Top 40 Music Albums of 1979
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- Chart updated: 06/17/2024 15:45
- (Created: 04/27/2014 18:45).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/28/2014]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
30,124
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[First added to this chart: 04/28/2014]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,102
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[First added to this chart: 04/28/2014]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
24,394
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[First added to this chart: 09/08/2018]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,963
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[First added to this chart: 05/13/2020]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
4,857
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[First added to this chart: 03/04/2015]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
645
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[First added to this chart: 04/28/2014]
[First added to this chart: 05/31/2016]
[First added to this chart: 04/28/2014]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,108
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[First added to this chart: 06/28/2014]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
21,148
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Total albums: 40. Page 1 of 4
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Top 40 Music Albums of 1979 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Joy Division | 1 | 3% | |
| Johnny Osbourne | 1 | 3% | |
| Burning Spear | 1 | 3% | |
| Gang Of Four | 1 | 3% | |
| Battiato | 1 | 3% | |
| The Clash | 1 | 3% | |
| Joni Mitchell | 1 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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13 | 33% | |
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6 | 15% | |
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5 | 13% | |
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4 | 10% | |
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2 | 5% | |
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2 | 5% | |
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2 | 5% | |
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Top 40 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 1 from 15th to 16thViva L'Italia by Francesco De Gregori |
| Down 1 from 16th to 17thHydra by Toto |
| Down 1 from 17th to 18thUnconquered People by Israel Vibration |
| New entries |
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| Silent Cries And Mighty Echoes by Eloy |
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| 02/21/2026 18:27 | Johnnyo | 2,576 | 80/100 | |
| 01/27/2022 10:39 |  IlMala | 178 | 95/100 |
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From Johnnyo 02/21/2026 18:27 | #313243
Really good chart.
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