Best Albums of 1978

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101.

Nightflight To Venus 

 Boney M.

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"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...""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 rest? Arghh! "  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

67 charts

Rank Score:

233

Rank in 1978:

101

Rank in 1970s:

921

Overall Rank:

5,817

Average Rating:

 70 (60 votes)

Comments:

4

102.

Pat Metheny Group 

 Pat Metheny Group

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"love this album. really big seller in the late 70s.(ECM-1-1114)"  Reply

- ffudnebbuh | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

51 charts

Rank Score:

217

Rank in 1978:

102

Rank in 1970s:

964

Overall Rank:

6,150

Average Rating:

 78 (51 votes)

Comments:

1

103.

Go 2 

 XTC

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"A little more refined than their debut but in a similar vein. No bad tracks but also no top quality ones either. Still a cracking album."  Reply

- Rich150 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

215

Rank in 1978:

103

Rank in 1970s:

971

Overall Rank:

6,199

Average Rating:

 68 (85 votes)

Comments:

3

104.

From The Inside 

 Alice Cooper

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"In 1978 Alice Cooper decided to make a record telling his real life at the moment: the fight against alcoholism. With the help of Bernie Taupin (Elton John's lyricist), he produced one of the best albums of his career (in my opinion, THE best). A first line studio musicians band, a varied, well c...""In 1978 Alice Cooper decided to make a record telling his real life at the moment: the fight against alcoholism. With the help of Bernie Taupin (Elton John's lyricist), he produced one of the best albums of his career (in my opinion, THE best). A first line studio musicians band, a varied, well cared and well arranged repertoire and great lyrics. Even the original vinyl cover is great."  [+]  Reply

- FHCA72 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

65 charts

Rank Score:

212

Rank in 1978:

104

Rank in 1970s:

979

Overall Rank:

6,267

Average Rating:

 72 (117 votes)

Comments:

7

105.

Vital 
Live

 Van Der Graaf Generator

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Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

26 charts

Rank Score:

210

Rank in 1978:

105

Rank in 1970s:

985

Overall Rank:

6,326

Average Rating:

 71 (35 votes)

Comments:

0

106.

Motor Booty Affair 

 Parliament

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"Motor Booty Affair is my favourite Parliament album. It even stands tall above many Funkadelic albums, which are typically my preferred between the dual P-Funk acts. It's the funnest, funniest, grooviest, slickest of the bunch, with every track being killer. Even its cover is awesome. Mr. Wiggles...""Motor Booty Affair is my favourite Parliament album. It even stands tall above many Funkadelic albums, which are typically my preferred between the dual P-Funk acts. It's the funnest, funniest, grooviest, slickest of the bunch, with every track being killer. Even its cover is awesome. Mr. Wiggles (and Giggle and Squirm) opens the album, following the Parliament trend of opening up albums with supreme rapability, and it introduces the theme of the album: aqua boogie. Rumpofsteelskin follows and grooves with a dozen irresistably catchy tunes. Perfect for the dancefloor, it's a track that never fails to excite and uplift. One of the album's hits, Water Sign, is one of the band's very best. This song melds a laidback, aquatic atmosphere with a tinge of freak and straight-faced humour. I can put this song on at any time of any day and be helplessly mesmerized. Aquaboogie is another consummate piece of dancefloor funk along the lines of Rumpofsteelskin. Pure joy. The intro never fails to make me laugh, too. One of Those Funky Things is a mildly intense track veiled by a lighthearted facade, driven by hard hitting bass, brilliant production and stellar female vocals. That harmonising "let's get ahhh" grabs me every time, and there's something about the pacing of it that makes it very special. Liquid Sunshine is in the same vein of the previous track, with a very poppy, upbeat melody. It defines the carefree, joyous feeling of this album that I adore so much. The Motor-Booty Affair is the best song here. As with Water Sign, it has an indescribable vibe to it that utterly entrances, and as with One of Those Funky Things, it has an undercurrent of menace - both of which help make it a unique song unlike anything I've heard. It grooves harder than any other song here, too, which is what makes it my favourite. Deep took a little while to grow with me... but now I'm wondering why. It's the longest track here, and the most repetitive, echoing the standard of Parliament's next album, Gloryhallastoopid, but that doesn't stop it from being groovy as hell. As with every song on the album, it's so damn catchy, and has a great feel to it. I absolutely love this album. It's a new romance, but I cherish it, and I enjoy it more every single time I listen to it. It's an album with an aura... it makes you feel a certain way when listening - and albums like this are the ones I hold closest to my heart. They're the most memorable and engaging."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

200

Rank in 1978:

106

Rank in 1970s:

1,008

Overall Rank:

6,577

Average Rating:

 77 (51 votes)

Comments:

2

107.

Thousand Knives 

 Ryuichi Sakamoto

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"In the woods midway through you can faintly here “when the band goes marching “ These micro-exploratory moments are special Thank you for this introduction to your solo work True mesmerization Bigreis Spotify"  Reply

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Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

51 charts

Rank Score:

194

Rank in 1978:

107

Rank in 1970s:

1,031

Overall Rank:

6,743

Average Rating:

 75 (50 votes)

Comments:

1

108.

Tubeway Army 

 Tubeway Army

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"Cracking debut album, replicas is better but this is still very good. It’s the Numan sound but with a bit of rock about it...we’ll worth a listen."  Reply

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Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

62 charts

Rank Score:

191

Rank in 1978:

108

Rank in 1970s:

1,041

Overall Rank:

6,814

Average Rating:

 74 (73 votes)

Comments:

3

109.

Yellow Magic Orchestra 

 Yellow Magic Orchestra

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"Conservatively 10 years ahead of its time"  Reply

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Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

43 charts

Rank Score:

189

Rank in 1978:

109

Rank in 1970s:

1,052

Overall Rank:

6,887

Average Rating:

 76 (60 votes)

Comments:

4

110.

10.000 Anos Depois Entre Vénus E Marte 

 José Cid

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"A Masterpiece"  Reply

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Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

187

Rank in 1978:

110

Rank in 1970s:

1,058

Overall Rank:

6,932

Average Rating:

 75 (32 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%
Gregory Isaacs	3	0%
Culture	3	0%
999	3	0%
Woody Shaw	3	0%
The Residents	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%
	376	38%
	202	20%
	43	4%
	43	4%
	40	4%
	30	3%
	29	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	954	95%
Yes	46	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	947	95%
Yes	53	5%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	13	1%