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, Gang Of Four, Supertramp, Michael Jackson and AC/DC.

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101.

Manifesto

Roxy Music

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

76 charts

Rank Score:

211

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102.

Exposure

Robert Fripp

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

208

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103.

One Of A Kind

Bruford

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

203

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104.

Winter Songs

Art Bears

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

200

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105.

Silent Cries And Mighty Echoes

Eloy

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

38 charts

Rank Score:

196

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106.

Automatic Writing

Robert Ashley

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

191

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107.

A Can Of Bees

The Soft Boys

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

190

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108.

Stormwatch

Jethro Tull

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

187

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Dawn Of The Dickies

The Dickies

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

34 charts

Rank Score:

186

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110.

New Values

Iggy Pop

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

55 charts

Rank Score:

184

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Best Albums of 1979 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	19	2%
Frank Zappa	5	1%
Steve Hillage	4	0%
Vangelis	3	0%
Sun Ra	3	0%
Arthur Blythe	3	0%
Herbie Hancock	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	350	35%
	258	26%
	39	4%
	37	4%
	37	4%
	36	4%
	27	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	953	95%
Yes	47	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	975	98%
Yes	25	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	14	1%

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