This is a list of number-one songs in 1978 on the Italian charts compiled weekly by the Italian Hit Parade Singles Chart.
Chart history
| Issue Date | Song | Artist(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 7 | " Solo Tu" | Matia Bazar | [1] |
| January 14 | |||
| January 21 | |||
| January 28 | |||
| February 4 | |||
| February 11 | |||
| February 18 | |||
| February 25 | " E Dirsi Ciao" | ||
| March 4 | |||
| March 11 | " Gianna" | Rino Gaetano | |
| March 18 | |||
| March 25 | |||
| April 1 | |||
| April 8 | " Un'emozione da poco" | Anna Oxa | |
| April 15 | |||
| April 22 | |||
| April 29 | " Figli delle stelle" | Alan Sorrenti | |
| May 6 | " Stayin' Alive" | Bee Gees | |
| May 13 | |||
| May 20 | |||
| May 27 | |||
| June 3 | |||
| June 10 | |||
| June 17 | " Sotto il segno dei pesci" | Antonello Venditti | |
| June 24 | "Stayin' Alive | Bee Gees | |
| July 1 | " Tu" | Umberto Tozzi | |
| July 8 | |||
| July 15 | |||
| July 22 | |||
| July 29 | |||
| August 5 | |||
| August 12 | |||
| August 19 | |||
| August 26 | |||
| September 2 | |||
| September 9 | |||
| September 16 | |||
| September 23 | |||
| September 30 | " Ti Avrò" | Adriano Celentano | |
| October 7 | |||
| October 14 | " Wuthering Heights" | Kate Bush | |
| October 21 | " Una donna per amico" | Lucio Battisti | |
| October 28 | |||
| November 4 | |||
| November 11 | |||
| November 18 | |||
| November 25 | |||
| December 2 | |||
| December 9 | |||
| December 16 | |||
| December 23 | |||
| December 30 |
Number-one artists
| Position | Artist | Weeks #1 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Umberto Tozzi | 13 |
| 2 | Lucio Battisti | 11 |
| 3 | Matia Bazar | 9 |
| 4 | Bee Gees | 7 |
| 5 | Rino Gaetano | 4 |
| 6 | Anna Oxa | 3 |
| 7 | Adriano Celentano | 2 |
| 8 | Alan Sorrenti | 1 |
| 8 | Antonello Venditti | 1 |
| 8 | Kate Bush | 1 |