Music in 1978

By Patrick Mondout

Disco was so prevalent in 1978 that some of the most unlikely rock acts turned out disc-tinged albums - some successfully (Rolling Stones, Blondie, Rod Stewart) and some not so successfully (Chicago, Elton John). The year also saw the recorded debuts of both Prince and Van Halen, with the latter eventually selling over 10 million copies.

Disco or otherwise, here are some of the albums you may have been listening to during 1978:

A Taste Of Honey

Abba - The Album

Ace Frehley

Al Stewart - Time Passages

Andy Gibb - Shadow Dancing

Big Star - Third and Sister Lovers

Billy Joel - 52nd Street

Blondie - Parallel Lines

Bruce Springsteen - Darkness On The Edge Of Town

Chic - C'est Chic

Chicago - Hot Streets

The Clash - Give Them Enough Rope

Devo - Q- Are We Not Men? A- We Are Devo

Dire Straits

Doobie Brothers - Minute by Minute

Elton John - A Single Man

Elvis Costello - This Year's Model

Etta James - Deep In The Night

Firefall - Elan

Funkadelic - One Nation Under A Groove

Ian Dury & Blockheads - New Boots & Panties

Joe Ely - Honky Tonk Masquerade

John Prine - Bruised Orange

Kraftwerk - Man-Machine

Linda Ronstadt - Living In The USA

Little Feat - Waiting For Columbus (live)

Marvin Gaye - Here, My Dear

Neil Young, Crazy Horse - Comes a Time

Patti Smith Group - Easter

Paul McCartney & Wings - London Town

Poco - Legend

Police - Outlandos D'Amour

Prince - For You

Randy Meisner

Rolling Stones - Some Girls

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Soundtrack)

Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food

The Band - The Last Waltz (Live)

The Cars

Van Halen - Van Halen