Top 100 Music Albums of 1979
by Hayden

There are 0 comments for this chart from BestEverAlbums.com members and Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 has an average rating of 87 out of 100 (from 2 votes). Please log in or register to leave a comment or assign a rating.

View the complete list of 57,000 charts on BestEverAlbums.com from The Charts page.

Share this chart
Collector's summaryLog in or register to discover the great albums that are missing from your music collection!
Sort by
Buy album United States
  • Amazon
  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 12/15/2018]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
30,878
Rank in 1979:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Top rated album (87/100 - 3158 votes)  87 (3,158 votes)
Comments:
Buy album United States
  • Amazon
  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 12/15/2018]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
21,823
Rank in 1979:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Top rated album (86/100 - 2337 votes)  86 (2,337 votes)
Comments:
Buy album United States
  • Amazon
  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 12/15/2018]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
39
Rank in 1979:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
  • Amazon
  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 07/31/2020]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
287
Rank in 1979:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
  • Amazon
  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 03/06/2019]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
14
Rank in 1979:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
  • Amazon
  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 06/11/2023]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
73
Rank in 1979:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
  • Amazon
  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 03/10/2020]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
5
Rank in 1979:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
  • Amazon
  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 11/07/2020]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
41
Rank in 1979:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
  • Amazon
  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 12/15/2018]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
6,852
Rank in 1979:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
  • Amazon
  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 12/15/2018]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
46
Rank in 1979:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
Don't agree with this chart? Create your own from the My Charts page!

Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 composition

Country Albums %


United States 20 20%
United Kingdom 15 15%
Jamaica 12 12%
Nigeria 8 8%
Japan 5 5%
Canada 4 4%
Mixed Nationality 4 4%
Show all
Compilation? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
Live? Albums %
No 91 91%
Yes 9 9%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 98 98%
Yes 2 2%

Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes

Biggest fallers
Faller Down 1 from 46th to 47th
Sorriso De Criança
by Dona Ivone Lara
Faller Down 1 from 47th to 48th
Baby Don't Play Me Wayo
by De Frank Kakra
Faller Down 1 from 48th to 49th
V.I.P. (Vagabonds In Power) - Live In Berlin Vol. 1
by Fela Kuti & Africa 70
Leavers
Leaver Grosses Wasser
by Cluster

Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 similarity to your chart(s)


Not a member? Registering is quick, easy and FREE!


Why register?


Register now - it only takes a moment!

Hayden has created 71 other 1979 year charts - click here to explore them all.

Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 ratings

Average Rating: 
87/100 (from 2 votes)
  Help Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV
where:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.

N.B. The average rating for this chart will not be reliable as it has been rated very few times.

Showing all 2 ratings for this chart.

Sort by
RatingDate updatedMemberChart ratingsAvg. chart rating
The chart has been updated since this rating was assigned   
85/100
 !
01/09/2024 10:41 Tamthebam   64585/100
The chart has been updated since this rating was assigned   
100/100
 !
11/08/2020 05:02 DJENNY   4,365100/100
Please log in or register if you want to be able to leave a rating

Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 favourites

Please log in or register if you want to be able to add a favourite

Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 comments

Be the first to add a comment for this Chart - add your comment!

Please log in or register if you want to be able to add a comment

Your feedback for Top 100 Music Albums of 1979

Anonymous
Let us know what you think of this chart by adding a comment or assigning a rating below!
Log in or register to assign a rating or leave a comment for this chart.
Best Ever Albums
1. OK Computer by Radiohead
2. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
3. Abbey Road by The Beatles
4. Revolver by The Beatles
5. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
6. In Rainbows by Radiohead
7. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie
8. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles
9. Kid A by Radiohead
10. The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground & Nico
11. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
12. Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin
13. Nevermind by Nirvana
14. The Beatles (The White Album) by The Beatles
15. Funeral by Arcade Fire
16. The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
17. In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel
18. Doolittle by Pixies
19. To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar
20. London Calling by The Clash
Back to Top