Top 39 Music Albums of 1979
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- Chart updated: 12/07/2025 15:15
- (Created: 05/29/2017 11:13).
- Chart size: 39 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/31/2017]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
24,570
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[First added to this chart: 06/16/2017]
[First added to this chart: 10/13/2017]
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[First added to this chart: 05/31/2017]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
562
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[First added to this chart: 05/31/2017]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
847
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[First added to this chart: 05/31/2017]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
4,144
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[First added to this chart: 06/20/2019]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
30,264
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[First added to this chart: 10/14/2019]
[First added to this chart: 06/26/2020]
[First added to this chart: 05/31/2017]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
441
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Total albums: 39. Page 1 of 4
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Top 39 Music Albums of 1979 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Kanté Manfila & Salif Keita | 2 | 5% | |
| Boney M. | 1 | 3% | |
| ZZ Top | 1 | 3% | |
| Hank Mobley | 1 | 3% | |
| Kiss | 1 | 3% | |
| Spyro Gyra | 1 | 3% | |
| Chic | 1 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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17 | 44% | |
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9 | 23% | |
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6 | 15% | |
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2 | 5% | |
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1 | 3% | |
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1 | 3% | |
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1 | 3% | |
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Top 39 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 27th to 28thEve by The Alan Parsons Project |
| Down 1 from 28th to 29thFear Of Music by Talking Heads |
| Down 1 from 29th to 30thDivine Love by Wadada Leo Smith |
| New entries |
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| Quiet Life by Japan |
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|---|---|
| 1. The Smiths | |
| 2. Prince | |
| 3. The Cure | |
| 4. Pixies | |
| 5. Talking Heads | |
| 6. U2 | |
| 7. Metallica | |
| 8. Kate Bush | |
| 9. R.E.M. | |
| 10. The Stone Roses | |
| 11. Sonic Youth | |
| 12. Michael Jackson | |
| 13. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 14. Iron Maiden | |
| 15. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 16. Tom Waits | |
| 17. Joy Division | |
| 18. New Order | |
| 19. Talk Talk | |
| 20. Rush |
