Top 100 Music Albums of 1978
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- Chart updated: 08/09/2025 18:15
- (Created: 10/31/2013 12:27).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
983
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Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
836
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Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
2,399
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Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
3,240
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[First added to this chart: 10/31/2013]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
985
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[First added to this chart: 08/14/2014]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
495
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Kevin Coyne | 2 | 2% | |
| Keith Jarrett | 2 | 2% | |
| Eberhard Schoener | 2 | 2% | |
| Bob Marley & The Wailers | 2 | 2% | |
| Kate Bush | 1 | 1% | |
| Sniff 'N' The Tears | 1 | 1% | |
| Maria Muldaur | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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39 | 39% | |
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24 | 24% | |
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14 | 14% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 3 from 25th to 22nd After The Heat by Eno / Moebius / Roedelius |
| Up 1 from 22nd to 21st Pat Metheny Group by Pat Metheny Group |
| Up 1 from 21st to 20th Wunderbar by Wolfgang Riechmann |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 8 from 33rd to 41st ...And Then There Were Three by Genesis |
| Down 7 from 17th to 24th My Song by Keith Jarrett |
| Down 1 from 24th to 25th Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! by Devo |
| Leavers |
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| Cuentos De Ayer Y De Hoy by Ñu |
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