Best Albums of 1979

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, Gang Of Four, Supertramp, Michael Jackson and AC/DC.
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Year of Release:
1979
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56
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Year of Release:
1979
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56
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1979
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55
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
55
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
54
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
54
Rank in 1979:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
54
Rank in 1979:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
53
Rank in 1979:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • iTunes
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
53
Rank in 1979:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • iTunes
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Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
52
Rank in 1979:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 24 of 100

Best Albums of 1979 composition

Artist Albums %


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


United States 350 35%
United Kingdom 260 26%
Germany 39 4%
Jamaica 37 4%
France 36 4%
Mixed Nationality 35 4%
Italy 27 3%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 954 95%
Yes 46 5%
Live? Albums %
No 975 98%
Yes 25 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 987 99%
Yes 13 1%
Best Albums of 1956
1. Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley
2. Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra
3. Pithecanthropus Erectus by Charles Mingus
4. Ella & Louis by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
5. Ellington At Newport by Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
6. Lady Sings The Blues by Billie Holiday
7. Elvis by Elvis Presley
8. Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Song Book by Ella Fitzgerald
9. J.S. Bach: The Goldberg Variations by Glenn Gould
10. The Wildest! by Louis Prima
11. This Is Fats Domino! by Fats Domino
12. Music Of India - Three Classical Ragas On Sitar by Ravi Shankar
13. Johnny Burnette And The Rock N' Roll Trio by Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n Roll Trio
14. Jazz At Massey Hall by The Quintet
15. Bluejean Bop by Gene Vincent
16. Calypso by Harry Belafonte
17. Rock And Rollin' With Fats Domino by Fats Domino
18. Moondog by Moondog
19. Tragic Songs Of Life by The Louvin Brothers
20. Tenor Madness by Sonny Rollins
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