Top 100 Music Albums of 1979
by Johnnyo 
The rules are; I have to own it but no best of's or greatest hits. The occasional compilation allowed
- Chart updated: 01/31/2026 09:45
- (Created: 06/04/2012 22:44).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 07/05/2012]
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1979
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1,254
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This vies with Jailbreak as my favourite studio album by the band. From the brilliant opener, Do Anything You Want Do, the album just kicks it from the start.
There is no filler here. I also think that this is some of Gary Moores’ greatest guitar playing on this album especially on tracks like Sara, and the title track
Phils vocals as always are phenomenal.
There’s nothing that different here in the style of music for Lizzy fans from the previous studio album Bad Reputation, they have just kicked it up several notches. The two-year gap made a lot of difference to the quality of the song writing and the playing.
It’s a true classic [First added to this chart: 06/17/2012]
There is no filler here. I also think that this is some of Gary Moores’ greatest guitar playing on this album especially on tracks like Sara, and the title track
Phils vocals as always are phenomenal.
There’s nothing that different here in the style of music for Lizzy fans from the previous studio album Bad Reputation, they have just kicked it up several notches. The two-year gap made a lot of difference to the quality of the song writing and the playing.
It’s a true classic [First added to this chart: 06/17/2012]
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1979
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880
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[First added to this chart: 06/17/2012]
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1979
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4,207
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[First added to this chart: 06/17/2012]
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1979
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4,038
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[First added to this chart: 10/14/2012]
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1979
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490
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[First added to this chart: 10/01/2012]
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1979
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491
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[First added to this chart: 06/17/2012]
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1979
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24,862
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[First added to this chart: 07/05/2012]
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1979
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2,562
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[First added to this chart: 06/17/2012]
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Often described as being a more radio-friendly, mainstream pop rock sound album but I don’t quite buy that although generally, the album is less liked by fans than what went before. To be fair, it is a little patchy but still a great listen.
It’s certainly less raw than the albums that went before but it’s still got the quintessential Patti angst and rhetoric with standout tracks like Frederick and Dancing Barefoot.
As with much of Patti’s work we have love and addict portrayed here in equal measure [First added to this chart: 11/09/2013]
It’s certainly less raw than the albums that went before but it’s still got the quintessential Patti angst and rhetoric with standout tracks like Frederick and Dancing Barefoot.
As with much of Patti’s work we have love and addict portrayed here in equal measure [First added to this chart: 11/09/2013]
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 composition
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| Joe Jackson | 2 | 2% | |
| Various Artists | 2 | 2% | |
| Neil Young & Crazy Horse | 2 | 2% | |
| John Mayall | 2 | 2% | |
| Thin Lizzy | 1 | 1% | |
| Joni Mitchell | 1 | 1% | |
| J.D. Souther | 1 | 1% | |
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36 | 36% | |
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