Top UK Albums - Year-end 1978

The best selling album in 1978 in United Kingdom was SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (SOUNDTRACK) by BEE GEES.

Rank	Artist	Album	Released
1	BEE GEES	SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (SOUNDTRACK)	1977
2	SOUNDTRACK	GREASE	1978
3	ABBA	THE ALBUM	1977
4	BONEY M.	NIGHTFLIGHT TO VENUS	1978
5	NAT KING COLE	20 GOLDEN GREATS	1978
6	FLEETWOOD MAC	RUMOURS	1977
7	ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA	OUT OF THE BLUE	1977
8	BUDDY HOLLY & THE CRICKETS	20 GOLDEN GREATS	1970
9	KATE BUSH	THE KICK INSIDE	1978
10	DON WILLIAMS	IMAGES	1978
11	JEFF WAYNE	THE WAR OF THE WORLDS	1978
12	GENESIS	AND THEN THERE WERE THREE	1978
13	LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA	CLASSIC ROCK	1978
14	IAN DURY & THE BLOCKHEADS	NEW BOOTS AND PANTIES	1977
15	THIN LIZZY	LIVE AND DANGEROUS	1978
16	ANDY WILLIAMS	REFLECTIONS	1977
17	BREAD	THE SOUND OF BREAD	1977
18	BOB DYLAN	STREET LEGAL	1978
19	SOUNDTRACK	THE STUD - OST	1978
20	THE HOLLIES	20 GOLDEN GREATS	1978
21	JOHNNY MATHIS	YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE	1978
22	GERRY RAFFERTY	CITY TO CITY	1978
23	MEAT LOAF	BAT OUT OF HELL	1977
24	PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS	LONDON TOWN	1978
25	VARIOUS ARTISTS	BIG WHEELS OF MOTOWN	1978
26	THE ROLLING STONES	SOME GIRLS	1978
27	ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER	VARIATIONS	1978
28	BOOMTOWN RATS	A TONIC FOR THE TROOPS	1978
29	MANHATTAN TRANSFER	PASTICHE	1978
30	ABBA	GREATEST HITS	1975
31	BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS	KAYA	1978
32	ROD STEWART	FOOT LOOSE & FANCY FREE	1977
33	THE STRANGLERS	BLACK AND WHITE	1978
34	BLONDIE	PLASTIC LETTERS	1977
35	DONNA SUMMER	GREATEST HITS OF DONNA SUMMER	1977
36	COMMODORES	NATURAL HIGH	1978
37	THE NOLANS	20 GIANT HITS	1978
38	ABBA	ARRIVAL	1976
39	ELVIS COSTELLO	THIS YEAR'S MODEL	1978
40	RITA COOLIDGE	ANYTIME...ANYWHERE	1977
41	NEIL DIAMOND	20 DIAMOND HITS / 20 GOLDEN GREATS	1978
42	VARIOUS ARTISTS	EMOTIONS	1978
43	MOODY BLUES	OCTAVE	1978
44	CARPENTERS	THE SINGLES 1974 - 1978	1978
45	BLONDIE	PARALLEL LINES	1978
46	10CC	BLOODY TOURISTS	1978
47	ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA	A NEW WORLD RECORD	1976
48	BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS	EXODUS	1977
49	VARIOUS ARTISTS	FONZIES FAVOURITES	1978
50	EARTH, WIND & FIRE	ALL 'N ALL	1977

Source: Music Week