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This is a listing of the number one album on the Billboard US R&B album sales chart in 1979. There were eleven number one albums that year.
← 1978 ←
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United States List of number one R&B albums in the US
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1980 →
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Period |
Where. total
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Interpreter |
title
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Additional Information
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(Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information)
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December 30, 1978 - March 2, 1979 9 weeks (total 11)
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11
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Chic
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C'est chic
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-
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March 3, 1979 - March 30, 1979 4 weeks (4 in total)
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4th
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Peaches & Herb
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2 hot
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-
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March 31, 1979 - April 6, 1979 1 week (total 1)
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1
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Instant funk
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Instant funk
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-
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April 7, 1979 - April 13, 1979 1 week (total 1)
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1
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Sister Sledge
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We are family
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-
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April 14, 1979 - May 11, 1979 4 weeks (8 in total)
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8th
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Peaches & Herb
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2 hot
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-
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May 12, 1979 - June 22, 1979 6 weeks (total 7)
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7th
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Sister Sledge
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We are family
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-
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June 23, 1979 - July 13, 1979 3 weeks (total 3)
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3
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Donna Summer
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Bad girls
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-
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July 14, 1979 - July 20, 1979 1 week (total 1)
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1
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Earth, Wind and Fire
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I am
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-
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July 21, 1979 - September 14, 1979 8 weeks (8 in total)
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8th
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Teddy Pendergrass
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Teddy
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-
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September 15, 1979 - October 5, 1979 3 weeks (total 3)
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3
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The Commodores
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Midnight Magic
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-
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October 6, 1979 - October 26, 1979 3 weeks (total 3)
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3
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Michael Jackson
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Off the wall
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-
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October 27, 1979 - November 9, 1979 2 weeks (total 2)
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2
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Kool & the Gang
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Ladies' Night
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-
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November 10, 1979 - December 21, 1979 6 weeks (9 in total)
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9
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Michael Jackson
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Off the wall
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-
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December 22, 1979 - December 28, 1979 1 week (total 1)
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1
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Rufus & Chaka Khan
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Masterjam
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← 1978
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→ 1980 →
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Web links
literature
Individual evidence
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↑ Discogs (Chic - C'est Chic)
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↑ Discogs (Peaches & Herb - 2 Hot)
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↑ Discogs (Instant Funk - Instant Funk)
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↑ Discogs (Sister Sledge - We Are Family)
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↑ Discogs (Donna Summer - Bad Girls)
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↑ Discogs (Earth, Wind and Fire - I Am)
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↑ Discogs (Teddy Pendergrass - Teddy)
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↑ Discogs (The Commodores - Midnight Magic)
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↑ Discogs (Michael Jackson - Off the Wall)
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↑ Discogs (Kool & the Gang - Ladies' Night)
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↑ Discogs (Rufus & Chaka Khan - Masterjam)