In week 24 of 1978, Rivers of Babylon by Boney M. was at number 1, by then ten weeks on the chart. The highest new entry was Ragtime Piano Joe by Peter Straker, straight in at 20, one of the five new entries that week. The biggest climber was Joost Mag Het Weten by Het Nederlands Artiestenkoor, from 24 to 13.
- 1Rivers of Babylon1unchanged1peak10weeks
- 2Lady McCorey2unchanged2peak7weeks
- 3You're The One That I Want113last week 113peak3weeks
- 4Thank You For The Music4unchanged4peak5weeks
- 5If You Can't Give Me Love75last week 75peak4weeks
- 6Met De Vlam In De Pijp6unchanged6peak7weeks
- 7Golden Years Of Rock 'n Roll97last week 97peak3weeks
- 8Ca Plane Pour Moi38last week 32peak8weeks
- 9Miss You169last week 169peak2weeks
- 10A Woman in Love1310last week 1310peak3weeks
- 11I'll Be Waiting1211last week 1211peak4weeks
- 12Piece of the Rock2212last week 2212peak2weeks
- 13Joost Mag Het Weten2413last week 2413peak2weeks
- 14Wishing on a Star1814last week 1814peak4weeks
- 15I Wonder Why2015last week 2015peak5weeks
- 16Night Fever816last week 83peak8weeks
- 17Achter De Rhododendron1917last week 1917peak3weeks
- 18Substitute518last week 52peak10weeks
- 19Best Of Both Worlds1719last week 1717peak6weeks
- 20NewRagtime Piano Joe20peak1week
- 21Mary Rose2821last week 2821peak2weeks
- 22NewWhole Lotta Rosie22peak1week
- 23NewThe Boy from New York City23peak1week
- 24NewDance Across The Floor24peak1week
- 25Every 1's a Winner1425last week 146peak9weeks
- 26Oh Carol3226last week 3226peak2weeks
- 27Rider in the Rain2927last week 2927peak3weeks
- 28If I Can't Have You3528last week 3528peak2weeks
- 29NewHold You Back29peak1week
- 30(I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence, Dear1030last week 1010peak5weeks
- 31Theme From "Which Way Is Up"2531last week 2522peak6weeks
- 32Only A Fool (Breaks His Own Heart)2632last week 262peak28weeks
- 33Bend Me Shape Me1533last week 1511peak7weeks
- 34Heidi2134last week 2114peak6weeks
- 35Party Party2335last week 2316peak6weeks
- 36To the Unknown Man3336last week 3332peak4weeks
- 37Dust in the Wind2737last week 2719peak7weeks
- 38Come Back My Love3438last week 344peak11weeks
- 39Beta' - A-Ba-Ni-Bi3039last week 3012peak6weeks
- 40Het Stadje Kufstein3140last week 3121peak8weeks
Source: top40.nl
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What was number 1 in week 24 of 1978?
Rivers of Babylon by Boney M., on the chart for ten weeks by then.
Which records were new entries?
Five records: Ragtime Piano Joe by Peter Straker at 20, Whole Lotta Rosie by AC/DC at 22, The Boy from New York City by Darts at 23, Dance Across The Floor by Jimmy "Bo" Horne at 24, Hold You Back by Status Quo at 29.
What was the biggest climber?
Joost Mag Het Weten by Het Nederlands Artiestenkoor, from 24 to 13 (11 places).
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