Top 65 Music Albums of 1978
by FlapJackJoey 
- Chart updated: 05/22/2025 19:15
- (Created: 05/18/2025 01:21).
- Chart size: 65 albums.
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4.10
[First added to this chart: 05/19/2025]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
3,190
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4.08
[First added to this chart: 05/19/2025]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
983
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3.99
[First added to this chart: 05/19/2025]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
778
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3.98
[First added to this chart: 05/19/2025]
3.97
[First added to this chart: 05/18/2025]
3.96
[First added to this chart: 05/19/2025]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
4,421
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7. (=)
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3.93
[First added to this chart: 05/18/2025]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
2,743
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3.93
[First added to this chart: 05/19/2025]
3.92
[First added to this chart: 05/19/2025]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
2,198
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3.92
[First added to this chart: 05/19/2025]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
7,159
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Total albums: 65. Page 1 of 7
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Top 65 Music Albums of 1978 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Judas Priest | 2 | 3% | |
| Cheap Trick | 2 | 3% | |
| The Residents | 2 | 3% | |
| Willie Colón & Ruben Blades | 1 | 2% | |
| Tom Waits | 1 | 2% | |
| Harold Budd | 1 | 2% | |
| The Police | 1 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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33 | 51% | |
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16 | 25% | |
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4 | 6% | |
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2 | 3% | |
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2 | 3% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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Top 65 Music Albums of 1978 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 25th to 26thParallel Lines by Blondie |
| Down 1 from 26th to 27thThis Year's Model by Elvis Costello |
| Down 1 from 27th to 28th3rd by Big Star |
| New entries |
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| أغنية [Oghneya] by فرقة الأرض [Ferkat Al Ard] |
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