Best Albums of 1979

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Listed below are the best albums of 1979 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 51,000 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:

2,735 charts

Rank Score:

37,996

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Average Rating:

87 (3,061 votes)

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255

The Wall

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,186 charts

Rank Score:

30,904

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1979

Appears in:

1,908 charts

Rank Score:

25,901

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1979

Appears in:

839 charts

Rank Score:

7,518

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1979

Appears in:

650 charts

Rank Score:

5,312

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1979

Appears in:

677 charts

Rank Score:

5,170

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

593 charts

Rank Score:

4,961

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371

Average Rating:

82 (767 votes)

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Highway To Hell

AC/DC

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

610 charts

Rank Score:

4,707

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388

Average Rating:

78 (976 votes)

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Rust Never Sleeps
Live

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

629 charts

Rank Score:

4,577

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Overall Rank:

398

Average Rating:

84 (837 votes)

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10.

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

401 charts

Rank Score:

2,767

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152

Overall Rank:

653

Average Rating:

77 (558 votes)

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Best Albums of 1979 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	18	2%
Frank Zappa	5	1%
Sun Ra	4	0%
Steve Hillage	4	0%
Fela Kuti & Africa 70	3	0%
Motörhead	3	0%
Sugar Minott	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	350	35%
	262	26%
	38	4%
	36	4%
	35	4%
	34	3%
	29	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	954	95%
Yes	46	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	976	98%
Yes	24	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	13	1%

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