Top 100 Music Albums of 1979
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Norman Bates 
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- Chart updated: 09/27/2025 21:45
- (Created: 05/08/2012 11:10).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 06/15/2012]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
21,930
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[First added to this chart: 06/15/2012]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
4,684
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[First added to this chart: 06/15/2012]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,628
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[First added to this chart: 09/15/2012]
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[First added to this chart: 05/25/2013]
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[First added to this chart: 06/15/2012]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,057
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[First added to this chart: 06/15/2012]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,112
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[First added to this chart: 06/15/2012]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
678
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[First added to this chart: 01/16/2014]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
828
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[First added to this chart: 06/24/2012]
Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Buzzcocks | 2 | 2% | |
| Neil Young & Crazy Horse | 2 | 2% | |
| Fela Kuti & Africa 70 | 2 | 2% | |
| The Fall | 2 | 2% | |
| Martin Rev | 1 | 1% | |
| Throbbing Gristle | 1 | 1% | |
| John Surman | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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39 | 39% | |
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32 | 32% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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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 fallers |
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| Down 1 from 44th to 45th London Calling by The Clash |
| Down 1 from 45th to 46th Dune by Klaus Schulze |
| Down 1 from 46th to 47th Even Serpents Shine by The Only Ones |
| New entries |
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| Into The Music by Van Morrison |
| Leavers |
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| Recent Songs by Leonard Cohen |
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