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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L.A. (Light Album) 

 The Beach Boys

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[First added to this chart: 09/22/2013]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

64

Rank in 1979:

218

Rank in 1970s:

2,232

Overall Rank:

16,856

Average Rating:

 60 (61 votes)

Comments:

3

82. (=)

H.A.P.P.Y. Radio 

 Edwin Starr

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[First added to this chart: 10/24/2015]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

1

Rank in 1979:

1,131

Rank in 1970s:

10,855

Overall Rank:

131,146

Average Rating:

 69 (2 votes)

Comments:

0

83. (=)

Big Fun 

 Shalamar

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[First added to this chart: 03/27/2014]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

86

Rank in 1979:

181

Rank in 1970s:

1,819

Overall Rank:

13,148

Average Rating:

 69 (10 votes)

Comments:

0

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Blue Kentucky Girl 

 Emmylou Harris

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[First added to this chart: 12/31/2013]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

139

Rank in 1979:

127

Rank in 1970s:

1,328

Overall Rank:

8,709

Average Rating:

 75 (33 votes)

Comments:

1

85. (=)

Fate For Breakfast 

 Art Garfunkel

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[First added to this chart: 05/16/2014]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

6

Rank in 1979:

596

Rank in 1970s:

6,074

Overall Rank:

66,250

Average Rating:

 63 (11 votes)

Comments:

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86. (=)

Do You Wanna Go Party? 

 KC And The Sunshine Band

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[First added to this chart: 02/26/2014]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

4

Rank in 1979:

686

Rank in 1970s:

6,855

Overall Rank:

76,503

Average Rating:

 63 (7 votes)

Comments:

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Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway 

 Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway

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[First added to this chart: 05/09/2019]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

14

Rank in 1979:

445

Rank in 1970s:

4,466

Overall Rank:

45,259

Average Rating:

 71 (9 votes)

Comments:

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88. (=)

Hacienda View 

 Linda Lewis

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[First added to this chart: 09/01/2015]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

1

Rank in 1979:

1,188

Rank in 1970s:

11,334

Overall Rank:

136,753

Average Rating:

 72 (1 vote)

Comments:

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Live And Learn 

 Elkie Brooks

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[First added to this chart: 09/22/2013]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

1

Rank in 1979:

1,099

Rank in 1970s:

10,568

Overall Rank:

127,469

Average Rating:

 68 (3 votes)

Comments:

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Where There's Smoke... 

 Smokey Robinson

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[First added to this chart: 09/22/2013]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

2

Rank in 1979:

962

Rank in 1970s:

9,384

Overall Rank:

112,371

Average Rating:

 74 (8 votes)

Comments:

0

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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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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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