Top 27 Music Albums of 1979 by 
Pastiche 
- Chart updated: 04/16/2025 17:45
- (Created: 11/06/2022 23:52).
- Chart size: 27 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/20/2023]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
33,023
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257
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[First added to this chart: 04/20/2023]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
2,671
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[First added to this chart: 04/20/2023]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,306
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[First added to this chart: 04/20/2023]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
27,171
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[First added to this chart: 04/20/2023]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
23,074
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[First added to this chart: 04/16/2025]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,002
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[First added to this chart: 04/20/2023]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
5,143
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[First added to this chart: 04/20/2023]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
4,180
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[First added to this chart: 04/21/2023]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
7,183
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
2,092
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Total albums: 27. Page 1 of 3
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Top 27 Music Albums of 1979 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Germs | 1 | 4% | |
| Joy Division | 1 | 4% | |
| The Undertones | 1 | 4% | |
| The Crusaders (US) | 1 | 4% | |
| The Specials | 1 | 4% | |
| Chic | 1 | 4% | |
| Michael Jackson | 1 | 4% | |
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Top 27 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 10th to 11th Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse |
| Down 1 from 11th to 12th Metal Box by Public Image Ltd. |
| Down 1 from 12th to 13th We Are Family by Sister Sledge |
| New entries |
|---|
 Ambient 1: Music For Airportsby Brian Eno |
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| Best Artists of 1979 | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Clash | |
| 2. Pink Floyd | |
| 3. Joy Division | |
| 4. Talking Heads | |
| 5. Neil Young | |
| 6. Neil Young & Crazy Horse | |
| 7. Michael Jackson | |
| 8. Supertramp | |
| 9. Gang Of Four | |
| 10. AC/DC | |
| 11. Fleetwood Mac | |
| 12. The Police | |
| 13. Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers | |
| 14. Tom Petty | |
| 15. Gary Numan | |
| 16. Public Image Ltd. | |
| 17. Brian Eno | |
| 18. Buzzcocks | |
| 19. The B-52's | |
| 20. The Specials |