Top 34 Music Albums of 1979
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8th August 2022: PRESS COLOR- LIZZY MERCIER DESCLOUX enters chart at #15.
15th August 2022: 154- WIRE enters the chart at #15.
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19th September 2022: CINEMA TRANSCENDENTAL- CAETANO VELOSO enters the chart at #16.
17th October 2022: SOLID STATE SURVIVOR- YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA enters the chart at #11.
4th May 2023: THE WALL- PINK FLOYD drops from #2 to #5.
- Chart updated: 11/14/2024 12:45
- (Created: 06/16/2022 13:00).
- Chart size: 34 albums.
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90/100 (A)
[First added to this chart: 06/21/2022]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
4,878
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A-
[First added to this chart: 06/21/2022]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
30,354
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A-
[First added to this chart: 06/21/2022]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
4,192
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B+
[First added to this chart: 06/21/2022]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
24,652
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85/100 (B+)
[First added to this chart: 06/21/2022]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
21,319
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B+
[First added to this chart: 06/21/2022]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
2,568
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Deadpan delivery over some fairly soft punk in comparison to the harsher stuff of this era.
85/100 (B+) [First added to this chart: 11/12/2024]
85/100 (B+) [First added to this chart: 11/12/2024]
B+
[First added to this chart: 06/21/2022]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
6,740
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Groundbreaking sound for the time. Eerie sound with an almost jumpscare horror feel to it in parts. Most definitely a trailblazer for the creation of post rock.
85/100 (B+) [First added to this chart: 11/12/2024]
85/100 (B+) [First added to this chart: 11/12/2024]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
804
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B+
[First added to this chart: 06/21/2022]
Year of Release:
1979
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4,620
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Total albums: 34. Page 1 of 4
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Top 34 Music Albums of 1979 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Roches | 1 | 3% | |
| The Cure | 1 | 3% | |
| Talking Heads | 1 | 3% | |
| Japan | 1 | 3% | |
| The Specials | 1 | 3% | |
| This Heat | 1 | 3% | |
| Dire Straits | 1 | 3% | |
| Show all | |||
| Country | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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19 | 56% | |
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6 | 18% | |
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3 | 9% | |
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1 | 3% | |
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1 | 3% | |
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1 | 3% | |
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1 | 3% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 34 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 1 from 15th to 16thSolid State Survivor by Yellow Magic Orchestra |
| Down 1 from 16th to 17thThe Pleasure Principle by Gary Numan |
| Down 1 from 17th to 18thThe Roches by The Roches |
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