From The TV IV
Season Eight of Soul Train premiered on August 19, 1978. Soul Train has a new theme this season: "Soul Train Theme" by The Hollywood Disco Jazz Band and The Waters. The new opening sequence is as follows: The Train comes from behind the Earth and chugs through the city and goes into a tunnel of starry space and fades into the studio with the dancers.
The set is the same as it was for the past two seasons, but starting with Episode 287, the set looks futuristic and has shapes around the stage. Don's podium is now a black sectioned wall with the animated train on it. This is the only season to have 40 episodes.
[edit] Episodes
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| 263 | 1 | The O'Jays/ Etta James | August 19, 1978
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| 264 | 2 | Brothers Johnson/ The Dells | August 26, 1978
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| 265 | 3 | The Emotions/ Randy Jackson/ Hal Jackson's Talented Teen | September 2, 1978
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| 266 | 4 | The Sylvers/ Kenny Brawner & Raw Sugar | September 9, 1978
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| 267 | 5 | Earth Wind & Fire (in concert)/ Heaven & Earth | September 16, 1978
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| 268 | 6 | Rose Royce/ D.J. Rogers | September 23, 1978
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| 269 | 7 | Peabo Bryson/ Stargard | September 30, 1978
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| 270 | 8 | The Whispers/ Gil Scott-Heron/ Evelyn "Champagne" King | October 7, 1978
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| 271 | 9 | Larry Graham & Graham Central Station/ Charles Jackson | October 14, 1978
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| 272 | 10 | Melba Moore/ Michael Henderson | October 21, 1978
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| 273 | 11 | Freda Payne/ Atlantic Starr | October 28, 1978
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| 274 | 12 | The Trammps/ Shalamar/ Norma Jean Wright | November 4, 1978
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| 275 | 13 | Frankie Valli/ Creme D'Coca | November 11, 1978
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| 276 | 14 | Jerry Butler/ Rick James | November 18, 1978
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| 277 | 15 | Lenny Williams/ Mother's Finest/ Cheech & Chong | November 25, 1978
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| 278 | 16 | Johnny Guitar Watson/ Jean Carne | December 2, 1978
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| 279 | 17 | Stylistics/ Sun | December 9, 1978
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| 280 | 18 | Barry White/ Danny Pearson | December 16, 1978
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| 281 | 19 | Switch/ The McCrarys | December 23, 1978
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| 282 | 20 | The Temptations/ Randy Brown | December 30, 1978
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| 283 | 21 | Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr./ Lakeside | January 6, 1979
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| 284 | 22 | Roy Ayers' Ubiquity/ Sarah Dash | January 13, 1979
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| 285 | 23 | Gene Chandler/ CHIC | January 20, 1979
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| 286 | 24 | Brass Construction/ Peaches & Herb/ Captain Sky | January 27, 1979
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| 287 | 25 | The Jacksons | February 3, 1979
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| 288 | 26 | Pattie Brooks/ David Oliver | February 10, 1979
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| 289 | 27 | Joe Simon/ Cheryl Lynn | February 17, 1979
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| 290 | 28 | Edwin Starr/ The Jimmy Castor Bunch/ Grace Jones | February 24, 1979
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| 291 | 29 | Bonnie Pointer/ Dan Hartman | March 3, 1979
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| 292 | 30 | Gino Vanelli/ Gloria Gaynor | March 10, 1979
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| 293 | 31 | The Bar-Kays/ Arpeggio | March 17, 1979
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| 294 | 32 | Isaac Hayes/ Tasha Thomas | March 24, 1979
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| 295 | 33 | Instant Funk/ Cerrone | March 31, 1979
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| 296 | 34 | Billy Preston & Syreeta Wright/ Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers | April 7, 1979
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| 297 | 35 | Curtis Mayfield/ Linda Clifford/ Keith Barrow | April 14, 1979
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| 298 | 36 | Amii Stewart/ Boney M | April 21, 1979
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| 299 | 37 | Hamilton Bohannon/ The Raes | April 28, 1979
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| 300 | 38 | Third World/ Danny Pearson | May 5, 1979
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| 301 | 39 | Tyrone Davis/ Gary's Gang | May 12, 1979
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| 302 | 40 | Carrie Lucas/ GQ/ The Gap Band | May 19, 1979
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