Top 55 Music Albums of 1978
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- Chart updated: 05/14/2025 06:45
- (Created: 04/30/2025 23:24).
- Chart size: 55 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/30/2025]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
5,262
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[First added to this chart: 04/30/2025]
[First added to this chart: 04/30/2025]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
755
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[First added to this chart: 04/30/2025]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
690
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[First added to this chart: 04/30/2025]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,726
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[First added to this chart: 04/30/2025]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,330
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[First added to this chart: 04/30/2025]
[First added to this chart: 04/30/2025]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
484
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[First added to this chart: 04/30/2025]
[First added to this chart: 04/30/2025]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
641
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Total albums: 55. Page 1 of 6
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Top 55 Music Albums of 1978 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Buzzcocks | 2 | 4% | |
| Silvio Rodriguez | 2 | 4% | |
| Nina Simone | 1 | 2% | |
| Al Stewart | 1 | 2% | |
| Carole King | 1 | 2% | |
| Neil Young | 1 | 2% | |
| Steve Hackett | 1 | 2% | |
| Show all | |||
| Country | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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23 | 42% | |
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19 | 35% | |
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4 | 7% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 55 Music Albums of 1978 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 5 from 39th to 44thLove Bites by Buzzcocks |
| Down 5 from 40th to 45thEaster by Patti Smith Group |
| Down 5 from 41st to 46thChopin: Complete / Sämtliche / Les 21 Nocturnes by Claudio Arrau |
| New entries |
|---|
| Chairs Missing by Wire |
| Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! by Devo |
| The Scream by Siouxsie And The Banshees |
| Welcome Home by Carole King |
| Octave by The Moody Blues |
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