Best Albums of 1979

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Listed below are the best albums of 1979 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 46,000 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, Gang Of Four, Michael Jackson, Supertramp and AC/DC.

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London Calling

The Clash

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,643 charts

Rank Score:

43,986

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Average Rating:

87 (2,967 votes)

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247

The Wall

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,124 charts

Rank Score:

35,042

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

1,849 charts

Rank Score:

29,599

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1979

Appears in:

780 charts

Rank Score:

7,566

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

618 charts

Rank Score:

5,784

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

640 charts

Rank Score:

5,393

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

567 charts

Rank Score:

5,159

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Overall Rank:

370

Average Rating:

82 (727 votes)

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Highway To Hell

AC/DC

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

578 charts

Rank Score:

4,975

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Overall Rank:

385

Average Rating:

79 (943 votes)

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Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

595 charts

Rank Score:

4,728

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102

Overall Rank:

404

Average Rating:

84 (802 votes)

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10.

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

384 charts

Rank Score:

2,969

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151

Overall Rank:

631

Average Rating:

77 (534 votes)

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Best Albums of 1979 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	19	2%
Frank Zappa	5	1%
Steve Hillage	4	0%
Sun Ra	4	0%
Herbie Hancock	3	0%
Motörhead	3	0%
Arthur Blythe	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	349	35%
	259	26%
	40	4%
	39	4%
	38	4%
	33	3%
	30	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	956	96%
Yes	44	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	981	98%
Yes	19	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	12	1%

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