Top 100 Music Albums of 1978
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meccalecca 
- Chart updated: 06/15/2024 12:15
- (Created: 04/26/2013 19:40).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/18/2013]
Year of Release:
1978
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2,260
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[First added to this chart: 08/08/2013]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
4,420
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[First added to this chart: 05/18/2013]
[First added to this chart: 12/23/2015]
[First added to this chart: 05/18/2013]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
2,186
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[First added to this chart: 05/18/2013]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
2,786
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[First added to this chart: 05/18/2013]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
897
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[First added to this chart: 05/18/2013]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
2,021
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[First added to this chart: 05/18/2013]
Year of Release:
1978
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6,273
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| XTC | 2 | 2% | |
| The Saints | 2 | 2% | |
| Kate Bush | 2 | 2% | |
| Pere Ubu | 2 | 2% | |
| Gregory Isaacs | 2 | 2% | |
| Buzzcocks | 2 | 2% | |
| Blondie | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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37 | 37% | |
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31 | 31% | |
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15 | 15% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 77 from 97th to 20thGalactic Soul by Venus Gang |
| Up 34 from 47th to 13thAfrica Must Be Free By 1983 by Hugh Mundell |
| Up 15 from 38th to 23rdDuck Stab / Buster & Glen by The Residents |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 6 from 18th to 24thNot Available by The Residents |
| Down 6 from 19th to 25thThe Kick Inside by Kate Bush |
| Down 5 from 21st to 26thAdventure by Television |
| New entries |
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| K. Frimpong Backed By Vis-A-Vis by K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas |
| Wake Up Your Mind by Joni Haastrup |
| Leavers |
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| The Rutles by The Rutles |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 06/21/2020 20:59 | LittleM1971 | 71 | 94/100 | |
| 02/17/2014 20:23 | PauloPaz | 1,759 | 89/100 | |
| 01/07/2014 12:24 |  sssvnnn | 2,876 | 83/100 |
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From meccalecca 03/04/2015 14:49 | #136110
meccalecca 03/04/2015 14:49 | #136110
Thanks Ben. I hadn't revisited London Town in quite a while. Better than I expected for sure.
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benpaco 03/04/2015 03:57 | #136101
benpaco 03/04/2015 03:57 | #136101
Nice chart, though it's worth checking out London Town by Wings. One of my favorite post-Beatles releases by any of them, and the only I've gone out of my way to own on CD and vinyl.
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From meccalecca 01/07/2014 12:57 | #100120
meccalecca 01/07/2014 12:57 | #100120
Thanks sssvnnn. I agree about Street Hassle, but the title track is just far too good to ignore
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From sssvnnn 01/07/2014 12:24 | #100114
sssvnnn 01/07/2014 12:24 | #100114
Good Chart, nice to see Moondog again even if I don´t know this certain Album.
David Gilmour solo and Lous Street Hassle are among their weakest works as I see it.
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