RADIO AND RECORDS (USA) MAGAZINE’S (MAGAZINE’S CHART) TOP ROCK (AOR) ALBUMS OF 1979*
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Pos.-Title-Artist-Label-Peak Month 1 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA-SUPERTRAMP-A&M-JUNE 2 MINUTE BY MINUTE-DOOBIE BROTHERS-Warner Brothers-April 3 DESOLATION ANGELS-BAD COMPANY-Swan Song-April 4 CANDY O-CARS-Elektra-September 5 GET THE KNACK-THE KNACK-Capitol-August 6 DIRE STRAITS-DIRE STRAITS-Warner Brothers-April 7 VAN HALEN II-VAN HALEN-Warner Brothers-May 8 BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN-Rod Stewart-Warner Brothers-February 9 AT BUDAKAN-Cheap Trick-Epic-July 10 RICKIE LEE JONES-Rickie Lee Jones-Warner Brothers-June 11 In Through The Out Door-Led Zeppelin-Atlantic-September 12 Secrets-Robert Palmer-Island-September 13 Armed Forces-Elvis Costello & The Attractions-Columbia-March 14 Legend-Poco-ABC-April 15 Life For The Taking-Eddie Money-Columbia-March 16 Enlightened Rogues-Allman Brothers-Capricorn-April 17 52nd Street-Billy Joel-Columbia-January 18 Evolution-Journey-Columbia-May 19 Rust Never Sleeps-Neil Young-Reprise-September 20 Monolith-Kansas-Kirshner-July 21 Point Of Know Return-Kansas-Kirshner-January 22 Discovery-Electric Light Orchestra-United Artists-August 23 Briefcase Full Of Blues-Blues Brothers-Atlantic-January 24 George Harrison-George Harrison-Dark Horse-April 25 Million Mile Reflection-Charlie Daniels Band-Epic-August 26 Head First-Babys-Chrysalis-February 27 Toto-Toto--Columbia-February 28 McGuinn,Clarke & Hillman-McGuinn,Clarke & Hillman-Capitol-March 29 Head Games-Foreigner--Atlantic-October 30 Labour Of Lust-Nick Lowe-Columbia-August 31 Low Budget-Kinks-Arista-August 32 Look Sharp!-Joe Jackson-A&M-June 33 Slow Train Coming-Bob Dylan-Columbia-October 34 Outlandos D'Amour-Police-A&M-April 35 Fear Of Music-Talking Heads-Sire-October 36 Communique-Dire Straits-Warner Brothers-July 37 The Long Run-Eagles-Asylum-December 38 Dream Police-Cheap Trick-Epic-October 39 Flag-James Taylor-Warner Brothers-June 40 Highway To Hell-AC/DC-Atlantic-November 41 Flirtin' With Disaster-Molly Hatchet-Epic-December 42 Nine Lives-REO Speedwagon-Epic-September 43 Eve-Alan Parson's Project-Arista-October 44 First Under The Wire-Little River Band-Capitol-September 45 Fickle Heart-Sniff 'N Tears-Atlantic-September 46 Cornerstone-Styx-A&M-December 47 Nicolette-Nicolette Larson-Warner Brothers-February 48 Backless-Eric Clapton-RSO-January 49 Move It On Over-George Thorogood-Rounder-April 50 Night Owl-Gerry Rafferty-United Artists-July 51 Bombs Away Dream Babies-John Stewart-RSO-August 52 You're Never Alone With A Schizophrenic-Ian Hunter-Chrysalis-May 53 Strange Man,Changed Man-Bram Tchaikovsky-Polydor-June 54 Cars-Cars-Elektra-January 55 Three Hearts-Bob Welch-Capitol-April 56 Stormwatch-Jethro Tull-Chrysalis-November 57 Mirrors-Blue Oyster Cult-Columbia-August 58 Manifesto-Roxy Music-Atco-April 59 Tusk-Fleetwood Mac-Warner Brothers-November 60 Wave-Patti Smith-Arista-June 61 Sanctuary-J. Geils Band-EMI America-January 62 Where I Should Be-Peter Frampton-A&M-August 63 Go For What You Know-Pat Travers-Polydor-August 64 Running Like The Wind-Marshall Tucker Band-Warner Brothers-May 65 Underdog-Atlanta Rhythm Section-Polydor-July 66 Volcano-Jimmy Buffet-MCA-October 67 Gomm With The Wind-Ian Gomm-Epic-October 68 Mirror Stars-Fabulous Poodles-Epic-March 69 New England-New England-Infinity-June 70 The Kids Are Alright-The Who-MCA-August 71 Eat To The Beat-Blondie-Chrysalis-November 72 Misplaced Ideals-Sad Cafe-A&M-February 73 Pieces Of Eight-Styx-A&M-January 74 Tycoon-Tycoon-Arista-April 75 Boogie Motel-Foghat-Bearsville-November 76 Marathon-Santana-November 77 Records-Records-Virgin-September 78 Shakedown Street-Grateful Dead-Arista-January 79 Nils-Nils Lofgren-A&M-August * As published in the December 14th,1979 issue of Radio And Records Magazine.