Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 by Moondance 
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- Chart updated: 10/16/2023 03:15
- (Created: 10/18/2020 03:46).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1979
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Rank Score:
454
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
922
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Year of Release:
1979
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35,881
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
29,773
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
5,049
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[First added to this chart: 10/18/2020]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
2,721
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[First added to this chart: 10/18/2020]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
7,229
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[First added to this chart: 10/18/2020]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
2,593
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[First added to this chart: 10/18/2020]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
4,643
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Split Enz | 2 | 2% | |
| Joe Jackson | 2 | 2% | |
| Electric Light Orchestra | 1 | 1% | |
| The Boomtown Rats | 1 | 1% | |
| Jimmy LaFave | 1 | 1% | |
| Daryl Hall & John Oates | 1 | 1% | |
| J.J. Cale | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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42 | 42% | |
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22 | 22% | |
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17 | 17% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
 Up 20 from 74th to 54thGet The Knack by The Knack |
| Up 9 from 57th to 48th Drums And Wires by XTC |
| Up 2 from 98th to 96th Get Wet by Mental As Anything |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 13 from 63rd to 76th The Candidate by Steve Harley |
| Down 11 from 53rd to 64th Slug Line by John Hiatt |
| Down 6 from 28th to 34th Stormwatch by Jethro Tull |
| New entries |
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 Down Underby Jimmy LaFave |
| Leavers |
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 Warmerby Randy VanWarmer |
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