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Best albums of 1979

Released in 1979 · Ranked by critics

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51
Prince
Prince
19 October 1979Chillout, classic rock, contemporary r&b
6.9
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In Through the Out Door
Led Zeppelin
15 August 1979Arena rock, blues rock, boogie rock
6.8

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Christopher Cross
Christopher Cross
20 December 1979Pop, pop rock, rock
9.0
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Morning Dance
Spyro Gyra
1 January 1979Jazz, jazz fusion, smooth jazz

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53

11 June 1979New wave, pop rock, power pop

6.8

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54

Bustin’ Out of L Seven (Expanded Edition)

16 January 1979Funk, soul

6.8

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20 March 1979Arena rock, classic rock, hard rock

6.7

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56

Toots & The Maytals

1 January 1979Reggae, roots reggae

6.7

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57

Flirtin’ With Disaster

1 September 1979Boogie rock, pop rock, rock

6.6

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58

Slow Train Coming

20 August 1979Folk rock, gospel, pop

6.6

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59

The Long Run (2013 Remaster)

24 September 1979Blue-eyed soul, classic rock, country rock

6.5

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60

24 July 1979Disco, funk, r&b

6.4

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61

Do You Wanna Go Party

KC and the Sunshine Band

29 May 1979Disco, r&b

6.1

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62

Electric Light Orchestra

21 May 1979Alternative rock, aor, art rock

6.0

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63

Identify Yourself

24 August 1979Disco, funk, philly soul

5.7

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64

Night in the Ruts

16 November 1979Blues rock, hard rock, rock

5.6

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65

Spirits Having Flown

1 February 1979Blue-eyed soul, disco, pop

5.6

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66

Richard & Linda Thompson

1 January 1979Folk rock, rock

5.5

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67

1 January 1979Americana, country, country rock

5.5

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68

1 January 1979Pop, pop rock, rock

5.5

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69

9 October 1979Funk, soul

5.3

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70

Back to the Egg

24 May 1979Classic rock, rock, soft rock

5.1

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71

1 August 1979Country rock, rock, tropical rock

5.0

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72

Freedom at Point Zero

Jefferson Starship

1 January 1979Arena rock, classic rock, pop rock

5.0

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73

John Mellencamp

1 January 1979Blues rock, folk rock, pop

4.9

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L.A. (Light Album)

19 March 1979Pop, pop rock, rock

4.5

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75

13 October 1979Boogie, disco, electro-disco

3.6

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76

23 May 1979Arena rock, disco, glam

3.6

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77

Relight My Fire

2 November 1979Disco, electronic, funk

3.0

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One For The Road

1 January 1979Country

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I'm Caught Up (In a One Night Love Affair)

10 December 1979Disco, electronic

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23 November 1979Folk rock, new age, pop rock

6.5

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Just a Touch of Love

31 October 1979Disco, funk

9.0

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In the Heat of the Night

20 October 1979Aor, hard rock, new wave

7.2

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Captain & Tennille

15 October 1979Easy listening, pop

6.0

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1 August 1979Rock, rock and roll

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28 June 1979Blue-eyed soul, dance-rock, pop

7.0

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21 June 1979Jazz

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6 June 1979Disco, pop, pop rock

6.5

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Great Balls of Fire

24 May 1979Ballad, bluegrass, classic country

5.5

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22 May 1979Disco, soul

7.8

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McFadden & Whitehead

McFadden & Whitehead

27 April 1979Pop, r&b

7.5

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The Jones Girls

The Jones Girls

20 April 1979Disco, philly soul, r&b

6.0

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1 April 1979Country, rock, soft rock

4.0

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30 March 1979

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Thanks I’ll Eat It Here

23 March 1979Funk, rock, roots rock

7.7

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George Harrison

George Harrison

14 February 1979Pop rock, rock

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1 January 1979Country rock, pop, pop rock

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1 January 1979Latin, mpb

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Bicho De 7 Cabeças

Geraldo Azevedo

1 January 1979Latin, mpb

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