Top Albums of 1979
Rank▼ All Time Rank▼ Artist▼ Album▼ Genres▼
7
198
 The Specials Specials 2 Tone
19
772
 Madness One Step Beyond... 2 Tone
Japan Quiet Life Art Pop, New Romantic
17
625
 Marianne Faithfull Broken English Art Pop, New Wave
26
1033
 The Pop Group Y Art Punk, Experimental Rock, Post-Punk
27
1123
 Wire 154 Art Punk, Post-Punk
38
1701
 The Raincoats The Raincoats Art Punk, Post-Punk
Tom Verlaine Tom Verlaine Art Punk, Post-Punk
Magazine Secondhand Daylight Art Punk, Post-Punk
Pere Ubu New Picnic Time Art Punk, Post-Punk
Swell Maps A Trip to Marineville Art Punk, Post-Punk
60
2685
 David Bowie Lodger Art Rock
62
2746
 Robert Fripp Exposure Art Rock, Experimental Rock
Frank Zappa Sheik Yerbouti Art Rock, Experimental Rock
Holger Czukay Movies Art Rock, Krautrock
5
166
 Pink Floyd The Wall Art Rock, Progressive Rock, Rock Opera
47
2330
 Air [USA] Air Lore Avant-Garde Jazz
54
2551
 Art Ensemble of Chicago Nice Guys Avant-Garde Jazz
Old and New Dreams Old and New Dreams [1979] Avant-Garde Jazz
44
2178
 ZZ Top Degüello Blues Rock, Southern Rock
Bob Dylan Slow Train Coming Christian Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Frank Zappa Joe's Garage, Act 1 Comedy Rock, Experimental Rock, Rock Opera
4
158
 Neil Young & Crazy Horse Rust Never Sleeps Country Rock, Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
34
1432
 Neil Young & Crazy Horse Live Rust Country Rock, Singer/Songwriter
14
513
 Chic Risqué Disco
25
996
 Donna Summer Bad Girls Disco
Earth, Wind & Fire I Am Disco, Funk
3
103
 Michael Jackson Off the Wall Disco, Pop
39
1754
 Sister Sledge We Are Family Disco, Pop Soul
51
2418
 Linton Kwesi Johnson Forces of Victory Dub Poetry
48
2375
 The Residents Eskimo Experimental
This Heat This Heat Experimental Rock
8
244
 Public Image Ltd. Metal Box/Second Edition Experimental Rock, Post-Punk
Chrome Half Machine Lip Moves Experimental Rock, Post-Punk
40
1759
 Camarón La leyenda del tiempo Flamenco Nuevo
45
2267
 The Roches The Roches Folk Pop
49
2394
 Van Morrison Into the Music Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Ornette Coleman & Charlie Haden Soapsuds Soapsuds Free Jazz
10
286
 AC/DC Highway to Hell Hard Rock
64
2942
 Van Halen Van Halen II Hard Rock
Thin Lizzy Black Rose - A Rock Legend Hard Rock
UFO Strangers in the Night Hard Rock
32
1313
 Motörhead Overkill Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
52
2508
 Scorpions Lovedrive Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
41
1781
 Germs (GI) Hardcore Punk
16
606
 Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers Damn the Torpedoes Heartland Rock, Pop Rock
Judas Priest Unleashed in the East - Live in Japan Heavy Metal
28
1145
 Throbbing Gristle 20 Jazz Funk Greats Industrial
46
2302
 Cabaret Voltaire Mix-Up Industrial, Minimal Wave
The Crusaders Street Life Jazz Pop
35
1440
 Rickie Lee Jones Rickie Lee Jones Jazz Pop, Singer/Songwriter
The Human League Reproduction Minimal Synth, New Wave, Synthpop
36
1479
 Philip Glass Einstein on the Beach Minimalism, Opera
31
1230
 The Jam Setting Sons Mod Revival, New Wave
13
441
 The B-52's The B-52's New Wave
Squeeze Cool for Cats New Wave
11
418
 The Police Reggatta de Blanc New Wave, Pop Rock
12
426
 Elvis Costello and The Attractions Armed Forces New Wave, Pop Rock
55
2594
 Blondie Eat to the Beat New Wave, Pop Rock
The Cars Candy-O New Wave, Pop Rock
22
952
 XTC Drums and Wires New Wave, Pop Rock, Post-Punk
9
283
 Talking Heads Fear of Music New Wave, Post-Punk
58
2679
 The Stranglers The Raven New Wave, Post-Punk
30
1212
 Joe Jackson Look Sharp! New Wave, Power Pop
Joe Jackson I'm the Man New Wave, Power Pop
The Only Ones Even Serpents Shine New Wave, Power Pop
Iggy Pop New Values New Wave, Punk Rock
50
2416
 Tubeway Army Replicas New Wave, Synthpop
Gary Numan The Pleasure Principle New Wave, Synthpop
James Chance & The Contortions Buy No Wave
53
2528
 Lucio Dalla Lucio Dalla Pop, Singer/Songwriter
15
574
 The Undertones The Undertones Pop Punk
42
1947
 Fleetwood Mac Tusk Pop Rock
Lowell George Thanks, I'll Eat It Here Pop Rock
20
913
 Supertramp Breakfast in America Pop Rock, Progressive Pop
2
78
 Joy Division Unknown Pleasures Post-Punk
6
171
 Gang of Four Entertainment! Post-Punk
18
654
 The Slits Cut Post-Punk
24
971
 The Cure Three Imaginary Boys/Boys Don't Cry Post-Punk
56
2635
 The Fall Live at the Witch Trials Post-Punk
61
2686
 The Fall Dragnet Post-Punk
23
965
 Graham Parker & The Rumour Squeezing Out Sparks Power Pop, Pub Rock
65
2993
 Nick Lowe Labour of Lust Power Pop, Pub Rock
1
7
 The Clash London Calling Punk Rock
21
914
 Stiff Little Fingers Inflammable Material Punk Rock
29
1184
 Ramones It's Alive Punk Rock
57
2637
 The Damned Machine Gun Etiquette Punk Rock
The Ruts The Crack Punk Rock
Buzzcocks A Different Kind of Tension Punk Rock
Ebba Grön We're Only in It for the Drugs Punk Rock
33
1355
 Serge Gainsbourg Aux armes et caetera Reggae
59
2682
 Dave Edmunds Repeat when Necessary Rock & Roll, Roots Rock
Bob Marley and The Wailers Survival Roots Reggae
43
2169
 Ry Cooder Bop Till You Drop Roots Rock
Smokey Robinson Where There's Smoke.. Soul
63
2876
 Yellow Magic Orchestra Solid State Survivor Synthpop
37
1508
 Betty Carter The Audience with Betty Carter Vocal Jazz
Sarah Vaughan Duke Ellington Song Book One Vocal Jazz
Sarah Vaughan Duke Ellington Song Book Two Vocal Jazz