Top 45 Music Albums of 1978
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- Chart updated: 12/10/2025 18:15
- (Created: 05/29/2017 10:48).
- Chart size: 45 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 10/15/2017]
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[First added to this chart: 06/04/2017]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
5,625
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[First added to this chart: 11/16/2020]
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[First added to this chart: 09/10/2020]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
467
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[First added to this chart: 01/31/2021]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
983
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[First added to this chart: 10/22/2021]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
3
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[First added to this chart: 12/05/2022]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
879
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[First added to this chart: 04/19/2023]
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[First added to this chart: 04/19/2023]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
6,137
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Total albums: 24. Page 1 of 3
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Top 45 Music Albums of 1978 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Blondie | 1 | 2% | |
| Bob Marley & The Wailers | 1 | 2% | |
| Archie Shepp / Dollar Brand | 1 | 2% | |
| Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli | 1 | 2% | |
| Chic | 1 | 2% | |
| The Cars | 1 | 2% | |
| Suzi Quatro | 1 | 2% | |
| Show all | |||
| Country | Albums | % | |
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24 | 53% | |
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10 | 22% | |
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5 | 11% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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Top 45 Music Albums of 1978 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 28th to 29thEquinoxe by Jean Michel Jarre |
| Down 1 from 29th to 30thAn Evening With Chick Corea & Herbie Hancock by Chick Corea & Herbie Hancock |
| Down 1 from 30th to 31stCosmic Messenger by Jean-Luc Ponty |
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