Best Albums of 1977

Listed below are the best albums of 1977 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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1.

Rumours 

 Fleetwood Mac

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

2,301 charts

Rank Score:

31,078

Rank in 1977:

1

Rank in 1970s:

6

Overall Rank:

21

Average Rating:

 87 (2,635 votes)

Comments:

187

2.

Animals 

 Pink Floyd

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,757 charts

Rank Score:

22,837

Rank in 1977:

2

Rank in 1970s:

8

Overall Rank:

35

Average Rating:

 88 (2,793 votes)

Comments:

202

3.

Marquee Moon 

 Television

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,798 charts

Rank Score:

20,367

Rank in 1977:

3

Rank in 1970s:

12

Overall Rank:

44

Average Rating:

 86 (1,891 votes)

Comments:

149

4.

Low 

 David Bowie

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,540 charts

Rank Score:

17,276

Rank in 1977:

4

Rank in 1970s:

18

Overall Rank:

62

Average Rating:

 86 (2,079 votes)

Comments:

168

5.

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols 

 Sex Pistols

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,379 charts

Rank Score:

10,775

Rank in 1977:

5

Rank in 1970s:

33

Overall Rank:

123

Average Rating:

 80 (1,851 votes)

Comments:

145

6.

Aja 

 Steely Dan

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

817 charts

Rank Score:

9,121

Rank in 1977:

6

Rank in 1970s:

41

Overall Rank:

162

Average Rating:

 83 (1,003 votes)

Comments:

65

7.

The Stranger 

 Billy Joel

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

708 charts

Rank Score:

6,922

Rank in 1977:

7

Rank in 1970s:

56

Overall Rank:

237

Average Rating:

 82 (881 votes)

Comments:

70

8.

Exodus 

 Bob Marley & The Wailers

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

783 charts

Rank Score:

6,327

Rank in 1977:

8

Rank in 1970s:

63

Overall Rank:

264

Average Rating:

 82 (879 votes)

Comments:

58

9.

"Heroes" 

 David Bowie

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

878 charts

Rank Score:

6,207

Rank in 1977:

9

Rank in 1970s:

67

Overall Rank:

270

Average Rating:

 83 (1,479 votes)

Comments:

80

10.

The Clash 

 The Clash

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

901 charts

Rank Score:

5,888

Rank in 1977:

10

Rank in 1970s:

69

Overall Rank:

284

Average Rating:

 82 (1,292 votes)

Comments:

75

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Best Albums of 1977 composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Artist	Albums	%
Various Artists	10	1%
Fela Kuti & Africa 70	6	1%
The Beatles	3	0%
John Coltrane	3	0%
Klaus Schulze	3	0%
The Runaways	3	0%
Maynard Ferguson	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%
	383	38%
	210	21%
	44	4%
	40	4%
	38	4%
	35	4%
	33	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	944	94%
Yes	56	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	940	94%
Yes	60	6%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	11	1%