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The Best Music of 1978

Here is a selection of the best albums and songs from 1978. Hall of Famers are highlighted in orange.

For a list of the top artists who made their debut recording in 1978, check out this list.

Albums (?)Wikipedia
Albert CollinsIce Pickin'
April WineFirst Glance
Big StarThird/Sister Lovers
Billy Joel52nd Street
BlondieParallel Lines
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet BandStranger In Town
BostonDon't Look Back
Brian EnoAmbient 1: Music For Airports
Bruce SpringsteenDarkness on the Edge of Town
Carly SimonBoys in the Trees
Chaka KhanChaka
Cheap TrickCheap Trick At Budokan
Cheap TrickHeaven Tonight
ChicC'est Chic
DevoQ: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
Dire StraitsDire Straits
Elvis Costello & The AttractionsThis Year's Model
ForeignerDouble Vision
FunkadelicOne Nation Under a Groove
George BensonWeekend in L.A.
James VincentWaiting for the Rain
Jethro TullHeavy Horses
Jimmy BuffettSon of a Son of a Sailor
John PrineBruised Orange
Judas PriestKilling Machine (aka:Hell Bent for Leather)
Judas PriestStained Class
Jun FukamachiOn the Move
KansasPoint of Know Return
Kate BushThe Kick Inside
Kenny LogginsNightwatch
Kenny RogersThe Gambler
Kenny RogersLove or Something Like It
KraftwerkThe Man-Machine
Lee "Scratch" PerryRoast Fish Collie Weed & Corn Bread
Little FeatWaiting For Columbus
Lou ReedStreet Hassle
Marvin GayeHere, My Dear
Neil YoungComes A Time
Nick LoweJesus of Cool
Olivia Newton-JohnGrease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture
Olivia Newton-JohnTotally Hot
ParliamentMotor Booty Affair
Patti Smith GroupEaster
Pere UbuDub Housing
Pere UbuThe Modern Dance
Peter GabrielPeter Gabriel (2) (Scratch)
Phil KeaggyThe Master and the Musician
Quincy JonesSounds...and Stuff Like That!!
RainbowLong Live Rock 'n' Roll
RamonesRoad To Ruin
REO SpeedwagonYou Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish
Resurrection BandAwaiting Your Reply
Rick James and the Stone City BandCome Get It!
RushHemispheres
Ryuichi SakamotoThousand Knives
Steve MartinA Wild and Crazy Guy
StyxPieces of Eight
Sun RaLanquidity
Talking HeadsMore Songs About Buildings And Food
TelevisionAdventure
The BandThe Last Waltz
The BuzzcocksAnother Music in a Different Kitchen
The BuzzcocksLove Bites
The CarpentersChristmas Portrait
The CarsThe Cars
The Doobie BrothersMinute by Minute
The Grateful DeadShakedown Street
The JamAll Mod Cons
The Pointer SistersEnergy
The PoliceOutlandos d'Amour
The Rolling StonesSome Girls
The UndertonesThe Undertones
Thin LizzyLive and Dangerous
Todd RundgrenHermit of Mink Hollow
TotoToto
Van HalenVan Halen
Warren ZevonExcitable Boy
Willie NelsonStardust
WireChairs Missing
X-Ray SpexGermfree Adolescents
Yellow Magic OrchestraYellow Magic Orchestra

