Top 90 Music Albums of 1978
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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: 3 days ago
- (Created: 06/02/2016 01:00).
- Chart size: 90 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/14/2017]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
4,524
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[First added to this chart: 09/14/2017]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
2,721
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2021]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
2,039
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[First added to this chart: 12/08/2020]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
2,805
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[First added to this chart: 06/02/2024]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,209
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[First added to this chart: 09/14/2017]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
974
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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2025]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,210
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[First added to this chart: 11/10/2021]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
755
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[First added to this chart: 07/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
5,586
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[First added to this chart: 11/11/2025]
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Top 90 Music Albums of 1978 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Judas Priest | 2 | 2% | |
| Cheap Trick | 2 | 2% | |
| 高中正義 [Masayoshi Takanaka] | 2 | 2% | |
| XTC | 2 | 2% | |
| Kate Bush | 2 | 2% | |
| The Residents | 2 | 2% | |
| Frank Zappa | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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38 | 42% | |
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34 | 38% | |
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6 | 7% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 90 Music Albums of 1978 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 10 from 40th to 30thト・キ・メ・キ [To・Ki・Me・Ki] by 矢野顕子 [Akiko Yano] |
| Up 2 from 29th to 27th3rd by Big Star |
| Up 1 from 44th to 43rdAt Budokan by Cheap Trick |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 27th to 28thParallel Lines by Blondie |
| Down 1 from 28th to 29thMotor Booty Affair by Parliament |
| Down 1 from 30th to 31stPlease Don't Touch by Steve Hackett |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 03/16/2021 17:12 |  desh79 | 1,274 | 93/100 |
| ! | 12/20/2020 19:58 | DJENNY | 4,338 | 100/100 |
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