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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Dynamite Daze

Kevin Coyne

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1978

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10 charts

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302.

Tell Us The Truth

Sham 69

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1978

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15 charts

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Shuffering And Shmiling

Fela Kuti & Africa 70

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1978

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16 charts

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304.

Funk Or Walk

The Brides Of Funkenstein

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1978

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6 charts

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Electric Guitarist

John McLaughlin

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1978

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15 charts

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XII

Barclay James Harvest

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1978

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12 charts

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Mignonne

大貫妙子 [Taeko Ohnuki]

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1978

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8 charts

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Mujeres

Silvio Rodriguez

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1978

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9 charts

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The Future Now

Peter Hammill

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1978

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19 charts

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Legend

Poco

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1978

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22 charts

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Best Albums of 1978 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	15	2%
Vangelis	4	0%
Culture	3	0%
Sun Ra	3	0%
The Residents	3	0%
Bob Dylan	3	0%
Spirit	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	380	38%
	203	20%
	44	4%
	41	4%
	40	4%
	30	3%
	29	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	952	95%
Yes	48	5%

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

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

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