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Albums in the Year 1979

This page lists the top albums of 1979 in the source charts. The way that the various charts are combined to reach this final list is described in the home page. A list of biggest hit songs of 1979 can be found here.

#	Artist	Album Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	Pink Floyd	The Wall	1979	US CashBox 1 of 1980, US 1 of 1980, Austria 1 - Jan 1980, Norway 1 - Dec 1979, Sweden 1 - Dec 1979, Italy 2 of 1980, UK 3 - Dec 1979, RIAA 3 - 23 M claimed, Fox101 6, RYM 9 of 1979, Internet 11 - 20 M claimed 1979, NARM 25, Defin200 25, Global 28 - 21 M claimed, WXPN 29, Virgin 30, Rolling Stone 87, Acclaimed 154
2	Supertramp	Breakfast In America	1979	US CashBox 1 of 1979, Norway 1 - Mar 1979, Austria 2 - Apr 1979, Sweden 2 - Mar 1979, UK 3 - Mar 1979, US 5 of 1979, Italy 6 of 1979, Fox101 29, RYM 47 of 1979, Internet 55 - 18 M claimed 1979, WXPN 360, Acclaimed 1417
3	Michael Jackson	Off The Wall	1979	US CashBox 2 of 1980, US 3 of 1980, Norway 4 - Dec 1979, UK 5 - Sep 1979, Melody Maker 7 of 1979, Sweden 26 - Sep 1979, Channel4 29, RYM 29 of 1979, Rolling Stone 68, Internet 73 - 16 M claimed 1979, NARM 80, Defin200 80, Guiness 92, Acclaimed 114, RIAA 153 - 7 M claimed, WXPN 612
4	The Clash	London Calling	1979	RYM 1 of 1979, Sweden 2 - Dec 1979, Norway 4 - Jan 1980, Rolling Stone 8, WXPN 8, UK 9 - Dec 1979, Melody Maker 10 of 1979, Acclaimed 10, Virgin 37, Channel4 44, Guiness 54, NARM 96, Defin200 96
5	Billy Joel	52nd Street	1979	US 1 of 1979, Grammy in 1979, US CashBox 4 of 1979, Austria 4 - Mar 1979, Norway 5 - Jan 1979, UK 10 - Nov 1978, Sweden 18 - Jan 1979, Italy 54 of 1979, RYM 96 of 1978, RIAA 153 - 7 M claimed, Rolling Stone 352
6	Bee Gees	Spirits Having Flown	1979	UK 1 - Feb 1979, Norway 1 - Feb 1979, Sweden 1 - Feb 1979, US 2 of 1979, Austria 2 - Mar 1979, Italy 5 of 1979, US CashBox 6 of 1979, Internet 46 - 20 M claimed 1979
7	Abba	Voulez-Vous	1979	UK 1 - May 1979, Norway 1 - Apr 1979, Sweden 1 - May 1979, Austria 2 - Jun 1979, UK Radio2 93, RYM 134 of 1979
8	Electric Light Orchestra	Discovery	1979	UK 1 - Jun 1979, Norway 1 - Jun 1979, Sweden 2 - Jun 1979, Austria 3 - Jul 1979, Italy 15 of 1979, US CashBox 19 of 1979, RYM 153 of 1979
9	The Eagles	The Long Run	1979	Sweden 1 - Oct 1979, US 2 of 1980, UK 4 - Oct 1979, Norway 5 - Oct 1979, US CashBox 6 of 1980, Italy 39 of 1979, Fox101 89, RIAA 153 - 7 M claimed
10	Donna Summer	Bad Girls	1979	US CashBox 2 of 1979, Norway 3 - Jul 1979, Sweden 3 - May 1979, Austria 8 - Jul 1979, Melody Maker 20 of 1979, Italy 21 of 1979, UK 23 - Jun 1979, RYM 45 of 1979, Acclaimed 1066
11	AC/DC	Highway To Hell	1979	UK 8 - Aug 1979, RYM 13 of 1979, Sweden 24 - Aug 1979, Norway 38 - Feb 1980, Fox101 44, NARM 58, Defin200 58, Global 103 - 10 M claimed, Rolling Stone 199, RIAA 201 - 6 M claimed, Acclaimed 337
