Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 by 
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- Chart updated: 01/02/2025 22:15
- (Created: 11/04/2013 09:53).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
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Total albums: 27. Page 1 of 3
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Frank Zappa | 3 | 3% | |
| Mike Oldfield | 2 | 2% | |
| Joe Jackson | 2 | 2% | |
| Oregon | 2 | 2% | |
| Robert Schroeder | 1 | 1% | |
| Cluster | 1 | 1% | |
| Lee Clayton | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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44 | 44% | |
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27 | 27% | |
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14 | 14% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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 Up 2 from 29th to 27thPick It Up by Live Wire |
| Up 1 from 30th to 29th Joe's Garage Act l by Frank Zappa |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 3 from 27th to 30th Temporary Music by Material |
| Down 3 from 28th to 31st The Crack by The Ruts |
| Down 1 from 31st to 32nd Back In Your Life by Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers |
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 Buyby James Chance & The Contortions |
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