Top 63 Music Albums of 1978
by cicadelic 
- Chart updated: 3 days ago
- (Created: 05/26/2013 15:36).
- Chart size: 63 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 10/09/2024]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
3,234
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[First added to this chart: 03/15/2024]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
2,846
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[First added to this chart: 05/24/2024]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
613
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[First added to this chart: 03/15/2024]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
983
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[First added to this chart: 03/15/2024]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,332
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[First added to this chart: 03/15/2024]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,068
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[First added to this chart: 03/15/2024]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,057
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 03/15/2024]
Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 03/15/2024]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
983
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Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 02/14/2025]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
879
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Total albums: 27. Page 1 of 3
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Top 63 Music Albums of 1978 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Blondie | 2 | 3% | |
| Kevin Coyne | 2 | 3% | |
| Lou Reed | 2 | 3% | |
| Kate Bush | 2 | 3% | |
| Bob Marley & The Wailers | 2 | 3% | |
| David Johansen | 2 | 3% | |
| Cheap Trick | 2 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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27 | 43% | |
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20 | 32% | |
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5 | 8% | |
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4 | 6% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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Top 63 Music Albums of 1978 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 1 from 36th to 37thThe Scream by Siouxsie And The Banshees |
| Down 1 from 37th to 38thStreet-Legal by Bob Dylan |
| Down 1 from 38th to 39th3rd by Big Star |
| New entries |
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| Dread Beat An' Blood by Poet & The Roots |
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From sssvnnn 03/28/2015 02:00 | #137997
sssvnnn 03/28/2015 02:00 | #137997
Brilliant chart.
Thanks for reminding me to add Kevin Coyne to my own chart.
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