Top 100 Music Albums of 1978
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Hayden 
- Chart updated: 06/07/2026 22:45
- (Created: 04/14/2012 23:00).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 06/28/2012]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
3,242
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Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
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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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| Gregory Isaacs | 2 | 2% | |
| Bob Marley | 2 | 2% | |
| Keith Jarrett | 2 | 2% | |
| Lee "Scratch" Perry | 2 | 2% | |
| Sun Ra | 2 | 2% | |
| José Carlos Schwarz Et Le Cobiana Jazz | 2 | 2% | |
| Horace Tapscott | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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26 | 26% | |
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13 | 13% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 chart changes
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| Up 1 from 89th to 88thPolice In Mississippi Blues by Eugene Powell (Sonny Boy Nelson) |
| Up 1 from 88th to 87thSun Explosion by Manu Dibango |
| Up 1 from 87th to 86thReal Life by Magazine |
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| Down 29 from 60th to 89thSansueña by Eduardo Darnauchans |
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| Aft by Joanne Brackeen |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 01/09/2024 10:42 |  Tamthebam | 651 | 85/100 |
| ! | 11/24/2020 08:35 |  Purplepash | 1,797 | 88/100 |
| ! | 06/01/2014 21:12 | PauloPaz | 1,759 | 89/100 |
| ! | 04/23/2014 01:07 |  sssvnnn | 2,875 | 83/100 |
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sssvnnn 11/19/2013 20:38 | #93585
sssvnnn 11/19/2013 20:38 | #93585
well we had a very different year 1978 - not much in common,
too many Albums I don`t know.
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