Top 22 Music Albums of 1978 by Purplepash

• Chart updated: 02/24/2022 09:45
• (Created: 07/24/2017 10:18).
• Chart size: 22 albums.

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Give 'Em Enough Rope 

 The Clash

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Best rock & roll punk rock album of the year
Best UK album of the year [First added to this chart: 07/25/2017]

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

275 charts

Rank Score:

1,289

Rank in 1978:

24

Rank in 1970s:

271

Overall Rank:

1,349

Average Rating:

 77 (490 votes)

Comments:

30

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All Mod Cons 

 The Jam

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Best mod revival album of the year [First added to this chart: 10/25/2021]

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

370 charts

Rank Score:

2,411

Rank in 1978:

15

Rank in 1970s:

166

Overall Rank:

743

Average Rating:

 79 (463 votes)

Comments:

23

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The Modern Dance 

 Pere Ubu

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Best noise rock experimental rock art punk post-punk album of the year
Best debut album of the year
Best USA album of the year [First added to this chart: 02/24/2022]

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

304 charts

Rank Score:

2,242

Rank in 1978:

19

Rank in 1970s:

179

Overall Rank:

798

Average Rating:

 78 (398 votes)

Comments:

21

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Anabelas 

 Bubu

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Best jazz-rock prog rock album of the year
Best Argentinian album of the year [First added to this chart: 03/23/2020]

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

28

Rank in 1978:

344

Rank in 1970s:

3,317

Overall Rank:

29,529

Average Rating:

 77 (12 votes)

Comments:

2

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Hemispheres 

 Rush

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Best hard rock prog rock album of the year
Best Canadian album of the year [First added to this chart: 11/29/2019]

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

373 charts

Rank Score:

2,927

Rank in 1978:

11

Rank in 1970s:

143

Overall Rank:

606

Average Rating:

 81 (577 votes)

Comments:

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Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! 

 Devo

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Best synth punk art punk post-punk new wave album of the year
Best USA album of the year [First added to this chart: 07/25/2017]

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

394 charts

Rank Score:

2,290

Rank in 1978:

18

Rank in 1970s:

177

Overall Rank:

781

Average Rating:

 79 (465 votes)

Comments:

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Parallel Lines 

 Blondie

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Best punk rock pop rock new wave album of the year [First added to this chart: 07/26/2019]

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

804 charts

Rank Score:

6,282

Rank in 1978:

2

Rank in 1970s:

69

Overall Rank:

281

Average Rating:

 81 (940 votes)

Comments:

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Public Image 

 Public Image Ltd.

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Best punk rock experimental rock art punk post-punk album of the year [First added to this chart: 08/07/2017]

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

146 charts

Rank Score:

512

Rank in 1978:

56

Rank in 1970s:

530

Overall Rank:

2,955

Average Rating:

 75 (178 votes)

Comments:

9

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The Only Ones 

 The Only Ones

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Best power pop new wave album of the year [First added to this chart: 11/24/2020]

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

85 charts

Rank Score:

295

Rank in 1978:

88

Rank in 1970s:

794

Overall Rank:

4,673

Average Rating:

 76 (79 votes)

Comments:

8

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V2 

 The Vibrators

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Best new wave punk rock album of the year [First added to this chart: 10/09/2020]

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

140

Rank in 1978:

140

Rank in 1970s:

1,322

Overall Rank:

8,661

Average Rating:

 76 (24 votes)

Comments:

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Top 22 Music Albums of 1978 composition

Artist	Albums	%
Devo	1	5%
Dorothy Carter	1	5%
Blondie	1	5%
Brian Eno	1	5%
Public Image Ltd.	1	5%
Bruce Springsteen	1	5%
The Only Ones	1	5%
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Country	Albums	%
	11	50%
	6	27%
	1	5%
	1	5%
	1	5%
	1	5%
	1	5%

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