Top 10 Best Albums of 1978
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Jazz - Queen
Can't beat "Bicycle Race."
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Van Halen - Van Halen
This should be #1. The debut of one of the greatest rock bands of all time.
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Who Are You - The Who
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Some Girls - The Rolling Stones
Led by the Stones' funky disco attempt Miss You, the cool and calm Beast of Burden, and the frantic, guitar-driven Shattered, this album stands as one of the Stones' last great studio efforts (besides 1980's Emotional Rescue) before the mediocrity of the 80s set in.
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The Cars - The Cars
One of the greatest debut albums of all time. This plays like a greatest hits album.
One of the greatest ways to introduce new wave to the mainstream.
Let the good times roll!
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Parallel Lines - Blondie
Can't believe this album wasn't even in the top 10. Way better than Queen's album.
Parallel Lines is a classic.
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...And Then There Were Three... - Genesis
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Outlandos d'Amour - The Police
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Hemispheres - Rush
One of the last jewels of 70s prog rock.
Amazing band. Best album.
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Hell Bent for Leather - Judas Priest
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Rose Tattoo - Rose Tattoo
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Special Delivery - 38 Special
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Tormato - Yes
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Powerage - AC/DC
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52nd Street - Billy Joel
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Heaven Tonight - Cheap Trick
All it took was the release of the smash hit live album At Budokan the following year for American audiences to really pay attention to this American band, who had seemingly hit it big in Japan before their own home country.
This album is considered Cheap Trick's best and is led by the anthemic single Surrender.
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Heavy Horses - Jethro Tull
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Dire Straits - Dire Straits
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The Man-Machine - Kraftwerk
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More Songs About Buildings and Food - Talking Heads
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This Year's Model - Elvis Costello
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Music for 18 Musicians - Steve Reich
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Stained Class - Judas Priest
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Killing Machine - Judas Priest
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Nightflight to Venus - Boney M.
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Miss Gladys Knight - Gladys Knight
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Street-Legal - Bob Dylan
