Top 79 Music Albums of 1978
by mikepen 
- Chart updated: 12/07/2025 06:15
- (Created: 04/23/2021 06:52).
- Chart size: 79 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/23/2021]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
2,724
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[First added to this chart: 04/23/2021]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
5,260
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[First added to this chart: 04/23/2021]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,037
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[First added to this chart: 04/23/2021]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
2,802
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[First added to this chart: 04/23/2021]
[First added to this chart: 04/23/2021]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,456
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[First added to this chart: 04/23/2021]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
6,234
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[First added to this chart: 04/23/2021]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,590
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[First added to this chart: 04/23/2021]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
319
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[First added to this chart: 04/23/2021]
Total albums: 79. Page 1 of 8
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Top 79 Music Albums of 1978 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Blondie | 2 | 3% | |
| Buzzcocks | 2 | 3% | |
| XTC | 2 | 3% | |
| The Residents | 2 | 3% | |
| Ace Frehley | 1 | 1% | |
| Midnight Oil | 1 | 1% | |
| The Alan Parsons Project | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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32 | 41% | |
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30 | 38% | |
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4 | 5% | |
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4 | 5% | |
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3 | 4% | |
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2 | 3% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 79 Music Albums of 1978 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 7 from 78th to 71stHere, My Dear by Marvin Gaye |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 71st to 72ndLove Bites by Buzzcocks |
| Down 1 from 72nd to 73rdDisguise In Love by John Cooper Clarke |
| Down 1 from 73rd to 74thLanquidity by Sun Ra |
| New entries |
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| I've Always Been Crazy by Waylon Jennings |
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From Moondance 08/17/2021 02:27 | #272583
Classic, classy!!
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