Official Albums Chart Top 75

24 June 1979 - 30 June 1979

The UK's Top 75 biggest artist albums of the week is compiled by the Official Charts Company, based on sales of CDs, downloads, vinyl and weighted audio streams.

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1	1	DISCOVERY ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA JET	1	3	Buy Listen
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2	4	LAST THE WHOLE NIGHT LONG JAMES LAST POLYDOR	2	12	Buy Listen
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3	3	PARALLEL LINES BLONDIE CHRYSALIS	1	41	Buy Listen
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4	2	VOULEZ VOUS ABBA EPIC	1	7	Buy Listen
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5	6	COMMUNIQUE DIRE STRAITS VERTIGO	5	2	Buy Listen
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6	27	BACK TO THE EGG WINGS PARLOPHONE	6	2	Buy Listen
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7	11	I AM EARTH, WIND AND FIRE CBS	7	2	Buy Listen
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8	5	LODGER DAVID BOWIE RCA VICTOR	4	4	Buy Listen
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9	7	DO IT YOURSELF IAN DURY AND THE BLOCKHEADS STIFF	2	5	Buy Listen
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10	17	REPLICAS TUBEWAY ARMY BEGGARS BANQUET	10	4	Buy Listen
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11	10	MANIFESTO ROXY MUSIC POLYDOR	7	15	Buy Listen
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12	9	SKY SKY ARIOLA	9	5	Buy
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13	13	THE VERY BEST OF LEO SAYER LEO SAYER CHRYSALIS	1	14	Buy Listen
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14	14	NIGHT OWL GERRY RAFFERTY UNITED ARTISTS	14	5	Buy Listen
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15	8	THIS IS IT VARIOUS ARTISTS CBS	6	5	Buy Listen
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16	12	BOB DYLAN AT BUDOKAN BOB DYLAN CBS	4	6	Buy Listen
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17	34	MANILOW MAGIC BARRY MANILOW ARISTA	3	18	Buy Listen
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18	18	THE BILLIE JO SPEARS SINGLES ALBUM BILLIE JO SPEARS UNITED ARTISTS	7	7	Buy
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19	16	BREAKFAST IN AMERICA SUPERTRAMP A&M	3	14	Buy Listen
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20	28	BLACK ROSE (A ROCK LEGEND) THIN LIZZY VERTIGO	2	9	Buy Listen
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21	21	RICKIE LEE JONES RICKIE LEE JONES WARNER BROTHERS	21	3	Buy Listen
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21	20	DIRE STRAITS DIRE STRAITS VERTIGO	5	29	Buy Listen
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23	15	A MONUMENT TO BRITISH ROCK VARIOUS ARTISTS HARVEST	13	6	Buy
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24	23	OUTLANDOS D'AMOUR THE POLICE A&M	13	11	Buy Listen
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25	New	BRIDGES JOHN WILLIAMS LOTUS	25	1	Buy
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26	22	FATE FOR BREAKFAST ART GARFUNKEL CBS	2	11	Buy Listen
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27	29	IT'S ALIVE THE RAMONES SIRE	27	3	Buy Listen
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28	24	SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN THE BEE GEES RSO	1	20	Buy Listen
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29	25	BAD GIRLS DONNA SUMMER CASABLANCA	23	5	Buy Listen
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30	New	THE BEST OF THE DOOLEYS THE DOOLEYS GTO	30	1	Buy Listen
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31	New	THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT THE WHO POLYDOR	31	1	Buy Listen
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32	30	OUT OF THE BLUE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA JET	4	86	Buy Listen
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33	48	COUNTRY LIFE VARIOUS ARTISTS EMI	2	11	Buy Listen
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34	42	SONGBIRD RUBY WINTERS K-TEL	34	2	Buy Listen
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35	40	BOOGIE BUS VARIOUS ARTISTS POLYDOR	23	7	Buy
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36	37	WE ARE FAMILY SISTER SLEDGE ATLANTIC	15	8	Buy Listen
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37	35	ARMED FORCES ELVIS COSTELLO AND THE ATTRACTIONS RADAR	2	24	Buy Listen
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38	19	KNUCKLE SANDWICH VARIOUS ARTISTS EMI	19	5	Buy
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39	26	THE UNDERTONES THE UNDERTONES SIRE	13	7	Buy Listen
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40	31	BAT OUT OF HELL MEAT LOAF EPIC	11	63	Buy Listen
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41	39	GO WEST THE VILLAGE PEOPLE MERCURY	14	8	Buy Listen
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42	Re	LEMON POPSICLE VARIOUS ARTISTS WARWICK	42	2	Buy
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43	New	GREATEST HITS - CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL FANTASY	43	1	Buy Listen
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44	32	RHAPSODIES RICK WAKEMAN A&M	25	5	Buy
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45	47	LIONHEART KATE BUSH EMI	6	32	Buy Listen
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46	46	WAR OF THE WORLDS JEFF WAYNE CBS	5	53	Buy Listen
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47	38	GREATEST HITS VOL.2 BARBRA STREISAND CBS	1	16	Buy
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48	36	THAT SUMMER VARIOUS ARTISTS ARISTA	36	4	Buy Listen
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49	59	DUTY NOW FOR THE FUTURE DEVO VIRGIN	49	2	Buy Listen
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50	71	REPEAT WHEN NECESSARY DAVE EDMUNDS SWAN SONG	50	2	Buy Listen
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51	59	LABOUR OF LUST NICK LOWE RADAR	51	2	Buy Listen
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52	44	THE GREAT ROCK 'N' ROLL SWINDLE THE SEX PISTOLS VIRGIN	7	17	Buy Listen
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53	45	PLASTIC LETTERS BLONDIE CHRYSALIS	10	43	Buy Listen
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54	43	C'EST CHIC CHIC ATLANTIC	2	22	Buy Listen
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55	Re	COOL FOR CATS SQUEEZE A&M	55	5	Buy Listen
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56	New	THE WORLD IS FULL OF MARRIED MEN ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK RONCO	56	1




