Top 46 Music Albums of 1977
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Romanelli 
- Chart updated: 10/29/2025 23:15
- (Created: 04/11/2012 18:50).
- Chart size: 46 albums.
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Produced By TOM WERMAN
1. Hello There
2. Big Eyes
3. Downed
4. I Want You To Want Me
5. You’re All Talk
6. Oh Caroline
7. Clock Strikes Ten
8. Southern Girls
9. Come On, Come On
10. So Good To See You
11. Oh Boy (Instrumental)
12. Southern Girls (1975 Demo)
13. Come On, Come On (1975 Demo)
14. You’re All Talk (Live)
15. Goodnight (Live)
Once upon a time, Cheap Trick was just about the coolest band on the planet. That time was the end of the seventies. Their first three albums came out in 1977 and 78, and they were pure pop rock awesomeness. And then, they topped that off with their legendary Live At Budokan record, which made them superstars. And then, Cheap Trick began it’s short journey into becoming a shadow of what they had started out as…a trip that was already over at the dawn of the eighties. But those first four albums…man. This band could rock. In Color was their second disc, and it’s a killer. Japanese audiences caught on to In Color before Americans did, as the album became a smash hit there and became the push start for the Budokan album.
The big hit here was “I Want You To Want Me”, which actually didn’t become big until the live version came out. “Clock Strikes Ten”, “Southern Girls”, and the stinging short opener “Hello There” are great as well. Guitarist Rick Neilsen is a beast, and Robin Zander is as strong a lead singer as you could hope for. In Color is tight, well written and the band is as good as anyone. They would have several albums that sold better, but Cheap Trick was absolutely at their best for those two years in the late seventies. The first four albums are essential…everything else is spotty and less than what they are capable. In Color was re-recorded by the band in 1997, but it was never completed, and thus, never released. That’s okay. Accept no substitutes. [First added to this chart: 04/13/2012]
Top 46 Music Albums of 1977 composition
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| David Bowie | 2 | 4% | |
| Cheap Trick | 2 | 4% | |
| Jackson Browne | 1 | 2% | |
| Steely Dan | 1 | 2% | |
| Culture | 1 | 2% | |
| The Alan Parsons Project | 1 | 2% | |
| Eric Clapton | 1 | 2% | |
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| ! | 10/30/2022 22:27 | DJENNY | 4,365 | 100/100 |
| ! | 01/07/2021 18:08 |  Goliath | 351 | 86/100 |
| ! | 11/25/2020 17:57 |  desh79 | 1,278 | 93/100 |
| ! | 05/06/2018 17:56 | TrekkiELO | 75 | 88/100 |
| ! | 11/15/2014 13:28 |  sssvnnn | 2,864 | 83/100 |
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sssvnnn 11/15/2014 13:28 | #127042
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thedistantship 08/22/2014 14:41 | #120102
Nice list, but I would have liked to have seen Aja somewhere on the list
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