Albums and Songs of 1979 Poll

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1 | The Clash | London Calling
2 | Talking Heads | Fear of Music
3 | Joy Division | Unknown Pleasures
4 | The Specials | Specials
5 | Wire | 154
6 | Marianne Faithfull | Broken English
7 | The Reds | The Reds
8 | Neil Young & Crazy Horse | Rust Never Sleeps
9 | The Cure | Three Imaginary Boys
10 | Joe Jackson | Look Sharp!
11 | Elvis Costello & The Attractions | Armed Forces
12 | The Police | Reggatta de Blanc
13 | Madness | One Step Beyond…
14 | Gang of Four | Entertainment!
15 | XTC | Drums and Wires
16 | Fischer-Z | Word Salad
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With disco still around and punk/new wave plus some good classic rock and pop, I have a really long list of songs for the year. All BUBBLING UNDER songs are discoveries this year from sampling off other forumers' lists and my own independent listening.

SONGS
BU | The Kinks | (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman
BU | Triumph | American Girls
BU | Billy Ocean | Are You Ready?
BU | The Ruts | Babylon's Burning
BU | Robert Gordon | Black Slacks
BU | The Police | Bring on the Night
BU | The Cars | Candy-O
BU | Yellow Magic Orchestra | Castalia
BU | Andy Pratt | Christine
BU | Talking Heads | Cities
BU | The Police | Contact
BU | Dave Edmunds | Crawling from the Wreckage
BU | Patti Smith Group | Dancing Barefoot
BU | Carlene Carter | Do It in a Heartbeat
BU | Couchois | Do It in the Darkness
BU | Graham Parker | Don't Get Excited
BU | Ishmael United | Don't Rock de Boat
BU | The Babys | Everytime I Think of You
BU | Ashford and Simpson | Found a Cure
BU | Noel Paul Stookey | Garden Song
BU | Ronnie Milsap | Get it Up
BU | Dave Edmunds | Girls Talk
BU | Bert Keely | Give and Take
BU | Elvis Costello | Goon Squad
BU | The Cars | Got a Lot On My Head
BU | Willie Nelson and Leon Russell | Heartbreak Hotel
BU | XTC | Helicopter
BU | Blackfoot | Highway Song
BU | Tex Rubinowitz | Hot Rod Man
BU | Jackie Moore | How's Your Love Life Baby?
BU | Michael Jackson | I Can't Help It
BU | Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings | I Wish I Was Crazy Again
BU | Andraé Crouch | I'll Be Thinking of You
BU | Toto | I'll Supply the Love
BU | Turley Richards | I'm Comin' Back Home (With a Bit of Luck)
BU | The Nolans | I'm in the Mood for Dancing
BU | Arabesque | In the Heat of a Disco Night
BU | Rupert Holmes | In You I Trust
BU | The Cars | It's All I Can Do
BU | Turley Richards | It's All Up to You
BU | Squeeze | It's Not Cricket
BU | Triumph | Just a Game
BU | Charlie | Killer Cut
BU | Joe Jackson | Kinda Kute
BU | Noel Paul Stookey | Lay Me Down
BU | Blackfoot | Left Turn on a Red Light
BU | George Harrison | Love Comes to Everyone
BU | Andy Pratt | Love Insurance
BU | Talking Heads | Mind
BU | Graham Parker | Nobody Hurts You
BU | Eddie Bond | One Way Ticket
BU | Rupert Holmes | Partners in Crime
BU | Graham Parker | Protection
BU | Dave Edmunds | Queen of Hearts
BU | Van Halen | Somebody Get Me a Doctor
BU | Atlanta Rhythm Section | Spooky
BU | New Musik | Straight Lines
BU | Triumph | Suitcase Blues
BU | Rob Cassels | Testimony Song
BU | Rudy | Thank You Baby
BU | Andraé Crouch | The Love Medley
BU | Noel Paul Stookey | Then the Quail Came
BU | Neil Young and Crazy Horse | Thrasher
BU | Bobby Bare | Till I Gain Control Again
BU | Squeeze | Touching Me Touching You
BU | Blackfoot | Train, Train
BU | Elvis Costello | Two Little Hitlers
BU | Frank Zappa | Watermelon in Easter Hay
BU | Lowell George | What Do You Want the Girl to Do?
BU | Turley Richards | When I Lose My Way
BU | Malcolm Wild | When You Call
BU | XTC | When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty
BU | Triumph | Young Enough to Cry

368 | Amy Grant | Always the Winner
367 | Amy Grant | All That I Need is You
366 | Amy Grant | Giggle
365 | Bob Dylan | Slow Train
364 | Maureen McGovern | Different Worlds
363 | Ishmael United | Song of the Last Generation
362 | Joy Division | She's Lost Control
361 | Resurrection Band | Skyline
360 | Moon Martin | Rolene
359 | Sweet Comfort Band | Searchin' for Love
358 | April Wine | Roller
357 | Bert Keely | Queen of My Dreams
356 | Chuck Girard | Our Lives are In Your Hands
355 | Donna Summer | One Night in a Lifetime
354 | Joe Jackson | One More Time
353 | J. Geils Band | One Last Kiss
352 | Mark Heard | On the Radio
351 | Paul Simon | Oh Marion

350 | Paul Simon | Nobody
349 | Matthew Ward | Noah's Song
348 | Rupert Holmes | Nearsighted
347 | Resurrection Band | Midnight Son
346 | ABBA | Lovelight
345 | Bill Mason Band | Lost Years
344 | Tramaine Hawkins | Look at Me
343 | Triumph | Lay It on the Line
342 | Barbra Streisand | Kiss Me in the Rain
341 | Pretenders | Kid
340 | Donna Summer | Journey to the Center of Your Heart
339 | B.J. Thomas | Jesus on My Mind
338 | Andraé Crouch | Jesus is the Lord
337 | Bruce Cockburn| | Incandescent Blue
336 | Ishmael United | If You Can't Shout Saved
335 | Bill Mason Band | I Got the Answers
334 | Bill Mason Band | I Don't Want You
333 | Moe Bandy & Joe Stampley | Just Good Ol' Boys
332 | Loretta Lynn | I Can't Feel You Anymore
331 | Bob Bennett | I Belong to You
330 | Ray Repp | I Am the Light
329 | Razzy Bailey | I Ain't Got No Business Doin' Business Today
328 | James Ward | Hold Up My Hands
327 | Triumph | Hold On
326 | Matthew Ward | Hold On
325 | Ian Gomm | Hold On
324 | James Ward | Highway
323 | Brush Arbor | Hide Away
322 | The Pointer Sisters | Happiness
321 | Boney M | Gotta Go Home
320 | Led Zeppelin | Hot Dog
319 | Bruce Cockburn| | Hills of Morning
318 | Darrell Mansfield | Higher Power
317 | Bonnie Pointer | Heaven Must Have Sent You
316 | Matthew Ward | Gotta Do Better Than That
315 | Resurrection Band | Every Time it Rains
314 | Bill Mason Band | Get Inside
313 | Evelyn Avoglia | Eye Has Not Seen
312 | Rupert Holmes | Drop It
311 | Isaac Hayes | Don't Let Go
310 | Chanson | Don't Hold Back
309 | McGuinn, Clark and Hillman | Don't You Write Her Off
308 | Darrell Mansfield | Every Night Every Day
307 | Bob Dylan | Do Right to Me Baby (Do Unto Others)
306 | Rob Cassels | Darkness is a Goner
305 | Bob Bennett | Forgive and Forget
304 | G.Q. | Disco Nights (Rock Freak)
303 | Bruce Cockburn| | Creation Dream
302 | Allman Brothers Band | Crazy Love
301 | XTC | Complicated Game

