Top 99 Music Albums of 1978
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[First added to this chart: 10/24/2013]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
4,467
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2. (3) Up 1
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[First added to this chart: 10/25/2013]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
2,252
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3. (5) Up 2
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[First added to this chart: 10/24/2013]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
2,335
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4. (2) Down 2
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[First added to this chart: 10/24/2013]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
614
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5. (6) Up 1
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[First added to this chart: 04/05/2014]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
433
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[First added to this chart: 04/05/2014]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
278
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[First added to this chart: 10/25/2013]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
7,200
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[First added to this chart: 10/24/2013]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
297
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9. (12) Up 3
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[First added to this chart: 11/05/2014]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
133
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[First added to this chart: 09/09/2017]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
3,236
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Top 99 Music Albums of 1978 composition

Artist Albums %


AC/DC 2 2%
Pere Ubu 2 2%
Bob Marley & The Wailers 1 1%
The Jam 1 1%
Peter Gabriel 1 1%
The Adverts 1 1%
Dennis Brown 1 1%
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Country Albums %


United States 41 41%
United Kingdom 30 30%
Jamaica 6 6%
Germany 5 5%
Mixed Nationality 3 3%
Ireland 3 3%
Australia 3 3%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 98 99%
Yes 1 1%
Live? Albums %
No 82 83%
Yes 17 17%

Top 99 Music Albums of 1978 chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 50 from 71st to 21st
Here, My Dear
by Marvin Gaye
Climber Up 35 from 55th to 20th
David Gilmour
by David Gilmour
Climber Up 18 from 47th to 29th
The Cars
by The Cars
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 52 from 37th to 89th
Not Available
by The Residents
Faller Down 43 from 43rd to 86th
Double Vision
by Foreigner
Faller Down 29 from 36th to 65th
Vital
by Van Der Graaf Generator
New entries
New entry So Alone
by Johnny Thunders
New entry Marcus Children
by Burning Spear
New entry Flamin' Groovies Now
by The Flamin' Groovies
New entry Live Tapes
by Barclay James Harvest
New entry Crossing The Red Sea With The Adverts
by The Adverts
New entry Modern Lovers 'Live'
by Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers
New entry Two For The Show
by Kansas
New entry Tokyo Tapes
by Scorpions
New entry Zé Ramalho
by Zé Ramalho
New entry Flyin' Shoes
by Townes Van Zandt
New entry If You Want Blood You've Got It
by AC/DC
New entry Dread Beat An' Blood
by Poet & The Roots
New entry A Tonic For The Troops
by The Boomtown Rats
New entry Zappa In New York
by Frank Zappa
New entry 10.000 Anos Depois Entre Vénus E Marte
by José Cid
New entry Visions Of Dennis Brown
by Dennis Brown
New entry Never Say Die!
by Black Sabbath
New entry Handsworth Revolution
by Steel Pulse
New entry Move It On Over
by George Thorogood & The Destroyers
New entry Love Bites
by Buzzcocks
New entry The Mastery Of John Coltrane Vol. 1: Feelin Good!
by John Coltrane
New entry No Smoke Without Fire
by Wishbone Ash
New entry No New York
by Various Artists
New entry Misfits
by The Kinks
New entry Some Enchanted Evening
by Blue Öyster Cult
New entry Shuffering And Shmiling
by Fela Kuti & Africa 70
New entry City To City
by Gerry Rafferty
New entry Al Final De Este Viaje
by Silvio Rodriguez
New entry I'm Ready
by Muddy Waters
New entry Stardust
by Willie Nelson
New entry Nina Hagen Band
by Nina Hagen Band
New entry Toto
by Toto
New entry Germfree Adolescents
by X-Ray Spex
New entry London Town
by Wings (UK)
New entry Jeff Wayne's Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds
by Jeff Wayne
New entry U.K.
by U.K.
New entry But Seriously, Folks...
by Joe Walsh
New entry Journey To Addis
by Third World
New entry Jazz
by Ry Cooder
New entry At Yankee Stadium
by NRBQ
New entry Harder Than The Rest
by Culture
New entry Stateless
by Lene Lovich
New entry Live! Bootleg
by Aerosmith
Leavers
Leaver Heaven Tonight
by Cheap Trick
Leaver Hearts Of Stone
by Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes
Leaver Heavy Horses
by Jethro Tull
Leaver ...And Then There Were Three
by Genesis
Leaver Long Live Rock 'N' Roll
by Rainbow
Leaver Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
by Devo
Leaver Another Music In A Different Kitchen
by Buzzcocks
Leaver Power In The Darkness
by Tom Robinson Band
Leaver Cosmic Messenger
by Jean-Luc Ponty
Leaver Visions Of The Country
by Robbie Băsho
Leaver The Scream
by Siouxsie And The Banshees
Leaver Stage
by David Bowie
Leaver H'art Songs
by Moondog
Leaver Time Passages
by Al Stewart
Leaver Kaya
by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Leaver Love
by Twinkle Brothers
Leaver Africa Must Be Free By 1983
by Hugh Mundell
Leaver 52nd Street
by Billy Joel
Leaver Attahk
by Magma (FR)
Leaver Garden Of Eden
by Albatros
Leaver Can't Stand The Rezillos
by The Rezillos
Leaver A Song For All Seasons
by Renaissance
Leaver Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)
by Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
Leaver Hemispheres
by Rush
Leaver Carol Of Harvest
by Carol Of Harvest
Leaver Street Hassle
by Lou Reed
Leaver Give 'Em Enough Rope
by The Clash
Leaver Wet Dream
by Richard Wright
Leaver XII
by Barclay James Harvest
Leaver Shakedown Street
by Grateful Dead
Leaver Hermit Of Mink Hollow
by Todd Rundgren
Leaver Blue Valentine
by Tom Waits
Leaver Nosferatu: The Vampyre (Original Soundtrack)
by Popol Vuh (DE)
Leaver Jazz
by Queen
Leaver Street-Legal
by Bob Dylan
Leaver Rose Tattoo
by Rose Tattoo
Leaver Wreckless Eric
by Wreckless Eric
Leaver Don't Look Back
by Boston
Leaver Pyramid
by The Alan Parsons Project
Leaver Lanquidity
by Sun Ra
Leaver Ambient 1: Music For Airports
by Brian Eno
Leaver After The Heat
by Eno / Moebius / Roedelius
Leaver Greatest Hits
by Steely Dan
Leaver Greatest Hits 1974–78
by Steve Miller Band

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Very cool Chart - lot`s of brilliant picks as usual in your Charts.
I have to admit that the most fun for me was: Al Stewart.
That`s an extreme uncool pick, but I like it as well: Such lovely music.
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