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1
Comes a Time
Neil Young
21 October 1978Country rock, folk rock, rock
Critics
9.3
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2
More Songs About Buildings and Food
Talking Heads
23 May 1978Art punk, funk rock, indie rock
Critics
9.2
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3
Dub Housing
Pere Ubu
1 November 1978Art punk, experimental rock, new wave
Critics
9.1
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4
Van Halen
Van Halen
10 February 1978Arena rock, electronic, hard rock
Critics
9.1
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5
All Mod Cons
The Jam
3 November 1978Mod, mod revival, new wave
Critics
9.1
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6
Parallel Lines
Blondie
8 September 1978New wave, pop, pop rock
Critics
9.1
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7
City to City
Gerry Rafferty
1 January 1978Folk rock, pop, pop rock
Critics
8.7
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8
Easter
Patti Smith Group
3 March 1978Art punk, hard rock, new wave
Critics
8.6
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9
Excitable Boy
Warren Zevon
24 January 1978Rock
Critics
8.5
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10
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
DEVO
1 July 1978Art punk, art rock, new wave
Critics
8.5
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11
C’est Chic
Chic
8 November 1978Disco, funk
Critics
8.4
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12
Road to Ruin
Ramones
22 September 1978Pop punk, punk, punk rock
Critics
8.4
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13
The Cars
The Cars
6 June 1978Glam rock, new wave, pop
Critics
8.4
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14
Some Girls
The Rolling Stones
9 June 1978Blues rock, classic rock, country rock
Critics
8.3
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15
Love Bites
Buzzcocks
22 September 1978New wave, pop punk, power pop
Critics
8.2
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16
Dire Straits
Dire Straits
2 June 1978Blues rock, classic rock, country rock
Critics
8.1
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17
Stranger in Town
Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
5 May 1978Hard rock, heartland rock, pop rock
Critics
8.0
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18
Outlandos d’Amour
The Police
2 November 1978Alternative rock, new wave, pop
Critics
7.9
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19
Misfits
The Kinks
17 May 1978Arena rock, hard rock, pop rock
Critics
7.7
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20
Affinity
Bill Evans
7 September 1978Contemporary jazz, jazz
Critics
7.4
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21
52nd Street
Billy Joel
13 October 1978Ballad, jazz, jazz rock
Critics
7.1
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22
You’re Gonna Get It!
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
2 May 1978Classic rock, heartland rock, pop rock
Critics
7.0
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23
Powerage
AC/DC
5 May 1978Arena rock, blues rock, classic rock
Critics
6.7
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24
Street‐Legal
Bob Dylan
15 June 1978Country rock, folk rock, pop
Critics
6.7
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25
David Gilmour
David Gilmour
25 May 1978Art rock, blues rock, classic rock
Critics
6.7
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26
Come Get It!
Rick James
20 April 1978Disco, funk
Critics
6.7
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27
Double Vision
Foreigner
1 January 1978Aor, arena rock, classic rock
Critics
6.7
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28
Jazz
Queen
10 November 1978Arena rock, art rock, classic rock
Critics
6.3
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29
So Full of Love
The O’Jays
7 April 1978Disco, electronic, philly soul
Critics
6.1
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30
Heartbreaker
Dolly Parton
17 July 1978Ballad, bluegrass, classic country
Critics
5.9
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31
For You
Prince
7 April 1978Contemporary r&b, disco, funk
Critics
5.7
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32
Christmas Portrait
Carpenters
13 October 1978Ballad, christmas music, pop
Critics
5.7
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33
London Town
Wings
31 March 1978Classic rock, pop rock, rock
Critics
5.5
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34
An American Prayer
The Doors
17 November 1978Alternative rock, classic rock, electronic
Critics
5.5
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35
A Single Man
Elton John
10 October 1978Classic rock, electronic, piano rock
Critics
5.2
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36
Inner Secrets
Santana
1 October 1978Pop rock, psychedelic rock, rock
Critics
4.8
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37
Cruisin'
Village People
25 September 1978Disco, electronic
Critics
4.7
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“But Seriously, Folks…”
Joe Walsh
16 May 1978Hard rock, pop rock, rock
Critics
7.7
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Nightflight to Venus
Boney M.
1 May 1978Disco, electronic, pop
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Mata Virgem
Raul Seixas
1 January 1978Country rock, folk rock, latin
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Midnight Lover
T‐SQUARE
21 December 1978Jazz, jazz-funk, jazz fusion
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Love Tracks
Gloria Gaynor
27 November 1978Dance, disco, orchestral
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Shakedown Street
Grateful Dead
15 November 1978Blues rock, classic rock, country rock
Critics
4.8
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Cheryl Lynn
Cheryl Lynn
13 October 1978Boogie, disco, funk
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Chaka
Chaka Khan
12 October 1978Boogie, disco, funk
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Toto
Toto
10 October 1978Aor, classic rock, funk
Critics
9.0
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Mignonne
Taeko Onuki
21 September 1978City pop, jazz, jazz-funk
Critics
8.0
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Lucky Summer Lady
T‐SQUARE
21 September 1978Jazz, jazz fusion, pop
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Life Beyond L.A.
Ambrosia
12 August 1978Art rock, pop, pop rock
Critics
5.0
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Expressions
Don Williams
1 August 1978Country
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Nightwatch
Kenny Loggins
12 July 1978Pop rock, rock, soft rock
Critics
8.0
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Step II
Sylvester
15 June 1978Disco, electronic, gospel
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Room Service
The Oak Ridge Boys
25 May 1978Country
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Natural Force
Bonnie Tyler
19 May 1978Country pop, country rock, pop
Critics
6.3
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Worlds Away
Pablo Cruise
19 May 1978Pop rock, rock, soft rock
Critics
6.3
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Caia na Gandaia
As Frenéticas
15 May 1978
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Only One Love in My Life
Ronnie Milsap
1 May 1978Country
Critics
4.0
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Easy
Grant Green
1 April 1978Easy listening, jazz, smooth jazz
Critics
5.5
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Double Fun
Robert Palmer
27 February 1978Blue-eyed soul, pop, pop rock
Critics
7.5
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White Music
XTC
20 January 1978Art punk, new wave, post-punk
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The Kick Inside
Kate Bush
12 January 1978Art pop, art rock, avant-garde
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David Bowie narrates Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf & The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
David Bowie
1 January 1978Classical, neoclassicism, spoken word
Critics
7.0
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Wreckless Eric
Wreckless Eric
1 January 1978Power pop, pub rock, punk
Critics
8.5
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Waylon & Willie
Willie Nelson
1 January 1978Country
Critics
7.2
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Love Island
Eumir Deodato
1 January 1978Disco, jazz, jazz-funk
Critics
5.0
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Let’s Keep It That Way
Anne Murray
1 January 1978Country, country rock, pop
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Nite Flights
The Walker Brothers
1 January 1978Art rock, experimental rock, pop rock
Critics
7.0
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José Augusto
José Augusto
1 January 1978
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Frankie Valli… Is the Word
Frankie Valli
1 January 1978Disco, funk, pop
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2 Hot!
Peaches & Herb
1 January 1978Disco, funk, r&b
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Pleasure & Pain
Dr. Hook
1 January 1978Canterbury scene, pop rock, rock
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Approved By the Motors
The Motors
1 January 1978New wave, pop rock, power pop
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Power in the Darkness
Tom Robinson Band
1 January 1978Pop rock, punk, rock
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