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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Darkness On The Edge Of Town

Bruce Springsteen

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

867 charts

Rank Score:

8,180

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

202

Average Rating:

82 (1,131 votes)

Comments:

Parallel Lines

Blondie

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

803 charts

Rank Score:

6,282

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

282

Average Rating:

81 (938 votes)

Comments:

The Cars

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

685 charts

Rank Score:

6,107

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

295

Average Rating:

81 (775 votes)

Comments:

Van Halen

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

658 charts

Rank Score:

4,817

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

373

Average Rating:

80 (853 votes)

Comments:

Music For 18 Musicians

Steve Reich

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

272 charts

Rank Score:

3,108

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

135

Overall Rank:

571

Average Rating:

83 (307 votes)

Comments:

10.

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

509 charts

Rank Score:

3,082

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

138

Overall Rank:

575

Average Rating:

80 (734 votes)

Comments:

14.

3rd

Big Star

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

353 charts

Rank Score:

2,624

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

157

Overall Rank:

688

Average Rating:

80 (436 votes)

Comments:

18.

Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!

Devo

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

394 charts

Rank Score:

2,296

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

176

Overall Rank:

780

Average Rating:

79 (464 votes)

Comments:

19.

The Modern Dance

Pere Ubu

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

305 charts

Rank Score:

2,251

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

179

Overall Rank:

798

Average Rating:

78 (398 votes)

Comments:

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Excitable Boy

Warren Zevon

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

232 charts

Rank Score:

1,436

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

255

Overall Rank:

1,236

Average Rating:

79 (254 votes)

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Best Albums of 1978 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	16	2%
Vangelis	4	0%
999	3	0%
Culture	3	0%
Woody Shaw	3	0%
Bob Dylan	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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