Top 99 Music Albums of 1979
by Steppenwolf666 
- Chart updated: 09/23/2025 09:45
- (Created: 10/13/2015 11:32).
- Chart size: 99 albums.
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Year of Release:
1979
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1979
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619
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1979
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716
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[First added to this chart: 04/20/2017]
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1979
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Top 99 Music Albums of 1979 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Edgar Broughton Band | 2 | 2% | |
| The Stranglers | 2 | 2% | |
| Frank Zappa | 2 | 2% | |
| The Fall | 2 | 2% | |
| Neil Young & Crazy Horse | 2 | 2% | |
| The Dickies | 2 | 2% | |
| The Deep Freeze Mice | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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55 | 56% | |
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19 | 19% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 99 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 10 from 25th to 15thNo Mean City by Nazareth |
| Up 3 from 17th to 14thOverkill by Motörhead |
| Up 2 from 22nd to 20thLive (X-Cert) by The Stranglers |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 14 from 7th to 21stStrangers In The Night by UFO |
| Down 9 from 14th to 23rdThe Wall by Pink Floyd |
| Down 9 from 15th to 24thReturn To Base by Slade |
| New entries |
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| Heresie by Univers Zéro |
| Leavers |
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| Because It's There by Martin Carthy |
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From sssvnnn 10/18/2016 23:30 | #177121
sssvnnn 10/18/2016 23:30 | #177121
very good chart-
A lot of very personal surprises, as always in your charts. Good classics and some nice albums in common with my chart.
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