Top 43 Music Albums of 1979
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- Chart updated: 11/24/2025 01:15
- (Created: 02/27/2017 11:36).
- Chart size: 43 albums.
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Bizarrely attributed to being made in 1979 (in fact released in 1965). One of Shorter's classiest and most enjoyable recordings.
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[First added to this chart: 07/07/2017]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
6,911
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[First added to this chart: 03/23/2024]
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[First added to this chart: 07/09/2024]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
5,032
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Year of Release:
1979
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462
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[First added to this chart: 07/25/2025]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
451
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[First added to this chart: 08/27/2020]
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1979
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Rank Score:
496
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[First added to this chart: 02/11/2023]
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[First added to this chart: 01/05/2024]
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1979
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Rank Score:
987
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[First added to this chart: 04/29/2020]
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Top 43 Music Albums of 1979 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Frank Zappa | 2 | 5% | |
| Talking Heads | 1 | 2% | |
| The Cure | 1 | 2% | |
| Bob Dylan | 1 | 2% | |
| Parliament | 1 | 2% | |
| Freddie Hubbard | 1 | 2% | |
| Stiff Little Fingers | 1 | 2% | |
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Top 43 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 16th to 17th Into The Music by Van Morrison |
| Down 1 from 17th to 18th Joe's Garage Act l by Frank Zappa |
| Down 1 from 18th to 19th Slow Train Coming by Bob Dylan |
| New entries |
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| The Long Run by Eagles |
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