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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Original Rockers

Augustus Pablo

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

104

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Teenage Head

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

27 charts

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104

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163.

Monolith

Kansas

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

18 charts

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103

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Stations Of The Crass

Crass

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

36 charts

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102

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Remote Control

The Tubes

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

19 charts

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100

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Bee Gees Greatest
Compilation

Bee Gees

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

15 charts

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Join Hands

Siouxsie And The Banshees

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1979

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43 charts

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Dune

Klaus Schulze

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1979

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14 charts

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Top Priority

Rory Gallagher

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1979

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37 charts

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The Blues Giant

Buddy Guy

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1979

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21 charts

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Best Albums of 1979 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	19	2%
Frank Zappa	5	0%
Steve Hillage	4	0%
Motörhead	3	0%
Sun Ra	3	0%
The Residents	3	0%
Arthur Blythe	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	351	35%
	258	26%
	39	4%
	37	4%
	37	4%
	36	4%
	27	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	954	95%
Yes	47	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	975	97%
Yes	26	3%

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

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