1979 Album Releases

1979

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Jun 14

Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures

Unknown Pleasures

88

critic score

(5)

88

user score

(1,884)

Nov 30

Pink Floyd - The Wall

78

critic score

(4)

85

user score

(1,583)

Dec 14

The Clash - London Calling

100

critic score

(5)

89

user score

(1,094)

Aug 10

Michael Jackson - Off the Wall

Michael Jackson

98

critic score

(4)

87

user score

(802)

Aug 3

Talking Heads - Fear of Music

96

critic score

(5)

86

user score

(676)

May 18

David Bowie - Lodger

89

critic score

(4)

79

user score

(507)

May 11

The Cure - Three Imaginary Boys

Three Imaginary Boys

80

critic score

(2)

74

user score

(377)

Sep 25

Gang of Four - Entertainment!

94

critic score

(4)

85

user score

(377)

Aug 3

AC/DC - Highway to Hell

Highway to Hell

90

critic score

(3)

78

user score

(279)

Aug 15

Led Zeppelin - In Through the Out Door

In Through the Out Door

57

critic score

(3)

68

user score

(266)

Dec 1

Throbbing Gristle - 20 Jazz Funk Greats

Throbbing Gristle

20 Jazz Funk Greats

85

critic score

(4)

81

user score

(225)

Oct 12

Fleetwood Mac - Tusk

93

critic score

(4)

82

user score

(213)

Nov 23

Public Image Ltd. - Metal Box

Public Image Ltd.

96

critic score

(5)

83

user score

(204)

Apr 20

The Pop Group - Y

85

critic score

(2)

81

user score

(187)

Mar 29

Supertramp - Breakfast in America

Breakfast in America

73

critic score

(4)

82

user score

(186)

Oct 19

Prince - Prince

72

critic score

(4)

76

user score

(186)

Sep 1

94

critic score

(3)

85

user score

(177)

Sep 1

This Heat - This Heat

91

critic score

(4)

82

user score

(150)

Sep 25

Yellow Magic Orchestra - Solid State Survivor

Yellow Magic Orchestra

Solid State Survivor

85

critic score

(2)

82

user score

(149)

Aug 17

XTC - Drums and Wires

Drums and Wires

90

critic score

(1)

82

user score

(136)

Oct 5

The Police - Reggatta de Blanc

Reggatta de Blanc

70

critic score

(2)

72

user score

(134)

Jul 6

The B-52's - The B-52's

85

critic score

(4)

80

user score

(128)

Apr 23

ABBA - Voulez-Vous

65

critic score

(2)

80

user score

(126)

Nov 3

The Raincoats - The Raincoats

90

critic score

(4)

79

user score

(110)

Sep 7

Gary Numan - The Pleasure Principle

The Pleasure Principle

86

critic score

(4)

79

user score

(108)

Apr 25

Donna Summer - Bad Girls

95

critic score

(2)

81

user score

(103)

Sep 7

The Slits - Cut

88

critic score

(3)

79

user score

(102)

Jan 5

Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Armed Forces

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

94

critic score

(4)

80

user score

(97)

Jul 9

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Rust Never Sleeps

100

critic score

(2)

87

user score

(95)

Aug 20

Bob Dylan - Slow Train Coming

Slow Train Coming

68

critic score

(3)

63

user score

(95)

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Oct 10

The Specials - The Specials

100

critic score

(1)

81

user score

(89)

Oct 19

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Damn the Torpedoes

94

critic score

(7)

79

user score

(87)

Mar 24

Motörhead - Overkill

93

critic score

(4)

82

user score

(85)

Sep 1

Buzzcocks - Singles Going Steady

Singles Going Steady

95

critic score

(3)

87

user score

(80)

Sep 1

Sparks - No. 1 in Heaven

No. 1 in Heaven

92

critic score

(2)

80

user score

(77)

Oct 4

Blondie - Eat to the Beat

Eat to the Beat

80

critic score

(2)

81

user score

(77)

Sep 1

James Chance & The Contortions - Buy

James Chance & The Contortions

95

critic score

(2)

81

user score

(76)

Mar 16

The Fall - Live at the Witch Trials

Live at the Witch Trials

84

critic score

(3)

82

user score

(72)

Mar 23

Van Halen - Van Halen II

85

critic score

(2)

75

user score

(72)

Jan

90

critic score

(2)

76

user score

(69)

Apr 1

Tubeway Army - Replicas

85

critic score

(2)

78

user score

(61)

Jun 15

Dire Straits - Communiqué

56

critic score

(2)

74

user score

(61)

Sep

The Residents - Eskimo

85

critic score

(2)

76

user score

(59)

1979

Robert Ashley - Automatic Writing

Automatic Writing

73

critic score

(2)

78

user score

(58)

Feb 1

Marianne Faithfull - Broken English

Marianne Faithfull

83

critic score

(3)

78

user score

(58)

May 31

Electric Light Orchestra - Discovery

Electric Light Orchestra

62

critic score

(3)

78

user score

(58)

Feb

Black Flag - Nervous Breakdown

Nervous Breakdown

80

critic score

(1)

78

user score

(57)

1979

Rita Lee - Rita Lee

60

critic score

(1)

83

user score

(56)

Jun 13

The Cars - Candy-O

82

critic score

(3)

78

user score

(56)

Jul 30

88

critic score

(3)

79

user score

(54)

Mar 3

Frank Zappa - Sheik Yerbouti

65

critic score

(2)

76

user score

(51)

Nov 23

Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)

Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)

87

user score

(50)

Jun 13

Joni Mitchell - Mingus

62

critic score

(3)

70

user score

(49)

Sep 17

Frank Zappa - Joe's Garage Act I

Joe's Garage Act I

65

critic score

(2)

78

user score

(49)

Oct 26

The Fall - Dragnet

82

critic score

(3)

78

user score

(48)

May 1

The Undertones - The Undertones

95

critic score

(2)

79

user score

(47)

Mar 5

Joe Jackson - Look Sharp!

100

critic score

(2)

80

user score

(44)

Sep 27

Leonard Cohen - Recent Songs

71

critic score

(4)

69

user score

(43)

Nov 12

The Damned - Machine Gun Etiquette

Machine Gun Etiquette

84

critic score

(3)

84

user score

(43)

Jan 1

Philip Glass - Einstein on the Beach

Einstein on the Beach

95

critic score

(2)

86

user score

(41)

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