Top 26 Music Albums of 1979
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Best tracks for 1979:-
Are 'Friends' Electric? by Tubeway Army
Another Brick In The Wall Part 2 by Pink Floyd
Cars by Gary Numan
Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd
Hey You by Pink Floyd
Love To Love by UFO
Message In A Bottle by The Police
The Logical Song by Supertramp
Walking On The Moon by The Police
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1979
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560
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1979
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1,032
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1979
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25,021
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Top rated album (86/100 - 3503 votes)  86 (3,503 votes)
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1979
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30,708
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Top rated album (87/100 - 3165 votes)  87 (3,165 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 02/16/2018]
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1979
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4,068
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[First added to this chart: 02/16/2018]
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1979
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355
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[First added to this chart: 02/16/2018]
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1979
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4,226
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[First added to this chart: 02/16/2018]
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1979
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844
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[First added to this chart: 02/16/2018]
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1979
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173
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[First added to this chart: 02/16/2018]
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1979
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42
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Top 26 Music Albums of 1979 composition

Country Albums %


United Kingdom 20 77%
United States 2 8%
Australia 1 4%
Mixed Nationality 1 4%
Canada 1 4%
Ireland 1 4%
Compilation? Albums %
No 25 96%
Yes 1 4%
Live? Albums %
No 23 88%
Yes 3 12%

Top 26 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes

Biggest fallers
Faller Down 1 from 13th to 14thThe Undertones
by The Undertones
Faller Down 1 from 14th to 15thArmed Forces
by Elvis Costello And The Attractions
Faller Down 1 from 15th to 16thCool For Cats
by Squeeze
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New entry Down To Earth
by Rainbow

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