Top 18 Music Albums of 1976
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- Chart updated: 10/01/2025 09:45
- (Created: 07/24/2017 10:51).
- Chart size: 18 albums.
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Best art rock album of the year
Best UK album of the year [First added to this chart: 07/27/2017]
Best UK album of the year [First added to this chart: 07/27/2017]
Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
12,045
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Best punk rock album of the year
Best debut album of the year
Best USA album of the year [First added to this chart: 07/01/2019]
Best debut album of the year
Best USA album of the year [First added to this chart: 07/01/2019]
Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
6,884
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Best proto-punk album of the year
[First added to this chart: 09/28/2025]
Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
3,582
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Best afro-funk album of the year
Best Ghana album of the year [First added to this chart: 04/08/2020]
Best Ghana album of the year [First added to this chart: 04/08/2020]
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Best avant-prog progressive rock album of the year
Best Italian album of the year [First added to this chart: 04/25/2021]
Best Italian album of the year [First added to this chart: 04/25/2021]
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Best folk rock album of the year
[First added to this chart: 09/26/2025]
Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
4,045
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Best compilation album of the year
Best pop rock album of the year [First added to this chart: 07/27/2017]
Best pop rock album of the year [First added to this chart: 07/27/2017]
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Best singer-songwriter album of the year
Best Canadian album of the year [First added to this chart: 09/28/2025]
Best Canadian album of the year [First added to this chart: 09/28/2025]
Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
3,870
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Best power pop album of the year
[First added to this chart: 11/20/2018]
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Best art rock glam rock hard rock album of the year
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Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
1,827
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Total albums: 18. Page 1 of 2
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Top 18 Music Albums of 1976 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 2 | 11% | |
| Aktuala | 1 | 6% | |
| Marijata | 1 | 6% | |
| Absolute Elsewhere | 1 | 6% | |
| Picchio Dal Pozzo | 1 | 6% | |
| Aerosmith | 1 | 6% | |
| Bob Dylan | 1 | 6% | |
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Top 18 Music Albums of 1976 chart changes
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| Down 1 from 11th to 12thSongs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder |
| Down 1 from 12th to 13thMother Earth's Plantasia by Mort Garson |
| Down 1 from 13th to 14thHotel California by Eagles |
| New entries |
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| A New World Record by Electric Light Orchestra |
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