Top 20 Music Albums of 1979
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- Chart updated: 06/28/2025 17:15
- (Created: 09/22/2017 03:44).
- Chart size: 20 albums.
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Favorite Track: Child Of Vision
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
4,641
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Favorite Track: You
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Favorite Track: Comfortably Numb
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
25,011
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Favorite Track: Rainbow Connection
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Favorite Track: Bone To Bone (Coney Island White Fish Boy)
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Favorite Track: Getting Closer
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Favorite Track: Don't Make Waves
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Favorite Track: Wait
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1979
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Rank Score:
489
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Favorite Track: Every Day
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Favorite Track: Rainy Walk
Total albums: 20. Page 1 of 2
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Top 20 Music Albums of 1979 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Pink Floyd | 1 | 5% | |
| Electric Light Orchestra | 1 | 5% | |
| The Muppets | 1 | 5% | |
| Prince | 1 | 5% | |
| Aerosmith | 1 | 5% | |
| David Bowie | 1 | 5% | |
| Wings (UK) | 1 | 5% | |
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Top 20 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 7 from 11th to 4thThe Muppet Movie (Original Soundtrack Recording) by The Muppets |
| Up 2 from 10th to 8thI Am by Earth, Wind & Fire |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 4 from 8th to 12thLovedrive by Scorpions |
| Down 4 from 9th to 13thHighway To Hell by AC/DC |
| Down 2 from 7th to 9thSpectral Mornings by Steve Hackett |
| New entries |
|---|
| Moonglow by 山下達郎 [Tatsuro Yamashita] |
| Off The Wall by Michael Jackson |
| A Christmas Together by John Denver & The Muppets |
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