Best Albums of 1976
Listed below are the best albums of 1976 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 1 hour ago).
"Small change is without doubt the best Tom Waits album of the seventies. Here, he is fully formed, the sozzled barroom troubadour reaches it's peak. Waits is at the top of his game. While, closing time, was uncertain, the heart of Saturday night, slightly immature, and, nighthawks at the diner, a..." [+] Reply
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1976
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"One of the most underrated Genesis albums alongside And Then There Were Three and Trespass. Requires more time and repeated listens than A Trick Of The Tail for it to really “sink in,” but it’s fantastic when you finally start to get into it. It also has a very rich, atmospheric, romantic, classi..." [+] Reply
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1976
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"The most awesome mix of 70s hard rock, prog rock and proto metal. Influential and cool beyond words. Fav tracks: Dreamer Deceiver/Deceiver, Tyrant, Victim Of Changes, Ripper... all really, every single song is great" Reply
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LedZep | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1976
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"I think that the problem with this album is that, if any other band had released it, it would have been considered a good album, because it can from the greatest band of all time, many people consider it a let down. Compared to I, II, III etc. yes, it's not as good but it's not as bad as people m..." [+] Reply
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1976
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"I rate Kansas above the "usual suspects" of a top 10 prog. bands list i.e British bands like Floyd, Genesis, Jethro, Yes...I prefer their first album to most of the others, but this one would be in my second place alongside some of their other '70s albums. So most of this album is composed by Ker..." [+] Reply
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AndrewJFisher | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1976
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971
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""Love at First Feel," "Problem Child," "Squealer," "Big Balls," the title track...this album is filled with fun, rocking AC/DC gems. You know their formula...and this album doesn't stray from it. I see that as a positive thing. Coca-Cola tried changing it's recipe and it ended in disaster. Not al..." [+] Reply
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Captain_Dude | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1976
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"One of Kiss' most ambitious albums. Destroyer, with production by Bob Ezrin helped to add a bit of bombast and orchestration to the cartoon rock'n'roll. The record sleeve is perfect for the contents inside, and some enjoyable tracks in, Detroit rock city(still one of Kiss' best songs), shout it o..." [+] Reply
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1976
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"Synthesizing poetic free-form lyrics and emotionally intense vocals, Patti Smith reinvented the unstable relationship that exists between life and art in the spirit of Janis Joplin. Her engaging and unique personality is probably best evoked in the quasi-religious elegy, 'Pissing In The River', u..." [+] Reply
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1976
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"I have very mixed feelings on this album. On one hand, the reissue is great. More and better tracks from what the original offered, to say the least. The problem with this album stems from the night itself. Not the recording or producing or tracklisting, but the show itself. The fact of the matte..." [+] Reply
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1976
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"Defining album (Along with Rumours) of its time. Hard to explain to those who weren't around, but this was one of those "must have" records. Still dig it - especially the last track." Reply
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 3 of 100
Best Albums of 1976 composition
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| Various Artists | 3 | 0% | |
| Golden Earring | 3 | 0% | |
| Can | 3 | 0% | |
| Fela Kuti & Africa 70 | 3 | 0% | |
| Olivia Newton-John | 2 | 0% | |
| Os Tubarões | 2 | 0% | |
| Van Der Graaf Generator | 2 | 0% | |
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379 | 38% | |
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201 | 20% | |
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41 | 4% | |
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40 | 4% | |
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39 | 4% | |
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37 | 4% | |
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33 | 3% | |
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