Best Albums of 1979

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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Year of Release:
1979
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17
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Year of Release:
1979
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1979
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1979
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17
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1979
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17
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
17
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
16
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Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
16
Rank in 1979:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • iTunes
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
16
Rank in 1979:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • iTunes
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
16
Rank in 1979:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 42 of 100

Best Albums of 1979 composition

Country Albums %


United States 351 35%
United Kingdom 259 26%
Germany 39 4%
Mixed Nationality 37 4%
Jamaica 36 4%
France 36 4%
Brazil 28 3%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 954 95%
Yes 47 5%
Live? Albums %
No 972 97%
Yes 29 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 987 99%
Yes 14 1%
Best Albums of 1955
1. In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra
2. Sarah Vaughan by Sarah Vaughan
3. Rock Around The Clock by Bill Haley And His Comets
4. Julie Is Her Name by Julie London
5. Ramblin' Man by Hank Williams
6. Study In Brown by Clifford Brown & Max Roach
7. Shake, Rattle And Roll by Bill Haley And His Comets
8. Concert By The Sea by Erroll Garner
9. Dinah Jams by Dinah Washington
10. Lullabies Of Birdland by Ella Fitzgerald
11. Satch Plays Fats by Louis Armstrong
12. Blue Moods by Miles Davis
13. Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 by Wilhelm Furtwängler / Bayreuth Festpiele Orchester Und Chor
14. Diz And Getz by Stan Getz & Dizzy Gillespie
15. Les And Mary by Les Paul & Mary Ford
16. Helen Merrill by Helen Merrill
17. Lennie Tristano by Lennie Tristano
18. Sarah Vaughan In Hi-Fi by Sarah Vaughan
19. Lotte Lenya Singt Kurt Weill by Lotte Lenya
20. Hamp & Getz by Stan Getz / Lionel Hampton
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