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TheUK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by theOfficial 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 theUK Albums Chart during1978, as well as albums which peaked in1977 and1979 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 first new number-one album of the year was byABBA: The Album byABBA. Overall, seven different albums peaked at number one in 1978.
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ‡ | Album peaked in 1977 but still in chart in 1978. |
| ♦ | Album released in 1978 but peaked in 1979. |
| Entered | The date that the album first appeared in the chart. |
| Peak | Highest position that the album reached in the UK Albums Chart. |
| Entered (week ending) | Weeks in top 10 | Single | Artist | Peak | Peak reached (week ending) | Weeks at peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albums in 1977 | ||||||
| 5 March 1977 | 41 | Rumours | Fleetwood Mac | 1 | 28 January 1978 | 1 |
| 17 September 1977 | 14 | 20 Golden Greats ‡ | Diana Ross & the Supremes | 1 | 17 September 1977 | 7 |
| 12 November 1977 | 10 | Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols ‡ | Sex Pistols | 1 | 12 November 1977 | 2 |
| 17 | The Sound of Bread, Their 20 Finest Songs ‡ | Bread | 1 | 26 November 1977 | 3 | |
| 19 November 1977 | 16 | Foot Loose & Fancy Free ‡ | Rod Stewart | 3 | 19 November 1977 | 2 |
| 8 | News of the World ‡ | Queen | 4 | 19 November 1977 | 1 | |
| 17 | Out of the Blue ‡ | Electric Light Orchestra | 4 | 26 November 1977 | 1 | |
| 26 November 1977 | 8 | 30 Greatest ‡ | Gladys Knight & the Pips | 3 | 17 December 1977 | 1 |
| 3 December 1977 | 13 | Disco Fever ‡ | Various artists | 1 | 10 December 1977 | 6 |
| 7 | Feelings | 3 | 7 January 1978 | 1 | ||
| 17 December 1977 | 4 | Greatest Hits, Etc. ‡ | Paul Simon | 3 | 24 December 1977 | 2 |
| Albums in 1978 | ||||||
| 7 January 1978 | 5 | 20 Country Classics | Tammy Wynette | 3 | 14 January 1978 | 1 |
| 1 | Get Stoned — The Rolling Stones 30 Greatest Hits | The Rolling Stones | 8 | 7 January 1978 | 1 | |
| 14 January 1978 | 8 | The Greatest Hits of Donna Summer | Donna Summer | 4 | 28 January 1978 | 2 |
| 21 January 1978 | 3 | Elton John's Greatest Hits Volume II | Elton John | 6 | 21 January 1978 | 1 |
| 5 | Love Songs | The Beatles | 7 | 28 January 1978 | 1 | |
| 28 January 1978 | 11 | Reflections | Andy Williams | 2 | 4 March 1978 | 1 |
| 4 February 1978 | 25 | ABBA: The Album | ABBA | 1 | 4 February 1978 | 7 |
| 11 February 1978 | 2 | The Floral Dance | Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band | 10 | 11 February 1978 | 2 |
| 18 February 1978 | 6 | Variations | Andrew Lloyd Webber | 2 | 25 February 1978 | 1 |
| 4 March 1978 | 11 | New Boots and Panties!! ♦ | Ian Dury and the Blockheads | 5 | 10 February 1979 | 1 |
| 2 | Darts | Darts | 9 | 11 March 1978 | 1 | |
| 11 March 1978 | 8 | Buddy Holly Lives — 20 Golden Greats | Buddy Holly andThe Crickets | 1 | 25 March 1978 | 3 |
| 2 | Disco Stars | Various artists | 6 | 11 March 1978 | 1 | |
| 3 | 25 Thumping Great Hits | The Dave Clark Five | 7 | 1 April 1978 | 1 | |
| 18 March 1978 | 2 | Boogie Nights | Various artists | 5 | 18 March 1978 | 1 |
| 14 | The Kick Inside | Kate Bush | 3 | 1 April 1978 | 3 | |
| 8 | City to City | Gerry Rafferty | 6 | 1 April 1978 | 1 | |
| 25 March 1978 | 4 | Fonzie's Favourites | Various artists | 8 | 25 March 1978 | 1 |
| 1 April 1978 | 3 | This Year's Model | Elvis Costello andThe Attractions | 4 | 1 April 1978 | 1 |
| 1 | Plastic Letters | Blondie | 10 | 1 April 1978 | 1 | |
| 8 April 1978 | 4 | Kaya | Bob Marley and the Wailers | 4 | 8 April 1978 | 1 |
| 10 | 20 Golden Greats | Nat King Cole | 1 | 15 April 1978 | 3 | |
| 15 April 1978 | 9 | ...And Then There Were Three... | Genesis | 3 | 22 April 1978 | 4 |
| 7 | London Town | Wings | 4 | 22 April 1978 | 3 | |
| 29 | Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track | Bee Gees and Various artists | 1 | 6 May 1978 | 18 | |
| 29 April 1978 | 1 | Adventure | Television | 7 | 29 April 1978 | 1 |
| 10 | The Stud: 20 Smash Hits from the Original Film Soundtrack | Various artists | 2 | 20 May 1978 | 2 | |
| 6 May 1978 | 3 | Long Live Rock 'n' Roll | Rainbow | 7 | 6 May 1978 | 1 |
