Top 100 Music Albums of 1979
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- Chart updated: 06/05/2026 20:15
- (Created: 11/04/2013 09:53).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 03/25/2014]
Year of Release:
1979
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6,670
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[First added to this chart: 02/10/2015]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
438
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Total albums: 25. 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% | |
| Oregon | 2 | 2% | |
| Mike Oldfield | 2 | 2% | |
| Joe Jackson | 2 | 2% | |
| Brian Eno | 1 | 1% | |
| Wire | 1 | 1% | |
| Frederic Rzewski | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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43 | 43% | |
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25 | 25% | |
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14 | 14% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 12 from 72nd to 60thBabble by Kevin Coyne & Dagmar Krause |
| Up 10 from 81st to 71stSurvival by Bob Marley & The Wailers |
| Up 10 from 80th to 70thThe Fine Art Of Surfacing by The Boomtown Rats |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 18 from 23rd to 41stThe Perfect Release by Annette Peacock |
| Down 7 from 39th to 46thSlow Train Coming by Bob Dylan |
| Down 6 from 76th to 82ndSleep Dirt by Frank Zappa |
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