Top 34 Music Albums of 1979
by 
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: 06/26/2025 20:45
- (Created: 02/15/2017 17:52).
- Chart size: 34 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/16/2018]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
22,302
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190
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[First added to this chart: 04/16/2018]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
31,533
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[First added to this chart: 04/16/2018]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
25,672
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[First added to this chart: 10/23/2019]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
4,281
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[First added to this chart: 04/16/2018]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
700
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[First added to this chart: 10/22/2019]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
6,965
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[First added to this chart: 10/23/2019]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
4,703
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[First added to this chart: 05/05/2019]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
4,704
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2019]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,746
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Total albums: 34. Page 1 of 4
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Top 34 Music Albums of 1979 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Cure | 1 | 3% | |
| Supertramp | 1 | 3% | |
| David Bowie | 1 | 3% | |
| XTC | 1 | 3% | |
| Casiopea | 1 | 3% | |
| Fleetwood Mac | 1 | 3% | |
| Stiff Little Fingers | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 34 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 1 from 8th to 9th Entertainment! by Gang Of Four |
| Down 1 from 9th to 10th 154 by Wire |
| Down 1 from 10th to 11th Moonglow by 山下達郎 [Tatsuro Yamashita] |
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Other year charts by JMGL95
(from the 1970s)| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
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| Top 34 Music Albums of 1979 | JMGL95 | 1979 year chart | 2025 | |
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