Official Albums Chart Top 75

23 September 1979 - 29 September 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	New	OCEANS OF FANTASY BONEY M ATLANTIC/HANSA	1	1	Buy Listen
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2	1	THE PLEASURE PRINCIPLE GARY NUMAN BEGGARS BANQUET	1	2	Buy Listen
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3	3	ROCK 'N' ROLL JUVENILE CLIFF RICHARD EMI	3	3	Buy Listen
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4	4	DISCOVERY ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA JET	1	16	Buy Listen
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5	2	IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR LED ZEPPELIN SWAN SONG	1	4	Buy Listen
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6	6	STRING OF HITS THE SHADOWS EMI	6	3	Buy Listen
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7	5	SLOW TRAIN COMING BOB DYLAN CBS	2	4	Buy Listen
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8	New	THE ADVENTURES OF THE HERSHAM BOYS SHAM 69 POLYDOR	8	1	Buy Listen
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9	7	I AM EARTH, WIND AND FIRE CBS	5	15	Buy Listen
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10	9	THE BEST DISCO ALBUM IN THE WORLD VARIOUS ARTISTS WARNER BROTHERS	1	11	Buy
Buy
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11	12	BREAKFAST IN AMERICA SUPERTRAMP A&M	3	27	Buy Listen
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12	10	VOULEZ VOUS ABBA EPIC	1	20	Buy Listen
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13	15	STREET LIFE THE CRUSADERS MCA	10	11	Buy Listen
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14	14	OUTLANDOS D'AMOUR THE POLICE A&M	9	24	Buy Listen
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15	8	PARALLEL LINES BLONDIE CHRYSALIS	1	54	Buy Listen
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16	11	REPLICAS TUBEWAY ARMY BEGGARS BANQUET	1	17	Buy Listen
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17	16	NIGHT OWL GERRY RAFFERTY UNITED ARTISTS	9	18	Buy Listen
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18	13	JOIN HANDS SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES POLYDOR	13	2	Buy Listen
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19	17	MANIFESTO ROXY MUSIC POLYDOR	7	28	Buy Listen
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20	18	MIDNIGHT MAGIC THE COMMODORES MOTOWN	17	7	Buy
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21	21	DOWN TO EARTH RAINBOW POLYDOR	6	7	Buy Listen
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22	23	WELCOME TO THE CRUISE JUDIE TZUKE ROCKET	14	9	Buy Listen
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23	19	HIGHWAY TO HELL AC/DC ATLANTIC	8	7	Buy Listen
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24	26	MANILOW MAGIC BARRY MANILOW ARISTA	3	31	Buy Listen
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25	New	OFF THE WALL MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC	25	1	Buy Listen
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26	29	WAR OF THE WORLDS JEFF WAYNE CBS	5	66	Buy Listen
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27	31	BAT OUT OF HELL MEAT LOAF EPIC	11	76	Buy Listen
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28	30	BRIDGES JOHN WILLIAMS LOTUS	5	14	Buy
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29	25	TUBEWAY ARMY TUBEWAY ARMY BEGGARS BANQUET	14	6	Buy Listen
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30	22	INTO THE MUSIC VAN MORRISON VERTIGO	21	4	Buy
Buy
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31	20	MORNING DANCE SPYRO GYRA INFINITY	11	12	Buy Listen
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32	24	SOME PRODUCT - CARRI ON SEX PISTOLS THE SEX PISTOLS VIRGIN	6	8	Buy
Buy
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33	Re	NIGHTFLIGHT TO VENUS BONEY M ATLANTIC/HANSA	1	54	Buy Listen
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34	34	LIVE KILLERS QUEEN EMI	3	13	Buy Listen
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35	27	THE BEST OF THE DOOLEYS THE DOOLEYS GTO	6	14	Buy Listen
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36	54	LAST THE WHOLE NIGHT LONG JAMES LAST POLYDOR	2	25	Buy Listen
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37	58	CUT SLITS ISLAND	37	2	Buy Listen
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38	New	STREET MACHINE SAMMY HAGAR CAPITOL	38	1	Buy Listen
