While 1978 is often remembered as a major year for disco, we delved, dipped, and even dove into the XRT archives for a potpourri of musical genres…

Next week: 1984

This Week’s Playlist: 1978

Song – Artist
• Roxanne – The Police
• Wavelength – Van Morrison
• Satisfaction – Devo
• I’m Ready – Muddy Waters
• Watch Out for Lucy – Eric Clapton
• FM – Steely Dan
• Remember – Greg Kihn
• Comes a Time – Neil Young
• The Promised Land – Bruce Springsteen
• Can We Still be Friends – Todd Rundgren
• Setting Me Up – Dire Straits
• How Are You? – Cheap Trick
• One Way or Another – Blondie
• Night People – Robert Palmer
• Heart of the City – Nick Lowe
• Well Alright – Santana
• Listen to Her Heart – Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
• Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll – Ian Dury & the Blockheads
• Excitable Boy – Warren Zevon
• The Good Thing – Talking Heads
• You’re All I’ve Got Tonight – The Cars
• D.I.Y.- Peter Gabriel
• Shattered – Rolling Stones
• Who Do You Love – George Thorogood
• Dreadlock Holiday – 10cc
• Had Enough – The Who
• So Lonely – The Police
• I Need a Miracle – Grateful Dead
• Fish and Whistle – John Prine
• Because the Night – Patti Smith Group
• Phase Dance – Pat Metheny Group
• The Beat – Elvis Costello
• There’s No Way Out of Here – David Gilmour
• Two More Bottles of Wine – Emmylou Harris
• Feats Don’t Fail Me Now (live) – Little Feat
• Is This Love? – Bob Marley & the Wailers
• Golfin’ Blues – Loudon Wainwright III
• Rock and Roll Fantasy – The Kinks
• Can’t Let Go – Bryan Ferry
• Hey Bartender – Koko Taylor
• Candy’s Room – Bruce Springsteen
• I Wanna be Sedated – Ramones