Best Albums of 1978
Listed below are the best albums of 1978 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 3 hours ago).
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"She's So Modern and Rat Trap are the highlights on this one." Reply
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Goliath | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Possibly the best 70s punk record, and yes, I'm aware of the existence of London Calling. Seriously though, this record is so much fun you won't even believe it. Just a bunch of ridiculously talented people playing around with angry music and giving the best they can. Incredible." Reply
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drakonium | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"An excellent live album, full of energy and crammed with the best of Tull from several albums including 'Aqualung', 'Thick as a Brick', 'Songs From the Wood', 'Minstrel in the Gallery', 'War Child', to name but a few. A great introduction to early Jethro Tull. The vinyl experience is fantastic if..." [+] Reply
"My Record Collection is Better Than Yours Aka The Rise of Blues Punk in the Queensland But they crawl to the moon and the sun, he won't crawl to anyone – All Times Through Paradise Or... Now that My baby left me, I’ve been sleeping with my dog – Crazy Googenheimer Blues (Seriously, brothers. What..."
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Repo | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"A couple very nice songs, like Song on the Radio, Palace of Versailles, and especially the title track. Not quite as memorable or consistent as Year of the Cat, but a strong follow-up." Reply
"the live-sounding production works *really* well. I actually really liked the Teenage Jesus songs here, moreso than in their own records. like there's a really light viscerality to it that works really, really well. As for Chance, he's brilliant as always and the other two artists' stuff surprise..." [+] Reply
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SuedeSwede | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Evocatively dreary, the album sounds like miserable overcast skies, drizzly rain and bleak concrete landscapes. The use of noise, vocal samples, and bizarre electronic sounds is brilliant." Reply
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Best Albums of 1978 composition
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| Various Artists | 14 | 1% | |
| Vangelis | 4 | 0% | |
| Elvis Presley | 3 | 0% | |
| Chick Corea | 3 | 0% | |
| Gregory Isaacs | 3 | 0% | |
| Culture | 3 | 0% | |
| 999 | 3 | 0% | |
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376 | 38% | |
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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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30 | 3% | |
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29 | 3% | |
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