Top 22 Music Albums of 1979
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- Chart updated: 10/04/2025 01:45
- (Created: 12/03/2017 01:22).
- Chart size: 22 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2019]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
30,149
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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2019]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
6,712
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[First added to this chart: 10/03/2025]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
984
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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2019]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
21,164
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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2019]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,848
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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2019]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,274
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[First added to this chart: 03/04/2020]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
24,415
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[First added to this chart: 10/03/2025]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
853
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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2019]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,110
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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2019]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
4,688
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Total albums: 22. Page 1 of 3
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Top 22 Music Albums of 1979 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Joy Division | 1 | 5% | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire | 1 | 5% | |
| Michael Jackson | 1 | 5% | |
| James Taylor | 1 | 5% | |
| XTC | 1 | 5% | |
| David Bowie | 1 | 5% | |
| Pink Floyd | 1 | 5% | |
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Top 22 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 2 from 10th to 8thLook Sharp! by Joe Jackson |
| Up 1 from 23rd to 22ndBreakfast In America by Supertramp |
| Up 1 from 18th to 17thLodger by David Bowie |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 2 from 9th to 11thDamn The Torpedoes by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
| Down 1 from 3rd to 4thUnknown Pleasures by Joy Division |
| Down 1 from 5th to 6thDrums And Wires by XTC |
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