Best Albums of 1978

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Listed below are the best albums of 1978 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1978 year summaryThe best artists of 1978 were Bruce Springsteen, Blondie, The Cars, Elvis Costello, Van Halen, Kraftwerk, Kate Bush, The Rolling Stones, Talking Heads and Steve Reich.

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Darkness On The Edge Of Town

Bruce Springsteen

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

868 charts

Rank Score:

8,104

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

206

Average Rating:

82 (1,136 votes)

Comments:

Parallel Lines

Blondie

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

805 charts

Rank Score:

6,300

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

279

Average Rating:

81 (942 votes)

Comments:

The Cars

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

686 charts

Rank Score:

6,021

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

297

Average Rating:

81 (780 votes)

Comments:

Van Halen

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

659 charts

Rank Score:

4,760

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

375

Average Rating:

80 (856 votes)

Comments:

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

510 charts

Rank Score:

3,074

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

139

Overall Rank:

577

Average Rating:

80 (737 votes)

Comments:

10.

Music For 18 Musicians

Steve Reich

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

272 charts

Rank Score:

3,060

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

140

Overall Rank:

580

Average Rating:

83 (308 votes)

Comments:

14.

3rd

Big Star

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

353 charts

Rank Score:

2,643

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

155

Overall Rank:

682

Average Rating:

80 (436 votes)

Comments:

18.

Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!

Devo

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

394 charts

Rank Score:

2,284

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

176

Overall Rank:

783

Average Rating:

79 (465 votes)

Comments:

19.

The Modern Dance

Pere Ubu

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

304 charts

Rank Score:

2,222

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

179

Overall Rank:

801

Average Rating:

78 (398 votes)

Comments:

22.

Excitable Boy

Warren Zevon

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

232 charts

Rank Score:

1,430

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

255

Overall Rank:

1,239

Average Rating:

79 (254 votes)

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Best Albums of 1978 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	16	2%
Vangelis	4	0%
999	3	0%
Gregory Isaacs	3	0%
Elvis Presley	3	0%
Bob Dylan	3	0%
Woody Shaw	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	367	37%
	216	22%
	46	5%
	43	4%
	38	4%
	31	3%
	27	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	952	95%
Yes	48	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	949	95%
Yes	51	5%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	14	1%

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