Best Albums of 1979

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Listed below are the best albums of 1979 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1979 year summaryThe best artists of 1979 were The Clash, Pink Floyd, Joy Division, Talking Heads, Neil Young, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Supertramp, Gang Of Four, Michael Jackson and AC/DC.

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Dancing In The Dragon's Jaws

Bruce Cockburn

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

137

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132.

Head Games

Foreigner

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

56 charts

Rank Score:

137

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133.

Messiaen: Quatuor Pour La Fin Du Temps

Luben Yordanoff / Albert Tetard / Claude Desurmont / Daniel Barenboim

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

23 charts

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137

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134.

The Crack

The Ruts

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

45 charts

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135

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135.

Sleeping Beauty

Sun Ra And His Arkestra

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

34 charts

Rank Score:

134

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136.

Low Budget

The Kinks

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

133

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137.

Another Kind Of Blues

U.K. Subs

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

133

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138.

Grubby Stories

Patrik Fitzgerald

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

10 charts

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130

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139.

A Curious Feeling

Tony Banks

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

130

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140.

New Picnic Time

Pere Ubu

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

42 charts

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130

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Best Albums of 1979 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	18	2%
Frank Zappa	5	0%
Steve Hillage	4	0%
Billy Harper	3	0%
Motörhead	3	0%
Mikey Dread	3	0%
Herbie Hancock	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	353	35%
	259	26%
	39	4%
	36	4%
	36	4%
	36	4%
	27	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	952	95%
Yes	49	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	971	97%
Yes	30	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	14	1%

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