Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 by Tamthebam

• Chart updated: 02/24/2024 10:15
• (Created: 08/27/2013 01:53).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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Rickie Lee Jones 

 Rickie Lee Jones

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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2013]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

122 charts

Rank Score:

460

Rank in 1979:

56

Rank in 1970s:

583

Overall Rank:

3,218

Average Rating:

 75 (118 votes)

Comments:

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The Wall 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2013]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,202 charts

Rank Score:

30,156

Rank in 1979:

2

Rank in 1970s:

7

Overall Rank:

29

Average Rating:

 87 (3,408 votes)

Comments:

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Tusk 

 Fleetwood Mac

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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2013]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

406 charts

Rank Score:

2,745

Rank in 1979:

10

Rank in 1970s:

151

Overall Rank:

653

Average Rating:

 77 (567 votes)

Comments:

40

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Welcome To The Cruise 

 Judie Tzuke

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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2013]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

157

Rank in 1979:

119

Rank in 1970s:

1,228

Overall Rank:

7,905

Average Rating:

 75 (14 votes)

Comments:

1

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Lodger 

 David Bowie

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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2013]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

321 charts

Rank Score:

1,297

Rank in 1979:

22

Rank in 1970s:

269

Overall Rank:

1,341

Average Rating:

 77 (599 votes)

Comments:

30

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Stevie Wonder's Journey Through "The Secret Life Of Plants" 

 Stevie Wonder

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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2013]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

355

Rank in 1979:

67

Rank in 1970s:

695

Overall Rank:

4,038

Average Rating:

 71 (88 votes)

Comments:

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Off The Wall 

 Michael Jackson

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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2013]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

683 charts

Rank Score:

4,891

Rank in 1979:

7

Rank in 1970s:

92

Overall Rank:

369

Average Rating:

 79 (1,008 votes)

Comments:

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Priority 

 Pointer Sisters

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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2013]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

12

Rank in 1979:

471

Rank in 1970s:

4,728

Overall Rank:

49,167

Average Rating:

 72 (7 votes)

Comments:

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9. (11) 2

The Boss 

 Diana Ross

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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2013]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

22 charts

Rank Score:

26

Rank in 1979:

333

Rank in 1970s:

3,404

Overall Rank:

30,569

Average Rating:

 74 (18 votes)

Comments:

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10. (13) 3

Bad Girls 

 Donna Summer

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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2013]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

115 charts

Rank Score:

416

Rank in 1979:

61

Rank in 1970s:

624

Overall Rank:

3,516

Average Rating:

 75 (97 votes)

Comments:

6

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Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 composition

Artist	Albums	%
Bette Midler	2	2%
Various Artists	2	2%
Donna Summer	2	2%
Neil Young & Crazy Horse	2	2%
Rick James	2	2%
Joe Jackson	2	2%
Barry White	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	58	58%
	34	34%
	4	4%
	3	3%
	1	1%

Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 7 from 14th to 7th Off The Wall by Michael Jackson
Up 3 from 22nd to 19th Live Rust by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Up 3 from 13th to 10th Bad Girls by Donna Summer

Biggest fallers
Down 4 from 7th to 11th Breakfast In America by Supertramp
Down 4 from 8th to 12th Into The Music by Van Morrison
Down 4 from 9th to 13th Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

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100/100	11/10/2020 13:41	DJENNY	4,409	100/100
100/100	11/10/2020 11:18	desh79	1,281	93/100
100/100	02/26/2020 05:39	Rhyner	1,382	99/100
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From buzzdainer 06/28/2016 17:04

You get kudos just for finishing any year chart. But this is really good--lots of eclecticism here, an interesting combination of obvious classics (Tusk, London Calling) and some less familiar material. Plenty to dig into! Thanks.

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