Official Albums Chart Top 75

07 October 1979 - 09 October 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	EAT TO THE BEAT BLONDIE CHRYSALIS	1	1	Buy Listen
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2	1	THE PLEASURE PRINCIPLE GARY NUMAN BEGGARS BANQUET	1	4	Buy Listen
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3	2	OCEANS OF FANTASY BONEY M ATLANTIC/HANSA	1	3	Buy Listen
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4	6	THE RAVEN STRANGLERS UNITED ARTISTS	4	2	Buy Listen
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5	5	DISCOVERY ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA JET	1	18	Buy Listen
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6	8	OUTLANDOS D'AMOUR POLICE A&M	6	26	Buy Listen
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7	New	THE LONG RUN EAGLES ASYLUM	7	1	Buy Listen
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8	4	STRING OF HITS SHADOWS EMI	4	5	Buy Listen
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9	3	ROCK 'N' ROLL JUVENILE CLIFF RICHARD EMI	3	5	Buy Listen
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10	11	UNLEASHED IN THE EAST JUDAS PRIEST CBS	10	2	Buy Listen
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11	26	OFF THE WALL MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC	11	3	Buy Listen
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12	7	IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR LED ZEPPELIN SWAN SONG	1	6	Buy Listen
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13	17	DOWN TO EARTH RAINBOW POLYDOR	6	9	Buy Listen
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14	9	THE ADVENTURES OF THE HERSHAM BOYS SHAM 69 POLYDOR	8	3	Buy Listen
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15	12	I AM EARTH WIND & FIRE CBS	5	17	Buy Listen
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16	16	NIGHT OWL GERRY RAFFERTY UNITED ARTISTS	9	20	Buy Listen
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17	14	REPLICAS TUBEWAY ARMY BEGGARS BANQUET	1	19	Buy Listen
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18	13	PARALLEL LINES BLONDIE CHRYSALIS	1	56	Buy Listen
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19	10	SLOW TRAIN COMING BOB DYLAN CBS	2	6	Buy Listen
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20	19	BREAKFAST IN AMERICA SUPERTRAMP A&M	3	29	Buy Listen
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21	15	MIDNIGHT MAGIC COMMODORES MOTOWN	15	9	Buy Listen
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22	28	GREATEST HITS 1972-1978 10 C.C. MERCURY	22	2	Buy
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23	18	STREET LIFE CRUSADERS MCA	10	13	Buy Listen
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24	24	VOULEZ VOUS ABBA EPIC	1	22	Buy Listen
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25	23	MANIFESTO ROXY MUSIC POLYDOR	7	30	Buy Listen
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26	42	A DIFFERENT KIND OF TENSION BUZZCOCKS UNITED ARTISTS	26	2	Buy Listen
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27	50	STORM WATCH JETHRO TULL CHRYSALIS	27	2	Buy
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28	25	WELCOME TO THE CRUISE JUDIE TZUKE ROCKET	14	11	Buy Listen
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29	34	JEFF WAYNE'S MUSICAL VERSION OF THE WAR OF THE WORLDS JEFF WAYNE CBS	5	68	Buy Listen
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30	22	JOIN HANDS SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES POLYDOR	13	4	Buy Listen
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31	52	BAD GIRLS DONNA SUMMER CASABLANCA	23	20	Buy Listen
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32	33	MANILOW MAGIC - THE BEST OF BARRY MANILOW BARRY MANILOW ARISTA	3	33	Buy Listen
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33	20	LAST THE WHOLE NIGHT LONG JAMES LAST POLYDOR	2	27	Buy Listen
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34	New	LIVE AND LEARN ELKIE BROOKS A&M	34	1	Buy Listen
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35	21	THE BEST DISCO ALBUM IN THE WORLD VARIOUS ARTISTS (WARNER BROTHERS) WARNER BROTHERS	1	13




