The top 25 indie rock albums of 1978 in Radio X's chart

26-07-2025

Il magazine Radio X continua la sua opera di selezione dei dischi migliori dei decenni. In questo caso, il focus è indirizzato su una delle annate più fertili del già fertilissimo The Seventies, nel campo del rock alternativo: il 1978. Un anno in cui il post-punk iniziava a gettare i suoi semi ma anche altri generi – dall’elettropop dei Kraftwerk al reggae-rock dei Police – esprimevano capolavori impareggiabili.

Ecco qui sotto la top 25 di Radio X dei migliori album di indie rock del 1978 (the full feature here).

  1. Pere Ubu – “The Modern Dance” (February 1978)
  2. Patti Smith Group – "Easter" (March 3, 1978)
  3. Buzzcocks – “Another Music in a Different Kitchen” (March 10, 1978)
  4. Elvis Costello – “This Year’s Model” (17 marzo 1978)
  5. The Only Ones – “The Only Ones” (aprile 1978)
  6. The Stranglers – “Black and White” (12 maggio 1978)
  7. Kraftwerk – “The Man Machine” (May 19, 1978)
  8. Thin Lizzy – “Live and Dangerous” (2 giugno 1978)
  9. The Cars – “The Cars” (6 giugno 1978)
  10. Boomtown Rats – “A Tonic for the Troops” (9 giugno 1978)
  11. Magazine – “Real Life” (June 16, 1978)
  12. Talking Heads – “More Songs About Buildings and Food” (July 14, 1978)
  13. Rezillos – “Can’t Stand the Rezillos” (21 luglio 1978)
  14. The Who – “Who Are You” (18 agosto 1978)
  15. Devo – “Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!” (August 28, 1978)
  16. Wire – “Chairs Missing” (September 8, 1978)
  17. Ramones – “Road to Ruin” (September 22, 1978)
  18. Blondie – "Parallel Lines" (September 22, 1978)
  19. XTC – “Go 2” (October 6, 1978)
  20. The Police – “Outlandos d’Amour” (November 3, 1978)
  21. The Jam – “All Mod Cons” (November 3, 1978)
  22. The Clash – “Give ‘Em Enough Rope” (November 10, 1978)
  23. X-Ray Spex – "Germfree Adolescents" (November 10, 1978)
  24. Siouxsie & The Banshees – “The Scream” (13 novembre 1978)
  25. Public Image Ltd – “First Issue” (December 8, 1978)
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This article is an English translation of the original Italian text by Claudio Fabretti, published on OndaRock.it. It was translated with the help of artificial intelligence, under the editorial responsibility of OndaRock's editor-in-chief, Claudio Fabretti.

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