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

Rank Score:

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%
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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Best Artists of the 1970s
1. Pink Floyd
2. David Bowie
3. Led Zeppelin
4. Neil Young
5. The Rolling Stones
6. The Clash
7. Fleetwood Mac
8. Black Sabbath
9. The Who
10. Genesis
11. Stevie Wonder
12. Bob Dylan
13. Yes
14. Paul McCartney
15. Bruce Springsteen
16. Joni Mitchell
17. Bob Marley
18. Nick Drake
19. Joy Division
20. Queen