Top 8 Music Albums of 1979 by Exist-en-ciel 
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Post-Punk, Gothic Rock
8.4/10
Track selection: Disorder
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1. Disorder 9.5
2. Day of the Lords 8.5
3. Candidate 8
4. Insight 8.5
5. New Dawn Fades 8.5
6. She's Lost Control 8.5
7. Shadowplay 8.5
8. Wilderness 8
9. Interzone 8
10. I Remember Nothing 8.5 [First added to this chart: 08/24/2022]
8.4/10
Track selection: Disorder
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1. Disorder 9.5
2. Day of the Lords 8.5
3. Candidate 8
4. Insight 8.5
5. New Dawn Fades 8.5
6. She's Lost Control 8.5
7. Shadowplay 8.5
8. Wilderness 8
9. Interzone 8
10. I Remember Nothing 8.5 [First added to this chart: 08/24/2022]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
23,138
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Rock Opera, Art Rock, Symphonic Rock
8.3/10
Tracks selection: Run Like Hell, Comfortably Numb & Another Brick in the Wall Part 2
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1. In the Flesh? 8.5
2. The Thin Ice 8.5
3. Another Brick in the Wall Part 1 8.5
4. The Happiest Days of Our Lives 8.5
5. Another Brick in the Wall Part 2 9
6. Mother 8.5
7. Goodbye Blue Sky 8.5
8. Empty Spaces 8
9. Young Lust 8.5
10. One of My Turns 8
11. Don't Leave Me Now 8
12. Another Brick in the Wall Part 3 8
13. Goodbye Cruel World 8
14. Hey You 8.5
15. Is There Anybody Out There? 8.5
16. Nobody Home 8
17. Vera 8
18. Bring the Boys Back Home 8.5
19. Comfortably Numb 9
20. The Show Must Go On 8
21. In the Flesh 8
22. Run Like Hell 9
23. Waiting for the Worms 8
24. Stop 8
25. The Trial 8
26. Outside the Wall 8 [First added to this chart: 10/14/2022]
8.3/10
Tracks selection: Run Like Hell, Comfortably Numb & Another Brick in the Wall Part 2
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1. In the Flesh? 8.5
2. The Thin Ice 8.5
3. Another Brick in the Wall Part 1 8.5
4. The Happiest Days of Our Lives 8.5
5. Another Brick in the Wall Part 2 9
6. Mother 8.5
7. Goodbye Blue Sky 8.5
8. Empty Spaces 8
9. Young Lust 8.5
10. One of My Turns 8
11. Don't Leave Me Now 8
12. Another Brick in the Wall Part 3 8
13. Goodbye Cruel World 8
14. Hey You 8.5
15. Is There Anybody Out There? 8.5
16. Nobody Home 8
17. Vera 8
18. Bring the Boys Back Home 8.5
19. Comfortably Numb 9
20. The Show Must Go On 8
21. In the Flesh 8
22. Run Like Hell 9
23. Waiting for the Worms 8
24. Stop 8
25. The Trial 8
26. Outside the Wall 8 [First added to this chart: 10/14/2022]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
27,104
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New Wave, Punk Rock, Ska
7.9/10
Track selection: Train in Vain
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1. London Calling 8
2. Brand New Cadillac 8
3. Jimmy Jazz 8
4. Hateful 8
5. Rudie Can't Fail 8
6. Spanish Bombs 8
7. The Right Profile 7.5
8. Lost in the Supermarket 8
9. Clampdown 8
10. The Guns of Brixton 8
11. Wrong 'Em Boyo 8
12. Death or Glory 8
13. Koka Kola 7.5
14. The Card Cheat 8
15. Lover's Rock 7.5
16. Four Horsemen 7.5
17. I'm Not Down 8
18. Revolution Rock 7.5
19. Train in Vain 8.5 [First added to this chart: 12/21/2024]
7.9/10
Track selection: Train in Vain
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1. London Calling 8
2. Brand New Cadillac 8
3. Jimmy Jazz 8
4. Hateful 8
5. Rudie Can't Fail 8
6. Spanish Bombs 8
