Top 90 Music Albums of 1979
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- Chart updated: 10/26/2025 10:15
- (Created: 04/22/2012 11:38).
- Chart size: 90 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/22/2012]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
21,808
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[First added to this chart: 04/22/2012]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,724
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[First added to this chart: 08/02/2025]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
2,145
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[First added to this chart: 04/22/2012]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
4,667
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[First added to this chart: 01/27/2013]
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[First added to this chart: 11/13/2018]
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[First added to this chart: 04/22/2012]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
30,872
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[First added to this chart: 04/22/2012]
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[First added to this chart: 04/22/2012]
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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
887
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Total albums: 90. Page 1 of 9
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Top 90 Music Albums of 1979 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 2 | 2% | |
| Various Artists | 2 | 2% | |
| The Boys Next Door | 2 | 2% | |
| Skids | 2 | 2% | |
| Motörhead | 2 | 2% | |
| Vangelis | 2 | 2% | |
| The Stranglers | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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42 | 47% | |
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26 | 29% | |
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5 | 6% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 90 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 2 from 74th to 76th Alien (Original Soundtrack) by Jerry Goldsmith |
| Down 2 from 75th to 77th Patrick (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Brian May (AU) |
| Down 2 from 76th to 78th Inside Is Love by Leon Ware |
| New entries |
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| The Spread Of The Future by The Chocolate Jam Co. |
| Risqué by Chic |
| Leavers |
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| Drums And Wires by XTC |
| Secrets by Robert Palmer |
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