100 Greatest Albums of 1979

  1. Off The Wall - Michael Jackson
  2. London Calling - The Clash
  3. Bad Girls - Donna Summer
  4. The Wall - Pink Floyd
  5. Risqué - Chic
  6. Highway To Hell - AC/DC
  7. We Are Family - Sister Sledge
  8. Unknown Pleasures - Joy Division
  9. Tusk - Fleetwood Mac
10. I Am - Earth, Wind & Fire
11. Armed Forces - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
12. Damn The Torpedos - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
13. Regatta de Blanc - The Police
14. Uncle Jam Wants You - Funkadelic
15. Entertainment - Gang Of Four
16. Ladies Night - Kool & The Gang
17. Get The Knack - The Knack
18. Rust Never Sleeps - Neil Young
19. The Boss - Diana Ross
20. Spirits Having Flown - The Bee Gees
21. Winner Takes All - The Isley Brothers
22. Masterjam - Rufus & Chaka
23. The B-52's - The B-52's
24. The Whispers - The Whispers
25. The Long Run - The Eagles
26. The Gap Band II - The Gap Band
27. Where There's Smoke - Smokey Robinson
28. Rock On - Raydio
29. Pretenders - Pretenders
30. This Boot Is Made For Fonk-n - Bootsy's Rubber Band
31. Bustin' Out Of L7 - Rick James
32. Fear Of Music - Talking Heads
33. Breakfast In America - Supertramp
34. Inspiration - Maze featuring Frankie Beverly
35. Degüello - ZZ Top
36. Eat To The Beat - Blondie
37. Midnight Magic - The Commodores
38. Prince - Prince
39. Cut - The Slits
40. In Through The Out Door - Led Zeppelin
41. Teddy - Teddy Pendergrass
42. The Pleasure Principle - Gary Numan
43. Injoy - The Bar-Kays
44. Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants - Stevie Wonder
45. Head Games - Foreigner
46. The Message Is Love - Barry White
47. Priority - The Pointer Sisters
48. Overkill - Motörhead
49. Van Halen II - Van Halen
50. Stay Free - Ashford & Simpson
51. Low Budget - The Kinks
52. The Specials - The Specials
53. Brenda Russell - Brenda Russell
54. Secret Omen - Cameo
55. Machine Gun Etiquette - The Damned
56. Showcase - Black Uhuru
57. Just A Touch Of Love - Slave
58. Candy-O - The Cars
59. Another Taste - A Taste Of Honey
60. Big Fun - Shalamar
61. Madame Butterfly - Tavares
62. Rose Royce IV: The Rainbow Connection - Rose Royce
63. Star Walk - Graham Central Station
64. Live Rust - Neil Young
65. Disco Nights - GQ
66. Bop Till You Drop - Ry Cooder
67. You Know How To Love Me - Phyllis Hyman
68. Three Imaginary Boys - The Cure
69. Rickie Lee Jones - Rickie Lee Jones
70. Hot Property - Heatwave
71. Stars - Sylvester
72. Dynasty - KISS
73. Setting Sons - The Jam
74. The Gap Band - The Gap Band
75. In The Purest Form - Mass Production
76. 154 - Wire
77. Music Box - Evelyn "Champagne" King
78. Back To The Egg - Wings
79. Soon Forward - Gregory Isaacs
80. One Step Beyond - Madness
81. Let's Talk It Over - Lee Fields
82. Desolation Angels - Bad Company
83. Black Rose: A Rock Legend - Thin Lizzy
84. Candy - Con Funk Shun
85. In The Heat Of The Night - Pat Benatar
86. Let Me Be Your Woman - Linda Clifford
87. Dream Police - Cheap Trick
88. Identify Yourself - The O'Jays
89. A Different Kind Of Tension - Buzzcocks
90. Survival - Bob Marley & The Wailers
91. Discovery - Electric Light Orchestra
92. McFadden & Whitehead - McFadden & Whitehead
93. Don't Let Go - Isaac Hayes
94. Sheik Yurbouti - Frank Zappa
95. Pizzazz - Patrice Rushen
96. The Jones Girls - The Jones Girls
97. Knock On Wood - Amii Stewart
98. Flag - James Taylor
99. Thanks I'll Eat It Here - Lowell George
100. Look Sharp! - Joe Jackson