Top 49 Music Albums of 1979
by FlapJackJoey 
- Chart updated: 05/27/2025 19:15
- (Created: 07/27/2024 19:26).
- Chart size: 49 albums.
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4.10
[First added to this chart: 05/17/2025]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
21,823
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4.01
[First added to this chart: 05/21/2025]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
30,878
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3.83
[First added to this chart: 05/17/2025]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
25,152
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4.15
[First added to this chart: 05/21/2025]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,259
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4.14
[First added to this chart: 05/21/2025]
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4.10
[First added to this chart: 05/21/2025]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,251
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4.10
[First added to this chart: 05/21/2025]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,633
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4.02
[First added to this chart: 05/21/2025]
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4.00
[First added to this chart: 05/21/2025]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
6,853
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3.97
[First added to this chart: 05/21/2025]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,725
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Total albums: 49. Page 1 of 5
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Top 49 Music Albums of 1979 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Frank Zappa | 3 | 6% | |
| Neil Young & Crazy Horse | 2 | 4% | |
| Motörhead | 2 | 4% | |
| ABBA | 1 | 2% | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire | 1 | 2% | |
| Judas Priest | 1 | 2% | |
| Blondie | 1 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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22 | 45% | |
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18 | 37% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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Top 49 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 46th to 47th Highway To Hell by AC/DC |
| Down 1 from 47th to 48th Prince by Prince |
| Down 1 from 48th to 49th Three Imaginary Boys by The Cure |
| New entries |
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| Quiet Life by Japan |
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