Hi everyone, My husband's 30'th birthday is coming up and I want to throw a 1978 theme party. He is really into 70s rock music, rather than disco or anything like that. Every web site I go to only has ideas and tips for Saturday Night Fever type parties. I'm looking for ideas on anything, music, food, decorations, even invites! Any help will be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,

Mel :D

Boney M and Queen were a big pop groups at that time.

Definitely Kiss was a hot rock group in 1978.  8)

Punk Music with the Sex Pistols.

Some popular non-disco music acts in '78:

Kansas
Styx
Eric Clapton
Little River Band
Paul Davis
Rolling Stones
Joe Walsh
The Cars (newcomers)
Toto
The Who
Foreigner
Heart
Steely Dan
Warren Zevon
Patti Smith Group
Talking Heads (newcomers)
Electric Light Orchestra

Plus a few more I missed:
Billy Joel
Bob Seger
Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (newcomers)
Jackson Browne

I'm sure I still missed some other good ones...  :)

my avatar is from 1978. you should have lots of "return from witch mountain" stuff.

my avatar is from 1978. you should have lots of "return from witch mountain" stuff.


;D


How about paying homage to the laser light shows?

;D


How about paying homage to the laser light shows?
With the music of Jean Michel Jarre?

1978?  I'm there!

Blues Brothers and Love Canal.
What a year.

1978?  I'm there!

Blues Brothers and Love Canal.
What a year.
dont forget all the airline crashes and hijackings! AND the jonestown massacre. good times, good times.

This stuff is gold! Thank you all sooooo much. Keep 'em coming!  :D

It was sometime in the 70's when the UK had the "three-day-week"

Hi there - I am throwing the same exact party - a friend is turning 30 next month.  Have you decided what kind of food you're serving??

Hi there - I am throwing the same exact party - a friend is turning 30 next month.  Have you decided what kind of food you're serving??
Mcdonalds first hit the UK in the late 70's

Mcdonalds first hit the UK in the late 70's
and what'd you guys do before that? just go hungry, or what? ???

Here they are, the absolutely greatest hits from the history of popular music in the USA.
The very best music.
The Year Is 1978



