Top 19 Music Albums of 1979
by mrmcrook 
What a year. Top half all outstanding. The lower half all great albums but hard to put in any definitive order. Very even standings.
- Chart updated: 10/29/2025 21:45
- (Created: 09/30/2020 03:35).
- Chart size: 19 albums.
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74.888* ELO sound as only ELO can. An original and unique sounding band. Some of their best songs are on this, but for me not their best album. Hasn't held the shine from the first time I heard it 10/25
[First added to this chart: 01/03/2025]
Year of Release:
1979
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Top 19 Music Albums of 1979 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Motörhead | 3 | 16% | |
| ZZ Top | 1 | 5% | |
| The Police | 1 | 5% | |
| John Cougar | 1 | 5% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 1 | 5% | |
| Marianne Faithfull | 1 | 5% | |
| The Clash | 1 | 5% | |
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Top 19 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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 Up 1 from 15th to 14thSpecials by The Specials |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 14th to 15th Discovery by Electric Light Orchestra |
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(from the 1970s)| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
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| Top 19 Music Albums of 1979 | mrmcrook | 1979 year chart | 2025 | |
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