Best Albums of 1978
Listed below are the best albums of 1978 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 3 hours ago).
"Excellent live album. Better than any compilation as the tracks on here are all classic AC/DC. Don't like the cover image but the message is clear, 'if you want blood, you've got it'." 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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"Maybe the most important Salsa record ever made. A cooperation between two of the most important figures in the genre: Rubén Blades and Willie Colón." Reply
"One of the greatest, and certainly the most underrated, prog albums of all time. The supergroup dream team of John Wetton, Bill Bruford, Eddie Jobson, and Allan Holdsworth, live up to, and possibly exceed, all expectations. Very moody, so not for everyone, but highly rewarding to those who can di..." [+] Reply
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Fischman | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Fairly average punk album, Gary Gilmore's Eyes is a classic. Safety in Numbers and On Wheels are also worth listening to." Reply
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Goliath | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"This double album is a story of 2 (or maybe 3) parts. First, 12 tracks 1-8,20-22,24 are the ones you primarily want. And if I rated it on just those, it would be like 8.5/10. Then there's the Sha Na Na songs which are mostly adequate covers of classic songs. Then there's all the "background" trac..." [+] Reply
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"She should be singing Wagner but this insipid music makes me cringe to be German." Reply
"It took me a long time to warm up to this one. Maybe it was the soft jazz of the opening track. Maybe it was the operatic vocals on the second track. Maybe it was the marimbas. But in general it felt a tad too precious. Like they were trying to create the most new-agey sounding album of the 70s, ..." [+] Reply
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Repo | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"The pressure was on to produce a classic album following the success of The Grand Illusion. While this album doesn't quite reach the heights of TGI, it is still very worthy of a Top 100 position. The second side of the album is filled with one great track after another. The first side is a bit we..." [+] Reply
"110th best album of 1978? A travesty. This is one of the greatest of all post-punk departures, beautifully crafted songs about the breakdown of love delivered with the decadent sneer of a man on the verge of a drug-induced collapse." Reply
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Best Albums of 1978 composition
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| Various Artists | 14 | 1% | |
| Vangelis | 4 | 0% | |
| 999 | 3 | 0% | |
| Woody Shaw | 3 | 0% | |
| The Residents | 3 | 0% | |
| Sun Ra | 3 | 0% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 0% | |
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376 | 38% | |
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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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