7. The Right Profile 7.5
8. Lost in the Supermarket 8
9. Clampdown 8
10. The Guns of Brixton 8
11. Wrong 'Em Boyo 8
12. Death or Glory 8
13. Koka Kola 7.5
14. The Card Cheat 8
15. Lover's Rock 7.5
16. Four Horsemen 7.5
17. I'm Not Down 8
18. Revolution Rock 7.5
19. Train in Vain 8.5 [First added to this chart: 12/21/2024]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
32,980
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New Wave, Power Pop, Pop Rock
7.8/10
Best track: From Here to Eternity
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1. From Here to Eternity 8
2. Flaming Torch 8
3. You've Got to Pay 8
4. No Solution 7.5
5. Inbetweens 8
6. Out There in the Night 8
7. Curtains for You 7.5
8. Programme 7.5
9. Someone Who Cares 8
10. Miles From Nowhere 8
11. Instrumental 7.5 [First added to this chart: 01/10/2025]
7.8/10
Best track: From Here to Eternity
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1. From Here to Eternity 8
2. Flaming Torch 8
3. You've Got to Pay 8
4. No Solution 7.5
5. Inbetweens 8
6. Out There in the Night 8
7. Curtains for You 7.5
8. Programme 7.5
9. Someone Who Cares 8
10. Miles From Nowhere 8
11. Instrumental 7.5 [First added to this chart: 01/10/2025]
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Post-Punk, New Wave, Punk Rock
7.6/10
Best track: 10:15 Saturday Night
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1. 10:15 Saturday Night 8
2. Accuracy 7.5
3. Grinding Halt 7.5
4. Another Day 7.5
5. Object 7.5
6. Subway Song 7.5
7. Foxy Lady 7.5
8. Meat Hook 7.5
9. So What 7.5
10. Fire in Cairo 8
11. It's Not You 7.5
12. Three Imaginary Boys 8
13. The Weedy Burton 7.5 [First added to this chart: 11/30/2024]
7.6/10
Best track: 10:15 Saturday Night
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1. 10:15 Saturday Night 8
2. Accuracy 7.5
3. Grinding Halt 7.5
4. Another Day 7.5
5. Object 7.5
6. Subway Song 7.5
7. Foxy Lady 7.5
8. Meat Hook 7.5
9. So What 7.5
10. Fire in Cairo 8
11. It's Not You 7.5
12. Three Imaginary Boys 8
13. The Weedy Burton 7.5 [First added to this chart: 11/30/2024]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,122
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Experimental Rock, Industrial, Musique concrète
7.5/10
Best track: Horizontal Hold
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1. Testcard 7
2. Horizontal Hold 8
3. Not Waving 8
4. Water 7.5
5. Twilight Furniture 7.5
6. 24 Track Loop 8
7. Diet of Worms 7
8. Music Like Escaping Gas 7.5
9. Rainforest 7.5
10. The Fall of Saigon 8
11. Testcard 7 [First added to this chart: 01/16/2025]
7.5/10
Best track: Horizontal Hold
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1. Testcard 7
2. Horizontal Hold 8
3. Not Waving 8
4. Water 7.5
5. Twilight Furniture 7.5
6. 24 Track Loop 8
7. Diet of Worms 7
8. Music Like Escaping Gas 7.5
9. Rainforest 7.5
10. The Fall of Saigon 8
11. Testcard 7 [First added to this chart: 01/16/2025]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
860
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Top 8 Music Albums of 1979 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Joy Division | 1 | 13% | |
| Pink Floyd | 1 | 13% | |
| Carlos Kleiber / Wiener Philharmoniker | 1 | 13% | |
| The Clash | 1 | 13% | |
| The Only Ones | 1 | 13% | |
| Yellow Magic Orchestra | 1 | 13% | |
| The Cure | 1 | 13% | |
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