Top 56 Music Albums of 1978
by juanr1096 
EPs not on BEA: Pere Ubu - Datapanik in the Year Zero (#24)
- Chart updated: 08/04/2025 06:45
- (Created: 03/12/2024 02:16).
- Chart size: 56 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 06/06/2024]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
3,235
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[First added to this chart: 06/06/2024]
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1978
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Rank Score:
4,466
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[First added to this chart: 06/06/2024]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
879
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[First added to this chart: 06/06/2024]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
7,200
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5. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 06/06/2024]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
2,706
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[First added to this chart: 06/06/2024]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
2,247
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[First added to this chart: 06/06/2024]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
1,006
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[First added to this chart: 06/06/2024]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
5,320
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[First added to this chart: 06/06/2024]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
2,852
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[First added to this chart: 06/06/2024]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
6,141
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Total albums: 56. Page 1 of 6
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Top 56 Music Albums of 1978 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Pere Ubu | 2 | 4% | |
| Judas Priest | 2 | 4% | |
| Blondie | 2 | 4% | |
| Kate Bush | 2 | 4% | |
| The Cars | 1 | 2% | |
| Steve Reich | 1 | 2% | |
| The Police | 1 | 2% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 56 Music Albums of 1978 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 46th to 47thPlastic Letters by Blondie |
| Down 1 from 47th to 48thLionheart by Kate Bush |
| Down 1 from 48th to 49thStreet-Legal by Bob Dylan |
| New entries |
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| Music For Films by Brian Eno |
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