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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101.

Pat Metheny Group

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

233

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102.

Go 2

XTC

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

232

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103.

Babylon By Bus
Live

Bob Marley & The Wailers

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

75 charts

Rank Score:

228

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104.

Tubeway Army

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

60 charts

Rank Score:

223

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105.

David Gilmour

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

78 charts

Rank Score:

218

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106.

A Tonic For The Troops

The Boomtown Rats

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

45 charts

Rank Score:

211

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107.

Pacific

細野晴臣 [Haruomi Hosono]

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

210

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108.

Vital
Live

Van Der Graaf Generator

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

24 charts

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210

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109.

Tormato

Yes

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

83 charts

Rank Score:

205

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110.

The Feeding Of The 5000

Crass

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

52 charts

Rank Score:

204

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Best Albums of 1978 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	16	2%
Vangelis	4	0%
Spirit	3	0%
Elvis Presley	3	0%
Bob Dylan	3	0%
Gregory Isaacs	3	0%
Woody Shaw	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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