Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 by Johnnyo 
The rules; I have to own it & I don't include best of's, greatest hits or compilations
- Chart updated: 01/07/2024 11:15
- (Created: 06/17/2012 13:44).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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A truly inspirational album. A seminal work by a great artist. I was never a great fan of Born To Run, way over produced. DOTEOT, has more guitar & all the better for that. Every track is sublime but my fav would have to be Factory or Racing In The Street.
[First added to this chart: 07/05/2012]
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1978
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8,154
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Simply one of the greatest live albums ever
[First added to this chart: 07/05/2012]
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1978
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1,046
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Tom 's best album by quite a way. A Classic.
[First added to this chart: 07/05/2012]
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1978
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1,128
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[First added to this chart: 07/05/2012]
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1978
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370
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The last truely great Stones album.
[First added to this chart: 07/05/2012]
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1978
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3,302
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[First added to this chart: 07/05/2012]
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1978
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696
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[First added to this chart: 11/10/2013]
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1978
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632
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[First added to this chart: 07/05/2012]
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1978
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2,309
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[First added to this chart: 08/09/2012]
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1978
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2,410
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 composition
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| Blondie | 2 | 2% | |
| AC/DC | 2 | 2% | |
| Barclay James Harvest | 2 | 2% | |
| The Ozark Mountain Daredevils | 2 | 2% | |
| Kate Bush | 2 | 2% | |
| Neil Diamond | 1 | 1% | |
| Dire Straits | 1 | 1% | |
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48 | 48% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
 Up 6 from 73rd to 67thMinute By Minute by The Doobie Brothers |
| Up 6 from 68th to 62nd Film Hits by Ennio Morricone |
| Up 6 from 66th to 60th Shine On by Climax Blues Band |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 9 from 64th to 73rd Down In The Bunker by Steve Gibbons Band |
| Down 6 from 65th to 71st Van Halen by Van Halen |
| Down 5 from 67th to 72nd Flamin' Groovies Now by The Flamin' Groovies |
| New entries |
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 Master Funkby Watsonian Institute |
| Nightflight To Venus by Boney M. |
| Different Moods Of Me by Lonnie Jordan |
| Crazy Moon by Crazy Horse |
| Leavers |
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 Survivorby Randy Bachman |
| Nice To Have Met You by Tys Van Leer |
| Mr. Gone by Weather Report |
| Coucou Me Revoilou by Michel Polnareff |
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