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Abba - The Name Of The Game - 03-78 - Atlantic
Abba - Take A Chance On Me - 05-78 - Atlantic
Ambrosia - How Much I Feel - 10-78 - Warner
The Atlanta Rhythm Section - Imaginary Lover - 05-78 - Polydor
The Atlanta Rhythm Section - I'm Not Gonna Let It Bother Me Tonight - 08-78 - Polydor
Barbra & Neil - You Don't Bring Me Flowers - 11-78 - Columbia
Toby Beau - My Angel Baby - 08-78 - RCA
The Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive - 01-78 - RSO
The Bee Gees - Night Fever - 02-78 - RSO
The Bee Gees - Too Much Heaven - 12-78 - RSO
George Benson - On Broadway - 05-78 - Warner
Boston - Don't Look Back - 09-78 - Epic
Alicia Bridges - I Love The Night Life (Disco 'Round) - 11-78 - Polydor
Peter Brown - Dance With Me - 06-78 - Drive
Jackson Browne - Runnin' On Empty - 04-78 - Asylum
The Captain & Tenille - You Never Done It Like That - 10-78 - A&M
Chic - Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) - 02-78 - Atlantic
Chic - Le Freak - 11-78 - Atlantic
Chicago - Alive Again - !2-78 - Columbia
Eric Clapton - Lay Down Sally - 02-78 - RSO
Eric Clapton - Promises - 12-78 - RSO
Natalie Cole - Our Love - 04-78 - Capitol
The Commodores - Three Times A Lady - 07-78 - Motown
Alice Cooper - How You Gonna See Me Now - 12-78 - Warner
Pablo Cruise - Love Will Find A Way - 07-78 - A&M
Paul Davis - I Go Crazy - 02-78 - Bang
Neil Diamond - Desiree - 02-78 - Columbia
Dr. Hook - Sharing The Night Together - 11-78 - Capitol
Earth, Wind & Fire - Serpentine Fire - 02-78 - Columbia
Earth, Wind & Fire - Got To Get You Into My Life - 09-78 - Columbia
Walter Egan - Magnet And Steel - 08-78 - Columbia
The Electric Light Orchestra - Turn To Stone - 01-78 - Jet
Yvonne Elliman - If I Can't Have You - 03-78 - RSO
England Dan/John Ford Coley - We'll Never Have To Say Goodbye Again - 04-78 - Big Tree
Exile - Kiss You All Over - 08-78 - Warner
Jay Ferguson - Thunder Island - 03-78 - Asylum
Firefall - Strange Way - 12-78 - Atlantic
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - The Closer I Get To You - 04-78 - Atlantic
Foreigner - Hot Blooded - 07-78 - Atlantic
Foreigner - Double Vision - 10-78 - Atlantic
Foxy - Get Off - 10-78 - Dash
Art Garfunkel, James Taylor & Paul Simon - Wonderful World - 03-78 - Columbia
Leif Garrett - Runaround Sue - 01-78 - Atlantic
David Gates - Goodbye Girl - 04-78 - Elektra
Andy Gibb - (Love Is) Thicker Than Water - 01-78 - RSO
Andy Gibb - Shadow Dancing - 05-78 - RSO
Andy Gibb - An Everlasting Love - 08-78 - RSO
Andy Gibb - (Our Love) Don't Throw It Away - 11-78 - RSO
Nick Gilder - Hot Child In The City - 09-78 - Chrysalis
Heart - Straight On - 12-78 - Portrait
Heatwave - The Groove Line - 06-78 - Epic
Dan Hill - Sometimes When We Touch - 01-78 - 20th Century
Rick James - You And I - 09-78 - Gordy
Jefferson Starship - Count On Me - 04-78 - Grunt
Jefferson Starship - Runaway - 07-78 - Grunt
Billy Joel - Just The Way You Are - 01-78 - Columbia
Billy Joel - My Life - 12-78 - Columbia
Michael Johnson - Bluer Than Blue - 07-78 - EMI America
Kansas - Dust In The Wind - 04-78 - Kirshner
Evelyn 'Champagne' King - Shame - 08-78 - RCA
Leblanc & Carr - Falling - 03-78 - Big Tree
The Little River Band - Happy Anniversary - 03-78 - Harvest
The Little River Band - Reminiscing - 09-78 - Harvest
Kenny Loggins - Whenever I Call You 'Friend' - 09-78 - Columbia
Lynyrd Skynyrd - What's Your Name - 03-78 - MCA
Chuck Mangione - Feels So Good - 05-78 - A&M
Barry Manilow - Can't Smile Without You - 03-78 - Arista
Barry Manilow - Copacabana (At The Copa) - 07-78 - Arista
Barry Manilow - Ready To Take A Chance Again - 11-78 - Arista
Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams - Too Much, Too Little, Too Late - 05 -78 - Columbia
Meat Loaf - Two Out Of Three Ain't Baad - 06-78 - Epic
Eddie Money - Baby Hold On - 05-78 - Columbia
Anne Murray - You Needed Me - 09-78 - Capitol
Randy Newman - Short People - 01-78 - Warner
Olivia Newton-John - Hopelessly Devoted To You - 08-78 - RSO
The O'Jays - Use Ta Be My Little Girl - 06-78 - Philly Int.
The Patti Smith Group - Because The Night - 06-78 - Arista
Player - This Time I'm In It For Love - 05-78 - RSO
Queen - We Are The Champions - 01-78 - Elektra
Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street - 06-78 - UA
Gerry Rafferty - Right Down The Line - 10-78 - UA
Raydio - Jack And Jill - 04-78 - Arista
Chris Rea - Fool (If You Think It's Over) - 09-78 - UA
The Rolling Stones - Miss You - 07-98 - Rolling Stone
The Rolling Stones - Beast Of Burden - 10-78 - Rolling Stone
Linda Ronstadt - Back In The U.S.A. - 10-78 - Asylum
Linda Ronstadt - Ooh Baby Baby - 12-78 - Asylum
Samantha Sang - Emotion - 02-78 - Private Stock
Santa Esmeralda - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - 02-78 - Casablanca
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Still The Same - 06-78 - Capitol
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Hollywood Nights - 09-78 - Capitol
Carly Simon - You Belong To Me - 06-78 - Elektra
Steely Dan - Peg - 02-78 - ABC
Al Stewart - Time Passages - 11-78 - Arista
Donna Summer - Last Dance - 07-78 - Casablanca
Donna Summer - MacArthur Park - 10-78 - Casablanca
The Sweet - Love Is Like Oxygen - 05-78 - Capitol
Taste Of Honey - Boogie Oogie Oogie - 08-78 - Capitol
Toto - Hold The Line - 12-78 - Columbia
The Trammps - Disco Inferno - 05-78 - Atlantic
John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - You're The One That I Want - 04-78 - RSO
John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - Summer Nights - 09-78 - RSO
Bonnie Tyler - It's A Heartache - 06-78 - RCA
Franki Valli - Grease - 07-78 - RSO
Gino Vannelli - I Just Wanna Stop - 11-78 - A&M
The Village People - Y.M.C.A. - 12-78 - Casablanca
Joe Walsh - Life's Been Good - 08-78 - Asylum
Bob Welch - Ebony Eyes - 04-78 - Capitol
The Who - Who Are You - 11-78 - Decca
John Williams - Theme From 'Close Encounters Of The Third Kind' - 02-78 - Arista
Wings - With A Little Luck - 04-78 - Capitol
John Paul Young - Love Is In The Air - 09-78 - Scotti Bros
 



