Top 40 Music Albums of 1978 by badseed

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[First added to this chart: 08/22/2015]
Year of Release:
1979*
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Rank Score:
2,164
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[First added to this chart: 08/22/2015]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
773
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[First added to this chart: 08/22/2015]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
5,407
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[First added to this chart: 08/22/2015]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
4,600
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[First added to this chart: 08/22/2015]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
4,546
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[First added to this chart: 08/22/2015]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
7,340
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[First added to this chart: 08/22/2015]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
3,234
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[First added to this chart: 08/22/2015]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
2,890
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[First added to this chart: 08/22/2015]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
1,012
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[First added to this chart: 08/22/2015]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
2,439
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Top 40 Music Albums of 1978 composition

Artist Albums %


Bob Marley & The Wailers 2 5%
AC/DC 2 5%
Judas Priest 2 5%
Big Star 1 3%
Devo 1 3%
Little Feat 1 3%
Neil Young 1 3%
Show all
Country Albums %


United States 19 48%
United Kingdom 12 30%
Canada 3 8%
Australia 2 5%
Jamaica 2 5%
Germany 1 3%
Ireland 1 3%
Live? Albums %
No 35 88%
Yes 5 13%

Top 40 Music Albums of 1978 chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 16 from 17th to 1st
Ambient 1: Music For Airports
by Brian Eno
Climber Up 8 from 16th to 8th
More Songs About Buildings And Food
by Talking Heads
Climber Up 7 from 18th to 11th
Comes A Time
by Neil Young
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 4 from 10th to 14th
Parallel Lines
by Blondie
Faller Down 3 from 3rd to 6th
Darkness On The Edge Of Town
by Bruce Springsteen
Faller Down 3 from 7th to 10th
3rd
by Big Star
New entries
New entryChairs Missing
by Wire
Leavers
Leaver Who Are You
by The Who

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