Best Albums of 1979

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Listed below are the best albums of 1979 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 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, Michael Jackson, Gang Of Four, Supertramp and AC/DC.

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Bee Gees Greatest
Compilation

Bee Gees

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

105

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Original Rockers

Augustus Pablo

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

101

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Monolith

Kansas

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

101

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Stations Of The Crass

Crass

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

36 charts

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100

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165.

Remote Control

The Tubes

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

20 charts

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Join Hands

Siouxsie And The Banshees

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1979

Appears in:

42 charts

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Teenage Head

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1979

Appears in:

27 charts

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Top Priority

Rory Gallagher

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1979

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39 charts

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Uncle Jam Wants You

Funkadelic

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1979

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34 charts

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The Blues Giant

Buddy Guy

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1979

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21 charts

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Best Albums of 1979 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	16	2%
Frank Zappa	5	1%
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	%

	361	36%
	258	26%
	39	4%
	36	4%
	35	4%
	33	3%
	25	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	951	95%
Yes	49	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	968	97%
Yes	32	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	11	1%

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