They were everywhere in 1978 — on the radio, in cars, at slow dances — yet none of them ever hit #1. From Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway to ABBA, Meat Loaf, Baker Street’s iconic s_a_x line, and Linda Ronstadt, these 15 legendary songs came agonizingly close to the top of the charts… but something always blocked them. Disco was exploding. Competition was brutal. Timing was cruel. One story even reveals how a single moment nearly ended a legendary career forever.
Which of these classic 1978 hits still takes YOU back the moment it plays? Drop it in the comments! 👇
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