Best Albums of 1979

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Listed below are the best albums of 1979 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 50,000 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:

2,716 charts

Rank Score:

40,199

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Average Rating:

87 (3,035 votes)

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253

The Wall

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,169 charts

Rank Score:

32,693

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1979

Appears in:

1,886 charts

Rank Score:

27,101

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1979

Appears in:

814 charts

Rank Score:

7,546

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1979

Appears in:

637 charts

Rank Score:

5,611

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

661 charts

Rank Score:

5,288

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

585 charts

Rank Score:

5,122

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363

Average Rating:

82 (756 votes)

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Highway To Hell

AC/DC

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

599 charts

Rank Score:

4,922

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379

Average Rating:

78 (965 votes)

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Rust Never Sleeps
Live

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

620 charts

Rank Score:

4,811

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387

Average Rating:

84 (833 votes)

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10.

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

393 charts

Rank Score:

2,848

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154

Overall Rank:

645

Average Rating:

78 (552 votes)

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Best Albums of 1979 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	18	2%
Frank Zappa	5	1%
Steve Hillage	4	0%
Sun Ra	4	0%
Arthur Blythe	3	0%
The Residents	3	0%
Herbie Hancock	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	351	35%
	260	26%
	39	4%
	39	4%
	35	4%
	33	3%
	29	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	955	96%
Yes	45	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	978	98%
Yes	22	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	14	1%

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