Top 10 Albums of 1978

[themanwithnoname]

Just What I Needed, what an outstanding song, still sounds so fresh and amazing.

[AaronC]

My top 10 favorites:

1. Queen - Jazz
2. Michael Stanley Band - Cabin Fever
3. Wings - London Town
4. Barry Manilow - Even Now
5. Billy Joel - 52nd Street
6. Foreigner - Double Vision
7. Boston - Don't Look Back
8. The Cars - Self-Titled
9. Rod Stewart - Blondes Have More Fun
10. Heart - Dog & Butterfly

Honorable Mentions:

The Who - Who Are You
Dire Straits - Self-Titled
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Strangers In Town

[JamosHeat]

Steve reich - Music for 18 musicians

Ebhard Weber - silent feet

Robbie Bashio - visions of the county

Sun Ra - lanquidity

Brian Eno - Ambient 1

Al do meola - casino

Captain beefheart - shiny beast

[jeffwachtman]

That Cars debut album is also their greatest hits. No filler.

U.K. by U.K is a masterpiece from 1978

[SINGH-fr]

Just What I Needed is such a banger. The Cars is definitely the best album here.

[richteezer]

Out of the Blue by ELO won album of the year in the UK that year. Definitely should be in there.

[sariahut]

What an amazing year for rock and roll!

[DylansPen]

When that first Van Halen album dropped everyone was like, "Holly molly who in h#$% is this!?"

[CoolCoolRain-]

"Hemispheres" going underestimated.

[kevinstimelsky]

The Who's Who Are You should be on here.. A fucking platinum plus!!!

[alessandromariani]

Rush - Hemispheres
Rainbow - Long Live Rock 'n' Roll
U.K. - U.K.
Stained Class - Judas Priest

[jonnybgoode]

Thanks for this Wonderful list. I was 20 years old and pretty much Loved All of these albums. My First Wife bought me the first Cars album for Christmas that Year. I own most of the ones listed here. Thanks, again. It brings Joy to my 66 Year + heart. 💯

[arvaakuka]

Wire - Chairs Missing is my favourite from this year

[chesterparish]

The Cars is the best here and my personal favorite ever

[delmamacedo]

#5 Top 10 ✨🔥💯😎 Albums of 1978 Oh, ich liebe es ❤️❤️😂🌹🎶 @TheManInMeOfficial

[EricMormile]

10. Black Sabbath - Never Say Die
9. Rainbow - Long Live Rock N' Roll
8. Yes - Tormato
7. Foreigner - Double Vision
6. Gino Vannelli - Brother to Brother
5. Pages - Pages
4. The Police - Outlandos D'Amour
3. The Doobie Brothers - Minute By Minute
2. Van Halen - Van Halen
1. Toto - Toto

[ivanzagorskiy]

"Stained Class" Judas Priest? "Long Live Rock'n'roll" Rainbow? "Hemispheres" Rush?

[euanisles]

Darkness is so under appreciated, favourite Springsteen album for sure.

[JamesandJacob]

This year had a lot of wonderful debut albums.