Album anniversaries

Albums from 1979

89 records, 47 years old in 2026.

January

  1. 19 JanSleep DirtFrank Zappa
  2. 25 JanTake Me HomeCher
  3. 29 JanFirst Live RecordingsThe Beatles

February

  1. 5 FebSpirits Having FlownBee Gees
  2. 25 FebLovedriveScorpions
  3. 26 FebThe Great Rock 'n' Roll SwindleSex Pistols
  4. 28 FebKilling MachineJudas Priest

March

  1. 3 MarSheik YerboutiFrank Zappa
  2. 9 MarAngel StationManfred Mann's Earth Band
  3. 16 MarBitanga i princezaBijelo Dugme
  4. 17 MarDesolation AngelsBad Company
  5. 23 MarVan Halen IIVan Halen
  6. 24 MarOverkillMotörhead
  7. 29 MarBreakfast in AmericaSupertramp

April

  1. 13 AprBlack Rose: A Rock LegendThin Lizzy
  2. 13 AprBlue Kentucky GirlEmmylou Harris
  3. 13 AprRainbow Dome MusickSteve Hillage
  4. 20 AprLife in a DaySimple Minds
  5. 23 AprVoulez-VousABBA
  6. 23 AprAt BudokanBob Dylan
  7. 25 AprBad GirlsDonna Summer

May

  1. 4 MayOrchestral FavoritesFrank Zappa
  2. 8 MayThree Imaginary BoysThe Cure
  3. 17 MayWavePatti Smith Group
  4. 18 MayLodgerDavid Bowie
  5. 23 MayDynastyKiss
  6. 31 MayDiscoveryElectric Light Orchestra

June

  1. 11 JunGet the KnackThe Knack
  2. 12 JunCandy-OThe Cars
  3. 13 JunMingusJoni Mitchell
  4. 22 JunLive KillersQueen
  5. 22 JunRust Never SleepsNeil Young and Crazy Horse

July

  1. 6 JulThe B-52'sThe B-52's
  2. 14 JulUnknown PleasuresJoy Division
  3. 17 JulExposedMike Oldfield
  4. 27 JulHighway to HellAC/DC
  5. 28 JulDown to EarthRainbow

August

  1. 3 AugFear of MusicTalking Heads
  2. 3 AugSome Product: Carri on Sex PistolsSex Pistols
  3. 10 AugOff the WallMichael Jackson
  4. 15 AugIn Through the Out DoorLed Zeppelin
  5. 17 AugDrums and WiresXTC
  6. 20 AugSlow Train ComingBob Dylan
  7. 27 AugEveThe Alan Parsons Project
  8. 27 AugDegĂŒelloZZ Top

September

  1. 4 SepMuseGrace Jones
  2. 7 SepJoin HandsSiouxsie and the Banshees
  3. 7 SepLow BudgetThe Kinks
  4. 7 SepThe Pleasure PrincipleGary Numan
  5. 11 SepHead GamesForeigner
  6. 11 SepKost u grluRiblja čorba
  7. 14 SepStormwatchJethro Tull
  8. 16 SepTop PriorityRory Gallagher
  9. 17 SepUnleashed in the EastJudas Priest
  10. 17 SepJoe's GarageFrank Zappa
  11. 21 SepOceans of FantasyBoney M.
  12. 24 SepThe Long RunEagles
  13. 25 SepEntertainment!Gang of Four
  14. 25 SepSolid State SurvivorYellow Magic Orchestra
  15. 27 SepRecent SongsLeonard Cohen
  16. 28 SepEat to the BeatBlondie

October

  1. 1 OctReturn to BaseSlade
  2. 2 OctReggatta de BlancThe Police
  3. 2 OctSurvivalBob Marley & The Wailers
  4. 5 OctQuadropheniaThe Who
  5. 12 OctTuskFleetwood Mac
  6. 13 OctVictim of LoveElton John
  7. 15 OctOn the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & IIDonna Summer
  8. 19 OctPrincePrince
  9. 19 OctDamn the TorpedoesTom Petty and the Heartbreakers
  10. 19 OctOne Step Beyond
Madness
  11. 19 OctCornerstoneStyx
  12. 22 OctPrisonerCher
  13. 27 OctBomberMotörhead
  14. 29 OctGreatest Hits Vol. 2ABBA
  15. 30 OctStevie Wonder's Journey Through "The Secret Life of Plants"Stevie Wonder

November

  1. 2 NovBroken EnglishMarianne Faithfull
  2. 17 NovBest of ScorpionsScorpions
  3. 17 NovSetting SonsThe Jam
  4. 18 NovIn ConcertEmerson, Lake & Palmer
  5. 19 NovLive RustNeil Young and Crazy Horse
  6. 23 NovPlatinumMike Oldfield
  7. 23 NovMetal BoxPublic Image Ltd.
  8. 30 NovThe WallPink Floyd

December

  1. 2 DecGold & PlatinumLynyrd Skynyrd
  2. 8 DecOn ParoleMotörhead
  3. 14 DecLondon CallingThe Clash
  4. 15 DecSid SingsSid Vicious
  5. 27 DecPretendersThe Pretenders

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