Top US Billboard 200 Albums - Year-end 1979

The best selling album in 1979 in United States was 52ND STREET by BILLY JOEL.

RankArtistAlbumReleased
1 BILLY JOEL 52ND STREET 1978
2 BEE GEES SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN 1979
3 THE DOOBIE BROTHERS MINUTE BY MINUTE 1978
4 THE CARS THE CARS 1978
5 SUPERTRAMP BREAKFAST IN AMERICA 1979
6 DONNA SUMMER LIVE AND MORE 1978
7 STYX PIECES OF EIGHT 1978
8 DONNA SUMMER BAD GIRLS 1979
9 BLONDIE PARALLEL LINES 1978
10 ROD STEWART BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN 1978
11 KENNY ROGERS THE GAMBLER 1978
12 VILLAGE PEOPLE CRUISIN' 1978
13 CHEAP TRICK CHEAP TRICK AT BUDOKAN 1979
14 BOB SEGER STRANGER IN TOWN 1978
15 VAN HALEN VAN HALEN 1978
16 THE KNACK GET THE KNACK 1979
17 PEACHES & HERB 2 HOT 1978
18 BILLY JOEL THE STRANGER 1977
19 TOTO TOTO 1978
20 SOUNDTRACK GREASE 1978
21 POCO LEGEND 1978
22 THE ROLLING STONES SOME GIRLS 1978
23 DIRE STRAITS DIRE STRAITS 1978
24 EARTH, WIND & FIRE THE BEST OF EARTH WIND & FIRE VOL 1 1978
25 FOREIGNER DOUBLE VISION 1978
26 LED ZEPPELIN IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR 1979
27 BEE GEES SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (SOUNDTRACK) 1977
28 BARBRA STREISAND GREATEST HITS VOLUME II 1978
29 BAD COMPANY DESOLATION ANGELS 1979
30 CHIC C'EST CHIC 1978
31 THE JACKSON 5 (THE JACKSONS) DESTINY 1978
32 HEART DOG & BUTTERFLY 1978
33 RICKIE LEE JONES RICKIE LEE JONES 1979
34 GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS MOVE IT ON OVER 1978
35 OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN TOTALLY HOT 1978
36 BARRY MANILOW GREATEST HITS / MANILOW MAGIC: THE BEST OF 1978
37 SISTER SLEDGE WE ARE FAMILY 1979
38 VAN HALEN VAN HALEN II 1979
39 G.Q. DISCO NIGHTS 1979
40 GLORIA GAYNOR LOVE TRACKS 1978
41 LINDA RONSTADT LIVING IN THE U.S.A. 1978
42 ERIC CLAPTON BACKLESS 1978
43 THE BLUES BROTHERS BRIEFCASE FULL OF BLUES 1978
44 JOURNEY EVOLUTION 1979
45 SPYRO GYRA MORNING DANCE 1979
46 VILLAGE PEOPLE MACHO MAN 1978
47 GINO VANNELLI BROTHER TO BROTHER 1978
48 CHARLIE DANIELS BAND MILLION MILE REFLECTIONS 1979
49 TALKING HEADS MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD 1978
50 JOE JACKSON LOOK SHARP 1979
51 NICOLETTE LARSON NICOLETTE 1978
52 AL STEWART TIME PASSAGES 1978
53 STEVE MARTIN A WILD & CRAZY GUY 1978
54 SANTANA INNER SECRETS 1978
55 CHICAGO HOT STREETS 1978
56 NEIL YOUNG COMES A TIME 1978
57 DAN FOGELBERG & TIM WEISBERG TWIN SONS OF DIFFERENT MOTHERS 1978
58 RICK JAMES BUSTIN' OUT OF L SEVEN 1979
59 WILLIE NELSON WILLIE & FAMILY LIVE 1978
60 ANNE MURRAY LET'S KEEP IT THAT WAY 1978
61 NEIL DIAMOND YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS 1978
62 JOHN STEWART BOMBS AWAY DREAM BABIES 1979
63 CHUCK MANGIONE CHILDREN OF SANCHEZ 1978
64 GEORGE BENSON LIVIN' INSIDE YOUR LOVE 1979
65 EARTH, WIND & FIRE I AM 1979
66 LITTLE RIVER BAND SLEEPER CATCHER 1978
67 RAYDIO ROCK-ON 1979
68 POINTER SISTERS ENERGY 1978
69 EDDIE MONEY LIFE FOR THE TAKING 1979
70 MEAT LOAF BAT OUT OF HELL 1977
71 THE POLICE OUTLANDOS D'AMOUR 1978
72 BOSTON DON'T LOOK BACK 1978
73 CHERYL LYNN GOT TO BE REAL 1979
74 ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA DISCOVERY 1979
75 BOBBY CALDWELL BOBBY CALDWELL 1979
76 ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND ENLIGHTENED ROGUES 1979
77 ELVIS COSTELLO ARMED FORCES 1979
78 THE CRUSADERS STREET LIFE 1979
79 JAMES TAYLOR FLAG 1979
80 WAYLON JENNINGS GREATEST HITS 1979
81 INSTANT FUNK INSTANT FUNK 1979
82 THE CARS CANDY-O 1979
83 BOB JAMES TOUCHDOWN 1978
84 THE BABYS HEAD FIRST 1979
85 DIANA ROSS THE BOSS 1979
86 IAN HUNTER YOU'RE NEVER ALONE WITH A SCHIZOPHRENIC 1979
87 ALICIA BRIDGES ALICIA BRIDGES 1979
88 TEDDY PENDERGRASS TEDDY 1979
89 VILLAGE PEOPLE GO WEST 1979
90 ACE FREHLEY KISS - ACE FREHLEY 1978
91 AEROSMITH LIVE BOOTLEG 1978
92 FRANK ZAPPA SHEIK YERBOUTI 1979
93 DIONNE WARWICK DIONNE 1979
94 KISS DYNASTY 1979
95 AMII STEWART KNOCK ON WOOD 1979
96 TRIUMPH JUST A GAME 1979
97 STEPHANIE MILLS WHAT CHA' GONNA DO WITH MY LOVIN'? 1979
98 ANNE MURRAY NEW KIND OF FEELING 1979
99 BARRY WHITE THE MAN 1978
100 KANSAS MONOLITH 1979

Source: Billboard