Top-rated songs of 1978
Listed below are the top-rated songs of 1978 as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members!
(To qualify for this chart, a song must have had at least 10 member ratings.)
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61. | Sentimental Journey Song from album: The Modern Dance | Pere Ubu | |||||||
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| 62. | Humor Me Song from album: The Modern Dance | Pere Ubu | |||||||
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63. | Safe European Home Song from album: Give 'Em Enough Rope | The Clash | |||||||
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64. | Something In The Night Song from album: Darkness On The Edge Of Town | Bruce Springsteen | |||||||
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65. | The Beat Song from album: This Year's Model | Elvis Costello | |||||||
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| 66. | Lip Service Song from album: This Year's Model | Elvis Costello | |||||||
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67. | Picture This Song from album: Parallel Lines | Blondie | |||||||
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68. | Truth Hits Everybody Song from album: Outlandos D'Amour | The Police | |||||||
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69. | I Am the Fly Song from album: Chairs Missing | Wire | |||||||
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70. | Holocaust Song from album: Third/Sister Lovers | Big Star | |||||||
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The average rating is a Bayesian average, calculated as follows:
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV
where:
av = mean average rating a track has currently received.
n = number of ratings a track has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for a track to appear in the 'top-rated' chart (currently 20).
AV = the site mean average rating for a track (currently 78/100).
