Best albums of 1979

14 December 1979New wave, post-punk, punk

10 August 1979Ballad, contemporary r&b, disco

15 June 1979Gothic, gothic rock, new wave

1 November 1979Avant-garde, dance, dance-punk

3 August 1979Art rock, new wave, post-punk

1 January 1979Free jazz, jazz

6 April 1979Dub poetry, reggae

1 January 1979

1 September 1979Art pop, art punk, post-punk

19 October 1979Alternative rock, classic rock, hard rock

25 April 1979Dance, disco, electro-disco

21 September 1979Art punk, avant-garde, post-punk

1 May 1979New wave, pop punk, punk

27 August 1979Blues rock, classic rock, hard rock

5 January 1979Alternative rock, new wave, pop rock

1 January 1979Jazz pop, new wave, pop

1 October 1979Hardcore punk, punk, punk rock

1 May 1979New wave, pop rock, pub rock

1 January 1979New wave, post-punk, punk

30 July 1979Disco, funk, soul

2 February 1979Punk, punk rock, rock

12 October 1979Art rock, country rock, dream pop

1 August 1979Folk rock, rock, singer-songwriter

1 October 1979Country

30 November 1979Alternative rock, ambient, art rock

1 June 1979New wave, pop, pop rock

12 June 1979Electronic, new wave, pop

27 July 1979Arena rock, blues rock, hard rock

18 May 1979Bakersfield sound, classic country, country

1 January 1979Country

8 May 1979Alternative rock, new wave, pop punk

18 May 1979Art rock, dance-rock, electronic

8 June 1979Disco, r&b, soul

1 January 1979Punk, rock

1 January 1979Pop, pop rock, rock

1 January 1979Funk, go-go

26 March 1979Hard rock, heavy metal, rock

1 October 1979New wave, pop, power pop

5 October 1979Alternative rock, new wave, pop

28 September 1979Electronic, new wave, pop

1 March 1979Blues, blues rock, boogie rock

16 July 1979Boogie, disco, funk

17 April 1979Country

23 April 1979Dance-pop, disco, electronic

16 March 1979Art rock, electronic, pop

1 January 1979Hard bop, jazz

16 March 1979Art pop, art rock, classic rock

1 January 1979Blues rock, hard rock, pop rock