Best Rock and Metal Albums of 1979

1 The Wall - Pink Floyd

2 Highway to Hell - AC/DC

3 Overkill - Motorhead

4 Killing Machine / Hell Bent for Leather - Judas Priest

5 Van Halen II - Van Halen

6 In Through the Out Door - Led Zeppelin

7 Bomber - Motorhead

8 Down to Earth - Rainbow

9 Dynasty - Kiss

10 Night in the Ruts - Aerosmith

The Contenders

11 Stained Class - Judas Priest

12 Earthquake - Uli Jon Roth & Electric Sun

13 Tales of the Unexpected - Mahogany Rush

14 Narita - Riot

15 Enlightened Rogues - The Allman Brothers Band

16 The Soundhouse Tapes - Iron Maiden

17 Gamma 1 - Gamma

18 Black Rose: A Rock Legend - Thin Lizzy

19 Strangers in the Night - UFO

20 Head First - The Babys

21 Unknown Pleasures - Joy Division

22 Doomsday - Gravestone

23 Flirtin' with Disaster - Molly Hatchet

24 Nervous Breakdown - Black Flag