Top 100 Music Albums of 1978
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Patman360 
- Chart updated: 04/03/2025 17:15
- (Created: 12/07/2012 03:53).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/10/2014]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
2,072
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[First added to this chart: 01/29/2013]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
7,210
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[First added to this chart: 11/25/2014]
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2013]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
5,640
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[First added to this chart: 11/15/2019]
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[First added to this chart: 01/31/2022]
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[First added to this chart: 11/05/2015]
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[First added to this chart: 08/08/2018]
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[First added to this chart: 07/11/2019]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
967
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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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| The Residents | 2 | 2% | |
| Pere Ubu | 2 | 2% | |
| Kate Bush | 2 | 2% | |
| Blondie | 2 | 2% | |
| Buzzcocks | 2 | 2% | |
| Judas Priest | 2 | 2% | |
| Bob Marley & The Wailers | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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43 | 43% | |
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33 | 33% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 100th to 99th Outlandos D'Amour by The Police |
| Up 1 from 99th to 98th Stardust by Willie Nelson |
| Up 1 from 98th to 97th Equinoxe by Jean Michel Jarre |
| New entries |
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| Babylon By Bus by Bob Marley & The Wailers |
| Leavers |
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| Ambient 1: Music For Airports by Brian Eno |
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| Best Artists of the 1980s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Smiths | |
| 2. Prince | |
| 3. Pixies | |
| 4. The Cure | |
| 5. Talking Heads | |
| 6. U2 | |
| 7. Metallica | |
| 8. Kate Bush | |
| 9. R.E.M. | |
| 10. The Stone Roses | |
| 11. Sonic Youth | |
| 12. Michael Jackson | |
| 13. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 14. Iron Maiden | |
| 15. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 16. Tom Waits | |
| 17. Joy Division | |
| 18. New Order | |
| 19. Talk Talk | |
| 20. Rush |
