Top 100 Music Albums of 1979
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Norman Bates 
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- Chart updated: 12/29/2025 18:15
- (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:
21,660
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[First added to this chart: 06/15/2012]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
4,699
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[First added to this chart: 06/15/2012]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,668
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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:
1,054
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[First added to this chart: 06/15/2012]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,068
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[First added to this chart: 06/15/2012]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
672
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[First added to this chart: 01/16/2014]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
821
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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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| The Fall | 2 | 2% | |
| Buzzcocks | 2 | 2% | |
| Neil Young & Crazy Horse | 2 | 2% | |
| Fela Kuti & Africa 70 | 2 | 2% | |
| Jacno | 1 | 1% | |
| The Red Crayola | 1 | 1% | |
| Bootsy Collins | 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 climbers |
|---|
| Up 1 from 85th to 84thTusk by Fleetwood Mac |
| Up 1 from 84th to 83rdLodger by David Bowie |
| Up 1 from 83rd to 82ndAprès La Marée Noire: Vers Une Musique Bretonne Nouvelle by François Tusques |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 66 from 19th to 85thUnknown Soldier by Fela Kuti & Africa 70 |
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