Best Albums of 1978

Listed below are the best albums of 1978 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 55,000 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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Buy album United States
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1978
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1978
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1978
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
3
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Average Rating:
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1978
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3
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 93 of 100

Best Albums of 1978 composition

Artist Albums %


Various Artists 15 1%
Vangelis 4 0%
The Residents 3 0%
Gregory Isaacs 3 0%
Bob Dylan 3 0%
Sun Ra 3 0%
Woody Shaw 3 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 382 38%
United Kingdom 204 20%
Jamaica 44 4%
Mixed Nationality 41 4%
Germany 40 4%
Brazil 30 3%
France 29 3%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 955 95%
Yes 47 5%
Live? Albums %
No 949 95%
Yes 53 5%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 12 1%
Best Albums of 1962
1. Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music by Ray Charles
2. Howlin' Wolf by Howlin' Wolf
3. Waltz For Debby by Bill Evans Trio
4. Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan
5. Green Onions by Booker T. & The M.G.'s
6. Go by Dexter Gordon
7. Françoise Hardy (1962) by Françoise Hardy
8. Tijuana Moods by Charles Mingus
9. Jazz Samba by Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd
10. The Bridge by Sonny Rollins
11. Oh Yeah by Charles Mingus
12. Crying by Roy Orbison
13. Takin' Off by Herbie Hancock
14. Coltrane "Live" At The Village Vanguard by John Coltrane
15. Peter, Paul And Mary by Peter, Paul And Mary
16. Mosaic by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
17. Surfin' Safari by The Beach Boys
18. Coltrane by John Coltrane Quartet
19. Burnin' by John Lee Hooker
20. The Original Telstar: The Sounds Of The Tornadoes by The Tornados
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