The Best Albums of 1978
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1978
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2,851
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1979*
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2,137
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1978
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1,232
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1978
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3,168
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1978
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690
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1978
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968
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1978
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5,318
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1978
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7,198
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1978
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983
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1978
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6,140
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The Best Albums of 1978 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Kate Bush | 2 | 3% | |
| Funkadelic | 1 | 1% | |
| Third World | 1 | 1% | |
| David Bowie | 1 | 1% | |
| Billy Joel | 1 | 1% | |
| Boston | 1 | 1% | |
| Dire Straits | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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30 | 41% | |
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28 | 38% | |
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4 | 5% | |
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3 | 4% | |
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2 | 3% | |
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2 | 3% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Other 1978 year charts
A total of 10 charts from recognised sources are available for 1978, with the 3 most prominent highlighted below. Additionally, there are 423 user submitted charts covering this period.
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
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| NME Albums Of The Year 1978 | New Music Express | 1978 year chart | 1978 | |
| Village Voice Albums of the Year 1978 | Village Voice | 1978 year chart | 1978 | |
| Jaarlijst Oor 1978 | OOR | 1978 year chart | 1978 |  |
Other charts by uDiscoverMusic
A total of 31 charts from uDiscoverMusic are available; the 3 most recent of this type are highlighted below.
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
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| The Best Albums of 1999 | uDiscoverMusic | 1999 year chart | 2024 | |
| The Best Albums of 1998 | uDiscoverMusic | 1998 year chart | 2023 | |
| The Best Albums of 1997 | uDiscoverMusic | 1997 year chart | 2021 | |
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