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It was a good year, I  graduated from high school  :)
 

Here they are, the absolutely greatest hits from the history of popular music in the USA.
The very best music.
The Year Is 1978



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Abba - The Name Of The Game - 03-78 - Atlantic
Abba - Take A Chance On Me - 05-78 - Atlantic
Ambrosia - How Much I Feel - 10-78 - Warner
The Atlanta Rhythm Section - Imaginary Lover - 05-78 - Polydor
The Atlanta Rhythm Section - I'm Not Gonna Let It Bother Me Tonight - 08-78 - Polydor
Barbra & Neil - You Don't Bring Me Flowers - 11-78 - Columbia
Toby Beau - My Angel Baby - 08-78 - RCA
The Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive - 01-78 - RSO
The Bee Gees - Night Fever - 02-78 - RSO
The Bee Gees - Too Much Heaven - 12-78 - RSO
George Benson - On Broadway - 05-78 - Warner
Boston - Don't Look Back - 09-78 - Epic
Alicia Bridges - I Love The Night Life (Disco 'Round) - 11-78 - Polydor
Peter Brown - Dance With Me - 06-78 - Drive
Jackson Browne - Runnin' On Empty - 04-78 - Asylum
The Captain & Tenille - You Never Done It Like That - 10-78 - A&M
Chic - Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) - 02-78 - Atlantic
Chic - Le Freak - 11-78 - Atlantic
Chicago - Alive Again - !2-78 - Columbia
Eric Clapton - Lay Down Sally - 02-78 - RSO
Eric Clapton - Promises - 12-78 - RSO
Natalie Cole - Our Love - 04-78 - Capitol
The Commodores - Three Times A Lady - 07-78 - Motown
Alice Cooper - How You Gonna See Me Now - 12-78 - Warner
Pablo Cruise - Love Will Find A Way - 07-78 - A&M
Paul Davis - I Go Crazy - 02-78 - Bang
Neil Diamond - Desiree - 02-78 - Columbia
Dr. Hook - Sharing The Night Together - 11-78 - Capitol
Earth, Wind & Fire - Serpentine Fire - 02-78 - Columbia
Earth, Wind & Fire - Got To Get You Into My Life - 09-78 - Columbia
Walter Egan - Magnet And Steel - 08-78 - Columbia
The Electric Light Orchestra - Turn To Stone - 01-78 - Jet
Yvonne Elliman - If I Can't Have You - 03-78 - RSO
England Dan/John Ford Coley - We'll Never Have To Say Goodbye Again - 04-78 - Big Tree
Exile - Kiss You All Over - 08-78 - Warner
Jay Ferguson - Thunder Island - 03-78 - Asylum
Firefall - Strange Way - 12-78 - Atlantic
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - The Closer I Get To You - 04-78 - Atlantic
Foreigner - Hot Blooded - 07-78 - Atlantic
Foreigner - Double Vision - 10-78 - Atlantic
Foxy - Get Off - 10-78 - Dash
Art Garfunkel, James Taylor & Paul Simon - Wonderful World - 03-78 - Columbia
Leif Garrett - Runaround Sue - 01-78 - Atlantic
David Gates - Goodbye Girl - 04-78 - Elektra
Andy Gibb - (Love Is) Thicker Than Water - 01-78 - RSO
Andy Gibb - Shadow Dancing - 05-78 - RSO
Andy Gibb - An Everlasting Love - 08-78 - RSO
Andy Gibb - (Our Love) Don't Throw It Away - 11-78 - RSO
Nick Gilder - Hot Child In The City - 09-78 - Chrysalis
Heart - Straight On - 12-78 - Portrait
Heatwave - The Groove Line - 06-78 - Epic
Dan Hill - Sometimes When We Touch - 01-78 - 20th Century
Rick James - You And I - 09-78 - Gordy
Jefferson Starship - Count On Me - 04-78 - Grunt
Jefferson Starship - Runaway - 07-78 - Grunt
Billy Joel - Just The Way You Are - 01-78 - Columbia
Billy Joel - My Life - 12-78 - Columbia
