Best Albums of 1977

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Listed below are the best albums of 1977 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 46,000 greatest album charts.

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1977 year summaryThe best artists of 1977 were Fleetwood Mac, David Bowie, Pink Floyd, Television, Sex Pistols, Steely Dan, Billy Joel, The Clash, Kraftwerk and Iggy Pop.

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Fleetwood Mac

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

2,075 charts

Rank Score:

37,164

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Average Rating:

87 (2,381 votes)

Comments:

171

Animals

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,627 charts

Rank Score:

29,570

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,644 charts

Rank Score:

24,933

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Average Rating:

86 (1,737 votes)

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137

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David Bowie

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,409 charts

Rank Score:

22,322

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Average Rating:

86 (1,921 votes)

Comments:

158

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,276 charts

Rank Score:

13,903

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Aja

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

711 charts

Rank Score:

9,564

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

641 charts

Rank Score:

7,814

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1977

Appears in:

816 charts

Rank Score:

7,555

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253

Average Rating:

83 (1,368 votes)

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The Clash

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

835 charts

Rank Score:

7,248

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Overall Rank:

266

Average Rating:

82 (1,208 votes)

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10.

Trans Europa Express

Kraftwerk

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

656 charts

Rank Score:

6,816

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280

Average Rating:

83 (836 votes)

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Best Albums of 1977 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	11	1%
Fela Kuti & Africa 70	6	1%
John Coltrane	3	0%
Harry Nilsson	3	0%
The Beatles	3	0%
The Runaways	3	0%
Klaus Schulze	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	373	37%
	215	21%
	45	4%
	42	4%
	40	4%
	35	3%
	33	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	946	94%
Yes	58	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	961	96%
Yes	43	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	997	99%
Yes	7	1%

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