Top 50 Music Albums of 1979
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- Chart updated: 11/18/2025 16:45
- (Created: 09/19/2012 04:16).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/02/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
31,186
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[First added to this chart: 03/05/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,691
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[First added to this chart: 01/02/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
21,971
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[First added to this chart: 01/02/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
6,919
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[First added to this chart: 01/02/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
25,285
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[First added to this chart: 01/24/2015]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,539
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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2020]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
893
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[First added to this chart: 04/19/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
5,041
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[First added to this chart: 01/02/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,115
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[First added to this chart: 01/02/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,108
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Total albums: 49. Page 1 of 5
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Top 50 Music Albums of 1979 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Gary Numan | 1 | 2% | |
| The Specials | 1 | 2% | |
| Fleetwood Mac | 1 | 2% | |
| Gang Of Four | 1 | 2% | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire | 1 | 2% | |
| The Raincoats | 1 | 2% | |
| Stiff Little Fingers | 1 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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25 | 50% | |
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17 | 34% | |
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3 | 6% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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Top 50 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 2 from 32nd to 34th I Am by Earth, Wind & Fire |
| Down 1 from 28th to 29th Rickie Lee Jones by Rickie Lee Jones |
| Down 1 from 29th to 30th (GI) by Germs |
| New entries |
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| Ambient 1: Music For Airports by Brian Eno |
| Leavers |
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| Discovery by Electric Light Orchestra |
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