Top 100 Music Albums of 1978
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[First added to this chart: 05/18/2013]
Year of Release:
1978
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2,335
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[First added to this chart: 01/17/2014]
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1978
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535
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[First added to this chart: 08/08/2013]
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1978
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4,466
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[First added to this chart: 05/18/2013]
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1978
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131
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[First added to this chart: 12/23/2015]
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1978
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232
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[First added to this chart: 05/18/2013]
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1978
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2,247
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[First added to this chart: 05/18/2013]
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1978
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2,852
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[First added to this chart: 05/18/2013]
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1978
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968
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[First added to this chart: 05/18/2013]
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1978
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2,069
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[First added to this chart: 05/18/2013]
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1978
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6,141
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 composition

Artist Albums %


Pere Ubu 2 2%
Gregory Isaacs 2 2%
Buzzcocks 2 2%
Blondie 2 2%
Culture 2 2%
Brian Eno 2 2%
The Residents 2 2%
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Country Albums %


United States 37 37%
United Kingdom 31 31%
Jamaica 15 15%
Mixed Nationality 3 3%
France 3 3%
Ghana 2 2%
Germany 2 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%

Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 77 from 97th to 20thGalactic Soul
by Venus Gang
Climber Up 34 from 47th to 13thAfrica Must Be Free By 1983
by Hugh Mundell
Climber Up 15 from 38th to 23rdDuck Stab / Buster & Glen
by The Residents
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 6 from 18th to 24thNot Available
by The Residents
Faller Down 6 from 19th to 25thThe Kick Inside
by Kate Bush
Faller Down 5 from 21st to 26thAdventure
by Television
Leavers
Leaver The Rutles
by The Rutles

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From 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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