The official rating of snooker players for the 1978/1979 season is the sum of the rating points scored by snooker players for the previous two seasons and is decisive in the distribution of seats for all rating tournaments of a given season.
Top 26
| Rating | 1977 | Name | Citizenship |
|---|---|---|---|
| one | one | Ray Reardon | |
| 2 | ten | Perry Mens | |
| 3 | 3 | Eddie charlton | |
| four | 2 | John Spencer | |
| five | 6 | Cliff Thorburn | |
| 6 | 9 | Fred davis | |
| 7 | five | Alex Higgins | |
| eight | four | Dennis Taylor | |
| 9 | eight | Graham Miles | |
| ten | 7 | John Palman | |
| eleven | nineteen | Patsy Fagan | |
| 12 | 17 | Bill Verbenyuk | |
| 13 | 12 | David taylor | |
| 14 | 14 | Doug Mountjoy | |
| 15 | 20 | Willie Thorne | |
| sixteen | 15 | Jim Meadowcroft | |
| 17 | eleven | Rex Williams | |
| 18 | - | Pat Hulihan | |
| nineteen | 18 | John Virgo | |
| 20 | sixteen | John dunning | |
| 21 | 13 | Harry owen | |
| 22 | 22 | Warren simpson | |
| 23 | 21 | Ian Anderson | |
| 24 | 23 | Marcus Owen | |
| 25 | 24 | Bernard Bennett | |
| 26 | 25 | Paddy morgan |