List of UK top-ten albums in 1978

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The UK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling albums of the week in the United Kingdom. [1] [2] [3] Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical albums. This list shows albums that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart during 1978, as well as albums which peaked in 1977 and 1979 but were in the top 10 in 1978. The entry date is when the album appeared in the top ten for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).

The Official Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales and audio streaming in the United Kingdom. It was published for the first time on 22 July 1956 and is compiled every week by the Official Charts Company (OCC) on Fridays. It is broadcast on BBC Radio 1 and published in Music Week magazine, and on the OCC website.

The Official Charts Company, also referred to as Official Charts is a British inter-professional organisation that compiles various "official" record charts in the United Kingdom, including the UK Singles Chart, the UK Albums Chart, the UK Singles Downloads Chart and the UK Album Downloads Chart, as well as genre-specific and music video charts. The OCC produces its charts by gathering and combining sales data from retailers through market researchers Millward Brown, and claims to cover 99% of the singles market and 95% of the album market, and aims to collect data from any retailer who sells more than 100 chart items per week.

This is a summary of 1978 in music in the United Kingdom.

Contents

The first new number-one album of the year was by ABBA: The Album by ABBA. Overall, seven different albums peaked at number one in 1978.

<i>ABBA: The Album</i> 1977 studio album by ABBA

The Album is the fifth studio album by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released in Scandinavia on 12 December 1977 through Polar Music, but due to the massive pre-orders the UK pressing plants were not able to press sufficient copies before Christmas 1977 and so it was not released in the UK until January 1978. The album was released in conjunction with ABBA: The Movie, with several of the songs featured in the film. Altogether the album contained nine songs.

