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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London Calling

The Clash

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,757 charts

Rank Score:

35,934

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Average Rating:

87 (3,093 votes)

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256

The Wall

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,206 charts

Rank Score:

29,937

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1979

Appears in:

1,918 charts

Rank Score:

24,860

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1979

Appears in:

841 charts

Rank Score:

7,248

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1979

Appears in:

609 charts

Rank Score:

5,053

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1979

Appears in:

659 charts

Rank Score:

5,032

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1979

Appears in:

689 charts

Rank Score:

4,957

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363

Average Rating:

79 (1,013 votes)

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Rust Never Sleeps
Live

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

646 charts

Rank Score:

4,644

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385

Average Rating:

84 (860 votes)

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Highway To Hell

AC/DC

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

621 charts

Rank Score:

4,470

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398

Average Rating:

78 (996 votes)

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10.

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

406 charts

Rank Score:

2,729

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151

Overall Rank:

657

Average Rating:

77 (570 votes)

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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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