57	49	NEW BOOTS AND PANTIES IAN DURY AND THE BLOCKHEADS STIFF	5	80	Buy Listen
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58	33	IN THE SKIES PETER GREEN CREOLE	33	4	Buy Listen
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59	41	SPECTRAL MORNINGS STEVE HACKETT CHARISMA	22	6	Buy Listen
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60	68	WINGS GREATEST WINGS PARLOPHONE	5	29	Buy
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61	74	52ND STREET BILLY JOEL CBS	10	32	Buy Listen
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62	New	PXR 5 HAWKWIND CHARISMA	62	1	Buy Listen
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63	New	SOLID GOLD T.REX EMI	63	1	Buy Listen
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64	51	NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS HERE'S THE SEX PISTOLS THE SEX PISTOLS VIRGIN	1	33	Buy Listen
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65	49	LOVEDRIVE THE SCORPIONS HARVEST	36	11	Buy Listen
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66	New	FORCES OF VICTORY LINTON KWESI JOHNSON ISLAND	66	1	Buy Listen
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67	56	THE BEST OF EARTH, WIND AND FIRE VOL.1 EARTH, WIND AND FIRE CBS	6	29	Buy
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68	65	MIGHTY REAL SYLVESTER FANTASY	65	2	Buy Listen
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69	61	REMOTE CONTROL THE TUBES A&M	40	5	Buy
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70	Re	EVEN NOW BARRY MANILOW ARISTA	12	28	Buy Listen
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71	70	LIVE AND DANGEROUS THIN LIZZY VERTIGO	2	54	Buy Listen
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72	Re	INFLAMMABLE MATERIAL STIFF LITTLE FINGERS ROUGH TRADE	14	15	Buy Listen
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73	74	NIGHTFLIGHT TO VENUS BONEY M ATLANTIC/HANSA	1	49	Buy Listen
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74	Re	CITY TO CITY GERRY RAFFERTY UNITED ARTISTS	6	28	Buy Listen
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75	51	BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN ROD STEWART RIVA	3	30	Buy Listen
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