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1.

Earth, Wind & Fire - September
November 18, 1978
Funk, Disco
USER SCORE
96
593 ratings
Amazon

2.

Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights
January 20, 1978
Art Pop, Progressive Pop, Baroque Pop
USER SCORE
96
431 ratings
Amazon

5.

Parliament - Flash Light
January 1978
P-Funk, Synth Funk
USER SCORE
95
16 ratings
Amazon

6.

Donna Summer - Mac Arthur Park Suite
September 4, 1978
Disco
USER SCORE
95
37 ratings
Amazon

8.

Gang of Four - Damaged Goods
October 13, 1978
Dance-Punk, Post-Punk, Art Punk
USER SCORE
94
38 ratings
Amazon

9.

Steely Dan - Deacon Blues / Home at Last
March 24, 1978
Yacht Rock, Jazz-Rock
USER SCORE
94
45 ratings
Amazon

10.

Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing
May 19, 1978
Blues Rock, Heartland Rock
USER SCORE
94
156 ratings
Amazon

12.

Donna Summer - MacArthur Park
September 24, 1978
Disco
USER SCORE
94
41 ratings
Amazon

13.

Van Halen - Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love
September 1978
Hard Rock
USER SCORE
93
49 ratings
Amazon

14.

Donna Summer - Last Dance
July 2, 1978
Disco
USER SCORE
93
19 ratings
Amazon

15.

Kraftwerk - Das Model
1978
Minimal Synth, Synthpop
USER SCORE
93
34 ratings
Amazon

16.

Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove
September 1978
Funk, P-Funk
USER SCORE
93
20 ratings
Amazon

17.

Billy Joel - My Life
October 28, 1978
Piano Rock, Soft Rock, Singer-Songwriter
USER SCORE
93
33 ratings
Amazon

18.

The Jacksons - Blame It on the Boogie
September 8, 1978
Disco, Pop Soul
USER SCORE
93
47 ratings
Amazon

19.

Billy Joel - The Stranger
May 21, 1978
Pop Rock, Singer-Songwriter
USER SCORE
93
52 ratings
Amazon

20.

Warren Zevon - Werewolves of London
January 18, 1978
Piano Rock, Singer-Songwriter
USER SCORE
92
38 ratings
Amazon

21.

Patti Smith Group - Because the Night
March 2, 1978
Piano Rock, Glam Rock
USER SCORE
92
33 ratings
Amazon

22.

Chaka Khan - I'm Every Woman
1978
Disco, Pop Soul
USER SCORE
92
23 ratings
Amazon

23.

Rick James - Mary Jane
September 9, 1978
USER SCORE
92
25 ratings
Amazon

24.

Barry Manilow - Copacabana
June 1978
Traditional Pop, Bossa Nova
USER SCORE
92
62 ratings
Amazon

25.

Delegation - Oh Honey
July 17, 1978
Smooth Soul, Soul
USER SCORE
92
34 ratings
Amazon
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