Best Albums of 1979

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Listed below are the best albums of 1979 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1979 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.

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London Calling

The Clash

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,768 charts

Rank Score:

35,561

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Average Rating:

87 (3,099 votes)

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256

The Wall

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,209 charts

Rank Score:

29,608

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1979

Appears in:

1,927 charts

Rank Score:

24,535

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1979

Appears in:

843 charts

Rank Score:

7,205

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1979

Appears in:

692 charts

Rank Score:

5,121

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1979

Appears in:

615 charts

Rank Score:

5,030

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1979

Appears in:

663 charts

Rank Score:

4,996

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359

Average Rating:

81 (739 votes)

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Rust Never Sleeps
Live

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

650 charts

Rank Score:

4,614

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387

Average Rating:

84 (861 votes)

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Highway To Hell

AC/DC

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

625 charts

Rank Score:

4,420

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402

Average Rating:

78 (995 votes)

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10.

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

409 charts

Rank Score:

2,694

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154

Overall Rank:

663

Average Rating:

77 (571 votes)

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Best Albums of 1979 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	16	2%
Frank Zappa	5	0%
Steve Hillage	4	0%
Vangelis	3	0%
Motörhead	3	0%
Sun Ra	3	0%
The Residents	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	363	36%
	260	26%
	38	4%
	37	4%
	34	3%
	34	3%
	26	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	952	95%
Yes	49	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	970	97%
Yes	31	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	12	1%

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