Top 22 Music Albums of 1979 by davidhuret 
- Chart updated: 12/05/2023 20:15
- (Created: 09/25/2013 15:10).
- Chart size: 22 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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1,295
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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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4,505
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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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4,572
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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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7,310
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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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737
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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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36,238
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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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4,891
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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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30,109
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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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Total albums: 22. Page 1 of 3
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Top 22 Music Albums of 1979 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Frank Zappa | 3 | 14% | |
| Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers | 1 | 5% | |
| Bert Jansch | 1 | 5% | |
| Bob Dylan | 1 | 5% | |
| Neil Young & Crazy Horse | 1 | 5% | |
| Prince | 1 | 5% | |
| Talking Heads | 1 | 5% | |
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Top 22 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 17th to 19th Discovery by Electric Light Orchestra |
| Down 2 from 18th to 20th Spectral Mornings by Steve Hackett |
| Down 2 from 19th to 21st Aux Armes Et Caetera by Serge Gainsbourg |
| New entries |
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 Joe's Garage Act lby Frank Zappa |
| Joe's Garage Acts ll & lll by Frank Zappa |
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