Top New Zealand Albums - Year-end 1979

The best selling album in 1979 in New Zealand was BREAKFAST IN AMERICA by SUPERTRAMP.

RankArtistAlbumReleased
1 SUPERTRAMP BREAKFAST IN AMERICA 1979
2 VARIOUS ARTISTS DON'T WALK BOOGIE 1978
3 ROD STEWART GREATEST HITS 1979
4 BEE GEES SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN 1979
5 THE CARS THE CARS 1978
6 DIRE STRAITS DIRE STRAITS 1978
7 ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA DISCOVERY 1979
8 ROD STEWART BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN 1978
9 BLONDIE PARALLEL LINES 1978
10 BILLY JOEL 52ND STREET 1978
11 LEO SAYER THE VERY BEST OF LEO SAYER 1979
12 BARBRA STREISAND GREATEST HITS VOLUME II 1978
13 ART GARFUNKEL FATE FOR BREAKFAST 1979
14 KISS DYNASTY 1979
15 DEMIS ROUSSOS THE ROUSSOS PHENOMENON 1976
16 LED ZEPPELIN IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR 1979
17 TALKING HEADS MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD 1978
18 EARTH, WIND & FIRE THE BEST OF EARTH WIND & FIRE VOL 1 1978
19 RICKIE LEE JONES RICKIE LEE JONES 1979
20 THE CARS CANDY-O 1979
21 VARIOUS ARTISTS DON'T WALK - BOOGIE ON 1979
22 JEFF WAYNE THE WAR OF THE WORLDS 1978
23 ABBA VOULEZ-VOUS 1979
24 DIRE STRAITS COMMUNIQUE 1979
25 ELVIS COSTELLO ARMED FORCES 1979
26 EAGLES THE LONG RUN 1979
27 LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CLASSIC ROCK 1978
28 ROXY MUSIC MANIFESTO 1979
29 THE DOOBIE BROTHERS MINUTE BY MINUTE 1978
30 DONNA SUMMER BAD GIRLS 1979
31 KENNY ROGERS THE KENNY ROGERS SINGLES ALBUM 1979
32 NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE RUST NEVER SLEEPS 1979
33 ELTON JOHN A SINGLE MAN 1978
34 THE KNACK GET THE KNACK 1979
35 BOB DYLAN SLOW TRAIN COMING 1979
36 CHEAP TRICK CHEAP TRICK AT BUDOKAN 1979
37 BOB SEGER STRANGER IN TOWN 1978
38 NEIL DIAMOND YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS 1978
39 CHEAP TRICK DREAM POLICE 1979
40 EARTH, WIND & FIRE I AM 1979
41 JON ENGLISH ENGLISH HISTORY 1979
42 FLEETWOOD MAC TUSK 1979
43 BONEY M. NIGHTFLIGHT TO VENUS 1978
44 NEIL YOUNG COMES A TIME 1978
45 MARTY ROBBINS MARTY ROBBINS 20 SMASH HITS 1979
46 THE BEACH BOYS 20 GOLDEN GREATS 1976
47 SUPERTRAMP CRIME OF THE CENTURY 1974
48 BILLY JOEL THE STRANGER 1977
49 ALAN PARSONS EVE 1979
50 THE POLICE OUTLANDOS D'AMOUR 1978

Source: Recorded Music New Zealand