Editing 1979 in music (section)

===December===
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!Day
!Album
!Artist
!Notes
|-
| valign="top" |7
| ''[[Quiet Life]]'' || [[Japan (band)|Japan]] || International
|-
| valign="top" |14
| ''[[London Calling]]'' || [[The Clash]] ||
|-
| rowspan="1" valign="top" |20
| ''[[Christopher Cross (album)|Christopher Cross]]'' || [[Christopher Cross]] || Warner Bros.
|-
| valign="top" |27
| ''[[Adventures in Utopia]]'' || [[Utopia (American band)|Utopia]] ||
|-
| valign="top" |31
| ''[[Score (Carol Lloyd album)|Score]]'' || [[Carol Lloyd (American singer)|Carol Lloyd]] ||
|-
| rowspan="5" valign="top" | N/A
| ''[[20 Jazz Funk Greats]]'' || [[Throbbing Gristle]] ||
|-
| ''[[Sid Sings]]'' || [[Sid Vicious]] ||
|-
| ''[[September Morn (album)|September Morn]]'' || [[Neil Diamond]] || 
|-
| ''[[Les Plus Grands Succès De Chic: Chic's Greatest Hits]]'' || [[Chic (band)|Chic]] ||
|-
| ''[[Sabotage/Live]]'' || [[John Cale]] || Live
|}