Top 25 Music Albums of 1978 by NSPE 
- Chart updated: 12/10/2020 04:15
- (Created: 12/10/2020 03:53).
- Chart size: 25 albums.
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Post punk
[First added to this chart: 12/09/2020]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
2,221
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21
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Blues rock
[First added to this chart: 12/09/2020]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
2,826
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Power pop
[First added to this chart: 12/09/2020]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
2,642
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Rock
[First added to this chart: 12/09/2020]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
3,276
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New Wave
[First added to this chart: 12/09/2020]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
6,294
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New Wave
[First added to this chart: 12/09/2020]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
5,785
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Latin jazz
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Art pop
[First added to this chart: 12/09/2020]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
3,304
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Pop rock
[First added to this chart: 12/09/2020]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
997
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Punk rock
[First added to this chart: 12/09/2020]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
1,274
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Total albums: 25. Page 2 of 3
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Top 25 Music Albums of 1978 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Blondie | 1 | 4% | |
| Van Halen | 1 | 4% | |
| Elvis Costello | 1 | 4% | |
| Billy Joel | 1 | 4% | |
| Charles Mingus | 1 | 4% | |
| Sun Ra | 1 | 4% | |
| Kate Bush | 1 | 4% | |
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Top 25 Music Albums of 1978 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
 Up 16 from 17th to 1stDie Mensch·Maschine [The Man-Machine] by Kraftwerk |
| Up 8 from 18th to 10th Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! by Devo |
| Up 5 from 14th to 9th The Cars by The Cars |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 19 from 6th to 25th Public Image by Public Image Ltd. |
| Down 15 from 4th to 19th Easter by Patti Smith Group |
| Down 8 from 12th to 20th Give 'Em Enough Rope by The Clash |
| New entries |
|---|
 Tarimba Negraby Chabuca Granda |
| Cumbia & Jazz Fusion by Charles Mingus |
| Anabelas by Bubu |
| Pat Metheny Group by Pat Metheny Group |
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