Top 20 Albums of 1979

Nostalgia continues to run wild.  I've seen posts on the best albums/songs of 1969, 1979, 1989, 1999.  Since I've done one for 1999, I decided to go with a 40th anniversary look at my 20 favorite albums of 1979.

1.  Clash - London Calling
2.  Michael Jackson - Off The Wall
3.  Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes
4.  Donna Summer - Bad Girls
5.  Chic - Risque
6.  Talking Heads - Fear of Music
7.  B-52's - s/t
8.  Elvis Costello - Armed Forces
9.  Graham Parker - Squeezing Out Sparks
10.  Earth, Wind & Fire - I Am
11.  ELO - Discovery
12.  Fleetwood Mac - Tusk
13.  Cheap Trick - At Budokan
14.  Gang of Four - Entertainment
15.  Joe Jackson - Look Sharp
16.  Pink Floyd -Wall
17.  Specials - s/t
18.  Public Image Ltd. - Metal Box
19.  Neil Young - Rust Never Sleeps
20. Bee Gees - Spirits Having Flown