Best Albums of 1979
Explore the best albums of 1979, based on over 2 million album rankings across 60,000 charts.
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"This record is pretty much as close to perfect as I've personally heard. It just rolls. Every track has its own unique identity but at the same time adds to the completeness of the whole. The wild diversity of the songs and styles and sounds on this record never seem forced or half-baked. And has..." [+] Reply
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Mercury | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +19 votes (19 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1979
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29,230
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"I don´t know why people don´t seem to like this album as much as WYWH or DSOTM. I think it's fantastic, a lot of great tracks and just draws you in." Reply
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albummaster | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +9 votes (9 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1979
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23,765
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"Wow... These guys sure rip-off Interpol." Reply
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junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +16 votes (19 helpful | 3 unhelpful)
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1979
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"It's weird to see what people think of certain songs on an album sometimes on this site. But it's also very interesting. I think the album starts out really strong with the first two tracks (I Zimbra and Mind). Then the middle section of the album (Cities, Life During Wartime, Memories Can't Wait..." [+] Reply
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1979
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"IMO its best Michael Jackson album" Reply
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z21 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (5 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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1979
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"Wonderful album. It is fun, humorous, and is progressive rock, which is good." Reply
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1979
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4,707
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"I really like this record. The sum being greater than specific individual tracks. Great sound, pounding bass & rhythm section. Pulsating & pierces the soul. I enjoy listening to this album quite often. It never moves too far from the "regular rotation pile". Reminds some of The Talking Heads whom..." [+] Reply
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1979
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"Remember when Richard Ramirez was killing women in California, and all the police had as evidence was an AC/DC hat? People thought 'Night Prowler' inspired rapists and murderers to sneak up on unsuspecting women. To think people saw AC/DC as dangerous. Oh yeah - this is their best Bon Scott effort." [+] Reply
- junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1979
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4,024
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"On rust never sleeps, new material presented live here, neil shows off both acoustic and electric sides, both equally engaging. Neil's a simple poet, which he shows off on "thrasher" and "hey hey my my". "ride my llama" displays some quirky humor from neil. My biggest criticism is that the album'..." [+] Reply
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paladisiac | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1979
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"My personal favorite Police album, mainly because of side 2, which kicks off with the stellar 'Walking on the Moon' and continues right on with it's signature new wave/reggae rock (the album roughly translates to 'white reggae') up to the frenetic closer 'No Time This Time'. Each musician has sig..." [+] Reply
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1979
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Best Albums of 1979 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Various Artists | 17 | 2% | |
| Frank Zappa | 5 | 1% | |
| Steve Hillage | 4 | 0% | |
| Vangelis | 3 | 0% | |
| Sun Ra | 3 | 0% | |
| Herbie Hancock | 3 | 0% | |
| The Residents | 3 | 0% | |
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364 | 36% | |
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246 | 25% | |
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41 | 4% | |
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41 | 4% | |
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36 | 4% | |
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32 | 3% | |
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29 | 3% | |
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