Best Albums of 1978
Listed below are the best albums of 1978 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 3 hours ago).
""Heaven Tonight" is Cheap Trick's 3rd album. "Surrender" kicks off with four minutes of nonstop hooks and ironic lyrics. This is followed by a great arena-ready punch that just keep coming, summing up the strengths of their first two albums.From the onslaught this is a series of superbly crafted ..." [+] Reply
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~SMiLE~ | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Very strong return to form after Front Page News was a bit of a let down. The Way of the World is one of their best songs!" Reply
"Dislocation is a seriously great post punk track." Reply
"since i figured most people were rating the album here, being the significantly more popular release for this I changed its information. if you're rating the *EP*, go here: http://www.besteveralbums.com/thechart.php?a=96221" Reply
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SuedeSwede | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Journey's best album, the one that put them on the map. Much better than their subsequent albums, which were seemingly geared to young women and teenage girls. Why this album isn't thought of more highly I don't understand." Reply
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"This is a massive work - clocking around 6.5 hours! - by improvisation master Jarrett. It is hard listening to it in one go due to its enormous length but the music in it is all worth it, so go for it. I've been listening to this throughout the week - one or two tracks per day - usually at nightt..." [+] Reply
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NickVolos | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"This album created a whole new genre : Decay Folk. The guitar sounds rotten. The whole atmosphere is damp and bleak. The songs are slowly decomposing and sound as creepy as the cover photo. Absolutely essential masterpiece." Reply
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CellarDoor | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"A lot of Yes fans give this album a hard time. I think the main reason is that it was a big change in direction for the band who at the time were striving to respond to new tastes bought about by the punk / new wave movement by adopting a less reverent and more spontaneous approach. Gone was the ..." [+] Reply
"The title track is great, always loved that. The rest of the album swings from excellent (Painter man, He was a Steppenwolf) to unbearable (King of the road, Brown girl in the ring) but for half of it's running time this album is a fresh and fun disco/pop record that still sounds great today. The..." [+] Reply
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Best Albums of 1978 composition
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| Various Artists | 14 | 1% | |
| Vangelis | 4 | 0% | |
| The Residents | 3 | 0% | |
| Sun Ra | 3 | 0% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 0% | |
| Chick Corea | 3 | 0% | |
| Elvis Presley | 3 | 0% | |
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374 | 37% | |
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202 | 20% | |
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43 | 4% | |
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43 | 4% | |
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40 | 4% | |
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