Best Albums of 1977

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1.

Rumours 

 Fleetwood Mac

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"Fleetwood Mac's classic album, Rumours is one of the greatest pop albums of all time. It seamlessly weaves together popular genres of the time like folk music, rock, and even a touch of baroque to create a melodically immaculate string of songs. The music here brings out moments of sadness, sorro...""Fleetwood Mac's classic album, Rumours is one of the greatest pop albums of all time. It seamlessly weaves together popular genres of the time like folk music, rock, and even a touch of baroque to create a melodically immaculate string of songs. The music here brings out moments of sadness, sorrow, but yet at the same time, can be uplifting and reassuring. Rumours serves as a reminder that however low we feel, we are always in control of our lives and we can all choose to go our own ways, whatever that may be. Best Tracks: The Chain, Dont Stop, You Can Go Your Own Way"  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

2,339 charts

Rank Score:

29,565

Rank in 1977:

1

Rank in 1970s:

5

Overall Rank:

19

Average Rating:

 87 (2,682 votes)

Comments:

191

2.

Animals 

 Pink Floyd

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"It's so staggeringly obvious to me that this is Pink Floyd's greatest work I really don't know where to begin and where to end here. There's no wanking, no overblown sense of grandeur and importance, no musical or intellectual fat, just track after track of fantastically written music, brilliantl...""It's so staggeringly obvious to me that this is Pink Floyd's greatest work I really don't know where to begin and where to end here. There's no wanking, no overblown sense of grandeur and importance, no musical or intellectual fat, just track after track of fantastically written music, brilliantly executed and sequenced and it's all completely in the service of its ideas and concept. The tracks are ridiculously long but never feel like it, they just never lose focus or momentum. Animals is Pink Floyd at their most stripped down, focused and cohesive, and it feels all the more epic and impactful because of it. Its tone is singular and its dedication is admirable. One of my absolute favorite albums of all time."  [+]  Reply

- HAUSU | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +9 votes (9 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,771 charts

Rank Score:

21,225

Rank in 1977:

2

Rank in 1970s:

8

Overall Rank:

35

Average Rating:

 88 (2,836 votes)

Comments:

202

3.

Marquee Moon 

 Television

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"A fantastic post punk release that truly captures the essence of what makes this genre so unique and special. They achieve this through some absolutely stunning guitar solos such as on See No Evil, Venus and Elevation. The peak of the guitar work is on the phenomenal Marquee Moon which is in the ...""A fantastic post punk release that truly captures the essence of what makes this genre so unique and special. They achieve this through some absolutely stunning guitar solos such as on See No Evil, Venus and Elevation. The peak of the guitar work is on the phenomenal Marquee Moon which is in the debate for one of the greatest songs of all time. Everything comes together brilliantly on the title track with the drum, bass, guitar and vocal all giving outstanding performances. No other song on this album reaches this standard but they are all still of a good quality resulting in a very good listen. I do think the vocal is a huge divider between the people who like this album and the people who don't as it is quite polarising. Personally, I love it and it is one of the highlights of the album for me with songs like Guiding Light only being elevated from his performance. Overall, the instrumental and musical quality is evident on here as we are treated to a consistent and enjoyable post punk experience. "  [+]  Reply

- Untitled | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,810 charts

Rank Score:

18,650

Rank in 1977:

3

Rank in 1970s:

12

Overall Rank:

46

Average Rating:

 86 (1,916 votes)

Comments:

149

4.

Low 

 David Bowie

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"Pitchfork called this the best album of the '70s, a move I thought was pretty dubious until I got around to spinning Low half a dozen times on a long bus ride home from college. Low manages to embody the depth of absolute melancholy through manifestations vocal and instrumental, brash and serene;...""Pitchfork called this the best album of the '70s, a move I thought was pretty dubious until I got around to spinning Low half a dozen times on a long bus ride home from college. Low manages to embody the depth of absolute melancholy through manifestations vocal and instrumental, brash and serene; the feeling is strong even in the album's perkier tunes, like "Sound and Vision," which holds up as one of the best songs of his career. Declaring an absolute best album for a decade is still pretty arbitrary, especially for a decade with such immense scope as the '70s, but maybe Pitchfork had the right idea."  [+]  Reply

- weedygonsalez | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,541 charts

Rank Score:

16,002

Rank in 1977:

4

Rank in 1970s:

19

Overall Rank:

66

Average Rating:

 86 (2,100 votes)

Comments:

169

5.

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols 

 Sex Pistols

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"The four brilliant singles, Bodies and Submission are the pick of the bunch here, there are only 2 or 3 tracks that are below par so overall this a great album which would have been well overhyped at the time. Along with the debut from the Clash this is the defining statement at the height of pun...""The four brilliant singles, Bodies and Submission are the pick of the bunch here, there are only 2 or 3 tracks that are below par so overall this a great album which would have been well overhyped at the time. Along with the debut from the Clash this is the defining statement at the height of punk in 1977. I suppose anyone who caught the Pistols live in '76 or '77 may argue this album fails to capture the energy but who knows, I wasn't there then but listening to it now still sounds pretty exciting."  [+]  Reply

- TheSmiths82-87 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (8 helpful | 1 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,388 charts

Rank Score:

10,422

Rank in 1977:

5

Rank in 1970s:

33

Overall Rank:

121

Average Rating:

 80 (1,869 votes)

Comments:

146

6.

