Top 100 Music Albums of 1978
by 
AAL2014 
1978 offers just 2 of my Top 100 albums at the moment, however, I think the top 20 ranked here are all really strong records with a particularly powerful top 10.
This is a really solid year overall and as far as this chart goes, it’s only the bottom 5 or so I’m not terribly crazy about.
- Chart updated: 08/12/2026 00:45
- (Created: 06/02/2016 01:00).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/14/2017]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
4,309
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*Top 100*
[First added to this chart: 09/14/2017]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,598
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2021]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,010
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[First added to this chart: 12/08/2020]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,713
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[First added to this chart: 06/02/2024]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,266
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[First added to this chart: 09/14/2017]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
869
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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2025]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,197
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[First added to this chart: 07/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
5,479
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[First added to this chart: 06/25/2026]
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[First added to this chart: 11/10/2021]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
722
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Frank Zappa | 2 | 2% | |
| Judas Priest | 2 | 2% | |
| Cheap Trick | 2 | 2% | |
| Kate Bush | 2 | 2% | |
| XTC | 2 | 2% | |
| Bob Marley | 2 | 2% | |
| Yellow Magic Orchestra | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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44 | 44% | |
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36 | 36% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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Down 1 from 36th to 37th |
Down 1 from 37th to 38th |
Down 1 from 38th to 39th |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 07/08/2021 23:50 | mrmcrook | 902 | 92/100 |
| ! | 03/16/2021 17:12 |  desh79 | 1,274 | 93/100 |
| ! | 12/20/2020 19:58 | DJENNY | 4,335 | 100/100 |
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