Top 100 Music Albums of 1979
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Tamthebam 
- Chart updated: 03/11/2026 09:45
- (Created: 08/27/2013 01:53).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
488
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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
2,551
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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
24,396
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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2013]
[First added to this chart: 08/26/2013]
[First added to this chart: 08/26/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
910
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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,855
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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,218
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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,597
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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2013]
Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Bette Midler | 2 | 2% | |
| Neil Young & Crazy Horse | 2 | 2% | |
| Barry White | 2 | 2% | |
| Joe Jackson | 2 | 2% | |
| Rick James | 2 | 2% | |
| Electric Light Orchestra | 1 | 1% | |
| Parliament | 1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 7 from 45th to 38thDrums And Wires by XTC |
| Up 7 from 44th to 37thDamn The Torpedoes by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
| Up 2 from 41st to 39thUncle Jam Wants You by Funkadelic |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 3 from 37th to 40thBroken English by Marianne Faithfull |
| Down 3 from 38th to 41stThe Pleasure Principle by Gary Numan |
| Down 3 from 39th to 42ndQuiet Life by Japan |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 12/15/2025 11:20 | Exist-en-ciel | 156 | 97/100 | |
| 11/10/2020 13:41 | DJENNY | 4,338 | 100/100 | |
| 11/10/2020 11:18 |  desh79 | 1,274 | 93/100 | |
| 02/26/2020 05:39 |  Rhyner | 1,452 | 99/100 | |
| 02/18/2017 12:27 |  bobbyb5 | 725 | 90/100 |
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buzzdainer 06/28/2016 17:04 | #170068
buzzdainer 06/28/2016 17:04 | #170068
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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