12	Bob Dylan	Slow Train Coming	1979	Norway 1 - Sep 1979, UK 2 - Sep 1979, Sweden 2 - Sep 1979, Austria 11 - Oct 1979, US CashBox 42 of 1979, Italy 52 of 1979, RYM 145 of 1979
13	Fleetwood Mac	Tusk	1979	UK 1 - Oct 1979, Austria 4 - Jan 1980, Norway 6 - Oct 1979, Sweden 8 - Nov 1979, US CashBox 33 of 1979, RYM 34 of 1979, WXPN 784, Acclaimed 1658
14	Dire Straits	Communique	1979	Sweden 1 - Jun 1979, Norway 2 - Jun 1979, UK 5 - Jun 1979, Austria 7 - Jul 1979, Italy 51 of 1979, US CashBox 72 of 1979, RYM 158 of 1979
15	Led Zeppelin	In Through The Out Door	1979	UK 1 - Sep 1979, US CashBox 10 of 1979, Norway 14 - Sep 1979, Sweden 17 - Sep 1979, Austria 20 - Oct 1979, Italy 46 of 1979, RYM 172 of 1979, RIAA 201 - 6 M claimed
16	Neil Young	Rust Never Sleeps	1979	RYM 3 of 1979, Melody Maker 5 of 1979, Sweden 9 - Jul 1979, UK 13 - Jul 1979, Italy 35 of 1979, US CashBox 43 of 1979, Acclaimed 125, WXPN 141, Rolling Stone 350
17	Earth, Wind & Fire	I Am	1979	Norway 2 - Jun 1979, Sweden 3 - Jun 1979, UK 5 - Jun 1979, Melody Maker 8 of 1979, US CashBox 13 of 1979, Italy 34 of 1979, RYM 192 of 1979, Acclaimed 2094
18	Blondie	Eat To The Beat	1979	UK 1 - Oct 1979, Sweden 2 - Oct 1979, Norway 6 - Oct 1979, Austria 19 - Nov 1979, US CashBox 82 of 1979, RYM 87 of 1979, Acclaimed 1845
19	Boney M	Oceans Of Fantasy	1979	UK 1 - Sep 1979, Austria 1 - Oct 1979, Norway 1 - Sep 1979, Sweden 5 - Oct 1979
20	Chic	C'est Chic	1979	UK 2 - Feb 1979, Sweden 16 - Jan 1979, US CashBox 20 of 1979, Norway 20 - Jun 1979, Austria 21 - Mar 1979, Italy 31 of 1979, RYM 89 of 1978, Acclaimed 1132
21	The Police	Reggatta De Blanc	1979	UK 1 - Oct 1979, Sweden 21 - Nov 1979, Norway 32 - Nov 1979, RYM 72 of 1979, Rolling Stone 369, Acclaimed 435, WXPN 453
22	Queen	Live Killers	1979	UK 3 - Jul 1979, Austria 3 - Aug 1979, Norway 10 - Jul 1979, Sweden 15 - Jul 1979, Switzerland 34 - Jan 1992, RYM 57 of 1979, US CashBox 89 of 1979
23	Wings	Back To The Egg	1979	Norway 5 - Jun 1979, Sweden 5 - Jun 1979, UK 6 - Jun 1979, Austria 12 - Jul 1979, Italy 37 of 1979, US CashBox 47 of 1979, RYM 122 of 1979
24	Talking Heads	Fear Of Music	1979	Melody Maker 1 of 1979, RYM 11 of 1979, UK 33 - Sep 1979, Channel4 76, Acclaimed 240, WXPN 316
25	The Village People	Cruisin'	1979	Austria 1 - Feb 1979, Sweden 3 - Dec 1978, Norway 5 - Dec 1978, UK 24 - Jan 1979, US CashBox 24 of 1979
26	Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	Damn the Torpedoes	1979	US 5 of 1980, US CashBox 10 of 1980, Fox101 41, RYM 46 of 1979, WXPN 291, Rolling Stone 313, Acclaimed 457
27	Bob Marley	Survival	1979	Norway 10 - Oct 1979, Sweden 17 - Oct 1979, UK 20 - Oct 1979, Italy 30 of 1979, RYM 48 of 1979, WXPN 540, Acclaimed 2676
