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: 2 hours ago).
"Bouncy, energy-filled new wave record and a welcome addition to Joe Jackson's catalog. It's a bit up and down with a handful of tracks I would be fine without, but that's counteracted with some of his very best stuff—On Your Radio, It's Different for Girls, the title track, and Don't Wanna Be Lik..." [+] Reply
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"Great and solid album. No songs you can't live without but no skippers either. The last one before they changed their style and added a lot of synthezisers." Reply
"The Germs perfected the simplicity of hardcore punk though they dont have the agression of band like Black Flag and Minor Threat. One of those records I enjoy allot but I would not easily recommend to someone else at all, because there is not much in terms of musicality at play here (except some ..." [+] Reply
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"The Softies (1979) Aka Boys who pack an extra sweater. (Just in case! ) Love is just destruction under another name – Broken dreams have left you scarred beyond repair - Are u a Hardee or a Softie? I’m a softie. I like hugs. Playing D&D with my kids. Open bags of Doritos. That kind of stuff. BUT,..." [+] Reply
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Repo | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Second album from Prince and a step up from "For You". I Wanna Be Your Lover, Bambi, Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad, With You & I Feel For You are the stand out tracks. The other tracks are all 75/100. I still listen to this album and it always leaves a smile on my face." Reply
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Tamthebam | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"This is such a great album. Devoto's lyrics, McGeoch's guitar, Adamson's bass, Doyle's drums and Formula's keyboards all fit together so well." Reply
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lancashirearab | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Eskimo is great if you listen to it as an audio-story. In my opinion is the story of a community of Eskimos who live in the Arctics. Then come the American colonizers, with their machines and their capitalism. After violent brainwashing manipulations (in tracks 4 and 5) eventually the Eskimos are..." [+] Reply
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Kalos | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Good Lord! This was the biggest shock for me on this site: seeing how underrated and obscure this musician/poet is. For so many of my friends here in South Africa this guy was huge. Bigger than Bob Marley. Here's a story to demonstrate just how much he meant to so many White lefties in SA: My fri..." [+] Reply
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Timhop | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +8 votes (8 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"The record that changed flamenco music forever. Although La leyenda del tiempo is an amazing album, it must be pointed out that it wasn't the work of one man but a team effort instead. Camarón's out-of-this-world howling voice, García Lorca's sensitive verses, Ricardo Pachón's tasteful and forwar..." [+] Reply
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9999 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Surprised this Devo album is rated higher than some of the others. A solid album but their synth albums are much better" Reply
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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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