Top 32 Music Albums of 1979
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- 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:
30,329
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[First added to this chart: 02/15/2014]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
4,194
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,027
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[First added to this chart: 01/18/2021]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
886
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
21,312
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
4,879
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,651
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[First added to this chart: 04/06/2021]
[First added to this chart: 05/03/2014]
Year of Release:
1979
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4,714
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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% | |
| The Damned | 1 | 3% | |
| Stiff Little Fingers | 1 | 3% | |
| Prince | 1 | 3% | |
| Rickie Lee Jones | 1 | 3% | |
| Public Image Ltd. | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 32 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 8 from 40th to 32ndBob Dylan At Budokan by Bob Dylan |
| Up 6 from 13th to 7thSingles Going Steady by Buzzcocks |
| Up 5 from 36th to 31stThe Wall by Pink Floyd |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 5 from 3rd to 8thLubbock (On Everything) by Terry Allen |
| Down 4 from 10th to 14thIn The Skies by Peter Green |
| Down 2 from 8th to 10thBlue Kentucky Girl by Emmylou Harris |
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| 02/10/2014 21:01 |  sssvnnn | 2,872 | 83/100 |
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|---|---|
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| 2. Prince | |
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| 5. Talking Heads | |
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