Best Albums of 1979

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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Year of Release:
1979
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1,316
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1979
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1,300
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1979
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1,289
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1979
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1,264
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1979
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1,213
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1979
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1,100
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1979
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1,052
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1979
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1,052
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1979
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1,036
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Year of Release:
1979
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1,033
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 3 of 100

Best Albums of 1979 composition

Artist Albums %


Various Artists 18 2%
Frank Zappa 5 1%
Sun Ra 4 0%
Steve Hillage 4 0%
Sugar Minott 3 0%
Vangelis 3 0%
Motörhead 3 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 350 35%
United Kingdom 260 26%
Germany 39 4%
Jamaica 37 4%
France 36 4%
Mixed Nationality 35 4%
Italy 27 3%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 954 95%
Yes 46 5%
Live? Albums %
No 975 98%
Yes 25 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 987 99%
Yes 13 1%
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9. Waxahatchee
10. Future Islands
11. Yard Act
12. Adrianne Lenker
13. Chelsea Wolfe
14. Ariana Grande
15. The Bevis Frond
16. Hurray For The Riff Raff
17. Mannequin Pussy
18. Quadeca
19. NewDad
20. Alkaline Trio
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