Top 82 Music Albums of 1979 by Repo

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Misfits - Horror Business EP

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Year of Release:
1979
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Accidents (Never) Happen!

Is it merely an accident that the cover reminds me of a Pink Flag being tossed about in the wind? Recombined with other colors as it goes about its way? Nope. Accidents never happen. If you get far enough away, you can see that they're actually set in motion by prior events. Past behaviors. Past conditioning. Simple ballistics from the god's point of view, really. Physics 101. If we had just been paying attention ...

Accident or not, 154 is a post-punk masterpiece. One of the most important & influential albums of the late '70s post-punk era. And actually maybe my favorite of their classic late 70s trilogy. It's clear they've been listening to Another Green World by Eno. But, in turn, it's also clear that bands like The Cure and Love & Rockets would listen to this.

One thing is for sure, in making making 154, Wire definitely did NOT care about making some accidents along the way. They did NOT care about fucking up. No. 154 is a creation of wonder. About how far they could push. How far they could stretch. Like the best taffy. It's got some air bubbles in there. Some accidents. But wait! The gods know that accidents don't exist. Twisted Evil

Vital af.

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[First added to this chart: 08/08/2024]
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1979
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1,751
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Punk 1
Masterpiece of sleaze rock! The Royal Trux owe their entire careers to this gem.
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1979
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47
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[First added to this chart: 08/08/2024]
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1979
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Classic Rock [First added to this chart: 08/08/2024]
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1979
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28,116
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[First added to this chart: 12/22/2019]
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1979
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[First added to this chart: 08/08/2024]
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1979
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[First added to this chart: 11/20/2021]
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1979
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2,422
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[First added to this chart: 05/09/2021]
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1979
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18
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Ambient
Great
[First added to this chart: 03/18/2019]
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1979
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71
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Top 82 Music Albums of 1979 composition

Country Albums %


United Kingdom 37 45%
United States 30 37%
Germany 3 4%
Ireland 3 4%
Jamaica 3 4%
Canada 2 2%
Mixed Nationality 2 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 81 99%
Yes 1 1%
Live? Albums %
No 73 89%
Yes 9 11%

Top 82 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes

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Faller Down 1 from 1st to 2nd
154
by Wire
Faller Down 1 from 2nd to 3rd
Like Flies On Sherbert
by Alex Chilton
Faller Down 1 from 3rd to 4th
London Calling
by The Clash

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