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39	32	BAD GIRLS DONNA SUMMER CASABLANCA	23	18	Buy Listen
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40	35	FEAR OF MUSIC TALKING HEADS SIRE	33	3	Buy Listen
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41	63	BOP TIL YOU DROP RY COODER WARNER BROTHERS	36	8	Buy
Buy
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42	73	SHOOTING STARS DOLLAR CARRERE	42	3	Buy
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43	33	DO IT YOURSELF IAN DURY AND THE BLOCKHEADS STIFF	2	18	Buy Listen
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44	40	LOOK SHARP JOE JACKSON A&M	40	9	Buy Listen
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45	64	SKY SKY ARIOLA	9	18	Buy
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46	41	20 GOLDEN GREATS - BEACH BOYS THE BEACH BOYS CAPITOL	1	69	Buy
Buy
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47	38	OUT OF THE BLUE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA JET	4	99	Buy Listen
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48	36	WE ARE FAMILY SISTER SLEDGE ATLANTIC	15	18	Buy Listen
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49	65	SEMI DETATCHED SUBURBAN MANFRED MANN EMI	49	3	Buy
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50	43	COMMUNIQUE DIRE STRAITS VERTIGO	5	15	Buy Listen
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51	28	EXPOSED MIKE OLDFIELD VIRGIN	16	8	Buy
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52	42	RISQUE CHIC ATLANTIC	29	7	Buy Listen
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53	37	THE VERY BEST OF LEO SAYER LEO SAYER CHRYSALIS	1	27	Buy Listen
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54	45	THE GREAT ROCK 'N' ROLL SWINDLE THE SEX PISTOLS VIRGIN	7	30	Buy Listen
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55	56	RUST NEVER SLEEPS NEIL YOUNG AND CRAZY HORSE REPRISE	13	12	Buy
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56	59	TOP PRIORITY RORY GALLAGHER CHRYSALIS	56	2	Buy Listen
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57	57	BACK TO THE EGG WINGS PARLOPHONE	6	15	Buy Listen
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58	Re	A NEW WORLD RECORD ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA JET	6	99	Buy Listen
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59	62	LODGER DAVID BOWIE RCA VICTOR	4	17	Buy Listen
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60	51	RICKIE LEE JONES RICKIE LEE JONES WARNER BROTHERS	18	16	Buy Listen
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61	47	B-52'S B-52'S ISLAND	22	9	Buy
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62	44	BOB DYLAN AT BUDOKAN BOB DYLAN CBS	4	19	Buy Listen
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63	46	DIRE STRAITS DIRE STRAITS VERTIGO	5	42	Buy Listen
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64	53	RUMOURS FLEETWOOD MAC WARNER BROTHERS	1	133	Buy Listen
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65	39	DRUMS AND WIRES XTC VIRGIN	34	5	Buy Listen
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66	Re	CITY TO CITY GERRY RAFFERTY UNITED ARTISTS	6	34	Buy Listen
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67	48	HOT TRACKS VARIOUS ARTISTS K-TEL	48	2	Buy Listen
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68	49	NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS HERE'S THE SEX PISTOLS THE SEX PISTOLS VIRGIN	1	46	Buy Listen
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69	New	FASCADES SAD CAFE RCA	69	1




70	61	5 J J CALE SHELTER	40	6	Buy
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71	55	TEENAGE WARNING ANGELIC UPSTARTS WARNER BROTHERS	25	7	Buy Listen
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72	67	THE BEST OF EARTH, WIND AND FIRE VOL.1 EARTH, WIND AND FIRE CBS	6	42	Buy
Buy
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73	50	20 ALL TIME GREATS ROGER WHITTAKER POLYDOR	24	9	Buy
Buy
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74	New	EVE THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT ARISTA	74	1	Buy Listen
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75	69	SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN THE BEE GEES RSO	1	33	Buy Listen
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23 September 1979 - 29 September 1979

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