Best Albums of 1978

Listed below are the best albums of 1978 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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101.

Disco Club 

 Black Devil Disco Club

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Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

232

Rank in 1978:

101

Rank in 1970s:

923

Overall Rank:

5,750

Average Rating:

 72 (39 votes)

Comments:

2

102.

From The Inside 

 Alice Cooper

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Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

67 charts

Rank Score:

227

Rank in 1978:

102

Rank in 1970s:

938

Overall Rank:

5,840

Average Rating:

 72 (116 votes)

Comments:

7

103.

Pacific 

 細野晴臣 [Haruomi Hosono]

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Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

225

Rank in 1978:

103

Rank in 1970s:

946

Overall Rank:

5,906

Average Rating:

 76 (30 votes)

Comments:

1

104.

Go 2 

 XTC

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Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

220

Rank in 1978:

104

Rank in 1970s:

959

Overall Rank:

5,992

Average Rating:

 68 (84 votes)

Comments:

3

105.

Pat Metheny Group 

 Pat Metheny Group

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Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

220

Rank in 1978:

105

Rank in 1970s:

961

Overall Rank:

6,003

Average Rating:

 78 (49 votes)

Comments:

1

106.

Vital 
Live

 Van Der Graaf Generator

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Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

26 charts

Rank Score:

214

Rank in 1978:

106

Rank in 1970s:

982

Overall Rank:

6,151

Average Rating:

 71 (33 votes)

Comments:

0

107.

Yellow Magic Orchestra 

 Yellow Magic Orchestra

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Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

43 charts

Rank Score:

214

Rank in 1978:

107

Rank in 1970s:

983

Overall Rank:

6,155

Average Rating:

 76 (57 votes)

Comments:

4

108.

Motor Booty Affair 

 Parliament

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Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

55 charts

Rank Score:

206

Rank in 1978:

108

Rank in 1970s:

1,000

Overall Rank:

6,324

Average Rating:

 76 (48 votes)

Comments:

2

109.

10.000 Anos Depois Entre Vénus E Marte 

 José Cid

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Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

197

Rank in 1978:

109

Rank in 1970s:

1,023

Overall Rank:

6,551

Average Rating:

 75 (31 votes)

Comments:

1

110.

Thousand Knives 

 Ryuichi Sakamoto

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Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

49 charts

Rank Score:

196

Rank in 1978:

110

Rank in 1970s:

1,027

Overall Rank:

6,580

Average Rating:

 75 (49 votes)

Comments:

1

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Best Albums of 1978 composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Artist	Albums	%
Various Artists	14	1%
Vangelis	4	0%
Bob Dylan	3	0%
Elvis Presley	3	0%
Gregory Isaacs	3	0%
Culture	3	0%
999	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%
	375	37%
	203	20%
	44	4%
	42	4%
	41	4%
	30	3%
	29	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	956	95%
Yes	46	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	949	95%
Yes	53	5%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	13	1%