Best Albums of 1979

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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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London Calling

The Clash

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,754 charts

Rank Score:

36,275

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Average Rating:

87 (3,083 votes)

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256

The Wall

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,204 charts

Rank Score:

30,132

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1979

Appears in:

1,917 charts

Rank Score:

24,942

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1979

Appears in:

840 charts

Rank Score:

7,312

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1979

Appears in:

657 charts

Rank Score:

5,096

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1979

Appears in:

607 charts

Rank Score:

5,046

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

685 charts

Rank Score:

4,894

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369

Average Rating:

79 (1,011 votes)

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Rust Never Sleeps
Live

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

642 charts

Rank Score:

4,574

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389

Average Rating:

84 (855 votes)

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Highway To Hell

AC/DC

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

620 charts

Rank Score:

4,507

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398

Average Rating:

78 (993 votes)

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10.

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

406 charts

Rank Score:

2,740

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151

Overall Rank:

654

Average Rating:

77 (568 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%
Vangelis	3	0%
Arthur Blythe	3	0%
Herbie Hancock	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	350	35%
	260	26%
	39	4%
	37	4%
	36	4%
	36	4%
	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%

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