Best Albums of 1976

Listed below are the best albums of 1976 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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1.

Songs In The Key Of Life 

 Stevie Wonder

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Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

1,299 charts

Rank Score:

15,856

Rank in 1976:

1

Rank in 1970s:

21

Overall Rank:

74

Average Rating:

 85 (1,363 votes)

Comments:

90

2.

Station To Station 

 David Bowie

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Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

1,097 charts

Rank Score:

12,153

Rank in 1976:

2

Rank in 1970s:

30

Overall Rank:

106

Average Rating:

 85 (1,547 votes)

Comments:

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3.

Ramones 

 Ramones

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Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

1,049 charts

Rank Score:

6,977

Rank in 1976:

3

Rank in 1970s:

54

Overall Rank:

233

Average Rating:

 80 (1,297 votes)

Comments:

103

4.

Hotel California 

 Eagles

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Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

857 charts

Rank Score:

6,142

Rank in 1976:

4

Rank in 1970s:

68

Overall Rank:

272

Average Rating:

 76 (1,241 votes)

Comments:

83

5.

Boston 

 Boston

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Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

754 charts

Rank Score:

5,758

Rank in 1976:

5

Rank in 1970s:

71

Overall Rank:

294

Average Rating:

 78 (948 votes)

Comments:

86

6.

Desire 

 Bob Dylan

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Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

660 charts

Rank Score:

4,156

Rank in 1976:

6

Rank in 1970s:

98

Overall Rank:

408

Average Rating:

 81 (991 votes)

Comments:

55

7.

Hejira 

 Joni Mitchell

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Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

404 charts

Rank Score:

3,857

Rank in 1976:

7

Rank in 1970s:

103

Overall Rank:

449

Average Rating:

 81 (457 votes)

Comments:

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8.

2112 

 Rush

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Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

630 charts

Rank Score:

3,846

Rank in 1976:

8

Rank in 1970s:

104

Overall Rank:

450

Average Rating:

 80 (951 votes)

Comments:

69

9.

The Modern Lovers 

 The Modern Lovers

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Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

536 charts

Rank Score:

3,668

Rank in 1976:

9

Rank in 1970s:

107

Overall Rank:

473

Average Rating:

 82 (606 votes)

Comments:

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10.

A New World Record 

 Electric Light Orchestra

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Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

398 charts

Rank Score:

3,115

Rank in 1976:

10

Rank in 1970s:

128

Overall Rank:

561

Average Rating:

 80 (485 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1976 composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Artist	Albums	%
Fela Kuti & Africa 70	3	0%
Golden Earring	3	0%
Can	3	0%
Various Artists	3	0%
Donna Summer	2	0%
R. Stevie Moore	2	0%
Status Quo	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%
	378	38%
	202	20%
	40	4%
	38	4%
	37	4%
	37	4%
	33	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	949	95%
Yes	52	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	955	95%
Yes	46	5%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	12	1%