Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 by 
Liedzeit 
- Chart updated: 12/13/2024 10:45
- (Created: 01/04/2017 14:22).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,329
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
23,083
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1979
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1979
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4,822
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Year of Release:
1979
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Various Artists | 4 | 4% | |
| Leo Sayer | 2 | 2% | |
| Neil Young & Crazy Horse | 2 | 2% | |
| Godley & Creme | 2 | 2% | |
| Electric Light Orchestra | 2 | 2% | |
| Joe Jackson | 2 | 2% | |
| Richard & Linda Thompson | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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61 | 61% | |
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17 | 17% | |
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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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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
 Up 18 from 60th to 42ndMusic From Consequences by Godley & Creme |
| Up 13 from 24th to 11th 154 by Wire |
| Up 12 from 26th to 14th A Collection Of Classic Mutants by Hybrid Kids |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 5 from 11th to 16th The Flying Lizards by The Flying Lizards |
| Down 3 from 16th to 19th Live Rust by Neil Young & Crazy Horse |
| Down 3 from 18th to 21st Streets Of Fire by Duncan Browne |
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Other year charts by Liedzeit
(from the 1970s)| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
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| Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | Liedzeit | 1979 year chart | 2024 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 | Liedzeit | 1978 year chart | 2024 | |
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From bobbyb5 05/20/2017 14:25
bobbyb5 05/20/2017 14:25
Bonus points for Lizzy Descloux, Flying Lizards, Sister Sledge.
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From 
sssvnnn 05/05/2017 01:32
sssvnnn 05/05/2017 01:32
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
Liedzeit 04/18/2017 12:05
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
sssvnnn 04/17/2017 11:13
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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| Best Artists of 1979 | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Clash | |
| 2. Pink Floyd | |
| 3. Joy Division | |
| 4. Talking Heads | |
| 5. Neil Young | |
| 6. Neil Young & Crazy Horse | |
| 7. Michael Jackson | |
| 8. Supertramp | |
| 9. Gang Of Four | |
| 10. AC/DC | |
| 11. Fleetwood Mac | |
| 12. The Police | |
| 13. Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers | |
| 14. Tom Petty | |
| 15. Gary Numan | |
| 16. Public Image Ltd. | |
| 17. Brian Eno | |
| 18. Buzzcocks | |
| 19. The B-52's | |
| 20. The Specials |