300 | Leon Patillo | Dance Children Dance
299 | Cliff Richard | Carrie
298 | Resurrection Band | Concert for a Queen
297 | Turley Richards | Can't You Hear Them Crying?
296 | Sweet Comfort Band | Carry Me
295 | The Edge of Daybreak | Bring Me You
294 | Mark Heard | Bless My Soul
293 | Rob Cassels | Battle's Won
292 | Prince | Bambi
291 | Dolly Parton | Baby I'm Burnin'
290 | Matthew Ward | Angels Unaware
289 | Turley Richards | All Over the World
288 | Sally Oldfield | Sun in My Eyes
287 | Johnny Cash | I Will Rock and Roll With You
286 | Tycoon | Such a Woman
285 | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | What Are You Doin' in My Life?
284 | Jerry Lee Lewis | Rockin' My Life Away
283 | B.J. Thomas | I Need to Be Still (And Let God Love Me)
282 | Bob Bennett | You're Welcome Here
281 | Paul Simon | One-Trick Pony
280 | Bob Bennett | Carpenter Gone Bad
279 | Dan Peek | Love Was Just Another Word
278 | Ishmael United | Jesus is Making a Comeback
277 | ABBA | If It Wasn't for the Night
276 | Leon Patillo | Come
275 | Resurrection Band | Afrikaans
274 | Amy Grant | Fairytale
273 | The Cars | Dangerous Type
272 | Dead Kennedys | California Über Alles
271 | Fleetwood Mac | That's Enough for Me
270 | Darrell Mansfield | That's Alright
269 | Bert Keely | Take Me Home
268 | Chuck Girard | Take a Hand
267 | Leon Patillo | Temple to the Sky
266 | Sister Sledge | Thinking of You
265 | Bob Bennett | The Best
264 | Ishmael United | The Glories
263 | Kool & the Gang | Tonight's the Night
262 | The Slits | Typical Girls
261 | Bob Bennett | The Garden Song
260 | Elton John | Victim of Love
259 | Matthew Ward | Til the Walls Fall Down
258 | Resurrection Band | The Wolfsong
257 | Supertramp | Goodbye Stranger
256 | Supertramp | Breakfast in America
255 | Mark Heard | The Last Time
254 | Ray Repp | We Are the Family
253 | James Brown | The Boss
252 | Bob Bennett | Whistling in the Dark
251 | Buzzcocks | Why Can't I Touch It?

250 | Styx | Why Me?
249 | Alan Parsons Project | You Lie Down With Dogs
248 | Turley Richards | You Might Need Somebody
247 | Matthew Ward | Your Love Came Over Me
246 | The Gap Band | Oops Upside Your Head (I Don't Believe You Won't Get Up and Dance)
245 | Kool & The Gang | Ladies Night
244 | Matthew Ward | Soft Spot
243 | Dallas Holm | A Broken Heart
242 | Earth, Wind & Fire | After the Love Has Gone
241 | The Beach Boys | Angel Come Home
240 | ABBA | As Good As New
239 | Blondie | Atomic
238 | Van Halen | Beautiful Girls
237 | Bill Mason Band | Billy and the Rotas
236 | Earth, Wind & Fire with The Emotions | Boogie Wonderland
235 | Nick Lowe | Cracking Up
234 | Frank Zappa | Bobby Brown Goes Down
233 | Alan Parsons Project | Damned if I Do
232 | Electric Light Orchestra | Confusion
231 | Mark Heard | Castaway
230 | Van Halen | Dance the Night Away
229 | Gang of Four | Damaged Goods
228 | Gerry Rafferty | Days Gone Down (Still Got the Light in Your Eyes)
227 | Jim Reeves and Deborah Allen | Don't Let Me Cross Over
226 | Johnny Cash & George Jones | I'll Say It's True
225 | B.J. Thomas | I'm Gonna See Jesus
224 | Molly Hatchet | Flirtin' with Disaster
223 | B.J. Thomas | He's Walking in My Shoes
222 | Johnny Cash | I'm Gonna Sit on the Porch and Pick On My Old Guitar
221 | AC/DC | Girl's Got Rhythm
220 | Michael Jackson | Girlfriend
219 | Bob Dylan | Gonna Change My Way of Thinking
218 | Kenny Loggins | Keep the Fire
217 | Andraé Crouch | I've Got the Best
216 | Jimmy Buffett | Fins
215 | John Stewart | Gold
214 | The Knack | Let Me Out
213 | The Beach Boys | Love Surrounds Me
212 | Electric Light Orchestra | Midnight Blue
211 | Pink Floyd | Mother
210 | Amy Grant | Never Give You Up
209 | George Harrison | Not Guilty
208 | Elvis Costello and The Attractions | Oliver's Army
207 | Linda Ronstadt | Ooh Baby Baby
206 | Graham Parker | Passion is No Ordinary Word
205 | KC and The Sunshine Band | Please Don't Go
204 | Herb Alpert | Rise
203 | Thelma Houston | Saturday Night Sunday Morning
202 | Nick Lowe | Switchboard Susan
201 | The Knack | She's So Selfish

200 | The Beach Boys | Sumahama
199 | Eagles | The Greeks Don't Want No Freaks
198 | Lobo | Where Were You When I Was Falling in Love?
197 | Johnny Cash | The L&N Don't Stop Here No More
196 | Rupert Holmes | The People You Never Get to Love
195 | Marianne Faithfull | The Ballad of Lucy Jordan
194 | Fleetwood Mac | Think About Me
193 | AC/DC | Touch Too Much
192 | Rocky Burnette | Tired of Toein' the Line
191 | Donna Summer | Sunset People
190 | Kenny Loggins | This is It
189 | Fleetwood Mac | Tusk
188 | Exile | You Thrill Me
187 | The Jam | The Eton Rifles
186 | M | Pop Muzik
185 | Chuck Girard | Wings of Mercy
184 | Raydio | You Can't Change That
183 | Led Zeppelin | All My Love
182 | George Harrison | Blow Away
181 | Bob Bennett | You're Welcome Here
180 | Pink Floyd | Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 1
179 | Elvis Costello and The Attractions | Accidents Will Happen
178 | Fleetwood Mac | Brown Eyes
177 | Amy Grant | Bridegroom
176 | Squeeze | Cool for Cats
175 | Darrell Mansfield | Children Don't Run
174 | Elvis Costello | (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?
173 | Michael Nesmith | Cruisin'
172 | Frank Zappa | Dancin' Fool
171 | Foreigner | Dirty White Boy
170 | DeGarmo and Key | Go Tell Them
169 | Sweet Comfort Band | Got to Believe
168 | Poco | Heart of the Night
167 | The Cure | Jumping Someone Else's Train
166 | Electric Light Orchestra | Last Train to London
165 | Fleetwood Mac | Never Make Me Cry
164 | Amy Grant | O Sacred Head
163 | Michael Jackson | Off the Wall
162 | The Knack | Oh Tara
161 | Pink Floyd | Run Like Hell
160 | Michael Jackson | She's Out of My Life
159 | Commodores | Still
158 | Barbra Streisand | The Main Event/Fight
157 | Eagles | The Sad Café
156 | Amy Grant | There Will Never Be Another
155 | Kool & the Gang | Too Hot
154 | ABBA | Voulez-Vous
153 | Fleetwood Mac | Walk a Thin Line
152 | Donna Summer | Walk Away
151 | The Imperials | Whenever I Speak His Name