| 10 | You Light Up My Life | Johnny Mathis | 3 | 27 May 1978 | 3 | |
| 2 | Pennies from Heaven: 48 Original Recordings Featured in the BBC TV Serial | Various artists | 10 | 6 May 1978 | 2 | |
| 13 May 1978 | 2 | 20 Classic Hits | The Platters | 8 | 13 May 1978 | 1 |
| 20 May 1978 | 4 | Twenty Golden Greats | Frank Sinatra | 4 | 27 May 1978 | 1 |
| 27 May 1978 | 3 | Anytime...Anywhere | Rita Coolidge | 7 | 27 May 1978 | 2 |
| 3 June 1978 | 4 | Black and White | The Stranglers | 2 | 3 June 1978 | 2 |
| 5 | I Know 'Cos I was There!! (Live in Concert) | Max Boyce | 6 | 10 June 1978 | 2 | |
| 10 June 1978 | 3 | Power in the Darkness | Tom Robinson Band | 4 | 10 June 1978 | 1 |
| 17 June 1978 | 10 | Live and Dangerous | Thin Lizzy | 2 | 24 June 1978 | 3 |
| 1 | Disco Double | Various artists | 10 | 17 June 1978 | 1 | |
| 24 June 1978 | 1 | Peter Gabriel 2 (Scratch) | Peter Gabriel | 10 | 24 June 1978 | 1 |
| 1 July 1978 | 6 | Some Girls | The Rolling Stones | 2 | 1 July 1978 | 1 |
| 5 | Octave | The Moody Blues | 6 | 1 July 1978 | 2 | |
| 8 July 1978 | 9 | Street-Legal | Bob Dylan | 2 | 8 July 1978 | 1 |
| 1 | Pastiche | The Manhattan Transfer | 10 | 8 July 1978 | 1 | |
| 15 July 1978 | 5 | A Tonic for the Troops | The Boomtown Rats | 8 | 15 July 1978 | 2 |
| 20 | Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds | Jeff Wayne | 5 | 9 September 1978 | 4 | |
| 22 July 1978 | 7 | The Hollies: 20 Golden Greats | The Hollies | 2 | 29 July 1978 | 3 |
| 29 July 1978 | 28 | Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture | John Travolta,Olivia Newton-John and Various artists | 1 | 7 October 1978 | 13 |
| 5 August 1978 | 26 | Nightflight to Venus | Boney M. | 1 | 9 September 1978 | 4 |
| 12 August 1978 | 5 | 20 Giant Hits | The Nolan Sisters | 3 | 12 August 1978 | 3 |
| 1 | Handsworth Revolution | Steel Pulse | 9 | 12 August 1978 | 1 | |
| 19 August 1978 | 13 | Images | Don Williams | 2 | 23 September 1978 | 4 |
| 26 August 1978 | 4 | Star Party | Various artists | 4 | 26 August 1978 | 2 |
| 11 | Classic Rock | The London Symphony Orchestra | 3 | 9 September 1978 | 3 | |
| 2 September 1978 | 3 | Natural High | Commodores | 8 | 2 September 1978 | 2 |
| 9 September 1978 | 3 | Who Are You | The Who | 6 | 9 September 1978 | 1 |
| 4 | James Galway Plays Songs for Annie | James Galway | 7 | 16 September 1978 | 2 | |
| 16 September 1978 | 2 | Don't Look Back | Boston | 9 | 23 September 1978 | 1 |
| 23 September 1978 | 5 | Bloody Tourists | 10cc | 3 | 30 September 1978 | 1 |
| 37 | Parallel Lines ♦ | Blondie | 1 | 17 February 1979 | 4 | |
| 7 October 1978 | 2 | Tormato | Yes | 8 | 14 October 1978 | 1 |
| 14 October 1978 | 6 | The Big Wheels of Motown | Various artists | 2 | 21 October 1978 | 3 |
| 2 | Stage | David Bowie | 5 | 14 October 1978 | 1 | |
| 21 October 1978 | 3 | Rose Royce III: Strikes Again | Rose Royce | 7 | 21 October 1978 | 3 |
| 28 October 1978 | 3 | Twenty Greatest | Brotherhood of Man | 6 | 4 November 1978 | 1 |
| 1 | Satin City | Various artists | 10 | 28 October 1978 | 1 | |
| 11 November 1978 | 2 | If You Can't Stand the Heat... | Status Quo | 3 | 11 November 1978 | 1 |
| 8 | Emotions | Various artists | 2 | 18 November 1978 | 1 | |
| 4 | 25th Anniversary Album | Shirley Bassey | 3 | 18 November 1978 | 1 | |
| 8 | A Single Man ♦ | Elton John | 8 | 20 January 1979 | 1 | |
| 18 November 1978 | 1 | All Mod Cons | The Jam | 6 | 18 November 1978 | 1 |
| 25 November 1978 | 2 | Give 'Em Enough Rope | The Clash | 2 | 25 November 1978 | 1 |
| 2 | The Manhattan Transfer Live | The Manhattan Transfer | 4 | 25 November 1978 | 1 | |
| 8 | 20 Golden Greats | Neil Diamond | 2 | 9 December 1978 | 1 | |
| 2 December 1978 | 5 | Jazz | Queen | 2 | 2 December 1978 | 1 |
| 3 | Lionheart | Kate Bush | 6 | 2 December 1978 | 1 | |
| 7 | Midnight Hustle ♦ | Various artists | 2 | 13 January 1979 | 1 | |
| 9 December 1978 | 12 | Blondes Have More Fun | Rod Stewart | 3 | 9 December 1978 | 4 |
| 8 | The Singles: 1974–1978 | The Carpenters | 2 | 16 December 1978 | 3 | |
| 16 December 1978 | 3 | Amazing Darts | Darts | 8 | 16 December 1978 | 1 |
| 23 December 1978 | 6 | Greatest Hits (1976-1978) ♦ | Showaddywaddy | 1 | 6 January 1979 | 2 |
| 3 | 20 Songs of Joy | Harry Secombe | 8 | 23 December 1978 | 3 | |
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