Songs (?)Wikipedia
A Taste of HoneyBoogie Oogie Oogie
Ace FrehleyNew York Groove
AerosmithCome Together
Al Burton, Alan Thicke, and Gloria LoringDiff'rent Strokes
Al StewartTime Passages
Alicia BridgesI Love the Nightlife
Andrew GoldThank You for Being a Friend
Ashford & SimpsonIt Seems to Hang On
Barbra & NeilYou Don't Bring Me Flowers
Barry ManilowCopacabana (At the Copa)
Barry ManilowCan't Smile Without You
Billy JoelMy Life
Billy JoelBig Shot
Billy JoelHonesty
Black FlagNervous Breakdown
BlondieHeart Of Glass
BlondieOne Way Or Another
Bob JamesAngela (Theme from Taxi)
Bob Marley & The WailersIs This Love
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet BandOld Time Rock And Roll
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet BandStill the Same
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet BandWe've Got Tonite
Bob Seger And The Silver Bullet BandHollywood Nights
Bobby CaldwellWhat You Won't Do for Love
Boney M.Rasputin
BostonDon't Look Back
Bruce SpringsteenBadlands
Bruce SpringsteenProve It All Night
Bruce SpringsteenDarkness on the Edge of Town
Carly SimonYou Belong to Me
Chaka KhanI'm Every Woman
Cheap TrickSurrender
Cheryl LynnGot to Be Real
ChicLe Freak
ChicI Want Your Love
Chris BellI Am the Cosmos
Chris Norman and Suzi QuatroStumblin' In
DevoUncontrollable Urge
Devo(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
DevoJocko Homo
Dire StraitsSultans Of Swing
Donna SummerLast Dance
Donna SummerMacArthur Park
Donna Summer feat. Brooklyn DreamsHeaven Knows
Dr. HookWhen You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman
Earth, Wind & FireSeptember
Earth, Wind & FireGot to Get You Into My Life
Elvis CostelloPump It Up
Elvis CostelloRadio, Radio
ExileKiss You All Over
ForeignerDouble Vision
ForeignerHot Blooded
ForeignerBlue Morning, Blue Day
Frankie ValliGrease
FunkadelicOne Nation Under a Groove
Gang of FourDamaged Goods
Generation XReady Steady Go
GenesisFollow You Follow Me
George Thorogood & The DestroyersWho Do You Love?
Gerry RaffertyBaker Street
Gerry RaffertyRight Down the Line
Gino VannelliI Just Wanna Stop
Giorgio MoroderChase
Gloria GaynorI Will Survive
HeartStraight On
Jimmy BuffettCheeseburger in Paradise
Jimmy BuffettSon of a Son of a Sailor
Joe JacksonIs She Really Going Out With Him?
Joe WalshLife's Been Good
John CarpenterHalloween
John PrineThat's the Way That the World Goes 'Round
John Travolta & Olivia Newton-JohnSummer Nights
John WilliamsTheme from Superman (Main Title)
JourneyWheel in the Sky
JourneyLights
Judas PriestBeyond the Realms of Death
Kate BushWuthering Heights
Kate BushThe Man With the Child In His Eyes
KC and the Sunshine BandBoogie Shoes
Kenny Loggins with Stevie NicksWhenever I Call You Friend
Kenny RogersThe Gambler
KraftwerkThe Model
KraftwerkThe Robots
KraftwerkThe Man Machine
KraftwerkNeon Lights
Linda RonstadtJust One Look
Little River BandReminiscing
Melissa ManchesterDon't Cry Out Loud
Neil DiamondForever in Blue Jeans
Nick GilderHot Child in the City
Nicolette LarsonLotta Love
Olivia Newton-John & John TravoltaYou're the One That I Want
Olivia-Newton JohnA Little More Love
Patti Smith GroupBecause The Night
Peaches & HerbReunited
Peaches and HerbShake Your Groove Thing
Peter Tosh & Mick Jagger(You Gotta Walk And) Don't Look Back
Public Image Ltd.Public Image
QueenDon't Stop Me Now
QueenFat Bottomed Girls
QueenBicycle Race
RamonesI Wanna Be Sedated
REO SpeedwagonTime for Me to Fly
REO SpeedwagonRoll with the Changes
Robert PalmerEvery Kinda People
Rod StewartDo Ya Think I'm Sexy?
Siouxsie And The BansheesHong Kong Garden
Steve Martin and the Toot UncommonsKing Tut
StyxRenegade
StyxBlue Collar Man
SweetLove Is Like Oxygen
SylvesterYou Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
Talking HeadsTake Me To The River
Tanya TuckerTexas (When I Die)
The B-52'sRock Lobster
The BuzzcocksEver Fallen in Love
The BuzzcocksWhat Do I Get
The CarsJust What I Needed
The CarsMy Best Friend's Girl
The CarsGood Times Roll
The CarsMoving In Stereo
The CarsYou're All I've Got Tonight
The CarsBye Bye Love
The CarsAll Mixed Up
The Clash(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
The CommodoresThree Times a Lady
The CrampsHuman Fly
The CureKilling an Arab
The Doobie BrothersWhat A Fool Believes
The Doobie BrothersMinute by Minute
The GermsLexicon Devil
The Grateful DeadShakedown Street
The Grateful DeadFire on the Mountain
The Only OnesAnother Girl, Another Planet
The Pointer SistersFire
The PoliceRoxanne
The PoliceSo Lonely
The PoliceCan't Stand Losing You
The RecordsStarry Eyes
The Rolling StonesBeast Of Burden
The Rolling StonesMiss You
The Rolling StonesShattered
The UndertonesTeenage Kicks
The Village PeopleY.M.C.A.
The Village PeopleMacho Man
The Walker BrothersThe Electrician
The WhoWho Are You
Todd RundgrenCan We Still Be Friends
Tom Petty & The HeartbreakersI Need to Know
Tom Petty & The HeartbreakersListen to Her Heart
TotoHold the Line
Van HalenRunnin' With The Devil
Van HalenEruption
Van HalenAin't Talkin' About Love
Van HalenJamie's Cryin'
Warren ZevonWerewolves Of London
Warren ZevonLawyers, Guns and Money
Warren ZevonExcitable Boy
Warren ZevonRoland the Headless Thompson Gunner
WireOutdoor Miner

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