rock: 1978 albums ranked

Submitted by Feif Umgotnn on Mon, 05/25/2009 - 14:48
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  1. Favorite/Greatest

  2. The Residents: Not Available (released 1978)
  3. Pere Ubu: Dub Housing

  4. Exceptional

  5. The Blue Denim Deals Without The Arms: ‘Armed Forces’ Day - live - jazz
  6. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band: Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)

  8. Harold Budd: Pavilion of Dreams - new age/ambient & electronic
  9. Michael Hoenig: Departure From The Northern Wasteland - new age/ambient & electronic
  10. Brian Eno: Music For Airports - “1/1” is amazing, but i lose a bit of interest as the album wears on.
  12. Klaus Schulze: X - new age/ambient & electronic
  13. La Düsseldorf: Viva
  14. The Nuns: The Nuns EP
  15. Television: Adventure
  16. The Muffins: Manna/Mirage - new age/ambient & electronic
  17. Throbbing Gristle: D.o.A. The Third and Final Report
  18. Lou Reed: Street Hassle
  19. Lou Reed: Take No Prisoners - live
  20. The Residents: Duck Stab / Buster & Glen
  21. The Saints: Eternally Yours

  22. Good

  23. Elivis Costello: This Year’s Model
  24. Red Krayola: Soldier-Talk - “Soldier-Talk”
  25. Art Bears: Hopes & Fears
  26. James Chance & the Contortions: Buy!
  27. Talking Heads: More Songs About Buildings and Food
  28. Wire: Chairs Missing
  29. The Rolling Stones: Some Girls
  30. Art Bears: Winter Songs
  31. Patti Smith: Easter
  32. The Fall: Live At The Witch Trials
  33. Elvis Costello: Armed Forces - i used to think that this was his best and My Aim Is True was HORRIBLE, but both are about the same; Armed Forces has the better songs – “Oliver’s Army,” “Green Shirt,” “What’s So Funny About Peace, Love, and Understanding,” “Accidents Will Happen.”
  34. Funkadelic: One Nation Under A Groove
  35. The Clash: Give ‘Em Enough Rope
  36. Plastic People of the Universe: Egon Bondy’s Happy Hearts Club Banned
  37. Big Star: 3rd/Sister Lovers
  38. The Rutles: The Rutles
  39. Bob Dylan: Street-Legal
  40. Blondie: Parallel Lines
  41. Wreckless Eric: Wreckless Eric
  42. The Cars: The Cars

  44. decent - no particular order

  46. Devo: Mechanical Man EP
  47. Devo: Q; Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
  48. The Jam: All Mod Cons
  49. Bruce Springsteen: Darkness On The Edge Of Town
  50. Nick Lowe: Jesus of Cool
  51. The Undertones: Teenage Kicks
  52. Warren Zevon: Excitable Boy
  53. V.A.: No New York

  55. Elvis Costello: Live at the El Mocambo - live
  56. Crass: The Feeding of the 5000
  57. Magazine: Real Life

  59. everything else - no order

Author Comments: 

recommendations are highly encouraged!!! - no matter how obvious or obscure.

albums listed here or anywhere else are by recording dates, not release dates. if you know the recording date of an album that i have listed incorrectly, please let me know.

this is only a fraction of the albums recorded in 1978. and i hope these were all actually recorded and not simply released in 1978.

Favorite/Greatest: Fav - RYM: 5.0
exceptional: XX - RYM: 4.5; X - RYM: 4.0
good: VG - RYM: 3.5; G - RYM: 3.0
decent: D - RYM: 2.5; d - RYM: 2.0
everything else: ee - RYM: 0.5-1.5

any and all discussion is welcome. :^)