Best Albums of 1978

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Listed below are the best albums of 1978 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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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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The Legend Of Ai Glatson

Leroy Jenkins

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1978

Appears in:

5 charts

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Rosa Yemen

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1978

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8 charts

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Everything - God Is Love '78

Otis G. Johnson

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1978

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3 charts

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Alternative Chartbusters

The Boys (UK)

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1978

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5 charts

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Wunderbar

Wolfgang Riechmann

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1978

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10 charts

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Children Of Sanchez

Chuck Mangione

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1978

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6 charts

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His Eye Is On The Sparrow

Mickey Newbury

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1978

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6 charts

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Skynyrd's First And... Last

Lynyrd Skynyrd

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1978

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13 charts

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FM (Original Soundtrack)
Soundtrack compilation

Various Artists

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1978

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11 charts

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Pumpkin Paradise

Super Pumpkin

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1978

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13 charts

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Best Albums of 1978 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	15	2%
Vangelis	4	0%
Spirit	3	0%
Elvis Presley	3	0%
R. Stevie Moore	3	0%
999	3	0%
Woody Shaw	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	380	38%
	202	20%
	44	4%
	41	4%
	40	4%
	30	3%
	29	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	954	95%
Yes	46	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	947	95%
Yes	53	5%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	12	1%

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