Top 89 Music Albums of 1979
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imacgill 
- Chart updated: 04/13/2025 19:15
- (Created: 06/28/2023 02:45).
- Chart size: 89 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 07/16/2023]
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1979
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31,533
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1979
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6,965
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[First added to this chart: 07/16/2023]
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1979
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22,302
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[First added to this chart: 07/16/2023]
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1979
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1,892
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[First added to this chart: 07/16/2023]
Year of Release:
1979
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1,639
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[First added to this chart: 07/16/2023]
Year of Release:
1979
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1,329
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[First added to this chart: 07/16/2023]
Year of Release:
1979
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25,672
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[First added to this chart: 07/16/2023]
Year of Release:
1979
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4,704
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[First added to this chart: 07/16/2023]
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1979
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1,992
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[First added to this chart: 07/16/2023]
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1979
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863
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Total albums: 89. Page 1 of 9
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Top 89 Music Albums of 1979 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Joe Jackson | 2 | 2% | |
| The Fall | 2 | 2% | |
| Buzzcocks | 2 | 2% | |
| The Jam | 1 | 1% | |
| Van Morrison | 1 | 1% | |
| The Knack | 1 | 1% | |
| The Soft Boys | 1 | 1% | |
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Top 89 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 38th to 39th (GI) by Germs |
| Down 1 from 39th to 40th Machine Gun Etiquette by The Damned |
| Down 1 from 40th to 41st In Through The Out Door by Led Zeppelin |
| New entries |
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 Ambient 1: Music For Airportsby Brian Eno |
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| 90/100 | 09/04/2023 02:24 |  MadhattanJack | | 85/100 |
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From MadhattanJack 09/04/2023 02:33
MadhattanJack 09/04/2023 02:33
Yeah, I could go along with this. My own favorites from this era tend to be almost 100% punk/new wave, so I'd probably be perceived as more biased, but... well, you're still going to want to check out that Ruts album.
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