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, Supertramp, Gang Of Four, Michael Jackson and AC/DC.

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London Calling

The Clash

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,758 charts

Rank Score:

35,964

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Average Rating:

87 (3,093 votes)

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256

The Wall

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,207 charts

Rank Score:

29,997

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1979

Appears in:

1,919 charts

Rank Score:

24,878

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1979

Appears in:

841 charts

Rank Score:

7,256

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1979

Appears in:

609 charts

Rank Score:

5,059

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1979

Appears in:

659 charts

Rank Score:

5,037

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1979

Appears in:

689 charts

Rank Score:

4,963

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363

Average Rating:

79 (1,013 votes)

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Rust Never Sleeps
Live

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

646 charts

Rank Score:

4,620

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385

Average Rating:

84 (859 votes)

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Highway To Hell

AC/DC

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

622 charts

Rank Score:

4,477

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398

Average Rating:

78 (996 votes)

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10.

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

406 charts

Rank Score:

2,730

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151

Overall Rank:

656

Average Rating:

77 (570 votes)

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Best Albums of 1979 composition

Artist	Albums	%

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

	352	35%
	259	26%
	39	4%
	36	4%
	36	4%
	36	4%
	28	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	955	95%
Yes	46	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	972	97%
Yes	29	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	14	1%

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