THE OFFICIAL NEW ZEALAND'S (R.I.A.N.Z:BARRY KOWAL) CHART's TOP ALBUMS FOR 1978
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No. Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER-SOUNDTRACK-MAY 2078 2 THE STRANGER-BILLY JOEL-April 1806 3 GREASE SOUNDTRACK-VARIOUS ARTISTS-October 1776 4 BAT OUT OF HELL-MEAT LOAF-September 1668 5 SIMPLE DREAMS-LINDA RONSTADT-March 1612 6 DIRE STRAITS-DIRE STRAITS-December 1470 7 WAR OF THE WORLDS-JEFF WAYNE/VARIOUS ARTISTS-October 1420 8 NIGHTFLIGHT TO VENUS-Boney M-September 1322 9 DOWN TWO THEN LEFT-Boz Scaggs-February 996 10 THE SOUND OF BREAD-Bread-June 982 11 Some Girls-Rolling Stones-July 912 12 Silk Degrees-Boz Scaggs-March 876 13 The Kick Inside-Kate Bush-May 828 14 I'm Glad You're Here With Me Tonight-Neil Diamond-March 826 15 The Album-Abba-February 724 16 Stage-David Bowie-December 692 17 Oxygene-Jean-Michel Jarre-January 676 18 City To City-Gerry Rafferty-July 586 19 Bloody Tourists-10cc-November 562 20 F.M. Soundtrack-Various Artists-July 522 21 Kamahl-Kamahl-July 522 22 Going Places-Ron Goodwin/NZSO-May 494 23 Steely Dan Greatest Hits-Steely Dan-December 472 24 Living In The U.S.A.-Linda Ronstadt-October 428 25 Out Of The Blue-Electric Light Orchestra-February 426 26 Kaya-Bob Marley & The Wailers-November 410 27 Breezin'-George Benson-April 394 28 Barry Manilow Live-Barry Manilow-June 386 29 Pyramid-Alan Parsons Project-August 360 30 London Town-Paul McCartney & Wings-May 356 31 Lionheart-Kate Bush-December 346 32 Thank God It's Friday-Soundtrack-August 340 33 Street Legal-Bob Dylan-August 338 34 Natural High-Commodores-October 338 35 Weekend In L.A.-George Benson-April 334 36 Disco Magic Vol. II-Various Artists-May 322 37 The Last Waltz-The Band & Various Artists-September 276 38 This Is My Life-John Rowles-September 270 39 Comes A Time-Neil Young-November 268 40 Greatest Hits-The Commodores-December 264 41 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band-Soundtrack-November 260 42 Wonderland Of Opera-Andre Kostelanetz-July 254 43 The Story Of Star Wars-Various Artists-December 236 44 A Record Of It-Various Artists-December 230 45 Elvis In Hollywood-Elvis Presley-September 188 46 The Legendary Jim Croce-Jim Croce-June 188 47 20 Golden Greats-Diana Ross And The Supremes-August 180 48 Songs Of New Zealand-NZ Maori Chorale-October 166 49 This Year's Model-Elvis Costello-May 156 50 Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits:Volume 2-Olivia Newton-John-July 152 51 Waiting For Columbus-Little Feat-April 152 52 ...And Then There Were Three-Genesis-July 120 53 Wavelength-Van Morrison-October 120 54 Elvis In Concert-Elvis Presley-January 120 55 Commodores Live-The Commodores-January 120 56 Graham Bonnet-Graham Bonnet-February 108 57 Moonflower-Santana-January 108 58 Have Fun Slimming-Various Artists-November 84 59 The World's Greatest Voices-Various Artists-August 80 60 But Seriously,Folks-Joe Walsh-June 76 61 Masterpieces-Bob Dylan-May 74 62 Excitable Boy-Warren Zevon-June 74 63 Darkness On The Edge Of Town-Bruce Springsteen-July 74 64 Who Are You-The Who-November 70 65 I Believe In Music-Perry Como-May 48 66 Street Hassle-Lou Reed-May 44 67 The Rocly Horror Picture Show OST-Various-August 40 68 Sleeper Catcher-Little River Band-September 38 69 All 'N All-Earth,Wind And Fire-June 38 70 Some Of Me Poems And Songs-Pam Ayers-September 36 71 Kiss Alive II-Kiss-May 36 72 Octave-Moody Blues-July 34 73 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band-Beatles-November (1967) 34 74 Seconds Out-Genesis-March 34