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: 4 hours ago).
"Another fantastic album following 'Sin after Sin'. Starting to move into slightly heavier songwriting. Majority of tracks on this are top grade hard rock/metal. Lacking a bit of the variety other albums have. Even though there's a ballad, a lot of the songs have the same structure & sound making ..." [+] Reply
"Not bad, but not nearly as good as their first. My favorite songs are Used to Bad News and A Man I'll Never Be. This album's song titles alternate between positive and negative. Not sure what was going on with the band on a personal level (though I know they had their legal troubles) but someone ..." [+] Reply
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1978
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"Big step up from At the Speed of Sound, in my opinion. There are certain tracks I could do without, such as Cuff Link, Name and Address, and the closer - to name a few. But I think there's a larger number of fantastic tracks than Speed of Sound, which was still an enjoyable album. Denny Laine's t..." [+] Reply
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indieshins | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Just slightly short of the classic, Live!, album. Still, this is an excellent live document of Bob Marley at the peak of his powers. Very, very good." Reply
"Upbeat and poppy, though in a different direction than pre-Michael McDonald Doobies records. I like the older albums better, but there’s still great stuff here—mostly Here to Love You, What a Fool Believes and How Do the Fools Survive. Solid collection of songs." Reply
"This album is better than the eponymously title release in some ways - the production is beefier in the guitar area, which suits such songs like Hot Blooded, Double Vision and Lonely Children. However, it isn't quite as consistent as their predecessor as You're All I Am and I Have Waited So Long ..." [+] Reply
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"Fun and pleasant. An album you could sit back and relax to." Reply
"If You Buy this expecting a "rock album" or a doors album you may well be disappointed. There are bits of Doors music interspersed throughout Jim Morrison's poetry, which a lot of snooty poets will turn their noses up at. But whatever the quality of his poems, the result of that mix cre..." [+] Reply
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badfaith | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Whilst 1977’s ‘(I’m) Stranded’ is the one they’ll be remembered for their best album is up for debate and ‘Eternally Yours’ is certainly in the conversation By the time 1978 came around for The Saints much had happened in the proceeding 12 months including relocation from sleepy Brisbane to the U..." [+] Reply
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Brad1770 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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""Heaven Tonight" is Cheap Trick's 3rd album. "Surrender" kicks off with four minutes of nonstop hooks and ironic lyrics. This is followed by a great arena-ready punch that just keep coming, summing up the strengths of their first two albums.From the onslaught this is a series of superbly crafted ..." [+] Reply
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~SMiLE~ | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Best Albums of 1978 composition
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| Various Artists | 14 | 1% | |
| Vangelis | 4 | 0% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 0% | |
| Elvis Presley | 3 | 0% | |
| Chick Corea | 3 | 0% | |
| Gregory Isaacs | 3 | 0% | |
| Culture | 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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