Top 100 Music Albums of 1978
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- Chart updated: 06/30/2025 10:45
- (Created: 01/18/2023 07:47).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 02/22/2023]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
2,279
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[First added to this chart: 02/22/2023]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
2,400
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[First added to this chart: 02/22/2023]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
6,148
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 02/22/2023]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
813
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[First added to this chart: 02/22/2023]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
5,327
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[First added to this chart: 02/22/2023]
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[First added to this chart: 02/22/2023]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
481
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Average Rating:
Comments:
8. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 02/22/2023]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,668
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 02/22/2023]
Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 02/22/2023]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
984
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Various Artists | 3 | 3% | |
| Japan | 2 | 2% | |
| Kate Bush | 2 | 2% | |
| Blondie | 2 | 2% | |
| Buzzcocks | 2 | 2% | |
| Wings (UK) | 2 | 2% | |
| The Cars | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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50 | 50% | |
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30 | 30% | |
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10 | 10% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 1 from 100th to 99th Do It Dog Style by Slaughter And The Dogs |
| Up 1 from 99th to 98th Southern Winds by Maria Muldaur |
| Up 1 from 98th to 97th There's A Light Beyond These Woods by Nanci Griffith |
| New entries |
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| Heaven Tonight by Cheap Trick |
| Leavers |
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| Messiaen: Quatuor Pour La Fin Du Temps by Luben Yordanoff / Albert Tetard / Claude Desurmont / Daniel Barenboim |
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