Top 34 Music Albums of 1979 by Rm12398 
CHART UPDATES:
8th August 2022: PRESS COLOR- LIZZY MERCIER DESCLOUX enters chart at #15.
15th August 2022: 154- WIRE enters the chart at #15.
8th September 2022: NO. 1 IN HEAVEN- SPARKS enters the chart at #21.
15th September 2022: LA LEYENDA DEL TIEMPO- CAMARON DE LA ISLA enters the chart at #17.
19th September 2022: ARMED FORCES- ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS enters the chart at #15.
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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[First added to this chart: 06/21/2022]
Year of Release:
1979
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5,151
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[First added to this chart: 06/21/2022]
Year of Release:
1979
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32,940
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[First added to this chart: 06/21/2022]
Year of Release:
1979
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4,419
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B+
[First added to this chart: 06/21/2022]
Year of Release:
1979
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27,072
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85/100 (B+)
[First added to this chart: 06/21/2022]
Year of Release:
1979
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23,146
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B+
[First added to this chart: 06/21/2022]
Year of Release:
1979
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2,690
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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]
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[First added to this chart: 06/21/2022]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
7,171
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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
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Rank Score:
860
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[First added to this chart: 06/21/2022]
Year of Release:
1979
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4,876
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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 Clash | 1 | 3% | |
| David Bowie | 1 | 3% | |
| The Jam | 1 | 3% | |
| Caetano Veloso | 1 | 3% | |
| Neil Young & Crazy Horse | 1 | 3% | |
| AC/DC | 1 | 3% | |
| Wire | 1 | 3% | |
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20 | 59% | |
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6 | 18% | |
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2 | 6% | |
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1 | 3% | |
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Top 34 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 15th to 16th Solid State Survivor by Yellow Magic Orchestra |
| Down 1 from 16th to 17th The Pleasure Principle by Gary Numan |
| Down 1 from 17th to 18th The Roches by The Roches |
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Other year charts by Rm12398
(from the 1970s)| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
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| Top 34 Music Albums of 1979 | Rm12398 | 1979 year chart | 2024 | |
| Top 26 Music Albums of 1978 | Rm12398 | 1978 year chart | 2024 | |
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