Best Albums of 1979

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Top rated albums from 1979 featured in 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
The Wall album cover

The Wall

Pink Floyd
1979
4.14 / 5
 London Calling album cover

London Calling

The Clash
1979
3.98 / 5
 Off The Wall album cover

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson
1979
3.78 / 5
 Highway to Hell album cover

Highway to Hell

AC/DC
1979
3.66 / 5
 Rust Never Sleeps album cover

Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse
1979
3.53 / 5
 We Are Family album cover

We Are Family

Sister Sledge
1979
3.48 / 5
 Unknown Pleasures album cover

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division
1979
3.47 / 5
 Fear Of Music album cover

Fear Of Music

Talking Heads
1979
3.47 / 5
 Tusk album cover

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac
1979
3.46 / 5
 Reggatta De Blanc album cover

Reggatta De Blanc

The Police
1979
3.45 / 5

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