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    1979: Not a bad finish to a great decade!

    It was no early seventies powerhouse, but it did produce many albums that became classics.

    http://www.besteveralbums.com/yearst...ir=desc&page=1

    My totals for 1979:
    Top 10 - 7
    Top 25 - 12
    Top 50 - 18

    I'll do a seventies decade recap shortly.
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    I didn't count how many I had in the top 100, but there is a lot of good albums in there.
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      Sorry to disagree, but I would rate it as a pretty weak year. Highlights are:

      #2 Pink Floyd - the Wall
      #13 Tom Petty - Damn the Torpedoes (my favorite of his)
      #42 Dire Straits - Communique
      #55 Rickie Lee Jones

      There are some other decent albums I have a few songs from.
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      • #4
        Theres WAY more than that :

        Just in the top 10:

        London Calling
        The Wall
        Highway to Hell
        Off the Wall
        Rust never Sleeps
        Breakfast in America
        Tusk

        Also in 1979:

        Damn the Torpedos
        B-52s
        In though the Out Door
        Communique
        Van Halen II
        Rickie Lee Jones
        The Long Run
        Survival
        Get the Knack
        Deguello
        Joe's Garage
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