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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Rainbow Dome Musick

Steve Hillage

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

25 charts

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Between The Breaks ........ Live!
Live

Stan Rogers

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1979

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5 charts

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203.

Mix-Up

Cabaret Voltaire

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1979

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33 charts

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Congo Ashanti

The Congos

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1979

Appears in:

8 charts

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Realce

Gilberto Gil

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1979

Appears in:

6 charts

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The Records

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1979

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13 charts

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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Steet

The Original Broadway Cast

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1979

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13 charts

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L.A. (Light Album)

The Beach Boys

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1979

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30 charts

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Greatest Hits Vol. 2
Compilation

ABBA

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1979

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16 charts

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210.

Recent Songs

Leonard Cohen

Year of Release:

1979

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39 charts

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Best Albums of 1979 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	17	2%
Frank Zappa	5	1%
Steve Hillage	4	0%
Herbie Hancock	3	0%
Fela Kuti & Africa 70	3	0%
Motörhead	3	0%
Sun Ra	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 1978
1. Bruce Springsteen
2. Blondie
3. The Cars
4. Elvis Costello
5. Kraftwerk
6. Van Halen
7. Kate Bush
8. The Rolling Stones
9. Steve Reich
10. Talking Heads
11. Dire Straits
12. Rush
13. Pere Ubu
14. Big Star
15. The Police
16. Wire
17. The Jam
18. Devo
19. AC/DC
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