Top 97 Music Albums of 1978
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- Chart updated: 10/24/2025 00:15
- (Created: 04/11/2022 01:09).
- Chart size: 97 albums.
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Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
1,343
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Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,170
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Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,870
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[First added to this chart: 04/10/2022]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,236
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[First added to this chart: 04/10/2022]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
5,682
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[First added to this chart: 04/10/2022]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,196
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[First added to this chart: 04/10/2022]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
2,758
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Total albums: 97. Page 1 of 10
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Top 97 Music Albums of 1978 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Anthony Phillips | 2 | 2% | |
| Jethro Tull | 2 | 2% | |
| Camel | 2 | 2% | |
| Kate Bush | 2 | 2% | |
| XTC | 2 | 2% | |
| U.K. | 1 | 1% | |
| Brian Eno | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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45 | 46% | |
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31 | 32% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 97 Music Albums of 1978 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 2 from 11th to 9th Some Girls by The Rolling Stones |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 9th to 10th Dire Straits by Dire Straits |
| Down 1 from 10th to 11th Pat Metheny Group by Pat Metheny Group |
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