Year-end countdown · KISW · May 29, 2021
KISW Top 25 Rock Songs from 1978
The year-end countdown (May 29, 2021) from KISW in Seattle-Tacoma, WA ranks 25 songs, with “Hold The Line” by Toto at number one. The list features 19 different artists.
Aired in 2021 as part of KISW's 50th-anniversary '25 from 50' weekend countdowns (counted down from 25 to 1). Retrospective list of songs from 1978.
| # | Song | Lists | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Hold The Line Toto | 53 | #25 |
| 24 | Old Time Rock and Roll Bob Seger | 78 | #23 |
| 23 |
 Double Vision
Foreigner
|
75 | #23 |
| 22 |
 Godzilla
Blue Oyster Cult
|
46 | #22 |
| 21 | Don't Look Back Boston | 88 | #21 |
| 20 | Feeling That Way Journey | 2 | #20 |
| 19 |
 I Wanna Be Sedated
The Ramones
|
158 | #1 |
| 18 |
 Beast of Burden
The Rolling Stones
|
104 | #18 |
| 17 |
 Good Times Roll
The Cars
|
81 | #17 |
| 16 |
 Life's Been Good
Joe Walsh
|
94 | #11 |
| 15 |
Hot Blooded
Foreigner
|
78 | #15 |
| 14 |
 Straight On
Heart
|
43 | #11 |
| 13 |
 Sultans of Swing
Dire Straits
|
143 | #6 |
| 12 |
 Surrender
Cheap Trick
|
92 | #12 |
| 11 |
 Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
Van Halen
|
89 | #11 |
| 10 |
 Roxanne
The Police
|
167 | #10 |
| 9 |
 I Need to Know
Tom Petty
|
18 | #9 |
| 8 | Hollywood Nights Bob Seger | 80 | #8 |
| 7 |
 Renegade
Styx
|
91 | #7 |
| 6 |
Miss You
The Rolling Stones
|
101 | #6 |
| 5 |
 Lights
Journey
|
68 | #5 |
| 4 |
 Don't Fear the Reaper
Blue Oyster Cult
|
114 | #1 |
| 3 |
 Fat Bottomed Girls
Queen
|
94 | #3 |
| 2 |
 Who Are You
The Who
|
107 | #2 |
| 1 |
Runnin' With The Devil
Van Halen
|
94 | #1 |
More 1978 countdowns
Best songs of 1978 →This is the only 1978 year-end countdown in the archive so far.
About this countdown
KISW Top 25 Rock Songs from 1978 was broadcast by KISW (Seattle-Tacoma, WA) in May 29, 2021. Positions are shown exactly as the station ranked them; artist and song names have been standardized so that every entry links to that song’s complete chart history across all stations. It counts toward the Hard Rock & Metal rankings.
Source: KISW 99.9 (Audacy), "The Top 25 Rock Songs from 1978".
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