1978
Patti Smith – Because The Night Released: 2 March 1978 Charts No 5 in UK No 13 in US No 13 in Canada No 15 in Australia Rankings No 116 on NME’s list “The Top 150 Singles of All Time” No 358 on Rolling Stone’s list “Top 500 Greatest Songs of All Time”
Kansas – Dust In The Wind [Single]Released: 16 January 1978ChartsNo 3 in CanadaNo 6 in USNo 52 in Australiahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH2w6Oxx0kQ
Foreigner – Blue Morning, Blue DayReleased: December 1978ChartsNo 15 in USNo 21 in CanadaNo 45 in UKhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-vPFNihnGQ
Foreigner – Double Vision [Studio Album]Released: 20 June 1978ChartsNo 3 in USNo 3 in CanadaNo 13 in AustraliaNo 32 in UKTracks1. “Hot Blooded”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qByVWeYYe302. “Blue Morning, Blue Day”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-vPFNihnGQ3. “You’re All I Am”4. “Back Where You Belong”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUC8Dy_WZPQ5. “Love Has Taken Its Toll”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGMREB0ZgUM6. “Double Vision”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dD-SpHH7qDA7. “Tramontane” (instrumental)8. “I Have Waited So Long”9. “Lonely Children”10. “Spellbinder”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxCwMgsHCLM
Toto – Toto Released: 15 October 1978 Charts #2 in Australia #9 in US #9 in Canada #37 in UK Tracks 1. “Child’s Anthem” 2. “I’ll Supply the Love” 3. “Georgy Porgy” 4. “Manuela Run” 5. “You Are the Flower” 6. “Girl Goodbye” 7. “Takin’ It Back” 8. “Rockmaker” 9. “Hold the Line” 10. “Angela”
Billy Joel – 52nd Street Released: 13 October 1978 Charts #1 in US #1 in Australia #1 in Canada #10 in UK Rankings #354 on Rolling Stone’s list The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time #621 in Colin Larkin’s book All Time Top 1000 Albums Tracks 1. “Big Shot” 2. “Honesty” 3. “My Life” 4. […]
Toto – Hold The Line Released: 7 October 1978 Charts #5 in US #5 in Canada #8 in Australia #14 in UK
Boomtown Rats – Rat Trap Released: 6 October 1978 Charts #1 in UK
Rory Gallagher – Photo-Finish Released: October 1978 Tracks 1. Shin Kicker 2. Brute Force & Ignorance 3. Cruise On Out 4. Cloak & Dagger 5. Overnight Bag 6. Shadow Play 7. The Mississippi Sheiks 8. The Last of the Independents 9. Fuel to the Fire
Chris Rea – Fool (If You Think It’s Over) [Single] Released: July 1978 No 30 on UK Singles Chart No 12 on US Billboard Hot 100
Donna Summer – Last Dance [Single] Released: 2 July 1978 No 51 on UK Singles Chart No 3 on US Billboard Hot 100
Genesis – Many Too Many [Single] Released: 30 June 1978 No 43 on UK Singles Chart
Sniff ‘n’ The Tears – Fickle Heart [Studio Album] Released: 16 June 1978 Tracks 1 Driver’s Seat 2 New Lines On Love 3 Carve Your Name On My Door 4 This Side Of The Blue Horizon 5 Sing 6 Rock ‘N’ Roll Music 7 Fight For Love 8 The Thrill Of It All 9 Slide […]
Rolling Stones – Some Girls [Studio Album] Released: 9 June 1978 No 300 in Colin Larkin’s “All Time Top 1000 Albums” No 468 on Rolling Stone’s “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time” No 2 on UK Albums Chart No 1 on US Billboard 200 Tracks 1. “Miss You” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hic-dnps6MU 2. “When the Whip Comes […]
Barclay James Harvest – Live Tapes [Live Album] Released: 9 June 1978 Tracks 1 Child Of The Universe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRK3B2JpwWA 2 Rock ‘n’ Roll Star https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLUkModihMw 3 Poor Man’s Moody Blues https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F8ekYH54rk 4 Mockingbird https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urFcnTdnDd0 5 Hard Hearted Woman 6 One Night https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xn5rp2pIXy0 7 Taking Me Higher 8 Suicide? 9 Crazy City https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo563lTALPo 10 Jonathan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glXqV0gt8zc […]
Cars – The Cars [Studio Album] Released: 6 June 1978 No 384 in Colin Larkin’s “All Time Top 1000 Albums” No 353 on Rollig Stone’s “500 Greatest Albums of All Time” No 29 on UK Albums Chart No 18 on US Billboard 200 Tracks 1. “Good Times Roll” 2. “My Best Friend’s Girl” 3. “Just […]
Thin Lizzy – Live and Dangerous [LIVE ALBUM] Released: 2 June 1978 No 1 in PlanetRock.com’s “The Greatest Live Album Top 40” No 1 in NME’s “50 Greatest Live Albums of All Time” No 46 in Rolling Stone’s “The Greatest Live Album” Included in “1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die” No 2 on […]
Bruce Springsteen – Darkness on the Edge of Town [Studio Album] Released: 2 June 1978 No 91 on Rolling Stone’s “The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time” No 5 on US Billboard 200 Tracks 1. “Badlands” 2. “Adam Raised a Cain” 3. “Something in the Night” 4. “Candy’s Room” 5. “Racing in the Street” 6. […]
Boomtown Rats – A Tonic For The Troops [Studio Album] Released: June 1978 No 8 on UK Albums Chart Tracks 1 “Like Clockwork” 2 “Blind Date” 3 “(I Never Loved) Eva Braun” 4 “Living in an Island” 5 “Don’t Believe What You Read” 6 “She’s So Modern” 7 “Me and Howard Hughes” 8 “Can’t Stop” […]
Cars – Just What I Needed [Single] Released: 29 May 1978 No 17 on UK Singles
Genesis – Follow You Follow Me Released: March 1978 Charts No 7 in UK No 23 in US
Van Halen – Van Halen Released: 10 February 1978 Charts No 17 in Australia No 18 in Canada No 19 in US No 34 in UK Rankings No 8 in Colin Larkin’s Top 50 Heavy Metal Albums No 27 in Rolling Stone’s list The 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time No 292 on Rolling […]
Judas Priest – Stained Class Released: 10 February 1978 Charts No 27 in UK Rankings No 43 in Rolling Stone’s list “100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time” No 307 in Rock Hard’s book The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time Tracks 1. “Exciter” 2. “White Heat, Red Hot” 3. “Better by […]
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