| Best Albums of 1978 |
| 1 | Pere Ubu | Dub Housing |
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| 2 | Pere Ubu | The Modern Dance |
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| 3 | Alternative TV | The Image Has Cracked |
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| 4 | The Only Ones | The Only Ones |
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| 5 | Elvis Costello | This Year's Model |
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| 6 | Buzzcocks | Love Bites |
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| 7 | Buzzcocks | Another Music in a Different Kitchen |
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| 8 | Tom Waits | Blue Valentine |
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| 9 | Kraftwerk | The Man Machine |
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| 10 | Lou Reed | Street Hassle |
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| 11 | Captain Beefheart | Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) |
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| 12 | Wire | Chairs Missing |
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| 13 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | The Scream |
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| 14 | Ivor Cutler | Life in a Scotch Sitting Room |
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| 15 | Wreckless Eric | Wreckless Eric |
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| 16 | Ultravox | Systems of Romance |
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| 17 | Television | Adventure |
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| 18 | David Johansen | David Johansen |
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| 19 | Rolling Stones | Some Girls |
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| 20 | The Ramones | Road to Ruin |
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| 21 | Wreckless Eric | The Wonderful World of |
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| 22 | Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers | You're Gonna Get It |
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| 23 | Viv Stanshall | Sir Henry at Rawlinson End |
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| 24 | Public Image Limited | Public Image |
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| 25 | Talking Heads | More Songs About Buildings and Food |
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| 26 | The Saints | Eternally Yours |
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| 27 | Penetration | Moving Targets |
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| 28 | The Saints | Prehistoric Sounds |
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| 29 | The Jam | All Mod Cons |
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| 30 | Lene Lovich | Stateless |
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| Best Albums of 1977 | Best Albums of 1979 |