28	Graham Parker	Squeezing Out Sparks	1979	Melody Maker 12 of 1979, Sweden 14 - Apr 1979, UK 18 - Apr 1979, RYM 33 of 1979, Rolling Stone 335, WXPN 418, Acclaimed 654
29	Frank Zappa	Joe's Garage Act I.	1979	Norway 1 - Sep 1979, Sweden 2 - Sep 1979, Austria 8 - Nov 1979, RYM 18 of 1979
30	Ry Cooder	Bop Till You Drop	1979	Melody Maker 2 of 1979, Norway 10 - Aug 1979, Sweden 25 - Aug 1979, UK 36 - Aug 1979, RYM 183 of 1979, Acclaimed 1938
31	Bob Dylan	Bob Dylan At Budokan	1979	Norway 2 - May 1979, UK 4 - May 1979, Sweden 4 - May 1979, Austria 7 - Jun 1979, US CashBox 93 of 1979
32	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Armed Forces	1979	UK 2 - Jan 1979, Melody Maker 14 of 1979, US CashBox 66 of 1979, WXPN 177, Acclaimed 307, Rolling Stone 482
33	Abba	Greatest Hits II	1979	UK 1 - Nov 1979, Austria 2 - Jan 1980, Sweden 20 - Nov 1979, Norway 25 - Nov 1979
34	The Village People	Go West	1979	Norway 4 - Apr 1979, Sweden 7 - Apr 1979, UK 14 - May 1979, Austria 22 - May 1979, US CashBox 46 of 1979, Italy 49 of 1979
35	David Bowie	Lodger	1979	UK 4 - Jun 1979, Sweden 9 - Jun 1979, Norway 11 - Jun 1979, Austria 13 - Jul 1979, RYM 91 of 1979, Acclaimed 1707
36	Richard Clayderman	Reveries / Traumereien	1979	Austria 1 - Mar 1979, Norway 1 - Mar 1980, Sweden 29 - Dec 1979
37	The Specials	Specials	1979	UK 4 - Nov 1979, RYM 15 of 1979, Sweden 34 - Nov 1979, Channel4 41, Acclaimed 184, WXPN 775
38	Cheap Trick	Cheap Trick At Budokan	1979	US CashBox 5 of 1979, Sweden 26 - Mar 1979, UK 29 - Feb 1979, RYM 35 of 1979, Rolling Stone 430, Acclaimed 655
39	Sister Sledge	We Are Family	1979	UK 7 - Sep 1984, Melody Maker 13 of 1979, US CashBox 23 of 1979, Italy 66 of 1979, RYM 179 of 1979, Acclaimed 1696
40	Neil Young	Live Rust	1979	RYM 5 of 1979, Norway 27 - Jan 1980, US CashBox 72 of 1980, Italy 76 of 1979, WXPN 301, Acclaimed 1248
41	Manfred Mann	Angel Station	1979	Norway 3 - Mar 1979, Austria 6 - Apr 1979, Sweden 6 - Mar 1979, UK 30 - Mar 1979, RYM 150 of 1979
42	Frank Zappa	Sheik Yerbouti	1979	Sweden 4 - Mar 1979, Norway 5 - Mar 1979, Austria 6 - Apr 1979, UK 32 - Mar 1979, RYM 69 of 1979
43	Van Halen	Van Halen II	1979	Sweden 22 - Apr 1979, UK 23 - Apr 1979, US CashBox 28 of 1979, RYM 130 of 1979, RIAA 277 - 5 M claimed, Acclaimed 2757
44	Richard Clayderman	Ballade pour Adeline	1979	Austria 1 - Oct 1978, Norway 2 - Nov 1979, Sweden 10 - Jul 1979
45	Gang of Four	Entertainment!	1979	Melody Maker 3 of 1979, RYM 4 of 1979, Acclaimed 161, WXPN 402, Rolling Stone 490
46	Barbra Streisand	Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits, Volume II	1979	UK 1 - Mar 1979, US CashBox 21 of 1979, Global 153 - 7 M claimed, RIAA 277 - 5 M claimed
47	Stevie Wonder	The Secret Life Of Plants	1979	UK 8 - Nov 1979, Norway 8 - Nov 1979, Sweden 13 - Nov 1979, Italy 35 of 1980, US CashBox 60 of 1979