150 | Pink Floyd | Young Lust
149 | Foreigner | Head Games
148 | The Specials | Nite Klub
147 | The Imperials | He Didn't Lift Us Up (To Let Us Down)
146 | The Knack | Lucinda
145 | The Knack | Your Number or Your Name
144 | The Police | Walking on the Moon
143 | Willie Nelson | My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
142 | The Imperials | Let Jesus Do It for You
141 | The Dameans | Beginning Today
140 | Eddie Rabbitt | Suspicions
139 | The Imperials | Heed the Call
138 | Bruce Cockburn| | Wondering Where the Lions Are
137 | Squeeze | Slap and Tickle
136 | Madness | One Step Beyond
135 | The Knack | Maybe Tonight
134 | Bob Dylan | When You Gonna Wake Up?
133 | Holly and the Italians | Tell That Girl to Shut Up
132 | McFadden and Whitehead | Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
131 | Kenny Rogers | She Believes in Me
130 | The Knack | Siamese Twins (The Monkey and Me)
129 | Rex Smith | You Take My Breath Away
128 | Johnny Cash | (Ghost) Riders in the Sky
127 | Rupert Holmes | Answering Machine
126 | Eagles | In the City
125 | DeGarmo and Key | Jericho
124 | Cliff Richard | We Don't Talk Anymore
123 | Bob Dylan | When He Returns
122 | Bill Mason Band | Radio
121 | Amy Grant | Lay Down (The Burdens of Your Heart)
120 | Sweet Comfort Band | Good Feelin'
119 | Gang of Four | At Home He's a Tourist
118 | Eagles | Those Shoes
117 | Electric Light Orchestra | Shine a Little Love
116 | Donna Summer | Dim All the Lights
115 | Commodores | Sail On
114 | Cheap Trick | Dream Police
113 | Bee Gees | Tragedy
112 | Amy Grant | Father's Eyes
111 | Anita Ward | Ring My Bell
110 | Fleetwood Mac | Save Me a Place
109 | Amii Stewart | Knock on Wood
108 | Fleetwood Mac | The Ledge
107 | Leif Garrett | I Was Made for Dancin'
106 | Gerry Rafferty | Get it Right Next Time
105 | Linda Ronstadt | How Do I Make You?
104 | Gary Numan | Cars
103 | Pink Floyd | Hey You
102 | Little River Band | Lonesome Loser
101 | The Imperials | Praise the Lord

100 | Rickie Lee Jones | Chuck E's in Love
99 | Patrick Hernandez | Born to Be Alive
98 | Osmonds | I, I, I
97 | Village People | In the Navy
96 | The Knack | Heartbeat
95 | XTC | Making Plans for Nigel
94 | Supertramp | The Logical Song
93 | Squeeze | Up the Junction
92 | Robert John | Sad Eyes
91 | The Boomtown Rats | I Don't Like Mondays
90 | The Beach Boys | Good Timin'
89 | Rupert Holmes | Him
88 | Styx | Babe
87 | Supertramp | Take the Long Way Home
86 | Supreme Jubilees | Do You Believe?
85 | Sweet Comfort Band | I Need Your Love Again
84 | The Jones Girls | You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else
83 | Kermit the Frog | The Rainbow Connection
82 | Sister Sledge | We Are Family
81 | Sweet Comfort Band | I Love You With My Life
80 | The Beach Boys | Lady Lynda
79 | Talking Heads | Life During Wartime
78 | Ramones | Rock 'n' Roll High School
77 | The Clash | Brand New Cadillac
76 | The Whispers | And the Beat Goes On
75 | Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer | No More Tears (Enough is Enough)
74 | The Buggles | The Plastic Age
73 | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | Here Comes My Girl
72 | Bee Gees | Love You Inside Out
71 | DeGarmo and Key | Bad Livin'
70 | The Specials | Too Much Too Young
69 | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | Even the Losers
68 | Fleetwood Mac | Sara
67 | Fleetwood Mac | Beautiful Child
66 | DeGarmo and Key | I Never Knew You
65 | Prince | I Wanna Be Your Lover
64 | Donna Summer | On the Radio
63 | Electric Light Orchestra | The Diary of Horace Wimp
62 | ABBA | Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
61 | DeGarmo and Key | Long Distance Runner
60 | Bette Midler | The Rose
59 | Fleetwood Mac | What Makes You Think You're the One?
58 | Led Zeppelin | Fool in the Rain
57 | Neil Young with Crazy Horse | Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)
56 | The Blues Brothers | Rubber Biscuit
55 | The Clash | Clampdown
54 | The Clash | Lost in the Supermarket
53 | Pretenders | Stop Your Sobbing
52 | Bob Dylan | Gotta Serve Somebody
51 | Fleetwood Mac | Not That Funny

50 | Chic | Good Times
49 | Christopher Cross | Sailing
48 | Bee Gees | Too Much Heaven
47 | DeGarmo and Key | Livin' on the Edge of Dyin'
46 | Eagles | The Long Run
45 | Christopher Cross | Ride Like the Wind
44 | Bob Dylan | I Believe in You
43 | Donna Summer | Hot Stuff
42 | Donna Summer | Heaven Knows
41 | Eagles | I Can't Tell You Why
40 | Donna Summer | Bad Girls
39 | Eagles | Heartache Tonight
38 | Electric Light Orchestra | Don't Bring Me Down
37 | Matthew Ward | It's Alright
36 | The Knack | That's What the Little Girls Do
35 | Smokey Robinson | Cruisin'
34 | Pretenders | Brass in Pocket
33 | ZZ Top | Cheap Sunglasses
32 | Michael Jackson | Workin' Day and Night
31 | Pink Floyd | Comfortably Numb
30 | Lipps Inc. | Funkytown
29 | Journey | Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin'
28 | The Bellamy Brothers | If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold it Against Me?
27 | Queen | Crazy Little Thing Called Love
26 | Instant Funk | I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get it Girl)
25 | Nick Lowe | Cruel to Be Kind
24 | Michael Jackson | Rock With You
23 | Paul Simon | Late in the Evening
22 | The Cure | Boys Don't Cry
21 | The Knack | Good Girls Don't

