Top 50 Music Albums of 1978
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2012]
Year of Release:
1978
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5,319
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[First added to this chart: 09/30/2012]
Year of Release:
1978
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4,492
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[First added to this chart: 09/30/2012]
Year of Release:
1979*
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2,151
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[First added to this chart: 09/30/2012]
Year of Release:
1978
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170
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Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
351
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Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
992
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Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
656
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[First added to this chart: 09/30/2012]
Year of Release:
1978
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1,240
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Year of Release:
1978
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7,266
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Year of Release:
1978
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483
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Top 50 Music Albums of 1978 composition

Artist Albums %


Pere Ubu 2 4%
Jethro Tull 2 4%
Kate Bush 2 4%
Blondie 2 4%
AC/DC 2 4%
Judas Priest 2 4%
Bob Marley & The Wailers 2 4%
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Country Albums %


United States 21 42%
United Kingdom 19 38%
Jamaica 2 4%
Australia 2 4%
Canada 2 4%
Mixed Nationality 2 4%
Germany 2 4%
Compilation? Albums %
No 49 98%
Yes 1 2%
Live? Albums %
No 46 92%
Yes 4 8%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 49 98%
Yes 1 2%

Top 50 Music Albums of 1978 chart changes

Biggest fallers
Faller Down 3 from 5th to 8th
Give 'Em Enough Rope
by The Clash
New entries
New entry Nina Hagen Band
by Nina Hagen Band
New entry Blue Valentine
by Tom Waits
New entry Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)
by Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
New entry Darkness On The Edge Of Town
by Bruce Springsteen
New entry Who Are You
by The Who
New entry More Songs About Buildings And Food
by Talking Heads
New entry Grease (The Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture)
by Various Artists
New entry Van Halen
by Van Halen
New entry Outlandos D'Amour
by The Police
New entry Comes A Time
by Neil Young
New entry Hemispheres
by Rush
New entry Parallel Lines
by Blondie
New entry Plastic Letters
by Blondie
New entry Jazz
by Queen
New entry Dire Straits
by Dire Straits
New entry The Cars
by The Cars
New entry Zappa In New York
by Frank Zappa
New entry Some Girls
by The Rolling Stones
New entry The Modern Dance
by Pere Ubu
New entry Heavy Horses
by Jethro Tull
New entry Dub Housing
by Pere Ubu
New entry Toto
by Toto
New entry London Town
by Wings (UK)
New entry The Kick Inside
by Kate Bush
New entry Lionheart
by Kate Bush
New entry Powerage
by AC/DC
New entry If You Want Blood You've Got It
by AC/DC
New entry Killing Machine
by Judas Priest
New entry Stained Class
by Judas Priest
New entry Kaya
by Bob Marley & The Wailers
New entry Babylon By Bus
by Bob Marley & The Wailers
New entry Easter
by Patti Smith Group
New entry Pieces Of Eight
by Styx
New entry Don't Look Back
by Boston
New entry Street-Legal
by Bob Dylan
New entry City To City
by Gerry Rafferty
New entry 52nd Street
by Billy Joel
New entry ...And Then There Were Three
by Genesis
New entry Road To Ruin
by Ramones
New entry Here, My Dear
by Marvin Gaye
New entry Live - Bursting Out
by Jethro Tull
New entry 20 Golden Greats
by Buddy Holly
New entry Double Vision
by Foreigner
New entry Studio Tan
by Frank Zappa
New entry Pyramid
by The Alan Parsons Project

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Best Artists of the 1980s
1. The Smiths
2. Prince
3. Pixies
4. The Cure
5. Talking Heads
6. U2
7. Metallica
8. Kate Bush
9. R.E.M.
10. The Stone Roses
11. Sonic Youth
12. Michael Jackson
13. Bruce Springsteen
14. Iron Maiden
15. Prince And The Revolution
16. Tom Waits
17. Joy Division
18. New Order
19. Talk Talk
20. Rush
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