1978 – the soundtrack album ‘Saturday Night Fever’ started a 24 week run Posted on 11:49 am by Stu Sweatman The Bee Gees 1978 – the soundtrack album ‘Saturday Night Fever’ started a 24 week run at No.1 on the US album charts, it went on to sell over 30 million copies world wide, making it the best selling soundtrack album of all time. Be Sociable, Share! Tweet