Top 32 Music Albums of 1979
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Mercury 
- Chart updated: 02/03/2025 10:15
- (Created: 08/21/2013 07:55).
- Chart size: 32 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
30,851
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[First added to this chart: 02/15/2014]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
4,248
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
2,103
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[First added to this chart: 01/18/2021]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
861
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
21,808
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
5,025
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,631
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[First added to this chart: 04/06/2021]
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[First added to this chart: 05/03/2014]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
4,666
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[First added to this chart: 04/06/2021]
Total albums: 32. Page 1 of 4
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Top 32 Music Albums of 1979 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Neil Young & Crazy Horse | 2 | 6% | |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 6% | |
| Talking Heads | 1 | 3% | |
| Elvis Costello And The Attractions | 1 | 3% | |
| Michael Jackson | 1 | 3% | |
| Motörhead | 1 | 3% | |
| Cheap Trick | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 32 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 8 from 40th to 32nd Bob Dylan At Budokan by Bob Dylan |
| Up 6 from 13th to 7th Singles Going Steady by Buzzcocks |
| Up 5 from 36th to 31st The Wall by Pink Floyd |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 5 from 3rd to 8th Lubbock (On Everything) by Terry Allen |
| Down 4 from 10th to 14th In The Skies by Peter Green |
| Down 2 from 8th to 10th Blue Kentucky Girl by Emmylou Harris |
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