Top 23 Music Albums of 1979 by davidhuret 
- Chart updated: 09/09/2024 08:45
- (Created: 09/25/2013 15:10).
- Chart size: 23 albums.
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Balmy, exotic, quirky, catchy... And it keeps growing all the time.
[First added to this chart: 09/27/2013]
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1979
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1,306
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The last one with Bon Scott. Great rock'n'roll.
[First added to this chart: 09/27/2013]
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1979
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4,181
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Beautiful is way too weak a word to describe this wild-bird-themed set of mostly acoustic instrumentals: as perfect as pure music can get.
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An album in two halves: (mostly) solo acoustic, and electric with Crazy Horse. The songwriting is at an all-time high.
[First added to this chart: 09/27/2013]
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1979
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4,441
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In which they set the scene for the album to follow ("Remain in light").
[First added to this chart: 09/27/2013]
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1979
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7,185
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Where great rock-music meets farce and satire: a hugely enjoyable double album.
[First added to this chart: 09/27/2013]
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1979
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679
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One of the all-time great double-albums.
[First added to this chart: 09/27/2013]
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1979
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33,036
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His best one by a huge distance (ok "Thriller" is pretty good too).
[First added to this chart: 09/27/2013]
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1979
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5,145
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Roger Waters's magnum opus.
[First added to this chart: 09/27/2013]
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1979
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27,182
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A commercial juggernaut that needs no introduction, just a reacquaintance to remember those songs were successful for good reasons.
[First added to this chart: 09/27/2013]
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1979
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Top 23 Music Albums of 1979 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Frank Zappa | 3 | 13% | |
| Pink Floyd | 1 | 4% | |
| Steve Hackett | 1 | 4% | |
| Supertramp | 1 | 4% | |
| The Police | 1 | 4% | |
| Mike Oldfield | 1 | 4% | |
| David Bowie | 1 | 4% | |
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Top 23 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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 Up 1 from 21st to 20thAux Armes Et Caetera by Serge Gainsbourg |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 19th to 21st Discovery by Electric Light Orchestra |
| Down 2 from 20th to 22nd Spectral Mornings by Steve Hackett |
| Down 1 from 22nd to 23rd Reggatta De Blanc by The Police |
| New entries |
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 In Through The Out Doorby Led Zeppelin |
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Other year charts by davidhuret
(from the 1970s)| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
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| Top 23 Music Albums of 1979 | davidhuret | 1979 year chart | 2024 | |
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| Best Artists of 1979 | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Clash | |
| 2. Pink Floyd | |
| 3. Joy Division | |
| 4. Talking Heads | |
| 5. Neil Young | |
| 6. Neil Young & Crazy Horse | |
| 7. Michael Jackson | |
| 8. Supertramp | |
| 9. Gang Of Four | |
| 10. AC/DC | |
| 11. Fleetwood Mac | |
| 12. The Police | |
| 13. Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers | |
| 14. Tom Petty | |
| 15. Gary Numan | |
| 16. Public Image Ltd. | |
| 17. Brian Eno | |
| 18. Buzzcocks | |
| 19. The B-52's | |
| 20. The Specials |