Best Albums of 1978

Listed below are the best albums of 1978 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 52,000 greatest album charts.

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1978 year summaryThe best artists of 1978 were Bruce Springsteen, Blondie, The Cars, Elvis Costello, Van Halen, Kraftwerk, Kate Bush, The Rolling Stones, Talking Heads and Steve Reich.
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Year of Release:
1978
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61
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1978
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1978
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61
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1978
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60
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1978
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59
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
59
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
58
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Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
58
Rank in 1978:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
  • Amazon
  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
58
Rank in 1978:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
58
Rank in 1978:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 25 of 100

Best Albums of 1978 composition

Artist Albums %


Various Artists 16 2%
Vangelis 4 0%
Woody Shaw 3 0%
Bob Dylan 3 0%
999 3 0%
Gregory Isaacs 3 0%
Culture 3 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 366 37%
United Kingdom 217 22%
Jamaica 47 5%
Mixed Nationality 42 4%
Germany 38 4%
Brazil 32 3%
France 27 3%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 951 95%
Yes 49 5%
Live? Albums %
No 950 95%
Yes 50 5%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 987 99%
Yes 13 1%
Best Ever Artists
1. The Beatles
2. Radiohead
3. Pink Floyd
4. David Bowie
5. Bob Dylan
6. Led Zeppelin
7. The Rolling Stones
8. Arcade Fire
9. The Velvet Underground
10. Kendrick Lamar
11. Nirvana
12. Neil Young
13. The Smiths
14. Miles Davis
15. The Beach Boys
16. Kanye West
17. Pixies
18. R.E.M.
19. Jimi Hendrix
20. Bruce Springsteen
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