Editing 1978 in music (section)

===January–April===
*[[January 14]] – The [[Sex Pistols]] play their final show (until a 1996 reunion) at San Francisco's [[Winterland Ballroom]].
*[[January 16]] – [[Elton John]] appears on this week's [[People (magazine)|''People'' (magazine)]] without his trademark glasses. John will still wear glasses occasionally for the next ten years until wearing them permanently again.
*[[January 17]] – [[Simple Minds]] make their very first live performance at Glasgow's Satellite City.<ref>{{cite web |title=simpleminds.com 14 Jan, 2022 Out Now – Act Of Love |url=https://www.simpleminds.com/2022/01/14/new-single-act-of-love/ |date= 14 January 2022 |website=simpleminds.com |accessdate= 20 January 2022}}</ref>
*[[January 21]] – As ''[[Saturday Night Fever]]'' becomes a cultural phenomenon, the soundtrack hits #1 on the [[Billboard 100|Billboard Charts]], where it will stay until July.
*[[January 23]] – [[Terry Kath]], guitarist and founding member of rock band [[Chicago (band)|Chicago]], dies from an accidental gunshot wound to the head from a gun he thought was unloaded, in [[Woodland Hills, Los Angeles]]; he is 32 years old.
*[[January 25]]
**[[Electric Light Orchestra]] kick off their "Out of the Blue" world tour in [[Honolulu]], Hawaii.
**[[Bob Dylan]] makes his directorial debut in the surrealist film ''[[Renaldo and Clara]]'', shot during his [[Rolling Thunder Revue]] tour.
* [[January 26]] – Workers at [[EMI]]'s record processing plant in England refuse to press copies of [[The Buzzcocks]]'s second single "[[What Do I Get?]]" because of its flipside, "Oh Shit!". The single is eventually pressed and goes on to become the band's first hit.
*[[January 28]] – By request, [[Ted Nugent]] autographs his name into a fan's arm with a bowie knife in Philadelphia.
*[[February 4]] – [[Elton John]] appears as the guest star on ''[[The Muppet Show]].''
*[[February 10]] – [[Van Halen]] debuts with a [[Van Halen (album)|self-titled album]]; [[Eddie Van Halen]] introduces a powerful new sound and technique to world, while [[David Lee Roth]] is ushered in as the front man.
*[[February 23]] – The [[20th Annual Grammy Awards]] are presented in [[Los Angeles]], hosted by [[John Denver]]. [[Fleetwood Mac]]'s ''[[Rumours (album)|Rumours]]'' wins [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]], the [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]]' "[[Hotel California]]" wins [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]] and, in a rare tie, [[Barbra Streisand]]'s "[[Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)]]" and [[Debby Boone]]'s "[[You Light Up My Life (song)|You Light Up My Life]]" both collectively win [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]]. Boone also wins [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]].
*[[March 11]] – [[Kate Bush]] tops the UK Singles Chart with "[[Wuthering Heights (song)|Wuthering Heights]]", becoming the first-ever female artist to top the chart with a self-penned song.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/may/13/kate-bush-only-tour-live |title=Kate Bush's only tour: pop concert or disappearing act? |work=The Guardian |date=13 May 2010}}</ref>
*[[March 18]] – [[California Jam II]] is held at the [[Ontario Motor Speedway]] in California. Over 300,000 fans come to see [[Ted Nugent]], [[Aerosmith]], [[Carlos Santana|Santana]], [[Dave Mason]], [[Foreigner (band)|Foreigner]], [[Heart (band)|Heart]] and more.
*[[April 22]]
**In the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1978|Eurovision Song Contest]] in Paris, France, victory goes to [[Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest|Israel]]'s entry "[[A-Ba-Ni-Bi]]", performed by [[Izhar Cohen]] & [[Alphabeta|The Alphabeta]].
**The "One Love Peace Concert" is held in [[Kingston, Jamaica]], headlined by [[Bob Marley]], making his first concert appearance since December 1976.
**[[Steve Martin]] performs the original "King Tut" on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''; also this night, [[The Blues Brothers]] make their first appearance on the show.