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: 4 hours ago).
"One of my favourites of the era. The band had 4 great musicians, especially in Mark Laff and Derwood Andrews and combined with the solid writing skills of James/Idol made a formidable band. Highly underrated unfortunately, probably due to Idol's looks and the teeny bopper appeal. Kiss me Deadly i..." [+] Reply
"Dog and Butterfly along with Little Queen really built Heart's reputation as a world class hard rock band, and there are many who think it's Heart's strongest album. This album was somewhat of a concept album back when albums had two sides, as the first side (Dog) contains the harder upbeat tunes..." [+] Reply
"To The Limit is a looser collection of songs than her 2 previous albums (Joan Armatrading & Show Some Emotion). Wishing, You Rope You Tie Me, Barefoot & Pregnant & Bottom To The Top are all brilliant but Baby I and The Letter are top notch Armatrading songs that are the cream on the top here." Reply
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Tamthebam | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"It doesn't bode well when the V2 album opens with the sound of a V1. It all sounds a bit pretentious, some good tracks though." Reply
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Goliath | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Solid southern rock album. "Dreams I'll Never See" is a worthy cover of the Allman Brothers' "Dreams"." Reply
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"Some say this is the best album Springsteen never made. It's interesting it is full of his influence. This might have been the direction Bruce went if he wasn't bitter over all the legal troubles. That said, this is still a really good album on it's own merits." Reply
"Ok we were all shocked in 1978 that Ace Frehley could put out an entire album's worth of material by himself...that it was this good is doubly shocking. Obviously he was holding out on KISS. "Rip It Out" should have been on a KISS record...and probably also "Speedin" Back To My Baby" and "Snowbli..." [+] Reply
"One of the better 'latter day' Kinks albums. Ray Davies' songwriting is as strong as ever, and I do suspect that if this album was released during the band's classic period, misfits, just might be looked upon as one of their best albums. Very good." Reply
"Not for everyone's taste but, I always think Mr. Eno is worth a listen. If you like electronica you will like this." Reply
Total albums: 1,000. Page 14 of 100
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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30 | 3% | |
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| Best Ever Artists | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. Neil Young | |
| 10. Nirvana | |
| 11. The Velvet Underground | |
| 12. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 13. Miles Davis | |
| 14. The Smiths | |
| 15. R.E.M. | |
| 16. The Beach Boys | |
| 17. Kanye West | |
| 18. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 19. The Cure | |
| 20. Pixies |
