Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 by NickVolos

• Chart updated: 01/08/2018 05:45
• (Created: 10/24/2013 03:34).
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London Calling 

 The Clash

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[First added to this chart: 10/24/2013]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,754 charts

Rank Score:

36,275

Rank in 1979:

1

Rank in 1970s:

5

Overall Rank:

20

Average Rating:

 87 (3,083 votes)

Comments:

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Fear Of Music 

 Talking Heads

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[First added to this chart: 10/24/2013]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

840 charts

Rank Score:

7,312

Rank in 1979:

4

Rank in 1970s:

56

Overall Rank:

233

Average Rating:

 84 (1,060 votes)

Comments:

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The Wall 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 10/24/2013]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,204 charts

Rank Score:

30,132

Rank in 1979:

2

Rank in 1970s:

7

Overall Rank:

29

Average Rating:

 87 (3,411 votes)

Comments:

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5 

 J.J. Cale

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[First added to this chart: 10/26/2013]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

79

Rank in 1979:

191

Rank in 1970s:

1,934

Overall Rank:

14,253

Average Rating:

 74 (44 votes)

Comments:

1

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Live Rust 
Live

 Neil Young & Crazy Horse

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[First added to this chart: 10/24/2013]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

219 charts

Rank Score:

1,029

Rank in 1979:

29

Rank in 1970s:

331

Overall Rank:

1,662

Average Rating:

 81 (338 votes)

Comments:

9

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Sleeping Beauty 

 Sun Ra And His Arkestra

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

127

Rank in 1979:

140

Rank in 1970s:

1,398

Overall Rank:

9,396

Average Rating:

 76 (40 votes)

Comments:

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Setting Sons 

 The Jam

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[First added to this chart: 03/29/2014]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

264 charts

Rank Score:

1,635

Rank in 1979:

19

Rank in 1970s:

231

Overall Rank:

1,078

Average Rating:

 79 (338 votes)

Comments:

15

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Armed Forces 

 Elvis Costello And The Attractions

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[First added to this chart: 03/29/2014]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

344 charts

Rank Score:

1,894

Rank in 1979:

16

Rank in 1970s:

201

Overall Rank:

950

Average Rating:

 79 (452 votes)

Comments:

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9. (8) 1

Secondhand Daylight 

 Magazine

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[First added to this chart: 10/25/2013]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

84 charts

Rank Score:

333

Rank in 1979:

74

Rank in 1970s:

733

Overall Rank:

4,254

Average Rating:

 76 (91 votes)

Comments:

7

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Unknown Pleasures 

 Joy Division

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[First added to this chart: 10/25/2013]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

1,917 charts

Rank Score:

24,942

Rank in 1979:

3

Rank in 1970s:

9

Overall Rank:

38

Average Rating:

 86 (2,273 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 composition

Artist	Albums	%
Joe Jackson	2	2%
Neil Young & Crazy Horse	2	2%
Frank Zappa	2	2%
Motörhead	2	2%
The Cure	1	1%
Black Uhuru	1	1%
Pekka Pohjola	1	1%
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Country	Albums	%
	47	47%
	27	27%
	3	3%
	3	3%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	2	2%
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 1 from 25th to 24th 154 by Wire

Biggest fallers
Down 28 from 21st to 49th La Leyenda Del Tiempo by Camarón
Down 19 from 81st to 100th Dirk Wears White Sox by Adam And The Ants
Down 18 from 15th to 33rd The Kids Are Alright by The Who

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Sleeping Beauty by Sun Ra And His Arkestra
Forces Of Victory by Linton Kwesi Johnson
Sabotage / Live by John Cale
The Toms by The Toms
God Is More Than Love Can Ever Be by Sun Ra
La Grasa De Las Capitales by Serú Girán
A Peleja Do Diabo Com O Dono Do Céu by Zé Ramalho
Igra Staklenih Perli by Igra Staklenih Perli
Fabrizio De André In Concerto - Arrangiamenti PFM by Fabrizio De André
L'era Del Cinghiale Bianco by Franco Battiato
You're Never Alone With A Schizophrenic by Ian Hunter
Bomber by Motörhead
A Via Láctea by Lô Borges
Live Herald by Steve Hillage
New Values by Iggy Pop
Solid State Survivor by Yellow Magic Orchestra
Visitation by Pekka Pohjola
Western Culture by Henry Cow

Leavers
(GI) by Germs
Spectral Mornings by Steve Hackett
Inflammable Material by Stiff Little Fingers
As It Happens by Dr. Feelgood
Kool Roots by Earth & Stone
Dragnet by The Fall
Sheik Yerbouti by Frank Zappa
Get The Knack by The Knack
Out After Dark by Roy Loney And The Phantom Movers
Black Rose: A Rock Legend by Thin Lizzy
Christopher Cross by Christopher Cross
Bob Dylan At Budokan by Bob Dylan
Heresie by Univers Zéro
Evolution by Journey
Low Budget by The Kinks
Broken English by Marianne Faithfull
In The Heat Of The Night by Pat Benatar
Hydra by Toto

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95/100	02/12/2014 12:29	PauloPaz	1,766	89/100
90/100	02/11/2014 23:30	tgarritsen	375	86/100
90/100	11/11/2013 21:42	sssvnnn	2,827	83/100
80/100	10/24/2013 21:22	Antonio-Pedro	566	90/100

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From tgarritsen 02/11/2014 23:30

Cool list of the year

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From Antonio-Pedro 10/24/2013 21:22

I Liked. But Just 9 songs I would Like to see your Final list thanks

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