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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This is a great little album. It was the signal that the band were starting to expand their sound and were getting ready for the next big step that was Empires and Dance. [First added to this chart: 05/18/2012]
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1979
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Early Simple Minds are so much more interesting than the more well known later model. Have a listen to their new box-set x5 and judge for yourself. [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

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 10 from 43rd to 33rd
Deeper Roots (Back To The Channel)
by Mighty Diamonds
Climber Up 2 from 44th to 42nd
Mystic Man
by Peter Tosh
Climber Up 1 from 42nd to 41st
This Heat
by This Heat
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 3 from 40th to 43rd
Eskimo
by The Residents
Faller Down 1 from 33rd to 34th
Recent Songs
by Leonard Cohen
Faller Down 1 from 34th to 35th
Soldier Talk
by The Red Crayola

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Best Artists of 1974
1. King Crimson
2. Neil Young
3. Genesis
4. Supertramp
5. Queen
6. Brian Eno
7. Eno
8. Robert Wyatt
9. Joni Mitchell
10. David Bowie
11. Jorge Ben
12. Camel
13. Sparks
14. Big Star
15. Steely Dan
16. Van Morrison
17. Kraftwerk
18. Frank Zappa
19. Gene Clark
20. Richard & Linda Thompson
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