Top 21 Music Albums of 1978 by mrmcrook 
Interesting year. Usually the last 10-20% or so at the end of a year chart are duds. The below average. Not so with this year. Apart from the top 4 it was very hard to place all the rest in an order of favoritism as they are all really great albums.
- Chart updated: 06/02/2024 02:15
- (Created: 09/30/2020 03:31).
- Chart size: 21 albums.
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Best album of AC/DC (along with Highway to Hell). One of the greatest up tempo rock & roll albums of all time. This is when they were at there absolute prime. All killer, no filler. It really is one of the most under rated albums of all time.
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1978
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One of the best live albums out there. The versions on this surpass that of the studio albums. More kick, more oomph. The second half way surpassing the first with the tempo and rock riffing going into top gear.
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1978
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This would probably be my favorite Priest album. Massively under rated and often overlooked because it didn't have any "hits' on it. For fuck's sake, plenty of these tracks could of been pushed and been just as popular as 'Living after Midnight' or 'You got Another Thing Coming' if made mainstream. This is a fantastic album from start to finish. Definitely one of there best.
[First added to this chart: 10/30/2020]
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1978
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Rock? New wave? Punk? A hard one to put into any one genre. That don't matter though. It's bloody brilliant. Magnificent listen from start to finish. Not one filler track among them. Some do take a bit of warming up to but all tracks well slotted to make this an all time classic. Nothing else she done comes close. It's one which I feel should be higher up my chart. One which knocks on the door to the overall top 100.
[First added to this chart: 10/30/2020]
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1978
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This always seems to be forgotten about in the subject of greatest ever debut albums. The opening three songs alone cement that. Way, way better than expected. The tracks I didn't know previously are as good as the ones I did. Bloody fantastic album. Reminded me of Devo in parts.
[First added to this chart: 09/13/2022]
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1978
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1978
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Van Halen's magnum opus. They would be at the top of the list for any band whose debut album was their best. By far. This is when they were at their hard rock guitar driven best. I'd actually forgotten how good this was after a lengthy period between hearings
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1978
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Criminally overlooked. This is a great album where they really show their caliber of song writing and playing.
Fucks all over the first Slade Alive [First added to this chart: 10/30/2020]
Fucks all over the first Slade Alive [First added to this chart: 10/30/2020]
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Top 21 Music Albums of 1978 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| AC/DC | 2 | 10% | |
| Judas Priest | 2 | 10% | |
| UFO | 1 | 5% | |
| Alice Cooper | 1 | 5% | |
| Public Image Ltd. | 1 | 5% | |
| Thin Lizzy | 1 | 5% | |
| Devo | 1 | 5% | |
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Top 21 Music Albums of 1978 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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 Up 1 from 13th to 12thPublic Image by Public Image Ltd. |
| Up 1 from 12th to 11th From The Inside by Alice Cooper |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 11th to 13th Killing Machine by Judas Priest |
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