Albums of the Year 1979
by DigitalDreamDoor (2020) 
DigitalDreamDoor is a website featuring greatest music, movie, video games and book lists, plus music related articles and timelines. These are their best albums of 1979.
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4,748
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Total albums: 98. Page 1 of 10
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Albums of the Year 1979 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Gap Band | 2 | 2% | |
| Neil Young | 2 | 2% | |
| Supertramp | 1 | 1% | |
| Ry Cooder | 1 | 1% | |
| Joe Jackson | 1 | 1% | |
| Elvis Costello | 1 | 1% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 1 | 1% | |
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Other 1979 year charts
A total of 13 charts from recognised sources are available for 1979, with the 3 most prominent highlighted below. Additionally, there are 436 user submitted charts covering this period.
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
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| NME Albums Of The Year 1979 | New Music Express | 1979 year chart | 1979 |  |
| Village Voice Albums of the Year 1979 | Village Voice | 1979 year chart | 1979 | |
| Top 25 Albums Of The Year 1979 | Creem | 1979 year chart | 1979 | |
Other charts by DigitalDreamDoor
A total of 66 charts from DigitalDreamDoor are available; the 3 most recent of this type are highlighted below.
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albums of the year 2025 | DigitalDreamDoor | 2025 year chart | 2025 | |
| Albums of the year 2024 | DigitalDreamDoor | 2024 year chart | 2025 | |
| Albums of the year 2023 | DigitalDreamDoor | 2023 year chart | 2024 | |
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