Best Albums of 1979
Listed below are the best albums of 1979 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 1 hour ago).
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"Alternate and live versions of your favorite Who songs." Reply
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Listmeister | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"I tried to review this and failed to describe it in human language." Reply
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SingingPeasant96 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"While not their biggest, this is by far Toto's most imaginative and original album, and deserves to be a the top of their otherwise middling heap." Reply
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Fischman | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Another album by Caetano with A Outra Banda da Terra, released during a period he describes as the best of his life. Some of the songs are pop-orientend, but most are folkier. A few hits/classics here: "Lua De São Jorge", "Beleza Pura", "Menino do Rio" (theme of a feature film with the same name)..." [+] Reply
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"Live Killers was the first live album by Queen. Released after the Jazz album, it's a time for the band when they were about to go through a serious change...from the adventurous and risk taking music they had made throughout the 70's to a more conventional sound and the use of synthesizers. This..." [+] Reply
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Romanelli | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (4 helpful | 2 unhelpful)
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"One of those timeless albums where every track hangs together and as soon as it ends you just want to press play again." Reply
"This is quite frankly an incredibly underrated album. The composition of the tracks is top notch. Tony's playing puts him up there with the very best keyboard exponents. The instrumental sections are sweeping and quite moving." Reply
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"The 'snake's best album. Walking in the Shadow of the Blues is the standout cut." Reply
- Fischman | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 13 of 100
Best Albums of 1979 composition
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| Various Artists | 17 | 2% | |
| Frank Zappa | 5 | 1% | |
| Steve Hillage | 4 | 0% | |
| The Residents | 3 | 0% | |
| Electric Light Orchestra | 3 | 0% | |
| Vangelis | 3 | 0% | |
| Fela Kuti & Africa 70 | 3 | 0% | |
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368 | 37% | |
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245 | 25% | |
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41 | 4% | |
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40 | 4% | |
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36 | 4% | |
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33 | 3% | |
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30 | 3% | |
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| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. Neil Young | |
| 10. Nirvana | |
| 11. The Velvet Underground | |
| 12. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 13. Miles Davis | |
| 14. The Smiths | |
| 15. R.E.M. | |
| 16. The Beach Boys | |
| 17. Kanye West | |
| 18. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 19. The Cure | |
| 20. Pixies |
