Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 by 
MW19704U 
- Chart updated: 03/22/2023 14:15
- (Created: 04/29/2021 07:36).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/02/2021]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
3,171
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[First added to this chart: 05/02/2021]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
4,702
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[First added to this chart: 05/02/2021]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
2,804
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[First added to this chart: 05/02/2021]
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1978
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511
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[First added to this chart: 05/02/2021]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
1,065
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[First added to this chart: 05/02/2021]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
2,423
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Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
2,164
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[First added to this chart: 05/02/2021]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
1,112
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Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
927
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[First added to this chart: 05/02/2021]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
1,012
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Burning Spear | 2 | 2% | |
| Blondie | 2 | 2% | |
| Judas Priest | 2 | 2% | |
| Bob Marley & The Wailers | 2 | 2% | |
| Devo | 2 | 2% | |
| Buzzcocks | 2 | 2% | |
| Japan | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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44 | 44% | |
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30 | 30% | |
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8 | 8% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
 Up 3 from 21st to 18thDread Beat An' Blood by Poet & The Roots |
| Up 2 from 10th to 8th Jazz by Queen |
| Up 1 from 3rd to 2nd Die Mensch·Maschine by Kraftwerk |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 30 from 60th to 90th Live by Eloy |
| Down 12 from 58th to 70th Impeckable by Budgie |
| Down 12 from 59th to 71st Incantations by Mike Oldfield |
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Other year charts by MW19704U
(from the 1970s)| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
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| Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | MW19704U | 1979 year chart | 2023 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 | MW19704U | 1978 year chart | 2023 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of 1977 | MW19704U | 1977 year chart | 2023 | |
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| 90/100 | 04/30/2021 15:28 | jackq | | 92/100 |
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