Michael Johnson - Bluer Than Blue - 07-78 - EMI America
Kansas - Dust In The Wind - 04-78 - Kirshner
Evelyn 'Champagne' King - Shame - 08-78 - RCA
Leblanc & Carr - Falling - 03-78 - Big Tree
The Little River Band - Happy Anniversary - 03-78 - Harvest
The Little River Band - Reminiscing - 09-78 - Harvest
Kenny Loggins - Whenever I Call You 'Friend' - 09-78 - Columbia
Lynyrd Skynyrd - What's Your Name - 03-78 - MCA
Chuck Mangione - Feels So Good - 05-78 - A&M
Barry Manilow - Can't Smile Without You - 03-78 - Arista
Barry Manilow - Copacabana (At The Copa) - 07-78 - Arista
Barry Manilow - Ready To Take A Chance Again - 11-78 - Arista
Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams - Too Much, Too Little, Too Late - 05 -78 - Columbia
Meat Loaf - Two Out Of Three Ain't Baad - 06-78 - Epic
Eddie Money - Baby Hold On - 05-78 - Columbia
Anne Murray - You Needed Me - 09-78 - Capitol
Randy Newman - Short People - 01-78 - Warner
Olivia Newton-John - Hopelessly Devoted To You - 08-78 - RSO
The O'Jays - Use Ta Be My Little Girl - 06-78 - Philly Int.
The Patti Smith Group - Because The Night - 06-78 - Arista
Player - This Time I'm In It For Love - 05-78 - RSO
Queen - We Are The Champions - 01-78 - Elektra
Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street - 06-78 - UA
Gerry Rafferty - Right Down The Line - 10-78 - UA
Raydio - Jack And Jill - 04-78 - Arista
Chris Rea - Fool (If You Think It's Over) - 09-78 - UA
The Rolling Stones - Miss You - 07-98 - Rolling Stone
The Rolling Stones - Beast Of Burden - 10-78 - Rolling Stone
Linda Ronstadt - Back In The U.S.A. - 10-78 - Asylum
Linda Ronstadt - Ooh Baby Baby - 12-78 - Asylum
Samantha Sang - Emotion - 02-78 - Private Stock
Santa Esmeralda - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - 02-78 - Casablanca
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Still The Same - 06-78 - Capitol
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Hollywood Nights - 09-78 - Capitol
Carly Simon - You Belong To Me - 06-78 - Elektra
Steely Dan - Peg - 02-78 - ABC
Al Stewart - Time Passages - 11-78 - Arista
Donna Summer - Last Dance - 07-78 - Casablanca
Donna Summer - MacArthur Park - 10-78 - Casablanca
The Sweet - Love Is Like Oxygen - 05-78 - Capitol
Taste Of Honey - Boogie Oogie Oogie - 08-78 - Capitol
Toto - Hold The Line - 12-78 - Columbia
The Trammps - Disco Inferno - 05-78 - Atlantic
John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - You're The One That I Want - 04-78 - RSO
John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - Summer Nights - 09-78 - RSO
Bonnie Tyler - It's A Heartache - 06-78 - RCA
Franki Valli - Grease - 07-78 - RSO
Gino Vannelli - I Just Wanna Stop - 11-78 - A&M
The Village People - Y.M.C.A. - 12-78 - Casablanca
Joe Walsh - Life's Been Good - 08-78 - Asylum
Bob Welch - Ebony Eyes - 04-78 - Capitol
The Who - Who Are You - 11-78 - Decca
John Williams - Theme From 'Close Encounters Of The Third Kind' - 02-78 - Arista
Wings - With A Little Luck - 04-78 - Capitol
John Paul Young - Love Is In The Air - 09-78 - Scotti Bros
 



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It was a good year, I  graduated from high school  :)
 


Solved, a Village People Party!

and what'd you guys do before that? just go hungry, or what? ???


No, we had Wimpy