1979
The following 63 records from 1979 are reviewed on this site:
January
Bee Gees, Spirits Having Flown [5]
Frank Zappa, Sleep Dirt [8]February
Cheap Trick, At Budokan [12]
Elvis Costello, Armed Forces [12] George Harrison, George Harrison [9]March
Allman Brothers Band, Enlightened Rogues [10]
Badfinger, Airwaves [9] Beach Boys, L.A. (Light Album) [9] Frank Zappa, Sheik Yerbouti [11] Roxy Music, Manifesto [7]April
ABBA, Voulez-Vous [9]
Bob Dylan, At Budokan [12] Lou Reed, The Bells [11] Thin Lizzy, Black Rose [10]May
Cure, Three Imaginary Boys [12]
David Bowie, Lodger [10] Frank Zappa, Orchestral Favorites [8] Gary Brooker, No More Fear Of Flying [10] Patti Smith, Wave [13] Ramones, It's Alive [12] Renaissance, Azure D'Or [7] Steve Hackett, Spectral Mornings [12]June
Cars, Candy-O [10]
Dire Straits, Communique [10] Electric Light Orchestra, Discovery [10] Joy Division, Unknown Pleasures [13] Paul McCartney, Back To The Egg [11] Queen, Live Killers [10] Who, The Kids Are Alright [14]July
AC/DC, Highway To Hell [12]
Arthur Brown, Faster Than The Speed Of Light [10] Can, Can [9] Neil Young, Rust Never Sleeps [12]August
Bob Dylan, Slow Train Coming [12]
J. J. Cale, 5 [11] Led Zeppelin, In Through The Out Door [9] Michael Jackson, Off The Wall [11] Talking Heads, Fear Of Music [13]September
Eagles, The Long Run [10]
Jethro Tull, Stormwatch [11] Kinks, Low Budget [11]October
Bob Marley, Survival [9]
Emerson, Lake & Palmer, [Works Live] [12] Fleetwood Mac, Tusk [12] Police, Reggatta De Blanc [13] Residents, Eskimo [-] Stevie Wonder, Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants [10]November
Frank Zappa, Joe's Garage [12]
Godley & Creme, Freeze Frame [11] Jam, Setting Sons [11] Neil Young, Live Rust [12] Pink Floyd, The Wall [11]December
Clash, London Calling [12]
[Month unknown:]
Accept, Accept [10]
Blondie, Eat To The Beat [12] Captain Beefheart, Shiny Beast [13] Elton John, Victim Of Love [6] Gary Moore, Back On The Streets [10] Ian Dury, Do It Yourself [11] Mick Taylor, Mick Taylor [10] Nina Hagen, Nina Hagen Band [12] Robin Trower, Caravan To Midnight [9] Steve Harley, The Candidate [10]
Aerosmith: Night In The Ruts
Alan Parsons Project: Eve Alvin Lee: Ride On Bad Company: Desolation Angels Barclay James Harvest: Eyes Of The Universe Brand X: Product Camel: I Can See Your House From Here Eloy: Silent Cries And Mighty Echoes Foreigner: Head Games Iggy Pop: New Values Judas Priest: Unleashed In The East Kansas: Monolith Kiss: Dynasty Klaus Schulze: Dune Leonard Cohen: Recent Songs Manfred Mann's Earth Band: Angel Station Midnight Oil: Head Injuries Mike Oldfield: Platinum Motorhead: Bomber Peter Hammill: Ph7 Prince: Prince Rainbow: Down To Earth Ramones: It's Alive Richard Wahnfried: Time Actor Rick Wakeman: Rhapsodies Rory Gallagher: Top Priority Santana: Marathon Santana: Oneness Silver Dreams - Golden Reality Sex Pistols: The Great Rock'n'Roll Swindle Siouxsie & The Banshees: Join Hands Sparks: No. 1 In Heaven Sparks: Terminal Jive Styx: Cornerstone Supertramp: Breakfast In America Sweet: Cut Above The Rest Tangerine Dream: Force Majeure Tina Turner: Love Explosion Tom Petty: Damn The Torpedoes Vangelis: China Van Halen: Van Halen II XTC: Drums & Wires ZZ Top: Deguello