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:
30,871
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[First added to this chart: 05/03/2015]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
25,142
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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
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Rank Score:
21,816
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[First added to this chart: 05/03/2015]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
864
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[First added to this chart: 05/13/2018]
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[First added to this chart: 05/03/2015]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,151
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[First added to this chart: 05/03/2015]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
2,575
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Discovered in 80
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
620
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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% | |
| Simple Minds | 2 | 2% | |
| Bettina Wegner | 1 | 1% | |
| Wings (UK) | 1 | 1% | |
| Martin Kolbe / Ralf Illenberger | 1 | 1% | |
| Philip Glass Ensemble | 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 Sind So Kleine Hände by Bettina Wegner |
| Up 2 from 37th to 35th Force Majeure by Tangerine Dream |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 3 from 43rd to 46th Real To Real Cacophony by Simple Minds |
| Down 2 from 34th to 36th Katzenmusik by Michael Rother |
| Down 2 from 35th to 37th Stuntman by Edgar Froese |
| New entries |
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| Joe's Garage Act l by Frank Zappa |
| Joe's Garage Acts ll & lll by Frank Zappa |
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