48	Toto	Toto	1979	Sweden 5 - Jan 1979, Norway 12 - Feb 1979, US CashBox 32 of 1979, UK 37 - Mar 1979, RYM 131 of 1978
49	Public Image Ltd	Metal Box	1979	RYM 7 of 1979, Melody Maker 9 of 1979, UK 18 - Dec 1979, Acclaimed 187, Rolling Stone 469
50	Art Garfunkel	Fate For Breakfast	1979	UK 2 - Apr 1979, Sweden 7 - Jul 1979, Norway 9 - Oct 1979, Austria 24 - Oct 1979
51	Patti Smith Group	Wave	1979	Norway 7 - May 1979, Sweden 17 - May 1979, Austria 19 - Jun 1979, Italy 42 of 1979, RYM 144 of 1979
52	Leo Sayer	The Very Best Of Leo Sayer	1979	UK 1 - Mar 1979, Sweden 5 - Apr 1980, Norway 14 - Apr 1979
53	J J Cale	5	1979	Norway 8 - Aug 1979, Austria 22 - Oct 1979, Sweden 24 - Aug 1979, UK 40 - Aug 1979, RYM 136 of 1979
54	Peter Green	In The Skies	1979	Sweden 11 - Jul 1979, Norway 14 - Jul 1979, Austria 24 - Aug 1979, UK 32 - Jun 1979, RYM 133 of 1979
55	Gloria Gaynor	Love Tracks	1979	Sweden 10 - Apr 1979, Norway 14 - May 1979, UK 31 - Mar 1979, US CashBox 52 of 1979, Italy 69 of 1979
56	Frank Zappa	Joe's Garage Acts II & III	1979	Norway 3 - Dec 1979, Sweden 4 - Dec 1979, Austria 9 - Jan 1980, RYM 94 of 1979
57	Kiss	Dynasty	1979	Austria 13 - Aug 1979, Sweden 17 - Jul 1979, Norway 34 - Apr 1980, Italy 53 of 1979, US CashBox 55 of 1979
58	Rickie Lee Jones	Rickie Lee Jones	1979	US CashBox 17 of 1979, UK 18 - Jun 1979, RYM 52 of 1979, WXPN 531, Acclaimed 974
59	Van Morrison	Into The Music	1979	Norway 16 - Sep 1979, UK 21 - Sep 1979, RYM 61 of 1979, WXPN 830, Acclaimed 1348
60	Marianne Faithfull	Broken English	1979	Austria 3 - Mar 1980, Sweden 4 - Dec 1979, RYM 70 of 1979, Acclaimed 692
61	The B52s	The B-52's	1979	UK 22 - Aug 1979, RYM 24 of 1979, Rolling Stone 152, Acclaimed 470, WXPN 547
62	Chic	Risque	1979	UK 29 - Aug 1979, Sweden 37 - Aug 1979, US CashBox 50 of 1979, RYM 86 of 1979, Acclaimed 430
63	Rod Stewart	Rod Stewart's Greatest Hits	1979	UK 1 - Nov 1979, Sweden 27 - Nov 1979, Norway 29 - Dec 1979
64	Tubeway Army	Replicas	1979	UK 1 - Jun 1979, RYM 36 of 1979, Sweden 37 - Sep 1979
65	Status Quo	Whatever You Want	1979	UK 3 - Oct 1979, Austria 18 - Nov 1979, Sweden 18 - Oct 1979, Norway 21 - Nov 1979
66	The Alan Parsons Project	Eve	1979	Austria 5 - Oct 1979, Norway 6 - Sep 1979, Sweden 10 - Sep 1979, US CashBox 95 of 1979
67	The Boomtown Rats	The Fine Art Of Surfacing	1979	UK 7 - Nov 1979, Norway 7 - Jan 1980, Sweden 10 - Nov 1979, RYM 182 of 1979
68	The Undertones	The Undertones	1979	Melody Maker 6 of 1979, UK 13 - May 1979, RYM 28 of 1979, Acclaimed 420
69	The Ramones	It's Alive	1979	RYM 6 of 1979, UK 27 - Jun 1979, Sweden 38 - Jun 1979, Acclaimed 1053
70	Ian Dury & The Blockheads	Do It Yourself	1979	UK 2 - Jun 1979, Sweden 8 - Jun 1979, Norway 12 - Jun 1979
71	The Knack	Get The Knack	1979	US CashBox 8 of 1979, Sweden 39 - Aug 1979, Italy 52 of 1980, RYM 125 of 1979
