Top 43 Music Albums of 1979
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Music was becoming more and more important in my life. I was beginning to search out new music instead of just getting it from Top of the Pops and the Chart Show on Radio 1.
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It came in a tin. It is simply amazing. A landmark in post-punk music. [First added to this chart: 05/17/2012]
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1979
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I love Magazine. They were introduced to me by someone I briefly knew. I can't even remember his name, but he also introduced me to the Dead Kennedys before moving to another town. [First added to this chart: 05/17/2012]
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1979
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Even the wrong bits are better than most others achieve. [First added to this chart: 05/17/2012]
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1979
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48
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This album has the best album cover ever. The music lives up to it as well. I can remember carrying this album around without a poly bag, just so that people could see me with it. [First added to this chart: 05/18/2012]
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1979
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21,686
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Top rated album (86/100 - 2346 votes)  86 (2,346 votes)
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Gee! That's a swell map! [First added to this chart: 05/17/2012]
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1979
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228
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I used to have a C90 cassette with this album on one side and Dragnet on the other. I taped it from a mate and was devastated when it got chewed up in a cheap tape recorder. [First added to this chart: 05/18/2012]
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1979
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462
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I never went to see them when they played the Caird Hall in Dundee and I regret it. [First added to this chart: 05/17/2012]
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1979
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1,842
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I love embossed covers that need to be tilted into the light to see them properly. Talking Heads had a rhythm section to die for. Songs were kept tight allowing David Byrne to add whatever he felt was needed. [First added to this chart: 05/18/2012]
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1979
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6,829
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I love how this album's cover does not prepare you for what is inside. [First added to this chart: 05/17/2012]
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1979
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884
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This is a wonderful album with some great tracks. I really like the way the cover artwork was put together. [First added to this chart: 05/18/2012]
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1979
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Top 43 Music Albums of 1979 composition

Country Albums %


United Kingdom 27 63%
United States 7 16%
Jamaica 4 9%
Mixed Nationality 2 5%
Australia 1 2%
Ireland 1 2%
Canada 1 2%
Compilation? Albums %
No 42 98%
Yes 1 2%

Top 43 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes

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Climber Up 1 from 42nd to 41stThis Heat
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Faller Down 3 from 40th to 43rdEskimo
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Faller Down 1 from 33rd to 34thRecent Songs
by Leonard Cohen
Faller Down 1 from 34th to 35thSoldier Talk
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