Best Albums of 1978

« View best albums of 1977View best albums of 1979 »

Listed below are the best albums of 1978 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

Best albums by year or decade

Decade:

Year:

1978 year summaryThe best artists of 1978 were Bruce Springsteen, Blondie, The Cars, Elvis Costello, Van Halen, Kraftwerk, Kate Bush, The Rolling Stones, Steve Reich and Talking Heads.

View chart at point in time

Share this chart

Share | |

Collector's summary (top 1,000)Log in or register to discover the great albums that are missing from your music collection!

Sort by

81.

The Pavilion Of Dreams

Harold Budd

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

49 charts

Rank Score:

323

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

752

Overall Rank:

4,360

Average Rating:

79 (59 votes)

Comments:

82.

Love Bites

Buzzcocks

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

102 charts

Rank Score:

318

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

765

Overall Rank:

4,420

Average Rating:

77 (93 votes)

Comments:

83.

Nightflight To Venus

Boney M.

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

64 charts

Rank Score:

311

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

776

Overall Rank:

4,494

Average Rating:

71 (54 votes)

Comments:

84.

Black And White

The Stranglers

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

72 charts

Rank Score:

305

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

782

Overall Rank:

4,560

Average Rating:

75 (92 votes)

Comments:

85.

Double Vision

Foreigner

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

102 charts

Rank Score:

305

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

784

Overall Rank:

4,568

Average Rating:

72 (120 votes)

Comments:

86.

Duck Stab / Buster & Glen

The Residents

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

57 charts

Rank Score:

303

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

787

Overall Rank:

4,594

Average Rating:

76 (87 votes)

Comments:

87.

From The Inside

Alice Cooper

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

301

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

790

Overall Rank:

4,607

Average Rating:

72 (111 votes)

Comments:

88.

The Only Ones

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

85 charts

Rank Score:

296

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

795

Overall Rank:

4,674

Average Rating:

76 (79 votes)

Comments:

89.

Crossing The Red Sea With The Adverts

The Adverts

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

92 charts

Rank Score:

291

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

805

Overall Rank:

4,737

Average Rating:

74 (82 votes)

Comments:

90.

Ready For The House

Jandek

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

287

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

811

Overall Rank:

4,779

Average Rating:

73 (35 votes)

Comments:

« prev
1
...
8
9
10
...
100
next »
Goto Page:

Total albums: 1,000. Page 9 of 100

Best Albums of 1978 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	16	2%
Vangelis	4	0%
999	3	0%
Culture	3	0%
Woody Shaw	3	0%
Bob Dylan	3	0%
R. Stevie Moore	3	0%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	364	36%
	216	22%
	48	5%
	43	4%
	38	4%
	32	3%
	26	3%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	953	95%
Yes	47	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	950	95%
Yes	50	5%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	14	1%

« View best albums of 1977View best albums of 1979 »

If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.

A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(

We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.

Best Artists of 1976
1. Stevie Wonder
2. David Bowie
3. Ramones
4. Eagles
5. Boston
6. Genesis
7. Rush
8. Bob Dylan
9. The Modern Lovers
10. Joni Mitchell
11. Thin Lizzy
12. Electric Light Orchestra
13. Rainbow
14. AC/DC
15. Steely Dan
16. Led Zeppelin
17. Queen
18. Jean Michel Jarre
19. Jorge Ben
20. Aerosmith