Top 52 Music Albums of 1979
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O.T. 
50 Albums - one year. And I am sure the list will still extend a bit. It‘s shocking. For the whole 2000s I felt 40 albums were worth mentioning. I wouldn‘t trade anything from my 1979 list down to rank 45 for the whole second half of my decade list of the 2000s. „Tell me when it’s over“ - I told you or at least I told myself.
- Chart updated: 05/01/2026 18:45
- (Created: 07/27/2025 12:24).
- Chart size: 52 albums.
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
20,437
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,138
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,546
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
568
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Total albums: 52. Page 1 of 6
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Top 52 Music Albums of 1979 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Madness | 1 | 2% | |
| Male | 1 | 2% | |
| Buzzcocks | 1 | 2% | |
| Roberto Caccipaglia | 1 | 2% | |
| Pino Daniele | 1 | 2% | |
| Thomas Leer & Robert Rental | 1 | 2% | |
| Mittagspause | 1 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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15 | 29% | |
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15 | 29% | |
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8 | 15% | |
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5 | 10% | |
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3 | 6% | |
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3 | 6% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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Top 52 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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Up 1 from 49th to 48th |
Up 1 from 48th to 47th |
Up 1 from 47th to 46th |
| Biggest fallers |
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Down 4 from 45th to 49th |
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