Top 40 Music Albums of 1979
by PurpleHazel 
- Chart updated: 05/02/2022 07:15
- (Created: 12/30/2017 23:26).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,900
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Comments:
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Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
6,992
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Overall Rank:
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[First added to this chart: 12/31/2017]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,280
Rank in 1979:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 12/31/2017]
Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 12/31/2017]
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[First added to this chart: 12/31/2017]
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[First added to this chart: 12/31/2017]
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Total albums: 40. Page 1 of 4
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Top 40 Music Albums of 1979 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Frank Zappa | 2 | 5% | |
| Grant Green | 2 | 5% | |
| Arthur Blythe | 2 | 5% | |
| Weather Report | 1 | 3% | |
| Lenny Breau | 1 | 3% | |
| Billy Harper Quintet | 1 | 3% | |
| Bunky Green | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 2 from 26th to 28th The Definitive Roswell Rudd by Roswell Rudd |
| Down 2 from 27th to 29th Western Culture by Henry Cow |
| Down 2 from 28th to 30th Live Under The Sky by V.S.O.P. The Quintet |
| New entries |
|---|
 Performance 9/1/79by Anthony Braxton |
| On Jupiter by Sun Ra |
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| Top 51 Music Albums of 1970 | PurpleHazel | 1970 year chart | 2017 | |
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