Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 by zags7000

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London Calling 
United Kingdom The Clash
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[First added to this chart: 02/12/2017]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
2,752 charts
Rank Score:
36,236
Rank in 1979:
1
Rank in 1970s:
5
Overall Rank:
20
Average Rating:
Top rated 87 (3,081 votes)
Comments:
256
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Highway To Hell 
Australia AC/DC
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[First added to this chart: 02/12/2017]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
620 charts
Rank Score:
4,512
Rank in 1979:
9
Rank in 1970s:
97
Overall Rank:
398
Average Rating:
 78 (992 votes)
Comments:
59
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Overkill 
United Kingdom Motörhead
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[First added to this chart: 02/12/2017]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
192 charts
Rank Score:
1,049
Rank in 1979:
27
Rank in 1970s:
321
Overall Rank:
1,632
Average Rating:
 80 (238 votes)
Comments:
13
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The Wall 
United Kingdom Pink Floyd
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[First added to this chart: 02/12/2017]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
2,202 charts
Rank Score:
30,119
Rank in 1979:
2
Rank in 1970s:
7
Overall Rank:
29
Average Rating:
Top rated 87 (3,409 votes)
Comments:
261
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Blue Kentucky Girl 
United States Emmylou Harris
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[First added to this chart: 02/12/2017]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
23 charts
Rank Score:
139
Rank in 1979:
127
Rank in 1970s:
1,327
Overall Rank:
8,703
Average Rating:
 75 (33 votes)
Comments:
1
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Rickie Lee Jones 
United States Rickie Lee Jones
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[First added to this chart: 02/12/2017]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
122 charts
Rank Score:
460
Rank in 1979:
56
Rank in 1970s:
583
Overall Rank:
3,218
Average Rating:
 75 (119 votes)
Comments:
6
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Rust Never Sleeps 
Live
Canada Neil Young & Crazy Horse
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[First added to this chart: 02/12/2017]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
642 charts
Rank Score:
4,577
Rank in 1979:
8
Rank in 1970s:
95
Overall Rank:
389
Average Rating:
 84 (855 votes)
Comments:
43
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Lovedrive 
Germany Scorpions
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[First added to this chart: 02/12/2017]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
144 charts
Rank Score:
495
Rank in 1979:
54
Rank in 1970s:
545
Overall Rank:
3,036
Average Rating:
 78 (178 votes)
Comments:
10
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Damn The Torpedoes 
United States Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
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[First added to this chart: 02/12/2017]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
396 charts
Rank Score:
2,536
Rank in 1979:
12
Rank in 1970s:
163
Overall Rank:
714
Average Rating:
 80 (496 votes)
Comments:
38
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Lubbock (On Everything) 
United States Terry Allen
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[First added to this chart: 02/12/2017]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
32 charts
Rank Score:
51
Rank in 1979:
247
Rank in 1970s:
2,553
Overall Rank:
20,105
Average Rating:
 72 (14 votes)
Comments:
1
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 composition

Country Albums %


United States 51 51%
United Kingdom 37 37%
Canada 4 4%
Ireland 2 2%
Japan 1 1%
Jamaica 1 1%
Sweden 1 1%
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Live? Albums %
No 96 96%
Yes 4 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%

Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes

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Faller Down 1 from 71st to 72nd
Where There's Smoke...
by Smokey Robinson
Faller Down 1 from 72nd to 73rd
Flirtin' With Disaster
by Molly Hatchet
Faller Down 1 from 73rd to 74th
Spirits Having Flown
by Bee Gees
New entries
New entryChristopher Cross
by Christopher Cross
Leavers
Leaver The Oak Ridge Boys Have Arrived
by The Oak Ridge Boys

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