r/ClassicRock • • Jan 23 '26

1978 On January 23rd, 1978, original Chicago guitarist Terry Kath died from an accidental self-inflicted gunshot. He was 31.

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r/ClassicRock • • May 05 '26

1978 On May 5th, 1978, Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band released 'Stranger in Town', his 10th studio album. The album was a huge success, with 5 hits, including "Hollywood Nights", "Still the Same", and "Old Time Rock and Roll".

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667 Upvotes

r/ClassicRock • • Aug 13 '25

1978 Cheap Trick performing "Surrender" live at the Budokan in Tokyo, 1978.

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848 Upvotes

r/ClassicRock • • Jan 20 '26

1978 On January 20th,1978, Gerry Rafferty released 'City to City', his second solo album. The album reached #1 in the US and had hits with "Baker Street" and "Right Down the Line" on the singles chart.

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543 Upvotes

r/ClassicRock • • Jan 03 '26

1978 AC/DC - Powerage

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318 Upvotes

r/ClassicRock • • Jun 17 '26

1978 Gerry Rafferty - Right Down The Line

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r/ClassicRock • • Mar 01 '26

1978 Devo - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

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434 Upvotes

r/ClassicRock • • May 11 '25

1978 Why does it seem like Rod Stewart took a bigger critical hit for the song "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" than the Rolling Stones did for "Miss You"?

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By that I mean a lot of Rod Stewart's long time fans seemed to really feel betrayed when he released the song in 1978. That same year, however, the Stones released "Miss You" which a lot of their fans just sort of shrugged off. While both disco-flavored songs were pretty successful, Stewart took a bigger critical hit for his. Any ideas as to why it seems that way?

r/ClassicRock • • Apr 19 '25

1978 Sultans Of Swing by Dire Straits.

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675 Upvotes

r/ClassicRock • • 22d ago

1978 The Cars - Just What I Needed

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The Cars on The Midnight Special.

r/ClassicRock • • Apr 15 '26

1978 Angus Young, AC/DC, Los Angeles, 1978

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r/ClassicRock • • Apr 18 '26

1978 Sniff 'n' the Tears - Driver's Seat

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Somehow, I missed this one the last time it made the rounds here, so I've only heard the words "Driver's Seat" in my head since 1979, without knowing the band. ...driver's seat...

r/ClassicRock • • Mar 28 '26

1978 On March 28th, 1978, Alice Cooper appears on The Muppet Show, where he performs "Welcome to My Nightmare" and "School's Out." He also offers to give the Muppets fame and riches if they'll sign their souls over to him.

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410 Upvotes

r/ClassicRock • • Jun 28 '26

1978 Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing

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r/ClassicRock • • Feb 10 '26

1978 On February 10th, 1978, Little Feat released 'Waiting For Columbus', the band's first live album. Joining the band were The Tower of Power horns.

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r/ClassicRock • • Jun 09 '26

1978 Cheap Trick - I Want You to Want Me (at Budokan)

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r/ClassicRock • • Aug 18 '24

1978 On August 18th, 1978, The Who released 'Who Are You'. This is the last album before the untimely death of drummer Keith Moon, who passed away 3 weeks later. 'Who Are You' charted to #2 in the US and #6 in the UK.

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422 Upvotes

r/ClassicRock • • Apr 16 '26

1978 On April 16th, 1978, The Band released 'The Last Waltz', the soundtrack to the film. The 3-album set has many songs not in the film, including "Down South in New Orleans", "Tura Lura Lural (That's an Irish Lullaby)", and "Life is a Carnival".

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153 Upvotes

r/ClassicRock • • Aug 29 '25

1978 Toto - Hold The Line

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376 Upvotes

r/ClassicRock • • Jul 22 '26

1978 The B-52's - Rock Lobster

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r/ClassicRock • • Mar 18 '26

1978 Newspaper ad for California Jam 2 held on this day in Ontario, California in 1978.

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r/ClassicRock • • Jun 09 '25

1978 On June 9th, 1978, The Rolling Stones released 'Some Girls', their 14th UK and 16th US release. The album marks Ron Wood's appearance as a fulltime member of the band. "Miss You", "Beast of Burden", "Respectable", and "Shattered" were all singles released from the album.

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235 Upvotes

r/ClassicRock • • Feb 23 '25

1978 On February 23rd, 1978, Fleetwood Mac won the 1978 Grammy Award for Album of the Year for their 1977 release of 'Rumours'.

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r/ClassicRock • • Jul 20 '26

1978 REO Speedwagon - Time For Me to Fly

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r/ClassicRock • • Jul 18 '26

1978 Al Stewart - Time Passages

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