Top 35 Music Albums of 1979
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JMGL95 
Extra: Favourite Songs from 1979 ->
1. Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb [The Wal]
2. Joy Division - Disorder [Unknown Pleasures]
3. The Clash - Spanish Bombs [London Calling]
4. Neil Young - My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) [Rust Never Sleeps]
5. The Police - Message in a Bottle [Reggatta De Blanc]
- Chart updated: 02/10/2026 16:45
- (Created: 02/15/2017 17:52).
- Chart size: 35 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/16/2018]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
21,333
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[First added to this chart: 04/16/2018]
Year of Release:
1979
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30,375
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[First added to this chart: 04/16/2018]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
24,756
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[First added to this chart: 10/23/2019]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
4,183
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[First added to this chart: 04/16/2018]
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1979
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Rank Score:
729
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[First added to this chart: 10/22/2019]
Year of Release:
1979
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6,751
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[First added to this chart: 10/23/2019]
Year of Release:
1979
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4,627
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[First added to this chart: 02/10/2026]
[First added to this chart: 05/05/2019]
Year of Release:
1979
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4,726
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Total albums: 35. Page 1 of 4
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Top 35 Music Albums of 1979 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The B-52's | 1 | 3% | |
| Talking Heads | 1 | 3% | |
| Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers | 1 | 3% | |
| The Cure | 1 | 3% | |
| Supertramp | 1 | 3% | |
| David Bowie | 1 | 3% | |
| XTC | 1 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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20 | 57% | |
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4 | 11% | |
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4 | 11% | |
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2 | 6% | |
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2 | 6% | |
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1 | 3% | |
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1 | 3% | |
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Top 35 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 1 from 6th to 7thFear Of Music by Talking Heads |
| Down 1 from 7th to 8thBreakfast In America by Supertramp |
| Down 1 from 8th to 9thCasiopea by Casiopea |
| New entries |
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| La Grasa De Las Capitales by Serú Girán |
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