Top 50 Music Albums of 1979 by ~SMiLE~

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Lovedrive 

 Scorpions

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[First added to this chart: 03/14/2013]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

149 charts

Rank Score:

584

Rank in 1979:

50

Rank in 1970s:

486

Overall Rank:

2,669

Average Rating:

 78 (183 votes)

Comments:

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Damn The Torpedoes 

 Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

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[First added to this chart: 03/14/2013]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

407 charts

Rank Score:

2,328

Rank in 1979:

12

Rank in 1970s:

171

Overall Rank:

760

Average Rating:

 80 (511 votes)

Comments:

38

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Unknown Pleasures 

 Joy Division

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[First added to this chart: 03/14/2013]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

1,962 charts

Rank Score:

23,074

Rank in 1979:

3

Rank in 1970s:

9

Overall Rank:

38

Average Rating:

 86 (2,315 votes)

Comments:

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London Calling 

 The Clash

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[First added to this chart: 03/14/2013]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,807 charts

Rank Score:

33,023

Rank in 1979:

1

Rank in 1970s:

5

Overall Rank:

20

Average Rating:

 87 (3,137 votes)

Comments:

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Breakfast In America 

 Supertramp

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[First added to this chart: 03/14/2013]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

626 charts

Rank Score:

4,881

Rank in 1979:

6

Rank in 1970s:

89

Overall Rank:

356

Average Rating:

 82 (798 votes)

Comments:

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Broken English 

 Marianne Faithfull

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[First added to this chart: 03/14/2013]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

163 charts

Rank Score:

605

Rank in 1979:

49

Rank in 1970s:

478

Overall Rank:

2,592

Average Rating:

 77 (163 votes)

Comments:

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Highway To Hell 

 AC/DC

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[First added to this chart: 03/14/2013]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

645 charts

Rank Score:

4,180

Rank in 1979:

9

Rank in 1970s:

99

Overall Rank:

416

Average Rating:

 78 (1,008 votes)

Comments:

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Dream Police 

 Cheap Trick

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[First added to this chart: 03/14/2013]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

68 charts

Rank Score:

169

Rank in 1979:

115

Rank in 1970s:

1,147

Overall Rank:

7,447

Average Rating:

 74 (81 votes)

Comments:

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The Fine Art Of Surfacing 

 The Boomtown Rats

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[First added to this chart: 03/14/2013]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

81 charts

Rank Score:

304

Rank in 1979:

79

Rank in 1970s:

782

Overall Rank:

4,602

Average Rating:

 77 (70 votes)

Comments:

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The Wall 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 03/14/2013]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,238 charts

Rank Score:

27,171

Rank in 1979:

2

Rank in 1970s:

7

Overall Rank:

31

Average Rating:

 86 (3,475 votes)

Comments:

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Top 50 Music Albums of 1979 composition

Artist	Albums	%
Cheap Trick	2	4%
Joe Jackson	2	4%
Neil Young & Crazy Horse	2	4%
David Bowie	1	2%
Supertramp	1	2%
Foreigner	1	2%
Dire Straits	1	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	21	42%
	17	34%
	6	12%
	2	4%
	2	4%
	1	2%
	1	2%

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80/100	10/02/2013 17:53	Johnnyo	2,415	80/100

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