20 | ABBA | Does Your Mother Know?
19 | Poco | Crazy Love
18 | Rupert Holmes | Escape (The Pina Colada Song)
17 | The Clash | Train in Vain (Stand by Me)
16 | The Beach Boys | Full Sail
15 | The Specials | A Message to You, Rudy
14 | The Police | Message in a Bottle
13 | The Beach Boys | Goin' South
12 | The Clash | London Calling
11 | The Buggles | Video Killed the Radio Star
10 | The Clash | I Fought the Law
9 | The Cars | Let's Go
8 | Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers | Don't Do Me Like That
7 | The Sugarhill Gang | Rapper's Delight
6 | The Knack | My Sharona
5 | The Charlie Daniels Band | The Devil Went Down to Georgia
4 | Michael Jackson | Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
3 | Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers | Refugee
2 | The Romantics | What I Like About You
1 | Pink Floyd | Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2
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Friendly reminder that there's about 24 hours left to vote! Keeping with tradition, I'll probably keep it open a little longer than that. Also, if you're going to need extra time let me know.
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1979 Albums

1) Gang of Four - Entertainment!
2) Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
3) Wire - 154
4) Buzzcocks - A Different Kind of Tension
5) Swell Maps - A Trip to Marineville
6) The Damned - Machine Gun Etiquette
7) The Clash - London Calling
8) Elvis Costello & the Attractions - Armed Forces
9) Joe Jackson - Look Sharp!
10) David Bowie - Lodger
11) Public Image Ltd - Metal Box
12) Neil Young - Rust Never Sleeps
13) Linton Kwesi Johnson - Forces of Victory
14) Tubeway Army - Replicas
15) Talking Heads - Fear of Music
16) This Heat - This Heat
17) The Specials - The Specials
18) XTC - Drums and Wires
19) The Cars - Candy-O
20) The Reds - The Reds
21) The Jam - Setting Sons
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Albums:

01 | The Raincoats | The Raincoats
02 | The Slits | Cut
03 | Blondie | Eat to the beat
04 | Tubeway Army | Replicas
05 | Lizzy Mercier Decloux | Press Color
06 | Joy Division | Unknown pleasures
07 | Fleetwood Mac | Tusk
08 | Gary Numan | The Pleasure Principle
09 | This Heat | This Heat
10 | Wire | 154
11 | Horace Tapscott | with the Pan-Afrikan Peoples Arkestra
12 | Pere Ubu | New Picnic Time
13 | The Police | Regatta de blanc
14 | Magazine | Secondhand Daylight
15 | The Carla Bley Band | Musique Mecanique
16 | The Damned | Machine Gun Etiquette
17 | Holger Czukay | Movies
18 | DAF | Ein Produkt der Deutsch-Amerikanischen Freundschaft
19 | Male | Zensur & Zensur
20 | The Residents | Eskimo

Songs:
01 | Blondie | Atomic
02 | Gary Numan | Cars
03 | Bauhaus | Bela Lugosi's Dead
04 | Horace Tapscott | Desert Fairy Princess
05 | The Slits | Typical Girls
06 | Male | Zensur-Dub
07 | Michael Jackson | Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
08 | The Police | Walking On The Moon
09 | Suicide | Dream Baby Dream
10 | Buzzcocks | Why Can't I Touch It?
11 | Tantra | Hills Of Katmandu
12 | Gang Of Four | At Home He's a Tourist
13 | Lizzy Mercier Descloux | Herpes Simplex
14 | The Raincoats | The Void
15 | The Cure | Boys Don't Cry
16 | Wire | Map Ref 41 Degrees N 93 Degrees W
17 | Tubeway Army | Replicas
18 | Joy Division | Transmission
19 | Au Pairs | You
20 | Fleetwood Mac | Sara
21 | The Residents | The Festival of Death
22 | Patti Smith | Dancing Barefoot
23 | The Sugarhill Gang | Rapper's Delight
24 | Donna Summer | Hot Stuff
25 | Motörhead | Overkill
26 | The Jam | Going Underground
27 | The Buggles | Video Killed The Radio Star
28 | Magazine | Cut Out Shapes
29 | Sister Sledge | We Are Family
30 | The Carla Bley Band | Musique Mecanique I
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Favorite Albums of 1979:
1. The Germs | (GI)
2. The Clash | London Calling
3. Elvis Costello & the Attractions | Armed Forces
4. The Damned | Machine Gun Etiquette
5. Stiff Little Fingers | Inflammable Material
6. Wire | 154
7. The Jam | Setting Sons
8. Neil Young & Crazy Horse | Rust Never Sleeps
9. Pink Floyd | The Wall
10. Gang Of Four | Entertainment!
11. Neil Young & Crazy Horse | Live Rust
12. Patti Smith | Wave
13. The Cure | Three Imaginary Boys
14. The Raincoats | The Raincoats
15. Joe Jackson | Look Sharp!
16. Swell Maps | A Trip To Marineville
17. The Specials | Specials
18. The Soft Boys | A Can Of Bees
19. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | Damn The Torpedoes
20. David Bowie | Lodger
21. Graham Parker | Squeezing Out Sparks
22. Madness | One Step Beyond…
23. XTC | Drums and Wires
24. Blondie | Eat To The Beat
25. The Police | Reggatta de Blanc

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Songs :

1) Motorhead - Overkill
2) The B-52's - Rock Lobster
3) Machine - There but for the Grace of God Go I
4) Joy Division - Disorder
5) The Clash - Train in Vain (Stand by Me)
6) Patti Smith - Dancing Barefoot
7) XTC - Making Plans for Nigel
8) Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
9) Michael Jackson - Off the Wall
10) The Cure - Boys Don't Cry
11) Dead Kennedys - California Über Alles
12) Michael Jackson - Workin' Day and Night
13) Talking Heads - Memories Can't Wait
14) Supertramp - Goodbye Stranger
15) The Records - Starry Eyes

Albums :

1) Gang of Four - Entertainment!
2) Motörhead - Overkill
3) The B-52's - The B-52's
4) Yellow Magic Orchestra - Solid State Survivor
5) Michael Jackson - Off the Wall
6) Philip Glass - Einstein on the Beach
7) Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
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Albums, a short list this month, it is all I am certain of

1 | The Clash | London Calling
2 | Neil Young | Rust Never Sleeps
3 | Michael Jackson | Off The Wall
4 | Supertramp | Breakfast In America
5 | Les Frères Déjean | L'Univers
6 | Pink Floyd | The Wall
7 | Camarón de la Isla | La Leyenda del tiempo
8 | The Police | Reggatta De Blanc
9 | Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers | Damn the Torpedoes
10 | AC/DC | Highway to Hell
11 | Growling Tiger | Knock Down Calypsos
12 | Cartola | Cartola 70 anos
13 | Madness | One Step Beyond
14 | Joe Jackson | Look Sharp
15 | The Undertones | Undertones
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Songs, what a fantastic year for singles !!

