Top 100 Music Albums of 1979
by Exist-en-ciel 
Favorite songs of the year:
• Bela Lugosi's Dead (single) - Bauhaus
• Disorder - Joy Division
• Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
• Ever Fallen in Love? - Buzzcocks
• Heaven - Talking Heads
• Message in a Bottle - The Police
• My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) - Neil Young / Crazy Horse
• Run Like Hell - Pink Floyd
• Take the Long Way Home - Supertramp
• Train in Vain - The Clash
- Chart updated: 07/23/2026 21:45
- (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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20,735
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[First added to this chart: 12/08/2025]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
29,142
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[First added to this chart: 12/08/2025]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
3,980
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[First added to this chart: 12/08/2025]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
6,603
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[First added to this chart: 12/08/2025]
Year of Release:
1979
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1,628
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[First added to this chart: 12/08/2025]
[First added to this chart: 12/08/2025]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
23,610
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[First added to this chart: 12/08/2025]
Year of Release:
1979
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4,605
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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 | 3 | 3% | |
| The Fall | 2 | 2% | |
| Neil Young | 2 | 2% | |
| Fela Kuti | 2 | 2% | |
| Buzzcocks | 2 | 2% | |
| Gary Numan | 2 | 2% | |
| Electric Light Orchestra | 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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