72	Wire	154	1979	RYM 12 of 1979, Melody Maker 16 of 1979, UK 39 - Oct 1979, Acclaimed 720
73	Donna Summer	On The Radio, Greatest Hits, Volume I & II	1979	US CashBox 16 of 1980, UK 24 - Nov 1979, Sweden 29 - Nov 1979, Norway 39 - Nov 1979
74	Original Soundtrack	Hair	1979	Sweden 3 - Aug 1979, Norway 4 - Jun 1979, Austria 13 - Nov 1979
75	The Cars	Candy-O	1979	US CashBox 9 of 1979, UK 30 - Jul 1979, RYM 103 of 1979, Acclaimed 2655
76	Mike Oldfield	Platinum	1979	Austria 20 - Feb 1980, UK 24 - Dec 1979, Norway 24 - Jan 1980, RYM 196 of 1979
77	XTC	Drums & Wires	1979	Melody Maker 17 of 1979, RYM 23 of 1979, UK 34 - Sep 1979, Acclaimed 944
78	Barbra Streisand	Wet	1979	Sweden 22 - Nov 1979, UK 25 - Nov 1979, Norway 39 - Dec 1979, US CashBox 53 of 1979
79	Nazareth	No Mean City	1979	Norway 20 - Mar 1979, Sweden 33 - Jan 1979, UK 34 - Feb 1979, RYM 197 of 1978
80	Patrick Hernandez	Born To Be Alive	1979	Sweden 1 - Jul 1979, Norway 9 - Aug 1979
81	Dave Edmunds	Repeat When Necessary	1979	Sweden 17 - Jun 1979, UK 39 - Jun 1979, RYM 83 of 1979, Acclaimed 2401
82	George Harrison	George Harrison	1979	Norway 21 - Apr 1979, UK 39 - Mar 1979, US CashBox 74 of 1979, RYM 129 of 1979
83	Toto	Hydra	1979	Norway 1 - Nov 1979, Sweden 15 - Nov 1979
84	Joe Jackson	Look Sharp!	1979	RYM 39 of 1979, UK 40 - Mar 1979, WXPN 151, Acclaimed 1168
85	The Boppers	Keep On Boppin'	1979	Sweden 1 - Oct 1979, Norway 36 - Nov 1979
86	Gary Numan	The Pleasure Principle	1979	UK 1 - Sep 1979, RYM 44 of 1979
87	Joy Division	Unknown Pleasures	1979	RYM 2 of 1979, Acclaimed 71, WXPN 699
88	Dr Hook	Sometimes You Win	1979	Norway 3 - Nov 1979, Sweden 12 - Nov 1979, UK 14 - Nov 1979
89	Cliff Richard	Rock 'N' Roll Juvenile	1979	UK 3 - Sep 1979, Norway 10 - Oct 1979, Austria 23 - Nov 1979
90	Smokie	The Other Side Of The Road	1979	Austria 7 - Jan 1980, Norway 7 - Nov 1979, Sweden 26 - Nov 1979
91	The Jam	Setting Sons	1979	UK 4 - Nov 1979, RYM 22 of 1979, Acclaimed 798
92	Electric Light Orchestra	ELO's Greatest Hits	1979	UK 7 - Dec 1979, Norway 13 - Dec 1979, Austria 17 - Mar 1980
93	Roxy Music	Manifesto	1979	UK 7 - Mar 1979, Sweden 11 - Mar 1979, Austria 25 - Apr 1979
94	Linton Kwesi Johnson	Forces Of Victory	1979	Melody Maker 4 of 1979, RYM 89 of 1979, Acclaimed 1273
95	Elvis Costello	Armed Forces	1979	Sweden 11 - Jan 1979, Norway 12 - Feb 1979, RYM 14 of 1979
96	Rainbow	Down To Earth	1979	UK 6 - Aug 1979, Sweden 17 - Aug 1979, RYM 157 of 1979
97	Crusaders	Street Life	1979	UK 10 - Jul 1979, Norway 14 - Oct 1979, Sweden 26 - Oct 1979
98	Judas Priest	Unleashed in the East - Live in Japan	1979	UK 10 - Oct 1979, RYM 10 of 1979, Acclaimed 2434
99	Bad Company	Desolation Angels	1979	UK 10 - Mar 1979, US CashBox 12 of 1979, Fox101 96
100	The Commodores	Midnight Magic	1979	US CashBox 14 of 1979, UK 15 - Aug 1979, Norway 20 - Aug 1979