GALLERY: A Look at 1979’s Best Rock Albums

They may not have known it at the time in 1979, but when these ten artists released the albums below, they’d go on to become classics and influence generations to…

Erica Banas // Rock Music Reporter

Updated Dec 14, 2019 3:22 PM EST

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They may not have known it at the time in 1979, but when these ten artists released the albums below, they'd go on to become classics and influence generations to come.

Scroll through our gallery and check out our selection of the best rock albums of 1979.

Van Halen - ‘Van Halen II’

Warner Bros.

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - ‘Damn The Torpedos’

UMG

The Police - ‘Reggatta de Blanc’

A&M

The Clash - ‘London Calling’

CBS/Epic

Pink Floyd - ‘The Wall’

Harvest/Columbia

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - ‘Rust Never Sleeps’

Reprise

Led Zeppelin - ‘In Through the Out Door’

Swan Song

Fleetwood Mac - ‘Tusk’

Warner Bros.

The Eagles - ‘The Long Run’

Asylum

AC/DC - ‘Highway to Hell’

Atlantic

AC/DC Eagles Fleetwood Mac Led Zeppelin Neil Young Neil Young and Crazy Horse Pink Floyd Rock Albums from 1979 The Clash The Police Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers Van Halen

Erica Banas // Rock Music ReporterWriter

Erica Banas is a news blogger who's been covering the rock/classic rock world since 2014. The coolest event she's ever covered in person was the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Sir Paul McCartney inducting Foo Fighters? C'mon now!) She's also well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights