Best Albums of 1978

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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1978
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Year of Release:
1978
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1978
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1978
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4
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
4
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4
Rank in 1978:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • iTunes
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4
Rank in 1978:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
  • Amazon
  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4
Rank in 1978:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
  • Amazon
  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4
Rank in 1978:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
  • Amazon
  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4
Rank in 1978:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Total albums: 1,000. Page 82 of 100

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 %


United States 381 38%
United Kingdom 204 20%
Jamaica 44 4%
Mixed Nationality 41 4%
Germany 40 4%
Brazil 30 3%
France 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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2. Björk
3. Elliott Smith
4. Modest Mouse
5. Spiritualized®
6. Built To Spill
7. The Verve
8. Godspeed You! Black Emperor
9. Foo Fighters
10. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
11. Nick Cave
12. Yo La Tengo
13. The Prodigy
14. Ween
15. Blur
16. Buena Vista Social Club
17. Bob Dylan
18. Daft Punk
19. Mogwai
20. Third Eye Blind
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