ADIO AND RECORDS (USA) MAGAZINE’S (MAGAZINE’S CHART) TOP ROCK (AOR) ALBUMS OF 1978*
Pos.-Title-Artist-Label-Peak Month 1 SOME GIRLS-ROLLING STONES-ROLLING STONES 2 STRANGER IN TOWN-BOB SEGER-Capitol 3 DOUBLE VISION-FOREIGNER-Atlantic 4 RUNNING ON EMPTY-JACKSON BROWNE-Asylum 5 EARTH-JEFFERSON STARSHIP-RCA 6 SLOWHAND-ERIC CLAPTON-RSO 7 ...BUT SERIOUSLY FOLKS-JOE WALSH-Asylum 8 THE STRANGER-Billy Joel-Columbia 9 CITY TO CITY-Gerry Rafferty-United Artists 10 DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN-Bruce Springsteen-Columbia 11 Excitable Boy-Warren Zevon-Asylum 12 Worlds Away-Pablo Cruise-A&M 13 Nightwatch-Kenny Loggins-Columbia 14 Infinity-Journey-Columbia 15 Cars-The Cars-Elektra 16 Aja-Steely Dan-ABC 17 Don't Look Back-Boston-Epic 18 London Town-Paul McCartney & Wings-Capitol 19 Who Are You-The Who-MCA 20 Champagne Jam-Atlanta Rhythm Section-Polydor 21 Point Of Know Return-Kansas-Kirshner 22 Pyramid-Alan Parson's Project-Arista 23 Foot Loose & Fancy Free-Rod Stewart-Warner Brothers 24 Sleeper Catcher-Little River Band-Harvest 25 FM Soundtrack-Various Artists-MCA 26 Twin Sons Of Different Mothers-Dan Fogelberg-Epic 27 Son Of A Son Of A Sailor-Jimmy Buffet-ABC 28 You're Gonna Get It-Tom Petty-ABC 29 News Of The World-Queen-Elektra 30 ...And Then There Were Three-Genesis-Atlantic 31 Octave-Moody Blues-London 32 Piece Of Eight-Styx-A&M 33 Living In The U.S.A.-Linda Ronstadt-Asylum 34 Street Legal-Bob Dylan-Columbia 35 Misfits-Kinks-Arista 36 Waiting For Columbus-Little Feat-Warner Brothers 37 Boys In The Trees-Carly Simon-Elektra 38 Out Of The Blue-Electric Light Orchestra-Jet 39 Time Passages-Al Stewart-Arista 40 Dog & Butterfly-Heart-Portrait 41 Eddie Money-Eddie Money-Columbia 42 You Can Tune A Piano-REO Speedwagon-Epic 43 David Gilmour-David Gilmour-Columbia 44 Magazine-Heart-Mushroom 45 Heaven Tonight-Cheap Trick-Epic 46 French Kiss-Bob Welch-Capitol 47 Van Halen-Van Halen-Warner Brothers 48 Hermit Of Mink Hollow-Tod Rundgren 49 My Aim Is True-Elvis Costello-Columbia 50 Life Beyond L.A.-Ambrosia-Warner Brothers 51 Double Fun-Robert Palmer-Island 52 Heaven Help The Fool-Bob Weir-Arista 53 Street Survivors-Lynyrd Skynyrd-MCA 54 Comes A Time-Neil Young-Reprise 55 Along The Red Ledge-Hall & Oates-RCA 56 Mariposa de Oro-Dave Mason-Columbia 57 Cats On The Coast-Sea Level-Capricorn 58 Stone Blue-Foghat-Warner Brothers 59 Heavy Horses-Jethro Tull-Chrysalis 60 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band-Various Artists-RSO 61 52nd Street-Billy Joel-Columbia 62 Together & Forever-Marshall Tucker Band-Capricorn 63 Lines-Charlie-Janus 64 The Grand Illusion-Styx-A&M 65 Wavelength-Van Morrison-Warner Brothers 66 Tormato-Yes-Atlantic 67 Caravan To Midnight-Robin Trower-Chrysalis 68 Hot Streets-Chicago-Columbia 69 Skynyrd's First And...Last-Lynyrd Skynyrd-MCA 70 This Year's Model-Elvis Costello-Columbia 71 Double Live Gonzo-Ted Nugent-Epic 72 Endless Wire-Gordon Lightfoot-Warner Brothers 73 The Last Waltz-The Band-Warner Brothers 74 Don Juan's Reckless Daughter-Asylum 75 Down Two Then Left-Boz Scaggs-Columbia 76 Brother To Brother-Gino Vanelli-A&M 77 Watch-Manfred Mann-Warner Brothers 78 Bloody Tourists-10cc-Polydor * As published in the December 15th,1978 issue of Radio And Records Magazine