Number-one albums of 1979 (U.S.)
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These are the Billboard Magazine number one albums of 1979, per the Billboard 200.
| Issue Date | Album | Artist |
| January 6 | Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits, Volume 2 | Barbra Streisand |
| January 13 | Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits, Volume 2 | Barbra Streisand |
| January 20 | Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits, Volume 2 | Barbra Streisand |
| January 27 | 52nd Street | Billy Joel |
| February 3 | Briefcase Full of Blues | Blues Brothers |
| February 10 | Blondes Have More Fun | Rod Stewart |
| February 17 | Blondes Have More Fun | Rod Stewart |
| February 24 | Blondes Have More Fun | Rod Stewart |
| March 3 | Spirits Having Flown | Bee Gees |
| March 10 | Spirits Having Flown | Bee Gees |
| March 17 | Spirits Having Flown | Bee Gees |
| March 24 | Spirits Having Flown | Bee Gees |
| March 31 | Spirits Having Flown | Bee Gees |
| April 7 | Minute by Minute | Doobie Brothers |
| April 14 | Minute by Minute | Doobie Brothers |
| April 21 | Spirits Having Flown | Bee Gees |
| April 29 | Minute by Minute | Doobie Brothers |
| May 5 | Minute by Minute | Doobie Brothers |
| May 12 | Minute by Minute | Doobie Brothers |
| May 19 | Breakfast in America | Supertramp |
| May 26 | Breakfast in America | Supertramp |
| June 2 | Breakfast in America | Supertramp |
| June 9 | Breakfast in America | Supertramp |
| June 16 | Bad Girls | Donna Summer |
| June 23 | Breakfast in America | Supertramp |
| June 30 | Breakfast in America | Supertramp |
| July 7 | Bad Girls | Donna Summer |
| July 14 | Bad Girls | Donna Summer |
| July 21 | Bad Girls | Donna Summer |
| July 28 | Bad Girls | Donna Summer |
| August 4 | Bad Girls | Donna Summer |
| August 11 | Get The Knack | The Knack |
| August 18 | Get The Knack | The Knack |
| August 25 | Get The Knack | The Knack |
| September 1 | Get The Knack | The Knack |
| September 8 | Get The Knack | The Knack |
| September 15 | In Through The Out Door | Led Zeppelin |
| September 22 | In Through The Out Door | Led Zeppelin |
| September 29 | In Through The Out Door | Led Zeppelin |
| October 6 | In Through The Out Door | Led Zeppelin |
| October 13 | In Through The Out Door | Led Zeppelin |
| October 20 | In Through The Out Door | Led Zeppelin |
| October 27 | In Through The Out Door | Led Zeppelin |
| November 3 | The Long Run | Eagles |
| November 10 | The Long Run | Eagles |
| November 17 | The Long Run | Eagles |
| November 24 | The Long Run | Eagles |
| December 1 | The Long Run | Eagles |
| December 8 | The Long Run | Eagles |
| December 15 | The Long Run | Eagles |
| December 22 | The Long Run | Eagles |
| December 29 | The Long Run | Eagles |
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