Top 24 Music Albums of 1979
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guzguzgarbit 
As with all my year charts, I'm far from having enough albums to create a real chart, so these are just the albums I've listened to, ranked.
- Chart updated: 01/20/2022 15:15
- (Created: 03/09/2019 09:54).
- Chart size: 24 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 03/24/2019]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
706
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Top 24 Music Albums of 1979 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Supertramp | 1 | 4% | |
| Jackie McLean | 1 | 4% | |
| Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers | 1 | 4% | |
| Joy Division | 1 | 4% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 1 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 1 | 4% | |
| Bee Gees | 1 | 4% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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11 | 46% | |
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5 | 21% | |
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2 | 8% | |
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2 | 8% | |
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1 | 4% | |
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1 | 4% | |
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1 | 4% | |
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Top 24 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 2 from 7th to 5th I Am by Earth, Wind & Fire |
| Up 2 from 5th to 3rd We Are Family by Sister Sledge |
| Up 1 from 2nd to 1st Solid State Survivor by Yellow Magic Orchestra |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 9 from 15th to 24th What Cha Gonna Do With My Lovin' by Stephanie Mills |
| Down 8 from 12th to 20th Specials by The Specials |
| Down 8 from 13th to 21st Edwin Birdsong by Edwin Birdsong |
| New entries |
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| Music Man by Revanche |
| Monuments by Jackie McLean |
| Outline by Gino Soccio |
| Wet by Barbra Streisand |
| Hills Of Katmandu by Tantra |
| Jacno by Jacno |
| Breakfast In America by Supertramp |
| Spirits Having Flown by Bee Gees |
| Candy-O by The Cars |
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