Top 15 Music Albums of 1979
by WillyMac 
1979 was a pivotal year for rock music. Rock was in the doldrums by this point and if it weren't for these albums and a few others, we might still be listening to arena rock and disco. I have chosen these albums as being the ones I know which ushered in the 1980s. These artists all had fresh and creative sounds and while there may be some question as to whether these are the very best albums of the year, they had out-sized influence and were harbingers of what was to come.... thank goodness...
- Chart updated: 04/09/2021 16:15
- (Created: 04/11/2016 18:16).
- Chart size: 15 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/17/2016]
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1979
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29,606
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1979
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6,663
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1979
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2,606
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1979
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1,968
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1979
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1,721
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6. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 10/09/2020]
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1979
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699
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1979
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1,254
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[First added to this chart: 12/17/2016]
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1979
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21,177
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[First added to this chart: 10/09/2020]
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1979
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1,005
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1979
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726
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Total albums: 15. Page 1 of 2
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Top 15 Music Albums of 1979 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Joy Division | 1 | 7% | |
| Blondie | 1 | 7% | |
| Madness | 1 | 7% | |
| Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers | 1 | 7% | |
| The Clash | 1 | 7% | |
| The B-52's | 1 | 7% | |
| Talking Heads | 1 | 7% | |
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Top 15 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 14th to 13thTeenage Head by Teenage Head |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 13th to 14thLook Sharp! by Joe Jackson |
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