Top 100 Music Albums of 1979
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Leonard 
It was the time, when I went nearly daily to the recordstore, only to listen not to buy ....
- Chart updated: 04/02/2025 20:15
- (Created: 05/01/2015 10:06).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Discovered in 85
[First added to this chart: 05/03/2015]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
28,829
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Available from
[First added to this chart: 05/03/2015]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
23,227
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Discovered in 85
[First added to this chart: 05/08/2016]
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Discovered in 85
[First added to this chart: 05/03/2015]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
20,317
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Available from
[First added to this chart: 05/03/2015]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
908
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Available from
[First added to this chart: 05/13/2018]
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[First added to this chart: 05/03/2015]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,099
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Available from
[First added to this chart: 05/03/2015]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,551
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Discovered in 80
[First added to this chart: 05/03/2015]
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
582
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Frank Zappa | 3 | 3% | |
| Joe Jackson | 2 | 2% | |
| Pat Metheny | 2 | 2% | |
| Gary Numan | 2 | 2% | |
| Klaus Schulze | 2 | 2% | |
| Simple Minds | 2 | 2% | |
| The Cure | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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37 | 37% | |
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27 | 27% | |
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18 | 18% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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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 13 from 38th to 25th |
Up 2 from 37th to 35th |
| Biggest fallers |
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Down 3 from 43rd to 46th |
Down 2 from 34th to 36th |
Down 2 from 35th to 37th |
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