Top 54 Music Albums of 1979 by CellarDoor

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Unknown Pleasures 

 Joy Division

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[First added to this chart: 11/23/2012]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

1,963 charts

Rank Score:

23,068

Rank in 1979:

3

Rank in 1970s:

9

Overall Rank:

38

Average Rating:

 86 (2,315 votes)

Comments:

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154 

 Wire

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[First added to this chart: 11/23/2012]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

262 charts

Rank Score:

1,740

Rank in 1979:

18

Rank in 1970s:

215

Overall Rank:

1,011

Average Rating:

 79 (308 votes)

Comments:

12

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Entertainment! 

 Gang Of Four

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[First added to this chart: 11/23/2012]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

676 charts

Rank Score:

4,821

Rank in 1979:

7

Rank in 1970s:

90

Overall Rank:

361

Average Rating:

 81 (750 votes)

Comments:

44

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Metal Box 

 Public Image Ltd.

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[First added to this chart: 11/23/2012]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

376 charts

Rank Score:

2,214

Rank in 1979:

13

Rank in 1970s:

175

Overall Rank:

794

Average Rating:

 77 (418 votes)

Comments:

27

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Y 

 The Pop Group

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[First added to this chart: 11/23/2012]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

219 charts

Rank Score:

1,328

Rank in 1979:

22

Rank in 1970s:

260

Overall Rank:

1,313

Average Rating:

 75 (278 votes)

Comments:

15

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Fear Of Music 

 Talking Heads

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[First added to this chart: 11/23/2012]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

867 charts

Rank Score:

7,182

Rank in 1979:

4

Rank in 1970s:

55

Overall Rank:

230

Average Rating:

 84 (1,083 votes)

Comments:

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London Calling 

 The Clash

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[First added to this chart: 11/23/2012]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,808 charts

Rank Score:

33,013

Rank in 1979:

1

Rank in 1970s:

5

Overall Rank:

20

Average Rating:

 87 (3,137 votes)

Comments:

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New Picnic Time 

 Pere Ubu

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[First added to this chart: 11/24/2012]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

45 charts

Rank Score:

173

Rank in 1979:

111

Rank in 1970s:

1,121

Overall Rank:

7,277

Average Rating:

 76 (48 votes)

Comments:

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Singles Going Steady 
Compilation

 Buzzcocks

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[First added to this chart: 11/24/2012]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

277 charts

Rank Score:

1,672

Rank in 1979:

19

Rank in 1970s:

220

Overall Rank:

1,046

Average Rating:

 80 (339 votes)

Comments:

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Buy 

 James Chance & The Contortions

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[First added to this chart: 11/23/2012]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

82 charts

Rank Score:

353

Rank in 1979:

68

Rank in 1970s:

704

Overall Rank:

4,072

Average Rating:

 76 (94 votes)

Comments:

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Top 54 Music Albums of 1979 composition

Artist	Albums	%
The Fall	2	4%
XTC	1	2%
The Pop Group	1	2%
The Flying Lizards	1	2%
This Heat	1	2%
Jacno	1	2%
The Specials	1	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	34	63%
	11	20%
	4	7%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%
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Top 54 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes

Biggest fallers
Down 2 from 48th to 50th Broken English by Marianne Faithfull
Down 2 from 49th to 51st Reggatta De Blanc by The Police
Down 2 from 50th to 52nd Off The Wall by Michael Jackson

New entries
Dantzig Twist by Marquis De Sade
Jacno by Jacno

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100/100	03/18/2019 19:33	Repo	509	100/100
90/100	09/28/2017 15:32	bobbyb5	727	90/100
100/100	10/14/2012 17:04	Norman Bates	149	96/100

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