Top 56 Music Albums of 1979
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slatsheit 
One of my favorite years outside of the 1967-1973 heyday. Post-punk reigns supreme.
- Chart updated: 11/14/2025 16:45
- (Created: 11/27/2024 05:18).
- Chart size: 56 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/28/2024]
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1979
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20,745
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You bet your derriere it's US version with "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding."
[First added to this chart: 11/28/2024]
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1979
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1,967
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[First added to this chart: 11/28/2024]
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1979
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29,195
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Not post-punk, but certainly this guy's greatest moment.
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1979
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4,875
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1979
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1,802
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To me, this is by far the best album of their original run (and ergo their career), what Wire is supposed to sound like.
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1979
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1,617
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[First added to this chart: 11/28/2024]
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1979
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4,629
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[First added to this chart: 11/28/2024]
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1979
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6,619
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10. (=)
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Sue me, I like it better than the debut. They aren't real consequential after this. This is the last 5-star for '79.
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1979
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693
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Total albums: 56. Page 1 of 6
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Top 56 Music Albums of 1979 composition
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| Gary Numan | 2 | 4% | |
| Simple Minds | 2 | 4% | |
| Motörhead | 2 | 4% | |
| Joe Jackson | 2 | 4% | |
| The Jam | 1 | 2% | |
| Judas Priest | 1 | 2% | |
| Roxy Music | 1 | 2% | |
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35 | 63% | |
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13 | 23% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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Top 56 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 5 from 47th to 42ndManifesto by Roxy Music |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 42nd to 43rdVan Halen II by Van Halen |
| Down 1 from 43rd to 44thLife In A Day by Simple Minds |
| Down 1 from 44th to 45thNight In The Ruts by Aerosmith |
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