Best Albums of 1979
Explore the best albums of 1979, based on over 2 million album rankings across 60,000 charts.
Click to see how the rankings are calculated
Last updated: 4 hours ago
Last updated: 4 hours ago
"It's quite unfortunate that this work is pigeonholed into the punk category. Even labeling this Rock 'n' Roll doesn't do it justice. What sets this album apart from the pack is it's sheer diversity and seamless blend of many influences. You can everything from Woody Guthrie, The Kinks, The Who, B..." [+] Reply
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
29,087
Rank in 1979:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
"The Wall always reminds me of "The White Album" by the Beatles because, aside from the obvious things like the white cover and the double disc, they're both huge collections of very diverse songs, with some of the band's lowest points and also some of their most brilliant." Reply
- 
swhaze | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +8 votes (9 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
23,623
Rank in 1979:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
"Wow... These guys sure rip-off Interpol." Reply
- 
junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +16 votes (19 helpful | 3 unhelpful)
A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
20,661
Rank in 1979:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
"'bout time "Air" was dealt with. Eno's art is all over the place. Love the bass lines." Reply
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
6,594
Rank in 1979:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
"Great pop/disco/soul records, from a young man at his prime, the experience and skills of the J5 and before all started to just too weird. Don't stop has to be one of the greatest dance records ever. There are are few weaker tracks but overall, it's a great album." Reply
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,857
Rank in 1979:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
"Wonderful album. It is fun, humorous, and is progressive rock, which is good." Reply
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,659
Rank in 1979:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
"Very underrated. One of the best punk albums ever made! Favorite tracks: Damaged Goods, Natural’s Not in It, I Found that Essence Rare, Glass, Contract, 5.45" Reply
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,598
Rank in 1979:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
"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)
A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,011
Rank in 1979:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
"If we were allowed to do a best songs of all time chart, "Powderfinger" would be in my Top 10." Reply
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,977
Rank in 1979:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
"Tusk the follow up to Rumours was a double album a 20 track bonanza - 9 tracks by Lindsey Buckingham, 6 by Christine McVie and 5 by Stevie Nicks. It was an expensive album to make and for the fan an expensive purchase. It was ahead of it's time musically and this was due to the time and effort pu..." [+] Reply
- 
Tamthebam | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,582
Rank in 1979:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Total albums: 1,000. Page 1 of 100
Best Albums of 1979 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|||
| Various Artists | 17 | 2% | |
| Frank Zappa | 5 | 1% | |
| Steve Hillage | 4 | 0% | |
| Herbie Hancock | 3 | 0% | |
| The Residents | 3 | 0% | |
| Billy Harper | 3 | 0% | |
| Electric Light Orchestra | 3 | 0% | |
| Show all | |||
| Country | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|||
 |
366 | 37% | |
 |
246 | 25% | |
 |
41 | 4% | |
 |
41 | 4% | |
 |
36 | 4% | |
 |
31 | 3% | |
 |
29 | 3% | |
| Show all | |||
Best Albums of 1979 chart changes
| Biggest climbers Biggest climbers in top 100 since last month |
|---|
Up 4 from 31st to 27th |
Up 3 from 77th to 74th |
Up 2 from 16th to 14th |
| Biggest fallers Biggest fallers in top 100 since last month |
|---|
Down 3 from 25th to 28th |
Down 2 from 29th to 31st |
Down 1 from 10th to 11th |
