The ranking of the 25 best indie rock songs of 1978 according to Radio

1978 was a year of great transformations for rock, with the long wave of the punk revolution already beginning to turn into the first signs of the post-punk and new wave season. An evolution embodied by number 1 of this new ranking from Radio
But other genres also coexist in this top 25, from the Police's reggae-rock to the Human League's synth-pop, passing through a great classic by Bruce Springsteen-Patti Smith.

Here is the ranking of the 25 best indie rock songs of 1978 according to Radio

1. Magazine – “Shot By Both Sides”
2. Squeeze – “Take Me I'm Yours”
3. Wire – “I Am The Fly”
4. Elvis Costello & The Attractions – “(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea”
5. Devo – “(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction”
6. The Police – “Roxanne”
7. Patti Smith Group – “Because The Night”
8. The Only Ones – “Another Girl Another Planet”
9. The Normal – “Warm Leatherette”
10. The Clash – “(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais”
11. The Human League – “Being Boiled”
12. Jilted John – “Jilted John”
13. Siouxsie & The Banshees – “Hong Kong Garden”
14. Ramones – “Don't Come Close”
15. Talking Heads – “Take Me To The River”
16. Blondie – “Hanging On The Telephone”
17. The Boomtown Rats – “Rat Trap”
18. Gang Of Four – “Damaged Goods”
19. The Jam – “Down In The Tube Station At Midnight”
20. Public Image Ltd – “Public Image”
21. Adam And The Ants – “Young Parisians”
22. The Undertones – “Teenage Kicks”
23. The Cars – “My Best Friend's Girl”
24. Ian Dury & The Blockheads – “Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick”
25. The Cure – “10.15 Saturday Night”

Below, however, we present Radio X's top 25 of the best indie rock albums of 1978 (here is the complete report).

1. Pere Ubu – “The Modern Dance” (February 1978)
2. Patti Smith Group – “Easter” (March 3, 1978)
3. Buzzcocks – “Another Music in a Different Kitchen” (March 10, 1978)
4. Elvis Costello – “This Year's Model” (March 17, 1978)
5. The Only Ones – “The Only Ones” (April 1978)
6. The Stranglers – “Black and White” (May 12, 1978)
7. Kraftwerk – “The Man Machine” (May 19, 1978)
8. Thin Lizzy – “Live and Dangerous” (June 2, 1978)
9. The Cars – “The Cars” (June 6, 1978)
10. Boomtown Rats – “A Tonic for the Troops” (June 9, 1978)
11. Magazine – “Real Life” (June 16, 1978)
12. Talking Heads – “More Songs About Buildings and Food” (July 14, 1978)
13. Rezillos – “Can't Stand the Rezillos” (July 21, 1978)
14. The Who – “Who Are You” (18 August 1978)
15. Devo – “Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!” (28 August 1978)
16. Wire – “Chairs Missing” (September 8, 1978)
17. Ramones – “Road to Ruin” (September 22, 1978)
18. Blondie – “Parallel Lines” (September 22, 1978)
19. XTC – “Go 2” (October 6, 1978)
20. The Police – “Outlandos d'Amour” (3 November 1978)
21. The Jam – “All Mod Cons” (3 November 1978)
22. The Clash – “Give 'Em Enough Rope” (November 10, 1978)
23. X-Ray Spex – “Germfree Adolescents” (November 10, 1978)
24. Siouxsie & The Banshees – “The Scream” (November 13, 1978)
25. Public Image Ltd – “First Issue” (8 December 1978)

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