Top 50 Music Albums of 1979
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- Chart updated: 12/07/2025 09:45
- (Created: 04/04/2018 17:44).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/08/2019]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
30,987
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[First added to this chart: 05/08/2019]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
25,161
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[First added to this chart: 05/08/2019]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,685
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[First added to this chart: 05/08/2019]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,590
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[First added to this chart: 05/08/2019]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,118
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[First added to this chart: 05/08/2019]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,000
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 05/08/2019]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
838
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[First added to this chart: 05/08/2019]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,675
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2025]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,151
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[First added to this chart: 05/08/2019]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
758
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Total albums: 25. Page 1 of 3
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Top 50 Music Albums of 1979 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Pat Metheny Group | 1 | 2% | |
| Supertramp | 1 | 2% | |
| Pat Metheny | 1 | 2% | |
| Brian Eno | 1 | 2% | |
| The Knack | 1 | 2% | |
| Joy Division | 1 | 2% | |
| The Police | 1 | 2% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 50 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 2 from 37th to 35th New Chautauqua by Pat Metheny |
| Up 1 from 50th to 49th Back To The Egg by Wings (UK) |
| Up 1 from 49th to 48th Recent Songs by Leonard Cohen |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 8 from 28th to 36th Lodger by David Bowie |
| Down 1 from 36th to 37th Lucio Dalla by Lucio Dalla |
| New entries |
|---|
| I Am by Earth, Wind & Fire |
| Leavers |
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| Eat To The Beat by Blondie |
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