Top 43 Music Albums of 1979 by lancashirearab

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.

• Chart updated: 06/11/2012 23:00
• (Created: 05/16/2012 22:41).
• Chart size: 43 albums.

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Metal Box 

 Public Image Ltd.

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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]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

377 charts

Rank Score:

2,245

Rank in 1979:

13

Rank in 1970s:

175

Overall Rank:

786

Average Rating:

 77 (419 votes)

Comments:

27

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Secondhand Daylight 

 Magazine

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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]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

84 charts

Rank Score:

315

Rank in 1979:

76

Rank in 1970s:

760

Overall Rank:

4,465

Average Rating:

 76 (92 votes)

Comments:

7

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Like Flies On Sherbert 

 Alex Chilton

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Even the wrong bits are better than most others achieve. [First added to this chart: 05/17/2012]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

47

Rank in 1979:

248

Rank in 1970s:

2,627

Overall Rank:

21,379

Average Rating:

 75 (38 votes)

Comments:

4

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Unknown Pleasures 

 Joy Division

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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]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

1,965 charts

Rank Score:

23,094

Rank in 1979:

3

Rank in 1970s:

9

Overall Rank:

38

Average Rating:

 86 (2,317 votes)

Comments:

190

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A Trip To Marineville 

 Swell Maps

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Gee! That's a swell map! [First added to this chart: 05/17/2012]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

73 charts

Rank Score:

249

Rank in 1979:

91

Rank in 1970s:

894

Overall Rank:

5,409

Average Rating:

 76 (69 votes)

Comments:

4

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Live At The Witch Trials 

 The Fall

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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]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

104 charts

Rank Score:

456

Rank in 1979:

61

Rank in 1970s:

583

Overall Rank:

3,270

Average Rating:

 76 (146 votes)

Comments:

6

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Specials 

 The Specials

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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]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

392 charts

Rank Score:

2,001

Rank in 1979:

16

Rank in 1970s:

188

Overall Rank:

878

Average Rating:

 78 (463 votes)

Comments:

20

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Fear Of Music 

 Talking Heads

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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]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

868 charts

Rank Score:

7,176

Rank in 1979:

4

Rank in 1970s:

55

Overall Rank:

231

Average Rating:

 84 (1,084 votes)

Comments:

50

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20 Jazz Funk Greats 

 Throbbing Gristle

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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]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

161 charts

Rank Score:

917

Rank in 1979:

34

Rank in 1970s:

351

Overall Rank:

1,833

Average Rating:

 76 (166 votes)

Comments:

8

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Lodger 

 David Bowie

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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]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

337 charts

Rank Score:

1,306

Rank in 1979:

23

Rank in 1970s:

266

Overall Rank:

1,331

Average Rating:

 77 (619 votes)

Comments:

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Top 43 Music Albums of 1979 composition

Artist	Albums	%
Simple Minds	2	5%
Doll By Doll	2	5%
The Fall	2	5%
Talking Heads	1	2%
The Residents	1	2%
Buzzcocks	1	2%
Chrome	1	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	28	65%
	7	16%
	4	9%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%

Top 43 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 10 from 43rd to 33rd Deeper Roots (Back To The Channel) by Mighty Diamonds
Up 2 from 44th to 42nd Mystic Man by Peter Tosh
Up 1 from 42nd to 41st This Heat by This Heat

Biggest fallers
Down 3 from 40th to 43rd Eskimo by The Residents
Down 1 from 33rd to 34th Recent Songs by Leonard Cohen
Down 1 from 34th to 35th Soldier Talk by The Red Crayola

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