Top 100 Music Albums of 1978
by Exist-en-ciel 
Favorite songs of the year:
• Because the Night - Patti Smith Group
• Ça fait du bien - Fiori-Séguin
• Das Model - Kraftwerk
• Heart of Glass - Blondie
• One Nation Under a Groove - Funkadelic
• Orphan's Lament - Robbie Basho
• Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits
• Take Me to the River - Talking Heads
• La Villa Strangiato - Rush
• Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush
- Chart updated: 07/23/2026 22:45
- (Created: 12/07/2025 22:06).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2025]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
3,204
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2025]
Year of Release:
1978
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4,352
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3. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2025]
Year of Release:
1978
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2,634
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2025]
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1978
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802
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2025]
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1978
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2,739
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2025]
Year of Release:
1978
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3,198
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2025]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
881
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Pere Ubu | 2 | 2% | |
| Jethro Tull | 2 | 2% | |
| Blondie | 2 | 2% | |
| Buzzcocks | 2 | 2% | |
| Keith Jarrett | 2 | 2% | |
| Kate Bush | 2 | 2% | |
| Bob Marley | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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40 | 40% | |
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25 | 25% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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