Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 by Tamthebam

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• (Created: 08/27/2013 01:53).
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On The Radio 
Compilation

 Donna Summer

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

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

140

Rank in 1979:

126

Rank in 1970s:

1,323

Overall Rank:

8,650

Average Rating:

 77 (27 votes)

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72. (=)

Come Into Our World 

 The Emotions

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[First added to this chart: 01/04/2014]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

1

Rank in 1979:

1,080

Rank in 1970s:

10,206

Average Rating:

 72 (3 votes)

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I Have A Right 

 Gloria Gaynor

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[First added to this chart: 09/10/2015]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

6

Rank in 1979:

614

Rank in 1970s:

6,178

Overall Rank:

67,484

Average Rating:

 71 (2 votes)

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Motown Chartbusters Vol.10 
Compilation

 Various Artists

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

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

1

Rank in 1979:

1,093

Rank in 1970s:

10,347

Average Rating:

 72 (2 votes)

Comments:

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Mingus 

 Joni Mitchell

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

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

51 charts

Rank Score:

229

Rank in 1979:

96

Rank in 1970s:

961

Overall Rank:

5,758

Average Rating:

 72 (87 votes)

Comments:

2

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Wave 

 Patti Smith Group

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

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

86 charts

Rank Score:

231

Rank in 1979:

95

Rank in 1970s:

957

Overall Rank:

5,725

Average Rating:

 77 (114 votes)

Comments:

4

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Street Life 

 The Crusaders (US)

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

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

37 charts

Rank Score:

44

Rank in 1979:

268

Rank in 1970s:

2,724

Overall Rank:

22,197

Average Rating:

 72 (35 votes)

Comments:

1

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3D 

 The Three Degrees

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

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

1

Rank in 1979:

1,119

Rank in 1970s:

10,624

Average Rating:

 72 (2 votes)

Comments:

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Thighs And Whispers 

 Bette Midler

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[First added to this chart: 09/16/2015]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

4

Rank in 1979:

729

Rank in 1970s:

7,214

Overall Rank:

81,978

Average Rating:

 62 (6 votes)

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Winner Takes All 

 The Isley Brothers

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[First added to this chart: 09/09/2017]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

4

Rank in 1979:

742

Rank in 1970s:

7,322

Overall Rank:

83,590

Average Rating:

 70 (8 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 composition

Artist	Albums	%
Donna Summer	2	2%
Various Artists	2	2%
Neil Young & Crazy Horse	2	2%
Joe Jackson	2	2%
Rick James	2	2%
Bette Midler	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 24 from 70th to 46th When Love Comes Calling by Deniece Williams
Up 23 from 71st to 48th Raw Silk by Randy Crawford

Biggest fallers
Down 2 from 47th to 49th Bustin' Out Of L Seven by Rick James
Down 2 from 48th to 50th Fire It Up by Rick James
Down 2 from 49th to 51st Communiqué by Dire Straits

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Rating	Date updated	Member	Chart ratings	Avg. chart rating
100/100	11/10/2020 13:41	DJENNY	4,408	100/100
100/100	11/10/2020 11:18	desh79	1,281	93/100
100/100	02/26/2020 05:39	Rhyner	1,381	99/100
90/100	02/18/2017 12:27	bobbyb5	728	90/100
100/100	06/28/2016 17:02	buzzdainer	671	90/100

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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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