Best Albums of 1977
Listed below are the best albums of 1977 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 2 hours ago).
"Sure, everyone wants to talk about how this is the start of techno but that's not why this album is good. Kraftwerk built a hypnotic, robotic environment that's a cold creepy place to get lost in. It's a prediction a the future we've only just recently entered where our souls have been lost to ma..." [+] Reply
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meccalecca | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +13 votes (15 helpful | 2 unhelpful)
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1977
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"The greatest punk album of all time in my opinion. It should be noted I have not heard every punk record, but I've heard a lot. And this is the best in my opinion. It narrowly edges out "Never mind the bollocks" for that distinction. This record is loud and abrasive, but the really great thing ab..." [+] Reply
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Mercury | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +11 votes (11 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1977
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"Elvis Costello's debut album is a classic. I'll admit, it's not the album that got me into him, but more recently, as I've entered adulthood, started to work part-time and my frustration with romance has grown, this album has really climbed for me. Welcome to the Working Week is my anthem for whe..." [+] Reply
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indieshins | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1977
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"How is this ranked so low? Does pop music get much better?" Reply
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flamingyesdept | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +12 votes (12 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1977
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"Ian Curtis killed himself after listening to The Idiot, maybe if he had listened to this one, he'd still be kicking it. Now the Idiot is a good album, but this one just kicks with life, Iggy's on fire and the band are just fanning the flames. Falls apart slightly near the end, but ends with a goo..." [+] Reply
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1977
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"I apologise to everyone on behalf of the last reviewers overly-long, rambling, boring comment about other bands." Reply
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InsanityPrawnBoy | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (6 helpful | 2 unhelpful)
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1977
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"The first album is great, but this is their defining statement. The sound and feel is better, even on the buzz saw songs which is what the first album was almost all about. The writing here is stronger over two full sides, and this one even boasts some variety. 'Sheena' and 'Cretin' maintain the ..." [+] Reply
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1977
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2,930
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"Suicide's self-titled LP is a unique experience. Maybe there's other stuff like this out there that I'm not aware of, but I've never heard anything like this before. Not only is Suicide unique, it's really good too. The arrangements are sparse, yet impactful." Reply
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teague | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1977
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"An absolutely bonkers LP. Andrew Lloyd Webber meets Bruce Springsteen in this wonderfully bombastic and over the top album. It's incredibly theatrical, a kind of rock'n'roll musical all about love, sex and having a whale of a time. The title track is off course the most famous song here but, for ..." [+] Reply
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1977
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2,583
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"Krautrock meets Garage Rock in a nocturnal album with a plenty of industrial influence. Maybe the birth of Post-Punk." Reply
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1977
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 2 of 100
Best Albums of 1977 composition
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| Various Artists | 10 | 1% | |
| Fela Kuti & Africa 70 | 6 | 1% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 0% | |
| The Runaways | 3 | 0% | |
| Maynard Ferguson | 3 | 0% | |
| Klaus Schulze | 3 | 0% | |
| John Coltrane | 3 | 0% | |
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385 | 39% | |
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208 | 21% | |
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43 | 4% | |
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40 | 4% | |
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38 | 4% | |
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36 | 4% | |
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34 | 3% | |
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