Jacques Brel
• Hannah Höch, German painter and photographer (b. 1889)
• Giorgio de Chirico