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:

2,756 charts

Rank Score:

35,858

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Average Rating:

87 (3,092 votes)

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256

The Wall

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,202 charts

Rank Score:

29,818

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

1,918 charts

Rank Score:

24,797

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1979

Appears in:

841 charts

Rank Score:

7,226

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1979

Appears in:

609 charts

Rank Score:

5,049

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

658 charts

Rank Score:

5,015

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

688 charts

Rank Score:

4,950

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363

Average Rating:

79 (1,012 votes)

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Rust Never Sleeps
Live

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

647 charts

Rank Score:

4,642

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385

Average Rating:

84 (860 votes)

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Highway To Hell

AC/DC

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

622 charts

Rank Score:

4,467

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Overall Rank:

397

Average Rating:

78 (995 votes)

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10.

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

405 charts

Rank Score:

2,722

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151

Overall Rank:

657

Average Rating:

77 (569 votes)

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Best Albums of 1979 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	17	2%
Frank Zappa	5	0%
Steve Hillage	4	0%
The Residents	3	0%
Electric Light Orchestra	3	0%
Herbie Hancock	3	0%
Sun Ra	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	355	35%
	260	26%
	39	4%
	37	4%
	36	4%
	34	3%
	27	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	954	95%
Yes	50	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	972	97%
Yes	32	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	14	1%

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