1 | The Clash | London Calling
2 | Michael Jackson | Don't Stop 'Till You Get Enough
3 | Growling Tiger | Money Is King
4 | Furey Brothers & Davy Arthur | The Green Fields of France
5 | Madness | One Step Beyond
6 | The Cure | Boys Don't Cry
7 | The Clash | Spanish Bombs
8 | Supertramp | The Logical Song
9 | The Police | Message in a Bottle
10 | Neil Young | Powderfinger
11 | Talking Heads | Heaven
12 | AC/DC | Highway To Hell
13 | Camarón de la Isla | Nana del caballo grande
14 | Les Frères Déjean | Naïdé
15 | The Clash | The Guns of Brixton
16 | Sugarhill Gang | Rapper's Delight
17 | The Clash | Brand New Cadillac
18 | The Buggles | Video Killed the Radio Star
19 | Jorge Cardoso | Milonga
20 | Supertramp | Goodbye Stranger
21 | Pink Floyd | Another Brick in the Wall pt 2
22 | The Police | Walking on the Moon
23 | Camarón de la Isla | La leyenda del tiempo
24 | Pink Floyd | Hey you
25 | Pink Floyd | Comfortably Numb
26 | Michael Jackson | Off The Wall
27 | Chic | Good Times
28 | The Specials | A Message to You Rudy
29 | Neil Young | My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)
30 | Donna Summer | Hot Stuff
31 | XTC | Making Plans for Nigel
32 | Gilberto Gil | Toda Menina Baiana
33 | Michael Jackson | Rock with You
34 | AC/DC | If You Want Blood (You've Got It)
35 | The Clash | I Fought The Law
36 | Tom Petty | Century City
37 | The Clash | Revolution Rock
38 | Neil Young | Thrasher
39 | Pretenders | Brass in Pocket
40 | Tom Petty | Don't Do Me Like That
41 | Jacno | Rectangle
42 | Gary Numan | Are 'Friends' Electric?
43 | Blondie | Atomic
44 | Rickie Lee Jones | Chuck E.'s in Love
45 | Earth, Wind & Fire | Boogie Wonderland
46 | The Clash | Lost in the Supermarket
47 | Michael Jackson | She's Out Of My Life
48 | Supertramp | Take the Long Way Home
49 | The Specials | Gangsters
50 | Patti Smith | Dancing Barefoot
51 | Talking Heads | Life During Wartime
52 | Kiss | I Was Made for Lovin' You
53 | Squeeze | Up the Junction
54 | Prince | I Wanna Be Your Lover
55 | The Clash | Rudie Can't Fail
56 | Tom Petty | Even the Losers
57 | Tom Petty | Here Comes my Girl
58 | Neil Young | Pocahontas
59 | Supertramp | Breakfast in America
60 | Joy Division | Transmission
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Songs
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1 | The Clash | London Calling
2 | Joy Division | Transmission
3 | Supertramp | The Logical Song
4 | Fischer-Z | The Worker
5 | Wire | The 15th
6 | Talking Heads | Life During Wartime
7 | The Cure | Jumping Someone Else's Train
8 | Split Enz | I Got You
9 | XTC | Making Plans for Nigel
10 | Patti Smith Group | Dancing Barefoot
11 | The Reds | Whatcha' Doin' to Me
12 | Elvis Costello | Oliver's Army
13 | The Specials | Gangsters
14 | The Cure | Boys Don't Cry
15 | Neil Young & Crazy Horse | My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)
16 | The Clash | Train in Vain
17 | Joy Division | Shadowplay
18 | Talking Heads | Cities
19 | The Police | Message in a Bottle
20 | Tubeway Army | Are 'Friends' Electric?
21 | The Reds | Victims
22 | Marianne Faithfull | Broken English
23 | Neil Young & Crazy Horse | Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)
24 | The Selecter | On My Radio
25 | Japan | Quiet Life
26 | Talking Heads | Air
27 | Wire | Map Ref. 41°N 93°W
28 | The Jam | The Eton Rifles
29 | Buzzcocks | Why Can't I Touch It?
30 | The Clash | The Guns of Brixton
31 | The Boomtown Rats | I Don't Like Mondays
32 | Wire | I Should Have Known Better
33 | Marianne Faithfull | The Ballad of Lucy Jordan
34 | Joy Division | Disorder
35 | The Feelies | Fa Cé La
36 | Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers | Refugee
37 | The Specials | A Message to You Rudy (featuring Rico)
38 | Madness | One Step Beyond…
39 | Joy Division | She's Lost Control
40 | Marianne Faithfull | Working Class Hero
41 | The Specials Featuring Rico | Nite Klub
42 | Dead Kennedys | California Über Alles
43 | Neil Young & Crazy Horse | Powderfinger
44 | Suicide | Dream Baby Dream
45 | Gary Numan | Cars
46 | Pretenders | The Wait
47 | Talking Heads | I Zimbra
48 | Fischer-Z | Remember Russia
49 | Joe Jackson | It's Different for Girls
50 | Gang Of Four | At Home He's a Tourist
51 | Tantra | Hills of Katmandu
52 | Lene Lovich | Bird Song
53 | Bauhaus | Bela Lugosi's Dead
54 | Herman Brood & His Wild Romance | Never Be Clever
55 | The Ruts | Babylon's Burning
56 | Robin Lane & The Chartbusters | Why Do You Tell Lies
57 | Dave Edmunds | Queen of Hearts
58 | Kirsty MacColl | They Don't Know
59 | Buzzcocks | Everybody's Happy Nowadays
60 | Josef K | Chance Meeting
61 | Graham Parker And The Rumour | Protection
62 | The Apartments | Help
63 | Buggles | Video Killed the Radio Star
64 | Supertramp | Breakfast in America
65 | The Motels | Total Control
66 | The Shirts | Laugh and Walk Away
67 | The Cars | Let's Go
68 | Elvis Costello | Accidents Will Happen
69 | Joy Division | New Dawn Fades
70 | The Clash | I Fought the Law
71 | The Members | The Sound of the Suburbs
72 | Madness | Night Boat to Cairo
73 | Supertramp | Take the Long Way Home
74 | Echo And The Bunnymen | The Pictures on My Wall
75 | Monty Python | Always Look on the Bright Side of Life
76 | Madness | My Girl
77 | Supertramp | Goodbye Stranger
78 | Fleetwood Mac | Sara
79 | The Specials | Too Much Too Young
80 | Pink Floyd | Comfortably Numb
81 | Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark | Electricity
82 | Delta 5 | Mind Your Own Business
83 | The Distractions | Time Goes By So Slow
84 | Pretenders | Brass In Pocket
85 | Talking Heads | Memories Can't Wait
86 | Demics | New York City
87 | Simple Minds | Changeling
88 | Gang Of Four | Natural's Not in It
89 | Pink Floyd | Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. II
90 | The Fall | Rowche Rumble
91 | The Lines | On the Air
92 | Pretenders | Stop Your Sobbing
93 | Camarón De La Isla | La Leyenda del Tiempo
94 | Black Uhuru | Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
95 | Mo-dettes | White Mice
96 | Lipps Inc. | Funky Town
97 | New Musik | Straight Lines
98 | The Stranglers | Duchess
99 | Telex | Moskow Diskow
100 | The Police | Walking on the Moon
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Songs of '79
1 | The Clash | London Calling
2 | The Cure | Boys Don't Cry
3 | CHIC | Good Times
4 | Joy Division | Transmission
5 | Nina Hagen | Unbeschreiblich weiblich
6 | Fleetwood Mac | Tusk
7 | Pretenders | Brass in Pocket
8 | The Police | Message in a Bottle
9 | XTC | Making Plans for Nigel
10 | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | Refugee
11 | Patti Smith | Frederick
12 | The Clash | Train in Vain
13 | Earth, Wind & Fire | Boogie Wonderland
14 | The Police | Walking on the Moon
15 | Gary Numan | Cars
16 | Suicide | Dream Baby Dream
17 | Blondie | Atomic
18 | Talking Heads | Life During Wartime
19 | Neil Young | My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)
20 | Pink Floyd | Another Brick in the Wall
21 | Herman Brood & His Wild Romance | Never Be Clever
22 | Gang of Four | At Home He's a Tourist
23 | The Jam | The Eton Rifles
24 | Elvis Costello & The Attractions | Oliver's Army
25 | The Specials | A Message to You Rudy
26 | Monty Python | Always Look on the Bright Side of Life
27 | Bauhaus | Bela Lugosi's Dead
28 | Pink Floyd | Comfortably Numb
29 | Joy Division | She's Lost Control
30 | Talking Heads | Heaven
31 | Fleetwood Mac | Sara
32 | AC/DC | Highway to Hell
33 | Madness | One Step Beyond
34 | The Sugarhill Gang | Rapper's Delight
35 | Madness | Night Boat to Cairo
36 | Michael Jackson | Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
37 | Fischer-Z | The Worker
38 | Patti Smith | Dancing Barefoot
39 | Wire | The 15th
40 | Elvis Costello & The Attractions | Accidents Will Happen
41 | The Selecter | On My Radio
42 | The Pop Group | She is Beyond Good and Evil
43 | Tubeway Army | Are 'Friends' Electric?
44 | Art Garfunkel | Bright Eyes
45 | Joy Division | Shadowplay
46 | Michael Jackson | Rock with You
47 | Sister Sledge | Lost in Music
48 | The Specials | Gangsters
49 | The Slits | I Heard It Through the Grapevine
50 | The Buggles | Video Killed the Radio Star

