The Man Who Built America
by Horslips

The Man Who Built America by Horslips
Year: 1978
Overall rank: 82,542nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
67/100 (from 7 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1978 (733rd)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (7,168th)
Award Best albums of all time (82,542nd)

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Horslips bestography

The Man Who Built America is ranked 7th best out of 12 albums by Horslips on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Horslips is The Belfast Gigs which is ranked number 13562 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 84.

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Overall rank: 82,542nd | 1970s rank: 7,168th | 1978 rank: 733rd

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01/04/2025 14:30 Shalvey  Ratings distribution  74772/100
 
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Best Albums of 1978
1. Darkness On The Edge Of Town by Bruce Springsteen
2. Parallel Lines by Blondie
3. The Cars by The Cars
4. This Year's Model by Elvis Costello
5. Van Halen by Van Halen
6. Die Mensch·Maschine by Kraftwerk
7. Music For 18 Musicians by Steve Reich
8. Some Girls by The Rolling Stones
9. The Kick Inside by Kate Bush
10. More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads
11. Dire Straits by Dire Straits
12. Hemispheres by Rush
13. Outlandos D'Amour by The Police
14. All Mod Cons by The Jam
15. 3rd by Big Star
16. Chairs Missing by Wire
17. Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! by Devo
18. The Modern Dance by Pere Ubu
19. Real Life by Magazine
20. Powerage by AC/DC
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