Best Music Albums - Year By
Year: 1979

1. Pink Floyd: The Wall
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The
talent of Pink Floyd reached its peaks with this album.
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2. Supertramp: Breakfast In America
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One of the
best albums of the decade and Supertramp's best, this album has all the good things that
characterized the band.
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3. Thin Lizzy: Black Rose
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A very
"open" and fairly commercial album with many straightforward rock songs. Also
contains the brilliant "Got To Give It Up".
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4. Dire Straits: Communiqué
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Dire
Straits' most subtle release without too much fuzz. Like "Brothers In Arms" it
rests in itself and doesn't try to oversell the many fine songs on the album.
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5. Roxy Music: Manifesto
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This album marked the era
were Roxy Music were most successful. Their funky and chique style had really found its
audience.
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6. The Cure: Boys Don't Cry
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A very light
and straightforward early album from The Cure. Doesn't have any of the dark and
melancholic stuff but is still pretty enjoyable.
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7. Michael Jackson: Off The Wall
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A very fine album laying
the bricks for what was to come with "Thriller" three years later. |
8. The Eagles: The Long
Run
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Last studio album from
The Eagles and an album filled with all kinds of opposites. Contains several brilliant
songs, though, but the band was growing tired...
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9. Toto: Hydra
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Second album from Toto
and the band is slowly developing their sound. Not as strong as the debut, though... |
10. The Police: Regatta De Blanc
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The Police keep on
working on their sound and, even though still intact, the reggae influence is joined by
new inspiration. |
Albums that
also made an impact:
David Bowie: Lodger
Simple Minds: Life In A Day
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