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:

2,756 charts

Rank Score:

36,155

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Average Rating:

87 (3,085 votes)

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256

The Wall

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,206 charts

Rank Score:

30,125

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1979

Appears in:

1,920 charts

Rank Score:

25,050

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1979

Appears in:

842 charts

Rank Score:

7,296

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1979

Appears in:

658 charts

Rank Score:

5,073

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

609 charts

Rank Score:

5,067

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

687 charts

Rank Score:

4,939

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367

Average Rating:

79 (1,012 votes)

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Rust Never Sleeps
Live

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

643 charts

Rank Score:

4,558

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392

Average Rating:

84 (857 votes)

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Highway To Hell

AC/DC

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

622 charts

Rank Score:

4,500

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397

Average Rating:

78 (995 votes)

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10.

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

406 charts

Rank Score:

2,729

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151

Overall Rank:

658

Average Rating:

77 (568 votes)

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Best Albums of 1979 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	19	2%
Frank Zappa	5	1%
Steve Hillage	4	0%
Vangelis	3	0%
Sun Ra	3	0%
Arthur Blythe	3	0%
Herbie Hancock	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	350	35%
	258	26%
	39	4%
	37	4%
	37	4%
	36	4%
	27	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	953	95%
Yes	47	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	975	98%
Yes	25	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	14	1%

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