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: 05/27/2026 01:15
- (Created: 06/02/2016 01:00).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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*Top 100*
[First added to this chart: 09/14/2017]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
4,410
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*Top 100*
[First added to this chart: 09/14/2017]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,673
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2021]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
2,064
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[First added to this chart: 12/08/2020]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,765
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[First added to this chart: 06/02/2024]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,223
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[First added to this chart: 09/14/2017]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
883
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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2025]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,230
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[First added to this chart: 07/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
5,547
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[First added to this chart: 11/10/2021]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
734
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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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| Buzzcocks | 2 | 2% | |
| Judas Priest | 2 | 2% | |
| Cheap Trick | 2 | 2% | |
| Frank Zappa | 2 | 2% | |
| Kate Bush | 2 | 2% | |
| XTC | 2 | 2% | |
| The Residents | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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42 | 42% | |
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37 | 37% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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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 |
|---|
| Down 2 from 8th to 10thHere, My Dear by Marvin Gaye |
| Down 1 from 10th to 11thParaiso by Harry Hosono And The Yellow Magic Band |
| Down 1 from 11th to 12thBrasilian Skies by 高中正義 [Masayoshi Takanaka] |
| New entries |
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| On The Move by 深町純 [Jun Fukamachi] |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 07/08/2021 23:50 | mrmcrook | 856 | 92/100 | |
| 03/16/2021 17:12 |  desh79 | 1,274 | 93/100 | |
| 12/20/2020 19:58 | DJENNY | 4,336 | 100/100 |
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