Top 10 for 1979

TheBigBlack's Rock Top 10

Motorhead
Bomber

Hard Rock | Album | 27 October 1979

'Bomber' is the third studio album by Motorhead. This album is the first to have a picture of the band on the cover, which features all three members inside a fighter plane. The track 'Step Down' features guitarist Eddie Clarke on vocals.

Cold Chisel
Breakfast At Sweethearts

Rock | Album | ?? February 1979

'Breakfast At Sweethearts' is the second studio album by Cold Chisel. It spent 32 weeks in the national charts, reaching a peak of number 4.

Midnight Oil
Head Injuries

Rock | Album | ?? October 1979

'Head Injuries' is the second studio album by Midnight Oil. It was the last Midnight Oil album to feature founding bass guitarist Andrew James, who quit the band due to illness. It peaked at No. 36 on the Australian Kent Music Report and by mid-1980 had achieved gold status in Australia.

Supertramp
Breakfast In America

Classic Rock | Album | 29 March 1979

Led Zeppelin
In Through The Out Door

Classic Rock | Album | 15 August 1979

'In Through The Out Door' is the eighth and final studio album by Led Zeppelin. Unlike earlier Led Zeppelin albums, it was dominated musically by bassist and keyboardist John Paul Jones. It was the band's last release before the death of their drummer John Bonham in September 1980 and their disbandment three months later. The album was a huge commercial success; it went to No.?1 on the Billboard 200 in its second week on the American chart. It also went to No.?1 in the U.K., Canada, and New Zealand.

Bob Dylan
Slow Train Coming

Classic Rock | Album | 18 August 1979

The Angels
No Exit

Hard Rock | Album | 23 June 1979

'No Exit' is the third studio album by The Angels. It reached No. 8 on the Australian album charts in July.

Pink Floyd
The Wall

Classic Rock | Album | 30 November 1979

Motorhead
Overkill

Hard Rock | Album | 24 March 1979

'Overkill' is the second studio album by Motorhead. Kerrang! magazine listed the album at number 46 among the "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums Of All Time". American thrash metal band Overkill was named after this album.

AC/DC
Highway To Hell

Hard Rock | Album | 3 August 1979

'Highway To Hell' is the sixth studio album by AC/DC. It is the first of three albums produced by Robert John 'Mutt' Lange, and is the last album featuring lead singer Bon Scott, who died on 19 February 1980.

TheBigBlack's Metal Top 10

Saxon
Saxon

Heavy Metal | Album | 21 May 1979

'Saxon' is the debut studio album by Saxon.

Samson
Survivors

Heavy Metal | Album | ?? June 1979

'Survivors' is the debut studio album by Samson. Although vocalist future Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson appears as a band member on the cover sheet, the album was completed before he joined the band, with guitarist Paul Samson on vocal duty.

TheBigBlack's Metal Honourable Mentions

Iron Maiden
The Soundhouse Tapes

Heavy Metal | E.P. | 9 November 1979

'The Soundhouse Tapes' is the debut E.P. by Iron Maiden, and the first recordings by the band. It features three songs taken from the demo tape recorded at Spaceward Studios on 30/31 December 1978. Although major retail chains tried to order large quantities of the record, the band only distributed 5,000 copies, available by mail order alone, which sold out in just a few weeks. Because of this the E.P. is now a valuable collector's item, fetching high prices at online auctions.