Aja 

 Steely Dan

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"A total original . Steely Dan perfected their jazz/pop to a perfectly polished gem on Aja. No weak tracks. Lyrics, arrangements , production are all of the highest quality. One of the best of all time."  Reply

- Beowulf | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

845 charts

Rank Score:

9,012

Rank in 1977:

6

Rank in 1970s:

37

Overall Rank:

150

Average Rating:

 83 (1,030 votes)

Comments:

68

7.

The Stranger 

 Billy Joel

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"Easily Billy Joel's best album. The stranger, sees Joel at the peak of his songwriting powers, in a record that contains all that's great about an incredibly underrated songwriter. Movin'out, kicks the album off in superb style. The title track, another Joel classic, precedes one of his most cele...""Easily Billy Joel's best album. The stranger, sees Joel at the peak of his songwriting powers, in a record that contains all that's great about an incredibly underrated songwriter. Movin'out, kicks the album off in superb style. The title track, another Joel classic, precedes one of his most celebrated pieces. Just the way you are, wasn't originally intended to be on the LP, but fortunately for Joel, was persuaded otherwise. It's slick, extremely sentimental, but it is lovely. The original first side ends with the centrepiece of the album. Scenes from an Italian restaurant, is one of, if not the greatest of all Billy Joel compositions. Epic in scale, it was inspired by the medley on the second side of the Beatles masterpiece, Abbey road, this is his Italian/American version. Vienna opens the second side, another excellent cut. It's followed by two more Joel stunners. She's always a woman, is a beautiful folk ballad, another of his best, and that's followed by the catchy, only the good die young, wonderful. If there is a weak moment, it's probably the penultimate track, get it right the first time. It's still a good song, but it's not in the same class as the rest. The intro also sounds like the theme tune to the old children's t.v. show, rainbow. The album ends on a spectacular note. Everybody has a dream, is a moving ballad about someone living in their imagination, but hoping his dreams come true, it's fantastic. And that's it. If you haven't heard this album before, give it a go. If you appreciate great songwriting, you will love it. Excellent. "  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

723 charts

Rank Score:

6,697

Rank in 1977:

7

Rank in 1970s:

55

Overall Rank:

233

Average Rating:

 82 (894 votes)

Comments:

72

8.

Exodus 

 Bob Marley & The Wailers

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"If I were really being honest, Bob Marley's greatest hits compilation Legend would appear here, since it was a staple in my musical rotations from the end of my high school years through college. But I'd be breaking my tradition of including only proper albums in my top 100 of all time. Since a s...""If I were really being honest, Bob Marley's greatest hits compilation Legend would appear here, since it was a staple in my musical rotations from the end of my high school years through college. But I'd be breaking my tradition of including only proper albums in my top 100 of all time. Since a sizable chunk of Legend is culled from Exodus... Exodus it is! While I love Bob Marley and all he's contributed to the world of reggae music, it's his love songs, rather than his political ditties, that feel most memorable to me. "Waiting in Vain" is the highlight here, with its heartbreaking repetition at one point: "I don't wannna / I don't wanna / I don't wanna / I don't wanna / I don't wanna wait in vain." I hear you, Bob. Me neither."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

801 charts

Rank Score:

6,220

Rank in 1977:

8

Rank in 1970s:

61

Overall Rank:

255

Average Rating:

 82 (898 votes)

Comments:

58

9.

"Heroes" 

 David Bowie

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"Electrifying. The very intense songs on the first half of this record are some of Bowie's most inventive, while the instrumentals offer new levels of experimentation."  Reply

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

881 charts

Rank Score:

5,811

Rank in 1977:

9

Rank in 1970s:

68

Overall Rank:

280

Average Rating:

 83 (1,503 votes)

Comments:

81

10.

The Clash 

 The Clash

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"A solid punk album that demonstrates how good the Clash are and is a great starter album for anyone looking to get into punk. It is 35 minutes of classic punk with a slight intermission for the slower, but excellent, Police & Thieves. You really can't go wrong with this record and it is tough to ...""A solid punk album that demonstrates how good the Clash are and is a great starter album for anyone looking to get into punk. It is 35 minutes of classic punk with a slight intermission for the slower, but excellent, Police & Thieves. You really can't go wrong with this record and it is tough to not fall in love with its rawness and also its energy. It was the first Clash record that I connected with and while it may not be their best it is definitely still a great record and has some Clash classics on here. Overall, this is a must listen album full of great music and it is thoroughly enjoyable. "  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

909 charts

Rank Score:

5,714

Rank in 1977:

10

Rank in 1970s:

69

Overall Rank:

285

Average Rating:

 82 (1,312 votes)

Comments:

75

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Best Albums of 1977 composition

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Artist	Albums	%
Various Artists	10	1%
Fela Kuti	7	1%
Klaus Schulze	3	0%
Maynard Ferguson	3	0%
The Beatles	3	0%
The Runaways	3	0%
Status Quo	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%
	385	39%
	208	21%
	43	4%
	40	4%
	37	4%
	36	4%
	34	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	942	94%
Yes	58	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	939	94%
Yes	61	6%

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