Rolling Stone Magazine 1978 Poll Results

Critics Best Album

• Some Girls - Rolling Stones

• Darkness On The Edge Of Town - Bruce Springsteen
• Running On Empty - Jackson Browne
• This Year's Model - Elvis Costello
• Road To Ruin - Ramones
• Misfits - Kinks

Critics Best Single

• Stayin Alive - Bee Gees

• Life's Been Good - Joe Walsh
• Miss You - Rolling Stones
• Because The Night - Patti Smith Rock And Roll Fantasy - Kinks
• Werewolves Of London - Warren Zevon
• Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
• Just What I Needed - Cars

Rolling Stone 1978 Readers Poll

Best Album

• Some Girls - Rolling Stones

         Runners-Up

• Darkness On The Edge Of Town - Bruce Springsteen
• Running On Empty - Jackson Browne
• Who Are You - Who
• The Stranger - Billy Joel

Rolling Stone 1978 Reader’s Poll Best Single

• Miss You - Rolling Stones

• Because The Night - Patti Smith
• Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
• Who Are You - Who
• Running On Empty - Jackson Browne