Best Albums of 1978

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Listed below are the best albums of 1978 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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

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Haile I Hymn (Chapter 1)

Ijahman

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1978

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15 charts

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342.

Baltimore

Nina Simone

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1978

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14 charts

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343.

Visions Of Dennis Brown

Dennis Brown

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1978

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15 charts

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Kingdom Of Madness

Magnum (UK)

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1978

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11 charts

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345.

Naturally

Marcia Griffiths

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1978

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15 charts

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Fresh Fish Special

Robert Gordon With Link Wray

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1978

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11 charts

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Please Don't Touch

Steve Hackett

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1978

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17 charts

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Anabelas

Bubu

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1978

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10 charts

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Marcus Children

Burning Spear

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1978

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17 charts

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Cosmic Messenger

Jean-Luc Ponty

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1978

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Best Albums of 1978 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	16	2%
Vangelis	4	0%
Bob Dylan	3	0%
Gregory Isaacs	3	0%
999	3	0%
R. Stevie Moore	3	0%
Woody Shaw	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	368	37%
	216	22%
	46	5%
	43	4%
	38	4%
	31	3%
	27	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	953	95%
Yes	48	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	949	95%
Yes	52	5%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	14	1%

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