1979

Recorded at PositionTop 1979 Album 1 London Calling – The Clash London Calling is the third studio album by English punk rock band the Clash. It was released as a double album in the United Kingdom on 14 December 1979 by CBS Records, and in the United States in January 1980 by Epic Records.[1] London

Recorded at PositionTop 1979 Album 2 The Wall – Pink Floyd The Wall is the eleventh studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released as a double album on 30 November 1979 by Harvest Records in the United Kingdom and by Columbia Records in the United States. It is the last studio album

Recorded at PositionTop 1979 Album 3 Unknown Pleasure – Joy Division Unknown Pleasures is the debut studio album by the English rock band Joy Division. It followed an abandoned session for RCA Records, and was eventually recorded and mixed over three weekends at Strawberry Studios, Stockport in April 1979 with record producer Martin Hannett. The

Recorded at PositionTop 1979 Album 4 Entertainment! – Gang of Four Entertainment! is the debut album by English post-punk band Gang of Four, released in September 1979. This album was released on EMI in the UK and on Warner Bros. in the US. The music on the first album shows clearly the influence of punk,

Recorded at PositionTop 1979 Album 5 Fear of Music – Talking Heads Fear of Music is the third studio album by American new wave band Talking Heads, released on 3 August 1979 on Sire Records. It was recorded at locations in New York City between April and May 1979 and was produced by the quartet

Recorded at PositionTop 1979 Album 6 Highway to Hell – AC/DC Highway to Hell is an album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It was the band’s fifth internationally released studio album and the sixth to be released in Australia. It was the last album featuring lead singer Bon Scott, who died early the following

Recorded at PositionTop 1979 Album 7 Off the Wall – Michael Jackson Off the Wall is the fifth studio album by American singer Michael Jackson. It is his debut studio album released through Epic Records. It was released on August 10, 1979, following Jackson’s critically well-received film performance in The Wiz. While working on that

Recorded at PositionTop 1979 Album 9 Rust Never Sleeps – Neil Young and Crazy Horse Rust Never Sleeps is an album by Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young and American band Crazy Horse. It was released on July 2, 1979, by Reprise Records. Most of the album was recorded live, then overdubbed in the studio. Young used

Recorded at PositionTop 1979 Album 10 Breakfast in America – Supertramp Breakfast in America is the sixth studio album by the English rock band Supertramp, released on 29 March 1979 by A&M Records. It was recorded in 1978 at The Village Recorder in Los Angeles. It spawned four U.S. Billboard hit singles: “The Logical Song”

Recorded at PositionTop 1979 Album 10 Tusk – Fleetwood Mac Tusk is the twelfth album by the British/American rock band Fleetwood Mac. Released in 1979, it is considered experimental, primarily due to Lindsey Buckingham’s sparser songwriting arrangements and the influence of punk rock and new wave on his production techniques. Costing over $1 million to

1979•1979•1979•1979•1979•1979•1979•1979•19791979 TOP PERFORMING ALBUMS No 10 Album: Tusk – Fleetwood Mac Released: 12 October 1979 Recorded: 1978–79 at The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, California, Lindsey Buckingham’s home Genre: Rock, Pop, Art rock Length: 74:25 Label: Warner Bros. Producers: Fleetwood Mac, Richard Dashut, and Ken Caillat Read More No 9 Album: Breakfast in America – Supertramp Released: 29 March 1979 Recorded: May–December 1978; The