Best Albums of 1979

« View best albums of 1978View best albums of 1980 »

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

Best albums by year or decade

Decade:

Year:

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.

View chart at point in time

Share this chart

Collector's summary (top 1,000)Log in or register to discover the great albums that are missing from your music collection!

Sort by

770.

Yeni Bir Gün

Barış Manço

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

770.

Johnson's Whacks

Jimmy Johnson

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

773.

Impressions

Wes Montgomery

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

773.

No More Interviews

John Mayall

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

773.

Hearts On The Nightline

Richard Clapton

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

776.

Pebbles Vol. 5
Compilation

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

777.

Wolfgang Niedecken's BAP ‎- Rockt Andere Kölsche Leeder

BAP

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

778.

Havin’ A Party With Southside Johnny

Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

779.

Face Amour Face Amère

Daniel Balavoine

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

779.

Tales Of The Unexpected

Frank Marino

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

« prev
1
...
77
78
79
...
100
next »
Goto Page:

Total albums: 1,000. Page 78 of 100

Best Albums of 1979 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	17	2%
Frank Zappa	5	1%
Steve Hillage	4	0%
Fela Kuti & Africa 70	3	0%
Motörhead	3	0%
Sun Ra	3	0%
The Residents	3	0%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	362	36%
	255	26%
	41	4%
	36	4%
	36	4%
	33	3%
	25	3%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	951	95%
Yes	49	5%

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

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	13	1%

« View best albums of 1978View best albums of 1980 »

If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.

A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(

We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.

Best Artists of 1994
1. Jeff Buckley
2. Nas
3. Portishead
4. Weezer
5. Oasis
6. Nine Inch Nails
7. Nirvana
8. Pavement
9. Soundgarden
10. Blur
11. Green Day
12. The Notorious B.I.G.
13. Manic Street Preachers
14. Suede
15. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
16. Nick Cave
17. Guided By Voices
18. Pink Floyd
19. Alice In Chains
20. Pearl Jam