Top 86 Music Albums of 1979
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- Chart updated: 05/12/2025 06:45
- (Created: 10/14/2012 14:01).
- Chart size: 86 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/05/2014]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
448
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[First added to this chart: 03/28/2018]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,990
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[First added to this chart: 04/22/2016]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
495
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[First added to this chart: 01/23/2016]
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[First added to this chart: 06/14/2018]
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1979
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Rank Score:
5,009
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[First added to this chart: 06/19/2017]
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1979
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Rank Score:
983
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[First added to this chart: 08/17/2014]
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[First added to this chart: 11/05/2014]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
619
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Top 86 Music Albums of 1979 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Frank Zappa | 3 | 3% | |
| Motörhead | 2 | 2% | |
| ABBA | 1 | 1% | |
| Blondie | 1 | 1% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 1 | 1% | |
| Neil Young & Crazy Horse | 1 | 1% | |
| Bob Marley & The Wailers | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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38 | 44% | |
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18 | 21% | |
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8 | 9% | |
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6 | 7% | |
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5 | 6% | |
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4 | 5% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 86 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 5 from 84th to 79thY by The Pop Group |
| Up 1 from 70th to 69thInflammable Material by Stiff Little Fingers |
| Up 1 from 65th to 64thEve by The Alan Parsons Project |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 64th to 65thSpectral Mornings by Steve Hackett |
| Down 1 from 69th to 70thTusk by Fleetwood Mac |
| Down 1 from 79th to 80th154 by Wire |
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