Billboard 200

Week of October 13, 1979

Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums).

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In Through The Out Door

Led Zeppelin

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Swan Song/Atlantic/Rhino

Whole Lotta Tok: Led Zeppelin Officially Join TikTok

Billboard 200

Week of October 13, 1979

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- In Through The Out Door
  Led Zeppelin
- 1
- 1
- 6
- - 1
  - 1
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Swan Song/Atlantic/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

2
- Get The Knack
  The Knack
- 2
- 1
- 16
- - 2
  - 1
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

3
- Slow Train Coming
  Bob Dylan
- 3
- 3
- 6
- - 3
  - 3
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

4
- Midnight Magic
  Commodores
- 4
- 4
- 9
- - 4
  - 4
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown/Unknown

5
- Off The Wall
  Michael Jackson
- 5
- 5
- 7
- - 5
  - 5
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x9

6
- Head Games
  Foreigner
- 8
- 6
- 3
- - 8
  - 6
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

7
- Breakfast In America
  Supertramp
- 6
- 1
- 29
- - 6
  - 1
  - 29

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

8
- Risque
  Chic
- 7
- 5
- 8
- - 7
  - 5
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

9
- Rust Never Sleeps
  Neil Young & Crazy Horse
- 9
- 8
- 13
- - 9
  - 8
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise/Unknown

10
- First Under The Wire
  Little River Band
- 10
- 10
- 11
- - 10
  - 10
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

11
- Dream Police
  Cheap Trick
- 25
- 11
- 2
- - 25
  - 11
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

12
- Candy-O
  The Cars
- 12
- 3
- 16
- - 12
  - 3
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

13
- Dionne
  Dionne Warwick
- 13
- 13
- 33
- - 13
  - 13
  - 33

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

14
- Eve
  The Alan Parsons Project
- 16
- 14
- 5
- - 16
  - 14
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

15
- Volcano
  Jimmy Buffett
- 18
- 15
- 5
- - 18
  - 15
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

16
- Bad Girls
  Donna Summer
- 17
- 1
- 23
- - 17
  - 1
  - 23

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

17
- I Am
  Earth, Wind & Fire
- 11
- 3
- 18
- - 11
  - 3
  - 18

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arc/Columbia/Unknown

18
- Identify Yourself
  The O'Jays
- 20
- 18
- 5
- - 20
  - 18
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philadelphia International/Unknown

19
- Million Mile Reflections
  The Charlie Daniels Band
- 15
- 5
- 23
- - 15
  - 5
  - 23

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

20
- Kenny
  Kenny Rogers
- 30
- 20
- 3
- - 30
  - 20
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

21 NEW
NEW
- Cornerstone
  Styx
- -
- 21
- 1
- - -
  - 21
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

22
- The Boss
  Diana Ross
- 14
- 14
- 18
- - 14
  - 14
  - 18

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown/Unknown

23
- Stay Free
  Ashford & Simpson
- 23
- 23
- 7
- - 23
  - 23
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

24
- Highway To Hell
  AC/DC
- 26
- 24
- 8
- - 26
  - 24
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

25
- Discovery
  Electric Light Orchestra
- 24
- 5
- 17
- - 24
  - 5
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jet

26
- Fear Of Music
  Talking Heads
- 28
- 26
- 7
- - 28
  - 26
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sire/Unknown

27
- Voulez-Vous
  ABBA
- 27
- 19
- 15
- - 27
  - 19
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

28
- Evolution
  Journey
- 29
- 20
- 27
- - 29
  - 20
  - 27

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

29
- Joe's Garage
  Frank Zappa
- 32
- 29
- 4
- - 32
  - 29
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Zappa/Mercury/Unknown

30
- Stormwatch ... The 40th Anniversary Forced Edition
  Jethro Tull
- 80
- 30
- 2
- - 80
  - 30
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chrysalis/Unknown

31
- Flirtin' With Disaster
  Molly Hatchet
- 40
- 31
- 3
- - 40
  - 31
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

32
- Secrets
  Robert Palmer
- 19
- 19
- 13
- - 19
  - 19
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/Unknown

33
- Street Life
  The Crusaders
- 33
- 18
- 19
- - 33
  - 18
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

34
- What Cha Gonna Do With My Lovin'
  Stephanie Mills
- 22
- 22
- 22
- - 22
  - 22
  - 22

Imprint/Promotion Label:

20th Century/Unknown

35
- Labour Of Lust
  Nick Lowe
- 31
- 31
- 14
- - 31
  - 31
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

36
- Disco Nights
  GQ
- 36
- 13
- 28
- - 36
  - 13
  - 28

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

37
- Fickle Heart
  Sniff N The Tears
- 37
- 37
- 12
- - 37
  - 37
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

38
- France Joli
  France Joli
- 47
- 38
- 6
- - 47
  - 38
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Prelude/Unknown

39
- Reality... What A Concept
  Robin Williams
- 38
- 10
- 13
- - 38
  - 10
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca/Unknown

40
- Restless Nights
  Karla Bonoff
- 50
- 40
- 3
- - 50
  - 40
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

41
- Born Again
  Randy Newman
- 41
- 41
- 7
- - 41
  - 41
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

42
- Morning Dance
  Spyro Gyra
- 42
- 27
- 28
- - 42
  - 27
  - 28

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

43
- Into The Music
  Van Morrison
- 48
- 43

Billboard 200

Week of October 13, 1979

Billboard 200

In Through The Out Door

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Whole Lotta Tok: Led Zeppelin Officially Join TikTok

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

In Through The Out Door

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Get The Knack

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Slow Train Coming

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Midnight Magic

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Off The Wall

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Head Games

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Breakfast In America

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Risque

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rust Never Sleeps

Imprint/Promotion Label:

First Under The Wire

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dream Police

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Candy-O

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dionne

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Eve

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Volcano

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bad Girls

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I Am

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Identify Yourself

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Million Mile Reflections

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kenny

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cornerstone

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Boss

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stay Free

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Highway To Hell

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Discovery

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fear Of Music

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Voulez-Vous

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Evolution

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Joe's Garage

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stormwatch ... The 40th Anniversary Forced Edition

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Flirtin' With Disaster

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Secrets

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Street Life

Imprint/Promotion Label:

What Cha Gonna Do With My Lovin'

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Labour Of Lust

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Disco Nights