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: 5 hours ago).
"The title track is mesmerizing and will likely scar you for life. Haha. The rest of the album has it's moments and is an easy listen. Dirt makes you wonder who he was talking about and the opening dialogue to Gimme Some Good Times references Sweet Jane." Reply
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Brandon8 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1978
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"This was their biggest album by far (2BS 3140), it came out when Queen, "News of the world" and "Aja" were out..at the height of 70s album sales..this was a huge album and got a lot of airplay that Little Feat hadn't had before. This album was our chain's biggest selling album for 1977, just beat..." [+] Reply
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ffudnebbuh | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1978
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"This album got plenty of rotation back in the late 70s and deservedly so - great tunes, production, guitar work, vocals. A real gem." Reply
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1978
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"His worst album ??♂️" Reply
"As a teenager in 1979, I wore out my air guitar jamming to this one on headphones in my bedroom. Growing up in Nashville, Cheap Trick came through town once a year and I saw them every year for about 12 years. Have seen them several times off and on and while they're a bit older, they haven't mis..." [+] Reply
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1978
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"One of my favourite singles bands, it's only relatively recently that I've really started listening to their albums. This is their punk-pop beginnings and its a superb start, although probably not one for the listener who likes their more melodic later offerings." Reply
"This is an overlooked masterpiece. It's an awesome rock and roll record. It includes perhaps one of the most heartbreakingly honest songs ever written in "You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory". Really, I don't know what exactly it is about this record that makes me feel so close to it and atta..." [+] Reply
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Mercury | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"You never forget your First.........I heard "Whole Lotta Rosie" on the radio and went out and bought a 3 in 1 stereo(it was a Pioneer)and the Album,Still awesome today." Reply
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1978
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"A brilliant album from an underrated songwriter. Jesus of cool, is up there with albums from Elvis Costello and Graham Parker from the same period. Featuring the hit, I love the sound of breaking glass, Jesus of cool, includes other excellent songs in, little Hitler,, so it goes, and, Marie Provo..." [+] Reply
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1978
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 7 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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