The 30 Best Albums of 1978
by Paste (2018) 
Founded in 2002 and based in Atlanta, GA, USA, Paste (PasteMagazine.com) is an online culture magazine that covers music, movies, TV, comedy, games, books, comics, drinks and politics. These are their best albums of 1978. (Note: they didn't add a #13. Perhaps they forgot).
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1978
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Total albums: 29. Page 1 of 3
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The 30 Best Albums of 1978 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Cars | 1 | 3% | |
| The Clash | 1 | 3% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 1 | 3% | |
| Peter Gabriel | 1 | 3% | |
| X-Ray Spex | 1 | 3% | |
| Elvis Costello | 1 | 3% | |
| Brian Eno | 1 | 3% | |
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Other 1978 year charts
Listed below are 9 charts from recognised sources for 1978. There are also 423 user submitted charts covering this period.
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albums of the year 1978 | DigitalDreamDoor | 1978 year chart | 1978 | |
| The 30 Best Albums of 1978 | Musikexpress.de | 1978 year chart | 1978 |  |
| NME Albums Of The Year 1978 | New Music Express | 1978 year chart | 1978 |  |
| Jaarlijst Oor 1978 | OOR | 1978 year chart | 1978 |  |
| The 30 Best Albums of 1978 | Paste | 1978 year chart | 2018 | |
| Albums of the year 1978 | Radio X | 1978 year chart | 2024 | |
| Albums of the Year 1978 | Sounds (UK) | 1978 year chart | 1978 | |
| The Best Albums of 1978 | uDiscoverMusic | 1978 year chart | 2023 | |
| Village Voice Albums of the Year 1978 | Village Voice | 1978 year chart | 1978 | |
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| The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s | Paste | 2010s decade chart | 2019 | |
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| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
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| The 300 Greatest Albums of All Time (1-100) | Paste | Overall chart | 2024 | |
[Paste was founded in 2002.]
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