Top 40 Music Albums of 1978
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badseed 
- Chart updated: 08/22/2015 17:15
- (Created: 06/16/2015 05:56).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 08/22/2015]
Year of Release:
1979*
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Rank Score:
2,149
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[First added to this chart: 08/22/2015]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
761
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[First added to this chart: 08/22/2015]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
5,314
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[First added to this chart: 08/22/2015]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
4,489
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[First added to this chart: 08/22/2015]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
4,507
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[First added to this chart: 08/22/2015]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
7,259
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[First added to this chart: 08/22/2015]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
3,193
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[First added to this chart: 08/22/2015]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
2,867
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[First added to this chart: 08/22/2015]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,013
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[First added to this chart: 08/22/2015]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
2,383
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Total albums: 40. Page 1 of 4
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Top 40 Music Albums of 1978 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Judas Priest | 2 | 5% | |
| Bob Marley & The Wailers | 2 | 5% | |
| AC/DC | 2 | 5% | |
| Queen | 1 | 3% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 1 | 3% | |
| Dire Straits | 1 | 3% | |
| Thin Lizzy | 1 | 3% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 40 Music Albums of 1978 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 16 from 17th to 1st Ambient 1: Music For Airports by Brian Eno |
| Up 8 from 16th to 8th More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads |
| Up 7 from 18th to 11th Comes A Time by Neil Young |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 4 from 10th to 14th Parallel Lines by Blondie |
| Down 3 from 3rd to 6th Darkness On The Edge Of Town by Bruce Springsteen |
| Down 3 from 7th to 10th 3rd by Big Star |
| New entries |
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| Chairs Missing by Wire |
| Leavers |
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| Who Are You by The Who |
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