Editing 1979 in music (section)

===October===
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!Day
!Album
!Artist
!Notes
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| rowspan="1" valign="top" |1
| ''[[Return to Base]]'' || [[Slade]]||
|-
| rowspan="1" valign="top" |2
| ''[[Survival (Bob Marley & The Wailers album)|Survival]]'' || [[Bob Marley & The Wailers]]||
|-
| rowspan="6" valign="top" |5
| ''[[Reggatta de Blanc]]'' || [[The Police]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/5423-2080-2|title=BPI}}</ref> 
|-
| ''[[The Fine Art of Surfacing]]'' || [[The Boomtown Rats]]||
|-
| ''[[I'm the Man (Joe Jackson album)|I'm the Man]]'' || [[Joe Jackson (musician)|Joe Jackson]]||
|-
| ''[[A Curious Feeling]]'' || [[Tony Banks (musician)|Tony Banks]]||Solo Debut
|-
| ''[[Reproduction (album)|Reproduction]]'' || [[The Human League]]||Debut
|-
| ''[[Partners in Crime (album)|Partners in Crime]]'' || [[Rupert Holmes]]||
|-
| rowspan="7" valign="top" |12
| ''[[Tusk (album)|Tusk]]'' || [[Fleetwood Mac]]||US
|-
| ''[[Bomber (album)|Bomber]]'' || [[Motörhead]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/989-354-2|title=Bomber certification}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Mr. Universe (album)|Mr. Universe]]'' || [[Gillan (band)|Gillan]]||
|-
| ''[[Whatever You Want (album)|Whatever You Want]]'' || [[Status Quo (band)|Status Quo]]||
|-
| ''[[Victim of Love (Elton John album)|Victim of Love]]'' || [[Elton John]]||
|-
| ''[[Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (Rod Stewart album)|Greatest Hits, Vol. 1]]'' || [[Rod Stewart]]|| Compilation
|-
| ''[[Days in Europa]]'' || [[The Skids]] ||
|-
| valign="top" |15
| ''[[On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II]]'' || [[Donna Summer]]|| Compilation
|-
| rowspan="2" valign="top" |16
| ''[[Fire It Up (Rick James album)|Fire It Up]]'' || [[Rick James]]||
|-
| ''[[The Message Is Love]]'' || [[Barry White]] ||
|-
| rowspan="4" valign="top" |19
| ''[[Prince (album)|Prince]]'' || [[Prince (musician)|Prince]]||
|-
| ''[[Damn the Torpedoes (album)|Damn the Torpedoes]]'' || [[Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers]]||
|-
| ''[[One Step Beyond...]]'' || [[Madness (band)|Madness]] ||
|-
| ''[[The Specials (album)|The Specials]]'' || [[The Specials]]||
|-
| valign="top" |22
| ''[[Prisoner (Cher album)|Prisoner]]'' || [[Cher]]||
|-
| rowspan="2" valign="top" |23
| ''[[You Know How to Love Me]]'' || [[Phyllis Hyman]]||
|-
| ''[[Mix-Up]]'' || [[Cabaret Voltaire (band)|Cabaret Voltaire]]||
|-
| rowspan="2" valign="top" |26
| ''[[Hydra (Toto album)|Hydra]]'' || [[Toto (band)|Toto]]||
|-
| ''[[Dragnet (album)|Dragnet]]'' || [[The Fall (band)|The Fall]]||
|-
| valign="top" |29
| ''[[Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (ABBA album)|Greatest Hits Volume 2]]'' || [[ABBA]]|| Compilation
|-
| valign="top" |30
| ''[[Stevie Wonder's Journey Through "The Secret Life of Plants"]]'' || [[Stevie Wonder]]||
|-
| rowspan="16" valign="top" | N/A
| ''[[Cornerstone (Styx album)|Cornerstone]]'' || [[Styx (band)|Styx]]||
|-
| ''[[Bee Gees Greatest]]'' || [[Bee Gees]] || Compilation
|-
| ''[[Cut Above the Rest]]'' || [[The Sweet|Sweet]]||UK
|-
| ''[[Flirtin' with Disaster]]'' || [[Molly Hatchet]]||
|-
| ''[[Harder ... Faster]]'' || [[April Wine]] ||
|-
| ''[[Head Injuries]]'' || [[Midnight Oil]] ||
|-
| ''[[I'll Always Love You (album)|I'll Always Love You]]'' || [[Anne Murray]]||
|-
| ''[[Keep the Fire]]'' || [[Kenny Loggins]]||
|-
| ''[[Magnum II]]'' || [[Magnum (band)|Magnum]]||
|-
| ''[[Primal Park]]'' || [[Mondo Rock]] ||
|-
| ''[[Reality Effect]]'' || [[The Tourists]] ||
|-
| ''[[Rockin' into the Night]]'' || [[38 Special (band)|38 Special]] ||
|-
| ''[[Thighs and Whispers]]'' || [[Bette Midler]]||
|-
| ''[[Wet (album)|Wet]]'' || [[Barbra Streisand]]||
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