Top-ten albums

Key
SymbolMeaning
‡Album peaked in 1977 but still in chart in 1978.
♦Album released in 1978 but peaked in 1979.
EnteredThe date that the album first appeared in the chart.
PeakHighest position that the album reached in the UK Albums Chart.
Entered
(week ending)		Weeks
in
top
10		SingleArtistPeakPeak
reached
(week ending)		Weeks
at
peak
Albums in 1977
5 March 197741 Rumours Fleetwood Mac 128 January 19781
17 September 197714 20 Golden Greats ‡ Diana Ross & the Supremes 117 September 19777
12 November 197710 Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols ‡ Sex Pistols 112 November 19772
17 The Sound of Bread, Their 20 Finest Songs ‡ Bread 126 November 19773
19 November 197716 Foot Loose & Fancy Free ‡ Rod Stewart 319 November 19772
8 News of the World ‡ Queen 419 November 19771
17 Out of the Blue ‡ Electric Light Orchestra 426 November 19771
26 November 1977830 Greatest ‡ Gladys Knight & the Pips 317 December 19771
3 December 197713Disco Fever ‡Various artists110 December 19776
7Feelings37 January 19781
17 December 19774 Greatest Hits, Etc. ‡ Paul Simon 324 December 19772
Albums in 1978
7 January 1978520 Country Classics Tammy Wynette 314 January 19781
1Get Stoned — The Rolling Stones 30 Greatest Hits The Rolling Stones 87 January 19781
14 January 19788The Greatest Hits of Donna Summer Donna Summer 428 January 19782
21 January 19783 Elton John's Greatest Hits Volume II Elton John 621 January 19781
5 Love Songs The Beatles 728 January 19781
28 January 197811 Reflections Andy Williams 24 March 19781
4 February 197825 ABBA: The Album ABBA 14 February 19787
11 February 19782The Floral Dance Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band 1011 February 19782
18 February 19786 Variations Andrew Lloyd Webber 225 February 19781
4 March 197811 New Boots and Panties!! ♦ Ian Dury and the Blockheads 510 February 19791
2Darts Darts 911 March 19781
11 March 19788 Buddy Holly Lives — 20 Golden Greats Buddy Holly and The Crickets 125 March 19783
2Disco StarsVarious artists611 March 19781
325 Thumping Great Hits The Dave Clark Five 71 April 19781
18 March 19782Boogie NightsVarious artists518 March 19781
14 The Kick Inside Kate Bush 31 April 19783
8 City to City Gerry Rafferty 61 April 19781
25 March 19784Fonzie's FavouritesVarious artists825 March 19781
1 April 19783 This Year's Model Elvis Costello and The Attractions 41 April 19781
1 Plastic Letters Blondie 101 April 19781
8 April 19784 Kaya Bob Marley and the Wailers 48 April 19781
10 20 Golden Greats Nat King Cole 115 April 19783
15 April 19789 ...And Then There Were Three... Genesis 322 April 19784
7 London Town Wings 422 April 19783
29 Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track Bee Gees and Various artists16 May 197818
29 April 19781 Adventure Television 729 April 19781
10 The Stud: 20 Smash Hits from the Original Film Soundtrack Various artists220 May 19782
6 May 19783 Long Live Rock 'n' Roll Rainbow 76 May 19781
10 You Light Up My Life Johnny Mathis 327 May 19783
2 Pennies from Heaven: 48 Original Recordings Featured in the BBC TV Serial Various artists106 May 19782
13 May 1978220 Classic Hits The Platters 813 May 19781
20 May 19784Twenty Golden Greats Frank Sinatra 427 May 19781
27 May 19783 Anytime...Anywhere Rita Coolidge 727 May 19782
3 June 19784 Black and White The Stranglers 23 June 19782
5I Know 'Cos I was There!! (Live in Concert) Max Boyce 610 June 19782
10 June 19783 Power in the Darkness Tom Robinson Band 410 June 19781
17 June 197810 Live and Dangerous Thin Lizzy 224 June 19783
1Disco DoubleVarious artists1017 June 19781
24 June 19781 Peter Gabriel 2 (Scratch) Peter Gabriel 1024 June 19781
1 July 19786 Some Girls The Rolling Stones 21 July 19781
5 Octave The Moody Blues 61 July 19782
8 July 19789 Street-Legal Bob Dylan 28 July 19781
1 Pastiche The Manhattan Transfer 108 July 19781
15 July 19785 A Tonic for the Troops The Boomtown Rats 815 July 19782
20 Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds Jeff Wayne 59 September 19784
22 July 19787 The Hollies: 20 Golden Greats The Hollies 229 July 19783
29 July 197828 Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John and Various artists17 October 197813
5 August 197826 Nightflight to Venus Boney M. 19 September 19784
12 August 1978520 Giant Hits The Nolan Sisters 312 August 19783
1 Handsworth Revolution Steel Pulse 912 August 19781
19 August 197813Images Don Williams 223 September 19784
26 August 19784Star PartyVarious artists426 August 19782
11 Classic Rock The London Symphony Orchestra 39 September 19783
2 September 19783 Natural High Commodores 82 September 19782
9 September 19783 Who Are You The Who 69 September 19781
4James Galway Plays Songs for Annie James Galway 716 September 19782
16 September 19782 Don't Look Back Boston 923 September 19781
23 September 19785 Bloody Tourists 10cc 330 September 19781
37 Parallel Lines ♦ Blondie 117 February 19794
7 October 19782 Tormato Yes 814 October 19781
14 October 19786The Big Wheels of MotownVarious artists221 October 19783
2 Stage David Bowie 514 October 19781
21 October 19783 Rose Royce III: Strikes Again Rose Royce 721 October 19783
28 October 19783 Twenty Greatest Brotherhood of Man 64 November 19781
1Satin CityVarious artists1028 October 19781
11 November 19782 If You Can't Stand the Heat... Status Quo 311 November 19781
8EmotionsVarious artists218 November 19781
4 25th Anniversary Album Shirley Bassey 318 November 19781
8 A Single Man ♦ Elton John 820 January 19791
18 November 19781 All Mod Cons The Jam 618 November 19781
25 November 19782 Give 'Em Enough Rope The Clash 225 November 19781
2 The Manhattan Transfer Live The Manhattan Transfer 425 November 19781
820 Golden Greats Neil Diamond 29 December 19781
2 December 19785 Jazz Queen 22 December 19781
3 Lionheart Kate Bush 62 December 19781
7Midnight Hustle ♦Various artists213 January 19791
9 December 197812 Blondes Have More Fun Rod Stewart 39 December 19784
8 The Singles: 1974–1978 The Carpenters 216 December 19783
16 December 19783Amazing Darts Darts 816 December 19781
23 December 19786Greatest Hits (1976-1978) ♦ Showaddywaddy 16 January 19792
320 Songs of Joy Harry Secombe 823 December 19783

See also

References

General

Specific

  1. ↑ "The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Roberts, David (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th edition). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 14. ISBN   1-904994-00-8.
  3. ↑ "New singles formats to save the charts". BBC News . 16 October 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
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