Top 45 Music Albums of 1978
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- Chart updated: 11/18/2025 19:45
- (Created: 07/16/2022 04:43).
- Chart size: 45 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 07/20/2022]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
6,163
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[First added to this chart: 07/20/2022]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
5,658
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[First added to this chart: 07/20/2022]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
527
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[First added to this chart: 07/20/2022]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
837
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[First added to this chart: 07/20/2022]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
691
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[First added to this chart: 07/20/2022]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
4,495
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[First added to this chart: 08/14/2023]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
418
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[First added to this chart: 12/30/2023]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,225
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[First added to this chart: 10/17/2022]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,338
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[First added to this chart: 07/20/2022]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
2,868
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Top 45 Music Albums of 1978 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Various Artists | 5 | 11% | |
| Judas Priest | 2 | 4% | |
| Cheap Trick | 2 | 4% | |
| Blondie | 2 | 4% | |
| Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band | 1 | 2% | |
| Black Sabbath | 1 | 2% | |
| Cold Chisel | 1 | 2% | |
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Top 45 Music Albums of 1978 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 35th to 36th For You by Prince |
| Down 1 from 36th to 37th Peter Gabriel (1978) by Peter Gabriel |
| Down 1 from 37th to 38th Heaven Tonight by Cheap Trick |
| New entries |
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| The Scream by Siouxsie And The Banshees |
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