Top 100 Music Albums of 1979
by Exist-en-ciel 
Favorite songs of the year:
• Disorder - Joy Division
• Message in a Bottle - The Police
• My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) - Neil Young / Crazy Horse
• Run Like Hell - Pink Floyd
• Train in Vain - The Clash
- Chart updated: 01/20/2026 19:15
- (Created: 12/08/2025 06:51).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/08/2025]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
21,577
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[First added to this chart: 12/30/2025]
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[First added to this chart: 12/08/2025]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
30,576
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[First added to this chart: 12/08/2025]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,217
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[First added to this chart: 12/08/2025]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
6,821
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[First added to this chart: 12/08/2025]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,674
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[First added to this chart: 12/08/2025]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
25,015
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[First added to this chart: 12/08/2025]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,687
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Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
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[First added to this chart: 12/08/2025]
Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Billy Harper Quintet | 2 | 2% | |
| Frank Zappa | 2 | 2% | |
| The Fall | 2 | 2% | |
| Neil Young & Crazy Horse | 2 | 2% | |
| Fela Kuti & Africa 70 | 2 | 2% | |
| Buzzcocks | 2 | 2% | |
| Donna Summer | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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38 | 38% | |
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29 | 29% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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