Top UK Albums - Year-end 1979

The best selling album in 1979 in United Kingdom was PARALLEL LINES by BLONDIE.

RankArtistAlbumReleased
1 BLONDIE PARALLEL LINES 1978
2 ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA DISCOVERY 1979
3 LEO SAYER THE VERY BEST OF LEO SAYER 1979
4 SUPERTRAMP BREAKFAST IN AMERICA 1979
5 ABBA VOULEZ-VOUS 1979
6 BARBRA STREISAND GREATEST HITS VOLUME II 1978
7 BEE GEES SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN 1979
8 ABBA GREATEST HITS, VOLUME 2 1979
9 THE POLICE REGGATTA DE BLANC 1979
10 BARRY MANILOW GREATEST HITS / MANILOW MAGIC: THE BEST OF 1978
11 ROD STEWART GREATEST HITS 1979
12 JAMES LAST LAST THE WHOLE NIGHT LONG 1979
13 ELVIS COSTELLO ARMED FORCES 1979
14 THE POLICE OUTLANDOS D'AMOUR 1978
15 VARIOUS ARTISTS THE BEST DISCO ALBUM IN THE WORLD 1979
16 TUBEWAY ARMY REPLICAS 1979
17 EARTH, WIND & FIRE I AM 1979
18 CHIC C'EST CHIC 1978
19 DIRE STRAITS DIRE STRAITS 1978
20 ROXY MUSIC MANIFESTO 1979
21 BLONDIE EAT TO THE BEAT 1979
22 JEFF WAYNE THE WAR OF THE WORLDS 1978
23 MEAT LOAF BAT OUT OF HELL 1977
24 IAN DURY & THE BLOCKHEADS DO IT YOURSELF 1979
25 FLEETWOOD MAC TUSK 1979
26 ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA OUT OF THE BLUE 1977
27 IAN DURY & THE BLOCKHEADS NEW BOOTS AND PANTIES 1977
28 DIANA ROSS 20 GOLDEN GREATS 1979
29 GERRY RAFFERTY NIGHT OWL 1979
30 VARIOUS ARTISTS DON'T WALK BOOGIE 1978
31 ART GARFUNKEL FATE FOR BREAKFAST 1979
32 EARTH, WIND & FIRE THE BEST OF EARTH WIND & FIRE VOL 1 1978
33 THIN LIZZY BLACK ROSE 1979
34 GARY NUMAN THE PLEASURE PRINCIPLE 1979
35 VARIOUS ARTISTS ACTION REPLAY 1979
36 LED ZEPPELIN IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR 1979
37 SEX PISTOLS THE GREAT ROCK 'N' ROLL SWINDLE 1979
38 THE SHADOWS STRING OF HITS 1979
39 QUEEN LIVE KILLERS 1979
40 DAVID BOWIE LODGER 1979
41 THREE DEGREES A COLLECTION OF THEIR 20 GREATEST HITS 1979
42 BONEY M. NIGHTFLIGHT TO VENUS 1978
43 PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS WINGS GREATEST 1978
44 SKY SKY 1979
45 MICHAEL JACKSON OFF THE WALL 1979
46 JOHN WILLIAMS BRIDGES 1979
47 KATE BUSH LIONHEART 1978
48 ROD STEWART BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN 1978
49 BOB DYLAN AT BUDOKAN 1979
50 VARIOUS ARTISTS COUNTRY LIFE 1979
51 DIRE STRAITS COMMUNIQUE 1979
52 BONEY M. OCEANS OF FANTASY 1979
53 10CC GREATEST HITS 1972 - 1978 1979
54 VARIOUS ARTISTS ROCK'N ROLLER DISCO 1979
55 JEAN-MICHEL JARRE EQUINOXE 1978
56 DOOLEYS THE BEST OF THE DOOLEYS 1979
57 RAINBOW DOWN TO EARTH 1979
58 LENA MARTELL LENA'S MUSIC 1979
59 BILLIE JO SPEARS THE BILLIE JO SPEARS SINGLES ALBUM 1979
60 FLEETWOOD MAC RUMOURS 1977
61 BILLY JOEL 52ND STREET 1978
62 EAGLES THE LONG RUN 1979
63 PINK FLOYD THE WALL 1979
64 ELVIS PRESLEY ELVIS LOVE SONGS 1979
65 SOUNDTRACK GREASE 1978
66 BOB DYLAN SLOW TRAIN COMING 1979
67 CLIFF RICHARD ROCK 'N' ROLL JUVENILE 1979
68 MARTY ROBBINS MARTY ROBBINS COLLECTION 1976
69 COMMODORES MIDNIGHT MAGIC 1979
70 VARIOUS ARTISTS THIS IS IT 1979
71 KATE BUSH THE KICK INSIDE 1978
72 NEIL DIAMOND YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS 1978
73 SHOWADDYWADDY GREATEST HITS 1976
74 PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS BACK TO THE EGG 1979
75 VILLAGE PEOPLE GO WEST 1979
76 NEIL DIAMOND 20 DIAMOND HITS / 20 GOLDEN GREATS 1978
77 BLONDIE PLASTIC LETTERS 1977
78 CLIFF RICHARD THANK YOU VERY MUCH 1979
79 DONNA SUMMER BAD GIRLS 1979
80 THE CRUSADERS STREET LIFE 1979
81 CARPENTERS THE SINGLES 1974 - 1978 1978
82 ELTON JOHN A SINGLE MAN 1978
83 SEX PISTOLS SOME PRODUCT - CARRI ON SEX PISTOLS 1979
84 THE SPECIALS THE SPECIALS 1979
85 SEX PISTOLS NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS HERE'S THE SEX PISTOLS 1977
86 SISTER SLEDGE WE ARE FAMILY 1979
87 QUEEN JAZZ 1978
88 JUDIE TZUKE WELCOME TO THE CRUISE 1979
89 RICKIE LEE JONES RICKIE LEE JONES 1979
90 AVERAGE WHITE BAND FEEL NO FRET 1979
91 SPYRO GYRA MORNING DANCE 1979
92 STIFF LITTLE FINGERS INFLAMMABLE MATERIAL 1979
93 BARRY MANILOW EVEN NOW 1978
94 STATUS QUO WHATEVER YOU WANT 1979
95 MIKE OLDFIELD TUBULAR BELLS 1973
96 THIN LIZZY LIVE AND DANGEROUS 1978
97 THE JAM SETTING SONS 1979
98 JAMES GALWAY JAMES GALWAY PLAYS SONGS FOR ANNIE 1978
99 BEE GEES SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (SOUNDTRACK) 1977
100 UFO STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT 1979

Source: Music Week