51 | Bee Gees | Tragedy
52 | The Feelies | Fa cé-la
53 | Earth, Wind & Fire | After the Love Has Gone
54 | Dead Kennedys | California Über Alles
55 | Blondie | Dreaming
56 | Cameron de la Isla | La Leyenda del Tiempo
57 | The Clash | Lost in the Supermarket
58 | The Members | The Sound of the Suburbs
59 | Neil Young | Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)
60 | ABBA | Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
61 | The Specials | Too Much Too Young
62 | Kermit the Frog | Rainbow Connection
63 | Michael Jackson | Off the Wall
64 | Funkadelic | (Not Just) Knee Deep
65 | Motörhead | Overkill
66 | The Clash | I Fought the Law
67 | Joan Armatrading | Rosie
68 | Godley & Creme | An Englishman in New York
69 | The Clash | The Guns of Brixton
70 | Rickie Lee Jones | Chuck E's in Love
71 | Supertramp | The Logical Song
72 | Lipps Inc. | Funkytown
73 | Roxy Music | Dance Away
74 | Electric Light Orchestra | Don't Bring Me Down
75 | Golden Earring | Weekend Love
76 | Prince | I Wanna Be Your Lover
77 | Nils Lofgren | Shine Silently
78 | Herman Brood & His Wild Romance | Love You Like I Love Myself
79 | The Jam | Strange Town
80 | Marianne Faithfull | The Ballad of Lucy Jordan
81 | Sister Sledge | We Are Family
82 | Frank Zappa | Dancin' Fool
83 | The Crusaders ft. Randy Crawford | Street Life
84 | M | Pop Muzik
85 | Joy Division | New Dawn Fades
86 | Joe Jackson | It's Different for Girls
87 | Neil Young | Powderfinger
88 | Joy Division | Disorder
89 | Public Image Ltd. | Poptones
90 | The Boomtown Rats | I Don't Like Mondays
91 | Ramones | Rock 'n' Roll High School
92 | The Knack | My Sharona
93 | Earth & Fire | Weekend
94 | Pretenders | Kid
95 | Earth, Wind & Fire | Star
96 | Donna Summer | Hot Stuff
97 | The Cars | Let's Go
98 | The B-52's | Dance This Mess Around
99 | ABBA | Voulez-Vous
100 | Van Morrison | Bright Side of the Road
101 | Queen | Crazy Little Thing Called Love
102 | Squeeze | Cool for Cats
103 | Public Image Ltd. | Death Disco
104 | Blondie | Union City Blue
105 | Marianne Faithfull | Broken English
106 | Herman van Veen | Opzij
107 | Bette Midler | The Rose
108 | Buzzcocks | Everybody's Happy Nowadays
109 | Smokey Robinson | Cruisin'
110 | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | Don't Do Me Like That
111 | Ian Dury & The Blockheads | Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3
112 | McGuinn, Clark & Hillman | Don't You Writer Her Off
113 | The Slits | Typical Girls
114 | Roxy Music | Angel Eyes
115 | Delta 5 | Mind Your Own Business
116 | The Clash | Spanish Bombs
117 | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Peter Gunn Theme
118 | James Chance & The Contortions | Contort Yourself
119 | The Flying Lizards | Money
120 | Sheila and B. Devotion | Spacer
121 | The Charlie Daniels Band | The Devil Went Down to Georgia
122 | The Romantics | What I Like About You
123 | The Ruts | Babylon's Burning
124 | McFadden & Whitehead | Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
125 | Ry Cooder | Little Sister
126 | Ellen Foley | We Belong to the Night
127 | The Clash | Brand New Cadillac
128 | Madness | My Girl
129 | Commodores | Sail On
130 | The B-52's | Planet Claire
131 | The Clash | Rudie Can't Fail
132 | Throbbing Gristle | Hot on the Heels of Love
133 | Donna Summer | Bad Girls
134 | KISS | I Was Made for Lovin' You
135 | AC/DC | Touch Too Much
136 | Supertramp | Take the Long Way Home
137 | Jon & Vangelis | I Hear You Now
138 | Janis Ian | Fly Too High
139 | Cabaret Voltaire | Nag, Nag, Nag
140 | Supertramp | Goodbye Stranger
141 | Amii Stewart | Knock on Wood
142 | Umberto Tozzi | Gloria
143 | Robert Palmer | Can We Still Be Friends?
144 | Polle Eduard | Ik wil jou
145 | The Spinners | Working My Way Back to You
146 | Nick Lowe | Cruel to Be Kind
147 | Supertramp | Breakfast in America
148 | Led Zeppelin | Fool in the Rain
149 | Pat Benatar | Heartbreaker
150 | Neil Diamond | September Morn
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Edited album list adding Swell Maps @5.
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Here's the songs results. There were 39 lists submitted for this vote:

