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, Talking Heads and Steve Reich.

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151.

Bob Dylan At Budokan
Live

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

121

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152.

Axé!

Candeia

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

12 charts

Rank Score:

119

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153.

Breathless

Camel

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

118

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154.

Africa Must Be Free By 1983

Hugh Mundell

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

117

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Debussy: Préludes (Volume 1)

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

6 charts

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116

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156.

But Seriously, Folks...

Joe Walsh

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

115

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157.

Feels Good To Me

Bruford

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

18 charts

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115

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158.

Heaven Was Blue

Rick Saucedo

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

8 charts

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115

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159.

Wavelength

Van Morrison

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

41 charts

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113

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160.

Live! Bootleg
Live

Aerosmith

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

22 charts

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113

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Best Albums of 1978 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	16	2%
Vangelis	4	0%
Gregory Isaacs	3	0%
999	3	0%
The Residents	3	0%
Bob Dylan	3	0%
Woody Shaw	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	367	37%
	216	22%
	46	5%
	43	4%
	38	4%
	31	3%
	27	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	952	95%
Yes	48	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	948	95%
Yes	52	5%

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

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