Each volume in this annual series compiles the best (i.e. chart topping & award winning) songs from a particular year. The series was produced beyond publishing comapny boundaries and it's a joint production of Sony Music Entertainment, Pony Canyon, Columbia and Toshiba EMI. The "1978" album includes "Yadonashi" by Twist, "Kamome ga tonda hi" by Machiko Watanabe, "Togyushi" by Char, and more.