Top 12 Music Albums of 1978
by brent13 
- Chart updated: 07/24/2025 03:15
- (Created: 02/18/2019 22:24).
- Chart size: 12 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 03/04/2019]
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1978
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695
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[First added to this chart: 07/23/2025]
Year of Release:
1978
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5,719
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[First added to this chart: 04/21/2019]
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1978
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2,856
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Year of Release:
1978
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1,249
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[First added to this chart: 01/11/2025]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
656
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[First added to this chart: 03/06/2019]
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1978
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Rank Score:
844
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[First added to this chart: 05/05/2025]
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[First added to this chart: 01/21/2025]
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[First added to this chart: 02/23/2025]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
3,217
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Total albums: 12. Page 1 of 2
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Top 12 Music Albums of 1978 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Bob Marley & The Wailers | 2 | 17% | |
| Neil Young | 1 | 8% | |
| Frank Zappa | 1 | 8% | |
| Grateful Dead | 1 | 8% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 1 | 8% | |
| Rush | 1 | 8% | |
| Van Halen | 1 | 8% | |
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Top 12 Music Albums of 1978 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
 Up 6 from 7th to 1stKaya by Bob Marley & The Wailers |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 3 from 3rd to 6th Street-Legal by Bob Dylan |
| Down 3 from 4th to 7th Comes A Time by Neil Young |
| Down 3 from 5th to 8th Zappa In New York by Frank Zappa |
| New entries |
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 Babylon By Busby Bob Marley & The Wailers |
| Give 'Em Enough Rope by The Clash |
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