Rank | Artists | Song | Points

1 | The Clash | London Calling | 858
2 | Michael Jackson | Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough | 551
3 | Pink Floyd | Comfortably Numb | 408
4 | Blondie | Atomic | 398
5 | Elvis Costello & The Attractions | Oliver's Army | 356
6 | The Clash | Train in Vain (Stand By Me) | 336
7 | The Cure | Boys Don’t Cry | 330
8 | Pretenders | Brass in Pocket | 324
9 | The Police | Message in a Bottle | 283
10 | Pink Floyd | Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 | 273

11 | Chic | Good Times | 231
12 | Joy Division | Transmission | 230
13 | Sugarhill Gang | Rapper's Delight | 223
14 | Tubeway Army | Are 'Friends' Electric? | 222
15 | Gary Numan | Cars | 220
16 | Squeeze | Up the Junction | 202
17 | Bauhaus | Bela Lugosi's Dead | 194
18 | Talking Heads | Life During Wartime | 183
19 | Patti Smith Group | Dancing Barefoot | 169
20 | Buggles | Video Killed the Radio Star | 147
20 | Michael Jackson | Rock with You | 147
22 | AC/DC | Highway To Hell | 145
23 | The Slits | Typical Girls | 144
24 | Tom Petty | Refugee | 141
25 | Neil Young & Crazy Horse | Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) | 137
26 | Supertramp | The Logical Song | 133
27 | The Clash | Death or Glory | 132
28 | Buzzcocks | Why Can't I Touch It? | 130
29 | The Clash | The Guns Of Brixton | 121
29 | Wire | Map Ref. 41°N 93°W | 121
29 | Sister Sledge | Lost in Music | 121
32 | XTC | Making Plans for Nigel | 119
33 | The Clash | Spanish Bombs | 117
34 | The Knack | My Sharona | 113
35 | The Clash | Rudie Can’t Fail | 112
35 | Neil Young & Crazy Horse | Powderfinger | 112
35 | Joy Division | Disorder | 112
38 | ABBA | Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) | 102
39 | Wire | The 15th | 96
40 | Frank Zappa | Yo’ Mama | 95
40 | Fleetwood Mac | Tusk | 95
40 | Suicide | Dream Baby Dream | 95
43 | Elvis Costello & The Attractions | Accidents Will Happen | 92
44 | Romantics | What I Like About You | 90
44 | Led Zeppelin | Fool In The Rain | 90
46 | Joy Division | She's Lost Control | 85
47 | Gang of Four | Natural's Not In It | 81
47 | Earth, Wind & Fire | Boogie Wonderland | 81
49 | The Police | Walking on the Moon | 79
50 | Squeeze | Cool For Cats | 78


And here's how we voted in 2014:

1 | The Clash | London Calling
2 | Michael Jackson | Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
3 | The Police | Message In A Bottle
4 | Pink Floyd | Comfortably Numb
5 | The Clash | The Guns of Brixton
6 | Joy Division | TRANSMISSION
7 | Elvis Costello & The Attractions | Oliver's Army
8 | Supertramp | The Logical Song
9 | The Clash | Train In Vain
10 | Blondie | Atomic
11 | Neil Young and Crazy Horse | Hey Hey My My (Into the Black)
12 | Pink Floyd | Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)
13 | Sister Sledge | Lost in Music
14 | The Clash | Rudie Can’t Fail
15 | XTC | Making Plans for Nigel
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And now the albums. There were 33 lists for this vote:

Rank | Artists | Album| Points

1 | The Clash | London Calling | 1158
2 | Joy Division | Unknown Pleasures | 679
3 | Neil Young & Crazy Horse | Rust Never Sleeps | 637
4 | Gang of Four | Entertainment! | 579
5 | Pink Floyd | The Wall | 565
6 | Talking Heads | Fear of Music | 533
7 | Michael Jackson | Off the Wall | 521
8 | Elvis Costello & The Attractions | Armed Forces | 454
9 | Wire | 154 | 324
10 | The Police | Reggatta de Blanc | 307

11 | Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers | Damn the Torpedoes | 279
12 | The Specials | Specials | 222
13 | Supertramp | Breakfast in America | 206
14 | Marianne Faithfull | Broken English | 204
15 | The B-52’s | The B-52’s | 194
16 | Public Image Ltd. | Metal Box | 181
17 | The Slits | Cut | 176
17 | AC/DC | Highway to Hell | 176
19 | Tubeway Army | Replicas | 160
20 | The Damned | Machine Gun Etiquette | 151
21 | Blondie | Eat to the Beat | 150
22 | XTC | Drums and Wires | 147
23 | Van Morrison | Into the Music | 139
24 | The Cure | Three Imaginary Boys | 128
25 | Joe Jackson | Look Sharp! | 124
25 | The Raincoats | The Raincoats | 124
25 | ABBA | Voulez-vous | 124
28 | Philip Glass Ensemble | Einstein on the Beach | 114
28 | Gary Numan | The Pleasure Principle | 114
30 | Fleetwood Mac | Tusk | 109
31 | This Heat | This Heat | 105
32 | The Jam | Setting Sons | 101
33 | Art Bears | Winter Songs | 95
34 | Donna Summer | Bad Girls | 85
35 | David Bowie | Lodger | 83
36 | Camarón de la Isla | La leyenda del tiempo | 81
37 | Swell Maps | A Trip to Marineville | 80
38 | Madness | One Step Beyond... | 79
39 | The Undertones | The Undertones | 74
40 | Stiff Little Fingers | Inflammable Material | 70
41 | Led Zeppelin | In Through the Out Door | 63
41 | Pere Ubu | New Picnic Time | 63
43 | Sister Sledge | We Are Family | 62
44 | Bob Dylan | Slow Train Coming | 59
45 | Germs | (GI) | 58
45 | Bob Marley & The Wailers | Survival | 58
47 | Frank Zappa | Sheik Yerbouti | 55
47 | Yellow Magic Orchestra | Solid State Survivor | 55
49 | Horace Tapscott with The Pan-Afrikan Peoples Arkestra | Live at the I.U.C.C | 54
50 | Chic | Risqué | 53


And for comparison, here are the results from 2014:

1 | The Clash | London Calling
2 | JOY DIVISION | Unknown Pleasures
3 | Neil Young & Crazy Horse | Rust Never Sleeps
4 | Pink Floyd | The Wall
5 | Michael Jackson | Off The Wall
6 | Gang Of Four | Entertainment!
7 | Talking Heads | Fear Of Music
8 | Elvis Costello | Armed Forces
9 | Fleetwood Mac | Tusk
10 | Joe Jackson | Look Sharp
11 | The Police | Reggatta de Blanc
12 | Supertramp | Breakfast in America
13 | The B-52's | The B-52's
14 | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | Damn the Torpedoes
15 | The Cure | Three Imaginary Boys
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Here are the final wild card standings. Wild card points are equal to the points received divided by the number of lists submitted. If an album or song received points over two years, wild card points are equal to the combined points received divided by the average number of lists submitted in those two years.

