Top 47 Music Albums of 1979
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- Chart updated: 02/23/2026 17:45
- (Created: 01/26/2018 15:05).
- Chart size: 47 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/12/2019]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
4,692
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[First added to this chart: 01/27/2018]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
982
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[First added to this chart: 03/31/2018]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
21,113
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[First added to this chart: 12/18/2019]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
595
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[First added to this chart: 04/27/2024]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
797
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[First added to this chart: 12/09/2018]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,031
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[First added to this chart: 11/24/2019]
[First added to this chart: 01/27/2018]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
30,133
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[First added to this chart: 04/12/2018]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
4,647
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[First added to this chart: 07/16/2019]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,656
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Total albums: 26. Page 1 of 3
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Top 47 Music Albums of 1979 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Neil Young & Crazy Horse | 2 | 4% | |
| Motörhead | 2 | 4% | |
| Judas Priest | 1 | 2% | |
| Prince | 1 | 2% | |
| Sparks | 1 | 2% | |
| The Jam | 1 | 2% | |
| The Clash | 1 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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26 | 55% | |
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13 | 28% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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Top 47 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 10 from 12th to 2ndRust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse |
| Up 6 from 7th to 1stSolid State Survivor by Yellow Magic Orchestra |
| Up 4 from 27th to 23rdBomber by Motörhead |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 7 from 1st to 8thDamn The Torpedoes by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
| Down 7 from 23rd to 30thReggatta De Blanc by The Police |
| Down 6 from 4th to 10thIn Through The Out Door by Led Zeppelin |
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| 07/08/2021 23:24 | mrmcrook | 808 | 92/100 | |
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| 2. Led Zeppelin | |
| 3. King Crimson | |
| 4. The Rolling Stones | |
| 5. The Velvet Underground | |
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| 15. The Kinks | |
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