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]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
30,890
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[First added to this chart: 07/16/2023]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
6,853
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[First added to this chart: 07/16/2023]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
21,829
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[First added to this chart: 07/16/2023]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,873
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[First added to this chart: 07/16/2023]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,635
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[First added to this chart: 07/16/2023]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,319
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[First added to this chart: 07/16/2023]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
25,162
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[First added to this chart: 07/16/2023]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
4,665
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[First added to this chart: 07/16/2023]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,993
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[First added to this chart: 07/16/2023]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
864
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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% | |
| Japan | 1 | 1% | |
| Donna Summer | 1 | 1% | |
| Cabaret Voltaire | 1 | 1% | |
| Bob Marley & The Wailers | 1 | 1% | |
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Top 89 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| 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 Airports by Brian Eno |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 10/28/2023 19:13 | matterhornrider | 97 | 93/100 |
| ! | 09/04/2023 02:24 |  MadhattanJack | 260 | 85/100 |
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From MadhattanJack 09/04/2023 02:33 | #298962
MadhattanJack 09/04/2023 02:33 | #298962
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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