Top 100 Music Albums of 1979
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- Chart updated: 07/24/2026 12:15
- (Created: 04/22/2012 11:38).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/22/2012]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,616
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[First added to this chart: 04/22/2012]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
20,722
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[First added to this chart: 08/02/2025]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
2,128
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[First added to this chart: 04/22/2012]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
4,701
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[First added to this chart: 01/27/2013]
[First added to this chart: 11/13/2018]
[First added to this chart: 04/22/2012]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
29,170
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[First added to this chart: 04/22/2012]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
6,616
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[First added to this chart: 04/22/2012]
[First added to this chart: 04/22/2012]
Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 2 | 2% | |
| Skids | 2 | 2% | |
| The Birthday Party | 2 | 2% | |
| Various Artists | 2 | 2% | |
| Gary Numan | 2 | 2% | |
| Vangelis | 2 | 2% | |
| Jimmy And The Boys | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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42 | 42% | |
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31 | 31% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 30 from 48th to 18thOff The Wall by Michael Jackson |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 4 from 64th to 68thThe Warriors (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Various Artists |
| Down 4 from 65th to 69thCorrelations by Ashra |
| Down 4 from 66th to 70thAll Of Me by 高中正義 [Masayoshi Takanaka] |
| New entries |
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| Silent Cries And Mighty Echoes by Eloy |
| Children Of The Sun by Billy Thorpe |
| Top Priority by Rory Gallagher |
| The Feeding Of The 5000 by Crass |
| Hold On I'm Coming by Karen Silver |
| Frenzy by Split Enz |
| Leavers |
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| Metal Box by Public Image Ltd. |
| The Beginning Of The Enz by Split Enz |
| Live (X-Cert) by The Stranglers |
| Overkill by Motörhead |
| Hydra by Toto |
| Indiscreet Music - Dubious Collaberations by Various Artists |
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