Top 100 Music Albums of 1978
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- Chart updated: 10/26/2025 13:45
- (Created: 01/06/2017 21:54).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
989
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 04/02/2017]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,050
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 01/06/2017]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
834
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Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 01/06/2017]
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 01/06/2017]
Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 01/06/2017]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,833
Rank in 1978:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 04/02/2017]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,228
Rank in 1978:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 01/06/2017]
Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 01/06/2017]
Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Kevin Coyne | 2 | 2% | |
| Anthony Phillips | 2 | 2% | |
| Buzzcocks | 2 | 2% | |
| Kate Bush | 2 | 2% | |
| Pere Ubu | 2 | 2% | |
| Wings (UK) | 2 | 2% | |
| Various Artists | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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57 | 57% | |
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23 | 23% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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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 climbers |
|---|
| Up 1 from 90th to 89thLeo Sayer by Leo Sayer |
| Up 1 from 89th to 88thEquinoxe by Jean Michel Jarre |
| Up 1 from 88th to 87thDarkness On The Edge Of Town by Bruce Springsteen |
| Leavers |
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| Ambient 1: Music For Airports by Brian Eno |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 05/20/2017 14:03 |  bobbyb5 | 725 | 90/100 |
| ! | 05/05/2017 01:49 |  sssvnnn | 2,866 | 83/100 |
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From bobbyb5 05/20/2017 14:05 | #191098
bobbyb5 05/20/2017 14:05 | #191098
Awesome. Any chart with Lene Lovich and Wreckless Eric automatically gets 20 bonus points. And another Stiff album too, The Adverts. Awesome.
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