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).
"I don't care what anyone says, this is a top 100 album of all time. No question. Hands down. Let's move on. It is so much better than many albums ahead of it on our website. Objectively I would put it in the top 50. Anyway, this is an album any fan of music should take in at some point. It is Ste..." [+] Reply
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AAL2014 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +10 votes (10 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1976
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"I'm not the biggest David Bowie fan, but this is probably my favorite album of his. I'm always struck at how different people can have such opposite opinions on songs. Stay is my favorite Bowie song of all (with only Heroes close behind), but you read others who say it's lackluster." Reply
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1976
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"Not everything that's influential has to be respected. Did it bring rock music back to its basics? Yes. Do I want to go back to "ga ga goo goo" and diapers? No." Reply
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1976
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6,897
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"I keep hearing from posters on many albums (not just this one) that seem to think that because an album is popular (especially on classic rock radio stations) that it is "overplayed" and therefore we should subtract points from the album. If this is truly the case, then "Who's Next", "Led Zeppeli..." [+] Reply
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1976
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"My father gave me this CD as a kid because I got a guitar for christmas. I've listened to this album at least 50 times. It's amazing!" Reply
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ptaylor1989 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +8 votes (9 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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1976
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"Call out to non-Dylan fans: If you didn't care much for "Highway 61" or "Blonde on Blonde", be sure to check out this album before you pass up the rest of his discography completely. A totally different sound, both in terms of instrumentation (violin, accordion, mandolin and female background voc..." [+] Reply
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Mother Nature's Son | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +9 votes (9 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1976
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4,101
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"Love everything about thks album. Maybe just some of the lyrics don't interest me much but everything is still very poetic and original. Can't even try to duplicate the unique songwriting Joni had on this one. I don't really love other albums by her but this album grabbed me from the first listen..." [+] Reply
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1976
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"I came around to more Prog Rock via Pink Floyd and then King Crimson, and like any genre of music there is good and bad to discover, and to my surprise I found the good to include Rush, Yes and early Genesis. All three I would've turned my nose up to 20 years ago, maybe it's an age thing... Here ..." [+] Reply
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1976
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3,795
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"Here is a list of things Jonathan Richman loves: -Massachusetts -Neon when it's cold outside -The highway when it's late at night -Modern moonlight -128 when it's dark outside -Massuchesetts (again) -Rock & Roll -His parents -The old world -The 50's -Your eyes -This power -These streets -The USA ..." [+] Reply
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1976
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3,532
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"sheer bloody genius. If this lp only contained Tightrope alone it would be classic (like carry on my wayward son is the only classic song on that Kansas lp) but there is also Telephone Line, Do Ya and Livin Thing. In it's day, it sold for a new world record too." Reply
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1976
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 1 of 100
Best Albums of 1976 composition
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| Can | 3 | 0% | |
| Fela Kuti & Africa 70 | 3 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 3 | 0% | |
| Golden Earring | 3 | 0% | |
| Electric Light Orchestra | 2 | 0% | |
| The Sensational Alex Harvey Band | 2 | 0% | |
| Johnny Winter | 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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