Top 90 Music Albums of 1979
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1979 rules even more than San Dimas High School football
- Chart updated: 11/19/2025 14:45
- (Created: 05/13/2017 23:32).
- Chart size: 90 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/16/2017]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
4,654
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[First added to this chart: 05/16/2017]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
21,699
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[First added to this chart: 05/16/2017]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
25,137
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[First added to this chart: 05/16/2017]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,676
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[First added to this chart: 05/16/2017]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
861
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[First added to this chart: 05/16/2017]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
30,818
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[First added to this chart: 05/16/2017]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,066
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[First added to this chart: 05/16/2017]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
943
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[First added to this chart: 05/01/2019]
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[First added to this chart: 05/16/2017]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,972
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Total albums: 51. Page 1 of 6
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Top 90 Music Albums of 1979 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Neil Young & Crazy Horse | 2 | 2% | |
| Hank Williams Jr. | 2 | 2% | |
| Joe Jackson | 2 | 2% | |
| Motörhead | 2 | 2% | |
| Buzzcocks | 2 | 2% | |
| Judas Priest | 1 | 1% | |
| James Chance & The Contortions | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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51 | 57% | |
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23 | 26% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 90 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 41 from 69th to 28thOne Step Beyond... by Madness |
| Up 32 from 77th to 45thDream Police by Cheap Trick |
| Up 23 from 41st to 18thBreakfast In America by Supertramp |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 28 from 14th to 42ndThree Imaginary Boys by The Cure |
| Down 24 from 17th to 41stA Different Kind Of Tension by Buzzcocks |
| Down 18 from 67th to 85thSheik Yerbouti by Frank Zappa |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Present Tense by Shoes |
| Glory Boys by Secret Affair |
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