30 Years ago

In 1978 the most popular television Shows were:

1. Laverne & Shirley (ABC)
2. Three's Company (ABC)
3. Mork & Mindy (ABC)
4. Happy Days (ABC)
5. Angie (ABC)
6. 60 Minutes (CBS)
7. M*A*S*H (CBS)
8. The Ropers (ABC)
9. All in the Family (CBS)
10. Taxi (ABC)

The most popular songs were:

1. "Baby Come Back" ... Player
2. "Stayin' Alive" ... Bee Gees
3. "Thicker Than Water" ... Andy Gibb
4. "Night Fever" ... Bee Gees
5. "If I Can't Have You" ... Yvonne Elliman
6. "With a Little Luck" ... Wings
7. "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" ...Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams
8. "You're the One That I Want" ...John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
9. "Shadow Dancing" ... Andy Gibb
10. "Miss You" ... Rolling Stones

The most popular movies were:

1. Grease
2. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
3. National Lampoon's Animal House
4. Jaws 2
5. Heaven Can Wait
6. The Goodbye Girl
7. Star Wars episode IV: A New Hope
8. Hooper
9. Foul Play
10. Revenge of the Pink Panther

The cost of living in 1978...How much things cost

• Yearly Inflation Rate USA7.62%
• Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 805
• Interest Rates Year End Federal Reserve 11.75%
• Average Cost of new house $54,800.00
• Average Income per year $17,000.00
• Average Monthly Rent $260.00
• Cost of a gallon of Gas 63 cents
• 1LB of Bacon$1.20
• Dozen Eggs 48 Cents

It's amazing how much things have changed in just 30 years