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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Kingdom Of Madness

Magnum (UK)

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1978

Appears in:

11 charts

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Snakebite

Whitesnake

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1978

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11 charts

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Naturally

Marcia Griffiths

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1978

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15 charts

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At Yankee Stadium

NRBQ

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1978

Appears in:

9 charts

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Marcus Children

Burning Spear

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1978

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17 charts

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Rodrigo: Concerto De Aranjuez; Fantaisie Pour Un Gentilhomme

Claudio Scimone / Orchestre National De L'Opéra De Monte-Carlo / Turibio Santos

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1978

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2 charts

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Baltimore

Nina Simone

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1978

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16 charts

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FM (Original Soundtrack)
Soundtrack compilation

Various Artists

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1978

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11 charts

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Heavy Metal Be-Bop

The Brecker Brothers

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1978

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2 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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Best Albums of 1978 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	15	1%
Vangelis	4	0%
Sun Ra	3	0%
The Residents	3	0%
Bob Dylan	3	0%
Spirit	3	0%
Elvis Presley	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	381	38%
	204	20%
	44	4%
	41	4%
	40	4%
	30	3%
	29	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	954	95%
Yes	48	5%

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

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	13	1%

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