Best Albums of 1978

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Listed below are the best albums of 1978 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of 1978 were Bruce Springsteen, Blondie, The Cars, Elvis Costello, Kraftwerk, Van Halen, Kate Bush, The Rolling Stones, Steve Reich and Talking Heads.

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Wings Greatest
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Wings (UK)

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1978

Appears in:

29 charts

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202.

Two For The Show
Live

Kansas

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1978

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20 charts

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203.

Studio Tan

Frank Zappa

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1978

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28 charts

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204.

Touchdown

Bob James

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1978

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5 charts

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205.

Sterntaler

Michael Rother

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1978

Appears in:

9 charts

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Serú Girán

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1978

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25 charts

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Boys In The Trees

Carly Simon

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1978

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18 charts

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Lou Reed Live - Take No Prisoners
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Lou Reed

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1978

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18 charts

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أغنية [Oghneya]

فرقة الأرض [Ferkat Al Ard]

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1978

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5 charts

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Time Will Tell

Justen O'Brien & Jake

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1978

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4 charts

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Best Albums of 1978 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	15	1%
Vangelis	4	0%
Spirit	3	0%
Elvis Presley	3	0%
R. Stevie Moore	3	0%
999	3	0%
Gregory Isaacs	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	380	38%
	204	20%
	44	4%
	41	4%
	40	4%
	30	3%
	29	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	955	95%
Yes	47	5%

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

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	12	1%

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