Top 100 Music Albums of 1979
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Liedzeit 
- Chart updated: 12/12/2025 16:15
- (Created: 01/04/2017 14:22).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,355
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
21,816
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,992
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
4,667
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,117
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9. (=)
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Various Artists | 3 | 3% | |
| Leo Sayer | 2 | 2% | |
| Neil Young & Crazy Horse | 2 | 2% | |
| Godley & Creme | 2 | 2% | |
| Electric Light Orchestra | 2 | 2% | |
| Joe Jackson | 2 | 2% | |
| Jenny Beeching | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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62 | 62% | |
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16 | 16% | |
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9 | 9% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 26th to 27th London Calling by The Clash |
| Down 1 from 27th to 28th Life In A Day by Simple Minds |
| Down 1 from 28th to 29th Join Hands by Siouxsie And The Banshees |
| New entries |
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| Laughing Academy by Punishment Of Luxury |
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| ! | 05/20/2017 14:25 |  bobbyb5 | 725 | 90/100 |
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From bobbyb5 05/20/2017 14:25 | #191101
bobbyb5 05/20/2017 14:25 | #191101
Bonus points for Lizzy Descloux, Flying Lizards, Sister Sledge.
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sssvnnn 05/05/2017 01:32 | #190304
sssvnnn 05/05/2017 01:32 | #190304
Wintergarden kenn ich sogar... ich glaub ich habs damals bei Winfried Trenkler im Radio gehört.
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From Liedzeit 04/18/2017 12:05 | #189463
Liedzeit 04/18/2017 12:05 | #189463
Das ist doch sehr übertrieben, oder? Zumal Grubby Stories in deiner Collection ist. Sonst sind doch nur Jenny und Wintergarden obskur.
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From sssvnnn 04/17/2017 11:13 | #189423
sssvnnn 04/17/2017 11:13 | #189423
Na ´, Du hast ja ein ganz anderes Jahr 1979 gehabt, als ich.
Das Meiste aus deinen Top 10 hab ich noch nie (von) gehört - aber früher oder später...
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