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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Original Rockers

Augustus Pablo

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

104

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162.

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

Appears in:

43 charts

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Dune

Klaus Schulze

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1979

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14 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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Top Priority

Rory Gallagher

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1979

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37 charts

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Best Albums of 1979 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	19	2%
Frank Zappa	5	0%
Steve Hillage	4	0%
Sugar Minott	3	0%
The Residents	3	0%
Arthur Blythe	3	0%
Mikey Dread	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	976	98%
Yes	25	2%

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

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Best Artists of the 1970s
1. Pink Floyd
2. David Bowie
3. Led Zeppelin
4. Neil Young
5. The Rolling Stones
6. The Clash
7. Fleetwood Mac
8. Black Sabbath
9. The Who
10. Genesis
11. Stevie Wonder
12. Bob Dylan
13. Yes
14. Paul McCartney
15. Bruce Springsteen
16. Joni Mitchell
17. Bob Marley
18. Nick Drake
19. Joy Division
20. Queen