Top-rated albums of 1979

Listed below are the top-rated albums of 1979 as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members!
(To qualify for this chart, an album must have had at least 10 member ratings .)

31.

Special View 
Compilation

 The Only Ones

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

8

Rank in 1979:

546

Rank in 1970s:

5,490

Overall Rank:

58,982

Average Rating:

 78 (13 votes)

Comments:

0

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Joe's Garage Act l 

 Frank Zappa

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

132 charts

Rank Score:

508

Rank in 1979:

52

Rank in 1970s:

531

Overall Rank:

2,965

Average Rating:

 78 (270 votes)

Comments:

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33.

Unknown Soldier 

 Fela Kuti & Africa 70

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

36

Rank in 1979:

294

Rank in 1970s:

2,989

Overall Rank:

25,326

Average Rating:

 78 (18 votes)

Comments:

1

34.

The Undertones 

 The Undertones

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

188 charts

Rank Score:

919

Rank in 1979:

32

Rank in 1970s:

353

Overall Rank:

1,833

Average Rating:

 78 (173 votes)

Comments:

10

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La Leyenda Del Tiempo 

 Camarón

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

397

Rank in 1979:

63

Rank in 1970s:

642

Overall Rank:

3,664

Average Rating:

 78 (65 votes)

Comments:

2

36.

Gravest Hits 

 The Cramps

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

18

Rank in 1979:

399

Rank in 1970s:

4,000

Overall Rank:

38,509

Average Rating:

 78 (17 votes)

Comments:

1

37.

The Beat 

 The Beat (US)

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

20 charts

Rank Score:

23

Rank in 1979:

363

Rank in 1970s:

3,625

Overall Rank:

33,412

Average Rating:

 78 (16 votes)

Comments:

0

38.

Inflammable Material 

 Stiff Little Fingers

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

180 charts

Rank Score:

849

Rank in 1979:

38

Rank in 1970s:

375

Overall Rank:

1,962

Average Rating:

 78 (176 votes)

Comments:

7

39.

Unleashed In The East 
Live

 Judas Priest

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

68 charts

Rank Score:

253

Rank in 1979:

89

Rank in 1970s:

892

Overall Rank:

5,289

Average Rating:

 78 (116 votes)

Comments:

5

40.

Reggatta De Blanc 

 The Police

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

426 charts

Rank Score:

2,592

Rank in 1979:

11

Rank in 1970s:

158

Overall Rank:

698

Average Rating:

 78 (598 votes)

Comments:

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The average rating is a Bayesian average, calculated as follows:
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV

where:
av = mean average rating an album has currently received.
n = number of ratings an album has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an album to appear in the 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating for an album (currently 72/100).