Top 23 Music Albums of 1978
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- Chart updated: 05/03/2025 12:45
- (Created: 02/18/2021 15:20).
- Chart size: 23 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 02/20/2021]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
1,050
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 02/20/2021]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
6,150
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[First added to this chart: 02/20/2021]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
2,409
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[First added to this chart: 02/20/2021]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
598
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[First added to this chart: 02/20/2021]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
2,861
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[First added to this chart: 02/20/2021]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,224
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[First added to this chart: 02/20/2021]
Year of Release:
1979*
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Rank Score:
2,145
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[First added to this chart: 02/20/2021]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
757
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[First added to this chart: 12/27/2022]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
648
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[First added to this chart: 02/20/2021]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
883
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Total albums: 23. Page 1 of 3
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Top 23 Music Albums of 1978 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Blondie | 2 | 9% | |
| Kate Bush | 2 | 9% | |
| Brian Eno | 2 | 9% | |
| Marvin Gaye | 1 | 4% | |
| Dean Friedman | 1 | 4% | |
| Bob Dylan | 1 | 4% | |
| Pere Ubu | 1 | 4% | |
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Top 23 Music Albums of 1978 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 2 from 15th to 13th This Year's Model by Elvis Costello |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 13th to 14th 3rd by Big Star |
| Down 1 from 14th to 15th Die Mensch·Maschine by Kraftwerk |
| Down 1 from 16th to 17th Nightflight To Venus by Boney M. |
| New entries |
|---|
| Dire Straits by Dire Straits |
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