Top 37 Music Albums of 1979 by Romanelli

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• Chart size: 37 albums.

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The Wall 

 Pink Floyd

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Produced by Bob Ezrin, David Gilmour, James Guthrie and Roger Waters. I went through a long period where I couldn't stand this album...probably because of the sound of Waters' ego growing with each song. But I can't deny that this is a great sounding and amazing piece of work. A real concept album, a trip down the road of madness and loaded with incredible moments. It isn't sprawling like Dark Side or Wish You Were Here, but that's part of it...they show that they could do it even in quick, short bursts as well. Well played! [First added to this chart: 04/12/2012]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,235 charts

Rank Score:

27,521

Rank in 1979:

2

Rank in 1970s:

7

Overall Rank:

30

Average Rating:

 87 (3,475 votes)

Comments:

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Get The Knack 

 The Knack

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[First added to this chart: 04/13/2012]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

99 charts

Rank Score:

259

Rank in 1979:

84

Rank in 1970s:

874

Overall Rank:

5,271

Average Rating:

 69 (117 votes)

Comments:

11

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Damn The Torpedoes 

 Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

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Produced by Jimmy Iovine and Tom Petty. Tom Petty has made a career out of albums with a great track or two and a bunch of filler. The closest he ever got to making a truly great album from start to finish was Damn The Torpedoes. In fact, this album IS great. Petty and the band have the requisite hits in "Refugee", "Here Comes My Girl", "Even The Losers" and "Don't Do Me Like That"...but there's also great lesser known songs like "Louisiana Rain" and "Century City". TP&THB at their very best. [First added to this chart: 04/11/2012]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

407 charts

Rank Score:

2,400

Rank in 1979:

12

Rank in 1970s:

170

Overall Rank:

745

Average Rating:

 80 (511 votes)

Comments:

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London Calling 

 The Clash

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1979-EPIC
Produced By GUY STEVENS

1. London Calling
2. Brand New Cadillac
3. Jimmy Jazz
4. Hateful
5. Rudie Can't Fail
6. Spanish Bombs
7. The Right Profile
8. Lost In The Supermarket
9. Clampdown
10. The Guns Of Brixton
11. Wrong 'Em Boyo
12. Death Or Glory
13. Koka Kola
14. The Card Cheat
15. Lover's Rock
16. Four Horsemen
17. I'm Not Down
18. Revolution Rock
19. Train In Vain

The Clash were one of the leading lights of punk, thanks to their self titled debut album. What they had on the others (The Sex Pistols, The Ramones) was a keen political sense. And, it turned out, much more talent than their contemporaries. London Calling is a masterpiece. Diving head first into not only punk, but reggae, rock, and blues, The Clash makes this set of exceptional songs an album that still sounds great today, and that earned them (for a short time) the label of the Best Rock Band In The World. Punk would never be the same, as The Clash expanded the sound and made smart music. The title track remains a hit today, as does "Train In Vain"...a song the band disliked enough to not list on the album credits.

After this, the decline was slow, but they never reached this height again. But London Calling is their masterwork, a true classic album, and maybe the best punk album of all time. [First added to this chart: 07/22/2012]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,806 charts

Rank Score:

33,222

Rank in 1979:

1

Rank in 1970s:

5

Overall Rank:

20

Average Rating:

 87 (3,138 votes)

Comments:

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Rust Never Sleeps 
Live

 Neil Young & Crazy Horse

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Produced by Neil Young, David Briggs and Tim Mulligan. A strange sort of a live album. Most of the tracks were recorded live, with the audience noise mostly removed, and studio overdubs added. Two of the songs are new studio tracks ("Pocohantas" and "Sail Away") But the album works on the strength of the performances, and on the strength of the material. And because the concept of a working band on the road somehow overshadows the trickery. Somehow, a great album. But that's just what Neil has always been good at. [First added to this chart: 04/11/2012]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

664 charts

Rank Score:

4,439

Rank in 1979:

8

Rank in 1970s:

96

Overall Rank:

391

Average Rating:

 84 (874 votes)

Comments:

44

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Machine Gun Etiquette 

 The Damned

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Produced by The Damned and Roger Armstrong. How can a band have a major comeback and a second coming only three years after forming? That's what The Damned did. After two straight up hardcore punk albums, they broke up and regrouped for Machine Gun Etiquette, a really tasty and sometimes strange ("White Rabbit", "Ballroom Blitz") album of very tasty stuff. How can you go wrong with a bassist named Rat Scabies and a singer who thinks he's a vampire? The answer is, you simply cannot. [First added to this chart: 04/11/2012]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

154 charts

Rank Score:

799

Rank in 1979:

40

Rank in 1970s:

386

Overall Rank:

2,069

Average Rating:

 76 (160 votes)

Comments:

16

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The Undertones 

 The Undertones

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[First added to this chart: 08/12/2012]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

194 charts

Rank Score:

866

Rank in 1979:

37

Rank in 1970s:

366

Overall Rank:

1,921

Average Rating:

 78 (177 votes)

Comments:

10

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Off The Wall 

 Michael Jackson

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[First added to this chart: 09/08/2012]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

724 charts

Rank Score:

5,164

Rank in 1979:

5

Rank in 1970s:

86

Overall Rank:

346

Average Rating:

 79 (1,037 votes)

Comments:

55

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In Through The Out Door 

 Led Zeppelin

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Produced by Jimmy Page. The last Zeppelin album gets a lot of hate, but there are some really great moments on it, and it's worthy of being alongside the rest of their discography. "In The Evening", "Fool In The Rain", and "Carouselambra" are top notch songs, but it's the Robert Plant vocal on "I'm Gonna Crawl" that's the real shining moment here. It may be his best vocal. Led Zeppelin was moving into a new direct here, and that's something that I think should be embraced, not criticized. [First added to this chart: 04/11/2012]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

294 charts

Rank Score:

991

Rank in 1979:

31

Rank in 1970s:

334

Overall Rank:

1,717

Average Rating:

 73 (730 votes)

Comments:

46

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Live Rust 
Live

 Neil Young & Crazy Horse

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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2012]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

225 charts

Rank Score:

1,252

Rank in 1979:

23

Rank in 1970s:

277

Overall Rank:

1,383

Average Rating:

 81 (347 votes)

Comments:

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Top 37 Music Albums of 1979 composition

Artist	Albums	%
Neil Young & Crazy Horse	2	5%
Eagles	1	3%
The B-52's	1	3%
Jefferson Starship	1	3%
George Harrison	1	3%
Joe Jackson	1	3%
Pink Floyd	1	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	22	59%
	11	30%
	3	8%
	1	3%

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From thedistantship 08/22/2014 14:42

Another good chart, browsing your 70's charts, you really seem to embrace live albums more than most, which is a great thing

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From ecwashere 11/02/2012 12:18

Very good

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