Artist | Album | Year | Wild Card Points

Pere Ubu | The Modern Dance | | 1978 | 10.9459459459459
David Bowie | "Heroes" | | 1977 | 10.6666666666667
Kraftwerk | Trans Europa Express | | 1977 | 10.5897435897436
Derek and The Dominos | Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs | | 1970 | 10.5263157894737
Steve Reich | Music for 18 Musicians | | 1978 | 10.4054054054054
Various Artists | Saturday Night Fever | | 1977 | 10.1025641025641
Brian Eno | Before and After Science | | 1977 | 10.0769230769231
Billy Joel | The Stranger | | 1977 | 9.8974358974359
Leonard Cohen | Songs of Love and Hate | | 1971 | 9.75
The Velvet Underground | Loaded | | 1970 | 9.68421052631579
The Rolling Stones | Some Girls | | 1978 | 9.67567567567568
Steely Dan | Aja | | 1977 | 9.51282051282051
Black Sabbath | Black Sabbath | | 1970 | 9.42105263157895
Magazine | Real Life | | 1978 | 9.24324324324324
Santana | Abraxas | | 1970 | 9.23684210526316
Nick Drake | Bryter Layter | | 1970 | 9.21621621621622
Suicide | Suicide | | 1977 | 9.15384615384615
John Lennon | Imagine | | 1971 | 9
Van Halen | Van Halen | | 1978 | 8.83783783783784
Devo | Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! | | 1978 | 8.83783783783784
Can | Future Days | | 1973 | 8.83783783783784
NEU! | NEU! '75 | | 1975 | 8.78125
The Upsetters | Super Ape | | 1976 | 8.75757575757576
John Cale | Paris 1919 | | 1973 | 8.72972972972973
The Doors | L.A. Woman | | 1971 | 8.58333333333333
Keith Jarrett | The Köln Concert | | 1975 | 8.5625
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers | Damn the Torpedoes | | 1979 | 8.45454545454546
Serge Gainsbourg | Histoire de Melody Nelson | | 1971 | 8.38888888888889
Black Sabbath | Vol. 4 | | 1972 | 8.25641025641026
Steely Dan | Pretzel Logic | | 1974 | 8.19444444444444
Jean Michel Jarre | Oxygène | | 1976 | 8.15151515151515
Eno | Here Come the Warm Jets | | 1973 | 8.10958904109589
Pink Floyd | Meddle | | 1971 | 8.08333333333333
Roxy Music | For Your Pleasure | | 1973 | 8.05405405405405
Al Green | Call Me | | 1973 | 7.97297297297297
Led Zeppelin | Led Zeppelin III | | 1970 | 7.92105263157895
Stevie Wonder | Fulfillingness' First Finale | | 1974 | 7.88888888888889
Steely Dan | Can't Buy a Thrill | | 1972 | 7.87179487179487
Neil Young with Crazy Horse | Zuma | | 1975 | 7.625
Roxy Music | Roxy Music | | 1972 | 7.58974358974359
Bowie | Diamond Dogs | | 1974 | 7.58333333333333
Curtis Mayfield | Curtis | | 1970 | 7.57894736842105
Kate Bush | The Kick Inside | | 1978 | 7.51351351351351
The Who | Quadrophenia | | 1973 | 7.32432432432432
Jorge Ben | A Tábua de Esmeralda | | 1974 | 7.19444444444444
Tom Zé | Estudando o samba | | 1976 | 7.16923076923077
T. Rex | Electric Warrior | | 1971 | 7.16666666666667
Black Sabbath | Master of Reality | | 1971 | 7.13888888888889
Roxy Music | Country Life | | 1974 | 7
Herbie Hancock | Head Hunters | | 1973 | 6.97297297297297


Artist | Song | Year | Wild Card Points

Bill Withers | Ain’t No Sunshine | 1971 | 7.975
The Rolling Stones | Tumbling Dice | 1972 | 7.46341463414634
David Bowie | Station to Station | 1976 | 7.36111111111111
Fleetwood Mac | Rhiannon | 1975 | 7.13157894736842
Queen | Somebody to Love | 1976 | 7.05555555555556
Funkadelic | Maggot Brain | 1971 | 7.05
John Lennon | Imagine | 1971 | 7.05
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | American Girl | 1976 | 6.94444444444444
David Bowie | Suffragette City | 1972 | 6.80487804878049
The Damned | New Rose | 1976 | 6.69444444444444
Electric Light Orchestra | Mr. Blue Sky | 1977 | 6.55696202531646
Van Morrison | Into the Mystic | 1970 | 6.53658536585366
Pink Floyd | Money | 1973 | 6.46511627906977
The Kinks | Lola | 1970 | 6.4390243902439
Fleetwood Mac | Dreams | 1977 | 6.28205128205128
Gladys Knight & the Pips | Midnight Train to Georgia | 1973 | 6.27906976744186
Dolly Parton | I Will Always Love You | 1974 | 6.26190476190476
Billy Joel | Piano Man | 1973 | 6.25581395348837
Nick Drake | Pink Moon | 1972 | 6.14634146341463
Joni Mitchell | Help Me | 1974 | 6.11904761904762
Peter Gabriel | Solsbury Hill | 1977 | 6.05128205128205
Bruce Springsteen | Badlands | 1978 | 6
Pink Floyd | Echoes | 1971 | 5.975
Roxy Music | Virginia Plain | 1972 | 5.95121951219512
Freda Payne | Band of Gold | 1970 | 5.92682926829268
Chic | Good Times | 1979 | 5.92307692307692
John Lennon | Working Class Hero | 1970 | 5.90243902439024
Joy Division | Transmission | 1979 | 5.8974358974359
Curtis Mayfield | Move On Up | 1970 | 5.82926829268293
Brian Eno | By This River | 1977 | 5.82051282051282
Mott the Hoople | All the Young Dudes | 1972 | 5.80487804878049
Wire | Outdoor Miner | 1978 | 5.8
T. Rex | Bang a Gong (Get It On) | 1971 | 5.775
Elvis Costello | Watching the Detectives | 1977 | 5.76923076923077
John Cale | Paris 1919 | 1973 | 5.74418604651163
Neil Young | The Needle and the Damage Done | 1972 | 5.73170731707317
Sugarhill Gang | Rapper's Delight | 1979 | 5.71794871794872
Tubeway Army | Are 'Friends' Electric? | 1979 | 5.69230769230769
Patti Smith Group | Because the Night | 1978 | 5.675
George Harrison | My Sweet Lord | 1970 | 5.65853658536585
Gary Numan | Cars | 1979 | 5.64102564102564
ABBA | SOS | 1975 | 5.63157894736842
Jimmy Cliff | The Harder They Come | 1972 | 5.60975609756098
Al Green | Take Me to the River | 1974 | 5.54761904761905
The B-52's | Rock Lobster | 1978 | 5.54430379746835
Elvis Costello and the Attractions | (What’s So Funny ’bout) Peace Love & Understanding | 1978 | 5.51898734177215
Elvis Costello | Pump It Up | 1978 | 5.475
Kraftwerk | Das Model | 1978 | 5.4
Gram Parsons | Return of the Grievous Angel | 1974 | 5.38095238095238
Judee Sill | The Kiss | 1973 | 5.32558139534884


I've also attached the full 1979 results spreadsheet to this post.
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Re: Albums and Songs of 1979 Poll

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And that's a wrap on the yearly polls! I'll probably start a thread for the final poll in the next day or so.
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