Best Albums of 1978

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Listed below are the best albums of 1978 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1978 year summaryThe best artists of 1978 were Bruce Springsteen, Blondie, The Cars, Elvis Costello, Van Halen, Kraftwerk, Kate Bush, The Rolling Stones, Steve Reich and Talking Heads.

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68.

Grease (The Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture)
Soundtrack

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

109 charts

Rank Score:

397

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Rank in 1970s:

644

Overall Rank:

3,661

Average Rating:

69 (146 votes)

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83.

Nightflight To Venus

Boney M.

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

64 charts

Rank Score:

311

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Rank in 1970s:

776

Overall Rank:

4,494

Average Rating:

71 (54 votes)

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85.

Double Vision

Foreigner

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

102 charts

Rank Score:

305

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784

Overall Rank:

4,568

Average Rating:

72 (120 votes)

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115.

Siembra

Willie Colon & Ruben Blades

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

51 charts

Rank Score:

190

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124.

No New York

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

165

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134.

Messiaen: Quatuor Pour La Fin Du Temps

Luben Yordanoff / Albert Tetard / Claude Desurmont / Daniel Barenboim

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

144

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158.

Briefcase Full Of Blues

The Blues Brothers

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

113

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159.

Starmania (Version Originale)

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

110

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167.

Inner Secrets

Santana

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

45 charts

Rank Score:

105

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195.

Central Heating

Heatwave

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

9 charts

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Best Albums of 1978 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	16	2%
Vangelis	4	0%
Elvis Presley	3	0%
Gregory Isaacs	3	0%
999	3	0%
The Residents	3	0%
R. Stevie Moore	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	364	36%
	216	22%
	48	5%
	43	4%
	38	4%
	32	3%
	26	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	953	95%
Yes	47	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	950	95%
Yes	50	5%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	14	1%

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