36	51	COMING UP FOR AIR PENETRATION VIRGIN	36	2	Buy
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37	37	INTO THE MUSIC VAN MORRISON VERTIGO	21	6	Buy
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38	47	DART ATTACK DARTS MAGNET	38	2	Buy
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39	New	154 WIRE HARVEST	39	1	Buy Listen
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40	29	BAT OUT OF HELL MEAT LOAF EPIC	11	78	Buy Listen
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41	55	DREAM POLICE CHEAP TRICK EPIC	41	2	Buy Listen
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42	27	TUBEWAY ARMY TUBEWAY ARMY BEGGARS BANQUET	14	8	Buy Listen
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43	39	SKY SKY ARIOLA	9	20	Buy
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44	30	CUT SLITS ISLAND	30	4	Buy Listen
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45	36	SHOOTING STARS DOLLAR CARRERE	36	5	Buy
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46	45	THE VERY BEST OF LEO SAYER LEO SAYER CHRYSALIS	1	29	Buy Listen
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47	43	QUADROPHENIA (OST) WHO POLYDOR	43	2	Buy
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48	57	RICKIE LEE JONES RICKIE LEE JONES WARNER BROTHERS	18	18	Buy Listen
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49	31	THE KENNY ROGERS SINGLES ALBUM KENNY ROGERS UNITED ARTISTS	31	2	Buy
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50	New	HERE LEO SAYER CHRYSALIS	50	1	Buy Listen
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51	32	BRIDGES JOHN WILLIAMS LOTUS	5	16	Buy
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52	New	LOVE HUNTER WHITESNAKE UNITED ARTISTS	52	1	Buy Listen
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53	53	WE ARE FAMILY SISTER SLEDGE ATLANTIC	15	20	Buy Listen
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54	New	ANOTHER KIND OF BLUES UK SUBS GEM	54	1	Buy Listen
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55	46	BEST OF THE DOOLEYS DOOLEYS GTO	6	16	Buy Listen
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56	38	OUT OF THE BLUE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA JET	4	101	Buy Listen
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57	New	LASER LOVE AFTER THE FIRE CBS	57	1	Buy Listen
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58	35	HIGHWAY TO HELL AC/DC ATLANTIC	8	9	Buy Listen
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59	44	NIGHTFLIGHT TO VENUS BONEY M ATLANTIC/HANSA	1	56	Buy Listen
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60	67	COMMUNIQUE DIRE STRAITS VERTIGO	5	17	Buy Listen
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61	48	LIVE KILLERS QUEEN EMI	3	15	Buy Listen
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62	41	MORNING DANCE SPYRO GYRA INFINITY	11	14	Buy Listen
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63	Re	FACADES SAD CAFE RCA	63	2	Buy
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64	69	HOT TRACKS VARIOUS ARTISTS (K-TEL) K-TEL	48	4	Buy
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65	75	THE KICK INSIDE KATE BUSH EMI	3	62	Buy Listen
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66	Re	20 GOLDEN GREATS BEACH BOYS CAPITOL	1	70	Buy
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67	54	RUMOURS FLEETWOOD MAC WARNER BROTHERS	1	135	Buy Listen
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68	49	STREET MACHINE SAMMY HAGAR CAPITOL	38	3	Buy Listen
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69	Re	BOP TILL YOU DROP RY COODER WARNER BROTHERS	36	9	Buy Listen
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69	63	THE GREAT ROCK 'N' ROLL SWINDLE (OST) SEX PISTOLS VIRGIN	7	32




71	Re	A NEW WORLD RECORD ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA JET	6	100	Buy Listen
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72	40	SOME PRODUCT - CARRI ON SEX PISTOLS SEX PISTOLS VIRGIN	6	10	Buy
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73	62	FEAR OF MUSIC TALKING HEADS SIRE	33	5	Buy Listen
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74	Re	RUST NEVER SLEEPS NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE REPRISE	13	13	Buy
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75	59	LOOK SHARP JOE JACKSON A&M	40	11	Buy Listen
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07 October 1979 - 09 October 1979

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