Best Albums of 1979

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Listed below are the best albums of 1979 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of 1979 were The Clash, Pink Floyd, Joy Division, Talking Heads, Neil Young, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Michael Jackson, Supertramp, Gang Of Four and AC/DC.

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(per-spek-tiv) N.

Louis Clark

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1979

Appears in:

4 charts

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172.

Harder ..... Faster

April Wine

Year of Release:

1979

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25 charts

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173.

Directstep

Herbie Hancock

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1979

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4 charts

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174.

The Blues Giant

Buddy Guy

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1979

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19 charts

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175.

Olive

松任谷由実 [Yumi Matsutoya]

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1979

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1 chart

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Live Herald
Live

Steve Hillage

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1979

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11 charts

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177.

J.J. Cale

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1979

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32 charts

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178.

Prati Bagnati Del Monte Analogo

Raul Lovisoni & Francesco Messina

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1979

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2 charts

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179.

Scared To Dance

Skids

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1979

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25 charts

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180.

Facades

Sad Café

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1979

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9 charts

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Best Albums of 1979 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	17	2%
Frank Zappa	5	1%
Steve Hillage	4	0%
The Residents	3	0%
Electric Light Orchestra	3	0%
Vangelis	3	0%
Herbie Hancock	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	362	36%
	255	26%
	41	4%
	36	4%
	36	4%
	33	3%
	25	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	951	95%
Yes	49	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	968	97%
Yes	32	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	12	1%

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Best Artists of 1965
1. Bob Dylan
2. The Beatles
3. John Coltrane
4. Otis Redding
5. Nina Simone
6. The Who
7. The Beach Boys
8. The Byrds
9. The Rolling Stones
10. Vince Guaraldi
11. The Sonics
12. Albert Ayler
13. Albert Ayler Trio
14. Jackson C. Frank
15. B.B. King
16. The Kinks
17. Bert Jansch
18. John Fahey
19. The Yardbirds
20. Art Blakey