AUSTRALIA'S (AMR:BARRY KOWAL) TOP ALBUMS OF 1978
No.-Album-Artist-Peak Month-Peak Position 1 GREASE SOUNDTRACK-VARIOUS ARTISTS-SEPTEMBER-1 2132 2 SIMPLE DREAMS-LINDA RONSTADT-February-1 1930 3 BAT OUT OF HELL-MEAT LOAF-July-1 1926 4 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER-SOUNDTRACK-May-1 1810 5 WAR OF THE WORLDS-JEFF WAYNE/VARIOUS ARTISTS-October-1 1258 6 DIRE STRAITS-DIRE STRAITS-December-1 1238 7 OUT OF THE BLUE-ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA-February-3 1132 8 THE STRANGER-Billy Joel-May-2 1000 9 CITY TO CITY-Gerry Rafferty-July-3 986 10 LIVING IN THE U.S.A.-Linda Ronstadt-October-3 970 11 Some Girls-Rolling Stones-August-3 930 12 It's A Long Way There-Little River Band-November-4 844 13 Down Two Then Left-Boz Scaggs-January-4 836 14 Kaya-Bob Marley & The Wailers-June-5 766 15 The Kick Inside-Kate Bush-June-3 742 16 Macho Man-Village People-July-5 678 17 Nightflight To Venus-Boney M-August-7 672 18 I'm Glad You're Here With Me Tonight-Neil Diamond-January-5 668 19 Sleeper Catcher-Little River Band-May-4 604 20 Bloody Tourists-10cc-November-3 598 21 Weekend In L.A.-George Benson-May-5 594 22 Street Legal-Bob Dylan-July-5 590 23 London Town-Paul McCartney & Wings-April-3 540 24 O Zambezi-Dragon-October-3 534 25 Moonflower-Santana-January-7 516 26 The Album-Abba-February-4 484 27 Heroes-David Bowie-January-6 470 28 Comes A Time-Neil Young-November-6 456 29 Leif Garrett-Leif Garrett-March-2 446 30 A Single Man-Elton John-December-8 438 31 Marcia Hines Live Across Australia-Marcia Hines-March-7 424 32 Longer Fuse-Dan Hill-April-9 418 33 Masterpieces-Bob Dylan-April-2 394 34 No Bad Habits-Graham Bonnet-September-6 382 35 Worlds Away-Pablo Cruise-November-7 340 36 French Kiss-Bob Welch-May-8 336 37 Running On Empty-Jackson Browne-February-8 336 38 Guilty Until Proven Insane-Shyhooks-May-7 288 39 Broken Heart-The Babys-April-9 284 40 Sherbet-Sherbet-September-6 270 41 Feel The Need-Leif Garrett-November-8 266 42 Easter-Patti Smith Group-August-11 264 43 Stage-David Bowie-November-11 260 44 Even Now-Barry Manilow-June-8 256 45 Star Wars-Soundtrack-January-12 252 46 Darkness On The Edge Of Town-Bruce Springsteen-July-9 250 47 Lionheart-Kate Bush-December-12 222 48 Leo Sayer-Leo Sayer-September-8 206 49 Who Are You-The Who-October-9 204 50 Don't Look Back-Boston-October-8 202 51 Foreigner-Foreigner-May-9 200 52 Excitable Boy-Warren Zevon-July-9 200 53 Stranger In Town-Bob Seger-August-12 186 54 The Last Waltz-The Band & Various Artists-June-11 156 55 Hermit Of Mink Hollow-Todd Rundgren-October-11 154 56 ...And Then There Were Three-Genesis-September-12 148 57 The Butterfly Ball-Roger Glover And Guests-October-12 148 58 Let's Keep It That Way-Anne Murray-December-13 108 59 Luxury You Can Afford-Joe Cocker-November-12 106 60 FM Soundtrack-Various Artists-June-12 106 61 Remedies-Dr. Hook-June-13 106 62 Live And Let Live-10 C.C.-March-13 72 63 Double Vision-Foreigner-July-13 70 64 Breezin'-George Benson-April-13 70 65 Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood-Santa Esmeralda-February-14 68 66 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band-Soundtrack-August-13 36 67 David Gilmour-David Gilmour-September-14 34 68 Paradise-Stars-February-14 34 69 Eruption-Eruption-June-14 34 70 Natural High-Commodores-November-14 34 71 Rockin' All Over The World-Status Quo-January-14 34