Top 62 Music Albums of 1978
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Parched compared to other years in the '70s for 5-star albums, but has a wealth of wonderful 4.5-star albums.
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- (Created: 11/27/2024 04:49).
- Chart size: 62 albums.
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Wherein Elvis, with the help of the oddly-uncredited Attractions, ruthlessly out-rocks the punks. This is the combined version that we CD-listeners have enjoyed since the early '90s, with all of "(I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea," "Radio Radio," "Crawling to the U.S.A.," "Tiny Steps," and "Big Tears."
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1978
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4,996
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Yay, another 5-star album for the largely-parched 1978. Unfortunately, it belongs in 1975, but BEA won't let me put it there.
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1978
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2,204
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One of the most underrated albums of all-time. The last 5-star album here.
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1978
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2,292
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1978
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3,141
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1978
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992
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1978
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5,479
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Year of Release:
1978
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2,195
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An absolutely underrated gem of power pop. Literally underrated on this site; not sure what people are thinking. This band essentially had a great three-album run (In Color, Budukon, this) and a significant decline thereafter, but for that short moment that they were good, they were one of the very best rock bands in the world.
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Total albums: 62. Page 1 of 7
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Top 62 Music Albums of 1978 composition
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| Blondie | 2 | 3% | |
| Cheap Trick | 2 | 3% | |
| AC/DC | 2 | 3% | |
| Bob Marley | 2 | 3% | |
| Kate Bush | 2 | 3% | |
| Judas Priest | 2 | 3% | |
| Ace Frehley | 1 | 2% | |
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28 | 45% | |
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23 | 37% | |
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3 | 5% | |
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2 | 3% | |
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2 | 3% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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