Top Albums of 1978
Rank▼ All Time Rank▼ Artist▼ Album▼ Genres▼
1
92
 Elvis Costello This Year's Model New Wave, Pop Rock
2
112
 Blondie Parallel Lines New Wave, Pop Rock
3
118
 Bruce Springsteen Darkness on the Edge of Town Heartland Rock, Singer/Songwriter
4
250
 Van Halen Van Halen Hard Rock
5
252
 Kraftwerk Die Mensch Maschine/The Man Machine Synthpop
6
259
 Funkadelic One Nation Under a Groove Funk Rock, P-Funk
7
314
 Devo Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! Art Punk, New Wave, Post-Punk
8
316
 Pere Ubu The Modern Dance Art Punk, Post-Punk
9
341
 The Jam All Mod Cons Mod Revival, New Wave, Power Pop
10
351
 Big Star The Third Album/Sister Lovers Power Pop
11
386
 Talking Heads More Songs About Buildings and Food Art Punk, New Wave, Post-Punk
12
417
 The Rolling Stones Some Girls Rock
13
474
 The Police Outlandos D'Amour New Wave, Pop Rock
14
519
 Thin Lizzy Live and Dangerous Hard Rock
15
540
 Kate Bush The Kick Inside Art Pop, Singer/Songwriter
16
568
 Dire Straits Dire Straits Rock
17
596
 Steve Reich Music for 18 Musicians Minimalism
18
674
 Wire Chairs Missing Art Punk, Post-Punk
19
676
 The Cars The Cars New Wave, Pop Rock
20
756
 X-Ray Spex Germfree Adolescents Punk Rock
21
788
 Marvin Gaye Here, My Dear Smooth Soul
22
791
 Buzzcocks Another Music in a Different Kitchen Punk Rock
23
820
 Chic C'Est Chic Disco
24
864
 Brian Eno Ambient 1: Music for Airports Ambient
25
865
 Cheap Trick At Budokan Hard Rock, Power Pop
26
945
 Patti Smith Group Easter Rock
27
974
 Willie Nelson Stardust Standards
28
1010
 Pere Ubu Dub Housing Art Punk, Experimental Rock, Post-Punk
29
1028
 The Band The Last Waltz Folk Rock
30
1190
 Magazine Real Life Art Punk, Post-Punk
31
1229
 Siouxsie and The Banshees The Scream Post-Punk
32
1365
 Tom Waits Blue Valentine Singer/Songwriter
33
1467
 The Only Ones The Only Ones New Wave, Power Pop
34
1469
 The Clash Give 'em Enough Rope Punk Rock
35
1564
 Willie Colón & Rubén Blades Siembra Salsa Dura
36
1631
 AC/DC If You Want Blood, You've Got It Hard Rock
37
1649
 The Adverts Crossing the Red Sea with The Adverts Punk Rock
38
1672
 Nick Lowe Jesus of Cool/Pure Pop for Now People New Wave, Power Pop, Pub Rock
39
1698
 Nina Hagen Band Nina Hagen Band Deutschrock
40
1718
 Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) Art Rock, Experimental Rock
41
1757
 Warren Zevon Excitable Boy Piano Rock, Singer/Songwriter
42
1793
 Pat Metheny Pat Metheny Group Jazz Fusion
43
1819
 Various Artists No New York No Wave
44
1883
 Bob Marley and The Wailers Babylon by Bus Roots Reggae
45
1937
 Albert Collins Ice Pickin' Electric Texas Blues
46
2124
 Public Image Ltd. Public Image - First Issue Art Punk, Post-Punk
47
2170
 Lou Reed Street Hassle Glam Rock
48
2257
 Joe Ely Honky Tonk Masquerade Country Rock, Outlaw Country
49
2288
 Steel Pulse Handsworth Revolution Roots Reggae
50
2309
 The Saints Eternally Yours Punk Rock
51
2417
 Buzzcocks Love Bites Pop Punk
52
2498
 Poet and the Roots Dread, Beat an' Blood Dub Poetry
53
2562
 Herman Brood & His Wild Romance Shpritsz Rock & Roll
54
2565
 Television Adventure New Wave, Post-Punk
55
2678
 Little Feat Waiting for Columbus Southern Rock
56
2716
 AC/DC Powerage Hard Rock
57
2733
 Bob Marley and The Wailers Kaya Roots Reggae
58
2740
 Billy Joel 52nd Street Piano Rock, Singer/Songwriter
59
2750
 Cheap Trick Heaven Tonight Hard Rock, Power Pop
60
2831
 Ramones Road to Ruin Punk Rock

Albums "bubbling under" the all-time top 3000:
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Stranger in Town Heartland Rock, Pop Rock
The Stranglers Black & White Post-Punk, Punk Rock
Gerry Rafferty City to City Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Dr. Alimantado Best Dressed Chicken in Town Deejay, Roots Reggae
Lee Perry Roast Fish Collie Weed & Corn Bread Roots Reggae
Evan Parker Monoceros Free Improvisation
Rainbow Long Live Rock 'n' Roll Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes Hearts of Stone Rock & Roll
Burning Spear Marcus' Children/Social Living Roots Reggae
Dave Edmunds Tracks on Wax 4 Rock & Roll, Roots Rock
David Johansen David Johansen Rock & Roll
Keith Jarrett My Song ECM Style Jazz
The Rezillos Can't Stand The Rezillos Pop Punk
The Kinks Misfits Pop Rock
Parliament Motor Booty Affair P-Funk
Throbbing Gristle DOA: Third and Final Report Industrial
Generation X Generation X Punk Rock
XTC White Music New Wave, Post-Punk
The Jacksons Destiny Disco, Funk
Bob Dylan Street Legal Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Neil Young Comes a Time Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
The Residents Not Available Experimental, Experimental Rock
Peter Tosh Bush Doctor Roots Reggae
Ultravox Systems of Romance New Wave, Post-Punk
Bootsy's Rubber Band Bootsy? Player of the Year P-Funk