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The Highest Rated Albums of 1979

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1979

1.

The Clash - London Calling
December 14, 1979
Punk Rock, New Wave, Ska Punk
Critic Score
100
7 reviews
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2.

Pretenders - Pretenders
December 27, 1979
New Wave, Punk Rock, Pop Rock
Critic Score
100
2 reviews
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3.

Joe Jackson - Look Sharp!
March 5, 1979
New Wave, Power Pop
Critic Score
100
2 reviews
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4.

Michael Jackson - Off the Wall
August 10, 1979
Contemporary R&B, Disco, Funk, Pop, R&B
Critic Score
98
4 reviews
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5.

The Specials - The Specials
October 10, 1979
Ska
Critic Score
97
2 reviews
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6.

Talking Heads - Fear of Music
August 3, 1979
New Wave, Post-Punk
Critic Score
96
5 reviews
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7.

Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
June 14, 1979
Post-Punk, Gothic Rock
Critic Score
95
4 reviews
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8.

The Roches - The Roches
Contemporary Folk, Folk Pop
Critic Score
95
3 reviews
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9.

Public Image Ltd. - Metal Box
November 23, 1979
Post-Punk, Experimental Rock
Critic Score
95
2 reviews
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10.

Gang of Four - Entertainment!
September 25, 1979
Post-Punk
Critic Score
95
2 reviews
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11.

September 1, 1979
No Wave, Dance-Punk, Funk, Jazz-Rock
Critic Score
95
2 reviews
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12.

The Undertones - The Undertones
May 1, 1979
Pop Punk, Punk Rock
Critic Score
95
2 reviews
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13.

Donna Summer - Bad Girls
April 25, 1979
Disco
Critic Score
95
2 reviews
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14.

Philip Glass - Einstein on the Beach
January 1, 1979
Minimalism, Opera
Critic Score
95
2 reviews
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15.

Jay McShann - The Big Apple Bash
Critic Score
95
2 reviews
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16.

Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Armed Forces
January 5, 1979
New Wave, Pop Rock
Critic Score
94
4 reviews
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17.

Wire - 154
September 1, 1979
Post-Punk, Art Punk
Critic Score
94
3 reviews
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18.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes
October 19, 1979
Heartland Rock
Critic Score
94
7 reviews
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19.

Motörhead - Overkill
March 24, 1979
Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Speed Metal
Critic Score
93
4 reviews
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20.

Sparks - No. 1 in Heaven
September 1, 1979
Electro-Disco, Synthpop
Critic Score
92
2 reviews
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21.

Fleetwood Mac - Tusk
October 12, 1979
Pop Rock, Soft Rock
Critic Score
91
5 reviews
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22.

This Heat - This Heat
September 1, 1979
Experimental, Experimental Rock
Critic Score
91
5 reviews
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23.

The Raincoats - The Raincoats
November 3, 1979
Post-Punk, Art Punk
Critic Score
90
4 reviews
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24.

AC/DC - Highway to Hell
August 3, 1979
Hard Rock
Critic Score
90
3 reviews
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25.

Germs - (GI)
October 0, 1979
Hardcore Punk, Punk Rock
Critic Score
90
2 reviews
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