Top 21 Music Albums of 1979 by 
johnner 
Best Song of 1979: Transmission - Joy Division
- Chart updated: 01/15/2022 20:15
- (Created: 08/18/2012 19:52).
- Chart size: 21 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/13/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
23,012
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Comments:
190
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[First added to this chart: 09/13/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
4,802
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[First added to this chart: 09/13/2013]
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[First added to this chart: 09/13/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,188
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 09/13/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
7,120
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[First added to this chart: 01/15/2018]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
913
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 08/21/2018]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,745
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 09/13/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,120
Rank in 1979:
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Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 09/13/2013]
Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 09/13/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,008
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Total albums: 21. Page 1 of 3
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Top 21 Music Albums of 1979 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Simple Minds | 2 | 10% | |
| Madness | 1 | 5% | |
| The Cure | 1 | 5% | |
| Magazine | 1 | 5% | |
| The Clash | 1 | 5% | |
| Blondie | 1 | 5% | |
| ABBA | 1 | 5% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 21 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 2 from 17th to 15th Dragnet by The Fall |
| Up 2 from 16th to 14th Lodger by David Bowie |
| Up 2 from 14th to 12th The Undertones by The Undertones |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 12 from 6th to 18th One Step Beyond... by Madness |
| Down 4 from 13th to 17th Specials by The Specials |
| Down 3 from 2nd to 5th Fear Of Music by Talking Heads |
| New entries |
|---|
 Quiet Lifeby Japan |
| Life In A Day by Simple Minds |
| Real To Real Cacophony by Simple Minds |
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