Best Albums of 1979
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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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
2,578
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
2,322
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
2,182
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
2,177
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
2,023
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,926
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,922
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,758
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,682
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,546
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 2 of 100
Best Albums of 1979 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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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% | |
| Herbie Hancock | 3 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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363 | 36% | |
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255 | 26% | |
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40 | 4% | |
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37 | 4% | |
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36 | 4% | |
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34 | 3% | |
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26 | 3% | |
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