40 Year Vintage: Speed, Soul, Flashing Lights, New Waves- 1978

Top Albums of 1978

1. Throbbing Gristle- DOA: The Third and Final Report

2. Devo- Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!

3. Buzzcocks- Another Music in a Different Kitchen

4. Ultravox- Systems of Romance

5. Blondie- Parallel Lines

6. Ambassadeur International- Mandjou

7. Kraftwerk- The Man-Machine

8. Various- No New York

9. Harold Budd- The Pavillion of Dreams

10. Black Devil- Disco Club

11. Talking Heads- More Songs About Buildings and Food

12. Big Star- Third/Sister Lovers

13. Magazine- Real Life

14. Haruomi Hosono & Tandanori Yokoo- Cochin Moon

15. Brian Eno- Ambient 1: Music for Airports

16. The Jam- All Mod Cons

17. The Clash - Give Em Enough Rope

18. Steve Reich- Music for 18 Musicians

19. Karen Young- Hot Shot

20. Japan- Adolescent Sex

21. John Carpenter- Halloween OST

22. The Rolling Stones- Some Girls

23. Public Image- Public Image

24. The Cars- The Cars

25. Roy Ayers- You Send Me Top Tracks of 1978 1. Buzzcocks- "Ever Fall In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" 2. Kraftwerk- "Neon Lights" 3. Public Image- "Public Image" 4. Heatwave- "The Groove Line" 5. Big Star- "Kangaroo" 6. Sylvester- "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" 7. Elvis Costello & the Attractions- "What's So Funny About Peace Love and Understanding" 8. The Cure- "10:15 Saturday Night" 9. Karen Young- "Hot Shot" 10. Erotic Drum Band- "Love Disco Style" 11. Cheryl Lynn- "Got to Be Real" 12. The Normal- "Warm Leatherette" 13. Japan- "The Tenant" 14. Earth Wind and Fire- "September" 15. The Records- "Starry Eyes" 16. Siouxsie and the Banshees- "Hong Kong Garden" 17. Gang of Four- "Damaged Goods" 18. The Cars- "Just What I Needed" 19. Two Man Sound- "Que Tal America" 20. Blondie- "Heart of Glass" 21. Magazine- "The Light Pours Out of Me" 22. Black Devil- "No Regrets" 23. The Rezillos- "Someone's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonight" 24. The Bombers- "Everybody Get Dancing" 25. Dinosaur- "Kiss Me Again" 26. Foxy- "Get Off" 27. Human League- "Being Boiled" 28. Grateful Dead- "Fire On the Mountain" 29. The Mekons- "Where Were You?" 30. Roy Ayers- "Sweet Tears" 31. The Undertones- "Teenage Kicks" 32. Devo- "Gut Feeling/Slap Your Mammy" 33. The Who- "Who Are You" 34. Human Egg- "Love Like This" 35. The Cramps- "Human Fly" 36. Ryuichi Sakamoto- "Plastic Bamboo" 37. Luv You Madly- "Fleurette Africaine" 38. The Police- "Roxanne" 39. Bohannon- "Summertime Groove" 40. Donna Summer- "Last Dance" 41. XTC- "Statue of Liberty" 42. Talking Heads- "Warning Sign" 43. Queen- "Bicycle Race" 44. 999- "Homicide" 45. The Walker Brothers- "The Electrician" 46. Smokey Robinson- "Why You Wanna See My Bad Side" 47. The Only Ones- "Another Girl, Another Planet" 48. Be-Bop Deluxe- "Electrical Language" 49. Stiff Little Fingers- "Suspect Device" 50. The Fall - "Repetition"