Best Albums of 1978

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Listed below are the best albums of 1978 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 greatest album charts.

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1978 year summaryThe best artists of 1978 were Bruce Springsteen, Blondie, The Cars, Elvis Costello, Kraftwerk, Van Halen, Kate Bush, The Rolling Stones, Steve Reich and Talking Heads.

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171.

Starmania (Version Originale)

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

105

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172.

Inner Secrets

Santana

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

45 charts

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102

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173.

Live Tapes
Live

Barclay James Harvest

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

22 charts

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101

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Rimini

Fabrizio De André

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

13 charts

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101

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175.

Of Queues And Cures

National Health

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

25 charts

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100

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176.

Quarter Moon In A Ten Cent Town

Emmylou Harris

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1978

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31 charts

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ト・キ・メ・キ [Tokimeki]

矢野顕子 [Akiko Yano]

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1978

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6 charts

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Huascaran

Fermáta

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1978

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6 charts

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179.

Stateless

Lene Lovich

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1978

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35 charts

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Mit Pfefferminz Bin Ich Dein Prinz

Marius Müller-Westernhagen

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1978

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13 charts

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Best Albums of 1978 composition

Artist	Albums	%

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

	379	38%
	207	21%
	44	4%
	42	4%
	40	4%
	30	3%
	29	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	955	95%
Yes	47	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	950	95%
Yes	52	5%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	14	1%

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